Sproutman: First of all, this diet forces a higher level of education about food and an increased awareness about what you eat and when you eat it. That’s a good thing no matter what diet you are on. Secondly, this is a spiritual diet. It increases your awareness about your lifestyle, the earth as the source of your food, the sanctity of the environment including soil, air, and water, and a respect for other living creatures—a reverence for life. So it is going to influence or more likely change your lifestyle. And for the better—less stress, better quality of life, better health. Thirdly, it is a diet that focuses on the purity of the biophysical body. It treats the body as your inner temple. Thus, raw foodists choose only the highest quality foods. In today’s high speed, fast food world of pesticides, preservatives, and micro-wave ovens....raw foodists will eschew all things poisonous.