Sophie Steevens used diet to reverse a serious autoimmune disease and went on to publish two successful cookbooks, Raw Free and Simple Wholefoods. She has 124,000 followers on her Instagram account rawandfree. She takes a moment to sit down with the Weekly to share her tips for a healthy life.
You reversed a serious autoimmune disease by eating a plant-based diet. How did you realise that changing your diet could help?
When I was first diagnosed with Graves’ disease, I did a lot of research and ultimately, I discovered that a wholefood, plant-based diet has the powerful potential to heal, mainly because it provides not only pure nourishment but it creates a really alkalising environment within the body. I started really slowly and about six months later, I had fully reversed this disease and had completely normal antibodies and thyroid function. It was when I took my eating to the next level of a high raw diet that I really noticed the impact it was having on my body and my health.
Tell us about your condition and how it affected your life?
This story is from the January 23, 2023 edition of New Zealand Woman's Weekly.
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