In This Issue:

• Interview: Raw Michelle Talks With Laura-Jane The Rawtarian
• Recipe: Banana-Chia-Nut Bread Recipe
• Sweet Healing: The Healing Power Of Honey

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Interview: Raw Michelle Talks With Laura-Jane The Rawtarian

First off, I’d like to say thank you very much for taking the time to talk “raw” with me… If you wouldn’t mind just starting off by letting us know a little bit about yourself and your path “to” and “on” raw?

Thank you so much for having me, Michelle. It’s my genuine pleasure to be here talking raw with you!

I am a 100% raw vegan. I have been raw for almost two years now and I absolutely love it. But I didn’t start out as healthy as I am now!

I was raised by health-conscious parents, but I always rolled my eyes at my mother’s healthy casseroles and at how she could get excited about the simplest foods, like crisp apples or a juicy cucumber. I snuck as much junk food as I could, and as I grew up my eating habits got worse and worse.

In 2001, I did become a vegetarian. However, I was a “junk food vegetarian.” I ate mostly processed foods, veggie hot dogs, cheese buns, frozen pizzas, chips, candy and much more. I was addicted to junk food. Only very rarely did I eat fresh fruits or vegetables, and when I did I considered it a chore–not a pleasure. Although I was never obese, I certainly carried a more weight than was ideal for my body type. I also had acne-prone skin and, even though I was in my late twenties, I would often have terrible breakouts. I was always tired, lethargic and low energy. Every year, I gained a few more pounds.

Two years ago I realized that I was unhappy with the way I looked and felt. I heard of raw foods out of the blue, and something just clicked for me. I thought that it made sense, and so I decided to go totally raw for 30 days. It was tough, and I was really looking forward to the end of my 30 day raw food experiment.

However, when day 31 (the end of my raw food experiment) came and I was going to go back to the junk food that I used to love, I realized that I didn’t want to go back. By the end of my first 30 days as a raw vegan I had begun to actually enjoy eating real fruit and vegetables! And so I have stayed totally raw for almost two years now.

I feel great. I have lost all that extra weight, I feel so energetic, and my skin has cleared up, too. I am now settled into my own raw lifestyle and now I’m focusing my energy on helping others make positive change in their lives through raw foods. My passion is helping others realize that they can “retrain” their tastebuds to enjoy–and even crave–healthy foods.

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For interest of space in this newsletter… I posted the remainder of the interview on our blog Don’t miss Laura-Jane’s take on the current “hot” debate in the raw food world. Plus, find out her suggestions for those just starting out in the raw lifestlye.

Click Here For The Remainder Of The Interview

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Laura-Jane the Rawtarian is a passionate raw vegan who enjoys sharing raw food recipes and inspiring others to change their lives with the raw food lifestyle. She is also the creator of The Raw Food Diet Plan.

Recipe: Banana-Chia-Nut Bread Recipe

Equipment Needed:

• Juicer
• Food Processor (or blender)
• Personal Blender (optional for “ground” ingredients)

For the “vegetable juice pulp”, use virtually any vegetable, but try carrots for sure. The pulp is what comes out of the ‘other’ side of the juicer

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of fresh vegetable juice pulp
• 8 tablespoons of ground chia seeds
• 3/4 cup of walnuts (or other nut)
• 3/4 cup of raisins
• 5 bananas

Directions:

1. In a food processor, or possibly even a blender, mix together the vegetable pulp and bananas.
2. Next, mix in the seeds.
3. In a bowl, mix in the walnuts and raisins with a spoon or by hand.
4. Shape into a loaf, or whatever shape you want.
5. Serve!

Check here for more chia bread recipes.

Sweet Healing: The Healing Power Of Honey

Are you a beegan? If you are not opposed to utilizing bee products, please read on…

Apparently, honey can be used to help heal any topical infections.. including bee stings! A little ironic don’t ya think? as well as cuts, scrapes, bites and more.

Researchers in New Zealand have discovered the sweet healing powers of honey and its ability to deal with baceteria, sometimes even being superior to anti-biotics when dealing with certain strains of bacteria. Very interestng.. there are so many natural anti-biotics, I love it. Remember too… kefir is also suggested to destroy bad bacteria, but at the same time, implant healthy bacteria!

Anyway, we are talking about sweet sweet honey here… we have personally used it to help relieve situations where our children have had minor sore throats or coughs at night… and it has helped very quickly.

Remember though, honey is not suggested to give to babies right away… we started with a tiny amount of raw honey with our kids (same with bee pollen) and worked up from there, but be sure to check with your doctor before using honey as the natural sweet healer that it is… I have read that honey has never caused issues in children past 364 days of age… but again, this piece is not a suggestion to feed children honey, I’m just sharing what we did with our kids