doctors don't know s h i t. american doctors have only been taught what they know in medical school: how to diagnose a disease, how to refer a patient to a specific department, and what medicine to prescribe to treat the disease. instead of going to the source of the problem, they would rather give you medicines that will suppress the symptoms rather than cure it.

everyone wants the easy way out here in america. they need to wake up and realize that change will not happen by popping a few pills. in order to change your physical state, one must go to the source of the problem and start healing there. i.e. *some* overweight and obese people would rather undergo surgery instead of changing their eating habits and exercising.

just make sure you're getting all your proper nutrients. salads are great, but raw foodists can also include nuts, legumes, and grains. perhaps you can contact the owner of this store http://thelivingtemple.com/index.html. i spoke with him once, and he is super friendly and very informative. if you live in the southern cali area, you can drop by and purchase a cookbook.

find another dietitian and find another physician. they don't know any better.