Hi everyone. I am John from South Wales in the UK. I am so glad to have found this site. I started juicing about 8 years ago (on and off if I'm honest) but only discovered raw food a year or so ago. I'm 48 and have suffered depression since I was 17 years old. It has dictated my whole life, my work, my pleasure, my decisions - absolutely everthing. I am married to a very patient and caring wife and we have two gorgeous kids.

A couple of weeks ago I went raw for pretty much the whole week (not a lot of time I know) and I did feel the depression lift quite considerably. Extremely stupidly, I started to include a lot of cooked food and even some chocolate and other processed snacks (gasp!!!). Of course the depression came back in full swing, ie feeling so down yet again.

I've missed a lot out of course but where I am now is - I want with all my heart to go 100% raw and to put off completely the cooked foods and other processed junk. I believe it is the answer to lift depression and I so much enjoy eating healthier. I think my one main problem is that I can't find enough recipes to keep me going. I get fed up of salads all the time and raw chocolate etc etc.

Any help would be very gratefully received. I am so glad to be here on this sight and looking forward to interacting with everyone.