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Reflux, or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), affects more than half of all babies under the age of 3 months, according to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC). Although the disease itself is not usually life-threatening, it is uncomfortable for the baby and can lead to other health difficulties. Luckily, serious cases of GERD are rare. Most infants outgrow reflux by the time they are 18 months old.

What is this raw food diet all about and how can it make me look younger? What’s it all about and how can I incorporate it into my life without countless hours of dehydration and food preparation? The raw food lifestyle is rapidly becoming the most talked about diet in America despite a haze of skepticism shrouding the movement. To all the skeptics, I see where you’re coming from: If I only eat raw, will I stop shaving my armpits and join a commune? Will I become that annoying evangelist who never gets invited to a dinner party because I only talk about raw food and how it makes you super human? I offer to you my own life as evidence: my real mom experience with the raw food diet and how I walked away from nine months of being 99% raw to become a total fan of raw food AND someone you still might want to invite to a dinner party. At least I hope!