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Vol. 2, Issue 17: July 10, 2008 From the Desk of the Divas Summer is in full bloom and the mangos at the market have been heavenly! Summer is the PERFECT season to be soaking in the sweet treats of summer! The colors of fruit are absolutely intoxicating right now. Melons, mangos and sweet pineapple. Mmmmm… And gardens are billowing with fresh greens, so gobble them up and enjoy the freshness of the season! It's also the perfect time to get onboard for our Body Enlightenment System. The next session is already filling up fast, so ORDER HERE to reserve your spot for the next session starting on August 9th, 2008!
Some people have been asking, "Why August 15th?!" Well, if you reeeeally must know it's because the sweetest woman Tera has ever known was born on this day and her favorite color is… YOU GUESSED IT! GREEEEEN!! (I love you, Mom!) So what is this International Green Smoothie Day all about? Well, it's a chance to bring the world of raw food a bit closer by picking the one thing that all raw foodists seem to agree upon: GREEN SMOOTHIES! If you'd like to help us promote this event and make it the Global Green Celebration we'd like it to be, then just drop us a line and we'll set you up as our affiliate so that we can give back to you, too! In other diva news, get excited, because the flowers aren't the only things in full bloom. We're expanding and we'd love you to check out the newest editions to our team! Welcome Angela Elliot (in house Gourmet Goddess and oh so much more) and Alexandra Jaye (Fitness Goddess and Crazy World Wide Adventurer!) We're thrilled to have these dynamite divas as part of our team, and we can't wait to share with you some of the stuff they're up to and the skills they've got to share! Welcome, Ladies! We totally love and adore you!! Mmmmuah!
Have you Got Questions To Ask The Doctor?
We've had one too many cosmic cucumber conversations about raw food, that we've decided to get "Dr. T" to come and speak to members of the Sisterhood and answer their burning questions about the raw food diet and their health! For less than the price of a trashy fashion, mag, Darling, you can be joining us for one of the most informative and inspiring teleseminars the raw food movement has ever seen! JOIN The Sisterhood TODAY and be sure you're a part of this event happening on July 24th!! (Also this month, Lara of Larabar, John Roulac of Nutiva and mooore!)
Juicy Treats 
If you didn't yet get the chance to see Angela's article about the benefits of cultured raw foods, you can do that here. See how she explains the benefits of eating cultured raw foods! Enjoy these scrumptious gourmet recipes from our in-house Culinary Gourmet Goddess, Angela Elliot: Nut YogurtBlend one cup of your favorite raw nuts or raw seeds (pre-soaked) in filtered or spring water for 24 hours and drained) with one cup of filtered or spring water. Add 1/2 teaspoon of probiotic powder. blend the mixture until smooth. Pour mixture into a sealable container and let stand covered with a paper towel for three hours. This process allows the mixture to culture. Coconut Yogurt **Young coconuts contain high amounts of electrolytes and nature's purest water, while the meat contains essential fatty acids that fight candida and enhance our overall health.
*Public Service Announcement* You've had a rough day at work. The boss was in a bad mood, the phone never stopped ringing, the paperwork was piling up on your desk and you feel like you've been running since your eyes opened this morning. Finally… you arrive at home at the end of the day. No one else is home yet. You drop your bag, look longingly at the couch and start moving towards it when suddenly the phone rings. "Brrrrrring!!!! Brrrrrrring!!!!..." What do you do?
Girlfriend, you know what you've got to do! Make a little time for the one who counts the most.
(Where good friends remind each other about the things that matter most.)
New HHH Column! Ask Angela Your Questions About Raw Gourmet Food!
Dear Angela, I'm new to raw foods and I hear all this talk of dehydrators, juicers, spiral slicers and fancy blenders and frankly, it's discouraging. Do I need to buy all this stuff in order to make delicious foods for my family! Help! I'm on a budget but I want to be healthy, too! -Jessica M. Hi, Jessica! You don't need a dehydrator, juicer, spiral slicer or even a fancy blender to make delicious foods for your family. I know all about being on a budget, been there and done that. :-) Here are some great tips:
You can really help the planet by checking to see if there are second hand juicers, blenders, etc available to buy, too. You can find these at great prices just about anywhere. There are even online groups that participate in recycling items in your house that you can no longer use, and these items are often offered free through the freecycle groups. I often only use my knives and cutting board and make meals at the beach, so you definitely don't need to buy a bunch of equipment! Hope this helps. Thanks for writing in. Hot Date With A Cooked Food Cowboy Dear Angela, I have a date with a cooked food guy, and I don't want to make a big deal about the fact that I'm trying to be a raw foodist. I'd just like to be able to prepare a gorgeous, tasty satisfying meal, that's RAW! Can you suggest a couple things to try that would be a guaranteed success? -Tina R Hi There, Tina! These recipes are crowd-pleasers and you absolutely cannot go wrong when you serve them up! Here you go: Coco Choco Heaven 1 Thai young coconut (you can buy these in any Asian store or Health food stores like Wholefoods) Use both the coconut water and the meat. Here's a simple tutorial link to opening a Thai Young coconut 1 teaspoon agave Open the coconut as shown in the tutorial, scrape out the meat with a spoon and add to the blender, along with the cocao powder, agave, and ice cubes. Blend on high until smooth and serve immediately. Spicy Asian style dressing
Serve this marvelous kickin' dressing over salad! Thanks for writing in. Have fun! Dynamite Decorating Tips Revealed Dear Angela, I liiiive for gorgeously decorated foods! Can you tell me a secret or two that you use to make your food platters look amazing! Thank you!! -Karen S. Hi There, Karen! I always serve the main dish on a pretty plate decorated with edible flowers. You can also buy kitchen gadgets that allow you to make different shapes out of fruits and vegetables. A mandolin works nicely, too, but they can be dangerous. I like to use avocado's for mango salsa, I slice the avocados in half, scrape out the avocado meat and then I fill the avocado shells with mango salsa, it makes a fantastic presentation appetizer!! Hope this helps you. Thanks for writing in.
You don't need to grit your teeth when you stare at a plate of cheesy nacho chips ever again!
Just read up on a few of our tricks and tips for How To Get Rid of Cravings and Emotional Eating habits and you'll be grinning a clever grin sipping virgin daquiris while your cravings feel galaxies away!
Little Green Living Corner
GREEN SMOOTHIE ANNOUNCEMENT!!
Hear ye! Hear ye! Calling all sprouters, juicers, and supplement poppers... Calling the fruit lovers and avocado gobblers... Calling all those who blend, chop, dehydrate and spiralize, too! We don't care what path you walk, just get on board for INTERNATIONAL GREEN SMOOTHIE DAY!! Premieres August 15th, 2008. (60% of all proceeds go to save the whales!)
Feature Article "Slow Down, Breathe and Chew That Food!!" by Shannon Leone
Harmony is Healthy and Pleasurable I have learned the hard way that an over emphasis on food can mar the entire experience and though I am Raw and convinced it is the best way to go, I am more apt to attract people to the benefits if I walk my own path in harmony with others. I feel that this food and lifestyle is a very gentle and loving experience for ALL! But I don't push it. Having traveled the world, I was always touched by the loving (not stressful) relationship other cultures had to their food. Be it Asia, South America, Australia or Europe, the focus was never on calories or health per se. The central theme seemed to be about PLEASURE. Everything about food brought enjoyment; from the beautiful way food is displayed in local markets, artfully prepared and gracefully served and shared- everywhere there was beauty and delight. This is vastly in contrast to our typical Western model of diets, deprivation, bingeing and guilt. We have lost our natural, wholesome relationship to food every bit as much as we have lost these same qualities in our food. HOW we eat, our state of being, is as important as WHAT we eat, raw or otherwise. When we eat on the run, while driving, watching TV or reading the news, microwave our meals, eat out of plastic containers, while standing up… Where is the sanctity, or nourishment in that? What's Eating You? Sadder still is how everyone these days is on a diet- even pre-teens! All the dieting in the world won't guarantee physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health. And no matter how much we binge we still remain hungry and empty on some level. Even raw foodists experience this initially until the internal shift catches up to the external one. So it is not only about what you are eating, but 'what is eating you'. Like passionate lovers sensually experiencing each other, is how we may re-learn to engage with our food. Eating our food this way with our senses fully open and awake will we be truly nurtured and fed. Beautiful, Raw food liberates such subtle but powerful distinctions and revelations. When I fully understood the damage of 'shoulding' on my family over food I determined that I needed to find ways of bringing harmony. I have been creating rituals to re-establish a more balanced, peaceful and 'irresistible' connection with our food. I'll share some of them with you: Rituals That Bring Sanctuary Into The Home
He models good habits by putting his fork down between bites, chewing thoroughly, even closing his eyes and letting out little "Ahhhhh"s and "Mmmmm"s. He even declares enthusiastically "Mama sure is the best chef in town!" To which my sons usually chime in "She sure is!" Having support makes mealtimes an experience of bonding, laughter, storytelling and true sustenance. I keep it really simple throughout the day by serving light fare:
Dinner is a little more elaborate- maybe a main meal salad made from kale, dandelion, parsley and arugala with okra, tomatoes, onion, olives, avocado and hempseeds topped off with a miso-ginger dressing; Or perhaps a raw gourmet dish of zucchini pasta with stuffed pesto mushrooms and lemon-raspberry 'un'cheescake; or wild rice 'un'stir-fry with garlic-ginger marinade. If it is Friday, it could be a homemade lentil stew, or curried cauliflower quinoa, or millet-veggie patties with tahini, or a brown rice gluten-free pasta with steamed rapini and garlic… Whatever I serve it will be of the freshest, organic (when possible) ingredients prepared and served with love, and eaten with gratitude! Having a loving and healthy family is the pinnacle of success for me! BLISSINGS! Blessings, Shannon Leone SHANNON LEONE is a Mom, Artist, Writer and WELLNESS COACH with 20 years experience in Self-Health whose background includes: Assistant Fitness Director of the Parkview Club, Licensed Aestitician and Colon Hydro Therapist, Raw Gourmet Foodie, and much more! She'll also be the host of our upcoming Raw Mom Radio shows starting up in the fall! Stay tuned! Order Shannon's DVD, Raising Children, Raises Us today and reserve your spot for what promises to be the most inspirational teleseminar on parenting EVER! *Hurry, only 3 copies left in stock!!*
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What if you could have a consultation with a doctor and
international promoter of the raw food diet to ask him ANY of your
questions about health, disease and how raw food nutrition plays
into the bigger picture. 
Blend 1 cup of coconut meat-from a young coconut-with one cup
of the young coconut's water, then add 1/2 teaspoon of probiotic
powder. Blend the mixture until smooth. Pour into a sealable container
and allow mixture to stand covered with a paper towel for three
hours. This process allows the mixture to culture. 
We get hundreds of questions about what to eat, how to impress
cooked friends, etc. And until we met Angela, we thought we had
all the answers! But this Gourmet Goddess has more tricks up her
sleeve that we ever dreamed of! Which is why you can now send her
your questions to our weekly column: "Ask The Divas!"
½ cup sesame seeds
You know, it doesn't take much at all, but if each of us could
commit to making one small change per week, we'd affect real change
on this beautiful planet. Here are 2 little things you might like
to think about: 
My husband comes from a strong, well-meaning Italian family; meat,
pasta, bread and cheese dominate every family celebration. Being
RAW is tricky- you learn to plan ahead. I fill us up with Green
Smoothies; bring the salads, fruit platters and raw desserts. Then
I let go and enjoy the celebration! Tomorrow is another day- we
all cleanse. Being flexible and adaptable is a sign of good mental
health. For me, family is paramount, and true, overall health
is about more than our diet. Especially in social situations with
family I have learned that being rigid is more stressful than allowing
occasional compromises, especially when it comes to the kids! However,
I draw the line at flesh foods, junk food, pop, candy, anything
fried or packaged. 
Green smoothies and juices, fresh fruit, crudités with raw dips
or pate, guacamole with olives and dehydrated flax crackers, seaweed
and veggie salads, or raw soup. 