A Few Raw Food Sources I Like

~john on July 26th, 2008

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Here are a few places I like to shop at:

Live Superfoods - I order my superfood smoothie stuff from here. Fast shipping. Good quality. Good specials too.
http://livesuperfoods.com/

Natural Zing - Not always the lowest prices but great selection!! If you’re trying to transition to the raw diet, this has plenty of wonderful cookies, crackers and other goodies that will help you. It always seems like they cost so much ($3 for a cookie?), but then you eat it and realize that cookie was a meal! Super fast shipping!
http://naturalzing.com

Stakich - This is where I get honey and bee products from. I prefer to buy in bulk for the prices and honey never goes bad!
http://skakich.com

 

Tooth Soap

~john on November 4th, 2007

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I was introduced to the concept of tooth soap a couple months ago. The price seemed a little steep ($25 a bottle) so I put it off…but I was feeling like my gums needed some help so decided to go for it last week. I ordered a bottle from Perfect Prescription (http://www.perfect-prescription.com/) and it came in about 5 days. In short I love it and I am completely sold on it. The taste is not awesome (I got the citrus)..it’s a bit soapy, but not strong. What is noticeable is that unlike toothpaste there is no friction..it feels much more gliding like soap and less like a paste…this is the strong point as unlike paste, tooth soap is supposed to preserver your enamel. Even better my whole mouth feels so much cleaner…I actually look forward to brushing and find myself brushing more.

I also just bought a tongue scraper…this is a little metal device that you use to scrape gunk off your tongue. It works awesomely…before I would just brush my tongue but that is not so good as you end up spreading all that bacteria around your mouth….the tongue scraper collects it all and makes it easy to spit out.

In short I have a happy mouth this week!!

 

Liquid Zeolite: Rocking the World of Detox and Wellness

~carrie on August 9th, 2007

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This relatively new product has blown away the leaders in the natural health field with its unsurpassed capacity to remove heavy metals, radioactive elements, pesticides and other environmental toxins from the body very safely and easily. It’s illegal for a non-doctor to make statements about treatment, prevention, and curing of disease, so I won’t get into that here. But I will say that if you’re interested, check out some of the many testimonials on the effect this product has had on people. It has had extraordinary effects with Autism, as well as clarity of thinking, memory, energy levels, immune-strength, and so many other various conditions, even very serious ones. The testimonials are amazing. http://www.liquidzeolite.org/doctors.html, http://www.liquidzeolite.org/testimonials.html

Also, if you are a holistic practitioner or doctor looking for more powerful ways to help people while earning money at the same time, this is a beautiful opportunity to do both. To purchase the product for yourself or find more information about becoming a distributor, visit www.mywaiora.com/125204, or email carrie@nextlevelwellness with your contact information.

A Letter from Gabriel Cousins M.D., world renowned holistic physician, on how to remove toxins, heavy metals, and radioactive elements from our bodies:

Dear Friends,

We at The Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center have been using Natural Cellular Defense (NCD) for almost a year now. I AM very impressed with it removing heavy metals, such as Mercury, Lead, Arsenic and Cadmium, as well as environmental chemicals and pesticides, as well as multitude of industrial chemicals and depleted uranium (DU) from the body. We did a 2 week fasting program using only green juices, and of the 60 people tested, 88% showed a 100% reduction in heavy metals, chemicals, and Depleted Uranium levels.

I was surprised to find that all of the people in the study, even the ones who were on long term organic, raw food diets, had in their systems all 26 of the toxins we tested for. * With this sobering awareness, it became clear to me that simply breathing the air, drinking water, and eating food, even if it is organic, is not enough to deal with today’s environmental toxins. I AM seeing that NCD is a necessary addition to our daily programs, on a permanent basis, to protect us and our children from the sea of chemicals, heavy metals and DU that all of us are forced to swim in every day.

It is unfortunate that we have to use a treatment for substances we are being involuntarily poisoned with, but because we live in a seriously polluted world, the crimes against wisdom the governments and industry are creating are something we need to deal with. Since they aren’t changing their ways, we have to take personal responsibility by using NCD in a preventative way. Using NCD daily is self protection and simple common sense.

Many scientific studies of NCD are under way, and several have been completed this year and will soon be published. The results remove any doubt as to the excellence of NCD as a chelator, pH adjustor, and toxic chemical remover. Children with Autism and people with Depleted Uranium poisoning are being greatly helped as well.

I strongly encourage you to continue using this essential product by making it a part of your overall DAILY health routine.

Sincerely,
Gabriel Cousens M.D.
NCD is now available at wholesale to you in a 3 pack for $99.95, annual membership is $29.95.

Product can be found at: www.mywaiora.com/125204

David Wolfe, World Nutrition Authority: on the Zeolite Product, Natural Cellular Defense

“Dr. Gabriel Cousens has told me that Natural Cellular Defense is the only product (herb, food, superfood, clay, etc.) he has ever found, that can remove all 26 of the major pesticides he tests people for. In fact, nothing else is even close.

I was tested recently for a wide panel of viruses, bacteria, pesticides, toxic metals, etc. and came up zero on both heavy metals and pesticides. This is a shocking and unusual result in our toxic world. I suspect that this result is in large part due to taking 20-50 drops of Natural Cellular Defense nearly every day, with my water, for the previous six months leading up to the testing.

Zeolites binding power works not only on the inner environment, but also on the outer environment. This was proven at the Chernobyl disaster, where tons of zeolites were sprayed onto the melting power plant where it was used to remove radioactive cesium and strontium-90 before it reached the water system. It allowed those radioactive minerals and neutrons to be trapped in the crystalline cage structure of the zeolites.” -David Wolfe, author of The Sunfood Diet Success System, Eating for Beauty, and Naked Chocolate

To read the full written commentary by David Wolfe on zeolites, go to: http://www.integrativenutrition.com/graduates/cmackerwicz.aspx?pageid=10

 

Raw Foods on a Budget

~john on April 29th, 2007

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I’ve been looking for quite a while at the stores selling all kinds of exotic goodies like raw cacao, coconut butter and Goji berries. One in particular caught my eye because of their extremely low prices. I bought a 5lb bag of goji berries from them for $55 (plus s&h)..the same amount would cost $118 at rawfood.com!

Organic Raw Cacao from the Phillipines is just $56 for 5lbs (this would cost over $100 at the local health food store)! Coconut butter (called Coconut Spread) is just $8 a pound (compared to $15+ most other places). I found all their prices to be excellent and their customer service to be great. Delivery was fast and they have answered my emails promptly. They seem like a very ethical company and a good one to support.

So I give them 5 stars and highly recommend them. What are you waiting for? Get yourself some Gojis, raw chocolate, coconut butter and other goodies. They really make a difference and you won’t regret it!!

Visit Wilderness Family Naturals

 

Raw Gourmet Dishes Simplified

~john on January 31st, 2007

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Many peoples first experiences with raw food is through gourmet books such as Julianos “Raw”. The complexity of these recipes is enough to scare anyone away! However, I have found that with practice and cutting some corners it is not all that hard to make amazing gourmet raw food. Here is a DVD video from Victoria Boutenko that demonstrates how to make a number of raw dishes.

Click here for more information of Raw Gourmet Dishes Simplified!

 

Olives: One of my Favorite Foods!

~john on January 23rd, 2007

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I’ve only been an olive fan for a few years. Before then I only knew olives as either dead black canned things that ended up on pizzas or the green martini olives. Blech! All this changed when I started reading about raw olives and ordered some from rawfood.com. I bought my then housemate a number of jars of olives for Christmas. Some Kalamatas, some black olives and some Peruvian olives.

The Kalamatas and black olives were gone the same day! Wow were they good! Definitely better than what we can get here at the local supermarket deli. Very high quality and tasty. Neither of us liked the Peruvian olives at all…we found them to be very bitter and they stayed in our refrigerator for a long time as we offered them to guests, none of whom liked them. But the Kalamatas definitely were impressive.

Olives are one of the best foods you can eat on the living foods diet. They are packed with all the good kinds of fat and are very satisfying. I am constantly snacking on them and include them with most every salad. I just now got the inspiration to make some tapenade..will write about how it goes! If you are interested in living foods I recommend eating a lot of olives. They are strong and sometimes an acquired taste. If you can acquire a taste for them I highly recommend doing so!

Click here to get some amazing olives!

The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight

~john on January 9th, 2007

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I just finished this book and wow was it amazing. VERY thought provoking and transformative. I’ve only read a few books in my life that have shook me up like this one. This book, while not directly about health is about us being able to potentially live long and healthy lives. There is a shocking array of disasters heading rapidly towards our civilization. They range from political to environmental to cultural and technological. This doesn’t need to viewed as necessarily a bad thing. But when a collapse comes, which seems iinevitable to me, I’d like to be prepared.

In the first part of this book Thom lays it all out. It is shocking and riveting and will scare your pants off. I was talking about this to a friend who said he had picked up the book but just couldn’t get through the first part. However we all NEED to read books like this and face the facts. It’s like if you have an illness and you don’t want to go to the doctor to have it checked out because of fear. Like it or not, our civilization is running full speed towards the edge of a cliff. Those who face up to it and do things NOW to prepare will be much much better off when it all finally collapses. And it is possible that through our individual efforts we can save the best of our civilization for whatever is to follow.

The greatest thing about this book is he doesn’t just lay it out but gives lots of advice on how to prepare. There is a lot of practical advice, but he also talks about spirituality and the importance of spiritual practices and much more.

HIGHLY recommended reading.

Read more about The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight

Kundalini Yoga for Beginners and Beyond

~john on January 7th, 2007

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We received this DVD for Christmas and really enjoyed it. We’ve made a committment to start doing some yoga everyday and DVD’s like this make it easy. I find Kundalini yoga not as uncomfortable as regular yoga. It’s less about stretching and more about breathing. Ravi Singh is a very pleasant and good teacher.

I was pleased that this DVD covered the 5 Tibetan Rejuvenation Rites. I had read about these and practiced them years ago. They are 5 simple exercises which provide a complete energetic workout. I am happy to be able to incorporate them into my practices once again as I enjoyed them so much before.

Click here to read reviews about Kundalini Yoga and Beyond at Amazon.com

Pure Water for Great Health

~john on December 19th, 2006

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Pure water is absolutely vital for great health. For the last 10 years I have been blessed to live in the country and have access to well water. Although this too can have contaminants, it is far superior to the tap water that is available in most developed areas. When we go to visit friends that have what we call city water we are sure to bring some of our own along! The list of the gross stuff found in your average tap water is boggling.

Many people have become aware of this and started buying bottled water. This is not the best strategy. First off, they have found that much ’spring’ water is merely regular municipal water that’s been bottled. Secondly it’s extremely environmentally unfriendly…the water is taken from some local water table, packed in plastic and shipped to the store. Not good….Finally, it’s expensive!

A much cheaper and economical solution is a water filter. The brand I recommend is Aquasana. Their filters were rated best buy by Consumers Digest for the last 4 years. ANd they’re affordable. You can get very expensive with water filters, but you can get a drinking water kit for $120. A shower kit for $79.

If you find yourself buying a lot of spring water this will pay for itself fast. If you are drinking regular tap water then I would highly recommend doing some research on what it is you’re putting in your body every day. From Live Science:

Benjamin Grumbles, who heads EPA’s Office of Water, said that “for the chemicals the agency regulates, nearly 100 percent of the community water systems that provide drinking water to the majority of Americans are meeting clean drinking water standards. We also have a process to continuously identify new contaminants for which regulation could reduce risks.'’

Jane Houlihan, EWG’s vice president for research, said the group’s findings show that the United States allows millions of people to be exposed to some chemicals for which EPA either has never considered the risks or if it has, has no enforceable limits.

In other words…it’s up to you to make sure your drinking water is safe for you and your family. Luckily it’s as simple as buying a good filter.
Click here to find out more about Aquasana Filters

The Sunfood Diet Success System

~john on December 17th, 2006

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One question that people interested in the Raw/Living food diet have asked me is how do you get started? Whenever you are making a big shift like that in your life, one thing you need is motivation..not just motivation to get started, but motivation every day.

So one of the very first things I recommend someone interested in living food is to get a number of books on the subject. Reading about these peoples incredible journey to new levels of health and happiness is really inspiring! At the top of my reading list is the Sunfood Diet Healing System. This book is really the best all around introduction to this diet that I’ve read. There are many different facets to it…practical, philosophical, artistic. It’s just a great book and in my opinion essential reading for raw foodists.

Just having motivating books like this around can help you get through a day when you’re really craving cook foods or detoxing. But this book is not just motivating, but gives you lots of great information. I believe the most important contribution is his model of the ‘food triangle’ which is about balancing the three main food groups (fruit sugars, fats and leafy greens) in different ways to accomplish different goals. I use this information every day.

I have the older printing of this book but have seen the new one. It’s a good quality hard-cover with lots of great color pictures. I highly recommend it.

You can read some other reviews of The Sunfood Diet Healing System
at Amazon.

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