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In this newsletter:
1. Nourishing Your Body to Eliminate Cravings by Victoria Boutenko 2. Answering Your Questions
3. Call for Recipes!
4. Beauty Tip: Coconut water
1. Nourishing Your Body to Eliminate Cravings By Victoria Boutenko
This is an excerpt from Victoria's revised and expanded edition of
12 Steps to Raw Foods: How to End Your Dependency on Cooked Food (Paperback, 264 pages) available from
www.rawfamily.com
"He that takes medicine and neglects diet, wastes the skill of the physician."
- Chinese Proverb
During the last 200 years, humans have been consuming an increasing percentage of highly processed, devitalized foods. As a result, many people have become chronically malnourished. That is why, regardless of our undeniable success in medicine, today's statistics on human health are frightening: "Within a decade, America will spend one of every five dollars on health care, according to government analysts ... The nation's total health care bill by 2015 will be more than $4 trillion."
I believe that the reasons for epidemics of degenerative diseases we are experiencing today are rooted in the lack of proper nutrition which has already lasted for an extensive period of time. This makes the numbers for degenerative disease and obesity especially alarming in well-developed countries where the population consumes large amounts of refined foods.
To cope with malnourishment, the human body produces an added urge to eat, causing us to be constantly hungry. Our cells are "crying" for all the nutrients we need. Sadly, we respond to this urge by eating more processed food, promoting even further malnourishment, along with an increased dependency on processed food, greater cravings, and compulsive eating. For anyone involved in such a vicious cycle, the conversion to a raw food diet appears to be extremely difficult because of this constant hunger. That is why I recommend nourishing your body for several weeks before switching to a raw food diet.
I consider greens to be the most nutritious food on earth. Blending is similar to chewing; therefore, eating blended food dramatically improves your health. After being broken down in a high-speed blender, pieces of food become the perfect size for assimilation. I highly recommend consuming green smoothies on a regular basis, whether on a raw or cooked food diet. I have already witnessed many cases in which people were able to greatly improve their health by adding blended greens to their daily regimen.
From my observation, the best results are reached by substituting breakfast altogether with a quart of green smoothie. Consequently, green smoothies are the best food to aid in the fastest restoration of the nutrient reserves of the body. Recovering from inadequate nutrition will significantly reduce unhealthy cravings and prepare you for an easier transformation to the raw food lifestyle.
In some cases natural supplements could be useful, however, I would like to caution against trying to substitute supplements for real food altogether. The regular consumption of nutritionally rich products will ease your cravings and will make your transformation to a raw food diet much smoother and less distressing.
Message from Victoria: This book started out as an attempt to revise the original version of "12 Step to Raw Foods." While working on this project I found so much new data that I ended up writing a totally new book. Since I kept 25% of the material from the original version, I kept the title the same.
2. Answering Your Questions
Q. Dear Tonya! Would you please share your current daily food/beauty regime? -T
A. Every morning I begin by applying clay mask to my face for 3- 5 minutes. I am still looking for the best mask to recommend. I will write about my findings in the next newsletter. Removing a clay mask sometimes is a challenge. That is why I use a large toothbrush. It provides better exfoliation. I then apply my cream abundantly and use the Violet Ray device for 5 minutes on my face and 5 minutes on my scalp. Be sure to use an Egg Timer to keep the time in check. In the morning, as your mind is making plans for the day what seams to you like 10 minutes, might be only 40 seconds!
Before going to bed, I wash my face with gentle cleaning wash rather than soap. Then I dry my face with a towel. I do dry brushing for one minute. Finally, I apply the cream again. To read more about how important facial brushing is visit:
http://www.beautifulonraw.com/html/facial_brushing.html
I use the Rolling Bed of Pins on my face at least twice during the day. I use it when I read a book, talk on the phone or drive (and I am the passenger). It only takes a few minutes.
I use the Rolling Bed of Pins for 10 minutes on my scalp before going to bed. Again have a timer standing by. It must be 10 minutes to achieve abundant new hair growth. Make it into a habit and do it every single day!
For more information visit:
http://www.beautifulonraw.com/html/rolling_bed_of_pins.html
Does it look as if my beauty ritual takes too much time? Not at all! About 30 minutes total! When it becomes a habit, it takes no effort. Develop your own beauty routine and stick to it. To have a beauty regimen is very helpful, but it is not absolutely necessary. What is absolutely necessary is to eat fresh green, fruits and vegetables.
In my May newsletter, I will send you an article entitled Quantum Eating. This article will provide an overview of my up-coming book and I will give a complete report of how I eat on a daily basis. The way I eat is very unusual. To avoid concerns or criticism, I must give some explanations first in order to convey at least the general idea of why the way I eat brings the best anti-aging results.
3. Call for Recipes!
My new book Quantum Eating: the Ultimate Elixir of Youth is almost complete. I am down to the last chapter
'Buzz' Creating Energy Meals. I need your help! In this chapter I would like to include some of your most delicious and nutritious recipes. If I choose your recipe for publication, you will receive a copy of my book as a token of my appreciation for your contribution.
http://www.beautifulonraw.com/html/quantum_eating.html
These are the criteria for submission:
1. The recipe must call for a very few ingredients, be simple to make and to follow.
2. You must have tried the recipe and like it too.
3. You must check the quantities before you submit it.
4. Because this book addresses advanced raw food lifestyle and the highest possible level of health, the recipe must not include any soy products, oils, mushrooms, or any items that must be marinated or dehydrated.
5. Please submit it in a clearly written format with instructions, quantities, preparation time, and total servings or quantities produced.
I am looking for super healthy raw food creations! I am particularly interested in soups and green smoothie recipes, however, please submit whatever recipes you love and would want to share with the world.
In order not to delay the publication process, you must submit your recipe to me at
tonyazavasta@hotmail.com by the 10th of May 2007
Please include a paragraph about why you like this recipe and any other special information that you might think the reader would like to know. Please include your name, as you would like it to read so we can recognize you and your submission.
Thank you for your support in this project.
4. Beauty Tip: Coconut Water
Coconut water for beautiful hair and complexion. You know coconuts are a delicious part of the raw food diet but it is also a beauty supplement. Using the water on your hair and face will make you feel like a Tahitian beauty.
Wet your hair in coconut water. Apply coconut water all over the scalp and massage into roots. Use some of it on your face as well. Put on a cosmetic cap and let it sit for 30 minutes. Then wash and condition as usual. If you do 50-100 strokes to brush you hair before this procedure the effectiveness will greatly increase. If you have my Rolling Bed of Pins you can use it for 10 minutes before applying coconut water. Apply on your hair at least once per week for several months.
It is known that coconut water is effective against skin blemishes. Dab coconut water on blemishes and leave for an hour. Use it for at least 15 days.
What people are saying:
Dearest Tonya: My husband and I met you at The Present Moment Cafe in St. Augustine, Florida on Monday night (Feb. 5). My heart is still full from hearing your lecture, learning from your wisdom, tasting your raw green pudding, witnessing your glow, and meeting you at the end of the event.
You truly inspired me on Monday, Tonya! I felt uplifted and believe that the opportunity to hear you speak was my next personal step for "buckling my seatbelt" even tighter on the raw food journey. Thanks for all that you do and share! May God continue to bless and guide you!
P. P.
Hello Tonya, I am finishing your books Your right to be beautiful and the recipe book. I am very motivated and excited. I have seen improvement in my skin, it is not as itchy and the redness has gone away. The weekend I heard you speak at Hallelujah Acres I started my totally raw diet. I have done great and I have been trying to not eat after 6:00pm. Some days I have eaten at 5:00. I love the way my abdomen feels when I wake up in the morning. Empty. Not full. I made your Red pecan crackers, they are absolutely fabulous. I started body and face brushing and I don't think I am imagining it but my face appears smoother already. I can't wait to see how much more it will improve. Thank you for your motivational testimony. I want to be beautiful inside and out. Ready to be beautiful on Raw
D L
Dear Tonya, I read your two books (twice); Beautiful on Raw and Uncooked Creations. They are both brilliant, highly informative, incredibly well researched and also very easy and enjoyable to read. Well Done. I am holding on to your words desperately and hope that I also am able to gain such wonderful benefits from the raw diet. Tonya one thing that really struck me was your amazing will and determination to heal your hip, I know that I would not have the strength of character to pursue my own beliefs even though you had so many adverse opinions against you. B H
Hello Tonya, I guess it did not take me 100 days to transition to raw, lol! :-) I have not had cooked food since last Sunday. On Monday I juice fasted and then transitioned to 100% raw. Today is my 6th day of 100% raw eating. I am enjoying fresh fruits, big salads with fresh veggies, avocados, nuts and seeds, green smoothies, freshly juiced veggie juices, and sprouted beans, peas, and seeds. I have a runny nose, so I think I am having a mild detox/cleansing reaction. But I feel radiant and I am full of energy! I have been listening to your CDs over and over and over again in my car and they are just as inspiring as your talk in Havana was. Thank you so much for coming to Havana and sharing your message with us! W
Hi Tonya, I just want to say that I love your cream. I've finished two jars and ordered another four. You're right! You could almost eat it! I've never had a cream that I felt so good about. J.
Thank you so much Tonya, for the great information! I appreciate the
thoroughness of the information. You are such a valuable resource for women everywhere. By the way, I had slacked off on eating raw for a few years, gained some weight back, and after re-reading "Your right to be beautiful" for the 3rd or 4th time, recently started all raw again. Also I had not done juicing in many years, and pulled out the old Braun I'd bought 20 years ago. It's wonderful how just a smallish glass of juice in the morning curbs the appetite and makes one feel peppy! I love the recipes in the book and am looking forward to receiving your latest book too. S
Dear Tonya, What a wonderful job you did today! My twin sister and I thought you were absolutely beautiful!! We purchased your two books along with your face cream. We already told our older sister about how great your cream is and we are ordering her some directly from your website. You are an inspiration and beautiful example of what to look forward to as my sister and I become healthy raw foodists!! Thanks again, A. and A.D.
My next tour starts on the 18th of May 2007. New schedule will be available on my website by the end of this month!
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