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Comment on Can we really trust the word raw on food labels? by Sarah Best.

Thanks to everyone who commented for such intelligent and insightful contributions.

To add to all the reasons this is an important issue, I must quote the wise words a friend of mine uttered at lunch on Saturday, “If we in this enlightened, conscious little marketplace can’t work together to ensure it operates with integrity, fairness, honesty and transparency, what hope do we have of doing anything about the massive deceit and corruption in the wider world?” SO true‚Ķ

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Can we really trust the word raw on food labels?
Hi Sian – I have thought long and hard about whether I will name names and have also sought the (differing) opinions of some of my closest friends and associates on this. I will most probably not name names in this report, for reasons I will go into there, but which include the fact I actually feel very sorry for anyone who is in a state of such scarcity they would behave so unethically in their business. I don’t wish to cause them more pain than they obviously already have in their lives, but do hope that bringing this into the open might persuade them to get back into integrity.

However, others with whom I’m working are reporting this story too and may decide differently.

What I can say about my report is that it will contain enough information about how to tell whether a chocolate product is or isn’t raw to make that a lot easier, and so readers know the questions to ask. I also hope to empower readers to ask these questions of companies. When we are being asked to pay up to five times as much for something because it says raw on the label, we have an absolute right to ask for proof of that claim.


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Thank you, Daniel. And agreed. Fellow Dr Fuhrman fan here 🙂


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Hi Nina,

Thank you so much for sharing that.

Yes, it is devastating to miss the love of a father.

And it’s not made any easier by the fact that this is so little talked about and understood.

But for what it’s worth, in the four years since I began writing about this topic I’ve heard from SO many women who feel just as you do.

That’s why I started my free email series on the father-daughter relationship, which is designed to answer the very questions you posed, and which I see you’ve signed up for. I hope you’ll find it helpful.

Thanks again for the share.

Sarah x


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That’s wonderful to hear, and thank you so much for the share.


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Great to know, Shelda! 🙂


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Thank you for commenting, Miriam. I’d forgotten that I recommended agave in this article and I’ve made a note to revise it, as I have since revised my views – very much in line with what you wrote, in fact! I blogged about that here: http://www.sarahbesthealth.com/is-agave-syrup-a-healthy-alternative-to-sugar/ I still consider brown rice syrup a great choice since it’s essentially fructose free. As for research on the impact on emotional and mental wellbeing of consuming a high-sugar diet, I couldn’t agree more! And I personally think that what’s come out on this so far is just the tip of the iceberg 🙂