Since the time I was a child, I struggled with obesity, asthma and chronic allergies. On Monday, March 31, 2003, after hearing a lecture by Victoria Boutenko, I started the raw food diet. I knew it was right the first night, because as I lay in bed my body tingled from head to toe as if it were thanking me for making this change. Soon my mother and I would find recipes and get together to make them on the weekends. Every day I just got better and better.

• my hair got thicker and softer
• my skin became soft and began to glow
• my teeth got whiter
• the dark circles under my eyes began to fade
• my ear wax went from thick and black to nearly non existent
• my fingernails got longer and stronger
• my eye color got lighter and brighter
• I started having regular bowel movements
• I no longer had to blow my nose fifty times a day
• my tongue went from having a heavy white coat to a light pink
• my allergies and asthma went away
• the darkness on my neck lightened
• dark blemishes on the side of my face completely went away
• all my minor aches and pains went away
• fungus on my feet left for good
• my mental clarity was sharper than ever
• I had better concentration
• increased energy
• better workouts
• and oh yeah, I have now lost a total of 93 pounds!

I am actually watching my body rejuvenate itself daily. I can't stop eating raw; it is too exciting to watch the benefits! All the dieting that I did in the past gave me guidelines to follow, but eating raw taught me to listen to myself and follow what I know intuitively.

Be sure and try my Danielle's Diet for a quick jumpstart to a new, healthier lifestyle!