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Title: The Raw Secrets: The Raw Vegan Diet in the Real World by Frederic Patenaude ISBN: 0-9730930-0-5 Publisher: Raw Vegan Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (26 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Vital for raw food beginners!
Comment: If you're into the raw-vegan diet, this book will find its place on your shelf. Raw Secrets is vital for beginners because it exposes all of the common pitfalls of the diet. Frederic's first-hand experiences take you through all of the of the myths, concerns, and major areas of this great lifestyle. Most of the 28 chapters are short and to the point, with personal input from Frederic. The book's forward is an introduction by Patenaude describing his rollercoaster health. After spending years having raw/cooked diet swings, he found it in his heart to write this book. It's purpose: to inform others so they don't have to learn things the hard way.
The first chapter delves into human anatomy and our "natural" diet. It takes us through our instincts and physical characteristics that call us to raw foods. Most of the chapters that follow deal specifically with the diet. Some of the headings include: "Fat," "Protein," "Detoxification," "Teeth," "Sleep," "Giving Up Bad Habits," and "Digestion." From Chapter 16, "Food Combining," Patenaude says, "We should be eating one food at a time and never mixing together anything." He continues, "With a simple, mainly raw diet, we automatically avoid most bad food combining." He then goes into the properties of certain foods and how they will react when eaten with others. Important tips such as these are extremely valuable to even experts!
The closing appendices of the book have daily menu ideas, testimonials, and comments on certain foods. I particularily enjoyed this book because Frederic's voice is felt throughout the entire thing. All of his words show sympathy toward us because he's interested in our well-being. For everyone new to the diet or long-time gurus, check this book out! ...
Rating: 5
Summary: What you need to succeed the *first* time!
Comment: I unfortunately had to find myself stumbling through pages and pages of conflicting information in inferior books until I broke down and bought The Raw Secrets. Yes, the title is cheesy, but the book is Gold. I only wish that I had found this before I spent over $50 on books by Shazzie Holdstock and David Wolfe. Frederic Patenaude gives sound, nutritional advice based on the idea, "Let's use some common sense here." This book is succinct, lucid, and (thankfully) not filled with the patronizing, propaganda garbage-like "stuffing" that can so often accompany advice on becoming a raw foodie. Buy this book now. Anything else should be an afterthought.
Rating: 5
Summary: Really good information not easily found elsewhere
Comment: I found this to be a very good book and I highly recommend it (along with the first two books of Harvey and Marilyn Diamond in the Fit for Life series of books: "Fit for Life" and "Fit for Life II: Living Health"). This author espouses following the wisdom of Natural Hygiene (no, not your dentist but the natural hygiene your internal body needs).
(Side note: I recommend that you read one of the Fit for Life books, first... as an introduction to Natural Hygiene. You should have some idea about veganism and raw foodism before you get this book. If you've never wandered in to this arena previously, this should be the second book you read. You really need the context of information - a framework from which to operate/think - when reading this book.)
So many authors on raw foodism are so legalistic that is can be sometimes a turn-off or simply daunting to try to follow in the the steps thay lay. Make no mistake, Patendaude marks his line in the sand and leaves no doubt how he feels about eating anything other than what he recommends. That said... he does back off a bit later in the book to give people who cannot be 100% raw-foodists or even 100% perfect in the way he recommends folks eat raw food suggestions on what to do instead (or in the interim). (Hint: it's not the way Juliano would have you eat.)
Patenaude even rests your mind by telling you not to get so worked up about your diet and your foods. Why? If you are, then the damage the stress is doing is worse than the food itself. So... eat the best you can (preferably his way) and live your life in peace and harmony.
I've read many, many raw food books. This one is rated as my favorite, thus far. I've learned so much from it. Will I become as "perfect" at the author is? Probably not. However, I've gleaned info to make improvements, and I've "recevied permission" not to worry about what I'm "doing wrong".
I've never seen this type of support given from other authors. Others leave you with the sense that if you aren't eating "100% their way" that you are completely wreaking your body and your life. Frankly with so many other stresses in my life, I don't need another guilt trip. Thanks to this author, I no longer have one regarding the "mistakes" on my road of raw food eating.
Not only that but I have learned info - "ah hahs!" - that make sense and learned about the pitfalls in the common raw food diet that end up railroading the individual right back to cooked food. Now, I know what to do in order to avoid them.
Also, there were things that bothered me about the "popular" raw food diet that seemed contrary to what I've learned about how our body processes foods and receives nutrition. I was glad to see my thoughts confirmed here and what to do, instead.
Get the book. Considering the cost of many raw food books out there, this is an extreme bargain to boot.
Lastly, this is NOT a cookbook. Though he does have menu suggestions for a typical day(s) in the latter part of the book, there are no recipes. So... before you go plunk down gobs of money on all kinds of recipe books (like I already did), read this one. Then, choose wisely.
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Title: 12 Steps to Raw Foods: How to End Your Addiction to Cooked Food by Victoria Boutenko, Gabriel Cousens ISBN: 0970481934 Publisher: Raw Family Publishing Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Sunfood Cuisine: A Practical Guide to Raw Vegetarian Cuisine by Frdric Patenaude, Frederic Patenaude ISBN: 0965353389 Publisher: Maul Brothers Publishing Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Eating Without Heating: Favorite Recipes from Teens Who Love Raw Food by Sergei Boutenko, Valya Boutenko ISBN: 0970481977 Publisher: Raw Family Publishing Pub. Date: 15 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine by Gabriel, Md. Cousens, Tree of Life Cafe ISBN: 1556434650 Publisher: North Atlantic Books Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Raw Soups, Salads and Smoothies: Simple Recipes for Everyday Health by Frédéric Patenaude ISBN: 0973093013 Publisher: Raw Vegan Pub. Date: 25 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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