'How I learned to never cook anything and be happy: A diet of raw, unprocessed foods transformed Angela Stokes' life.'

'In May 2002, when Angela Stokes was 23, she adopted a raw food diet. For many people this is a never-to-be-contemplated form of perjury...Four years later, after eating non-cooked food exclusively, she has lost over 11 stone. The weight went from her body and her life in general.'

'As a child, she thought that salads were ridiculous, so this new diet was a complete surprise for her. In fact she was known as the 'corned beef queen' at one stage in her life as she was obsessed with the stuff.?

'She says: 'It is not essential to go 100% raw, now or ever, to experience huge benefits. However, eating MORE raw foods than before and proportionally more raw than cooked foods, will help people begin to lose weight and regain their health.' '

'When she looks back now, Angela comments that it often feels like she is speaking about a different person, as her life has changed so dramatically over the last 4 years. She has lost more than half of her body weight from her biggest size and the transformation that began on this physical level has led on to huge shifts on emotional and spiritual levels too. She says she feels enormously blessed to have experienced such a remarkable transformation.'

'Angela shares and educates others who long to solve a similar problem. She devotes her life to telling others that a natural recovery from morbid obesity and destructive overeating patterns is possible. She says she really enjoys sharing this message of hope with overeaters and obese people.'

'She certainly is living proof of the powerful healing effects that can be found through adopting a diet high in raw, living foods. She walks her talk and the before and after pictures speak for themselves.'

'Angela is passionate about helping people to reverse overweight and obesity issues with natural choices, rather than crash diets, invasive surgery or 'magical bullet' pills. Her desire to help others help themselves on the road to better health has already earned her an award at the House of Lords for research into obesity, along with millennium funding from UnLtd to redevelop her website so that it will better serve the needs of the growing community who look to her work for support and guidance.'