TheRawFoodWorld.com Named "Best National or Online Health Food Store" in VegHealth Awards :)

A huge THANK YOU to all of you who voted for us in the recent 2011 VegHealth Awards – I am delighted to share that we WON in the category of “Best National or Online Health Food Store”, beating the "almighty" *Whole Foods* themselves ;O

Wow, what an accolade ;)

We thank you all for your beautiful support, as we continue to strive to offer the best service we can to y’all – we love you :)
You can check out all the winners in the various award categories HERE – enjoy and huge gratitude again to all who voted :)


on October the 30th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1 quart coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
2 yummmmmmmers little mangoes
4 tbsp spirulina crunchies
water of a young coconut
bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, flax crackers, Sea Clear, tahini and lecithin, followed by two yummmmmmers little apples
mug of herbal tea
handful of coconut BBQ chips
3 cups water

Dear raw si*star* Kitzia, who lives here in Vilcabamba now and is an amazing permaculturalist, artist, mumma, raw chef and general mover-shaker is looking to release her previous property in Mexico to someone who will take over this magnificent botanical garden paradise and love it in the same way it has been nurtured until now…
The 11 acre property, named Buena Fortuna, has over 3000 plant species, is located near the Sea of Cortez, and is pretty much a raw foodie paradise with tropical fruits/nuts from around the world such as black sapote, lychees, papaya, mangoes, bananas, citrus, tamarind, passion fruit, guavas, macadamias and much more…all the deeeeeeets about this unique property can be found HERE – brightest blessings to whoever takes on stewardship of this phenomenal land…


on October the 31st I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
bowl of mango blended with avocado :)
water of a young coconut
bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, flax crackers, Sea Clear, tahini and lecithin, followed by a yummmmmmers little apple
mug of herbal tea
2 cups water
mug of herbal tea


on November the 1st I was blessed with:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
bowl of sliced apples with Lydia’s Berry Good Cereal, maca and coconut water
water of a young coconut
2 cups greeeeeeen juice from the garden
little bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, flax crackers, Sea Clear, tahini and lecithin, followed by a little chunk of Mr. M’s Pili Nut Chocolate
mug of herbal tea
water of a young coconut


Our dear friend Norm just launched a wonderfully inspiring new documentary DVD called "Heal Your Self", all about people who have taken responsibility for their own health and turned their lives around...and *I'm* in the DVD - fun :)

Four years in the making, this insightful documentary features healing stories, insights and tips from seventeen different people from all around the world, including:

Me :), Dr. Bernie Siegel, John Gray, Paul Nison, Dr. Thomas Lodi, John Kohler, Jeffrey Hollender - the founder of Seventh Generation, Aubrey Hampton - the founder of Aubrey's Organics and many more...

People share their stories in this DVD of reversing all kinds of debilitating conditions naturally, from obesity to cancer to spinal meningitis to IBS and beyond... These healing testimonials are accompanied by powerful discussions about health and nutrition, emotional and environmental stress, the power of the mind, visualisation and meditation, taking responsibility for our lives and much more...

You can check out the trailer and get the full DVD here:
http://www.tinyurl.com/healys - enjoy :)



All love, 
Angelalalalaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

Last Chance to Vote for Us :)

Laaaaaaaaadies and gentlemen, 'tis the last couple of days to VOTE for our store in this year's "Veghealth Awards", as the "Best National or Online Health Food Store" - voting closes on August the 31st...if you didn't already vote and would love to lend your support, here's a reminder of the deeeeeets:

Our store, TheRawFoodWorld.com is currently a contender for the "Best National or Online Health Food Store", up against mega-giant WHOLE FOODS ;O

Voting in the final round of this contest is open NOW until August the 31st, so if you're feeling moved to add your vote to our support, please do so swiftly, HERE :)
You can actually win prizes just for voting...and there are lots of fun categories to vote in, with lots of raw foodie options, such as choosing your favourite:

healthy snack, energy bar, sweetener, supplements, superfoods, online health store, recipe blog, recipe book, film, fermented foods, educator, nutrition trainer, blender, juicer, cleaning products, beauty products, radio show...and much more...

Jump on over HERE to cast your votes and THANK YOU so much for any support sent our way - we appreciate you :)))

(NOTE: If you already voted in round one for these awards, The Vegetarian Health Institute has apparently already sent you a special link for voting in round two. The subject line was "Now vote in 'Round 2' of the Veghealth Awards". If you didn't get that message, you can request that special link by emailing vegetarianhealth@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .)

on August the 23rd we were on the road quite a lot and I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1 cup watermelon/orange juice
7 granadillas
2 powersticks, water of a young coconut
2 tbsp spirulina crunchies
bowl of yummmmmmers cucumber/dulse/avocado/kim chi salad, stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear, followed by a chunk of Mr. M's Pili Nut "Chocolate"
mug of herbal tea
water of two young coconuts


on August the 24th we were again on the road quite a lot and I appreciated:

1 quart water
7 granadillas
3 tbsp spirulina crunchies
water of a young coconut
2 tbsp spirulina crunchies
water of a young coconut
2 powersticks, bowl of kelp noodles with carrot/red pepper/avocado sauce, plus sauerkraut, followed by a chunk of Mr. M's rawmarkable Pili Nut "Chocolate" :)
mug of herbal tea
1 cup coconut kefir


on August the 25th we were on the road again pretty much all day and it was a very "bitty" eating day for me - I was blissed with:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/passionfruit juice
7 granadillas
3 powersticks, handful of spirulina "cookies" from GoRaw
water of a young coconut
3 tbsp spirulina crunchies
water of two young coconuts
2 tbsp spirulina crunchies, 3 little bananas
bowl of kelp noodles with carrot/red pepper/avocado sauce, plus sauerkraut, followed by a chunk of Mr. M's rawmarkable Pili Nut "Chocolate" :)
1 cup water

LOVED this one-man a cappela "choir" video in Arabic sent by a friend recently - check it out - so beautiful, creative, inspiring :)

http://www.wimp.com/cappellaarabic/

on August the 26th we were once again on the road again most of the day and I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeen smoothie: mango, papaya, greeeens from garden
8 granadillas
2 powersticks
water of a young coconut
3 tbsp spirulina crunchies
bowl of cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear, followed by a chunk of Mr M's out-raw-geous Pili Nut "Chocolate"
water of two young coconuts


on August the 27th we were again on the road most of the day and I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1.5 cups watermelon/mandarin juice
9 granadillas
water of a young coconut
2 powersticks, 2 goji bars
water of two young coconuts
bowl of cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear, followed by a chunk of Mr M's out-raw-geous Pili Nut "Chocolate"
water of a young coconut


on August the 28th we were again on the road all day and I loved:

1 quart water
1.5 cups watermelon/orange juice
juice of two mandarins
bag of fresh strawberries
40 chlorella/kelp tablets
2 powersticks
water of a young coconut
big bowl of chia pudding with papaya/granadilla, chunk of Pili Nut "Chocolate"
water of a young coconut


One yumster, Dorien, is looking for inspirational stories from y'all to share in a new book - read on below for the deeeeets:

Inspiring shortstory contest

Do you have an inspirational story to share?

We are looking for:

Real life motivational shortstories about how intention, positive thoughts, following your heart, doing something different or setting goals can change your life completely.

The best stories of the competition will be bundled and published in a book, and will receive a commission on the sales.

The goal of the book is to inspire people. To motivate them to set their intentions and have faith that they too can change their lives. Positive thought creates positive outcome.

Your shortstory submission should be:

max 6000 words

real life story

submitted in doc, google document or LaTeX format

preferable written in English, although other languages might also be accepted upon request and translated by the book editors

Please include a short biography of yourself (max 300 words) and a weblink or adress. This will be published alongside your article if you are selected.

Send your submission or any questions to dorien (at) sunflareltd (dot) com before November 23rd.

Good luck!

All blessings,
A.C. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

The Raw Food World or Whole Foods...??? ;)

You may recall me mentioning last week or so that we were in the running for the "Best Online or National Health Food Store" award in the 2011 Veghealth Awards, WELL, we got through to the final round, thanks so much for all your votes :)))

Our store, TheRawFoodWorld.com is currently a contender for the "Best National or Online Health Food Store", up against mega-giant WHOLE FOODS ;O

Voting in the final round of this contest is open NOW until August the 31st, so if you're feeling moved to add your vote to our support, please do so swiftly, HERE :)
You can actually win prizes just for voting...and there are lots of fun categories to vote in, with lots of raw foodie options, such as choosing your favourite:

healthy snack, energy bar, sweetener, supplements, superfoods, online health store, recipe blog, recipe book, film, fermented foods, educator, nutrition trainer, blender, juicer, cleaning products, beauty products, radio show...and much more...

Jump on over HERE to cast your votes and THANK YOU so much for any support sent our way - we appreciate you :)))

(NOTE: If you already voted in round one for these awards, The Vegetarian Health Institute has apparently already sent you a special link for voting in round two. The subject line was "Now vote in 'Round 2' of the Veghealth Awards". If you didn't get that message, you can request that special link by emailing vegetarianhealth@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .)

on August the 11th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1 cup orange/maracua/maranjilla juice
a delicious dragon fruit
2 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses powder
bowl of energy soup fresh from the garden, with curry/kraut/chia crackers on the side, followed by a little handful of dried jackfruit
water of two young coconuts
chunk of yummmmers papaya
1 cup water


on August the 12th I was blessed with:

1 quart water
5 granadillas
2 cups coconut water blended with Ormus Greens powder
bowl of cucumber/dulse/avocado salad with curry/kraut/chia crackers on the side, followed by a little handful of dried jackfruit
water of two young coconuts
2 carob/orange yumballs while preparing for potluck :)
1 cup water


I am excited to say that this Thursday evening, August the 18th, we are lined up to be interviewing the lovely Troy Casey of Amazon Herbs, for The Raw Food World Radio Show :)
Troy calls himself the "Certified Health Nut" and has a great deal to share about the Amazon, herbs, cleansing, detox, nourising the body and much more - join us on Thursday at 6pm Eastern, 3pm Pacific for this FREE live call, over at http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com.

Here's the rest of the upcoming line-up, too:

***NEW*** Diane Baran - August 25th, 12noon Eastern - "Compassionate/Non-Violent Communication"

Markus Rothkranz – September 1st, 7pm Eastern – “Healing with Raw Foods”

Nick Ortner – September 15th, 7pm Eastern – “EFT and Tapping Your Way to a Better Life!”

Alexandra Jaye Johnson – September 29th, 6pm Eastern – “Rocking Your Goddess Life”

 
To get the call-in details for any of these LIVE free talks, just visit http://www.TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com - enjoy :)

on August the 13th I appreciated:

1 quart water
1 cup watermelon/orange juice
2 cups coconut water blended with Elixir Of The Lake
bowl of energy soup fresh from the garden, with curry/kraut/chia crackers on the side, followed by a little handful of dried jackfruit
water of two young coconuts
a yummmeerrrrrs dragon fruit chuk of papaya
1 cup water


on August the 14th I loved:

1 quart water
5 granadillas
3 cups greeeeen smoothie: papaya, mango, masses of green
shared meal with friends: huge green salad from the garden, with red pepper/walnut sauce, sauerkraut, followed by some *AMAZING* Pili Nut "Chocolate" treats from Mr. M :)
water of two young coconuts
chunk of papaya
1 cup water





For this month's RawReform Giveaway, I am delighted to say that we have FOUR copies of the fabulous new book "Live Raw" from raw beauty Mimi Kirk to share...

If you're not yet familiar with the uberlicious Mimi, she was voted "Sexiest Veg*n Over 50" in the Peta Awards recently and at *72* she is a glooooowing example of how to be healthy and vibrant past 50, or at any age, for that matter... ;) Mimi's book shares 120 of her yummiest recipes plus lots of tips and insights for a more vibrant life...  
To be in with a ch@nce of winning one of these delightful books from Mimi, just send in your A to the following Q, to rawreformcontests@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it :

"Which fabulous person over 50 inspires you the most and why?"


Get your entries in by September the 16^th 2011 to be in with a ch@nce of receiving one of these very spec!al books - the winners shall be chosen at random and with great j0y shortly thereafter...
In the meantime, if you'd love to order a copy of this inspiring book for your own delight, you can do so HERE - enjoy :)
...and to find out if YOU were the winner of last month's RawReform Giveaway prize of some luscious aroma-goodies from Medicine Flower, you can see the winning entry and info for that giveaway in my last newsletter, HERE ;)


All love and radiating joy,
A. C. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Which is The Best National or Online Health Food Store...? ;)

I'm delighted to share that our store, TheRawFoodWorld.com is currently in 2nd place for the "Best National or Online Health Food Store" award in the VegHealth Awards 2011 :) Voting is open NOW until August the 6th, so if you're feeling moved to add your vote to our support, please do so swiftly, HERE :) You can actually win prizes just for voting...and there are lots of fun categories to vote in, with lots of raw foodie options, such as choosing your favourite:

healthy snack, energy bar, sweetener, supplements, superfoods, online health store, recipe blog, recipe book, film, fermented foods, educator, nutrition trainer, blender, juicer, cleaning products, beauty products, radio show...and much more...

Jump on over HERE to cast your votes and THANK YOU so much for any support sent our way - we appreciate you :)))


on July the 31st I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water mixed with mandarin/orange/passionfruit juice
3 cups coconut water blended with Moringa Powder
bowl of energy soup fresh from the garden with a little cucumber salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear on the side, followed by two yummy little carob-orange yumballs :)
2 cups water
water of a young coconut
a dragon fruit, chunk of yummmers papaya
1 cup water

I am very excited to announce that we are blessed to have the perennially inspiring Mr. Brian Johnson of PhilosophersNotes.com joining us for a radio interview on TheRawFoodWorldRadioShow.com tomorrow evening - fun :) This free call starts at 6pm Eastern, Thursday August 4th - join us for vibrant explorations of how to live *your* optimal life... :)


on August the 1st I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1.5 cups mandarin/orange/passionfruit juice
2 cups coconut water blended with Moringa Powder
water of a young coconut
bowl of kelp noodles dressed with a carrot/tomato/hemp seed sauce, followed by two little sliced apples with fresh almond butter :)
water of two young coconuts
chunk of papaya, a yummmmers dragon fruit
1 cup water


on August the 2nd I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
3 cups coconut water blended with Moringa Powder
bowl of energy soup fresh from the garden, with nori sheets on the side stuffed with Sea Clear and avocado, followed by a little hand-stirred yumpot of almond butter, stevia, orange flavour extract
water of two young coconuts
chunk of papaya, a yummmmers dragon fruit
2 cups water

Reminder:

 

Special Offer: from now until August the 10th (my 33rd birthday ;), you can currently get my book Raw Emotions at 33% Off :)

This applies for either the ebook or printed version of the book. This means that from now until August the 10th you can get the ebook for $16.72 (rather than the standard price of $24.95) or the printed book for $20.07 (rather than the standard price of $29.95).

Click HERE to access these offers and...ENJOY :)
 

All love and deepest breaths of serenity,
A. Stokes-Monarch. xxx