Raw foodism is a lifestyle promoting the consumption of uncooked, unprocessed, and often organic foods as a large percentage of the diet. Depending on the type of lifestyle and results desired, raw food diets may include a selectıon of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds (including sprouted whole grains), eggs, fish, meat, and unpasteurized dairy products (such as raw milk, cheese and yogurt).A raw foodist is a person who consumes primarily raw food, or all raw food, depending on how strict the diet is. Raw foodists typically believe that the greater the percentage of raw food in the diet, the greater the health benefits. Members of the raw food community claim that raw food encourages weight loss and prevents and/or heals many forms of sickness and many chronic diseases.

A Raw Vegan's daily food diary and journey to raw. Includes some good basic raw recipes to keep on hand with minimal prep.

Excellent article on Pro athletes journies to achieve success on a raw food's diet.

Shannon gives a testimonial on the 100% Raw Vegan diet. A living prove. It is great to read encouraging material on the success of the raw food diet. Go check out this article to see the photos of Shannon with his six packs!

Storm describes his crisis with the diet, which he contributes to reaching "a level of energy that is totally uncomfortable and in order for the organism to protect itself from this excess energy you start eating food that will negate the flow of energy". This is why some long term raw fooders may go back to conventional foods eventually.

The Four Major Warning Signs of Eating Insufficient Quantities of Fresh Fruit by Dr. Doug Graham. Raw vegans tend to get their calories from heavy foods, like nuts, seeds, avocados and oils, but this is a sure recipe for failure. Here is a great blog for raw vegans encouraging them to get their calories from fresh fruits. Serious humor!