Article: Proponents claim raw foods diet increases energy, mental clarity

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Proponents claim raw foods diet increases energy, mental clarity

 

By Clara Tuma, KVUE News

11/10/2008

 

It’s the oldest diet in the world – eating a vegan menu of raw food

and nothing else.

 

That means no burgers, no barbecue, no beer – a tough sell to many

Texans.

 

" It’s really not as hard as it seems, " said Robin Treptow, who has

been on the diet for years. She now owns Refreshingly Raw, an Austin-

based raw foods business, and teaches classes to others.

 

" People notice huge amounts of increased energy and mental clarity (on

the diet),’ " she said. " There are super brain power benefits on the

diet. Also, emotionally you’re a lot clearer.”

 

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