Rhio, Hooked on Raw
b'Host Laura Theodore, the\\xa0Jazzy Vegetarian,\\xa0chats about\\xa0\\xa0delicious raw food with Rhio, who is a speaker, radio host, actress, singer, raw chef, and eco-farmer and author of "Hooked on Raw. We\'ll also chat with crooner Micheal Castaldo, about his upcoming big band concert in NYC. Rhio is a leading proponent of the raw/living foods lifestyle, through her lectures, radio shows. Her website provides information about health related issues and raw and living foods. Rhio is the author of "Hooked on Raw," a comprehensive 358-page book on the raw/live food lifestyle. It has 32 chapters, half of which feature 350 gourmet, live food recipes. The other half of the book deals with many pressing issues impacting our health, such as the irradiation of foods, genetic engineering of seeds/plants, and the extensive hybridization of seeds. Other topics covered are the value of organic foods, wild foods and fertile soil; the wonderful, rejuvenating effects of fasting; ideas on how to integrate into a raw/live food lifestyle, and much, much more. Rhio\'s memorable living food potluck dinners have been written up in the Los Angeles Times, as well as in smaller papers across the country and in Canada. She has also appeared on American Journal and CNN to promote the raw/live food lifestyle for optimum health.'