• 05Sep

    # Posted by Penni on September 2, 2010 at 10:07am in Untitled Category – Raw Food Rehab

    http://rawfoodrehab.ning.com/forum/topics/urgent-update-dave-the-raw

    This is a public statement regarding the condition of Dave the Raw Food Trucker, written last night by his dear friend, Tresa:

    “Hello Everyone,

    Today I have some difficult, personal news to share with you. Dave is in the hospital. He has had a stroke, and possibly a heart attack. The encouraging news is that he’s progressing well. None-the-less, we’d appreciate any prayers, healing energy and positive thoughts you can send his way at this time.

    I suspect that you’re probably just as shocked about this event as Dave and I were… So, I really want to explain “why” this occurred. Sadly, we’ve already encountered wild speculation from people, so, I want to clarify that, contrary to erroneous assumptions, this situation was not caused by the Raw Food Diet nor Juice Feasting; That’s simply NOT the case.

    I also want you to know that Dave is strong in his resolve to heal fully! And he remains true to his belief in Live Foods. In fact, he politely refused to eat hospital food; I watched as he calmly stated to doctors & staff that he would gladly fast on water before touching ANY food from the hospital that wasn’t “live, organic and vegan.” He has repeatedly affirmed that he will NOT be changing his raw food diet, nor his juicing habits. The doctors have thus agreed to allow him to have raw foods & juice at the hospital. Luckily we located a natural & raw food retailer near by called “Natures Food Market & Juice Bar.” They’ve been such a BLESSING! I’ve been picking up fresh juice & food there each day for Dave.

    Here’s the truth of the matter: Dave has had a heart condition called Atrial Fibrillation for MANY YEARS, which made him a high-risk candidate for stroke! (This has been his situation since before he became Raw, Organic and Vegan!) In fact, the one final prescription medication he’s mentioned still taking, was for that very condition.

    Also remember, Dave was morbidly obese for over 23 years, which placed a huge strain on his heart. Medical practitioners have told us that it can take 7 years or more to heal the circulatory system, and reverse the plaque build-up in his arteries. To add insult to injury, several situations occurred recently (not related to his diet) which, Dave believes may have also increased his risk.

    And, as if all of this wasn’t difficult enough, Dave has now discovered that, due to Department of Transportation Regulations, he will NOT be able to return to work for the next 6 months! Additionally, he’ll be undergoing physical therapy & rehabilitation. This is a hugely unexpected change of plans, which has Dave feeling some concern.

    Many people have already graciously asked if and how they can assist financially. This has prompted me to reach out, on behalf of Dave, to any of you who wish to compassionately contribute to his recovery. This is the first time in Dave’s life where he finds himself “in need” of financial help from others, rather than in the position to “help others”… and it’s an uncomfortable new position for him, to say the least.

    If you feel compelled to help Dave during this financially difficult period, please go to the link below and give your gracious gift. You need not be a Paypal subscriber to use this service, it will work with any credit card. This service will be active for at least the next six months so that you can make one-time, weekly or monthly contributions… and the funds are made available to Dave immediately.

    Click on, or copy and paste, this payment link into your browser to make an online gift contribution: http://ning.it/a2wqbE

    Or, if you prefer to send a check or money order, make it payable to: Dave Conrardy. Please clearly note “Gift for Dave’s Stroke Recovery” on the check, and send it to:

    Dave Conrardy/The Raw Food Trucker
    P.O. Box 544
    Auburn Washington 98071

    On a happier note, Dave should be out of the hospital soon, we will host the 2nd Annual
    International Day of Juice Feasting on September 12th in Seattle as planned! He looks forward to seeing you there LIVE or via the web- cast if you’re not local! (info is available at: (www.DayOfJuiceFeasting.com)

    I’ll keep you up-to-date on Dave’s progress, and we’ll also be posting a video with details about this entire experience soon. Please keep Dave in your thoughts & prayers. Your generosity of spirit is so greatly appreciated.

    Until we speak again, wishing you wellness and blessings,

    Tresa (aka: Beauty, Elegance & Grace)
    (on behalf of Dave The Raw Food Trucker) ”

    To watch/listen to Dave’s incredible story of transformation, click here. To sign up for Dave’s newsletter, go here. Any messages that you would like to be shared with Dave, please feel free to leave in the comments below. I will make sure Dave will receive each well wish and note of love & concern.
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    World Raw Food Day: 10-10-10 :)

    Posted: 06 Sep 2010 01:41 PM PDT

    Dave with his dear friend Tresa :)
    As you may have heard by now, our dear friend Dave the Raw Food Truck Driver

    recently had a stroke…his recovery seems to be moving along well though…he is out of hospital now and even fully intends to be present at the International Day of Juice Feasting

    event next Sunday in Seattle. The lovely Penni Shelton

    over at RawFoodRehab

    has been sharing updates on Dave’s process the last few days and even organised a ‘Candlelight Vigil’ for him last night – all the love, light and healing this vibrant community has been sending his way have been majorly supportive of his recovery, I am sure…so please do continue to send this wonderful man your healing thoughts… :) To learn more about Dave’s recent journey and how you can help, please see Penni’s three posts so far on this.

    Again, Mr. Trucker says he still intends to be present at the International Day of Juice Feasting

    event next Sunday in Seattle, so we hope to see lots of you there for that event too, if you can make it…everyone is welcome :)

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  • 04Sep

    If you haven’t seen the important movie, FOOD INC., please watch it now on youtube.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyagLY1Nem8

  • 25Aug

    thedurianking | August 24, 2010

    http://www.RawLIfeHealthShow.com Today we are back at Cousins IV in Chicago. They shared some of their most popular raw food recipes

  • 24Aug

    “Top Two Supplements For Longevity”, Article by Matt Monarch
    The following information is for education only and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe, or treat illness. It is valuable to seek the advice of an alternative health care professional before making any changes.

    In my opinion, in this day and age, I believe that the human body can live to 120 years, 130 years, 150 years, 175 years and BEYOND. When I refer to “longevity” in this article, I am talking about taking our lives to these kind of “EXTREME” levels (or what might be considered “extreme” compared to the lifespan of most humans at this point). By no means do I think that a person can’t be healthy or live to the standard current human “long-life” expectancy (into the 70s, 80s, and sometimes 90s), without following the suggestions in this article below. Also, keep in mind that there are potential dangers when a person undertakes these “extreme” suggestions, such as becoming much more sensitive and not being able to handle EXTREME changes in quantity/quality of food, plus any other intake of toxins such as intense air pollution.

    In this article I am going to discuss my opinion on what the TOP TWO supplements are for longevity. However, I feel that these supplements are clearly secondary to the diet we eat and the air that we breathe. In my opinion, the NUMBER ONE task that a human being can accomplish, to reach for the ULTIMATE longevity MANY DECADES past the century mark, is to eat small quantities of food CONSISTENTLY. This doesn’t necessarily have to be a 100% Raw Food Diet – just consuming small amounts of food consistently is the key. If you eat a 100% Raw Food Diet, yet consistently push the boundaries to where you are STUFFED from overeating, in my opinion it is unlikely that you will live past the 120 year mark. I push these ‘overeating’ boundaries sometimes, however, my long-term goal is to cease this completely.

    If you have ever done a juice fast, generally you notice that you have MASSES of energy all day and all night long. I feel that our energy levels ought to match that kind of pattern on a day-to-day basis with our typical diets, in order to reach past the 120 year mark. When you eat small amounts of food consistently, the effect in the body can potentially almost be like juice fasting, if you choose to chew the small quantities of food down to almost nothing. This minimal amount of thoroughly chewed food could potentially tax the body almost the same minimal amount as GULPING down 32 oz of vegetable juice.

    In my opinion, the next MOST IMPORTANT thing for longevity and living many decades past the 100 year mark is the quality of the air that we breathe. The air quality you intake is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, however, it is secondary to diet. For example, I live in the Andes in Ecuador where the air quality is very pristine comparatively speaking, in contrast to Southern California for example. When I moved to Ecuador, I could sense that my body was EVOLVING in a MAJOR way. My body was detoxing pollution, from all the decades of living in Southern California. My energy levels raised overall and I could sense that my need for physical food had lessened, as I adapted to the new environment in Ecuador for about six months. We just came back to Southern California a couple of weeks ago and my energy levels were immediately affected in an adverse way, because I have re-introduced the air pollution back into my body.

    The reason why I can sense that the pollution is affecting me in an adverse way, is because my day-to-day diet is extremely “clean”. In contrast, if you were to take an obese man who is eating the “Standard American Diet” and living in the same area in Ecuador, it is unlikely that he would notice so clearly the effects of the air pollution in association with his energy levels if he visited Southern California. The air quality is secondary to diet. Someone in this condition is SO inundated with toxins that the air pollution won’t have so much of a clear effect on them, comparatively speaking.

    Let’s take as another example a person with a serious degenerative disease who wants to heal. If I had the choice to help a person like this heal by only improving either their diet or giving them clean air, I would choose the dietary changes. I know that the chances of healing are hundreds of percentage points better that way, because poor diet is usually the primary cause of disease.

    If and when a person gets to the point of eating small amounts of food, they will sense more succinctly the damaging effects of air pollution. They will especially notice these effects if they are away from the air pollution for many months and then dive back into it. Do you see how this works in steps? If you have a “poor” diet, the air pollution doesn’t seem to matter as much as if you have a clean diet. However, if you get to the point of consistently eating a “clean” diet for a number of months or so, the impact of the air pollution gets stronger and clearer with time. We can see the same kind of pattern with the supplements that I am about to mention. I feel that the impact of these supplements will be a lot less effective in terms of enhancing longevity if a person doesn’t have a “clean” diet and a clean air source. In the same way, eating raw foods will likely only help a person in very small ways if they continue to go to McDonalds every single day still to get a ‘Happy Meal’.

    Most supplements on the market today are deisgned to nourish the body with nutrients a person may be lacking. In my opinion, this ultimately does very little in terms of longevity. It is GREAT that people can use these supplements in order to avoid deficiency and try to get what their bodies require, yet nourishment tends to automatically comes to those who do the first two steps discussed above, which include consistently “under-eating” good food and breathing clean air. In my opinion, it is EXTREMELY rare to find supplements that truly assist the body in regeneration and the elimination of substances that clog up the body.

    In my opinion, the top two supplements for longevity are Systemic Enzymes, (which include nattokinase and/or serrepeptidase) and Adya Clarity.

    I’ve written a couple of articles on Systemic Enzymes, which are available HERE

    . When you take enzymes on an empty stomach, immediately they go to work for your body. It’s like sending THOUSANDS of extra troopers right into your body whose purpose is to extend your life for the longest duration possible. I could write pages of details on what they do and I recommend instead that you read the two articles I wrote on systemic enzymes by clicking HERE

    . I feel that enzymes are God-sent and if I had to choose only ONE supplement to take for the rest of my life, it would be a powerful systemic enzyme blend with Nattokinase and Serrepeptidase, just like the one we carry HERE

    .

    The other supplement that I believe has the potential to help the body last longer is Super Shots of Adya Clarity. I have also written a few articles and done videos showing the miraculous properties of Adya Clarity. You can view all three of those articles and videos by clicking HERE

    . If you watch the first video in the first article that we did with Adya Clarity, you will witness Adya Clarity MIRACULOUSLY purifying water. Right in front of your eyes you will witness invisible inorganic minerals precipitating, becoming visible and then being transformed into a state harmless to the body within the water. If you watch the other video in the second article about Adya Clarity, you will witness the equally MIRACULOUS clean up a DIRTY and SLIMY, LARGE body of water, reverting it to a PRISTINE state.

    Why do I feel that Adya Clarity is an ULTIMATE supplement for Longevity?

    Well, it actually has nothing to do with purifying the water. If you read the ‘Old School’ book, “How to Prolong Life

    “, by DeLacy Evans, or if you are familiar with David Wolfe’s work on calcification, you will learn that the intake of inorganic minerals and other earthy matter substances has the potential to clog up the body and create many disturbances such as arthritis, rigid bones, cataracts, arterial plaque and so on. You can learn more about this concept by reading my article “More on Longevity

    “. DeLacy Evans goes into the science of how inorganic minerals that we consume from water and food can end up clogging up our bodies in the long-run and causing diseases. For example, he shows that the bones of a baby are more soft and pliable compared to an elderly person’s bones, which are hard, rigid and easily broken. He also gives examples of people in between these ages. As we age, our bones become harder and more rigid due to the consumption of inorganic minerals that are built up within our bones. He says that conditions such as cataracts, arthritis, calcification and so on are all the result of this same build-up process in our bodies. As we accumulate more and more inorganic mineral internally, these substances clog our bodies up and create issues such as those just mentioned. He actually states that the best way to avoid masses of inorganic matter from entering your body is to eat and drink small amounts and he also tells you which types of foods have the least and most earthy matter within them.

    Many longevity pioneers knew about this inorganic mineral concept, including Hilton Hotema, who sited DeLacy Evans’ work, and Dr. Norman Walker.

    Dr. Norman Walker actually drank mainly distilled water and vegetable juices, to assure that he wasn’t drinking inorganic minerals such as are contained in the majority of water sources on the planet. Dr. Norman Walker actually states that distilled water is not only VOID of all inorganic minerals, but it also helps to leach out ONLY the harmful inorganic minerals from the body, which are then eliminated through our urine. Many people think that distilled water is leaching out our good minerals because urine tests show that when you drink distilled water, minerals show up within urine. What is actually showing up in the urine is the ejected inorganic minerals. Dr Norman Walker says that leaching organic bio-available minerals that have already been utilized is impossible and he gives an explanation about this in his book “Water Can Undermine Your Health

    “.

    Just like Dr Norman Walker, in my opinion, only harmful inorganic minerals are being leached out of the body when a person drinks distilled water. Additionally, Dr Norman Walker is the only raw food pioneer I know of who made it close to or past the century mark. Norman Walker ate small amounts of food, was careful about what he drank to avoid inorganic minerals, lived in a place and time where air pollution wasn’t so intense, and he practiced colon hydrotherapy on a periodic basis.

    Although there have been no clinical studies on Adya Clarity, after I saw what the Adya Clarity does to dirty tap water and the inorganic minerals present therein, I soon realized the potential that this product could have within our bodies. We are water-based organisms, usually comprised of a minimum of 70% water. If we were to take supershots of Adya Clarity (1 teaspoon of Adya Clarity mixed with 1 ounce of water on an empty stomach, and then chased with 32 oz of water with a standard, small amount of Adya Clarity added) , I soon realized that this process could have the potential to help eliminate those inorganic minerals within us, which age us, just like the product removes the inorganic minerals from the dirty tap water.

    I’ve been taking Super Shots of the Adya Clarity since I thought about this possibility. I contacted the owners of the “Best Foods Ever” company about this idea and they said that eliminating these inorganic minerals is indeed pretty much the main purpose of Adya Clarity. The company owner then told me the science of how Adya takes, for example, free iron and free calcium (inorganic minerals), renders them harmless to the body and then replaces them with the ultimate SUPER bio-available minerals within the Adya Clarity. He also stated that Adya helps eliminate or significantly reduce heavy metals from within the body. The owner also told me that over the last 45 years in Japan there have been 10s of thousands of people who benefited from using this product. This all makes perfect sense to me and whether or not the Adya Clarity actually does remove inorganic minerals from the body like I assume it does, it definitely feels worth it to me to trust in this product for my personal health. There is NO OTHER product or supplement that I have ever heard of that could potentially remove inorganic minerals. The ONLY other products that comes minutely close to this are Zeolite and Fulvic acid. I have heard that these two products have the potential to remove heavy metals and other toxins from the body, but I haven’t heard any claims about the removal of inorganic minerals. The active ingredient in Adya Clarity is ‘Black Mica’. Zeolite AND Fulvic Acid are both derived from Black Mica. I feel that Adya Clarity is a much more superior product, does everything that these byproducts, Zeolite and Fulvic acid, accomplishes and MUCH MORE! I consistently take Super Shots of Adya Clarity now, every single day.

    Although it is not the ‘Best Foods Ever’ owner’s first choice, I personally like to take the Adya Clarity in distilled water. Distilled water is the only water that I know of that is definitely void of all inorganic minerals. Therefore, none of the Adya Clarity will be “wasted” in converting minerals present in the water, which is acting as a transport medium for the Adya. I only usually drink 32oz of water a day; I drink it all at one time first thing in the morning to flush out toxins from cleansing the night before. I use distilled water with a dropper-full of Adya Clarity added. Just before this, I take a Super Shot of Adya Clarity (explained above). I don’t usually drink any other water throughout the rest of the day. Instead, in Ecuador I drink vegetable juices and coconut water from green coconuts (low glycemic) all day long. People often offer me water at their homes and it does feel a little odd to consistently turn them down. However, I personally would rather have my thirst quenched later in the day when I have access to what I love to drink.

    Systemic Enzymes and Adya Clarity are my top two supplements for ultimate longevity. However, if a person is going to consistently overeat or eat poor food choices and live in a poor air quality situation, the possibilities for these products to help will be limited by these other-than-optimal circumstances. Again, in my opinion, nothing impacts the longevity of the human body more directly than diet and air quality.

  • 20Aug

    Wellbeing Store > Abundance Living Food – PULSE

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    Abundance Living Food – PULSE
    Product Code: Abundance ORIG
    Our Price: AUD $28.00

    What if Nature Embedded Within Every Plant – Every Fruit, Nut, Berry, Grain and Seed.. A Unique Code? A code that resonates with a specific part of your body—to help maintain harmony and balance, restore health, and banish dis-ease.

    Well…you have reason to feel blessed…because we’ve unlocked the secrets of this code. We’ve combined nature’s food-wealth to create an entire meal—amazingly—packed into the size of a snack!

    Each wholesome and nutritionally rich ingredient—such as dates, walnuts, sesame seeds, figs, cashews, barley and rye ( to list only a few)—has been purposefully selected according to an “ancient” formula rediscovered through decades of research.

    You will not only love the taste but you will feel great from eating this blend! We call it ‘PULSE’ or ‘ABUNDANCE’ because it is to the quality of life as the beat of your heart is to your life itself.

    You can kick-start your morning off with Abundance, as a complete breakfast. Or take it with you to nibble on throughout your day, whenever you feel hungry. You can have it pre-workout as a boost or post-workout for recovery. You can enjoy it as a snack between meals. Or as an entire, wholesome meal all unto itself! Abundance comes in a convenient, easy to carry pack. And there are 7 delicious flavors for you to experience.

    * It’s completely bio-available, meaning it has been engineered to deliver nutrients to every part of your body
    * It contains the 7 essential fibers needed to clean up all 7 systems of your body
    * It’s 100% raw with no cooked or processed additions (read more in additional information)
    * It can be eaten by people with gluten intolerances because the grains have been germinated

    To feed your body the complete range of nutrients it is in dire need of, Abundance Original starts with raw, natural, unprocessed plant-based foods. Because they are living, whole foods, your body will instantly recognize them. It will thank you for them by delivering health and vitality to you.

    To give your body the widest range of whole foods, Abundance brings together an amazing, synergistic array of fruits, nuts, seeds, and vegetables… and nothing else. No additives. No preservatives. No “artificial” anything. Nothing cooked or heated. Just a delicately balanced basket of Nature’s most nutritious foods. You can taste the abundant, living flavors with every bite.

    You have it all, with Abundance Living Food… in convenient, ready-to-eat packages. With seven wonderful, natural fruit varieties, you will always have the living food your body needs.

    It’s time for your body to thrive on Abundance Living Food. What are you waiting for?

    Each of these flavors contains 28 separate ingredients—all of which are healthy, nutrient-rich, and 100% Raw, Certified Free of Herbicides, Pesticides and is 100% Non Genetically modified. Abundance is not cooked or processed in any way, which would strip the food of its nutritional values. It is 100% raw, and it is this purity that makes it different from any other health foods.

    INGREDIENTS – DATES, RAISINS, OATS, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, SESAME SEEDS, PRUNES, FIGS, CASHEWS, ALMONDS, PECANS, BRAZIL NUTS, FILBERTS, WALNUTS, BARLEY, RYE, KAMUT, MILLET, QUINOA, FLAXSEED, GRAPE SEED OIL, WALNUT OIL, PEACHES, BLUEBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, BANANA, SEA SALT, BEET POWDER.

    ABUNDANCE LIVING FOOD COMES IN 7 FLAVORS INCLUDING BLUEBERRY, CHERRY, CHOCOLATE, CRANBERRY, MANGO, RASPBERRY AND ORIGINAL .

  • 19Aug

    A snippet of Ellen DeGeneres’ interview with Katie Couric, in which she talks about her reasons for going vegan and the documentaries ‘Earthlings’ and ‘Food Inc’.

    Ellen mentions how she went vegan after forcing herself to watch the movie “Earthlings” at:

    ==> http://www.earthlings.com/

    Ellen says the movie “Food, Inc” at http://www.foodincmovie.com/
    or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyagLY1Nem8

    is “disney” compared to Earthlings.

  • 09Aug

    (NaturalNews) The U.K. Food Standards Agency (FSA) recently announced that the meat from a cloned cow has made its way into the food supply. According to a recent BBC report, a U.K. farmer purchased cloned bull embryos from the U.S., bred the animals and sold one of them as food back in July 2009.

    The report states that Steven Innes, the farmer who purchased the cloned embryos and sold the cloned meat, did so in full accordance with the law.

    “We investigated whether this was legal at the time and understood that there was no issue,” he explained in a statement. “We acted in good faith throughout and have been fully compliant with the relevant authorities.”

    He went on to explain that the British government had expressly authorized the animals to enter the food chain. However, an investigation is currently underway as Innes did not properly notify authorities about the cloned meat nor identify it as such when selling it as food, two very serious violations.

    Tim Smith, chief at FSA, responded to the news by saying he has no specific concerns about the safety of cloned beef entering the food supply, but that European law requires those who supply it to get proper approval under “novel” food regulation guidelines before selling it to consumers.

    Smith also expressed that consumers “deserve to know the origin of all foods they purchase”.

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared in 2008 that meat and milk from cloned animals is safe for human consumption. Biotechnology companies have since been creating cloned animals for the expressed purpose of increasing milk and meat yield.

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  • 01Aug

    Samantha, selected from Planet Green
    7 Superfoods with the Smallest Footprint

    http://www.care2.com/greenliving/superfoods-with-the-smallest-footprint.html?page=3

    posted by Samantha, selected from Planet Green Jul 31, 2010 5:07 pm
    filed under: Conscious Consumer, Diet & Nutrition, Eating for Health, Food & Recipes, acai, asparagus, carbon footprint, Cherries, chili peppers, environmental footprint, environmental impact, flax, quinoa, wheatgrass

    By Rachel Cernansky, Planet Green

    We all want to get the most out of what we eat, and a varied diet is always the best way to do that. That said, some foods pack more nutrients per punch than others—here is a look at some that bring the most potent benefits with minimal (for the most part) impact on the environment.

    Cherries
    Tart cherries are thought to decrease risk of heart disease, alleviate arthritis pain and gout, and reduce inflammation. They have a few other healthful qualities to boast—plus, 95 percent of the cherries eaten in the U.S. are grown in the U.S., making them a super-eco-food.

    Wheatgrass
    It’s a powerful detoxifier, it is rich in chlorophyll, certain amino acids, vitamins and minerals, plus it’s been used to treat gastrointestinal issues, including peptic ulcers, ulcerative colitis, constipation, and diarrhea—and it’s easy to grow yourself, making it just about as local as you can get.

    Asparagus
    One cup has more than a day’s worth of vitamin K, and is rich in folate, vitamins A, C and B6, thiamin, niacin, tryptophan, and fiber. And the eco-bonus is that it’s another you’re likely to find growing closer to home than some of the other celebrated superfoods.

    Quinoa
    It’s the only complete-protein grain (that actually isn’t a grain at all), it contains iron, copper, magnesium, potassium, and fiber, and researchers are working throughout South America to make its cultivation more sustainable all the time.

    Flax
    A fish-free way to get those omega 3 fatty acids—growing flax is easier on the environment than fish farming, plus you avoid the nasty chemicals and toxins that make fish oil not such a great bargain.

    Chili peppers
    They may help the body to burn fat.

    Acai
    With 10 to 30 times the antioxidant content of wine and powerful neutralizing effect on free radicals in the body, acai has become one of the most well-known superfoods, and while it’s not grown locally, it is (with most companies, anyway) flash-frozen without chemicals, and is harvested in a sustainable manner by small independent farmers—meaning local economies benefit and the local environment is under good care.

  • 30Jul

    Steve’s Wild Raw Food Recipe of the Day
    steve@rawveganradio.com

    Crispy Organic Corn Chips

    Organic corn is back in season here in the US, so what better than a crispy corn chip to take with you on a hike or walk in the park?

    Organic Corn from 5 Corn Cobs
    1 Medium Onion
    1 Green or Red Bell Pepper
    1 Carrot

    Blend all ingredients in your favorite blender until they appear to look like chunks of veggies. Add any herbs and spices you like, and Sea Salt. Dry on a teflex sheet for 24-30 hours until they turn crispy and crunchy. Optionally, put in your oven on the lowest setting for 10-15 hours.

  • 27Jul

    “Toxins In, Toxins Out”, Article by Matt Monarch

    Detoxification is a natural process that the human body goes through, NO MATTER WHAT your current diet is. Generally, we cleanse the MOST in the middle of the night when we are asleep, because we are not eating food; we are in deep relaxation, conserving energy, and our bodies’ circadian rhythms are set up to go into deep relaxation and cleansing during this time. People who are eating the Standard American Diet generally wake up in the morning feeling as GROGGY as can be, because of all of the detoxification they experienced during the night. Many people then drink coffee at this time to try to “COMBAT” that GROGGY feeling, yet they are simply intoxicating themselves even more and repeating the cycle…

    Toxicity can take many different forms, including food, drink, pollution, cosmetics, adrenalin and other poisons from stress, household cleaners and so on. (Processed foods usually having the most detrimental overall impact, comparitively speaking, if they are part of a person’s regular food intake). There are two basic directions that you can be heading in, in terms of toxicity in the body… Each and every day you can be on the path to becoming more toxic… OR… you can be on the path to becoming cleaner. If one day you are introduced to more than the average amount of toxicity you are generally exposed to daily, you are on that pathway of increasing your toxicity. If you are introduced to less than the average amount of toxicity that you are generally exposed to daily, then you are on that path to becoming cleaner.

    No matter what your diet is like, your body will take the opportunity to cleanse whenever it possibly can. If a person is eating excessively on the Standard American Diet, it will be mainly in the evening/night-time that their body will detox as much of the junk that it possibly can. Unfortunately, since SO MUCH toxicity is being introduced into a person like this on a daily basis, their body actually becomes unable to cleanse out more toxicity than they eat in the space of each day. Therefore, with each passing day they are becoming more and more toxic. As the toxins accumulate within their cells and their body, you’ll often notice their bellies getting bigger and bigger, especially as the years go by.

    Now on the FLIP side, if you improve your diet by eating less, you are being introduced to LESS toxicity, compared to the daily average you are normally exposed to. Therefore, ESPECIALLY on a 100% Raw Food Diet, your body can quickly cleanse out what you ingest and also has time/space/energy to cleanse above and beyond your current intake, which enables older toxins to be cleansed out. If you continue eating less like this, over time your body will continue to gain ground and cleanse out more and more from your recent past. The longer you continue to eat a much better diet like this, you will detox deeper and deeper, dredging down into the toxins consumed further and further into your past. If you improve your diet in this way, the toxins that leave your body do not solely include those that come from food, but can also include toxins from air pollution, household cleaners, cosmetics and so on.

    This is why many who have gone on a 100% Raw Food Diet report that they can’t handle anymore the types of toxins generated from cars, trucks, cosmetics, household cleaners, and so on… The more toxins you eliminate from your body, the “cleaner” you become and the more sensitive you become to toxins. For example, snake hunters apparently introduce small amounts of snake venom into their bloodstream and slowly raise the quantity of venom over time, so that they can tolerate more and more, until they can handle an entire snakebite without harm. Now if a snake hunter who has built up to being able to handle a snake bite, STOPS taking venom into their bloodstream, they would detox it out, just like a raw foodist begins to detox all of their toxins out. If this snake hunter goes a year without taking any venom into their bloodstream and then gets bitten by a snake, there is a strong chance that the snake bite will kill him, whereas one year previously, it wouldn’t have had a serious effect on him. When you go on a 100% Raw Food Diet, you OUTPOUR toxins and become more sensitive with every passing year, just like the snake hunter who stops intaking poisonous venom.

    People often believe that when a person FIRST starts eating a 100% raw food diet they experience an initial detoxification period and then it all ends. I do not believe this to be the case. Detoxification is ONGOING, whether you are eating fast food burgers every single day or if you are eating one blended 6 oz raw food meal that contains all the nutrients required by the body. I’ve been on a 100% Raw Food Diet for 13 years now, and every single morning I can sense that I cleansed throughout the night…and it is not just the meals from the day before that are being cleared out.

    There are probably HUNDREDS of 100% Raw Foodists reading this article who have been on a 100% Raw Food Diet anywhere from 1 to 60 years. I would GUARANTEE that every single one of them will agree that when they wake up, they can sense that their body was detoxing throughout the night. Detoxification is a natural process that the body continually cycles through. It took many decades and even a few ancestral generations to accumulate the amount of toxicity within the body that many people currently experience, and the detoxification process will hence continue for the rest of our lives – there is a lot of cleaning up to do. In fact, the longer you’ve been on a 100% Raw Food Diet, the deeper, older, and more concentrated the toxins exiting the body can become.

    Besides eliminating toxins that we intake on a daily basis through food, there are other procedures that a person can do to also remove toxins from the body, such as exercise, cleansing the colon, taking enzymes on an empty stomach, saunas, detox foot soaks and much more. Any of these procedures can help lower your daily toxicity level and result in detoxification IF you don’t increase your food intake at the same time. For example, if you consistently bring in the same amount of toxins each day, but you simply add in daily exercise to your routines, you will start eliminating more toxins daily than you were before. If you don’t begin to eat more, while adding in consistent exercise, this can create space to allow deeper detoxification.

    I feel that cleansing the colon is the most effective procedure that ANYONE can do to aid the removal of toxins from the body. When periodic colon hydrotherapy is undertaken, in conjunction with an improvement in diet void of processed foods, this is the most effective combination for detox. When you cleanse the colon on a periodic basis, it expedites the process of removal of toxins by over 100%. For example, if you ate 100% raw for a year and didn’t cleanse the colon, there is a big chance that you could still detox out all residues of your meals from the previous year. However, if you also cleansed your colon every two weeks during this year of eating raw, you could potentially detox out all toxic residues from the previous 2 – 3 years or so.

    Cleansing the colon is so effective, that my periodic use of it, is the MAIN reason I have been able to stick with the 100% Raw Food Diet for over 13 years now. It is like “cheating the process”, as it just PULLS toxins/waste out like nothing else. I’ve written a handful of MUST-READ articles on Colon Hydrotherapy at this link HERE

    , which will most likely calm any fears or doubts about this process. The reason that I am so certain that the colon hydrotherapy procedure is so effective is because of my own experience, coupled with as what I have seen with others. All of the successful health food institutes that help people heal from degenerative diseases intensively utilize colon hydrotherapy, due to how effective it is. Colon hydrotherapy is one of the main reasons that these health food institutes have such a high success rate in helping people heal from various degenerative diseases.

    I am so confident in the colon hydrotherapy procedure that when a person tries to argue with me about this topic, I tell them to go on a 35 day juice fast and do a professional colonic every other day during this period, and if they STILL don’t think colon hydrotherapy is beneficial after that, then I will pay them $1000. I generally don’t ever hear from these people again…

    The intention with this article was to hopefully give you a deeper understanding of how detoxification works in terms of “toxins in and toxins out”. The process of detoxification and ‘toxification’ flows in and out, just like breathing, and will continue our whole lives…