Article: RAW FOOD: RX FOR HEALTH?

Two years ago, Vicki Rosenthal felt rundown as she struggled with her weight.

The actress, producer and Playa del Rey resident also noticed little red bumps all over her body. Rosenthal, 50, said she solved her problem with a simple switch. She stopped eating cooked food.

As a result, she lost 25 pounds and raised her energy level dramatically.

After taking raw-food cooking classes, Rosenthal teaches the culinary practice from her apartment, where she recently prepared mock salmon pate, pesto mushrooms, carrot pecan burgers and chocolate cookies.

Rosenthal, who describes herself as a raw foodist, teaches recipes developed by raw-food chef Alissa Cohen.

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