WOW, what an amazing last few weeks it's been for raw food in the media :)
Did you see our dear brother Philip McCluskey on CBS a couple of days ago? YUMMY :) For those of you who aren't yet familiar with Philip, he has released over 200lbs since going raw a couple of years ago - :O
He is a living, walking, smiling, loving, breaaaaaathing example of the transformative powers a raw food lifestyle can help us unfold...he went from 400lbs, ill, miserable and contemplating Gastric Bypass Surgery, to a slim, healthy, happy, shiny young raw man on a mission to spread the good raw word - yeeeeeeeeeeeeee-HAH :) Love it...Check out his lovely reception from 'The Doctors' on CBS in the video below:
...AND - while we're on the subject of 200lb raw food weight losses ;)
- have you seen Clent Manich's AMAZING before and after pics yet? Clent went raw just in JANUARY this year and has already released over 200lbs, reversed Type 2 Diabetes, climbed Mount Whitney and witnessed 170 people in his local area join him for a 'Green Smoothie Challenge' - WOW, what a year, Clent ;) The Mail Tribune newspaper recently ran a story about Clent's eventful last few months - you can see that HERE.on October the 13th I had:
1 quart water
shotglass of orange/pomegranate juice
1.5 cups veggie juice: spinach, celery, cucumber, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, sprouts, carrot, ginger
15 chlorella nuts
2 cups energy soup with leftover broccoli salad on the side, followed by a little almond dream bar yumpot ;)
3 cups water
1 cup veggie juice: spinach, celery, cucumber, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, sprouts, carrot, ginger
2 cups energy soup with a bowl of kale salad on the side, followed by a little almond dream bar yumpot ;)
cup of spicy tea
3 cups water
on October the 14th I had:
1 quart water
2 cups veggie juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, kale, Jerusalem artichoke, carrots, ginger
2 cups energy soup and a little leftover kale salad followed by a little almond dream bar yumpot
3 cups water
1.5 cups veggie juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, kale, Jerusalem artichoke, carrots, ginger
big bowl of YUMMY grawnola from Shellbel with hazelnut milk – MMMmmmMmmm
3 cups water
Here's a little quote that came through on a 'ThinkArete' morning email recently that I LOVED and resonated SOOOOOO much with, it had me laughing out loud:
"Rumi taught us that “The intelligent want self control; children want candy.""
I LOVE that. I can totally identify with the concept of the 'child wanting candy', as I wrote about in Raw Emotions: I came to realise with my OWN relationship with food that if I looked at smthg, I wanted to eat it - instant gratification, stuff those feelings down, gimme smthg sweeeeeet, etc ;) ...and of course, 'candy' for many people doesn't necessarily refer to literal candy in their interactions with the world - maybe it translates as instant gratification through drinking, drugs, sex, shopping, gambling or any other of a host of ways we can 'act out'...Now, I'm not so much into the idea of 'self control'/willpower/strict 'discipline' and so on - I am very enamoured however with the simple release that BALANCE and CONSISTENCY can bring to our lives, if we're willing to go with that and be with that flow, day by day - not impulsive, helter-skelter acting-out on every compulsive urging...instead, moderation, the middle way, calm, loving, nourishing, clear-headed, serene...MMmmmm, thanks for the inspiration, Rumi :)
on October the 15th I had:
1 quart water
1 cup veggie juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, kale, Jerusalem artichoke, carrots, ginger
bowl of grawnola with hazelnut milk
3 cups water
20 chlorella ‘nuts’
an apple and more grawnola with nut milk – travel food ;)
1 quart water
on October the 16th I had:
1 quart water
mini-shot of wheatgrass juice and mini-shot of chickweed/sunflower green juice
30 chlorella 'nuts'
bowl of energy soup with some very cool raw 'breadsticks' on the side, followed by a little yumpot of tahini with lucuma powder
3 cups water
30 chlorella 'nuts'
2 cups water
1 apple with dulse and a little pistachio butter
raw pizza with salad, followed by a cashew/apple smoothie
3 cups water
Those of you who receive the RawReform Newsletter will have already seen this month’s Prize Giveaway Contest...for those of you who aren’t subscribed, here’s the contest scoop (and you can subscribe to the newsletter HERE, if you'd like ;) :
Have you ever tried EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)? If not, it is a simple and easy to learn, fast-acting healing technique that involves tapping places on your body
with your fingertips, to release stagnant or uncomfortable energy and emotions in those circuits. EFT works with the subtle meridian lines of energy that run through the body, as used in acupuncture, although in EFT there is no use of needles – just your fingertips. EFT can be used to find relief for emotional discomfort of any kind – from handling food cravings, to road rage, to painful memories, to managing a broken limb.I was introduced to EFT by a dear friend, at a point when my life felt very much in ‘crisis’. It is a superb tool and often felt like a ‘lifesaver’ for me, to get through that period. There is a basic tapping sequence to learn, along with a few accompanying things to say, to help focus your attention on the issue you’re currently experiencing. All the basics of EFT can be easily learnt using the free manual that you can download at www.emofree.com.
One motto of EFT is ‘try it on everything’ and one advocate, Nick Ortner, has now brought out a wonderful documentary DVD of that same name, showing JUST how transformational EFT can be for people. You can get a copy of the DVD HERE.
If you'd love to win a FREE copy of Nick's DVD PLUS the Companion Book for the documentary, just send in your A to the following Q:
"If you could lovingly heal any aspect of your life right now (or that of someone else), what would it be and why?"
Please send your answer to angela@rawreform.com. We will naturally send love and healing energy to all those mentioned in the messages and the winner of the DVD will be chosen at random and announced in the next newsletter.
THANKS and happy tapping ;)
All love,
Angela. xxx
