What should farmers do to make sure fruits and vegetables are safe to eat? That's the question at the core of listening sessions being held by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency is seeking comments on the proposed new Food Safety Modernization Act rules.

Many foods can be eaten raw, and many foods are the better for it. An emphasis on eating mostly plants is irrefutably good, be they raw or cooked. But the case for raw food diets is oversold, the rhetoric is overheated, and the claims of universal benefits -- substantially overcooked.

by guest blogger Isaac Eliaz, MD, MS, LAc, integrative medicine pioneer What is the healthiest diet? This question is being asked over and over aga...

By Dr. Marty Becker for Vetstreet Q. I have a co-worker who feeds raw chicken wings to her dog. I thought chicken bones could kill dogs. Is this sa...

I began watching his very inspiring and zany videos day and night. After a week of watching, I got out my juicer. Then I went out and bought a boatload of produce. I began juicing and eating lots of raw food via Dan's recipes.

I recently became a raw vegan, and over the past six months I have received tons of emails from people interested in learning more about my raw vegan life.

My entire life I have been searching for truth. Over the years, I have found myself in some pretty dramatic situations searching for it.

Purslane is reported to have been one of Mahatma Gandhi's favorite foods and also consumed by Thoreau while residing at Walden Pond. It is pleasant, cool, and moist, with a sour flavor.

When hiking without shoes, each step is a new sensation. The sudden jolt of a sharp rock sends chills up my spine. But in the next step, I am greeted by a soothing cool stone and then a warm patch of dried leaves.

Going raw, to me, is mostly about using raw foods as a tool to feel great, without depriving or punishing yourself.

Moby was there with his co-editor Miyun Park speaking about food safety issues and how annoying he used to be as a militant vegan.

Not a day goes by when I don't eat cooked food or animal products. And not a day goes by when I don't practice yoga. Both feel better with company.