Get the Skinny on Healthy Eating in "Essentially Raw"

Lake Geneva, WI, June 19, 2012 --(PR.com)-- During the past twenty years obesity in America has been sharply on the rise, as now one in three Americans have been deemed obese by the CDC (Center of Disease Control). People are not inherently gaining more weight; rather our food supply has become increasingly processed. When dieting techniques begin to fail, people are starting to turn to natural alternatives, such as the raw food movement. Advocates of the raw diet do not cook their foods above a certain temperature in order to preserve the minerals and vitamins which are readily available. As a result the body is satiated and craves less junk food.

Marie Sarantakis, model and nutrition advocate, has just released her debut book, Essentially Raw, which is a simple guide on harnessing the power of raw foods for health and beauty. Ms. Sarantakis suggests that the obesity endemic in America is partially explained by our easy access to processed food, but more importantly, it is due to the fact that people are misinformed about what constitutes a healthy choice. “Marketing gurus have convinced a significant portion of the population that a bag of sea-salt covered pretzels paired with a diet soda is considered a healthy snack,” said Ms. Sarantakis. She goes on to explain that it is incredibly easy to sip one’s way through the daily recommended number of calories in beverages alone.

Essentially Raw dispels common diet myths, explains the basics of the raw food diet, and provides readers with ten days worth of raw, vegan recipes. Unlike most raw food books, Ms. Sarantakis does not believe that people should eat 100% raw. “Frankly it’s overkill. The point of the book is not to have someone banish cooked foods altogether, but to improve their health in a realistic manner,” she stated.

Obesity is now considered to be the second most common cause of preventable death in the United States. One of the easiest ways to combat obesity and its diet-related diseases is to change the way we look at food. The answer is not starving, nor eating something unappetizing, rather it is to incorporate more whole foods into our diets on a consistent basis.

To discover healthy raw recipes and to learn more about the book, Essentially Raw, please visit www.imnotcooking.com.