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Juicing vegetables, blending fruit, sprouting seeds, germinating nuts, dehydrating and fermentation are all ways to prepare raw food. What are they and when and why will you use them?
What are the benefits of elderberry? Where can you find it and how do you recognize the plant? Why should you know about this weed and what are great elderberry recipes?
Do you wonder, whether you need milk products? Do you think, that by drinking milk, you don't harm animals and the planet? Watch this video by Gabriel Cousens.
This simple and quick, yet delicious tomato soup is especially nice on a warm spring or summer night:
Serves 4
Ingredients
2 pounds tomatoes 2 medium carrots 1 medium onion 3 dried tomatoes 4 dates 1 cup spring water salt, pepper, cayenne pepper
Directions
1. Cut the tomatoes in quarts. 2. Put all ingredients in a high speed blender. 3. Blend for about 2 min. 4. For garnishing you may add some fresh black pepper, cayenne pepper, avocado, pesto, basil leafs, pine nuts, tiny cubes of cut tomato and/or scallions.
I absolutely love this soup, especially when it's warm outside. And you make it in just a few minutes. Enjoy!
What is the best cold medicine? Susun Weed, author of Herbal Medicine the Wise Women's Way knows the answer. It's one of these books that you keep reaching out for when you want to know something about herbs.
Susan is a very special women with increadible knowledge of (wild) herbs. This video is about cold colds and hot colds and what herbs are your best medicine.
May 25, 2009, More Vegetable Juice Recipes - With Dandelion and Nettles
There are so many vegetables growing at the moment. And they're everywhere! Every day I go outside to pick some fresh wild edible plants for my vegetable juice. Tasty, healthy and free.
Here's the vegetable juice recipe I made today.
Ingredients
4 Tops of wild Nettles 1 large handful of wild grasses (or wheat grass) about 5 dandelion leafs 1 stalk of fresh mint Tiny bit of fresh parsly 1 apple 1 small lemon, peeled
Directions
Put all ingredients through your blender (I used Greenstar). Stir and drink.
Mine was absolutely delicious! I hope yours is too.
Here's an excellent vegan cheese recipe. It tastes just like young goat cheese. Perfect in salads, as a spread or dip. Made with pine nuts, garlic and fresh chives.
May 12, 2009, Why We Eat More Than We Actually Need
In the videos below Marion Nestle, professor at the NYU and author of the book What To Eat, discusses how the business of food companies has led to rampant obesity and other health issues. I like Marion's book (even thought not about raw food). She doesn't tell you what food is right or wrong but she does tell you what happens to the food before it arrives in the store. Quite interesting...
Is the swine flue a real threat or is it the latest hoax to help the pharmaceutical industry through the financial crisis?
Brian Clement of the Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida gives you his opinion as well as practical tips on how to protect yourself from the swine flu naturally.
Here's a very quick and easy recipe for a delicious raw food bar. Great for taking along when you're on the go.
Ingredients: 1 Handful of brazil nuts 1 Handful of pitted dates Dash of sea salt Few drops of lemon juice
Put all ingredients in a blender and mix at low speed. (The ingredients should be finely chopped so that you still see little chunks - like a pesto - and not too smooth.)
You can make the "dough" into balls, into "bars" (make your own larabar), or you can wrap them in a sheet of nori seaweed like a sushi roll.
Apr 14, 2009, Raw Food Diet - 16 Snacks For Raw Success
Living on a raw food diet in a not so raw and vegan world can be challenging. When you're in a hurry, traveling, or forgot to do groceries, you can't go to a fast food chain, deli or restaurant.
Spring is in the air. New plants are coming up. You, a raw foodist, can go out to eat fresh young wild plants! Free. Delicious, Nutitrious. Click the link below to find out what wild plants you can eat, where to find them and how to eat them.
Apr 1, 2009, Raw Food Diet Testimonial from Anna Maria Clement
Anna Maria Clement Ph.D. L.N.C., co-director of the famous Hippocrates Health Institute (raw food retreat in Florida) tells this really nice story of why she became a raw foodist and how she started the health institute over 30 years ago.
For more raw food testimonials, click the link below.
What causes cancer and what are the latest natural cancer cures? Leonard Coldwell (Kevin Trudeau's European doctor) cured over 35,000 people from terminal diseases. He unveals his secrets here.
Would you love to know what other raw foodists are into? Any rawfoodist may submit her site here. Your website doesn't have to go about rawfood, but the owner should be raw.
There are so many vegetables growing at the moment. And they're everywhere! Every day I go outside to pick some fresh wild edible plants for my vegetable juice. Tasty, healthy and free.
Here's the vegetable juice recipe I made today.
Ingredients
1 large handful of wild grasses (or wheat grass) about 5 dandelion leafs 1 stalk of fresh mint Tiny bit of fresh parsly 1 apple 1 small lemon, peeled
Directions
Put all ingredients through your blender (I used Greenstar). Stir. (Strain in necessary).
Mar 13, 2009, Information They Don't Want You to Know
Kevin Trudeau is the author of the international bestselling book Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know. Now, he has his own radio station. It's absolutely hilarious and you'd think it's a comedy if it weren't that the information he's giving is absolutely correct. He's exposing the pharmaceutical industry, politicians in a highly entertaining way. Plus, he's giving solutions. Watch the Kevin Trudeau Show below.
Diana Store interviews Jameth Sheridan ND for the new book she compiled and edited: Raw Food Works. In this book leading experts explain why the raw food diet works. Jameth Sheridan ND is one of the authors.
This video is about chapter 19 of the book: "Its Not Just What You Eat - Lifestyle And Beyond". Jameth talks about drinking water, cotton and EMFs.
Find out what others are saying about the best diet ever. Their raw food videos, stories, pictures, recipes. starting tips. Read, listen and watch these mind blowing raw food diet testimonials.
In the winter, when it's cold, there is nothing so delicious as hot chocolate milk. Here's the recipe of the raw version:
1 cup cashew nuts 2 cups warm water 1 table spoon raw chocolate 1 table spoon raw carob powder 1 table spoon maple syrup Cinnamon or vanilla to taste
Heat up water to about 100 degrees F (or 40 C). (This is about the temperature you'd like to drink your chocolate milk and won't burn your lips.)
Put all ingredients in a blender. Blend well and enjoy.
Click here for more super delicious raw recipes: recipe index
Feb 8, 2009, How To Eat Wheat Grass
Raw foodists Valya and Sergei Boutenko take a group of people on a wild nature hike in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In this video Sergei discusses how to eat and wheat grass. Thank you Sergei and Valya for this great and informative talk. You can watch the video here:
Feb 7, 2009, Raw Food Research - The Latest Food & Health Discoveries
The debate is over: raw food research shows that organic vegan, whole food diet is best. Find here underlying research on topics such as organic, msg, trans fats, aspartame, fluoride and much more.
"An independent study shows the performance of 11-year-old pupils eating Oliver’s meals improved by up to 8% in science and as much as 6% in English, while absenteeism due to ill-health fell by 15%. " according to an article in the Sunday Times.
Healthy whole foods are good for the brains. Kids perform better and stay healthier. No surprise for raw foodists really, but still nice to see such articles in large Newspapers.
Articles about the raw vegetable diet: raw food in winter, how to make smoothies, raw food recipes, why eat vegan, raw food and pregnancy, what are alkaline foods, how to measure your pH and more!
Jan 30, 2009, pH Test Strips - How to Test Your pH
Your pH indicates your level of health. When you test your pH with pH test strips you can find out how healthy you are in seconds. Just follow these seven easy steps.
Green smoothie recipe: my five favorites. Easy. Healthy. Yummy. Perfect when starting a raw vegetable diet or in combination with fruit smoothies recipes.
Did you know you can eat wild daisies? In the Netherlands, they grow everywhere. I never knew they were edible, let alone good for you. I learned all the great facts about this easy to find flower on a super fun and educational wild nature hike by Sergei Boutenko. Watch the video below to find out more.
It's hip to be healthy and cool to be conscious. The Chocolate Club is the place to be for raw foodists.
The Chocolate Club (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) is an initiative of Mastercare. It's success proofs that a raw food lifestyle can be fun, delicious and hip.
If you are in The Netherlands or Belgium and would like to experience the new way of partying, come to the Chocolate Club Party on February 7, 2009. Have the best best party ever!
If you can't make it, you can visit the website and view this super hip concept. Be inspired you to organize your own chocolate club party at home.
I thought you might be interested that as a new years gift to you, the number 1 raw food teacher, David Wolfe is giving away a 10 week e-course for free (value 297,95 USD).
This gift has information David has never before taught or revealed until now.
Did you know that aging, illness, and weight gain can be virtually eradicated by proper mineralization? Even if you are consuming a raw food diet, you are still missing key minerals that your body needs to thrive.
This information is so vital to your health, longevity, physical well-being and joy that David has dedicated his new year to getting this information into your hands and the hands of millions more.
He's so passionate about mineralization and its benefits that he’d like to give you his $297.95 course, Beauty Through Mineralizationas a special holiday gift. NO CHARGE.
To make healthy shopping easier for you, here you find a raw food shopping list. Great for starters of a raw vegetable diet (free for you to download of course.)
Starting this new year, I want to share with you one of the best kept skin care secrets.
Last week, I went through some boxes with old supplements. These supplements were over 3 years old. I don't use most of them anymore so I wanted to throw away the ones that had passed the expiration date. I found a box with Co Q10.
Quite expensive to just throw away, so I decided to open a capsule and put the content (vegetable oil, beeswax and CoQ10) on my skin: face and hands.
And Wow! My face looks amazing! I've never used a cream or lotion that had such a drastic effect! After just three applications. Wrinkles became less, age spots became less, old scars seemed to heal.
Absolutely amazing! And it feels great too. So if you have (an old box with) CoQ10 put it on your face and try it yourself. (And no, I'm not selling any!)
Dec 15, 2008, What Causes Cancer - Free TeleSeminar by Dr Coldwell
What causes cancer? What are the best new cancer drugs? Is there a natural cure? You'll be blown away by the information you get at this free tele-seminar: Tuesday, December 16, 2008. Info here.
Sometimes the best health secrets are the easiest and cheapest. Watch this video from David Wolfe about the health benefits of walking barefoot.
Dec 3, 2008, You Can Change the World
In this video a 14 year old Severn Cullis Suzuki speaks to the UN raising awareness on environmental issues. This inspiring and moving speach is just one of Severn's many outstanding activities.
I post this video because it really shows the difference one single person, even a child, can make in this world.
Be inspired. The best thing you can do? You don't have to be a Severn. Be the change you want to see in the world. Be the best example on environmental issues. It will create a domino affect. Doing great is contagious, others will follow you.
Eating vegan and/or raw food is a great step in this direction. Click the link below to read why eating a raw vegetable diet is good for the planet.
No 1 raw food teacher, David Wolfe, is a big fan of the majic mushrooms. Shiitake, Maitake and Reishi. These are alkaline and boost the immune system like nothing else. So, what does a reishi mushroom look like? Rehmannia explains in this video.
Nov 19, 2008, Raw Food in the Media
Raw food is getting more and more attention from the media these days. Here's another nice article in the NZ Herald about Jenna Norwood, producer of the documentary Supercharge Me! 30 Days Raw. Read the article.