An informative 11 x 17 inch poster revealing some of the benefits of Green Smoothies and delicious recipes.

by Victoria Boutenko

12 Steps to Raw Foods: How to End Your Dependency on Cooked Food
Revised and expanded Third Edition. Release date - April 24, 2007
Paperback - 264 pages.

According to Victoria Boutenko (author of Raw Family) only 1 out of 1000 people can stay on a raw-food diet without support. In her new book, she provides vocabulary, understanding, and compassion for those wishing to transition successfully to a raw-food diet. This book, highly recommended by Dr. Gabriel Cousens, encourages and supports you to trust your own instincts once past initial detoxification. Victoria Boutenko expertly addresses the: cultural attachment, social pressure, programming from birth, and the addictive quality of processed foods. She covers in detail: enzymes, detoxification and the 12-steps necessary in order to successfully make the transition and maintain a raw-food diet. Quick, Easy Gourmet Raw Recipes also accompany this remarkable book! This book is destined to be a best seller and is a highly recommended gift to loved ones.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Dr. Gabriel Cousens

Author’s Note

Part 1. Why Raw Food

Chapter 1. Where My Search Began
Chapter 2. What Was Missing in Our Raw Food Plan?
Chapter 3. Ode to a Green Smoothie
Chapter 4. Modern Science Studies Un-cooking
Chapter 5. What Is Life?
Chapter 6. Your Body Never Makes Mistakes
Chapter 7. What the First Humans Ate
Chapter 8. Convenience Against Health
Chapter 9. How My Family Eats
Chapter 10. Bacteria
Chapter 11. What About Insects?

Part 2. Human Dependency on Cooked Food

Chapter 12. Is It Really a Dependency?
Chapter 13. How Important Is It to Be 100% Raw?
Chapter 14. The Addictiveness of Common Foods
Chapter 15. Looking for Comfort in Cooked Foods
Chapter 16. Feeding Inner Hunger

Part 3. How to End Your Dependency on Cooked Food

Chapter 17. Step 1: Becoming Aware of the Problem
Chapter 18. Step 2: Nourishing Your Body to Eliminate Cravings
Chapter 19. Step 3: Acquiring Skills and Equipment
Chapter 20. Step 4: I Love You No Matter What You Eat
Chapter 21. Step 5: Avoiding Temptations
Chapter 22. Step 6: Getting Support
Chapter 23. Step 7: Gratitude and Forgiveness
Chapter 24. Step 8: Actualizing Dreams
Chapter 25. Step 9: Embracing Other Healthy Habits
Chapter 26. Step 10: Gaining Clarity
Chapter 27. Step 11: Searching for Our Spiritual Missions
Chapter 28. Step 12: Giving Support to Others.

Part 4. Recipes
Index
Bibliography

By Andrew Crowe

Plastic protected paperback - 192 pages

New, updated edition of this very popular field guide to New Zealand's native edible plants.

Over 190 trees, shrubs, ferns, mushrooms, lichens and seaweeds are described in detail, with information on which parts are edible, and when, how plants have been used, their nutritional value and where they can be found. As well as a practical guide about what can be eaten, it also aims to be a comprehensive study of early Maori plant foods and their preparation.

There is also a separate section on important poisonous plants that are native to New Zealand, or likely to be confused with the edible plants.

This attractive book is illustrated with over 130 line drawings and over 120 photographs.

By Rev George Malkmus

Paperback: 64 pages

These responses to Jordon Rubins book "The Maker’s Diet" that appeared in the Hallelujah Health Tips #357-#374 have recently been put into booklet form.

How Spirulina, Chlorella, Raw Foods and Ionized Water Can Make You Healthier than You Have Ever Imagined In 90 Days or Less.

The Six Components of Natural Health

By Bob McCauley

With a Foreword by Peter Ragnar and Introduction by Dr. Gabriel Cousens

1st Edition, April 2005
Paperback, 235 pages

"This book is a winner." Gabriel Cousins

Health books require medical disclaimers because if you don't provide them you become liable in every way. But I don't have any problem stating that I know almost nothing about medicine and have no formal training in the health field. But then, what does it take to understand how to Achieve Great Health, a doctorate or a few letters behind your name? More than anything it takes understanding through experience and that is what I have done. These are simply my observations about how I became healthy. Anyway, medical disclaimers are necessary so here is mine:

This book is not intended in any way to serve as a replacement for professional medical advice. Rather, it is meant to demonstrate that aging can be slowed and even reversed and that great health is achieved when the most fundamental nutritional needs of the human body are met. If you feel the need, always consult a doctor or another medical professional when you have an illness or disease of any kind. We admit to knowing little if anything about medicine and therefore would never offer medical advice to anyone for any reason. Medicine is in one direction, health is in the other. The author offers health advice that is his personal opinion only.

Foreword

What if you could tap the treasures of health wisdom from the world's experts? Imagine if you could ask them anything! Yes, anything and everything about how you could Achieve Great Health. Now, wait! This is more than just getting rid of diseases like cancer, heart problems, diabetes, arthritis, stroke, and silly ailments like the flu. This is about Achieving Great Health!

Very few people have ever had that privilege. My friend, Bob McCauley, is one of those rare people. As a talk show interviewer he has asked the world's experts everything you ever wanted to know about health.

After years of testing, using his own body as the laboratory and observing the results, Robert discovered the hidden formula. So, not only do you have a distillation of the Greatest Minds of Natural Healing, you have it in a simple form that you can use. Yes, you can Achieve Great Health in 90 days or less!

I certainly, don't mean to imply that all these great teachers agree on every point. Even Robert and I have a minor difference or two. But, what is presented within these pages is so important to your personal health that it's vital for you to get started today.

I feel so strongly that you will Achieve Great Health by following my friend's advice that I jumped at the humbling opportunity to write this forward. Please, don't let another minute pass without making a decision to Achieve Great Health.

With you in Achieving Great Health, Peter Ragnar

Introduction

Achieving Great Health in 90 Days or less is one of the most inspiring live food and health book primers that I have seen. Bob McCauley distinctly understands the mystery of creating optimal vibrant health. He shares it through the medium of his own experience, which is the real foundation of healing.

He has isolated the fundamentals of health: becoming alkaline, raw foods, the use of super foods Spirulina and Chlorella, adequate hydration and ionized water, probiotics, exercise, and a positive mental attitude.

The power of healing is about the broad strokes, rather than the details or obsessing about health. This book is excellent for those making the transition into live foods. It helps people wake up into the practical reality of living a live food lifestyle. His discussion of live foods and the use of chlorella and Spirulina is one of the best I have seen. I personally also use the E3Live in addition to the other algae. The E3Live has the much needed long chain omega 3 DHA and EPA which is not available in the vegetarian world except for golden algae for DHA and purslane for EPA. It also stimulates stem cell production, and has an intensity of neurotransmitter precursors, which makes it particularly powerful for enhancing brain function.

Bob has a wonderful way with words to present the issues people face when they choose to be healthy. “Everyday when we awake, we do one of two things: improve our health or encourage disease.” The power of his health wisdom comes from his direct health experimentation over the years as well as from his role as a health talk show interviewer, which allowed him to tap into the wisdom of many of the worlds leading experts. With his background as a layperson, he as been able to beautifully distill this wisdom down into some simple principles that allow them to be grasped by the general public. The basic principle is that when we flow with nature and follow the natural laws the tendency toward disease will diminish. According to Bob, optimal health is the point where the body is totally regenerating itself, each organ is functioning to capacity, and biological aging has stopped or reversed. Disease cannot take root in a vibrantly health body and mind. A high functioning body in which the energy is freely flowing creates the preconditions for the light of the Divine to awaken.

I appreciate this book so much because he has summed up how to create high level wellness in one sentence and then simply, but eloquently takes the rest of the book to explain this one message. As he unfolds his message, we are treated to a delightful sharing of practical tips and insightful quotes that he has gathered over the years. He has simplified his approach into six components, which naturally detoxify and alkalize the body.

1. Hydrate the body

2. Introduce Spirulina and chlorella into your diet

3. Introduce probiotics

4. Introduce raw foods and build slowly until one reaches 100% raw

5. Daily exercise

6. Develop a positive mental attitude

I highly recommend this book to anyone starting out on the journey to health and look forward to carrying it in our Awakened Living Shoppe at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center. This book, like Bob McCauley, is a winner.

Dr. Gabriel Cousens, MD, MD (H)

Preface

“Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.”  ~ Mark Twain

If you are sick it is because you allow yourself to remain sick. By that I mean that the human body is capable of curing itself of any disease. Unless you are terminally ill, the average person can Achieve Great Health in 90 days or less. In most cases, even those diagnosed as “terminally ill” can turn their health around in several months if they are determined to live at any cost.

We get sick and prematurely age ourselves by turning our bodies acidic. We turn ourselves acid by living on a primarily cooked-food diet, not properly hydrating our body, consuming substances such as processed foods that barely resemble anything nutritious, while at the same time doing almost nothing to alkalize ourselves. When we become acidic we are wide open to disease of any and all kinds. If we are sick, our bodies are acidic. If we are seriously ill, our body pH is dramatically lower than it ought to be. This is a dangerous, sometimes life-threatening situation that cannot be ignored. But it can easily be remedied if we become resolute about changing our health.

The protocol for permanently ridding the body of disease and living in true health is quite simple. We should only consume Spirulina and Chlorella , Raw Foods , Ionized Water and probiotics. We must also exercise regularly and maintain a positive mental attitude . Health is as simple as that. The following pages describe exactly how we can Achieve Great Health in only a few months time. This protocol can be followed by anyone, regardless of your current health situation. The better shape you are in, the easier it will be. All it takes is the desire to do so and the determination to see it through.

I have not by any means attempted to answer every question about health in this book, nor cover every conceivable health topic. Rather, this book paints broad strokes about how we can be as healthy as we can possibly be. Although the details of how the body actually works are nice to know, it certainly is not necessary if we only want to be healthy. The details are provided merely to support the arguments I pose in this book. How many of us would drive if we had to learn to dissemble and repair a car? Mechanics would be our chauffeurs if that were the case.

To be healthy, we only need to know what belongs in the body and what does not. Once we have implemented the simple lessons outlined in this book, true health will most certainly follow.


Prologue

“For most men life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed.” ~ Clifton Fadiman
When I wrote my first book, Confessions of a Body Builder, Rejuvenating the Body with Spirulina, Chlorella, Raw Foods and Ionized Water (COABB), I was aware that I had not said everything about health I wanted or needed to. But I knew I had laid the foundation for the true road to Great Health. What I want to accomplish with this book is a further exploration of exactly what we need to do to Achieve Great Health, Perfect Health. The premise of writing this book was that I wanted nothing more than to seek the truth about how to be healthy; the following pages describe what I found.

Profound lifestyle changes are not easily implemented and that is what's required. Most of us are fundamentally resistant to change even though it is change that keeps us vital and invigorated, more than we ever realize.

I wrote this book for everyone, especially the average person who lives on a meat and potato, junk-food, fast-food, processed-food diet or perhaps likes to barbecue on the weekends. Many of us don't realize that the world of true health even exists, that it actually is a place you can take your life to if you chose. True health is found in the raw , not cooked world of food, and it is one seldom visited by most people.

As for the health conscious community at large, this book will make perfect sense to most of them because their minds are already open to new possibilities. Everyday when we wake, we do one of two things: improve our health or encourage disease. The choice is always our own.

Many questions have arisen about my health protocol since writing COABB and I have tried to answer them in this book. One of the most common questions has been: If I go with this protocol, how long will it take till I am healthy? The answer is 90 days or less, depending on how badly you want to be healthy. This can be achieved regardless of how sick you may be at the moment, short of being rived with some disease that has placed you at death's door. If you do not properly hydrate, detoxify and alkalize your body, you will never be healthy. It is simply impossible. Only algae, raw foods and Ionized Water can achieve this quickly, especially if you are an adult with a lifetime of accumulated toxic waste in your body that has completely acidified it.

What I mean by Great Health is robust health, the kind of health that only a few of us will ever experience. Simply moving to a Raw-food Diet will allow your body to remain healthy. But without the incredible rejuvenating, body-building nutrients of Spirulina and Chlorella, along with consuming Ionized Water and Probiotics , exercising daily and developing a Positive Mental Attitude, Great Heath is not possible.

This book is the culmination of my knowledge and experience with human health and how to get there. I am not a formally trained medical, health or nutritional professional in any way. What I know of health is what I have read, experienced and spoken with others about. I offer in these pages no medical advice, but rather guidance and ruminations about health. I know almost nothing about medicine because medicine does not lead to health. This book is essentially one person's opinion, that of my own. However, I challenge anyone to find flaw with the basic tenets of my health philosophy, which is that water and raw foods rule .

My Journey to Perfect Health

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” ~ Robert Frost

I got my first warning sign that I was heading for physical ruin in 1992 after a stressful move from New Jersey to Michigan . I became quite ill over a 12 hour period and had to be taken to the hospital. It was likely a kidney or gall stone, but they never determined exactly what it was. It happened again one year later. I was on the road to the demise of my health. I was a lacto-vegetarian; I consumed dairy products , but no meat at all. I understand now that I was destroying my body with a cooked-food diet that was not providing me with any rejuvenating nutrients and was slowly acidifying every inch of me. I was dying prematurely as does everyone who lives on a cooked-food diet.

Most people don't make it to 50 before they're on some kind of medication, which is the first white flag they throw up as they surrender themselves, piece by piece, to disease, premature aging and unnatural death. Once you submit yourself to medicine, medical procedures, surgery and allopathic doctors, you are giving up and allowing yourself to become a health lemming. Your friends and family have diseases just like yours; thus you assume that disease is an inevitable part of life. Everyone else eats cooked foods, goes to a doctor and gets pills, so if you don't something must be wrong with you.

The truth I have discovered over the last eight years is that when you flow with nature and do the things that nature demands of all living things, disease does not exist and the idea of living a “long life” of only 90 years will disappear. Science tells us that the human body is built to live at least 120 – 150 years, yet it is rare for anyone to reach that age. If we can indeed rejuvenate ourselves at a cellular level, meaning that our cells are constantly provided with sufficient water and nutrients, the body itself can theoretically live indefinitely. There are many intriguing notions and possibilities in considering this principle. I will leave it to you to speculate on what those possibilities could mean for you, but the conventional notion of a lifespan will seem silly to you by the time you've finished reading this book.

I am in my forties and have the body I had in my twenties. I can run like I did when I was in high school. I have gotten stronger and more limber since moving to this health protocol . I have more stamina and endurance than anyone I know who is my age or older. I look like a person ought to look for my age, i.e. youthful, not what we are accustomed to seeing in people my age. All these things are quite special, but I am not special. Anyone can do what I am doing. Anyone can take their life to the next level and beyond. Anyone can stop putting walls in their path if they chose to.

Changing your life in a fundamental way begins with self respect. If you have that, you have the intelligence and integrity to realize that our many appetites put us in a painful, early grave and we only cheat ourselves out of God 's most precious gift, our health and therefore our lives.

The cure for all disease is found at your local supermarket in the produce section. The cure for any disease will never be found in a laboratory and that is hard to accept because science has always dazzled us; and for many has become the answer to all our problems. Three things must be accomplished if we expect to cure ourselves of any disease. We must hydrate, alkalize and detoxify the body. It is the recurrent theme of this book because it is the recurrent theme of health. This book will tell you exactly how to accomplish this so that regardless of what disease you may have, you can rid it from your body.

Attaining my current level of health has been difficult, although I can hardly begin to describe to you how wonderful I feel each day. I have come far, but my journey to perfect health continues because there are always areas of our lives we can improve on. If you have not heard of the raw food lifestyle, then come with me and discover the incredible world of fresh foods and raw dishes that will at first seem alien to you, but will one day become your close friends. Open your heart and hear the message of perfect health that nature offers us. You will not be disappointed with the results.

Perfect health is the point when the body is totally regenerating itself every moment, when biological aging has stopped completely and each organ of the body is functioning to its capacity. Few of us ever truly achieve this. I am not there yet and still have far to go. But considering where I was and how I felt then compared to how I feel now, this sure feels like perfect health. I can't wait to experience the real thing.

Summaries of Achieving Great Health

Water Summary
Spirulina and Chlorella Summary
Raw Food Summary
Book Summary

Water Summary

“Water is a colorless liquid that enables us to see the colors of the rainbow. It has no form but gives form to everything. It is billions of years old but can constantly rejuvenate itself. It is at the beginning and end of every cycle of life and history. It provides a constant interchange between the Earth and all the other planets in the cosmos. Every drop is a microcosm of the universe, carrying information from ancient eras and from worlds that we cannot yet understand. It is a liquid, a solid and a vapor. It is everywhere and in everything. It holds the key to our health, and we hold the key to the health of water.”~ Charlie Ryrie

You need to hydrate your body because there is nothing more important regarding human health than a properly hydrated body, which translates into sufficiently hydrated cells throughout the body. If the body's cells are not healthy, we cannot be healthy. Cellular health equals human health.

Ionized Water has four qualities that are perfect for the body's health: Antioxidant , Alkalinity, Hydration and Detoxification. Start slowly and increase the potency of the Ionized Water you consume until you are drinking 1.5 – 2 gallons per day. Drink it all day except around mealtime. An extra trip or two to the bathroom is an extraordinarily cheap price to pay for your most precious possession: your health. You are the only person who can consume enough water to start on the road back to the health you were born with, that which God intended you to have, not the body you have transformed it into from a lifetime of eating primarily dead foods that are acidic, dehydrating and void of any rejuvenating properties.

Hydration is the first step toward reversing chronic illnesses and strengthening the immune system . It is our first defense against disease and the very keystone of human health.

There is a certain calm and stillness that only water offers. It is impossible to sit by tranquil waters and not feel at peace. Herman Melville mused that “ Meditation and water are wedded for ever.” He could not have been more right. We came from the sea.

Spirulina and Chlorella Summary

“They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea.” ~ Sir Francis Bacon

The most powerful foods on earth are Spirulina Pacifica and Chlorella Pyrenoidosa. They compliment one another in many ways because they are completely different foods with different nutrients. Spirulina is an extremely pure food, 95% digestible, extremely high in the Vitamin B-complex, iron, calcium and essential fatty acids such as Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA), which is excellent for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis or bursitis. Spirulina is an excellent food to consume before a workout because of the explosive energy it provides to the body.

Chlorella has incredible anti-cancer properties. Its unique fiber is great for the digestion, as well as heavy metal and synthetic toxin removal. It has large amounts of nucleic acids (RNA/DNA ), which, along with amino acids (protein), are the building blocks of our cells. Chlorella can even be used topically on cuts, scrapes, infections, even serious wounds, as can Spirulina .

The second step in Achieving Great Health is to add these superfoods to your diet. Start slowly, gradually increasing them until you reach a dosage of at least eight grams of each daily. (See Appendix: Spirulina, Chlorella & Water Dosages .) You can never consume too much Spirulina and Chlorella as long as they are raw and their enzymes are intact. As you increase your dosage, gradually reduce your intake of protein from traditional sources, such as meat , fish, eggs, soy and dairy products . Algae is best consumed with each meal because of its high protein content, the highest percentage of any foods known with 18 different amino acids that are in the proper ratio to one another. Protein must be consumed with everything you eat for proper digestion and nutrient absorption. Most vegetarians lack sufficient protein in their diet.

Great Health will be nearly impossible to achieve without these two powerful whole foods at the center of your diet.

Raw Food Summary

"Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go."  - William Feather

Only a raw foodist has the ability to Achieve Great Health, perfect health, the kind of health most people only dream of. If you remain on a cooked-food diet, you will never truly be healthy even though the outward symptoms of disease may not manifest themselves for years to come. Disease always resides in the body of the cooked foodist whether the symptoms are there or not.

Everyone wants to be healthy. No one wants to be sick or even divulge they ever get sick. Sadly, most will remain sick because of their refusal to leave the cooked-food world behind and start putting in their body what naturally belongs in it, that which can only make them healthy. Only what comes from nature will ever make us healthy. There is no substitute for nature because it is God 's ever-moving hand. And no matter what man creates to try and make himself healthy, it will only end in failure. God's temple can only be properly served and maintained by the raw foods that are produced by God's creation, that which we call nature .

Book Summary

“The credit belongs to those people who are actually in the arena . . who know the great enthusiasms, the great devotions to a worthy cause; who at best, know the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, fail while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."~ Theodore Roosevelt

The body can cure itself of any disease. If you are sick it is because you allow yourself to remain sick. Hydration, alkalization and detoxification are the three keys to preventing and curing us of any disease. Nothing is more important to the body than water and there is no better water for the human body than Ionized Water . It is a powerful antioxidant, as well as extremely alkalizing, hydrating and detoxifying. Fasting with water is the healthiest thing we can do for the body.

Spirulina and Chlorella are the two most powerful whole foods in the world. They are perfect proteins and have the broadest array of nutrients of any foods. We should replace our traditional animal protein sources, meat , fish, eggs and dairy with these two nutraceuticals, which, like all raw foods, provide the body with the proper nutrition so the body can heal itself.

Probiotics ( acidophilus and bifidus ) are friendly bacteria that help the body assimilate nutrients and keep the digestive tract clean and alkalized. They are crucial to human health and should be consumed with everything we eat.

All cooked foods are acidic, poisonous and addictive. We eat them because we like their taste and because we have been conditioned all our lives to believe they are healthy for us. Raw foods are alkaline and rejuvenate the body by providing the body with nutrients that have not been either destroyed or chemically altered by cooking. Cooking is the greatest destroyer of our health. Raw foods contain enzymes which are responsible for every movement, action or thought of the human body and mind. Without enzymes, life would not be possible.

Regular vigorous exercise is essential if we wish to achieve robust health. We should work each of our 650 muscles every day. Cultivating a positive mental attitude is also critical to our health. Self-doubt can destroy your efforts with the force of split atoms. Have faith in yourself and what you can achieve and a hero that others will want to follow will appear in your mirror one day. Great Health gives us confidence, vigor, purpose and even more importantly it gives us hope.

By Dr Theodoore A Baroody, Jr

Paperback: 242 pages

This powerful book carries an important message that can benefit everyone—a message destined to revolutionize health care of the future with one simple principle—ALKALIZE YOURSELF!

The world is facing the largest health crisis in recorded history. Dr. Baroody's comprehensive research and clinical findings indicate that illness and disease are directly linked to overacidity in the system. The polluted air we breathe, the chemicalized food and water we ingest are just part of the problem. Stress on all levels—physical, emotional, mental and even spiritual cause the body to overproduce acid wastes, upsetting our delicate alkaline/acid balance.

By following the guidelines in this book you can evaluate your alkaline/acid situation, determine a course of correction, and achieve a high level of vitality and strength.

Discover:

    * Clear definitions of alkaline and acid.
    * What causes tissue acid wastes.
    * Why hydrochloric acid is good for you and other acids are not.
    * The alkaline needs of glands and organs.
    * The truth about contagious diseases.
    * How to prevent acid-related maladies that accelerate aging.

Learn how to:

    * Choose foods that create alkalinity.
    * Prepare alkaline-forming meals using the 21 day meal planner.
    * Take nutritional supplements for proper alkaline/acid balance.
    * Use the new "super foods" for building alkalinity.
    * Neutralize any type of stress.

Reap the rewards of superior health by adopting the alkaline way of life!

Excerpts:

Acidosis is the basic foundation of all disease. We need to understand the simple process of alkalizing our body and the important role a properly alkalized body plays in restoring and maintaining our overall health. Our glands and organs function properly in exact proportion to the amount of alkaline and acid levels in our system.
 
The Impact Of Acidosis On Your Organs:
 

Heart
The heart is one of the most alkaline-dependent organs in the body. It is partly enervated by the vagus nerve which functions best in an alkaline environment. Correct heartbeat is altered by acid wastes. These wastes rob the blood of proper oxygenation and degeneration of the heart follows. An alkaline system creates an ideal heart function.
    
Stomach
Digestive difficulties (belching, bloating, sensitivity at the waist, intestinal gas, regurgitation, hiccups, lack or limitation of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, colic in children) may indicate vagus nerve problems and possible hiatus hernia syndrome, which can produce acid residue throughout the system. Hiatus hernia can quickly reduce necessary hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Without proper hydrochloric acid breakdown of foods, the foods become too acidic.
    
Liver
The liver has over three hundred functions, including processing acid toxins from the blood and producing numerous alkaline enzymes for the system and is your first line of defense against any poisons. All the nourishment obtained through the gastrointestinal tract enters the blood by way of the liver. The load on the liver is much heavier when acid waste products are constantly floating in the blood. If the liver becomes too congested with protein acid wastes, death is imminent.
    
Pancreas
The pancreas is highly dependent on correct alkaline diet. All aspects of pancreatic function reduce excess acidity and regulate blood sugar balance. To have proper blood sugar balance, you must maintain a primarily alkaline-forming diet.
    
Small Intestines
The Peyer's Patches, in the upper portion of the small intestines are crucial to life. They are essential for proper assimilation of food and producing lymphocytes for the lymphatic system's wide ranging nodal network. They also produce large amounts of the enzyme "chyle", which is a major alkalizing substance. The uninterrupted flow of chyle into the system is crucial. Too much acid waste production from acid-forming foods is a great burden on the Peyer's Patches, which lessens the production of chyle.
    
Kidneys
In an adult, about 1 liter of blood per minute passes through the kidneys. By executing their primary duty, the kidneys keep the blood alkaline and extract acid. Kidneys that are over-stressed with too much acidity create kidney stones, which are composed of waste acid cells and mineral salts that have become gummed together in a waste acid substance. Therefore, by reducing acid-forming products from entering the body, the chances are better that you can avoid this painful condition.
    
Colon
The colon must be kept clean of accumulated acid wastes. Poisons collect on the colon walls and in cases of diarrhea or constipation will harden and reabsorb into the bloodstream. Good bowel action (complete elimination) must be done at least 2 times per day.
    
Lymphatic System
There are 600-700 lymph glands in the body. Lymph fluid carries nutrition to the cells and removes acid waste products. Lymph fluid flows best in an alkaline environment. When the body is overly acidic, it slows, creating one of the most chronic, long-term, life-threatening situations. Gradually, the lymph dries and begins to form very tiny to very large adhesions throughout the tissues. These adhesions can interfere not only with lymph fluid but with blood flow as well. Hindered lymph flow increases tissue acid storage. Not drinking enough purified water will also slow the lymph. Waste products from foods that are not properly digested are reabsorbed into general circulation via the lymphatic ducts of the small intestine. In addition, bowel movements that do not completely clear the body of its daily poisons are also reabsorbed.

How Negative Emotions Create Acidity:
 
Have you ever been so upset with someone or something that you get an upset stomach? All negative emotions create an acidic environment. Have you ever heard anyone say you are letting your problems "eat away at you" or "get the best of you"?
 
Fear is the underlining cause of most disease. It will undermine your life and your health. Fear causes anger. Anger causes hate. Hate will consume you with continual suffering. Love and understanding cleanse and heal the body creating an alkaline environment within you.
 
What Can You Do?
 

1. Exercise
Moderate exercise is alkalizing to the body. Excessive exercise (past the point of exhaustion) can create an acidic problem due to lactic acid buildup. People who are acidic usually feel worse from exercise because their detoxification organs are not working properly due to excessive acid in the tissues. Yet without exercise, acid and toxin buildup are likely.
       
2. Quality Air
As the saying goes - "every step you take, every breath you take ...".
If your environment is polluted with chemicals, dust, smoke, pet dander, mold, micro-organisms, then much of your energy reserve will go just in detoxifying. Today, even in the forest and near the ocean, the amount of negative ions are much lower than they were only a few decades ago. Also, since we sealed buildings to conserve energy and started making our homes and furnishings with synthetic materials, the number of cases of asthma and chronic fatigue have risen dramatically.
       
3. Food Cobining
Food combining is key to creating an alkaline environment because when you combine properly you reduce putrefaction in the body creating a more alkaline condition.
       
4. Alkalising Dietary Supplementation
When you purchase supplements you must ask yourself what your goal is and will these supplements actually help alkalize and remove acid from your body. Green drinks are very helpful in filtering out toxins and acidity in the body.
       
5. Alkaline Diet
Eating an alkaline diet is very powerful in making everything else work better. In general, it is important to eat a diet that contains both acidic and alkalizing foods. People vary, but for most, the ideal diet is 75 percent alkalizing and 25 percent acidifying (foods by volume).

By Pamela Blowers

Sprouts provide the most nutrition and varied menu available. This book also covers a varied selection of dishes using sprouts. A great buy. (For those purchasing the Freshlife Sprouter, this is a great source of information).

By Michaela Lynn

Paperback: 192 pages

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"Baby Greens is a delightful, heartfelt, educational primer and support system for parents. It has imaginative, fun-filled easy recipes, useful resources, and practical parent-child activities to potentiate the live-food way of life. I consider Baby Greens a must-read for all, especially live-food, parents." - From the foreword by Gabriel Cousens, M.D., director of the Tree of Life Foundation and Rejuvenation Center in AZ and the author of Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine, Conscious Eating, and Spiritual Nutrition

"Whether or not you are a parent, there is plenty to learn in this raw foods primer." - VegNews

The typical diet is a major factor in the epidemic of obesity and poor health in the country’s children. Baby Greens helps parents establish healthy eating habits in their children — and themselves — through a diet rich in raw foods. A lively mix of education, philosophy, recipes, and activities, the book adapts the living foods approach for all ages and lifestyles. The first part of the book explains the principles of bioenergetic nutrition and shows how cutting-edge nutritional practices — including nutritional individuality, pH balance, terrain testing, and homeopathy — can dramatically improve a child’s health. In addition to recipes and resources, the second part offers insights into the holistic approach to pregnancy, breastfeeding, extended breastfeeding, weaning, food experimentation, play, and other daily activities. Written in reassuring, easy-to-understand language, Baby Greens empowers parents to step outside the fast food box and take a proactive approach to maintaining their family’s health and well-being.

Hate cooking? I do too. What if you learn that you do not have to cook ever again?

It is a well-known fact that the less food has been processed, the more sound it is nutritionally. So why process at all? Why not trust the Creator of human life with food as well? Why not recognize the laws of nature instead of looking for a way to go against them? To process food is an arrogant notion - we seem to be saying that God's menu needs improvement.

Human beings cannot create life and yet we assume that we can manufacture better foodstuffs. The only food fit for human beings is raw plant food from God's table such as fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. But we replace this ample and nutritious diet with the cook's concoctions.

By cooking our food we are killing nutrients that keep us alive and healthy. Cooking removes the goodness of food. Fresh fruits and vegetables have a life force that is carried by enzymes, the biochemical catalysts that constitute the difference between life and death.

Nature's plan calls for food to deliver its own enzymes to assist the body with its digestion. But enzymes are killed when temperature rises above approximately 118° Fahrenheit. Cooked food depletes the body's own enzyme reserve and curtails its rejuvenating power that has to keep you healthy, youthful and beautiful.

Tonya Zavasta overcame many obstacles to achieve her radiant health and beauty. With practical simplicity, she shares her story, showing how the principles of the raw food lifestyle can help you stimulate and sustain your body's rejuvenating ability, which will significantly improve your health and help you become truly beautiful.

But Beautiful on Raw contains more than just Tonya's experiences-it includes extensive interviews with other women who have achieved the same astonishing results. Their stories will inspire you with the confidence to realize that you can do it too!

Tonya and other Rawsome women discuss:

· What brought them to the raw foods lifestyle and the steps they took to get there
· The amazing changes they noted in their physical appearance and self-esteem
· What it is like to have other people respond to their age-defying beauty and radiant health
· Their personal beauty secrets and insights on celebrating youthfulness, health and wisdom with each coming year.

Beautiful on Raw makes this possible with 100 delectable recipes celebrating the 100 (and only) ingredients you'll ever need. You'll love making the…
· Simple delicious juices, living scrumptious soups, tasty appetizers, salads and dressings
· Flavorful entrees such as Lusty Luxurious Lasagna (using a "secret" alternative to pasta!), Vibrant Veggie Nori Rolls and Healthy Buckwheat Burgers
· Yummy raw desserts including Clever Carrot Cake (better than baked!), plus snacks, treats, smoothies and more!

Why not join the adventure and find a beauty that glows?

In creating these recipes great respect was exercised in the treatment of original "from scratch" ingredients. Every effort was made to preserve their color, taste and texture. You will love to prepare these simple but delicious servings without destroying the nutritional value of God's given food. This book will make it easier for you to follow the raw food diet and nature in turn will safeguard your health and beauty.

"I have to write you to tell you how much I love your new book, "Beautiful on Raw." Everyday, I am motivated to continue towards a raw food diet by something I read in your book. Your interviews with women who are, like you, succeeding on the raw food diet are inspirational. Your own journey is awesome - and you look so beautiful. Your recipes I have tried so far have been delicious. And, I am even more motivated to eat the truly healthy raw fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds after I read your descriptions of each in your book. Thank you for writing such a fabulous, encouraging and insightful book. I will certainly tell my friends and family about your book."- Angela Curtis

By Dr N W Walker

This book can prepare you to take better care of your body. It includes information on nutrition, colon irrigations and how to turn the body and mind to defeat old age.

Dr Walker lived for 109 years!

By Dr N W Walker

Colon Health shows how every organ, gland and cell in the body is affected by the condition of the large intestine – the colon. This book promises relief from afflictions such as constipation, fatigue, asthma and many more.

New Stock coming soon

Paperback, 880 pages, 2nd Edition
Other Information:  illustrations
Published In:  United States, 03 September 2004

Conscious Eating has been referred to as the "Bible of Vegetarians," for both beginners and advanced students of health. This classic work in the field of live-food nutrition is an inspirational journey and a manual for life.

Conscious eating is being aware of how the food we eat effects our body, emotions, mind and spirit. This book advocates vegetarianism and conscious eating and presents a wholeness approach to diet that explores the physical, spiritual, and larger, planetary implications of our diet.

Included is new information on enzymes, vegetarian nutrition for pregnancy, and an innovative international 14-day menu of gourmet, Kosher, vegetarian, live-food cuisine, plus 150 recipes.

Review

"In this book, an expanded revision of his 1992 work, Cousens endeavors to make his readers aware of how their food choices affect their bodies, minds, emotions, and spiritual life. He emphasizes there is no one-diet-fits-all approach, but rather a consciousness on the part of the individual of what works. He includes information on the oxidative, autonomic, ayurvedic, anabolic-catabolic, endocrine, blood-type, and acid base diet systems. In personalizing a diet, the individual needs to answer these questions:

• Am I emotionally stable after eating?
• Do I have increased physical energy after eating?
• Am I craving any foods?

"Cousens details studies where poor diets were fed to indigenous groups such as the Kurds, Yemenites, and Zulus. The indigenous people studied had been introduced to highly refined carbohydrate foods and suffered from degenerative conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. He points to a diet of fast, frozen, and processed foods, adopted by Americans and peoples of most industrialized nations, as one that is inadequate. He characterizes this diet as one loaded with refined sugar, white flour, and pesticides.

"The author establishes guidelines for healthy eating by recommending that people consume natural, whole, and organic foods and that the diet be primarily fresh, live raw foods. He advocates a high-complex-carbohydrate, low-protein, and low-fat regimen with attention to receiving adequate sunlight. Deep breathing, bathing, and contact with nature in the form of gardening or hikes all have therapeutic effects.

"In this era where so many things are condensed or encapsulated, reading a book with 850 pages is a daunting task. In this case, it's worth the effort. In Conscious Eating Gabriel Cousens has compiled a handbook that emphasizes the benefits of a raw food diet. He has woven together many philosophies from around the world and incorporated them into a body-mind-spirit program that will be beneficial to the individual and to all mankind. The book is a valuable reference tool that belongs in every vegetarian's library."
 - Vegparadise.com

About the Author

Dr. Gabriel Cousens, M.D. is an internationally celebrated spiritual teacher, author, lecturer, world peace-worker, and physician of the soul. He is the world’s foremost physician promoting live-food nutrition for physical health and spiritual growth. He received his M.D. degree from Columbia Medical School in 1969, and completed his psychiatry residency in 1973. As a leading researcher and practitioner in the field of rejuvenation, he specializes in the healing of many chronic degenerative diseases. To the healing process he also brings experience as a homeopathic physician (M.D. (H)), Diplomate in Ayurveda, family therapist, and live-food nutritionist

Dr. Cousens is also a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.), a Rebbe who has received rabbinical initiation, a student of Ecstatic Kabbalah since 1986, a certified Senior Essene Teacher in the Kabbalistic tradition, a recognized Yogi, a four-year Sundancer adopted into the Lakota Nation, and the White Buffalo Spirit Dance Chief.

He is the author of a number of titles, including Conscious Eating (hailed by many as the “Bible of Vegetarianism”), Spiritual Nutrition, Depression-Free for Life, Sevenfold Peace, and Tachyon Energy: A New Paradigm in Holistic Healing, co-authored with David Wagner, the creator of the Tachyon process. Dr. Cousens presents seminars worldwide on many topics including health and nutrition, psycho-spiritual healing, meditation, and spiritual awareness.

Dr. Cousens founded and directs the Tree of Life Foundation, Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center, and Tree of Life Health Practice in Patagonia, Arizona. He is a frequent guest on popular radio talk shows, and has published articles in health journals and popular magazines on a number of health, nutrition, and social topics.

How to use DMSO to Relieve Pain, Increase Circulation, Repair Tissue Damage & Fight Degenerative Diseases

Excerpts 
 

Please Note:  The following information is provided for educational purposes.  A qualified health practitioner should always be consulted in the matter of receiving treatment advice for an illness. 
 

Background

DMSO - dimethyl sulfoxide - is a simple by-product of the wood industry and is a solvent that can be produced in industrial or pharmaceutical grade.  Sulphur, the 4th most abundant mineral in the human body and has a long history as a healing agent. For centuries mankind has soaked in sulphur rich, mineral hot springs to help heal a variety of ailments. DMSO has variously been called a 'miracle' compound capable of relieving pain, diminishing swelling, reducing inflammation, encouraging healing and restoring normal cell function.  One of the most well known and exotic properties of this solvent is its ability to penetrate living tissue and transport other medicines in their integral state deep into the body.  For this reason, DMSO has been used by many in the treatment of burns and sprains, sports injuries, paralysis, arthritis, cancer, scleroderma and many of the degenerative diseases.
 

American doctor, Stanley W Jacob has worked with DMSO for many years and is considered one of the foremost authorities on the substance in the world.  He states the following with regard to the therapeutic potential of DMSO: "We've barely scratched the surface [of DMSO's capabilities], for this is a new principle in medicine.  We've only had three new principles in our century - the antibiotic principle, the cortisone principle, and now the DMSO principle - and the DMSO principle is the only one of our generation.  Despite all the controversy, my guess is that history will record it this way."   
 

When US Governor George Wallace travelled across the country to find pain relief from DMSO administered by Dr Jacob, the reputation of this painkilling solvent got a tremendous boost2.  Wallace had been confined to a wheelchair since he was wounded in a 1972 assassination attempt while campaigning for the Democratic nomination for President at Laurel, Maryland.  Wallace's discomforture was located in his flank, a condition which reportedly disappeared by faithfully dabbing DMSO over the affected area.
 

DMSO Goes Public

On 23rd March 1980 and again on 6th July of that year, the popular television program 60 Minutes reported on DMSO.  In a presentation entitled "The Riddle of DMSO", presenter Mike Wallace covered the anecdotal patient history of the solvent and interviewed its main critics at the FDA.  As a result of the broadcast, which reached the homes of 70 million viewers, the switchboards at Dr Jacob's office and others associated with the program were immediately swamped with up to 10,000 people figuratively crying, "Save me!  Save me from my pain!"  Pain victims sought out other physicians around the United States who were known to prescribe DMSO.  They arrived in droves.  Telephones in the offices of doctors and pharmacies in Florida, Oregon, Louisiana and Nevada rang busily for several days following the Sunday evening broadcast of 60 Minutes.  A subsequent wire service report about the FDA's refusal to approve DMSO appeared around the country in Tuesday's newspapers.  In his program footnote, presenter Mike Wallace stated, "Tomorrow morning in Washington, the House Committee on Ageing begins an inquiry into why DMSO is not available to all Americans for any appropriate ailment, including plain and simple pain."  The numbers of letters and telephone calls that came into congressional offices enquiring about the cause of DMSO unavailability were massive.  A sampling of the letters sent to just one congressman, Claude Pepper of Florida, are found in chapter 4 of my book.
 

DMSO - Bane of the Establishment

Dimethyl sulfoxide has had a battered thirty-year history completely out of proportion to its true track record.  Officially, DMSO has never been approved for widespread medicinal use because medical authorities declare that the quality of medical trials and research on the substance has not been up to statutory requirements.  Dr J Richard Crout, the chief FDA opponent to DMSO, reported that double-blind tests3 were mandatory before approval would be forthcoming from his agency.  Yet researchers cannot conduct double-blind tests on DMSO because of the distinctive odour produced by the product after application.  Within a few minutes of putting it on your skin, you can taste it on your tongue; it penetrates the skin and runs through the bloodstream so effectively.  The alternative reason for not approving dimethyl sulfoxide, according to some DMSO proponents, could also be a simple question of economics: DMSO, painkiller extraordinary, is a common by-product of the wood industry and cannot be patented to great profit by the pharmaceutical industry.  Ironically, even drug companies have had their DMSO INDs turned down.  
 

The Medical Community Divided

Because of the general public outcry about its ban in the United States, and of course because of Mike Wallace and his 60 Minutes, DMSO has become a household word and medical-political cause célèbre.  Those doctors among us who have been using the drug for twenty-six to twenty-eight years never dreamed that it would become a focal point in the continuing battle between individual freedom and the power of government.  My colleagues and I have been criticized, ridiculed and even persecuted in some medical circles for promoting and using DMSO.  But I, and others like me, have come to the conclusion, having observed establishment thinking for forty years, that the only way a truly revolutionary treatment principle can be brought to the patient is by appealing to the general population through the information media.  It is for this reason that I wrote the book, DMSO - Nature's Healer.
 

In spite of the rumours, DMSO has not been found unsafe for humans.  Any side effects are merely minor irritations.  DMSO stops bacterial growth.  It relieves pain.  As a vasodilator, the drug enlarges small blood vessels, increasing the circulation to an area.  It softens scar tissue and soothes burns.  DMSO's anti-inflammatory activity relieves the swelling and inflammation of arthritis, bursitis, tendinitis, and other musculoskeletal injuries.  DMSO has been found to benefit human body cells, tissues and organs in ways not yet properly understood by medical science.  For this reason, I believe DMSO is the 21st century's newest healing principle with a very wide range of usefulness.  It represents an entirely different way of treating diseases.
 

DMSO and Cancer

Cancer seems to respond well to DMSO.  At Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, Charlotte Friend MD has turned cancerous cells into harmless, normal ones in the test tube by putting them in touch with the DMSO solutions.  DMSO is routinely used by alternative cancer clinics in Mexico to transport laetrile intravenously into the body.  Because of extremely promising clinical results, research is still ongoing on a privately funded basis into DMSO's potential role in the breaking up of tumours and the killing of metastatic cancer cells in its own right.  Yet the United States Food & Drug Administration and the UK Medicines Control Agency continue to forbid the advertising and retailing of DMSO for any medicinal purposes save one: for the treatment of the rare urinary bladder condition, interstitial cystitis.  
 

As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in November 1988, twenty cancer patients with extravasation of anthracycline (destructive secretions from tissues of the toxic chemotherapeutic agent anthracycline onto the recipient's skin with the potential to form cancerous ulcers) were treated on a single-arm pilot study with topically-applied 99% DMSO and observed for three months with regular examinations and photographs.  DMSO was topically applied to approximately twice the surface area affected by the extravasation and allowed to air dry.  This was repeated every six hours for fourteen days.  In no patient did extravasation progress to cancerous ulceration or require surgical intervention, as is usual with this toxic chemotherapeutic agent for cancer.  The authors of this report suggest that ulceration was statistically likely to have occurred in at least 17% of these patients.  The only side effects reported from DMSO usage included a burning feeling on applications, subsequently associated with itch, redness, and mild scaling.  Six patients reported a characteristic breath odour associated with oysters.  The oncologists stated that topical DMSO appears to be a safe and effective treatment for the cancer-related condition, anthracycline extravasation5.
 

Numerous drugs dissolved in DMSO retain their therapeutic activity and their specific properties over a long period of time.  DMSO not only maintains but strengthens and multiplies the action of the drugs dissolved in it, thus permitting the administration of lower doses than normally required to obtain a satisfactory response.  In organ banks around the world, organs and tissues are stored and preserved in DMSO so that they are available for transplanting and grafting.  Tissues such as red blood corpuscles for transfusions and semen for artificial insemination are preserved in this manner.
 

As a penetrating carrier of drugs, DMSO is unsurpassed.  It easily carries necessary pharmaceuticals to any part of the body for therapeutic effect.  It passes through cellular membranes and tissues.  It is for this reason, among many others, that DMSO is properly described less as 'a drug' by those intimate with it, more as a new and little understood therapeutic principle.  As Dr Jacobs reported to an assembly of the American College of Advancement in Medicine, DMSO is more effective when used in conjunction with other medications which it can deliver throughout the body with spectacular ease.  This can occur even when DMSO is applied topically, and the other medication ingested orally or intravenously. 
 

For instance, DMSO will carry hydrocortisone or hexachlorophene into the deepest layers of the skin, producing a reservoir that remains for sixteen days and resists depletion by washing the skin with soap, water or alcohol.  DMSO mixed with hydrogen peroxide 9% solution has proven highly effective in the treatment of oral and genital herpes when applied topically to the affected areas.  Periodic outbreaks of the virus have been known in many cases to cease altogether with regular application.   
 

An interesting observation is that the application of DMSO to one affected joint or area often leads to pain relief in some other location.  DMSO has systemic effects.  It is a depressant to the central nervous system and, of course, it reaches all areas of the body when absorbed through the skin and into the bloodstream.
 

Perhaps the effect DMSO has had on the lives of countless thousands may be summed up by the case of Ruth Lewis of Sarasota, Florida.  Ruth, aged sixty-four, was in so much pain from rheumatoid arthritis that she couldn't walk without the aid of a four-legged walking device.  Pain had been her constant companion for over twenty years.  When she recently sustained a back injury, she was told by her physicians to have at least six months total bed rest.
 

Realising that this could spell the end of her walking days for ever, the determined Ruth had her son and husband physically carry her into the Douglass preventative medicine clinic in Marietta, Georgia to undergo a course of treatment with DMSO.
 

"I had previously experienced many months of severe pain in my hips and legs, visiting specialists, diagnostic clinics, hospitalisation in traction and other procedures," said Ruth.  "When I entered the doctor's office for DMSO treatment, I was unable to put both feet on the ground.  After two-and-a-half weeks of intravenous DMSO treatment, I walked out of that office without any help whatsoever - no cane - no support at all.  
 

"I had not been able to close my right hand completely for over a year.  It even kept me awake at night with severe pain.  But after the IV, topical and oral DMSO treatment, I can now close my hand tightly.  The arthritis has not returned.
 

"I cannot put into words what this drug has done for me.  I highly recommend it.  I saw many people come and go during my stay; all walked out well."  
 

144 pages, 8-1/2 x 11, softcover.

The latest and most up to date book from David Wolfe giving you his latest insights how to eat for beauty, wellbeing and and joyful life. Packed with colour pictures and available for the first time in New Zealand, here's what Nature's First Law (David Wolfe's company) has to say about Eating for Beauty:

Proper nutrition is an art. It is an art form. Every bite is a brush stroke. Every swallow is a new color. Each meal is a cloud or a tree or a flower a piece of the beautiful painting that you are becoming. You are becoming an ever more attractive work of art each day. You truly are a work of art in progress. In Eating for Beauty, David Wolfe, one of America's foremost nutrition experts, describes how to cleanse, nourish, and beautify by utilizing the benefits of a fresh-food diet. You can apply the lessons contained within this book to improve your appearance, vitality, and health.

Beauty is the universal language. Whether it is skin-care, a fresh-food diet, vital energy, or any other facet of healthy living, David Wolfe is the authority. Contains over 100 full-color photos and illustrations and references the most unique and highest-quality natural beauty products in the world!

Table of Contents:

* Introduction
* Lesson 1: Cosmic Beauty
* Lesson 2: Beauty Nutrition
* Lesson 3: The Acid/Alkaline Balance Simplified
* Lesson 4: The Three Food Classes
* Lesson 5: Elements of The Beauty Diet
* Lesson 6: Detoxification & Transformation
* Lesson 7: Alchemical Beauty Secrets (The Beauty Minerals)
* Lesson 8: Beautifying Foods
* Lesson 9: The Beauty Diet
* Lesson 10: Beauty Recipes
* Lesson 11: Body Beauty (Skin, Hair, Nails, Teeth, Eyes, Voice)
* Lesson 12: Yoga & Beauty Sleep
* Lesson 13: The Psychology of Beauty Consciousness
* Testimonials
* What Is Beauty?
* Appendix A: Hot Springs
* Appendix B: Non-Beautifying Plant Foods
* References
* About Kirlian Photography
* Index
* About the Author
* Beauty Products"

By Sergei & Valya Boutenko

A fun book for all ages that contains over 130 separate spectacular recipes!

Softcover, 153 pages

Contents

Part One: Savory Foods
Chapter 1: How We Make Our Food Tasty.
Chapter 2: Appetizers
Chapter 3: Salads
Chapter 4: Dressings
Chapter 5: Soups
Chapter 6: Entrees
Chapter 7: Fermented Foods
Chapter 8: Juices and Drinks
Chapter 9: Crackers and Breads

Part Two: Desserts
Chapter 10 Smoothies
Chapter 11: Cakes & Pies
Chapter 12: Candies
Chapter 13: Pudding
Chapter 14: Cookies
Chapter 15: Ice Cream

Part three: Travel Foods
Chapter: 16: Seasonings
Chapter 17: Quick Mixes
Chapter 18: Trail Mixes

Notes From Sergei and Valya

Sergei:
Dear children, adolescents, and adults, I wish there were some way that I could get this message out to every single one of you. A message that would touch your lives and have you see that happiness is not sold in little baggies or a 40 oz. glass bottle. I wish that there were some way to how you, my own generation, that we can all be happy and free without drugs. I wish I could stop you from hurting your body and make you see how much you will regret it later in life.

Most of all I wish that I could unite all of you and show you that every single one of you is beautiful and miraculous and that life would not be the same without you. Unfortunately, that is impossible, because the only way of teaching is actually not teaching at all! The only way I can get others to follow is by being a good example and sharing my story when asked. The words of even the wisest man are worth nothing if no one wants to hear them!

This is my story:
Before I ate raw food, I always wanted to be cool. I wore baggy pants with trendy names and had flashy skateboards and other toys, but for some reason I wasn't cool. The harder I tried, the less cool I was. When I started eating raw food, I hid it from my peers because I thought I would be even more un-cool. Later on,  however, I found out that in their eyes eating raw food actually made me pretty cool. In fact, I noticed that a person doesn't even have to be way different to be cool. All one needs in order to be cool is sincerity. Eating healthier made me more open. I stopped caring what people said and thought about me. I became more sincere and started speaking openly. People started noticing my sincerity and as a result I made new friends. When we are sincere, people gravitate toward us.

Are you or your children worried that by eating raw food you'll lose some friends? You might lose some friends but I promise you, you'll gain three times as many new, quality friends. If you are a raw fooder it is best if you didn't seclude yourself from the rest of the world and only hang out with raw fooders. You don't have to try to convert everybody to your "raw-legion." In fact, it would be un-cool for you to say, "Stop eating that crap; that pizza's going to kill you." If you did that, you wouldn't have any friends at all! I like what Howard F. Lyman, the author of the best-selling book Mad Cowboy says, "Don't tell people what you are doing unless they ask, and when they ask, you have thirty seconds to respond. That's about how long their attention lasts. If they want to know more they will research on their own or ask more."

Occasionally, people make fun of me for eating raw food, but they're not usually too hard-core. They never say anything like, "You're stupid." They rather make fun of me gently, like, "Have some milk; oh, I forgot you can't have that cause you're crazy." I just respond with, "Yeah, I am crazy, a crazy raw fooder that is! I only eat fruit," When they hear how I start  making fun of myself, they lose interest. In Ashland, people know me as the fruit boy, I just laugh with them. I'm not afraid to make fun of myself! Because I am healthy and happy, and I don't care what people think. It's only thoughts.

Valya:
I know that I would not be the same person I am today without changing my diet. Before going on raw foods, I was failing every subject in third grade except art. I couldn't read, so naturally I couldn't write. Learning geography was out of the question; I was quite happy in Denver Colorado. History? Yeah, right. That would really come in handy. Who cares about a bunch of dead guys? I was under the impression that THEY were going to teach me without my having to do anything. I had a hard time concentrating and could not remember anything. Fact: to learn, one must have the ability to remember. My energy would bounce from so high that I would be racing through the house back and forth, to so low that I wouldn't have the energy to change the channel on the remote control.

Before I went on raw food, I had asthma. Like many other sicknesses, asthma is considered incurable. I had trouble breathing at night and could not sleep. Whenever I ran, I felt like I was suffocating. My nose was always clogged, and I was pale no matter how much time I spent outside. My health was getting worse. My favorite food were milk and cheese. (This could be the reason my asthma got so bad). I used to cut a two-inch thick slice of cheese, put it between some wonder bread, and eat it.  Sometimes I'd eat the cheese without the bread. My family would go through two gallons of milk a day. My mother bought six gallons of milk at a time so that it would last for a while. My father was capable of eating three chickens in one sitting. At the age of nine, Sergei could eat an extra-large pizza all by himself! As you can imagine, we were all overweight. The doctors discovered that Sergei had juvenile diabetes, my dad had hyper thyroid, and my mother had a bad heart condition.

Health, however, was far from being my biggest problem. I was unhappy. I tried to entertain myself with movies, restaurants, and theme parks, but pleasure could never fill my feeling empty inside. My life was slowly zipping by. Every day was just like the day before. I would often wonder where all the time went. It seemed rather fast, like
something was missing. I dreamed of adventure and doing exciting things, but it all seemed pretty hopeless. I was going to get held back in school. As soon as I went on raw food, I switched to home schooling and started learning about the things I wanted to learn about. My grades started going way up. Learning became exciting for me. I learned by following my curiosity. I found that I was full of questions. It felt like a curtain had been lifted. My brain was filled with a sharp clarity. I began to remember things so much more easily. My energy became balanced. I could sit down and study now. Reading became my favorite thing to do. I understood that I was the only one who could really teach me anything. I saw thousands of opportunities like doors in front of me and I became aware that I had to open them myself, no one could do that for me. I stopped expecting to grow up some far off day and suddenly knew what I wanted to do with my life. I realized that I already was the person I was going to be the rest of my life. My life had already begun!

Before I went on raw food I had hard time breathing, especially in spring. When my first "raw" spring came I was suddenly aware I could breath through my nose! Many of my friends had colds, runny noses, and allergies. I used to have all of those, and I had nothing! At that moment, I felt that all my suffering with food cravings was worth it. I realized that I wanted to eat raw foods for the rest of my life. After I changed my diet, I never had another asthma attack. I lost some weight and started running in the mornings with my brother. I even got to the point where I could whistle while running! Raw food has changed my life. It has made me a healthier person. When a person is healthy, it's easier to be happy. My life is definitely easier than it would have been if I had not changed my diet. I don't ever need to worry about being sick with any of the thousands of diseases, viruses, or infections. I do not need braces, glasses, or Ritalin. I don't have headaches, toothaches, earaches, colds, allergies, acne, parasites, ADD, (Attention Deficit Disorder) anorexia, or obesity. Sometimes I feel guilty that I'm not sick because I have nothing to relate with other teenagers about. My friends like to talk about their symptoms and I have nothing to say! Last week I went to the dentist. He was so surprised. He told me that I had some of the best teeth he had ever seen in a teenager.

Sergei:
Back when I was nine years old, my sister and I would talk to each other about the day we turned eighteen. This day would be a special day because on this day, we would stop eating raw food. We would dream about what kind of food we would break the diet with. Corndogs, pizza, nachos, and crab were just some of the foods we were going to order on that magical day. As the years went by this dream seemed less and less appetizing until one day when I forgot about thought altogether. I started noticing that food did not run my life as before. No longer did my whole existence revolve around it. Spending less time eating gave me more free time during the day. I began using this time for observing others and myself. I noticed how my mother, who worked sixteen-hour days, would have a huge pile of dishes waiting for her at the end of the day, or how my father, who some days did twelve massages in a row, would still have to wash the floor in the kitchen before he passed out. I observed how I felt when I just sat around watching TV while my parents worked and I pretended like I didn't notice. I still remember the day I made up my mind to wash the dishes for my mom and the floor for my dad. It was the first time in my life that I didn't try to get away with doing as little a possible. I turned on the radio to my favorite station, put on some gloves, and washed those dishes until I could see my reflection in them. The floors always seemed to me like a lot of hard and dirty work, but appeared to me surprisingly easy to do. The reward for me came when my parents, who were so used to washing the dishes and floor, came into the kitchen and found that everything was already done. It was like someone zapped them with a stun gun. It was such an incredible feeling that I decided to help them out more often. It was after that day that I had my first major revelation: I, Sergei Boutenko, enjoyed helping people! I felt good inside every time I helped someone, so I naturally started doing it more often. Once again, I learned how things in life are not always as they seem. When I avoided work and tried to get happiness from entertainment, I was unhappy. When I began working to help others, I was no longer as bored and became happy...

By Kim Wilson

Spiral Bound 257 pages. Second Edition

Cost-effective and time-efficient raw food recipes for everyday people

Whether you’re just interested in adding more raw foods to your diet to boost your nutritional intake or seriously considering becoming a “raw fooder”, within the pages of this book you’ll find an immense variety of recipes that are tasty and easy to prepare.

This raw recipe and information resource contains an extensive introductory section on raw foods that covers everything from the benefits of raw foods to stocking a basic raw foods pantry to simplified sprouting instructions.

Recipe categories include juices, fruit recipes, salads, dressings, sauces and condiments, dips and fillings, soups, entrees, snacks, dehydrates, desserts and treats. All recipes have as their goal simple preparation with easy to acquire, reasonably-priced ingredients.

written by Joel Fuhrman, M.D; Forword by Neal D. Barnard, M.D.

Paperback - 272 pages

Precise diet and fasting programs to relieve headache, hypoglycemia, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, colitis, psoriasis, lupus, and uterine fibroids.

- Using fasting to lose weight
- How to start, what to expect, how to reintroduce food to maintain maximum benefits
- How to work with a physician for longer fasts (more than 3 days)

Reviews
"Dr. Fuhrman's powerful and practical guidelines apply for conditions ranging from the common cold to serious heart problems. This program provides an alternative to the costly and all-to-common side effects of sugery and drugs." - Andrew Nicholson, M.D., Director of Preventive Medicine, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

"By individually tailoring nutrition plans based on a case-by-case basis, Fuhrman has treated hundreds of patients with rheumatoid arthritis successfully." - Vegetarian Times

"This is where the future of medicine should be heading." - Ronald Cridland, M.D.

"This is neither alternative medicine nor conservative medicine, but rather progressive medicine. Dr. Fuhrman's approach offers individuals suffering from [chronic] diseases the only real chance for a meaningful cure. I have been fortunate to observe many of these outcomes firsthand and can testify to the power of this approach for certain diseases." - James Craner, M.D., M.P.H.

"Dr. Fuhrman's book is revolutionary. It shows clearly and unmistakably the way to recover health, and could change the prevailing way of treating disease." - Theodore Coumentakis, M.D.

"If you are lucky, you will read Dr. Furhman's book before you have subjected yourself to medications and medical procedures. This book is for those who want to take charge over their health and well-being, and for those who want to embark on a journey toward a more satisfying life." - Don Jeret, M.D.

"I know that every health seeker in America will want to read this book. It provides a working knowledge of vital information that is currently known to relatively few people. Share it with those you love." - John Pilla, M.D.

About the Author
Joel Fuhrman, M.D., is a board-certified family physician in private practice in Belle Mead, New Jersey, who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional methods. He is an active staff member of Hunterdon Medical Center and provides nutritionally oriented medical care to patients as well as nutritional education to other physicians.

By Ed McCabe

Hardcover - 640 pages

Flood Your Body With Oxygen is "Mr. Oxygen" Ed McCabe's follow-up to his best-seller Oxygen Therapies, and is the seminal work on the subject and encompasses its' entirety. DISEASES CAN'T LIVE IN ACTIVE OXYGEN. Proven safe solutions for all the major problems facing our health, our animals, our food supply, and our environment are explained simply and backed up with testimonials and industry and medical cites. Complete explanations and usage of all known Oxygen Therapies. Referrals.

Reviews

"Changing my life and lifestyle! Articulating God's natural healing oxygen, ozone, peroxide, etc. into terms our family can understand." -- Brian G., May, 2003

"Only book I'll teach with! Without a doubt, Ed's the one person the ANA and I wholeheartedly support." -- Dr. G. Freibott, President, American Naturopathic Association, June 18, 2003

Major update! A MUST HAVE for you, your family, pets, and plants. Highly recommended! -- Nexus Magazine, June/July, 2003, Ruth Parnell, Reviewer

By Sergei & Valya Boutenko

Contains over 250 spectacular recipes from the Raw Family Test Kitchen!

Softcover, 232 pages

“Raw food makes us healthy, reverses aging, and improves our appearance, and now you are holding in your hands the proof of raw food's value in rearing exemplary youth. On every page of this book, the authors will surprise and delight you with fresh insights and deep understanding into the child-parent relationship. Their intelligence is vivid, their wisdom is astute, and their love for others is stupendous. Whether you are a parent or child, you will gain insight from this book.”
—Tonya Zavasta, author of Your Right to Be Beautiful and Quantum Eating

“Sergei and Valya share much wisdom and wit with sound nutritional guidance. They have been well taught and have a unique ability to share with others their perspective on the path to ultimate health.”
—Brigitte Mars, author of Rawsome!, Beauty by Nature, The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine, and Addiction Free—Naturally

“Valya's and Sergei's new book inspires and encourages people to explore, persevere, and also to be courageous and imaginative with their new way of eating. They offer helpful and practical guidance and recipes that provide a foundation for success and enjoyment on a raw vegan diet.”
—Vance M. Logan, MD

“Not only do Sergei and Valya prepare the most delicious raw foods, which is talent enough, but the clarity, wisdom, and insights they share about food and health are breathtaking. This book is a must-read for any aspiring health seeker-no question. What they teach now is unbelievably cutting-edge, and everyone should know it.”
—Karen Knowler, the Raw Food Coach

Product Description
Cookbooks need not—indeed, should not—involve cooking, say the authors of this authoritative, beautifully illustrated book. And they should know. Sergei and Vayla Boutenko bring fifteen years’ experience to this collection of scrumptious, sophisticated recipes and comprehensive guide to the raw life.

Fresh covers the whole range of recipes, including savory dishes, desserts, fermented foods, drinks, and wild foods. Techniques common to the recipes are introduced and clearly explained, including an inventory of uncommon fruits and how to handle and prepare them, as well as an immersion into the five basic flavors and the herbs, fruits, vegetables, and grains that help chefs bring out each flavor best. The authors introduce the three stages of adaptation to this lifestyle and provide a concise review of minimal equipment requirements and ideal appliance additions for the well-stocked raw kitchen.

By Dr N W Walker

Deficiencies of certain minerals, salts and vitamins can cause many of the symptoms of illness. This book provides a complete guide to the use of fresh, raw juices for the effective treatment of 150 specific ailments. Each juice is listed and their beneficial elements explained.

If you're planning on juicing why not make sure you're drinking the most effective juice for your body today?

"You and you alone are responsible for the result of how you nourish your body. The LIFE in your food is what counts. Your body is composed of billions of microscopic cells. Your very existence depends on them. They need nourishment, live, active nourishment. It depends on you, and on you alone, whether the food you eat results in nutrition or malnutrition!"  ~ Dr Norman Walker

"Fruit juices are the cleansers of the human system. . . . Vegetable juices are the builders and regenerators of the body. They contain all the amino acids, minerals, salts, enzymes, and vitamins needed by the human body, provided that they are used fresh, raw, and without preservatives, and that they have been properly extracted from the vegetables." ~ Dr Norman Walker

A must have for any serious juicer.

By Dr George Malkmus

A common sense guide for eliminating sickness through nutrition.

by Victoria Boutenko

Green For Life was selected as finalist for the Prestigious 2006 Independent Book Publishers Awards!

Many people know that we should eat more greens, but rarely do any of us truly enjoy our kale or wheatgrass. For the first time in history a remarkably enjoyable way of consuming the necessary amount of greens has been created by blending the greens with fruit. From this smoothie, the body can absorb the essential nutrients much more efficiently. Anyone can prepare tasty green smoothies quickly in their own kitchen, with their own choice of ingredients. With green smoothies people gain more control of their own health.

This book is written in a clear style, illustrated with anecdotes, diagrams and pictures. The results of the Roseburg study conducted by Victoria and Dr Fieber, reveal the unique healing potential of green smoothies. Boutenko was originally looking for a way to improve the raw food diet - a diet based on fruit, vegetables, seeds, nuts, and avocados. While this eating regiment helped her family's health tremendously, Boutenko couldn't help but notice something was missing. After extensive research, she came to the conclusion that without a sufficient amount of greens one cannot reach optimal health.

Greens make our body more alkaline, add fiber, and provide a wide spectrum of prime nutrients. Chlorophyll effectively aids in the healing of many human ailments. Green for Life explains why eating more green leafy vegetables can help normalize the acidity level in the stomach. Greens can give us so much energy we will actually require less sleep.

Green for Life includes 23 delicious smoothie recipes with ingredients like romaine, strawberries, and bananas, to get you started on drinking your way to a healthier life. Plus, Boutenko shares the testimonies of her research subjects who drank 1 quart of her green smoothie every day with astonishing results.

Softcover, 186 pages

By Julie Wandling.

Julie Wandling has done it again, and this time for your kids! As a follow up to her successful “Thank God for Raw” and “Healthy 4 Him” recipe books, Hallelujah Kids has a wealth of recipes for all occasions that will please even the pickiest of eaters.

164 pages

By Rhonda Malkmus

Spiral bound: 272 pages

Holiday times with family and friends are some of the most cherished memories. Learn what you can serve and eat and stay true to the Hallelujah lifestyle. Over 300 recipes plus tips, planning guide, gifts to share.

Juice Fasting & Detoxification - Use the Healing Power of Fresh Juice to Feel Young and Look Great

by Steve Meyerowitz. Illustrated by Michael Parman

Paperback - 168 pages

* Increase Energy and Improve Mental Alertness
* Heal Chronic Ailments without Drugs
* Lose Weight without the Hassle of Diets
* Maintain Stamina with Absolutely No Hunger
* Fast at Home or at Work-Perfect for a Busy Lifestyle
* Make Quick and Delicious Juice Recipes

This book explains how to fast using raw fruit & vegetable juices while maintaining a nearly normal work and living schedule. Includes: Juice recipes, detoxification techniques, exercises, weight loss, water fasting; organs of elimination; how to handle a "healing event," and how to come off a fast safely.

The human body has an incredible capacity for healing and longevity. Within it is an intelligence more powerful than any drugs or a surgeon's knife. Fasting gives your body the well deserved vacation it needs to repair itself. The power that made the body can heal the body. Fasting and juice therapy revamp your health from the inside out. This book shows you how to tap that power and how to fit it into a busy lifestyle. It's easier than you think. Even just one fast day per week provides 50 rejuvenating days per year. Give your cells and yourselves the opportunity to cleanse, nourish, rejuvenate and heal.

Food is one of the most powerful addictions in life. At 900 billion dollars per year, Americans spend more on food than on their homes! It is their second greatest living expense surpassed only by the medical care they sometimes need to correct their dietary overindulgence. With all this food and overconsumption, is it such a wonder that the #1 best selling drugs in America are names like Tums, Pepto-Bismol, Alka-Seltzer, Rolaids, and Digel?

Man can survive on only one third of his daily food intake. The other two thirds goes to benefit the health insurance and medical care industries.

The human body, if not compromised by overconsumption, bad food, bad air, polluted water, stress and emotional trauma, has an incredible capacity for healing and longevity. Within it is an innate intelligence more powerful than any drugs or a surgeon's knife. Fasting gives your body a well deserved vacation and the potential to repair itself. It's easier than you think. Even just one fast day per week provides 50 rejuvenating days per year. Give your cells and yourselves the opportunity to cleanse, nourish, rejuvenate and heal.

Fasting helps increase energy and improve mental alertness; Heal chronic ailments without drugs; lose weight without the hassle of diets; maintain stamina with absolutely no hunger. Fast at home or at work---it's perfect for a busy lifestyle and all the while enjoy dozens of quick and delicious juice recipes.

The best of all medicines are rest and fasting. - Benjamin Franklin

About the Authour
Steve was pronounced "Sproutman" in a 1977 Vegetarian Times Magazine feature article that explored the why's and wherefores of his 100% sprout diet. While over 2 decades time, most diets change, Steve is still a believer in living foods and one of the most prominent spokespersons for sprouting.

Steve got interested in sprouts after a 20 year effort to correct chronic allergies and asthma with conventional medicine. He made dramatic changes in diet and within two months of eating a strict "living foods," vegetarian diet, his lifelong symptoms disappeared. He continued to practice a 100% raw foods diet (nothing cooked, packaged, canned, frozen or processed) for five years. During that time, he also experimented with other extreme diets such as fruitarianism (just fruit) and fasted for as long as 100 days.

Steve is the inventor of two home sprouters, the Flax Sprout Bag and the Kitchen Garden Salad Grower. He is the author of several health and diet titles including Juice Fasting and Detoxification, Wheatgrass Nature's Finest Medicine, Sprouts the Miracle Food, Sproutman's Kitchen Garden Cookbook, and the forthcoming Wetter is Better and Power Juices.

Reviews
Fasting is the "Elixir of Life". This book is a classic on juice fasting. It shows you how to enjoy this delicious and wonderful elixir. I have guided more than a 1,000 people through juice fasting and from now on I will be recommending this book to all the people who are fasting at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center. - Gabriel Cousens M. D., Director, Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center. Author, Conscious Eating and Spiritual Nutrition and the Rainbow Diet.

"Fasting and detoxification are the missing links in American nutrition. They're the most important healing tools I use. Meyerowitz does a fantastic job in explaining these fundamental rejuvenating concepts for everyone to understand."- Elson Haas, M.D., author of The Detox Diet and Staying Healthy Shoppers Guide.

Steve lives and practices what he believes in. His sincerity and knowledge is evident as one peruses the pages of this very enlightening work. - Dr. John Heinerman, author of Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Healing Juices.

"Nature has carefully packaged its nutrients into the cells of fruits and vegetables. Fresh juices are the fastest route to those nutrients. Steve Meyerowitz provides a succinct guide to the art and health of using juices." - Donald W. Novey, M.D., author, Clinician's Rapid Access Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

"Dear Steve. I don't know if you remember me, I attended a workshop of yours about 12 years ago. I have long been a fan of your sprouting books including your hysterical kitchen garden cookbook. But that is not why I am writing you now. Today I am on the 22 day of fasting and I can't believe that I'm doing this. What is even more incredible is that I feel quite normal. Really, better than normal. And why I'm writing is mostly to say thank you. Your new fasting book is awesome. I've read Ehret and Airola and they're great. But yours is easily the best fasting book I've read. I always knew I needed to detoxify. But how?--that was scary for me. Your book helped me like a guide holding my hand." -  B.J. Williamson, New York, NY.

"I just want to thank you again for your books. You infuse such enthusiasm into your writing. I can feel the pages smiling at me. Your fasting book inspired me to begin my health renewal program which I can truly say is the best thing I've ever done for myself. At 48, I am more active, more alert, more flexible than my 30 year old sister-in-law. Even my memory has improved and more unbelievable, my eyesight is slightly better, too. My sister-in-law wants to know what I'm taking. "Nothing!" That's the point! It's what I'm not taking! I never even considered fasting until I landed upon your book. I stopped after achieving 50 day--a true marathon. But now I'm religious about one day a week. Please put me on your mailing list for your workshops in my area and any new book announcements. Again, a heartfelt thank you for your dedication and all the support you've given (through your writing) me." - Meloni T. Jennings, Scottsdale, AZ.

By: Annie Padden Jubb and David Jubb
Paperback: 296 pages
Publisher: North Atlantic Books (September 16, 2003)

Life force foods are those found wild in nature and served uncooked. A life force diet is vegetarian, and mainly vegan, congruent with the philosophy that good food choices promote a sustainable future on the planet. This book applies life food principles to daily life. The authors explain how the LifeFood diet can strengthen the mind and body, and show how to make lotions, tinctures, and potions with food. With illustrations throughout and over 150 easy to follow recipes to maximize health and well being, this book features such dishes as Aztec Quiche, Emerald Broccoli Soup, Spicy Ginger Tofu, and Pina Colada Cookies.

Customer Review

This being one of the more niche books of the raw/living foods genre, it was not until I had been at least two years into it had I bothered to pick it up.

I was pleasantly surprised when I leafed through this gem. The recipes in here are out of this world. There are many little tidbits of information which are thrown in just for your information.

So, the beginning of the book is a preparation for your kitchen, what to have in the way of equipment and condiments that are frequently used. When that is out of the way, they jump right into the principles of what Lifefood actually is and some more information on why to choose Lifefood.

The recipe portion is quite expansive and inventive. I applaud Annie for her intuitive recipes and the massive abundance of flavour they bring to every meal. By far my favourite recipes have to be the "Sweet Thai Tomato Soup", which by the way I recommend with extra cayenne pepper, and the Teriyaki Pate, which is just fantastic on some sheets of nori with extra greens and cucumber or rolled up in a collard leaf.

The desserts are out of this world. Recipes like the "Phat Black Sorbet", which consists of dark cherries and other delectables, are just incredible and really make this book stand out.

The Lifefood fasts they outline are good and provide a solid platform for anyone to begin their experiences of purging, cleansing and fasting with. They are nutritional fasts, meaning you don't go hungry but are still giving your digestive system a rest.

The Lifefood fasts typically consist of a two week protocol where you consume only liquids (blended soups, smoothies, juices, sorbets, liquid salads and Lifefood beverages like Electrolyte Lemonade) for a period of two weeks while you do a couple liver Flushes and a couple Gallbladder flushes.

My personal experience with the Gallbladder flushes in incredible. I am so glad that I have done them. My digestion has improved immensely and my metabolism has gone up. I have already done two and am going to start the third one soon.

The other major cleanse this book outlines is a parasite flush. This regimine is an easy one that almost everyone should consider and consult their alternative healthcare practitioner (like a Licensed Accupunctureist, a Naturopath or a Chiropractor) with. I highly suggest it and have noticed great improvement since starting it.

Overall I believe that Annie Padden Jubb and David Jubb have done a wonderful job on this book. Their knowledge of recipe synergy, knowledge of colloidal physiology and overall understanding of esoteric herbalism makes me give this book a five star rating.

If you wish to get all you can out of this book, make sure you pick up David Jubb's other books "Secrets to an Alkaline Body" and "Jubb's Cell Rejuvenation - Colloidal Biology: A Symbiosis".

This may be one of the most important books you add to your library when it comes to overall understanding of your recipe choices and your health.

Sat Nam

By Renée Loux Underkoffler

Paperback: 512 pages

Eating raw isn't just for naturalists anymore. Today, health-conscious eaters are filling their plates with the foods nature has already prepared. And these foods go well beyond the sprouts, carrots, and celery typically associated with this type of diet.

In Living Cuisine, celebrated raw chef Renée Underkoffler shows how varied, exciting, and healthy raw-foods cuisine can be. She introduces the many benefits of eating raw and offers guidelines for incorporating this healthier regimen into one's lifestyle. She provides clear, step-by-step instructions for raw-foods processing techniques-juicing, sprouting, culturing and fermenting, dehydrating, and even blanching. This unique resource includes thorough information necessary for a foray into raw-foods living

This extensive volume provides a compendium of information on the chic raw foods movement. Underkoffler, a Maui-based restaurateur and workshop facilitator, devotes several hundred pages to descriptions of fruits, vegetables and the other essentials of a raw foods diet; the economic and social effects of eating raw foods; and the health benefits of adhering to such a diet.

There are more than 300 tantalizing recipes inspired by a wide range of ethnic and regional foods. These beverages, soups, salads, appetizers, side dishes, sushi, entrees, and desserts are all delicious and simple to prepare. Indonesian vegetable Pad Thai in Coconut Sauce, Golden Butternut Soup with Provençal Pesto, Pesto Stuffed Mushrooms and Crumble Apple Strudel Bundt Cake are all dishes that even non-raw converts might savour. Renée offers little tips to help soften the strict rules of eating raw. For example, she explains, "A wonderful secret of raw foods preparation is to serve soup in a warmed bowl. It allows the flavors to bloom a little bit more and keeps the soup warm without having to heat the soup to unhealthful temperatures upon serving." For readers who don't mind lukewarm bisque, or the significant effort that goes into preparing it, this book offers nice variety and valuable information.

By Elysa Markowitz

A full colour recipe book with 150 Living Food Recipes through the Green Power/Green Life/Green Star/Solo Star Juicer/Z Star Juicer.

For those who own a Green Power/Green Life/Green Star/Solo Star juicer, a juicer that allows one to make not only juice, but soups, crackers, pates, and pies, this book is a gem. From her opening chapter, Getting Ready to Prepare the Food to her excellent section on Food Resources, Elysa is the ultimate guide. If you've just purchaseed or about to purchase one, this book is a must. The author demonstrates her expertise by offering step-by-step instructions in the use of this equipment. She also shows how one can enjoy versatility in food preparation with this single kitchen appliance.

This creative author does not limit her abilities to juices alone. Her book has many original recipes that beckon, such as her hearty entrees. Whata Walnut Loaf, Sprouted Nori Rolls, and Sunny Broccoli-Carrot Pate. Her desserts are equally elegant with Picky Pecan Pie, Carob Mint Pie and Key Lime Parfait.

What amazed us is that with her unbridled creativity, Elysa has adapted this machine's abilities to encompass the preparation of every course a breakfast, lunch, or dinner could require.

Looking through the pages, we were dazzled by the gorgeous photography, layout design, and food styling displayed on nearly every page. Many of the photos zoom in to show fruits or vegetables that are larger than life. The colors are brilliant and display Elysa's finished dish to perfection. Our only disappointment with the book is that it lacked a standard index so necessary for quickly locating a recipe by name. Living With Green Power is an outstanding book that ought to be a companion to the Green Power/Green Life/Green Star/Solo Star juicer.

We highly recommend this book to everyone buying a Green Star & Solo Star juicer.

2005, 248 pgs., softcover, full-color photographs throughout the entire book.

Finally, the truth about chocolate!

No expense was spared to bring you Naked Chocolate, an extraordinary raw foods / superfoods book. Naked Chocolate is the product of years of research into superfood nutrition. Absolutely stunning full-color presentation.

David Wolfe, America's leading nutrition guru, and Shazzie, the UK's most progressive health educator, have teamed up to bring you Naked Chocolate!

Yes, raw, organic chocolate is good for you. In fact, David Wolfe and Shazzie demonstrate it is the best food ever. In these pages, you will discover the astonishing truth about the world's greatest food.

Chocolate grows on trees! All chocolate comes from cacao beans - the seeds of the cacao fruit, which grows on a jungle tree. Cacao beans taste like dark chocolate, because they are dark chocolate! David Wolfe and Shazzie introduce the phenomenal, enlightening power of cacao beans engulfed in the magic of chocolate! And they show us how to use extraordinary chocolate recipes to achieve higher and higher states of pure joy!

Naked Chocolate contains over 60 original, enticing, mouthwatering chocolate recipes.

Learn and experience how chocolate - The Food of the Gods - allows you to:

* Eat more while losing weight
* Heal and soothe your heart
* Increase your sensuality, love life and beauty
* Double your joy
* Nourish your intellect
* Attract prosperity into your life
* Experience the world's most wonderful aphrodisiacs
* Create the most outrageous beverages, desserts, cakes, ice creams and other fantastic tasty delights

Special Notice:
The recipes in these pages allow you to find that perfect alchemical potion that causes all heaven to break loose.

Warning: Reading this book may cause you to have the best day ever!

Table of Contents:

Introduction
- David
- Shazzie
- Cacao's Properties

Part I: Cacao
- Legends of Cacao
- Theobroma Cacao
- A Brief History of Chocolate
- Money Does Grow On Trees

Part II: Scientific Properties of Chocolate
- Chemical Composition of Cacao
- Magnesium
- Antioxidants
- Methylxanthines: Theobromine and Caffeine
- Phenylethylamine
- Anandamide (the Bliss Chemical)
- Neurotransmitter Modulating Agents
- Tryptophan

Part III: Exotic Properties of Chocolate
- Aphrodisia
- Nobility
- Nature's Prozac (Anti-Depressant Properties of Cacao)
- Tryptamines, Phenylalanines, Lactones and Cannabinoids
- Chocolate as Medicine
- Chocolate and Pregnancy
- Chocolate Yoga
- Overcoming Chocolate Addictions

Part IV: Chocolate Alchemy
- Curing by Contraries
- Naked Chocolate
- Organic Food
- The Ancient Chocolate Drink
- Cacao's Best Friends
- Other Old and New Friends of Cacao
- What to do with Cacao Beans
- The New Cacao Beverage
- The Recipes

Appendices
- Chocolate for the Skin
- The Chocolate Religion
- Finding the Best Chocolate
- A Secret History of Chocolate

The Last Bits
- References
- Credits
- Shazzie's Projects and Resources
- David Wolfe's Projects and Resources
- About the Authors

"Naked Chocolate is fantastic! I love it very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you a million times." - Dr. Patrick Flanagan, Inventor of Crystal Energy, MegaHydrate and the Neurophone, voted one of America's top 10 scientists (at the age of 17!) 

The inspiring manifesto of the raw food movement! This is the book that launched David Wolfe and Stephen Arlin. Read, be inspired, go RAW! Now available for the first time in New Zealand without expensive shipping from overseas. Viva la Raw!

Here's what Nature's First Law (David Wolfe's Company) has to say about this book:

"This book is designed to take the reader on a voyage of self-discovery. The authors: Stephen Arlin, R.C. Dini, and David Wolfe present a complete philosophy of natural nutrition. They combine logic with emotion in an effective call to action. They describe that a raw-food, fruit-based diet is the path which will lead humanity out of the present chaos into a bountiful future.

The authors blast away at civilization's conventional feeding patterns using a compelling stream of descriptive language guaranteed to charge your emotions and electrify your senses. The writing will move you. After turning the last page, you will know "why" and "how" to achieve The Raw-Food Diet. The Laws of Nature are unchanging, and thus the insights found within these pages are timeless and very much needed for a troubled world." 

By Olin Idol N.D, C.N.C

Infants and young children have special dietary needs. This book discusses these unique needs providing practical advice to ensure nutritional requirements are met.

By Tonya Zavasta

Paperback - 453 pages

When a beautiful young girl turns your head—Wow! When a radiant fifty years young woman turns back the clock—How?

Here are the ready-to-use secrets on acquiring superior health and a youthful glow, while avoiding the unattractiveness of aging.

Quantum Eating is the gate to health and longevity. Questions about aging which have baffled thinkers and scientists for centuries are answered in clear, straight talk mingled with attainability and hope. This truly mind-energizing book is filled with fresh insights that challenge our most basic assumptions.   

This book addresses vital, fascinating topics: the quantum body we occupy…raw foods as concentrated sun energy…the circadian rhythms of vital organs…should we sun-block the sunlight?…breathing for optimum weight…oxygen therapies…and many more. It explains how you can be malnourished while eating a lot of healthy foods, how you can be dehydrated while drinking a lot of water, how you can be shortening your life by using certain supplements and how you can be aging your body by eating at night. This book is candid, intimate, and intellectually illuminating—on the very edge of new science.

Quantum Eating exposes the limits of the mechanical thinking and materialism that dominate most modern anti-aging research. Quantum Eating is about stepping away from a three-dimensional view of the human body and into the multi-dimensional world of healing possibilities. It offers rare optimism about aging. An easy, natural “elixir of youth” can be achieved without being a slave to traditional medicine.

Life is a grand adventure. This book offers a way for us to reach for an optimum level of well-being in order to live the grandest life we can. Pour these new ideas into the chalice of your life, and watch it overflow with pure joy and vitality!

"Dear Tonya,
Congratulations on your book! I couldn't put it down, it's revolutionary, brave, radical, and well-written!"-
Victoria Boutenko, author of 12 Steps to Raw Foods and Green for Life

"Tonya, I want to say how much I loved your book: this is by far the best of your books! I am amazed at your ability to use wit, humor, and word plays in English though it is not your native tongue. Most of all, I really thought there was not much else for me to learn about raw eating! But I got a real paradigm shift from your writing about 'heavy water.'  You have indeed dared my husband and I to take this raw diet to a higher level!!!"-
Susan Schenck, author of The Live Food Factor

"Wow! Quantum Eating is amazing! One of the best books on raw foods and living life simply and most healthfully. You are a sheer genius. I am recommending Quantum Eating to absolutely everyone. Congratulations on your research and insights! Would it be alright if I quote you on a couple of things, like the circadian rhythms and perhaps dry fasting?"- Karen Ranzi, author of Creating Healthy Children

 I have been glued to your new book! I have read your first two books as well. This new one is sooo cutting edge! I don't want it to end and will read again when I finish. I have been about 95% raw for about 2 years and I guess have not gone completely 100% because I am still cooking for my family. Your writings have been such an inspiration to me and I really sense your passion for this lifestyle. I am excited to start implementing what I have learned from Quantum eating!- Marissa Valdez

I just finished reading "Quantum Eating," and am now re-reading it out of sheer fascination with the quality of information there.  It is truly a masterwork with intriguing ideas and should be required reading for every raw-fooder out there. I found the caliber of your information outstanding and of great use. So many raw-food books repeat things that most of us already know. But your book repeatedly broke new ground. - Starr Spencer

By Victoria Boutenko

Glossy paperback - 160 pages

A Step-by-Step Guide to Essential Live-Food Recipes

Discover the joy of raw cooking in this new primer for simple, delicious recipes from raw food pioneer Victoria Boutenko. Presenting her family's most treasured dishes with easy instructions and hundreds of photographs, Victoria walks budding chefs through every step of preparation with encouragement and enthusiasm. Mouthwatering recipes include jams,scones, soup, crackers, nut milk, truffles, chocolate cake, and more.

While the raw food diet is the fastest growing alternative approach to eating because of its health benefits, preparing raw food dishes is so new that many people don’t know where to start. With 500 color photos, this friendly, step-by-step guide gently walks readers through recipes to create amazingly delicious and nutritious meals. Victoria Boutenko and her family are known worldwide as the Raw Family, living on a raw diet and teaching classes since 1994. Throughout the years they have perfected scores of scrumptious recipes with the idea of not only spreading the gospel of the diet’s health benefits, but also making the raw foods lifestyle realistically possible and enjoyable.

Mouth-watering rather than medicinal, simple rather than complicated, the recipes presented here include jams, scones, soup, crackers, nut milk, truffles, chocolate cake, mousse cake, and more. Complete, illustrated directions make it simple for both avid raw foodists and novice cooks alike to embrace the diet favored by Woody Harrelson, Demi Moore, Donna Karan, and other celebrities.

 "The Boutenkos have done it again. This excellent visual step-by-step guide makes raw food easy and approachable for anyone. A valuable kitchen resource."
—Ani Phyo, author of Ani’s Raw Food Desserts and host of Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen Show

"One of the most helpful resources one could ask for in raw food preparation, whether you are a beginner or skilled raw food chef."
—Alyssa Cohen, author of Living on Live Foods

"I love the delicious, creative food of the Boutenko Family. In fact, their journey into eating raw was a key inspiration for me to start my own company. . . . Raw Family Signature Dishes will be front and center in my library."
—Lara Merriken, founder of LÄRABAR

"Only someone with the vast teaching experience that Victoria has could understand so deeply what it is that people want and need in order to succeed at a raw food lifestyle. Absolutely brilliant."
—Nomi Shannon, author of The Raw Gourmet and Raw Food Celebrations

"Tried-and-true recipes that are delicious enough to eat week after week without having a lot of fancy equipment, expensive ingredients, or culinary expertise."
—Cherie Soria, Living Light Culinary Arts Institute

"Another cool book from the Boutenkos. Rawsome!"
—Chef Juliano, author of Raw: The Uncook Book and owner of Juliano’s Raw restaurant

“A unique and different un-cook book than any I've received so far.”
—Weekly Revvellations

by P Erica Palmcrantz by Ermela Lilja

* Paperback: 22.3cm x 27.5cm, 176 colour pages
* Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing; Original edition (March 18, 2010)

Raw food is more than a diet. It’s a lifestyle and a movement. The stories of weight loss, increased energy, healthy-looking skin, and better digestion are seemingly endless. However, many people are turned off by the difficulty and unpleasantness of eating only (or even primarily) foods cooked below 104 degrees Fahrenheit. With dozens of recipes accompanied with beautiful, full-color photographs, Erica Palmcrantz and Irmela Lilja prove that eating raw foods can be simple, inexpensive, and delicious. No one should have to sacrifice time, money, or flavor to enjoy the astounding health advantages of going raw. Learn how to soak and sprout vegetables and nuts to increase the nutritional value, what types of kitchen tools are best for preparing raw food, and which foods to have on-hand for use in raw recipes. From creative salads to spicy burritos to chocolate mousse, every recipe will broaden your raw-food horizons. Complete with recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, desserts, and side dishes, Raw Food is an innovative approach to a wholesome way of eating.

About the Authors
Erica Palmcrantz is a raw-food educator and has been a high-raw vegan for almost four years. She lives in Gothenburg, Sweden with her husband Sam Aziz and their daughter Saga. For Erica, raw food is first and foremost about vitality and energy.

Irmela Lilja is a health and human resources journalist. She is a vegetarian whose diet includes a high percentage of raw foods. She lives in Stockholm with her daughter Ebele.

By Jennifer Cornbleet

    * Paperback: 128 pages
    * Publisher: Book Publishing Company (TN) (July 17, 2009)
    * Language: English
    * ISBN-10: 1570672369
    * ISBN-13: 978-1570672361
    * Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches

Jennifer Cornbleet is a nationally recognized raw food chef and instructor, and a faculty instructor at the Living Light Culinary Arts Institute. She offers classes, hands-on workshops, and consultations nationwide. Her first book, Raw Food Made Easy for 1 or 2 People, has already sold over 100,000 copies. A companion DVD, Raw Food Made Easy, is also available. Her second book, Raw For Dessert, provides recipes for delicious cakes, cookies, pies, tarts, ice creams, and candies.

Customer Reviews

As the author of a raw food book myself, I have read nearly every raw book out there. The great thing about Jennifer's book is the simplicity of her recipes. I can whip up one of her dishes in ten to twenty minutes (depending on my familiarity with it) and often that includes the clean up time.

In this book, each recipe has a handy listing of ingredients, a list of equipment necessary, and an "ahead of time" section. Many times I have decided to make a recipe when I realized I couldn't do it because I was supposed to have sprouted some seeds or soaked some nuts overnight. With this recipe book, we are warned of what preparation should be made ahead of time.

At the beginning of the book is a handy listing of ingredients to have handy at all times in your cupboard. These range from the norm (ex: spices) to the obscure (ex: agar flakes, a vegetarian substitute for gelatin). There is also a list of kitchen equipment, serving ware, and even techniques (ex: tips on how to open a coconut and cut certain fruits).

Jennifer starts out giving recipes for the "basics." These are items that will later combine in different recipes and include yummy frostings and creams (such as "Vanilla Cashew Cream"), sauces (like "Caramel Sauce", and crusts (like "Chocolate Cookie Crust"). Next comes a chapter for each of the following categories of desserts: fruit desserts; sorbets, ice creams and sundaes; cakes, cookies and bars; pies and tarts; creamy desserts; and candy. There are stunning colored photos sprinkled throughout to motivate us to get going!

People who have little experience eating raw will be amazed: These recipes will make their cooked counterparts seem so tame.

I just made the spice cake with vanilla cashew cream for a topping, a huge hit with my husband. I can't wait to make the key lime tart, coffee ice cream, chocolate candy cups, pine nut caramels and summer fruit trifle. The monthly raw food potluck group is going to love me!
You don't have to be a vegan to love this book. I LOVE it because we camp and backpack a lot and like making desserts that require no cooking.

The nice thing about the book is it has a huge variety of all season desserts, that even a non vegan would like. Love how the author begins on page 4 by listing all the ingredients that will be listed somewhere in the recipes, which allows a person to plan well for future dessert making. Starting on page 7 the equipment needed is listed and explained. The only thing I would have liked would have been substitutes that could be used. Like with a blender. Someone could invest in a food processor and use their blender blade, and a food processor is a multi use machine that takes up less kitchen space. And a food processor with a variety of blades can also do the job of a mandoline. A mandoline can be a tad pricey if you want one that will last.

And while I did invest in an Excalibur dehydrator, one need not buy a food dehydrator, since a mesh cookie cooler rack set on the oven rack and the temp set at 200* can dry food slow over night or all day. Same with page 10 where she says for dish's that one needs plates that are white and of various sizes. Use whatever plates you have .While I have no problem acquiring items like Agar flakes, agave syrup, carob powder, rose water,spy lecithin powder, and whole vanilla beans, some people in more rural areas or those without access to health food and natural food sections may have more difficulty.

The Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting on page 74-75 was excellent. The Jumble Berry Upside Down cake on page 72 is great since you can use pineapple, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, which makes this a very in season dessert. Try the Ginger Spice cookies on page 81 are cookies kids and adults would love.

By Bryan Au

Paperback: 162 pages

Over 80 Raw Organic Living Recipes that are all under 10 minutes and $10. Totally innovative, new recipes that are all unique, fast, easy, modeled to look and taste just like cooked, baked, deep fried comfort and junk foods but it is Raw Living Organic Bliss!  It only looks and tastes like your favorite comfort and junk foods but it is an adventure into "Super Foods", high vibrational cuisine that will amplify your Yoga, Creativity, Beauty, Anti-Age You Naturally and Rejuvenate You! Reveals the all natural Fountain of Youth, to ignite your Spirit and Re-energize your Soul! Fast, quick, easy, fun all RAW IN TEN MINUTES! Health is your ultimate Wealth so share the gift of health with your friends, family and loved ones with RAW IN TEN MINUTES, with up to the minute information about nutrition, health and more!

About the Author
I am the founder and CEO of Raw Organic Saving The Planet LLC, an organic raw food and ecology company with a national TV Show Series, Eco Organic Clothing line for Men, Women & Kids and instructional Raw Organic Food DVDs. Our mission is to create more access, education and awareness about the Raw Organic Gourmet Cuisine and how to protect the environment. We want to empower people to help save the World and reverse Global Warming in the most fun, delicious and fashionable ways possible. It is a company that is meant to heal people and the Earth using traditional business models but in a entirely Raw Organic and Eco way. That is healing everything on all levels from within, using the system to heal itself and to return back to nature. I have found it is much more joyful and more success is gained from working within the system to heal and create positive change. Lets use our collective enlightenment and knowledge to manifest the true joy and peace that we know we can! We already are everyday, it has begun and is getting stronger. It all starts with each individual decision and the great transformation is already happening. I see it everyday in the media and worldwide. I would like people to know about all the very real Raw Organic and Eco choices that they have and how much happiness, joy and vitality that it will add to their lives. I have seen how people blossom into natural leaders and educators, then they help spread the true knowledge and education to others so that they can all benefit. This is my healing mission and path in this life, but I also want to create opportunities for others on the same path so that we can all grow and succeed together in health, wealth and spirit!

By Kate Wood

Paperback: 244 pages
1st edition edition (October 15, 2008)

Raw foods are enjoying increasing popularity as more and more people discover that a diet based on fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds, sprouts, and juices leaves them looking and feeling great. Raw foods provide the vital energy and strength people need to maintain health and counteract the environmental and social stresses of 21st century life. And, with this new book of raw recipes from a leading advocate of the raw lifestyle, adopting a diet that truly nourishes the body and mind couldn't be easier.

Raw Living delivers more than 150 outstanding recipes and shows how raw foods offer a simple and sustainable way of eating that can be incorporated into everyone's existing diet and lifestyle. An extensive introductory section covers all aspects of the raw lifestyle. From tips on feeding a family on raw, to how to improve one's love life with raw foods, to complementary holistic techniques to ensure long-term health and vitality, author Kate Wood shares the wisdom and insights gleaned from her fifteen years experience with raw foods.

All the recipes are easy to prepare and deliciously enticing. Recipes include Red Pepper Ketchup, Thai Pumpkin Soup, Sweet Potato Satay, Beetroot Burgers, Lebanese Cauliflower Crackers, Gorgeous Goji Pudding, Banana Creme Pie, and Chocolate Brownies.

This book is a wonderful addition to the kitchen of all those interested in raw foods, from beginners to experts.

About the Author
Kate Wood is one of the leading raw food promoters in the UK. She has fifteen years of experience in raw eating, and is raising a family of three boys on a predominantly raw diet. She is former editor of Get Fresh!, the world's most popular raw food magazine, and author of the best-seller Eat Smart Eat Raw. She also runs Raw Living, one of Europe's leading suppliers of raw foods, superfoods, and kitchen equipment.

By Lionel R Murray

Paperback: 164 pages

Lionel reviews evidence from a wide range of sciences & argues that cooking both destroys health-giving constituents and produces new toxic substances.  Then he reveals the many benefits of a raw food diet.  The book gives advice on moving to a raw food diet & provides information about useful books, equipment, organisations and websites.

The authour is a retired organic chemist who has published in a wide range of academic journals.  He believes that mainstream science could make a significant contribution to the fight against western diseases firstly by recognising existing scientific knowledge about cooking and raw food, and secondly, by extending that knowledge with modern research methods.

By Kate Magic Wood

Paperback: 250 pages with lots of colour photos
Publisher: Rawcreation Limited; 1 edition (April 1, 2008)

Kate Wood is a shinning star in the world of Raw Food. In this her fourth book she is concentrating on the use of superfoods in her recipes.

Review

This book is soooo lush in its color photography and whimsical nature I just cannot help smiling! I have not yet tried the recipes but if they are as good as her other books you will be charmed!

The book is a perfect size with very clear to read recipes. There is a colour photo for EVERY recipe!!!

This book as well as her others are very different from the typical American raw food book. Being from the U.K. there is an entire different feeling to her books where American raw books (I have over 30) are often repeats of a theme.

Table of Contents

What is raw Magic?
Superfoods
About the recipes
Dips & dressings
Salads & savories
Crackers, breads & birgers
Puddings & breakfasts
Cakes & biscuits
Sweets & spreads
Chocolate
Drinks
Magic resources

Raw Magic - an extract

There are some foods that have the power to change your life. There are certain foods that when you eat them, your body is in heaven, your cells start singing, your mind becomes ecstatic. "Yes," they cry in unison, "Yes, these are the foods that I have been waiting for. These are the foods that I have been craving, that my body has been missing my whole life." Sometimes, it is a particular nutrient you have been lacking. But more often with these foods it is their synergistic properties. They have a magical energy which comes not only from the nutritional combination they contain, but from the way they are grown, the lands they are from, their history. Many of them are sacred plants in their countries of origin.

There are many amazing foods I have omitted from this book, foods that are more commonly recognised as superfoods: vegetables like broccoli, kale and cucumbers, fruits like cranberries, blueberries and grapefruit, sprouts like lentils, sunflower or alfalfa. I was tempted to include avocadoes and olives, buckwheat and oats, all foods I eat on a daily basis. But these are foods that most of us are familiar with, and if you are not then there are plenty of books out there that do cover them. This book is about the new breed of superfoods which are unique to the West in the 21st century. Never before have we had access to such a wide variety of plant foods. Some of them we are accustomed to in different forms, like cacao; others have been around for a few decades now, like Spirulina; some are widely known in their country of origin, but novel to the UK, like goji berries; and some others are utterly brand new to us, like purple corn. When I was a child, avocadoes and kiwis were considered exotic, now they are standard fare in every shopping basket. I believe that such is the potency and vitality of the foods in this book that as people catch on to them, they are going to revolutionise the way we eat, shop and live.

These foods are transformative foods. By eating such high potency foods they change the very nature of our reality. They affect our consciousness and raise our energetic level to a degree that has profound implications on all areas of our lives. It is not possible to eat these foods on a daily basis and not feel altered. We live in a culture which is intrinsically false; fuelled on junk food, media lies, false gods and political whores, we have forgotten how to be our true selves. These foods help us realign, connect with who we really are, and tune into our higher selves. It becomes increasingly harder not to live in our power when we eat this way, and this can be a hard adjustment to make in a world where the individual is fundamentally disempowered. Revealing our inner core is usually painful, as we let the masks of self-deception slip away, we have to let go of people and life situations which have been holding us back and preventing us being fully who we are. It is a scary thing to do, to step into our truth and reclaim our birthright when we have been taught our whole lives to avoid truth at all costs, to keep up the facades and not rock the boat. But the more of us who make these choices, the easier it becomes. And the more we attract into our lives people who have made the same choices and appreciate us for who we honestly are.

Rocking the boat is what we are here to do! Isn't it exciting and exhilarating when you stand up for what you truly believe in? Our time has come, and the old ways are not working anymore. Paradigms are crumbling and new ones are rising in their place. As we understand eternal truths, we see the world for what it is, and understand how desperately things need to change. We align with our higher purpose, the divine intelligence, and see what our life's path is. What mission have we been given? What is our role here at this time? It is to wake the world up, to guide humanity through the massive shifts and changes that are taking place. And of course, that starts with ourselves. We must awaken ourselves, and we must keep the balance between being fully awake i.e. masters of our own reality, knowing that we create everything with our own energy, taking full responsibility for our lives as a manifestation of our own inner state of being; and between being of service, helping to awaken the sleeping masses, and doing everything we can to help people through these times. And you know what the best part is? It's fun. Believe it or not, the universe actually wants us to be happy, it doesn't want us to suffer. And the more we work with the universe, the happier we become, the less we suffer.

By Matt Monarch

What the Raw Food Advocates Don't Preach

When I first read about becoming a Raw Foodist, I couldn’t wait to start. And I didn’t. Overnight I abandoned my bachelor’s diet of burgers, Subways, chicken patties, and burritos for raw vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds. I couldn’t wait to experience increased energy, glowing physical perfection, and a longer healthier life.

After I took the big leap, many unexpected changes started happening; things I hadn’t read about like the negative physical side effects and the incredible spiritual dimension of being Raw. Within these pages are details that raw food advocates don’t preach and have not written about. In honest detail, Raw Spirit prepares you for the world you could be walking into if you choose to become Raw, or if you are already.

The second half of Raw Spirit is an extensive interview with Dr. Fred Bisci, PhD, 40 year raw food pioneer, and Master Nutritionist. Included is Dr. Bisci’s Intermediate Healing Diet, a protocol similar to what he gives clients who want to heal from dis-ease. Although I feel 100% Raw is the optimal diet for the human body if done correctly, it may not be for you. This intermediate diet, containing some cooked foods, can be adopted as your daily diet for health and healing; or it can be used to transition safely and easily to your new Raw Lifestyle.

Raw Spirit has much to offer:

Those who want to heal through diet;
Those who want to stay Raw, but keep falling back into cooked food;
Those who are Raw and may run into future problems;
Those who are Raw and feeling confused and rejected;
Those looking into Raw. What they can expect.

Table of Contents

Forward, by Paul Nison

Part I - Raw Spirit

Introduction
I Belong On Another Planet
Socializing
Physical Changes
How do I do the Raw Diet Right?!?
Too Much Fruit
Transitioning
This Too Shall Pass
Dreaming About Food
Over Eating
Eating Disorders
Medical Drugs, Recreational Drugs, Cigarettes, and Alcohol
Colonics
Systematically Under Eating
Late Night Snack
Dangers in the Long Run
Eat Nuts
Spiritual Rebirth
Meditation
Sex and the Raw Diet
Conclusion
My Diet

Part II

Interview with Dr. Fred Bisci

Here are the questions that Dr. Fred Bisci answers in this book, Raw Spirit.

Not many people understand what happens to their body on a cellular level when they improve their diet. Do you feel that understanding this concept would result in much better health amongst the Raw Food community?

Can you talk a little about how someone can become cleaner on a cellular level?

Why is it bad to go back and forth from a Raw Food Diet to a cooked food diet?

Why is it necessary to leave something out of our diet completely if we want to heal? Why can't we cheat just a little bit every once in a while?

What is the order of food groups that one should leave out of their diet from first to last?

I mention in this book that a raw food eater is more sensitive to polluted air than a cooked food eater. Do you feel your health is suffering because you are a Raw Foodist living in NY air pollution?

Why do you think Dr. Norman Walker lived to be such an old age?

What kinds of problems can someone run into who eats too much fruit?

How much fruit is too much?

You have mentioned that long term raw food eaters can run into problems if given pharmaceutical or intravenous drugs. Why is this?

You have been on a raw diet for over four decades. Have you ever encountered a problem with medical drugs?

Do you feel that raw food eaters should be raising their newborn babies Raw?

I don't know anyone that is a bigger animal lover then you. How do you recommend someone raise his or her pet?

How do you feel about the use of alcohol?

How do you feel about the use of marijuana?

Do you feel that colonics are important?

Do you feel that one needs to do colonics to be successful on a raw food diet?

I have talked to you about how I have had gas and waste problems ever since I became Raw. Is this normal?

Even when I am eating really well, feeling emotionally okay, and have been eliminating fine, inevitably after two weeks, gas and waste build up in my system and I need to do a colonic.

I do colonics a couple times per month. Is it bad to do it this many times?

Is it possible to do too many colonics?

How do you feel about Bernard Jensen's psyllium and bentonite cleanse?

After I did the psyllium bentonite cleanse I started to experience the energy fields that I mention in this book for the first time. Can you comment on that?

How do you feel about the aluminum content in bentonite clay, one of the major ingredients of Bernard Jensen's cleanse?

Do you think this Bernard Jensen's cleanse would drastically improve someone's health and level of cleanliness?

When I was eating cooked foods, I ate everything and anything and never had any noticeable digestive problems. Why, now that I'm Raw, must I contend with annoying digestive upsets (gas) whenever I eat bad food combinations?

Some people say that you shouldn't mix too many types of fats at one meal. How do you feel about that?

What are your thoughts on Hyperbaric Medicine?

Why do you feel that raw food eaters seem to be dying at the same age as cooked food eaters?

Why are those that have been eating a raw diet for many decades at more risk of running into serious complications compared to others?

Why are eating nuts so important for a raw food eater in the long run?

You have been on a Raw Diet for 40 years. It would be very hard for you to go back to eating foods that are not raw. If you could do it all over again, would you add any other foods into your diet?

How about adding raw goat's milk or raw cheese to your diet?

How old do you think someone could live in this day and age if they committed to an optimal Raw Diet?

Do you feel that eating once a day is a big key for longevity?

Do you feel that systematically under eating is a big key in longevity?

Do you feel that exercise is key to longevity?

Do you think that drinking vegetable juice is necessary to succeed on a Raw Diet?

Does the body of a raw food eater handle stress better?

Do you believe that Breatharianism is possible?

Do you feel that supplements are necessary for a raw food eater?

I have heard you say that many spiritual things happen to the person that becomes a 100% raw food eater. Can you talk about any of those spiritual experiences?

What has a Raw Diet done to your brain (memory)?

Do you feel that men should conserve their sperm?

Can someone eliminate all of his or her Sexual Transmitted Diseasess (STD's) on a raw food diet?

Is a raw food diet the best way to deal with degenerative diseases?

What is your diet like? How many times a day do you normally eat?

About the Authour

Matt Monarch is a 100% Raw; his diet consists of only raw vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds.

After five years of eating a 100% raw food diet, Matt was inspired to write a book called Raw Spirit. He wanted to share information that he thought needed to be out there. Currently, Matt lives in Ojai, California.

By Matt Monarch

The Key to 100% Raw Vegan Longevity

Have you been reluctant to eat 100% raw because you are afraid of doing it wrong?

It is true that many long-term raw vegans suffer from deficiencies, health and dental complications. Most Raw Pioneers are dying between the ages of 80 and 93. If the raw diet is so amazing, why aren't we living decades longer than cooked food eaters?

Raw Success is the key to longevity on a 100% raw vegan diet. With information that has never before been introduced, these new concepts mark a turning point for the raw lifestyle!

# Understand how to succeed with a 100% raw food lifestyle
# Find your Optimal Raw Diet: not too extreme, not too lax – just right for you
# Protect yourself from the detrimental effects of the environment

The information revealed in Raw Success will open your eyes wide to the truth.

It is my intention that this book serves as a complete guide to your Raw Success. Thus, for those just beginning, I have included the popular article, How to Go Raw, which outlines steps for transitioning to a raw lifestyle. My hope is that these pages add years of vital living for the person new to raw, as well as for the Raw Food Pioneers that have been on this journey for many decades.

About the Authour

Matt Monarch is a 100% Raw; his diet consists of only raw vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds.

After five years of eating a 100% raw food diet, Matt was inspired to write a book called Raw Spirit. He wanted to share information that he thought needed to be out there. Currently, Matt lives in Ojai, California.  

By Rhonda Malkmus

344 pages of recipes and information including: What are we feeding our children? (From birth to adults). 

By Serene Allison

This book has 143 pages with a wonderful variety of uncooked recipes to inspire you to follow your desire for a better life of abundant energy and abounding health.

It is the ideal book for those wanting to learn about raw food recipes.

The New Science of Colloidal Biology

By Annie Padden Jubb and David Jubb

Paperback, 228 pages

This book provides a scientific explanation for cancer through an analysis of the blood. The Jubbs explain how LifeFood nutrition - a diet rich in vegetarian foods found wild in nature and served uncooked - can detoxify and rejuvenate the body. Included are four herbal formulas for making colloidal medicines for proper hydration. These alkaline beverages can be readily absorbed to purify "dirty blood" - acidic and full of toxins - making the body inhospitable to cancer. "Secrets of an Alkaline Body" is informatively illustrated and includes testimonials from clients who have successfully cleared cancer from their bodies using the Jubbs' techniques. 

By Elysa Markowitz

Personal blending can be so much fun. Discover that not only can you create yummy mouth watering smoothies but also whip up delicious tasting recipes such as dressings, pestos, sauces, soups, sorbets, and more! 

Gabriel Cousins

Format: Paperback, 628 pages
Other Information:  illustrations
Published In:  United States, 01 July 2004

Dr. Cousens shares an exciting new paradigm of the meaning of nutrition and assimilation in Spiritual Nutrition. His practical, comprehensive approach to spiritual nutrition presents a diet system that is based on the relationship of the colour of the food eaten to the corresponding rainbow colours of the human chakra system. The book discusses some of the major nutritional questions that are important in empowering individuals to develop personal diets that are appropriate to their lifestyles and spiritual practices.

When we eat, can we feed the soul as well as the body? Can a diet have impact on spirituality? Spiritual Nutrition empowers readers to develop personal diets that are appropriate to their lifestyles and spiritual practices. Drawing on 14 years of clinical experience and research, Dr. Gabriel Cousens discusses nutritional issues that can help answer these questions, including raw vs. cooked food; high vs. low protein; the concepts of assimilation and fasting; alkaline/acid balance; attitudes about food; nutrients, energy, and structure building.

In addition, Cousens shares his new dietary system of "spiritual nutrition" that is based on the relationship that the color of the food has to corresponding colors of the human chakra system, hence, the "rainbow diet." For true nourishment, he strongly promotes the connection of diet to meditation, fellowship, wisdom, and love.

Reviews

 "[This book] will become a standard for ages to come, against which all other books will be measured and put into perspective of relative importance. The author leads us beyond the limited precepts of nutrition into the realms of Divinity."
 - From the Preface by Viktoras Kulvinskas

"...arguably the best book on diet from both a health and a spiritual point of view ever to see print."
 - Meditation Magazine

"Dr. Gabriel Cousens is a true Yogi. This book is a cosmic how-to book that focuses on methods to spiritualize the physical body, thus creating a vehicle for Enlightenment, here and now."
 - Sharon Gannon

"This is a stunning advance over similar books in the field. It opens up the real possibility that nutrition has finally entered a new age. Better yet, this effort draws from both the best and most recent science and the eternal roots of esoterica, a full meal for the most critical reader."
 - Lee Sannella

"...probably the most detailed description ever written of the role of diet and Kundalini in the transformation of body, mind, and spirit."
 - Barbara Marx Hubbard

About the Author

Dr. Gabriel Cousens, M.D. is an internationally celebrated spiritual teacher, author, lecturer, world peace-worker, and physician of the soul. He is the world’s foremost physician promoting live-food nutrition for physical health and spiritual growth. He received his M.D. degree from Columbia Medical School in 1969, and completed his psychiatry residency in 1973. As a leading researcher and practitioner in the field of rejuvenation, he specializes in the healing of many chronic degenerative diseases. To the healing process he also brings experience as a homeopathic physician (M.D. (H)), Diplomate in Ayurveda, family therapist, and live-food nutritionist

Dr. Cousens is also a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.), a Rebbe who has received rabbinical initiation, a student of Ecstatic Kabbalah since 1986, a certified Senior Essene Teacher in the Kabbalistic tradition, a recognized Yogi, a four-year Sundancer adopted into the Lakota Nation, and the White Buffalo Spirit Dance Chief.

He is the author of a number of titles, including Conscious Eating (hailed by many as the “Bible of Vegetarianism”), Spiritual Nutrition, Depression-Free for Life, Sevenfold Peace, and Tachyon Energy: A New Paradigm in Holistic Healing, co-authored with David Wagner, the creator of the Tachyon process. Dr. Cousens presents seminars worldwide on many topics including health and nutrition, psycho-spiritual healing, meditation, and spiritual awareness.

Dr. Cousens founded and directs the Tree of Life Foundation, Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center, and Tree of Life Health Practice in Patagonia, Arizona. He is a frequent guest on popular radio talk shows, and has published articles in health journals and popular magazines on a number of health, nutrition, and social topics.

By David Wolfe

Paperback, 342 pages.  Over 50 full-colour illustrations
Published In:  United States, 29 June 2009

Superfoods comprise a specific set of edible, incredibly nutritious plants that cannot be entirely classified as foods or medicines, because they combine positive aspects of both. Superfoods are vibrant, nutritionally dense foods that have recently become widely available and which offer tremendous dietary and healing potential.

The scientific evidence in this book outlines the discovery that superfoods are an essential part of a balanced diet and allow us to get more nutrition with less eating. Most of us have had the experience of eating all day just to keep our blood sugar up while receiving very little nourishment in the process. We also know that most of the conventional foods and fast foods today are nothing but empty calories. Because the nutrients in conventional foods are commonly depleted through processing, we must turn to new possibilities for whole and balanced nutrition.Superfoods represent a uniquely promising piece of the nutrition puzzle, as they are great sources of clean protein, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, antioxidants, good fats and oils, essential fatty and amino acids, and other nutrients.

This new overview by bestselling raw food expert David Wolfe gives detailed information on nutritive, sustainable, and delicious superfoods such as goji berries, cacao beans (raw chocolate), maca, spirulina, bee products, hemp seed, and a host of others. 

Each superfood is described in detail, accompanied by easy and delicious recipes. This accessible guide presents persuasive arguments, based on sound science, for the pivotal role of superfoods in promoting nutritional excellence, health and well-being, beauty enhancement, sustainable agriculture, and the transformation of diet, lifestyle, and planet.

A Q&A with David Wolfe

Question: What are superfoods?

David Wolfe: Superfoods are the greatest foods identified by the greatest civilizations in the history of the world. They are foods that have a whole array of tricks under their sleeve. They are extremely easy to use and agree with a lot of different body types and metabolisms.

Question: What contributions are you making in the world? What are you here to share with us?

David Wolfe: My goal is to make raw foods, superfoods, superherbs, and the best chocolate ever an option for everyone on the planet. I want to make becoming healthy simpler, easier, and more fun than ever before.

Question: Tell us about the goji berry. What is in it? How about the cacao bean? What is in cacao? Isn’t this the food that we make chocolate out of?

David Wolfe: The goji berry is a complete protein source with extraordinary levels of antioxidants, levels of carotenes (according to studies, the more carotenes you eat, the longer you live) which have been shown to be present in primates. The goji berry is easy to eat for people of all ages. It also assists with the digestion of other food. It is considered the number one medicinal herb in Chinese medicine--which has a 5,000 year history of about 8,000 herbs. It improves our ability to secrete HGH naturally and it the only food known to do so.

Cacao has a higher concentration of magnesium, chromium, iron, and antioxidants than any food in the world. Cacao is also exceedingly rich in copper, zinc, and manganese. Cacao contains fat-soluble forms of all of these minerals, which is unusual. Research has proven this food is associated with longevity. The cacao bean is chocolate, chocolate is cacao--you cannot have chocolate without cacao. Basically, chocolate is a nut butter made out of cacao beans. Chocolate contains PEAs, chemicals associated with falling in love, anandamide, the bliss chemical, and theobromine, which improves our cardiovascular health. Contrary to some opinions, cacao is very low in caffeine.

Reviews

“Is there anyone more passionate, dedicated, or knowledgeable about the tremendous benefits of superfoods to our bodies, minds, and planet? Not likely. Wherever you are in terms of what goes in your mouth, David Wolfe presents a compelling claim to add a little more vitality to your plate.”
—Angela Bassett, actress and author

“A path of visionary nutrition informed by David Wolfe’s book Superfoods will lift body and soul to a higher evolutionary vibration. Raw food and David Wolfe’s guidance have had a transformative power in our lives.”
—Alex and Allyson Grey, artists and co-founders of the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors

“David Wolfe has written a brilliant, wisdom-filled, illuminating book that is essential reading for everyone interested in reaching optimal health! Superfoods are indeed the food of the future for a healthier world.”
—Patricia Bragg, N.D., Ph.D., author and health crusader

“David has written the ultimate guidebook to connect us with the superfoods that will transform us into the supernatural beings that we truly all are! … David has inspired divine superfood creations beyond my wildest dreams—and more!”
—Roxanne Klein, world-renowned chef and founder, Roxanne’s Fine Cuisine

“David Wolfe is a nutritionist’s nutritionist. His knowledge in the fields of raw foods, superfoods, herbs, and chocolate are unsurpassed in the world.”
—John Gray, Ph.D., author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

“David Wolfe has become a dedicated expert in the field of living and superfoods. Anything he writes, I personally read and support. I consider David Wolfe’s works on superfoods a must read.”
—Jay Kordich (“The Father of Juicing”), author and entrepreneur

“Nutrition author, expert, and orator David ‘Avocado’ Wolfe continues to be a shining example of Success in America. His knowledge of superfood nutrition will astonish you and give you just that perfect piece of health advice that you have been looking for.”
—Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series

“The knowledge David Wolfe brings us is vital for reaching the ultimate level of health, clarity, and understanding about the power of foods to heal ourselves and the planet. I believe that David, with his wealth of information, is hands-down one of the most important people of this century.”
—Justin BUA, artist and author of The Beat of Urban Art

“David Wolfe’s commitment, not just to humanity but to Mother Earth herself, is second to none. He has discovered the gift of his true purpose and is unabashedly sharing it with the world. The energy of compassion and pure love that he pours into every plant and everyone is the same. I know few people more committed to us all finding our inner joy through the miracle of growing and eating the best food ever and thereby experiencing everyday as The Best Day Ever.”
—Demian Lichtenstein, motion picture producer and director

"Anyone who is ready to experiment with this class of foods can grab this book and get a complete overview of not only what a superfood is, but how one can effectively use them in their personal diet... The information in this book is absolutely complete."
—Raw Food Right Now

"Perhaps in this day and age of snippets and sound bytes we have simply lost the art of listening and deep thought. But David Wolfe is what I'd call a 'thinking man'...his infectious enthusiasm leaves you with that old line from the movie When Harry Met Sally dancing on your tongue...'I'll have what he’s having!'"
—Purely Delicious

“[Superfoods] was like eating a potato chip, I couldn't just stop at one page, or even one chapter! In today's society, trying to eat healthy isn't easy… Fortunately, raw-foods guru and world-renowned nutritionist David Wolfe is here to help guide us to the most powerful foods and best health available.”
—PrissyGreen.com

“During these challenging times, we really need food to help us, and we really need to eat food that's going to help the planet. David is one of the Superheroes of the Superfood movement. And this book is an amazing tool for transforming your life.”
—Beth Lapides

    * Paperback: 417 pages
    * Publisher: BenBella Books; 1 edition (May 11, 2006)

Part Medical Thriller, Part Governmental Expose and Part Nutrition Manual. Dr. Campbell issues a stark warning against the imminent "Atkins Backlash". This is NOT a diet book. Consumers are bombarded with conflicting messages regarding health and nutrition; the market is flooded with popular titles like "The Atkins Diet" and "The South Beach Diet". Dr. Campbell cuts through the haze of misinformation and delivers an insightful message to anyone living with cancer, diabetes, heart disease, obesity and those concerned with the effect of ageing. Dr. Campbell challenges the validity of these low-carb fad diets and issues a startling warning to their followers. "The New York Times" has recognised the study ("China-Oxford-Cornell Diet and Health Project") as the "Grand Prix of epidemiology" and the "most comprehensive large study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease".

Reviews
[These] findings from the most comprehensive large study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease are challenging much of American dietary dogma."  —The New York Times

"Reflects the profound changes that industrialization is bringing to diet and disease patterns in China, statistics that have had an impact on reevaluating dietary policy in the United States and worldwide."  —Washington Post

"This is one of the most important books about nutrition ever written—reading it may save your life."  —Dean Ornish, MD, Oprah Winfrey's personal physician, author, Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease and Love & Survival

"Today, AICR [American Institute for Cancer Research] advocates a predominantly plant-based diet for lower cancer risk because of the great work Dr. Campbell and just a few other visionaries began 25 years ago."  —Marilyn Gentry, president, AICR

"The most important book on health, diet and nutrition ever written. Its impact will only grow over time and it will ultimately improve the health and longevity of tens of millions of people around the world."  —John Mackey, CEO, Whole Foods

The Truth About the China Study The China Study: Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health by T. Colin Campbell New: Read Dr. Campbell's response to this review and my response to Dr. Campbell. See also Denise Minger's excellent critique of The China Study and my my critical review of Dr. Campbell's animal research. "Eating foods that contain any cholesterol above 0 mg is unhealthy." -- T. Colin Campbell, The China Study It was growing up on one of the many dairy farms of the rural American landscape, long before the China Study had taken place, and yet longer before the book was written, that the young T. Colin Campbell formed the views that would shape the early portion of his career. Cow's milk, "Nature's most perfect food," was central to the existence of his family and community. Most of the food that Campbell's family ate they produced themselves. Campbell milked cows from the age of five through his college years. He studied animal nutrition at Cornell, and did his PhD research on ways to make cows and sheep grow faster so the American food supply could be pumped up with more and more protein.1 Fast forward to the present. Campbell is now on the advisory board of the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine,2 which describes itself as "a nonprofit organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research,"3 but whose opposition to the use of animal foods reflects its ties to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and other animal rights groups.4 The China Study Hits Shelves Campbell's new book The China Study: Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health hit shelves in January 2005 and details the turning points in his post-graduate research that led him to become a famed opponent of animal foods and an advocate of the vegan diet. It takes the reader on a tour through Campbell's early animal experiments, which he interpreted to implicate animal protein as a primary cause of cancer, through the massive epidemiological study after which the book was named. Only 39 of 350 pages are actually devoted to the China Study. The bold statement on page 132 that "eating foods that contain any cholesterol above 0 mg is unhealthy,"5 is drawn from a broad — and highly selective — pool of research. Yet chapter after chapter reveals a heavy bias and selectivity with which Campbell conducted, interpreted, and presents his research. Dietary Protein and Cancer The first strike against the pro-protein mantra Campbell had inherited from his nutritional forbears came while he was studying the relationship between aflatoxin (AF), a mold-related contaminant often found in peanut butter, and cancer in the Philippines. Campbell was informed by a colleague that, although the areas with the highest consumption of peanut butter had the highest incidence of liver cancer, it was the children of the "best-fed families," who consumed the most protein, who were getting liver cancer. Whether the best-fed Pilipino families ate the many staples of modern affluent diets like refined breads and sugars isn't mentioned.6 This observation was corroborated by a study published in "an obscure medical journal," that fed AF to two groups of rats, one consuming a 5% protein diet, one consuming a 20% protein diet, in which every rat in the latter group got liver cancer or its precursor lesions, and none in the former group got liver cancer or precursor lesions.7 Campbell went on to investigate the possible relationship between nutritional factors, including protein, and cancer, a study that proceeded for 19 years with NIH funding.8 His conclusion was revolutionary and provocative: while chemical carcinogens may initiate the cancer process, dietary promoters and anti-promoters control the promotion of cancer foci,9 and it is nutritional factors, not chemical carcinogens, that are the ultimate deciding factors in the development of cancer.10 Yet the 19 years of research into this project leave us with more questions than answers, and have left T. Colin Campbell with a foundation of unsupported conclusions upon which he has built his tower of vegan propaganda. Campbell began his studies using AF as an initiator of cancer foci and the milk protein casein as the promoter protein of study. His results corroborated the earlier results of other researchers: a dose-response curve existed for AF and cancer on a 20% casein diet, but disappeared on a 5% casein diet.11 He found that adjusting the protein intake of the same rats could turn cancer promotion on and off as if with a switch,12 and found casein to have the same effect when other cancer initiators, such as the hepatitis B virus, were used.13 Rather than throwing a blanket accusation at all protein, Campbell acknowledged that the study of other proteins would be required before generalizing, just as the study of other cancer initiators would be required before generalizing to them. Wheat and soy protein were both studied in lieu of casein, and both were found not to have the cancer-promoting effect of casein.14 Amazingly, Campbell's reluctance to make unwarranted generalizations ends here. After briefly describing some research finding a protective effect of carotenoids against cancer, Campbell concludes this chapter of The China Study by noting the following overarching pattern: "nutrients from animal-based foods increased tumor development while nutrients from plant-based foods decreased tumor development."15 (His italics.) Campbell Jumps the Gun... The generalization from the milk protein casein to all "nutrients from animal-based foods" is clearly unwarranted. If Campbell took caution to study the issue further before generalizing from casein to all proteins, why didn't he take the same caution before generalizing from casein to all animal proteins or all animal nutrients? Indeed, in later pages of The China Study, Campbell acknowledges that he is making this generalization: ". . . casein, and very likely all animal proteins, may be the most relevant cancer-causing substances that we consume."16 Why this generalization is "very likely" to be true is left unexplained. Campbell is aware that casein has been uniquely implicated in health problems, and dedicates an entire chapter of The China Study to casein's capacity to generate autoimmune diseases.17 Whey protein appears to have a protective effect against colon cancer that casein does not have.18 Any effect of casein, then, cannot be generalized to other milk proteins, let alone all animal proteins. Other questions, such as what effect different types of processing have on casein's capacity to promote tumor growth, remain unanswered. Pasteurization, low-temperature dehydration, high-temperature spray-drying (which creates carcinogens), and fermentation all affect the structure of casein differently and thereby would affect its physiological behavior. What powdered, isolated casein does to rats tells us little about what traditionally consumed forms of milk will do to humans and tells us nothing that we can generalize to all "animal nutrients." Furthermore, Campbell fails to address the problems of vitamin A depletion from excess isolated protein, unsupported by the nutrient-dense fats which accompany protein foods in nature. Update From September, 2010: Campbell never tells us in The China Study that the same low-casein diet that protected the rats against aflatoxin-induced cancer actually dramatically increased the vulnerability of these rats to the acute toxicity of aflatoxin, or that the high-casein diets provided tbe rats with dramatic protection against cancer when they were fed before or during the aflatoxin dosing rather than after. He also never tells us that casein and plant proteins behaved exactly the same when the limiting amino acid of the specific plant protein was provided, as would occur on a diet of mixed foods. To read more about these and other omissions, you can read my September, 2010 article The Curious Case of Campbell's Rats: Does Protein Deficiency Prevent Cancer? Lessons from China — The China Project Itself In the early 1980s, along with Chen Junshi, Li Junyao, and Richard Peto, T. Colin Campbell presided over the mammoth epidemiological study referred to as the China Project, or China Study. The New York Times called the China Study "the Grand Prix of epidemiology," and it gathered data on 367 variables across sixty-five counties and 6,500 adults. Amazingly, from the more than 8,000 statistically significant associations found in the China Study, Campbell was able to draw a single unifying principle: "People who ate the most animal-based foods got the most chronic disease. . . . People who ate the most plant-based foods were the healthiest and tended to avoid chronic disease." 19 The study utilized recall questionnaires, direct observation and measurement of intakes over a three-day period, and blood samples.20 The blood samples were combined into large pools for each village and each sex.21 This had the drawback of dramatically decreasing the number of data points relative to the enormous number of correlations being generated, and the advantage of allowing the blood to be tested for many, many more variables than would be testable using individual samples. One of the benefits of the China Study's design was that the genetic stock of the study subjects had little variation, while there was wide variation among cancer and other disease rates. While the dietary surveys were conducted in the autumn of 1983,22 the mortality rates were taken a decade earlier in 1973 through 1975. 23 Rural areas were thus deliberately selected to ensure that the people in the area had for the most part lived in the area all their lives and had been eating the same foods native and traditional to that area, so that the mortality data would reliably match the dietary data. One of the drawbacks of the China Study was that nutrient intakes were determined from food composition tables, rather than measured directly from foods.24 This disallowed any consideration of differences in nutrient composition of foods in different areas due to soil quality, which was a primary theme of Weston Price's research. Another drawback of the China Study was that the questionnaire did not adequately account for the diversity of animal foods. Questions about the frequency of consumption of sea food, meat, eggs, and milk were included, but questions about organ meats and insects were not included on the questionnaire, nor was fish differentiated from shell fish, despite the very different nutrient profiles of these foods.25 Additionally, the autumn dietary survey could not take into account foods that were not in season at the time. Does the data match up? What is most shocking about the China Study is not what it found, but the contrast between Campbell's representation of its findings in The China Study, and the data contained within the original monograph. Campbell summarizes the 8,000 statistically significant correlations found in the China Study in the following statement: "people who ate the most animal-based foods got the most chronic disease."26 He also claims that, although it is "somewhat difficult" to "show that animal-based food intake relates to overall cancer rates," that nevertheless, "animal protein intake was convincingly associated in the China Study with the prevalence of cancer in families."27 ============================= Figure 1 Associations of Selected Variables with Mortality for All Cancers in the China Study Total Protein +12% Animal Protein +3% Fish Protein +7% Plant Protein +12% Total Lipids -6% Carbohydrates +23% Total Calories +16% Fat % Calories -17% Fiber +21% Fat (questionnaire) -29%* * statistically significant ** highly significant *** very highly significant ============================== (Data taken from the original monograph of the China Study.) But the actual data from the original publication paints a different picture. Figure 1 shows selected correlations between macronutrients and cancer mortality. Most of them are not statistically significant, which means that the probability the correlation is due to chance is greater than five percent. It is interesting to see, however, the general picture that emerges. Sugar, soluble carbohydrates, and fiber all have correlations with cancer mortality about seven times the magnitude of that with animal protein, and total fat and fat as a percentage of calories were both negatively correlated with cancer mortality. The only statistically significant association between intake of a macronutrient and cancer mortality was a modest negative correlation with total oil and fat intake as measured on the questionnaire. As an interesting aside, there was a highly significant negative correlation between cancer mortality and home-made cigarettes!28 Campbell's case for the association between animal foods and cancer within the China Study is embedded within an endnote. Campbell states: "Every single animal protein-related blood biomarker is significantly associated with the amount of cancer in a family."29 Following the associated endnote, these biomarkers were "plasma copper, urea nitrogen, estradiol, prolactin, testosterone, and, inversely, sex hormone binding globulin, each of which has been known to be associated with animal protein intake from previous studies."30 Since Campbell does not cite these "previous studies," the reader is left in the dark regarding the reliability of his assumptions. Blood biomarkers are generally associated with food intake patterns, rather than specific foods. Since food intake patterns differ in different populations, an association found between a biomarker in one population cannot necessarily be generalized to another.31 For example, people who eat more whole grains in a given population might have higher levels of vitamin C, even though whole grains do not contain vitamin C. This would be true in one population where people who eat whole grains tend to eat more fruits and vegetables, but untrue in another population. In other words, if the mysterious "previous studies" that Campbell doesn't cite were conducted in America, their data would be irrelevant to a study conducted in China, where food intake patterns could be very different. As we will see below, the China Study's own data indicated that these were not reliable biomarkers. It isn't at all clear why this roundabout and extremely unreliable way of measuring animal protein consumption is superior to the direct methods of the study, such as the food questionnaire and the dietary observations-- especially when they directly contradict each other! Of the biomarkers measured, estradiol only had a statistically significant relationship with animal protein in women under 45,where the correlation was positive as is true for sex hormone-binding globulin, both of which had negative correlations in women aged 55-64. There was no statistically significant relationship between animal protein and testosterone in men of any age, which were negatively correlated in all age groups, nor in females except those aged 55-64, where the correlation was positive. Plasma prolactin was only statistically significantly related to animal protein consumption in the oldest group of females (positively) and was negatively correlated in other age groups.32 Only urea nitrogen and copper were consistent and significant indicators of animal protein consumption, and of these two only copper was significantly related to cancer mortality. 33 It is difficult to see how Campbell can so emphatically draw the conclusion that animal foods are the cause of most diseases from this data. Update From September, 2010: Denise Minger has now produced a much more extensive critique of the China Study data, thoroughly refuting all of Dr. campbell's claims. I highly recommend reading it here: The China Study: Fact or Fallacy? China Study Tells Only Half the Story? By the title, one would expect The China Study to contain objective and complete information derived from the China Study. Page one touts "real science" above "junk science" and "fad diets." Yet Campbell consistently presents only half the story -- at best -- through the duration of the book. In Part II, Campbell presents evidence incriminating animal products as the cause of nearly every disease. He cites several health care practitioners, including Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Jr. and Dr. Dean Ornish, who claim to have been able to reverse heart disease with plant-based diets,34 and cites the Papua New Guinea Highlanders as an example of a traditional society without the occurrence of heart disease. Yet the pages of The China Study make no mention of George Mann's and other researcher's extensive study of the heart-healthy Masai or the healthy primitives of Weston Price, who relied extensively on fatty animal foods. That the programs of Ornish and Esselstyn involved more than abstention from animal foods-- especially the program of Ornish, of which diet is only a small part-- is not seen as a confounding factor that detracts from our ability to incriminate animal foods in heart disease. Nor does he bother to mention the cannibalism or the swollen bellies of children that accompanies the protein-starved diet of the New Guinea highlands.35 In The China Study's discussion of diabetes, Dr. Campbell concludes that "high-fiber, whole, plant-based foods protect against diabetes, and high-fat, high-protein, animal-based foods promote diabetes."36 He discusses the possible role of cow's milk (an animal food) in causing type one diabetes via an autoimmune reaction,37 but makes no mention that wheat gluten (a plant food) has been implicated in Type 1 diabetes by a similar process.38 He similarly fails to mention the role of fructose consumption (from plant foods) in causing insulin resistance,39, 40 and the increase in high fructose corn syrup consumption that has paralleled the increase in diabetes. Campbell discusses the suspected role of animal foods in causing prostate cancer, but makes no mention of the potent preventative role current research is attributing to vitamin A, a nutrient found in animal foods.42 He devotes 19 pages of The China Study to discussing the role of cow's milk in causing autoimmune diseases,43 but zero pages to the role of wheat gluten in causing autoimmune diseases.44 Campbell reiterates the myth that dietary fat and cholesterol contribute to Alzheimer's and discusses the potential protective effects of plant foods,45 but makes no mention of the protective effect of DHA, an animal-based nutrient, that is currently being investigated and has been known about for years.46 The China Study frequently ignores the contribution of animal foods to certain classes of nutrients, such as B vitamins and carotenes. Both classes of nutrients are assumed to come from plant foods, despite egg yolks and milk from pastured animals being a good source of carotenes, and the high B vitamin content of liver. The most curious of such statements is one found on page 220, where Campbell declares, "Folic acid is a compound derived exclusively from plant-based foods such as green and leafy vegetables."47 (My italics.) This is a fascinating statement, considering that chicken liver contains 5.76 mcg/g of folate, compared to 1.46 mcg/g for spinach!48 A cursory look through the USDA database reveals that the most folate-dense foods are organ meats. The China Study contains many excellent points in its criticism of the health care system, the overemphasis on reductionism in nutritional research, the influence of industry on research, and the necessity of obtaining nutrients from foods. But its bias against animal products and in favor of veganism permeates every chapter and every page. Less than a page of comments are spent in total discussing the harms of refined carbohydrate products. Campbell exercises caution when generalizing from casein to plant proteins, but freely generalizes from casein to animal protein. He entirely ignores the role of wheat gluten, a plant product, in autoimmune diseases, so he can emphasize the role of milk protein, an animal product. The book, while not entirely without value, is not about the China Study, nor is it a comprehensive look at the current state of health research. It would be more aptly titled, A Comprehensive Case for the Vegan Diet, and the reader should be cautioned that the evidence is selected, presented, and interpreted with the goal of making that case in mind. New: Read Dr. Campbell's response to this review and my response to Dr. Campbell. See also Denise Minger's excellent critique of The China Study and my my critical review of Dr. Campbell's animal research. End Notes [1] Campbell, T. Colin, PhD, with Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health, Dallas: BenBella Books, 2004, p. 4. [2] http://www.pcrm.org/about [3] http://www.pcrm.org [4]http://www.activistcash.com/organization_overview.cfm/oid/23 [5] Campbell, p. 132. [6] ibid, p. 36. [7] Ibid, pp. 36-37. [8] Ibid, p. 48. [9] Ibid, p. 50. [10] Ibid, p. 56. [11] Ibid, p. 59. [12] Ibid, p. 62. [13] Ibid, p. 63. [14] Ibid, p. 60. [15] Ibid, p. 66. [16] Ibid, p. 104. [17] Ibid, p. 183-201. [18] Hakkak, et al., "Dietary Whey Protein Protects against Azoxymethane-induced Colon Tumors in Male Rats," Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, Vol. 10, 555-558, May 2001. [19] Campbell, p 7. [20] Campbell, p. 73. [21] Ibid, p. 355. [22] Junshi, Chen, T. Colin Campbell, Li Junyao, and Richard Peto, Diet, Life-style and Mortality in China: A Study of the Characteristics of 65 Chinese Counties, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990, p. 6. [23] Ibid, p 1. [24] Ibid, p. 16. [25] Ibid, p. 850. [26] Campbell, p. 7. [27] Ibid, p. 88. [28] Junshi, p. 106. [29] Campbell, p. 89. [30] Ibid, p. 376. [31] Ness, et al., "Plasma Vitamin C: What Does it Measure?" Public Health Nutr., 1999 March 2 (1):51-4. [32] Junshi, p. 572. [33] Ibid, p. 106. [34] Campbell, 125-130. [35] Diamond, Jared, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1999, p 149. [36] Campbell, p 151. [37] Ibid, p. 146. [38] Braly, James, M.D., and Ron Hoggan, M.A., Dangerous Grains, New York: Penguin Putnam, 2002, p. 124. [39] Mayes, Peter A., "Intermediary Metabolism of Fructose," Am J Clin Nutr 1993;58(suppl):754S-65S. [40] Hollenbeck, Clarie B., "Dietary Fructose Effects on Lipoprotein Metabolism and Risk for Coronary Artery Disease," Am J Clin Nutr 1993;58(suppl):800S-9S. [41] Campbell, p. 177-182. [42] McCormick, et al., "Chemoprevention of rat prostate carcinogenesis by 9-cis-retinoic acid," Cancer Res. 1999 Feb 1;59(3):521-4. [43] Campbell, pp. 183-201. [44] Braly, 117-133. [45] Campbell, p 220. [46] Calon, et. al., "Dohosahexaenoic Acid Protects from Dendritic Pathology in an Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model," Neuron, Vol 43, 633-645, 2 September 2004 [47] Campbell, p 220. [48] USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 17.

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Paperback: 381 pages

Experience the Optimal Health You Were Meant to Have

Bibically Based-Scientifically Validated-Personally Evidenced Hallelujah! A diet that finally ties food and health together with common sense. Stressing the healing power of food and how its proper use restores the body to a natural state, this book provides life-changing and life-saving information, recipes,and eating plans that have been proven safe and miraculously successful.

By Dr Stanley Jacob, Dr Ronald M. Lawrence & Martin Zucker

Paperback: 272 pages

The definitive book on the amazing pain reliever MSM - by the pioneer doctor who discovered its effects and benefits

MSM, or methylsulfonylmethane, is the first safe, natural, side-effect-free remedy for many types of pain and inflammatory conditions. In this authoritative look at MSM, Drs. Stanley Jacob and Ronald Lawrence reveal how to tap into the benefits of this amazing "miracle" compound. Experienced in the successful treatment of thousands of patients for pain, they explain how to take MSM--how much, when, with what foods, and in what form--to relieve pain in its many varieties, including:

Degenerative arthritis
Chronic back pain
Chronic headache
Muscle pain
Fibromyalgia
Tendintis and bursitis
Carpal tunnel syndrome
TMJ
Post-traumatic pain and inflammation
Allergies
and more

"Here is something natural, a supplement that appears to be safe and is helping many people. Why shouldn't you be one of them?"-- William Regelson, M.D., coauthor of The Melatonin Miracle

About the Authors:

Stanley W. Jacob, M.D., is director of the DMSO Clinic and professor of surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland.

Neurologist Ronald M. Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., is a founding member of the International Association for the Study of Pain and the American Association for the Study of Headaches.

Health writer Martin Zucker has written extensively on natural healing, nutrition, fitness, and alternative medicine for more than twenty years. 

By Dr N W Walker

Dr Walker explains in detail how processed foods destroy our health and shorten our lives, how firmness of body needs to be accompanied by mental soundness and character…then one’s entire being might possess ‘Vibrant Health’.

By Madison Cavanaugh

Paperback: 116 pages

The One-Minute Cure reveals a remarkable, scientifically proven natural therapy that creates an environment within the body where disease cannot thrive, thus enabilng the body to cure itself of disease. Over 6,100 articles in European scientific literature have attested to the effectiveness of this safe, inexpensive and powerful healing modality, and has been administered by an estimated 15,000 European doctors, naturopaths and homeopaths to more than 10 million patients in the past 70 years to successfully treat practically every known disease -- including but not limited to cancer, AIDS, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease. hepatitis, multiple sclerosis, herpes, Rheumatoid Arthritis and asthma.

Reviews:

The One-Minute Cure contains thoroughly researched material that indeed offers compelling evidence of a veritable cure-all for all diseases. Unlike other self-proclaimed 'cures' promoted by others in the name of profiteering, the author clearly has no other agenda than to bring this hope of healing to every man, woman and child who's in need of it. ---- Cheryl Jeter, Alternative Frontier Newsletter

I've never been this impressed with any health breakthrough that has surfaced in the natural health arena in the last few decades. The One-Minute Cure, which is validated by volumes of irrefutable scientific evidence, may quite possibly be the panacea that we've all been looking for. I believe it's the definitive answer to the cause, prevention and cure of a great many diseases that plague the world today. --Mark Chancellor, Medical Journalist, Los Angeles, California

by Dr. Robert O. Young & Shelley Redford Young.
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354 pages
Forward to this book written by:Jane Clayson Co-anchor for "The Early Show"

Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health

This straightforward and exceptional guide presents the basic steps needed to regain excellent health. Also offered are 150 simple and delicious recipes to make a transition diet all that easier. Your health depends on an alkaline environment created by eating foods such as tomatoes, avocados and green vegetables together with smaller portions of mildly acidic foods in an optimum 80/20 balance. Such an approach has been proven to be of life-changing benefit no matter what is your age, gender, or state of health.

The pH Miracle is not just another viewpoint on what is healthy living. Instead it is a major work showing why it is critical that we alkalize our bodies and how you can begin to achieve this.

The revolutionary, proven diet program empowers readers to take control of their health . Forget counting calories, fat grams, and cholesterol. Forget blood pressure, blood sugar, and hormone levels. The single most important health measurement is the pH level in the blood. THE pH MIRACLE unlocks the surprisingly crucial role pH balance plays in weight loss. For example, if the blood becomes overly acidic from eating too much of the wrong foods--wheat, meat, and cheese - it can lead to weight gain, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and more. The Youngs' proven program explains which foods to eat, which to avoid, and which supplements can help on the way towards optimal health and weight loss. In just weeks, readers will find they have more energy and will have shed pounds and inches. Also sprinkled throughout the book are short testimonials of people who were able to reverse cancer, improve their digestion, and lower their cholesterol by following these recommendations.

Chapter 1

    A new day is dawning. A day of truly holistic health, vitality, and well-being. A time of energizing our very cells, maximizing the life force of our bodies. An era of naturally lean and strong physiques! The pH Miracle is your key to letting that light into your life. It first helps you understand the revolutionary science I (Rob) call The New Biology, then explains the practical ways to change your diet and unleash the full power of your body to heal itself.

    In truth, the light came over the horizon more than a hundred years ago. But the radical work of some great pioneering scientists has been overlooked by a mainstream medical model so deeply involved with its own myths that it was blind to larger truths. Until now. Now we're going to peel off the blinders and look at an entirely new model of human health—and disease. Working from decades of exhaustive research - my own as well as the work of those early (ignored) pioneers — we'll discover the basic pathways to illness and wellness. You'll get the science, of course, but also the practical applications that will allow you to put the science to work for you.

     It's all about balance. The universe operates by keeping opposites in balance, and the universe contained within your body is no exception. When imbalance occurs, we get the signs of disease: low energy, fatigue, poor digestion, excess weight, foggy thinking, aches and pains, as well as major disorders. The pH Miracle is about reclaiming balance (health): energy, mental clarity, smooth operation of all body systems, clear, bright eyes and skin, and a lean, trim body. With the program in this book, all that will be yours within weeks.

     All you have to do is take a look around you to see that most people with our modern lifestyles are suffering from imbalance. They are obese. Tired. Prematurely aging. Perhaps you are too. Chances are at least one person you love is suffering from one of the top three killers in the United States — heart disease, cancer, or diabetes. When I ask the audience at one of my lectures how many of them have a family member with one of these big bad three, 70 to 80 percent raise their hands. In fact, half of us will die from heart disease or diabetes. A third will die from cancer.

     If you're like most people in our culture, at this point you're thinking, Well, you have to die of something. We've forgotten that it is natural to die — and to live — healthy! In fact, it is your birthright to live healthy, right up until the day you die. Making that vision a reality is the great gift of this program. And believe me, it has nothing to do with mapping the human genome, cutting-edge medical technologies, or even more powerful — and dangerous — pharmaceuticals. The good news is, the answer is much, much simpler than all that. And available right here and now. Today.

    The obvious clue is right there in the top three killers (cancer, heart disease, and diabetes). All are directly linked to diet. In fact, eight of the top ten causes of death in America today are (not to mention that diet is obviously the cause of the obesity of 60 percent of Americans). Eating the proper foods and getting the best nutrients, in balance, will help you avoid all that—along with the misery and poor quality of life that so often precede death, sometimes by decades. The simple secrets to finding the right combinations are what The pH Miracle is all about.

    Even mainstream medicine agrees: "Foods contain nutrients essential for normal metabolic function, and when problems arise, they result from imbalances in nutrient intake and from harmful interaction with other factors. For ... adult Americans who do not smoke and do not drink excessively, one personal choice seems to influence long-term health prospects more than any other — What We Eat" (from the 1988 "Surgeon General's Report on Health and Nutrition": Emphasis added).

    Since that landmark report from C. Everett Koop (and even before, depending on the circles you run in), Americans have been following one diet craze after another not only in an attempt to drop the excess baggage most of us are carrying around but also as a way to find our way back to good health. The result? We (as a country) are fatter than ever. And we're certainly no healthier.

    The problem is that while diet is the key not only to slimness but also to overall health and well-being, it has to be a diet that properly balances our body chemistry. But each and every one of the diets Americans have tried—including not just the "average American diet" but also such supposedly healthful regimens as low-fat diets, the food pyramid, and vegetarianism — create wildly imbalanced body chemistry. Even if one way of eating does get rid of extra pounds (usually temporarily) or lower cholesterol levels or lessen digestive trouble for some people, it does not fulfill the promise of simple good health. We're so used to our modern medical machinery, in fact, that good health seems anything but simple. I'm here to tell you: It is simple.

    Forget cholesterol counts. Forget calories and fat grams. Forget blood pressure, blood sugar, hormone levels, or any of the other markers of health you're used to at the doctor's office. It turns out that the single measurement most important to your health is the pH of your blood and tissues—how acidic or alkaline it is. Different areas of the body have different ideal pH levels, but blood pH is the most telling of all. Just as your body temperature is rigidly regulated, the blood must be kept in a very narrow pH range—mildly basic or alkaline. The body will go to great lengths to preserve that, including wreaking havoc on other tissues or systems.

    The pH level of our internal fluids affects every cell in our bodies. The entire metabolic process depends on an alkaline environment. Chronic over acidity corrodes body tissue, and if left unchecked will interrupt all cellular activities and functions, from the beating of your heart to the neural firing of your brain. In other words, over acidity interferes with life itself. It is (as we'll see in more detail in the next chapter) at the root of all sickness and disease.

    If that's not enough to get you interested in balancing your body pH naturally, nondestructively, keep this in mind: Over acidity is also what's keeping you fat (more about that later).

    The goal, then — and what this program allows you to do — is to create the proper alkaline balance within your body. The way to do that is by eating the proper balance of alkaline and acid foods. That means 80 percent of your diet must be alkalizing foods, like green vegetables. (That percentage will go down somewhat once you've successfully rebalanced yourself.) That leaves much smaller portions of acid foods (such as meat and grains) on our plates. In addition, carefully chosen, high-quality supplements will help you achieve and maintain pH balance. You'll learn more about all this in detail in later chapters.

    That's it. That's all there is to it. Get at least three-quarters of your plate covered with alkalizing food, use the supplements as explained in The pH Miracle, and you'll be good to go.

    The following chapters get into the details of why, and the remainder of the book shows you specifically what and how. You'll get the benefit of my own exhaustive research and the work of the great minds that have gone this road before me, and you'll also get Shelley's real-life, practical expertise in how to make all this happen for you.

    Bottom line: This program will bring you increased quality and quantity of life. I guarantee you'll see immediate improvement. Your energy will increase, you'll find new mental clarity and powers of concentration, you'll build strength and stamina, and you'll lose excess body fat while increasing muscle mass. You'll have bright eyes and clear skin. You'll look better. You'll improve your athletic performance. Your entire body will function more efficiently. Whatever health challenges you've been facing will improve and most likely evaporate altogether. In short, you'll regain all the effortless energy and wellness you thought was lost with your childhood. With the healing, wholeness, and rejuvenation that this program brings, you'll experience, possibly for the first time in your life, vibrant personal health.

    Over and over again, we've witnessed joy, relief, and renewed peace of mind in those who have turned a serious or chronic illness around, those who lost weight they had been battling for years, those whose cholesterol levels dropped, skin cleared up, itching stopped, energy returned. I've seen people who no longer required insulin injections for their diabetes. People whose aches and pains disappeared. Even people who had been diagnosed with cancer whose tumors vanished and who were pronounced cancer free. We hear frequently from people who haven't been able to work for months or years who are returning to work, people whose allergies are letting up, people whose infections clear. People who are well, whole, and energetic again. People like Sharon and her husband. I'll let her tell their story:

    I was up to a record 192 pounds. I was depressed and tired and had attempted almost every diet known to humankind. I would lose weight and then gain it right back when I returned to my old eating habits. I became more and more discouraged. I was sick and tired of being sick and tired—and fat! I knew it was time to make some major lifestyle changes.

    So, once again I stepped onto the diet roller coaster by going to a local weight loss organization. It worked for the first few months. I lost thirty-two pounds, traded in my diet sodas for water, and started to exercise. I thought I might really have the problem licked this time.

    At this same time, my husband applied for a life insurance policy. The findings of the company's physical exam scared us to death. His cholesterol was practically off the charts at 340. He had fatty growths in his shoulder. He was at his heaviest ever, too: 227 pounds. For someone who is five-nine, that's quite a load to carry around. The report made him out to be a walking time bomb. An accident waiting to happen. Just like me, he realized he needed to make some serious changes. But he was confused about what and how.

    Before he could take action, we moved into a new house and went on a vacation. I went back to my old eating habits, stopped exercising, and regained twenty of the thirty-two pounds I had lost. When things settled down again and we realized we had to take action, that's when The pH Miracle came into our lives.

    We shared the same first thought: How on earth could we change our lifestyle so drastically? And the same second thought: We had to try. That night we committed to the program—and immediately headed over to a favorite local restaurant to pig out on our last barbecued pork ribs and mud pie. The next morning we changed our diets— and changed our lives. We've never looked back.

    My husband's cholesterol dropped to 242 in six weeks, and is now under 200. He had been experiencing arthritis in the hips and had been thinking about surgery. But the pain has disappeared! For the first time in my life, I'm not depressed. I'm no longer a compulsive eater; no longer do I eat until I get sick—and then eat some more. I'm not a slave to my addiction to sugar and breads. Now the foods I crave are avocados and soybeans. We both would still like to lose a few more pounds, but we don't worry about it anymore. We know our bodies will reach an optimum weight. And we'll never regain it because we no longer crave the foods that made us sick, tired, and fat in the first place.

    It turns out the weight loss is almost a side benefit. What we've really gotten out of this is feeling better. Our minds and bodies are stronger. We no longer feel sick and tired all the time. Even our relationship has benefited. We have a more fulfilling life. We can more fully enjoy the best things in life—mainly, our kids.

    Speaking of our kids, we are now gradually working them into the program, too. They've been raised on fast food and pizza, candy bars and soda pop. And they've been addicted to sugar, bread, and meat—and been tired, obese, and depressed as a result, just like so much of their generation. Who would have thought they would ever be drinking green vegetable juice for breakfast? We feed them healthy meals, and they take supplements as well. They still have some sugar now and then, but we know this is not an overnight process. The whole family is headed in the right direction.

    Robert Louis Stevenson wrote: "There will come a time when we will sit down to the banquet of our consequences."
    We were. And we are. I like this way much better.

    Besides the huge volume of tales like this one — which I'll share more of throughout the book — I've seen the scientific proof of such transformation with my own eyes, though nothing is more persuasive than the radical changes in people's everyday lives. I've observed thousands of blood samples, including pH levels, from people all over the world, and seen the transformation that occurs — right down to the individual cells—when people change the way they eat.

    HOW WE CAME TO EAT THIS WAY

    All this healing occurs because people are willing to take responsibility for their own health and make the necessary changes. That was a mission Shelley and I were on for ourselves starting over twenty years ago. But it took quite a while to realize that what seemed in popular thought to be optimal was still leaving us tired, seemingly prone to every passing cold, and just not able to get the very best out of life. Eventually, through trial and error—experimenting on ourselves—we developed The pH Miracle program, and found, finally, the way to get fully, permanently, holistically healthy-physically prepared to live life to its fullest.

    We had always been active, and on the lookout for ways to improve our health. By 1980, we were on what we thought was an ideal strictly vegetarian regime-mostly complex carbohydrates, along with some simple carbs (sugars), proteins, and fats. We were conforming to what seemed to be the best possible nutrition for our bodies and raised our children this way.

    We ate the best of all foods sold in our favorite health food stores. Yet still we felt that afternoon fatigue. Our athletic endurance seemed to have plateaued, and we weren't getting any further improvements. We didn't have the strength and stamina we wanted. We were slowly but surely getting one common sign of aging after another. And it all seemed to be getting worse as we grew older.

    What we didn't know then was what havoc all this was wreaking on our body chemistry, how it dangerously acidified our bodies, inviting all the disastrous consequences explained in upcoming chapters. Thank goodness the whole family had stayed generally healthy, but with what we know now we can see we were lucky. We were setting ourselves up for a lot of potential trouble.

    It took a long time to realize what was going on—and what we could do about it. When we did figure it all out, what a dramatic difference! For one thing, though neither of us was overweight to begin with, we both shed pounds. I lost about twenty pounds — and four inches around my waist. Shelley dropped about fifteen pounds, and is now the same size she was in high school (nine). More important, we felt much better. Not only that, but I also could see astounding changes in our blood, including the pH levels. One good thing about the roughly fourteen-year journey we went through in developing this program was that it gave me time to come to some new (to me) laboratory techniques with which I could chart our progress (which I'll describe more fully later in the book).

    Since we were essentially healthy to start out with, I was eager to test the effects of the dietary changes we were making on people facing serious health challenges, such as diabetes, cancer, obesity, heart disease, lupus, gout, and arthritis. Sure enough, in my studies I could see the same sweeping improvements in their blood. They all reported feeling better and losing weight. And in many cases, even the dire conditions healed or disappeared! Witnessing these amazing results, I knew we'd stumbled upon more than a way of eating that just happened to be right for us and our family. We'd found something we wanted to share.

    We've been fully on The pH Miracle diet for more than five years now, and there's no doubt in our minds: We'll never go back. We've gained too much we'd never want to give up. Even as we get older, we keep feeling better. And we know we're protecting ourselves from the ravages of the diseases that claim so many of our fellow Americans. We've found a way to ensure that we'll be there for each other, for our work, and most of all, for our children, over the long haul. And able to truly enjoy every minute of it.

    Good health should be second nature to us, but for many people it seems very difficult to maintain. The pH Miracle changes that forever. It will empower you to regain what is rightfully yours, encourage you to take responsibility for your own well-being, and restore the great gift of wellness to you.

    I know, there are lots of formulas out there for getting well. And many of them have good track records and positive reputations. Often, that's because they deal partially (perhaps unknowingly) with what you're going to learn here. Also, you can get a lot better without getting completely well, so you might think the job is done without ever reaping the greatest rewards. Once you experience the full, vibrant wellness that comes with this basic change to your diet, you'll know just how tremendous the difference can be. So we invite you to begin this journey and experience the results for yourself. Awaken to the light of a new day!

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By Victoria, Igor, Sergei and Valya Boutenko

New Edition! Has 33 recipes, more pictures, nice pocket-size format.

An inspiring story of a family that became desperately ill with serious diseases, like juvenile diabetes, arrhythmia, asthma and arthritis. By changing their diet radically to a Raw Food diet, all four of them went from desperation and sickness to complete healing and happiness. Written in a very unique format of a family chronological biography. Contains 30 colored pictures and 33 delicious raw food recipes.

By Cherie Soria, Brenda Davis, RD, Vesanto Melina, MS, RD

Paperback: 256 pages
Illustrated edition - May 30, 2008

Discover how a raw foods diet will balance your weight naturally. This collection of recipes for imaginative, delectable, accessible and enticing cuisine is a far cry from a discipline limited to salads and sprouts. You'll be able to enjoy delicious, easy-to-prepare meals without feeling deprived. And you'll experience how raw foods can improve your health and make you feel more alive. Practical tips make it easy to choose the raw diet plan that's right for you with handy menus to get you started. A "How To" section on putting together a raw food diet that is nutritionally sound ensures that you receive the nutrients you need as you achieve your natural weight.

About the main Author
Cherie Soria, acclaimed raw foods chef and instructor, is the founder and director of Living Light Culinary Arts Institute. She is the author of Angel Foods: Healthy Recipes for Heavenly Bodies. Brenda Davis is a registered dietitian, international speaker, and expert in the field of plant-based nutrition and diabetes management. She is the coauthor of The New Becoming Vegetarian, Becoming Vegan, Defeating Diabetes and Dairy-Free and Delicious. Vesanto Melina is a registered dietitian and nutritional consultant on raw, vegan, and vegetarian diets. She is the coauthor of The New Becoming Vegetarian, Becoming Vegan, The Food Allergy Survival Guide and Raising Vegetarian Children.

Reviews

"This is my third raw food cookbook trial, but only the second one I actually want to use. The first was the Raw 50, which didn't capture my attention, the second was Ani's Raw Food Kitchen, which offers simpler recipes that I found some natural appeal in, and now I find myself with this book in my hands, wishing I had discovered something like it many years ago.

I don't think I am uncommon in my foodie ambitions. I want to eat healthier, enjoy good food, and not feel too restricted by any particular diet. I am intrigued by the raw diet, but nowhere near ready to dive in head first. I currently enjoy a salad and a smoothie almost daily, but raw food is still on the lesser half of my diet. It would be great to start incorporating some more raw snacks and the occasional raw meal, but it seems many raw cookbooks are filled with (numerous) sales pitches for the raw diet and time-consuming recipes instead of practical guides and easy recipes that will safely appeal to newbie taste buds.

The Raw Food Revolution does start by explaining the health benefits of the raw diet, especially from a weight loss perspective. Yet, the book moves on to explain how to get the nutrients you need, the types of food and equipment you will use, and starter menus. All in all, the introduction is 100 pages, and well worth every sentence. Then, the recipes begin .

The recipes are very unintimidating and any potential questions that a newbie or veteran may have about an ingredient or process are addressed right then and there. But, what I found most fascinating about this cookbook is that it truly isn't focused on being 100% raw. The authors encourage and even aid readers in easing into the raw food diet by offering "almost raw" techniques and emphasizing that it isn't essential to demand that every single ingredient is raw, particularly when first starting out. For this reason, the recipes are not surprisingly a bit more appealing from both a taste and preparation perspective.

I just recently received the book, but have already ear-marked at least thirty recipes that I want to trial. On the tops of that list are the Mangoes in Lemon-Ginger Sauce, Basic Nut Cheese, Apples and Walnuts on Baby Greens w/ Poppy Seed Dressing, Broccoli with Bon Bon Sauce (I do love broccoli!), Figgie Nutins' and Carob-Banana Pudding. I immediately made the Banana Endurance Drink, which according to the author balances potassium-rich bananas and sodium-rich celery (yeah, celery, but I decided to chance it) to replenish electrolytes and energize muscles. I added a generous dash of nutmeg to my servings, which I think rounded this tasty, yet simple beverage out nicely!

Though many raw cookbooks claim it is okay to gradually become raw, their recipes, tips, and pitches take on 'all or nothing' or nothing air. It was refreshing to discover this nutrition-first cookbook which I am sure will actually help this avid home baker to increase her raw food intake (at least a bit) rather than running in the other direction to a pile of fresh-from-the-oven cookies."

Alisa Fleming, author, Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook, www.godairyfree.org

"Cherie Soria, Brenda Davis, and Vesanto Melina are highly professional people in the plant-based food field and know as much as anyone about this topic. If you want to consider really getting healthy and staying healthy, this a very good place to start."

T. Colin Campbell, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry, Cornell University, author, The China Study

"The Raw Food Revolution Diet is a smart and prophetic contribution to the most important dietary trend in the 21st century. The authors' acute and stirring presentation is fueled by the science that supports this common-sense approach."

Brian Clement, PhD, Director, Hippocrates Health Institute, author, Hippocrates LifeForce

"Whether you want to follow a totally raw diet or just add more raw food to your daily intake, this book provides sound fundamentals to get you started and delicious recipes to keep you inspired."

Joel Fuhrman, MD, author, Eat For Health

"The Raw Food Revolution Diet is brought to you by a trinity of authorities on human nutrition: Cherie, Vesanto, and Brenda. They've written the perfect book for your health, the health of the planet, and the health of the animals. Read, eat, and enjoy the rest of your life."

Howard Lyman, LLD, author, Mad Cowboy

By Nomi Shannon.

From Biblical times to now-the fastest growing nutrition and health movement in the world.

Finally, a healthy book designed for the busy consumer who seeks good nutrition but is unable to make tremendous sacrifices in time and budget to obtain it. The Raw Gourmet, a full-color beautifully executed and comprehensive food book contains recipes that bring us the tastes we crave and the live enzymes we need to survive on this planet in this millennium.

Filled with source information and recipes for all occasions from simple to gourmet, this complete book is all the novice or experienced raw fooder or vegan will ever need on their kitchen bookshelf. The flavors of raw cuisine will bring your taste buds to attention with recipes like apple pie, yam pie, nori rolls, stuffed mushrooms, spinach mousse, many vegetable and salad recipes plus dressings, soups, dips, entrees and more. The Raw Gourmet goes giant steps further than anything else you have read in showing how to prepare food for ourselves and our loved ones in less time than conventional cooking with flame.

Whether you'd simply like to add more fruit and vegetabe servings to your daily life, or want to change your lifestyle in a more dramatic way - this book is for you.

    * Learn about nutrition as prevention against disease
    * Combat aging and restore vigor
    * Effortlessly obtain 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day
    * Balance your weight easily and naturally
    * Enjoy delicious food that is naturally high in fiber
    * Learn everything you need to know about a raw food kitchen
    * Know what simple items to have on hand to create meals in 15 minutes or less
    * Enjoy extravagant and healthy desserts
    * Includes a three week cleanse menu plan, properly food combined recipes and more..

"Foods that are fun and foods that heal were once thought of as incompatible. Within these pages lives a tapestry of delectable, healthful recipes which will eradicate any former notion that you may have had. Nomi's heart,as well as the experience that she gained here at the Hippocrates Health Institute, really come through in this easy to follow, step-by-step book for better living." - from the foreword by Brian Clement, author of Living Foods for Optimum Health, and director of Hippocrates Health Institute.

By Wendy Rudell

Paperback, 20.3cm x 25.5cm, 296 colour pages
     
This visually lively gourmet raw food recipe book provides all the information you need for increasing your health and well-being through a raw foods diet. The recipes will motivate anyone who wants to have more energy, vitality, and abundant health without feeling deprived of their former cuisine. In addition, the book introduces readers to the ways that we can transform our physical bodies and our consciousness through a combination of living foods, yoga, meditation, breath work, and much more.

The first third of the book introduces raw cuisine, giving information on nutrition and the benefits of adopting this lifestyle. It connects raw food to other modalities, to enable the whole process of physical, emotional, and spiritual transformation.

The next two thirds of the book features over 300 raw food recipes that are surprisingly diverse and easy to make. These recipes include entrees such as Indian Vegetable Curry and Pad Thai, desserts such as Banana Coconut Cream Pie, and a wide variety of salads, breads, crackers, side dishes, shakes, smoothies, soups, dressings, marinades, dips, and much more. Unlike many natural foods recipe books, this one uses only familiar, easy-to-find ingredients.

The book ends with a list of sources for blenders, juicers, kitchen gadgets, organic and specialty foods, as well as health retreat centers. It also includes a glossary and recommended reading list.

About the Author
Wendy Rudell has spent the last 35 years living a very healthy lifestyle and pursuing her interest in all the healing arts. After working as head chef of a large vegetarian restaurant in British Columbia, Canada, and attaining a teaching degree, she became a coordinator and instructor for a Pritikin program in Maui that focused on reducing the effects of degenerative diseases. From 1984 to 1990, she owned and operated a raw food product manufacturing and distributing company on the the island Kauai.

Returning to the continent, Rudell attained a teacher training degree in Hatha yoga from the Vancouver Yoga Institute and later studied Ashtanga yoga for three years. She graduated from the Arica Institute as a trainer, and became a licensed massage therapist and practiced in Hawaii for 12 years. She also worked as a qualified colon therapist, gourmet raw food chef, and yoga instructor at the Tassa Hanalei Retreat Center on Kauai for 3 years.

At the Optimum Health Institute in San Diego, California, Rudell implemented a complete program of lifestyle changes designed to teach guests how to live a raw foods lifestyle when they returned home. This included teaching gourmet raw food cuisine, theory and application, breath work, yoga, meditation, and nutrition. Rudell currently lives in Cabo San Lucas, where she provides a similar program at a health resort, integrating bio energetic medicine with the other modalities.

Rudell has developed Transform 2000, a process of awakening the mind/body/spirit and transforming our consciousness. (Visit the website at www.Transform2000.com.) She recently purchased 750 acres of land in the Cabo area to develop into a conscious community based on a raw food lifestyle and high spiritual values.

By David Wolfe

Hardcover: 624 pages
Eighth Edition - 1 December 2009

Since its first publication, The Sunfood Diet Success System has been the definitive book on the raw food lifestyle. Now after more than seven years, David Wolfe has rigorously rewritten the entire book, beginning to end, in order to offer the most complete, up-to-date nutrition information possible. No where else will you find the kinds of empowering information and insight that is present on every page of this truly inspiring work.

The Sunfood Diet Success System is a groundbreaking book in the field of raw-food nutrition. The book describes exactly how to adopt, maintain, and stay centered on an 80, 90, or 100% raw-food diet by balancing different types of foods through David Wolfe's innovative Sunfood Triangle. Success is inevitable with day-by-day menu plans, delicious recipes, and the best information available on detoxification, fasting, mineralization and success technology all neatly bundled into one book.

Each chapter is filled with inspiring quotes, facts, and tips. Dozens of beautiful, never-before-seen full-color images have been added to this brand-new edition, including many stunning Kirlian photographs. The Sunfood Diet Success System also includes a comprehensive listing of raw-food restaurants, healing retreats, and organizations. Be prepared for nothing less than total transformation!

Reviews

“David Wolfe, in a beautifully authentic way, plants the awareness of the power of a live-food diet and healthy thinking that is transforming to each individual and to the very planet itself.”
 - Dr. Gabriel Cousens, M.D., author of Conscious Eating and Spiritual Nutrition

“Anyone can benefit from David Wolfe’s knowledge and understanding of raw-food nutrition.”
 - Anthony Robbins, author of Awaken the Giant Within and Unlimited Power

“This breakthrough book not only demonstrates a profound understanding of Nature’s physical laws of health-building, but also masterfully integrates the under-recognized motivational, mental, and emotional components needed to create overall success in life. A unique contribution to the field and I highly recommend it to all success seekers.”
 - Viktoras Kulvinskas MS, author of Survival Into the 21st Century

“This book advocates a simple, yet profound, plant-based diet that would heal many illnesses, support the growing organic food industry, shut down the abusive animal-farming cartels, and reverse much of the damage humans have done to this planet. It is a wonderful book and receives my highest recommendation.”
 - John McCabe, author of Surgery Electives: what to Know Before the Doctor Operates and Plastic Surgery Hopscotch

By Louise Elliott
 
For anyone who’s ever wondered what makes one fruit more superior to another, this is the book with all the answers. Proved throughout time and ancient cultures to be health-giving and medicinal, Superfruit treatments are as age-old as they are modern gold!

The coined term ‘Superfruits’ describe fruits with extra-special health benefits, as well as potential therapy for common illnesses and serious conditions, such as cancer and heart disease. Fruits such as Goji, Noni, Pomegranate, Acai and Mangosteen are claimed to have superior nutritional attributes compared to your average fruit in the bowl, but to what extent?

Without over-inflating the promises, author Louise Elliott highlights the philosophy ‘Let the farm be your pharmacy’ in her scientific exposé of natural plant-based medicine, with some grinding facts about the dismal extent of Western health.

Good news though, for those seeking a new lease on life - the drinking of Superfruit Juices can energize your body, repair your cells, prevent illnesses, and give your whole family a vitality edge!

Foreword
 

It’s my aim for you, by reading this book and understanding the hows and why’s of drinking Superfruit juices, that you will seek out and receive the wonderful benefits available and the share this knowledge with your family and friends.

How did the debacle start where wholesome, natural treatments were dismissed for chemical medicines? Why is there a moral division as to who has the right answers: orthodox or alternative medicine? And why can’t two roads meet?

Prior to ‘modern medicine’, mankind had only its natural surroundings to derive healing remedies from – and mostly, people survived! The Medicine Man, the Elders and the grandparents knew the secrets; they had the power to care and people sought their wisdom.

As mankind matured, they learnt how to derive the actual medicinal component from the plants, through concoctions, balms and crude extraction methods Emerging scientists, Doctors and the ‘Amazing Fix-It-All Potion’ caravan entrepreneurs possessed the secrets. They too had power to care, but also the power of ‘share’ – the latter with a price!

Today pharmaceutical companies are very much wealth driven. If a natural therapy or substance is not patentable, then frequently drug companies will contradict its validity – that is, until the medicinal component has been extracted, mimicked, altered, synthesized and reproduced. Then they have the financial interest to begin supporting it.

Unfortunately doctors are targeted by pharmaceutical companies, where a financial incentive or gift is awarded for the prescription of their medicine.  Obviously not all Doctors are so easily romanced, however a prescription for a natural alternative treatment certainly does not have the same multinational power to flatter.

I believe Drug prescriptions can sometimes be replaced by non-drug, natural alternatives. Yet as GP’s have a duty of care to their patients, they will always prescribe what has been approved by their authorities.

As new research emerges, confirming the efficacy of naturally derived, medicinal treatments, it is only a matter of time until patients will have the option for ran alternative therapy, as will doctors have the proof to prescribe.

Currently the public is readdressing the age old wisdom concerning natural plant therapies. As being revealed by modern science, potent healing properties already exist in everyday fruits, vegetables and herbs, and there are extraordinary benefits obtainable from Superfruits too.

In my career as a Health and Fitness Consultant, I quickly changed from merely instructing people to get fit, to actually educating them why they should get healthy. For when clients were simply instructed to “eat this food” or “exercise as shown”, they became disempowered, causing long-term reliance on the trainer.

Once a person understands the value of food and deliberate movement, this informed knowledge becomes a powerful tool to make positive lifelong and self-empowered changes.

It’s my aim for you, by reading this book and understanding the hows and why’s of drinking Superfruit juices, that you will seek out and receive the wonderful benefits available and the share this knowledge with your family and friends.

There are other Superfruits that are not listed in this manuscript, but are currently being tested by science and exposed by cultural application. I’ll endeavour to research them and add the knowledge to further reprints of this book.  But for now, why not get out there with a questioning mind, and… Live informed, be empowered and thrive!

About Louise Elliott
 
Louise Elliott grew up in the Gold Coast hinterland on sprouts-and-Vegemite sandwiches, goat milk and “green” drinks. Apart from tastebud malfunction, she now enjoys coaching others about healthy, holistic lifestyles.

Preferring to address herself as a ‘balanced health-nut with an achievable lifestyle standard’, Louise’s approach to health education is as politically-irreverent as it is wholesome.

With a passion for kids and families, she has developed seminars that tackle health issues in a humorous, easy-to-understand manner. Children love her crazy antics and learning about complex topics, like the Human Immune System, with army hats and tinsel wigs!

Whilst adults are amazed with hilarity how conditions like Osteoporosis can be tackled by ‘banning the toilet’ - who would have thought? University accredited in Science (Human Movement Science), with further tertiary qualifications in exercise and nutrition, Louise writes for Australia’s health magazine, Options, concerning various health topics.

By Ian Blair Hamilton & Cassandra Hamilton

The Untold Truth About The Cause of Disease exposes the funamental health necessity that has been almost completely ignored by the existing health paradigm. It provides key knowledge to enable us to to maintain immunity in these difficult times, to maintain a healthy old age, and to protect against degenerative disease of all kinds.

Includes food charts, stories by people who have chanegd their lives, scientific data and much more. Simply brilliant.
   

By Ian Blair Hamilton & Cassandra Bond.

The Untold Truth About Virgin Coconut Oil is a comprehensive exposé of the multinationally successful plan to remove this amazingly healthy oil from the marketplace. The book includes the complete story plus everything you need to know about virgin organic coconut oil in relation to other oils we are told are healthy for us.

This very important subject has wide ranging effects on our personal health choices and should be read by everyone who uses any form of edible oil.

By Dr N W Walker

The fundamental purpose of eating is to replenish the cells and tissues in the body. This book is both a nutritional guide and a cookbook with a wide range of recipes for a balanced natural food diet, particularly relevant for vegetarians. The pitfalls of overindulgence in certain food elements, especially oil and sugar, have been well documented. Why not start eating today in a way that promotes increased health and healing of your body.

Norman Walker covers the effects of different foods and explains other topics such as food combining and colon therapy. He clearly explains the nutritional elements in food (enzymes, amino acids etc) and covers the effects that specific foods have on the human body.

Both a recipe book and nutritional guide, "The Vegetarian Guide to Diet and Salad" belongs in every kitchen.

"In order to regain and maintain the proper balance of health, most of the food we eat must contain live, vital organic elements. These elements are found in fresh raw vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds... The fact that for generations millions upon millions of people have lived and are living who have rarely if ever eaten anything but cooked foods does not prove that their being alive is the result of eating cooked foods. As a matter of fact, they are in a state of decadent existence which is confirmed by the toxic condition of their bodies. Else, why such a high rate of heart trouble, diabetes, cancer, emphysema, premature senility and premature deaths? " ~ Dr Norman Walker

By Elysa Markowitz

This living food expert shows you how to warm raw and living foods without destroying enzymes and micro-nutrients. Her innovative approach will provide you with a limitless array of tasteful, mouth watering food choices to fit your particular dietary needs and preferences.

By Dr N W Walker

This book will show you how to protect yourself and your family from the deadly bacteria, viruses, chemicals and parasites that are present in public water supplies.

By Dr George Malkmus

In this book Dr Malkmus also answers: Can people be free from physical problems? What can a person do to avoid sickness? Is cancer and other physical problems avoidable? 

By Tonya Zavasta

Paperback - 362 pages

Advice on how to become more attractive often comes from those blessed with exceptional beauty to begin with. Yet a woman born to beauty instructing others on how to become beautiful is like a winner of the lottery teaching people how to make a fortune in diligent enterprise! In contrast, Tonya leads by her shining example to empower you to take responsibility for your own appearance and health. Placed by a physical disability in a disadvantaged position, Tonya was nevertheless able to fulfill her long-cherished dream of becoming beautiful despite adversity and being over the age of 40.

It is biologically possible to look beautiful at any age. This book contains revolutionary ideas that will help you to reveal this latent beauty. Your newly discovered loveliness will surprise and delight you. Those who know you will remark on the positive change in your appearance.

Though you may have thought that you didn't pull "beautiful" in the gene lottery, you'll learn that beauty is not an accident; it can be yours through making right daily choices. Your Right To Be Beautiful shows you how to cultivate your natural beauty, which is your birthright--without expensive products, cosmetic surgery or advice from costly consultants.

Would you like to:

· Learn to adopt a lifestyle that can take you to the pinnacle of health and realize your beauty potential?
· Boost your self-confidence and self-esteem as the result of a greatly improved appearance?
· Gain the advantages that attractiveness brings to your relationships with others?

There is no natural beauty without 100% natural food. The lack of beauty, especially in so many people over forty, is most often the result of the consumption of devitalized and denatured foods. Cooked food depletes the body's enzyme reserves and damages its rejuvenating power. On the hand, the Rawsome diet of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds in their raw state will help your body to make the most of its revitalizing abilities. By restoring the integrity of every cell and by facilitating the operation of every organ, it will bring your weight to its ideal mark, refine your features and add delicacy to your face. The book introduces women to the unexplored world of the raw food lifestyle through preparation techniques that create nutritious meals that are delicious, filling and satisfying.

Your Right to Be Beautiful: How to Halt the Train of Aging and Meet the Most Beautiful You, offers revolutionary solution to our rapidly aging society on how to restore health, to regain youthfulness and to reclaim physical attractiveness.

News Release - April 2004

The Raw Food Lifestyle was Brought to the Forefront as "Your Right to Be Beautiful" was named a Finalist for Book of the Year Awards!

BR Publishing is pleased to announce that Your Right to Be Beautiful: How to Halt the Train of Aging and Meet the Most Beautiful You (ISBN: 097424340X, 352 pages) is a 2004 Health Book of the Year Award finalist for ForeWord Magazine's annual contest. Award winners will be announced at this year's BookExpo America in June.

Six years ago, ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Awards was established to bring increased attention to the literary achievements of independent presses and authors. A jury of librarians, booksellers, industry professionals and reviewers judged the books. They select finalists based on editorial excellence, originality of subject matter, accuracy, author credentials, and professional packaging. This is the first time a book on the raw food lifestyle has been recognized by the judges.

I wanted to tell you THANK YOU! Your book Your Right To Be Beautiful was the most informative book I have ever read on health and aging. I just happend to be in the health food store and picked it up. I have always been interested in health and aging and have often wondered why people age the way the do. Your book explains it all! Thank YOU! Your book was so honest and upfront. I loved it! Not only that, but before reading this book I really thought I was eating correctly. MAN WAS I WRONG! I WAS SHOCKED!

Mira Jackson

 I am about 1/3 of the way through your book "Your Right To Be Beautiful" and read it as often as I can. Not to flatter you but it has been one of the best books on health that I have ever read and I have been studying health for over 20 years. Paul Bragg is one of my favorites and you are right up there with him. Keep up the good work!! -Mark Biggerstaff

By Natalia Rose

Paperback: 288 pages

According to top nutritionist Natalia Rose, the secret to a beautiful lean body, youthful radiant skin, abundant energy, and a state of natural bliss is Life Force Energy. If we can properly harness and increase our Life Force Energy through simple dietary and environmental principles, we can experience radically improved levels of health, beauty, and happiness.

With Raw Food Life Force Energy's more than seventy irresistibly fresh and energizing recipes, you'll see amazing results, including:
• Effortless, abundant weight loss
• Glowing, healthy skin
• Markedly increased energy
• Fewer colds and flus
• A more positive attitude and increased mental acuity
Natalia Rose offers a new vision of how to honor and revitalize our bodies and become powerfully attractive inside and out. Raw Food Life Force Energy shows us how to break out of our destructive, energy-draining patterns of poor eating, unsuccessful dieting, and stressful living to lift ourselves to a whole new stratosphere of well-being.

About the Author

Natalia Rose works with some of the world's most health- and body-conscious men and women. Her private practice is in the heart of midtown Manhattan, where she is sought after by a wide variety of clients, including models, actors, socialites, and media personalities—primarily women ages 23 to 52. She has been in private practice for more than ten years and also served as the nutrition director for the Elizabeth Arden Spa on 5th Avenue and the FrÉdÉric Fekkai Salons and Spas.

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