Leaders in the Raw food movement

Leading proponents of the raw food movement currently include Brian Clement, Doug Graham, Nora Lenz, Victoria Boutenko, Jinjee and Storm Talifero, Gabriel Cousens, Shazzie and Alissa Cohen. They have led thousands of people to become more aware of raw foodism through their lectures, books and web sites.

Early proponents include Ann Wigmore (founder of the Hippocrates Health Institute), Arnold Ehret (author and authority on fasting), A Hovannessian and Norman Walker (who advocated the consumption of juices). It's reported that Walker lived to 118 and died in an accident.

The principles of Natural Hygiene promote a mainly raw vegan diet. Famous Natural Hygienists have included TC Fry, Herbert Shelton, Harvey Diamond and Anthony Robbins.

Raw foodists argue that since no other animals cook their foods, and (according to some) they don't get the extensive degenerative diseases that humans do, it is therefore not logical to cook or process food. Some argue, however, if it were true that animals do not get degenerative diseases, this could be because animals in the wild are usually killed by predators before the diseases would manifest themselves.

A friend of mine David Wolfe has it together when it comers to raw food. And so does EVERYONE you mentioned above in your article. Had to mention someone else of MERIT. b Check out his website sometime.

Dean Martens from the herb company called Herbs of Light!

He has a DVD out called Take Responsibility.

Good information.

Making their own contributions to the raw food philosophy. For example, Joel Fuhrman is a mainstream physician in Flemington, NJ. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Fuhrman is a staunch proponent of the fasting, one of the components of the raw food lifestyle,