Answering Your Questions

Can I eliminate all signs of aging?

I noticed that when I went raw and began to get slimmer, my skin got looser. I am 40 years old, have the energy and spirit of a kid, but my facial skin has already shown signs of aging. When I went raw several months ago and began all the facial exercises, these signs did not disappear.

I have to admit I never do the raw diet 100 percent... Every now and then (social pressure) I have some other food, a glass of wine, a cigarette. My question: Is it guaranteed that my skin will return its full elasticity and shape if I do manage to go 100 percent raw?... I need to eliminate ALL signs of aging...

My Answer:  Life comes with no guarantees, but with quite a few certainties. One of them is that we'll never eliminate all signs of aging. I'm 54, and people tell me I look in my 30s. When I'm 80--and I do plan to get there--I know they won't then be guessing I'm 35. So...cutting out all signs of aging? Might be too much to ask. But I do believe that to look twenty years younger than your chronological age and to "have the energy and spirit of a kid " at eighty is entirely possible.

Another certainty: After 40, even more so after 50, our skin becomes very unforgiving to even the occasional alcoholic drink or cigarette. The raw food diet is only a part of the beauty equation. Beautiful skin is a result of diet and rigorous daily care. The other big variable: your personal level of dedication.

On the left is a a visual representation of my 5-step guide to perfect skin that I follow to keep aging at bay. Skin is the periphery of the body. Your inner good health will reach that outer edge.

From my personal experience, from speaking with many raw foodists and the numerous emails I've received, I'm certain it is possible for you, for any reader, to achieve extraordinary anti-aging results. Don't expect perfection. And don't expect instant gratification. Patience and thoroughness will, I promise, deliver results that will delight you.

Can I eat grains instead of nuts?

My answer: In the past, I, too, ate spouted grains. Until, that is, the day my body "told" me they were too heavy. I suggest that, if at the present grains feel better to your body than nuts, then that is what you need to eat, until you get some further feedback from your body.

Solution for crow's feet?

I am interested in your Violet Ray machine. My two problem areas are my eye area...(crepe-ish skin and crows' feet) and the lines in the middle cheek area. Would I be able to use your Violet Ray on these areas and would I see results? By the way, I find raw food doesn't really agree with me.