With all due respect NQK, I totally agree with your premise, but not the approach. I mean, how is it "raw" if you are cooking it, and not even over fire, but nuking it in the microwave!? I am on the cusp of doing something drastic myself in the diet department, and I read this post when you first wrote it. I did not reply at the time, but I have been searching for the right answer ever since.

Another post on the M-Clay got me looking to some of my old sources which inadvertantly put me to Karl Loren's website. I have followed Karl for many years on various subjects. Truth be told, the depth and breadth of his research is so broad, and his writing style so exhaustive, that I often avoid reading many of his publications. He is usually right, and I agree with him on many issues, but his approach on some things just has me tuned out sometimes. Well, this morning I tuned in. I don't know that I will have the faith and courage to try this all the way, but this is an introduction to the true raw diet.

http://www.karlloren.com/diet/p80.htm

Best wishes to all.