My Progress On A Low-Fat High-Carb Diet

My Progress On A Low-Fat High-Carb Diet

Tracy talks about her experience going on a variety of different kinds of low-fat vegan plans (Raw Till 4, The Starch Solution) Successes, failures, random thoughts...and fun factoids about the nutrition found in red wine.
Weight-loss On A Low-Fat, High-Carb, Starch-Based Diet

Weight-loss On A Low-Fat, High-Carb, Starch-Based Diet

Tracy talks about her struggle with weight and body image and the various diets and programs she has been on to try to lose the excess weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle. She also explains why she has decided to commit to a low-fat, high-carb, plant-based, starch-centered plan to achieve optimal health and weight results.
Whole-Foods Thanksgiving

Have A Healthy, Happy Thanksgiving

For many people Thanksgiving dinner is the single biggest family feast of the year. It represents a time of gathering together, rebuilding bonds of love and friendship, sharing thoughts and feelings of gratitude for blessings received, and the centerpiece is always the meal. Food is an important element in our lives. It can garner memories from childhood that warm us and make us feel nostalgic. Many who cook use their culinary creations as a...
Nov. 19, 2013

Menopause and Raw Foods

Menopause Can Be a Challenge In 2000, at age 38, for the first time in my life, I started experiencing some strange health concerns. We had recently moved to a 20-acre piece of property we purchased in Central Oregon and were drinking the local, city water while waiting to put in our own well. Shortly thereafter I began suffering from muscle weakness in both of my arms and dizziness that became nearly debilitating...especially whenever moving...
Raw Foods

Raw Foods: My Experience Going Raw

My Introduction to Raw Foods I feel it's essential I tell you about my introduction to the raw foods lifestyle and why I developed the Eighty Percent Raw Plan. The process started on September 6th, 2001. My husband and I were on a business trip to New York City just five days before 911. It was just a quick over-nighter, so early the following day, we made the long flight back to Portland. Four days later, we were on yet another business trip to...