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There was a time in my life when I couldn’t overcome my constant cravings for junk food. If cravings are sabotaging your best attempts at a healthy lifestyle, read on.

At one time in my life, I was just repeating these same unhealthy patterns. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

I knew there was more to life than just getting by, feeling tired and getting rounder by the minute. Now I’m sharing my discoveries with you.

Growing up I was known as the cookie monster because I ate cookies for breakfast. McDonald’s was my favorite restaurant. I ate so much junk food and sugary snacks, and my parents tried everything but I despised vegetables!

By age 11 I had severe acne. I saw dermatologists and doctors, and every time I asked if my eating habits had anything to do with my bad skin. The answer was always no.

I went on the birth control pill and for a time my skin improved. I wasn’t blemish free, but it was at least livable. After starting on the pill, my usually too-skinny body bulked up. In one summer I gained 20 pounds.

My weight increased sharply during my first year away from home at college. I didn’t like the cafeteria food (who does?!) but I didn’t want to waste my meal plan, so I often ate fried chicken, pizza, or pasta.

I didn’t like the way I looked, so I covered up in big sweatshirts and baggy pants. I just didn’t feel good anymore.

I got my first wake up call the summer of my first year of college. On my way to the bathroom one morning, I fainted. When I came to, I was staring at the ceiling… and I was lying next to the toilet. I didn’t know what was wrong with me!

He sent me home and suggested I get air conditioning installed. Some part of me knew that wasn’t it.

By the end of the summer I had done some research on nutrition, and increased my intake of fruits (though not veggies!). I also exercised more frequently.

That fall I met my boyfriend, a fit Chinese math genius who confessed to enjoying vegetables. Huh? Enjoying vegetables? I started eating more bok choy, asparagus, and choi sum.

I stumbled upon the concept of raw and living foods, but I didn’t have much of a reason to go “all raw.” I started making green smoothies instead.

I still remember hearing the news, clutching the phone, and nodding solemnly as my parents explained what happened. Her weight and heart condition were against her when she suffered a shortness of breath, and wasn’t able to get enough air.

This aunt of mine was not the first of my relatives who passed away from degenerative disease. My childhood and young adulthood are dotted with more funerals than I care to recall.

My father’s twin brother died of a heart attack when I was 5 years old. Every few years one of my father’s siblings seemed to pass away due to heart conditions.

That night I vowed to find something that I could do to prevent or reverse all of these heart conditions. And no, Coumadin and drugs weren’t cutting it, thank you very much.

Somewhere in the back of my mind the concept of raw food resurfaced. I thought, what the heck I might as well give it a shot.

What I discovered was incredible: I felt better, my skin cleared up, I lost...