Why is it that in the summer we naturally crave more fresh and raw foods?  These foods have a cooling effect on the body.   Their lightness and high water, fiber and vitamin content work together to act as our internal air conditioning during these warm summer months.  At this time of year we also need less dense, high-energy food because we get so much energy from being outside in the fresh air and sunshine.

After eating more than my fair share of processed, packaged, micro-waved and fast foods, when I decided to "go raw", I was under the common misconception that if what I ate was raw it MUST be good for me. Compared to how I had been eating, this may have proven true. However, eating raw chocolate pie three meals a day doesn't mean I'm any further along my health journey than where I was before.

I attended a Denver Rockies baseball game a couple of weekends ago with my husband and a dear friend. Although I was excited to go to the game, I knew I didn't want to sabotage my wellbeing (or my digestion!) for a little concession stand temptation. Baseball games aren't really baseball games without the peanuts and Crackerjacks....!

Here are 4 ways I avoided digestive disaster and enjoyed my baseball game free of guilt, bloat and even deprivation!  continue reading -->