Beautiful on Raw/ BR Publishihng LLC.

In this issue:

1. Coming out of the Closet...
2. Going Beyond Raw?
3. New Russian book
4. Special of the Month!
5. FREE Raw Recipes and New Blog Articles
6. Raffle Winners Announced!


1. Coming out of the Closet...

I am sure in the last few months you received several emails
asking this question in one form or another: "Have you noticed 
that many raw food leaders, who once proclaimed that the 100% 
raw food diet is ideal no matter what, are now coming out of the 
closet and revealing that they are eating some cooked food?" 

Obviously, this reference is not to a falling off the wagon
scenario. Coming out of the closet is being applied to raw food
authors who have revealed or no longer conceal that they're now
eating cooked food. As if one gossipy recovering alcoholic were
saying to another: You know, Bob's drinking again--I saw him. As if
a sacred rule had been violated. A holy text blasphemed.

What people do in search of health is their business, but what
surprises me is the implication of some secret. Ain't no secret. If
you are observant, you can often recognize an attained raw foodist
just by looking at the person. And, correspondingly, recognize
someone who has made a significant departure.  

My experience is that over a period of several years, raw foods
literally transform you into a different specimen. Just as there
are biomarkers of "normal" aging, so, I submit, there are
identifiable biomarkers of a healthy long-term raw foodist, which
you can recognize simply by observing a person who follows a 100%
raw food lifestyle.

Every rule has exceptions, and so does my list. I'm sharing it only
in the hope that you will find it helpful to know what to expect in
yourself if you stay on a 100% raw course. Continue reading...

http://www.beautifulonraw.com/raw-food-blog/

2. Going Beyond Raw?

I've received many emails similar to this one:
Below is a quote concerning a new Victoria Boutenko book Raw and
Beyond; will you be making any comments? 

"'Green Smoothie Queen' Victoria Boutenko re-envisions the raw food
diet under the lens of important omega-3 science. Chefs Elaina Love
and Chad Sarno show that a diet consisting exclusively of gourmet
raw food cuisine may not be so great for your health. All three
authors have put their reputations as raw food gurus at stake to
share the important information they have discovered."
--Dr. B. J. Adrezin, CEO, POTENT FOODS, Inc.

And since I've been asked, let me share my comments...

When authors share their experiences, their ups and downs, their
concerns and insights in a genuine, open way with us, we admire
their courage and become all the more willing to learn from them.
As Victoria relates in Raw and Beyond: "I choose to be healthy
instead of being 100% raw. But I still believe that raw food is the
most natural and ancient way of eating for humans. By explaining
the pitfalls in my own raw food journey, I hope to motivate many
more people to try a raw food diet."

That same spirit of honesty compels me to share my point of view,
because without respect to everyone's experience, we'll never
achieve a universally valid picture of the raw food movement in its
essence, with its successes and failures.

While I was working on my book Quantum Eating in 2006-2007, the
working title was Beyond Raw. Ultimately, I rejected that title,
but for a time, I was quite in love with it. At that time I'd been
100% raw for almost a decade. I felt inspired to write my third
book because something remarkable was happening to me.

I did go "beyond" the mere eating of raw foods as daily choices.
Rather, "raw" became a lifestyle. The word beyond, it seemed to me,
nicely reflected the new direction, the new and farther extent of
my journey at the time--onward, I thought and still think, to a
"farther side."

My raw food lifestyle was changing me dramatically, on every level.
Once drawn to 'gourmet' raw foods cuisine, to the many 'recipes'
which produce raw equivalents to and imitations of traditional
dishes, I'd decided to abandon all that fancy stuff. My body was
thriving on simple whole raw foods--delighting in them. Cravings
vanished. And it seemed I needed less food all together. I stopped
eating at night. This change alone was taking me beyond the
benefits of a common 100% raw food diet eaten until bedtime.
 
A truly raw lifestyle is only partly about food. My health journey
went beyond (with its meaning in addition to) food-related
practices. Exercise was a vital component. I don't think it is even
possible to achieve any degree of success as a raw foodist without
daily physical practice. 

I am convinced it's hot yoga (Bikram yoga), which by itself is a
powerful anti-aging practice, that helped me to avoid pitfalls in
my raw food journey. Of course, I had setbacks, but they were never
serious enough to make me question my 100% raw choice. Quite the
opposite, often during my Bikram yoga class, my ever- increasing
flexibility makes me marvel if my age is indeed turning back. 

Many people comment on how difficult it can be to follow a raw food
lifestyle in a cold climate. I couldn't agree more. Here is another
reason where hot yoga as a form of exercise can help. It makes it 
easier to practice a raw food lifestyle even if you don't live in
the
tropics. Fortunately, you can now find Bikram yoga studios all over
the world.

That said, I don't want to give the impression that a 100% raw food
lifestyle is easy. It's not. And I'm also not saying everybody
should pursue it. I am sharing my own experience to encourage a
creative approach in your own health journey.

In May, 1997, I stopped eating anything cooked. Let me dig into the
couple of gems that kept me going at the time:

My experience has been that by eating 95% raw food, I received 95%
of the amazing results. After being comfortably eating 100% raw
food for several years, it seemed that I was receiving 1,000% of
the results.
--David Wolfe, The Sunfood Diet Success System

...For those of you who are on raw foods 99%, you may consider food
comforting and pleasurable for the rest of your life. Hanging on to
that 1% cooked food in your diet keeps you craving cooked food.
It's like someone who quits drinking but consumes one shot of vodka
every Saturday. Is this person truly sober?
--Victoria Boutenko, 12 Steps to Raw Food

Now, after nearly fifteen years on 100% raw foods, I've found
these sayings so close to my own experiences that I feel I could
have written them myself. 

The authors of the book Raw and Beyond are, like me, essentially
ordinary people seeking health. We write no sacred truth, no
gospel, nor claim to.  We're simply individuals who were brave
enough to open up and share our own experience.

That experience--and the experimentation that delivers it--is the
essence of the raw foods movement. Those experiments and
experiences are personal. Individual. Learn from every raw food
book, but find your own path. There is no other way.

3. New Russian Book

I am very excited that the Russian version of my first book: 
Your Right to Be Beautiful is hot off the press. The book has
been published by the Piter Publishing House.
www.piter.com has details on how to obtain this book in the 
Russian Federation and Ukraine.

However, for those who wish to buy this book on my site, I was able
to order a limited number of copies. You will be able to purchase
this book from my site starting February 1st.
http://www.beautifulonraw.com/natural-beauty-store/

If you have friends and relatives who would rather read about the
amazing benefits of the raw lifestyle in Russian, here is your
chance to give them the gift of health.  

4. Special of the Month!

If you are ready to take your health journey to the next level,
converting the raw food diet to a raw food lifestyle, and reap the
amazing benefits it brings, this limited time offer may be just
what you need!

You will be able to purchase my books: Quantum
Eating and Raw Food and Hot Yoga together and receive Rawsome Flex
absolutely FREE! You must place your order before midnight 
Friday January 27th (EST). This offer will automatically
expire at that time.

5. FREE Raw Recipes and New Blog Articles

http://www.beautifulonraw.com/raw-food-blog/

My favorite fruits this month: 
January 2012 Rawsome Recipes!
Happy New Year to one and all! During January in your local produce
section, you will likely find that persimmons and pomegranates are
still commanding center stage and are joined by wintry favorites
such as navel oranges, collard greens and parsnips. 

December 2011 Raw Food Testimonials
Dear Tonya, :) I saw your testimony on YouTube and it was so heart
felt, I saw the amount of effort you had put into strengthening
your hips and I had to say, you did an extraordinary job, keep
inspiring people, it led me to look for you on facebook, it's truly
inspiring! :) -A.Z. 

Aging Skin: Fighting Back!
Skin belies aging like no other organ. It takes all the blame,
while in fact it only reflects what it covers. The skin is the
outermost organ of our body. Its purpose is to cover our deeper
structures and first of all, the muscles. 

Brushing Your Teeth: Yes there Is a Right Way!
Have you ever watched people brushing their teeth? What you'll most
likely see is this: Grab the toothbrush, apply a great fat wad of
white or blue toothpaste, poke it in the mouth and keep poking in
and out, brushing horizontally across the sides of the teeth,
spit-rinse-spit, and done--the whole affair taking, for most adults,
30 to 45 seconds or even less. Not good enough. 

http://www.beautifulonraw.com/raw-food-blog/


6. And this Month's Raffle Winners Are...

This month, we have 3 new winners of our Customer Appreciation
Raffle!

In case you are new to my newsletter, every month we choose three
winners at random whose names and partial email addresses will 
appear in the newsletter. If you are one of this month's winners, 
choose one item from the following three to receive absolutely FREE:

---a jar of the Anti-Aging Facial Cream, 
---the Shampoo and Conditioner set, or
---a paperback copy of Your Right to Be Beautiful: unCooked 
Creations.

If you are one of the winners, email us at
ordersBRPublishing@gmail.com with your full name and email, choice
of prize, and preferred shipping address before the February
newsletter is sent out!

This month, our winners are:

Name        Partial Email           Date Added to List

Sadie      bor...........@yahoo      7/10/07
April      apr........@yahoo         2/4/09
Sharon     sha.........@msn          8/24/11



Congratulations!
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May you enjoy a Rawsome Life and reveal your Rawsome Beauty.

Best wishes for your success!
Tonya Zavasta
www.BeautifulOnRaw.com
BR Publishing LLC