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Color Your Raw Food Diet Green

In the world of raw foods green is a new black. Thanks to inspiring work of Viktoria Boutenko, who started the "green revolution" four years ago, everyone now knows how important eating lots of greens is to us.

Why Greens are Important?

According to Boutenko's research, greens are the primary food group that match human nutritional needs most completely.

Greens are very high in amino acids, the building blocks our body uses to create protein; these amino acids are easier for the body to utilize than complex proteins that come from meat, fish, and dairy. Can greens really supply enough protein for the body? Well, yes! Just look at the largest vegan on earth - the elephant.

Greens are also high in fiber, the necessary component of elimination process. Without fiber, our colon fills up with toxic waste and we eventually become sick and chronically tired. Insoluble fiber in greens acts like sponge that takes the toxins out of our colons and helps us stay healthy and vibrant.

Greens supply our bodies with many vitamins and minerals necessary for optimal functioning. They also have an ability to make our bodies alkaline - an extremely important factor if you want to enjoy disease-free, youthful, energetic body. Consuming lots of greens on a daily basis is the most important step to maintaining good alkaline pH balance.

The last, but not least, benefit of consuming lots of greens is chlorophyll, the sunlight in liquefied form. No life is possible without sunlight and no life is possible without chlorophyll.  The molecule of chlorophyll is almost identical to the molecule of human blood, so when we consume lots of chlorophyll-rich greens we are literally consuming "plant blood" that adds to our own.

Green is a color of the heart charka, according to Yogic teachings. When we consume lots of greens, we come to experience being peaceful, centered, connected to our body and our heart, and we experience being more open to the world around us.

So Where Do I Start?

To truly enjoy all the benefits the greens can bring us, we have to consume at least a pound of greens a day. That sounds like a lot, doesn't it? But there is a solution to this problem.

A Growing Movement Against Mandatory Vaccines

By Melanie Segala
Managing Editor, Total Health Breakthroughs

I used to think that only people with ultra-conservative religious beliefs or anti-establishment opinions home-schooled their kids. But after reading an October 2008 article in USA Today,¹ I learned differently. Debra and Curtis Barnes are part of a growing number of Americans who home-school their three children solely to avoid having them vaccinated.

Debra Curtis is hardly a fringe member of society. She has a busy chiropractic practice in Mississippi and is president of the Mississippi Vaccination Information Center, a group of 159 concerned parents who believe that mandatory vaccinations for school-aged children are a dangerous over-reach by state governments.

Raw Food for Beginners 1-Day Class

 Do you want to upgrade your diet but don't know where to start?

Are you curious about the raw food diet but don't know where to start? Or maybe you tried the raw food diet before but with little success?

Do you want to learn quick, simple and easy healthy recipes to bring into your daily life that will allow you to spend less time in the kitchen and more time doing the things you love?

Then the Raw Food for Beginners class is perfect for you!

I will be preparing an impressive selection of quick, easy and healthy recipes (breakfast through dinner, plus mouth-watering deserts!) and also discuss such important topics as raw food shopping, menu planning and support.

This class will cover:

* Why raw?
* What to expect when you go raw
* How to transition safely and sensibly
* What's raw? (there are 20+ raw food groups, surprised?)
* Where to buy the best produce no matter where you live
* What a typical raw kitchen would contain - ingredients and equipment
* How to use a juicer, blender, food processor etc.
* How to use a dehydrator
* How to sprout seeds and beans, plus how to grow wheatgrass and sunflower greens
* How to make delicious raw food such as raw veggie-nut burgers, pizza, soups, nut milks, smoothies, flax crackers, raw vegan ice-cream and much more.
* How to come up with a daily/weekly menu that works for you
* PLUS Extensive Q & A session

What's included?

* 1 full day of teaching from 10:30am - 5:00pm
* Abundant amounts of delicious tasters throughout the day
* A substantial lunch featuring a raw food pizza (you have never tried anything this good before!)
* A Raw Food for Beginners recipe packet and class notes to take away with you

All this for just $127 - incredible value for the amount of food and information that will be presented to you!

Hurry! Only 10 places available (8 Remaining)!

To reserve your seat please go to http://www.radiantonraw.com/classes.html.

See you there!

Five Simple Ways to Get Your Body Beach Ready

Some folks are under the impression that if they eat 100% raw diet they will be in great physical shape.

Not true.

Having a clean diet is a great start, but it doesn't automatically result in shapely arms and legs or a six-pack. You still have to exercise. But with our busy lifestyles, how many have time to go to the gym every day? The one time I got myself a gym membership, I ended up going not more than 6 times and then my busy life just took over. And I bet many of you had the same experience (and that is how the gyms make most of the money - from people who buy memberships and never show up).

But don't get me wrong - I love working out. It gives me energy, strength; exercise is necessary for strong bones, happy disposition and healthy immune system. But I like doing it using my own body weight, not intimidating metal monstrosities in a stuffy room full of sweaty people.

Today is a Very Special Day

A few months ago I reviewed a very special documentary called Try It On Everything, about the amazing and life-changing process called Emotional Freedom Techniques, or EFT.

And now Nick Ortner, the producer of this documentary film has created something very special that’s only available for a short time.

In honor if all those who have supported his powerful film, that follows ten people’s journey through the EFT experience and which features EFT experts, medical doctors and such visionary thought leaders such as Jack Canfield and Bob Proctor, Nick has created a Gratitude and Appreciation event, and you can get a full 50% off of their best-selling DVD and Companion book package…

==> Special Gratitude and Appreciation Event Offer

And when you purchase this program, Nick’s EFT Angels program kicks in, and they will donate another copy of the Try It On Everything DVD to a social organization or needy family.  They have already donated over 7,000 DVDs to prisons, halfway houses, women’s shelters and other social organizations. 

So, you can help yourself, your family and friends and anyone else you might want to forward this email to, get half off and also give back to others in need.  It’s a win-win-win all around!

Just visit this link to learn all about it, but remember, the Gratitude and Appreciate Event only lasts through midnight, Friday, March 27…

==> Make a Difference in Your Life Now

To Your Radiant Well-Being,

Alina

Sprouting for Beginners – Part 3

Sprouting Make Easy

The beauty of sprouting is that the sprouts are very easy to grow, don’t require much space, are easy to care for, and can be grown all year round.

There are several methods of home sprout growing – jars, sprout bags, and automatic sprouter. I will show you all three and recommend that you experiment with all of them to find the method that suits you best. However, whatever method you choose, the basic steps are the same: soak, drain, rinse, and harvest.

The most important thing to keep in mind is that you need to keep yours sprouts moist while providing adequate drainage and air circulation. Keep your sprouts away from direct sunlight and monitor sprouts carefully to make sure they don’t get too dry.

Sprouting for Beginners – Part 2

Shopper's Guide to Sprouting Seeds

Now that you know about the benefits of sprouting, are you ready to get started?

Here’s a list of most popular sprouting seeds you can find on the market today:

Alfalfa seeds are very small and tan in color. It is probably one of the most popular ones these days and one of the easiest to sprout. Alfalfa sprouts are a great source of B-complex vitamins, Vitamins C, A, E, and K. They are rich in calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, and trace minerals (which are missing from most “modern” foods). They also have high amounts of phytoestrogens, which have been connected, with the prevention of osteoporosis, heart disease, and cancer.  Alfalfa sprouts have mild taste and can be used in salads, sandwiches, green juices, and soups.

Sprouting for Beginners - Part I

Superfoods are the latest craze in the raw food movement. Every week a new superfood is being “discovered”. Frankly, if I were to listen to all the experts and eat all the superfoods they say I absolutely have to have to enjoy optimum health, well, I think I would definitely be healthy, but I would be dead broke and probably living in a carbon box.

I am not against superfoods, in fact, I use some on a regular basis. However, did you know there is a group of superfoods that cost very little, can be easily grown indoors, take only a few days to mature, and are loaded with vitamins, minerals, amino acids, phytonutrients and vital enzyme?

Raw Food Diet and Not So Raw Spouses

I have to admit – I envy those few lucky ones whose spouses/partners went raw with them and who stayed raw together.

I am not one of them. Neither are most of my clients and readers.

And although my husband is very understanding of my life choices and is very supportive, he is not planning on going raw any time soon. So what’s a girl supposed to do in such circumstances?

The health message is spreading...

Last night in his Presidential Address to Congress President Obama said: “Our recovery plan … makes the largest investment ever in preventive care, because that is one of the best ways to keep our people healthy and our costs under control.”

Finally, the truth is being spoken on national television! I felt so proud to finally have a leader who understands the importance of taking care of ourselves before we get sick!

However, preventive care is not just about going for annual check-ups; it is also about taking full responsibility for our health. Nobody can make us vibrant, healthy, happy and full of life. NOBODY! Whether we are healthy or sick is fully up to us.