Hey Thrivers!  So I guess the rainy season has officially begun in Seattle… I was beginning to think that there were 2 million of you guys out there who were really good at keeping a secret about a bright, temperate and sunny coastal city where it never really rains as much as you say; apparently not the case!

Enough about the weather, today I am here to talk to you about diets.  Not the topic in general, because I have my own opinions on the effectiveness of the traditional definition and restricting calorie intake, but I am going to bring the much praised 80-10-10 “diet” under the spotlight for a minute.

Many of you may or may not have heard about Dr. Doug Graham and his approach to the “traditional” raw-foods diet that has become popular among many in the growing raw-food community.  His theory outlines the fact that many raw foodists consume copious amounts of fat, in fact, more fat than our bodies need.  Now, in no way is Dr. Doug advocating a restrictive diet, but he firmly believes that 80% of our diet should come from carbohydrates, 10% should come from proteins, and 10% should come from fats rather than the traditional 40-30-30 that most fit, non-raw Americans routinely consume on average.

The Center for Disease Control has predicted that the 50% of Americans that are currently diabetic or pre-diabetic will rise to 80% by the year 2020.  That is a 30% increase over a period of 8 years people!  Right now you are likely very disgusted or impressed with my killer math skills… Dr. Doug has done research and after pooling roughly 5000 raw foodists, he realized that they consume an average of 65-70% fats in their daily intake.  This, to him, is not acceptable and is not sustainable for a healthy lifestyle.

To read more about what Dr. Doug recommends we should be eating, how much we should be eating, and what type of fruits and vegetables are most beneficial towards our health, pick up his book “80-10-10 Diet” and let us know what you think!  We hope it stirs your opinions as much as it has ours’! Deane, Out