Extraordinary Health Magazine, Volume 11

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FROM THE DESK
OF JORDAN RUBIN
Everything old is new again. Eventually,
great ideas that have been long forgotten
will find the light of day and be considered
revolutionary. After all, they are great ideas.
As I researched my new book, The Raw
Truth, I hit upon the idea of starting each
chapter with a “Legend of Health.” The idea
basically springs from the fact that most of the
“new” health trends were actually espoused
years ago by forward thinking individuals
who served as the pioneers of our modern
natural health movement. They championed
this message in the face of great adversity and
even ridicule from the conventional medical
establishment.
Take, for instance, Dr. Élie Metchnikoff.
He is known as the “Father of Probiotics,” yet the word probiotics didn’t even exist when he
made his seminal discovery. He set out to study Bulgarians from the Caucasus Mountains to
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Jordan S. Rubin
Publisher
Jason Dewberry
Associate Publisher
Editor-in-Chief
Jason Longman
Associate Editor
Julie Helm
Contributing Editor
Rhonda Price
Contributing Editor
Dawn Thorpe Jarvis
Contributing Expert
David Johnson
Publishing Creative Director
Angela Wilkeson
Publishing Art Director
Marlene Milord
Graphic Design Specialist
find out why they lived twice as long as their European counterparts. He surmised that it
had to do with the raw, fermented dairy drink they consumed on an almost daily basis.
He theorized that the good bacteria from the beverage somehow balanced out the bad bacteria
in the gut. Almost 100 years ago, he outlined our modern understanding of probiotics. You can
read more about his amazing story on page 24.
Élie Metchnikoff is but one example of a health legend. In this edition, you can also read
about a man who walked the plains of Africa as a missionary doctor, and “accidentally”
discovered the health benefits of the indigestible remnants of plants known as fiber as being
of great benefit to digestive health. You will also find out about a doctor who unlocked the key
to enzyme nutrition, and an Iranian political prisoner who discovered the curative powers of
water since it was the only “medicine” he was allowed to “prescribe” as a prison doctor.
One man whose approach I would describe as “legendary” is board-certified
gastroenterologist Dr. Joseph Brasco. I have been friends with Dr. Brasco for over 12 years,
and I love that he combines cutting edge medical research and technology with a heartfelt
belief that diet and nutrition are the keys to wellness. Dr. Brasco contributes a great article
focusing on digestive health, which goes along perfectly with our gut-friendly recipes that are
both delicious and nutritious.
Finally, our cover story for this edition of Extraordinary Health focuses on the RAW food
movement and the people who are shaping it. To me, the most interesting element of their
stories is how they came to be leaders when they started as pupils. Some of them have “gone
raw” for health reasons, some for ethical reasons, but they have all decided to carry the banner
and shout from the mountain tops about the benefits of living RAW. Thirty years years from
now, I am willing to bet that one or more of them will be
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hailed as a “Legend of Health.” After all, everything old is
new again.
Extraordinary Health™ is
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volume 11 2011
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16 Features
16 Keeping Up with Ron Kardashian
17 Jenny McCarthy on Probiotics
20 Shocking Truth Behind GM Foods
28 Hottest RAW Trendsetters
42 Dr. Brasco's Key to Overall Health
60 Water Springs Eternal
66 Junk Food Gets the "Axe"
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Departments
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Cool Picks
Spreading Hope
Around the World
Beyond Organic Recipes
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Photo credited to Ryu Kodama
Healthy YOu
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24 RAW Probiotics Arrive Alive!
54 A New Way to Picture Fiber
56 Spark of Life—An Enzyme Tale
64 Gold Rush in Liquid Form
76 The Hottest Nutrient Under the Sun
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The Quest to Develop the World’s
Healthiest Protein
by Jason Longman
T
he consumption of protein has achieved legendary diet
status. While it has long been known that protein intake is
vitally important to life, it wasn’t until the high protein, low
carbohydrate craze of the 1990s that protein truly became a
shining star.
Long before diet fads, though, discerning individuals understood the
importance of healthy sources of protein in their diets. Responsible for
building and repairing tissue, protein is the most plentiful substance
found in the body—after water. Protein adds up to one-fifth of your
body weight and is the major constituent of most living cells and
body fluids.
Protein builds strong bodies, burns fat, repairs the daily wear of
vital muscles, and replaces body chemicals—something that the body’s
other macronutrients (fat and carbohydrates) are unable to do. It stands
to reason that providing your body with a healthy source of protein
is important. The key word here is healthy. In fact, entire cultures
existed—and thrived—on diets comprised primarily of healthy sources
of protein. So the question is: what defines a healthy source of protein?
THE CONCEPT OF COMPLETE PROTEIN
The concept of the complete protein is fairly easy to understand.
First of all, it’s generally regarded that eight amino acids are
essential for healthy adults. They are essential because the body
cannot manufacture them on its own,
requiring that they come through diet.
A complete protein source, then, is one
that contains all eight of those amino
acids in the amounts your body requires.
While proteins are contained in most
of the foods we eat, only animal sources
of protein contain all eight essential
amino acids in the amounts that our
bodies require. So logically it follows that
animal sources of protein are healthiest,
12 correct? Well, yes and no.
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For insight into this issue, consider Dr. Weston A. Price, a man
who—in the 1930s—devoted his life to observing the health of remote
cultures that were basically cut off from the outside world and lived on
their indigenous or historical diets. He found that many of these cultures
thrived on diets made up primarily of animal proteins, nuts, seeds and
grains. In fact, many of them ate raw animal protein, be it raw fish or
even meat. And there’s the rub. Not only were the animals caught in the
wild—with none of the antibiotics or added hormones that have become
mainstays in our food chain now—but they often ate them raw.
For even the most dedicated sushi lover, eating a diet composed
almost solely of raw animal protein is a tough act to swallow. However,
there was wisdom in the diets of these ancient cultures. Those raw
sources of animal protein were loaded with enzymes, probiotics and
fat-soluble vitamins. Cooking that animal protein would destroy many
of those nutrients, alter some other ones, or at the very least reduce the
amounts of the rest. Fundamentally speaking, eating animal protein
raw was the best way to ensure that those cultures were getting the full
complement of nutrients that protein-rich foods offered.
Of course, there are only a few among us who could stomach an
entirely raw animal protein diet, which is why Jordan Rubin and his
team at Garden of Life® have created the
groundbreaking formulations known as
RAW Protein and RAW Meal.
PLANTING THE SEEDS
OF INNOVATION
Consider the definition of raw.
RAW means uncooked, untreated and
unadulterated. It also means no binders,
fillers, synthetic ingredients or isolates.
RAW truly defines pure and even more
so if the product is certified organic.
It’s also easy to see why finding a quality,
pure, raw and organic form of protein is
so difficult.
There is, however, a solution for those seeking a quality
source of raw protein to supplement their diets. Remember
two things we learned earlier. One, that the body requires
eight essential amino acids. Two, that there are other sources
of complete proteins besides animal proteins.
Armed with those two facts, Garden of Life has created
two raw protein supplement solutions that provide the power
of complete raw nutrition. By combining many organic, raw
sources of protein in exactly the right proportions, Jordan
Rubin and his research and development team have been able
to create a raw protein powder with all of the amino acids—in
the proper amounts—that your body requires.
Both RAW Protein and RAW Meal contain over a
dozen different sprouted, gluten-free grains and seeds. RAW
Protein offers 18 grams of protein per serving, and RAW Meal
offers a whopping 33 grams of protein per serving. That alone
makes them both excellent sources of raw protein.
There is still one thing to consider when choosing a protein.
You see, when you consume protein found in nature, you’re
getting a lot more than just protein. It follows that a great
protein supplement should allow you to do the same.
BEYOND PROTEIN
When you consume raw protein found in nature, be it plant
or animal, you get a lot more than just protein. Raw protein
foods contain enzymes and probiotics as well as beneficial
fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E and K. In fact, all of these
components work together to make protein utilization effective.
We call this complete protein utilization system the “Protein Code™,” and
it is found only in Garden of Life® RAW Protein and Garden of Life® RAW
Meal. To emulate the constituents of a healthy protein food in nature, you
need four components:
1. The protein comes from a RAW,
un-denatured source.
2. The protein contains live enzymes, including proteases aiding in the digestion and utilization of protein.
3. The protein contains probiotics.
4. The protein contains RAW food-created, fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K.
Only RAW Protein and RAW Meal formulas are uncooked, untreated and
unadulterated protein sources that contain all of the fat-soluble vitamins A,
D, E and K as well as its protein-digesting enzymes and immune- and
digestive-supporting probiotics.
The importance of consuming live probiotics and enzymes with your
protein is critical. In order for your body to get the most out of it, you must
first break down and then absorb the protein. Certain enzymes, known as
proteases, help digest protein so that your body can properly use it. While
your body can produce protein-digesting enzymes, raw foods provide both
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RAW Protein contains VITMIN CODE fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K, and
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RAW Protein is suitable for almost anyone, including those on a vegetarian or vegan
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the protein and the enzymes for utilization together as they should be.
Probiotics, on the other hand, are needed after the enzymes go to work.
Probiotics aid digestion by making it easier for the nutrients from our diets
to be absorbed—and later used—by the body. Again, raw foods contain
probiotics that aid this process. So should your raw protein supplement.
When it comes to fat-soluble vitamins, nature once again shows its
perfection. A look at the most powerful food sources of vitamins A, D,
E and K—foods like fish oil, liver, dairy and eggs—is also a list of some
of the best sources of protein for your body. It’s no accident that high
protein foods are some of the richest sources of fat-soluble vitamins.
Unfortunately, virtually all available protein powders contain little or
none of these powerful nutrients.
That’s why Garden of Life is proud to introduce two incredible RAW
protein formulas that combine all the essential elements of the best raw,
whole food protein sources. Garden of Life RAW Protein and RAW
Meal are RAW, vegan and certified organic, and both come complete
with essential amino acids, probiotics, enzymes and fat-soluble vitamins.
They contain no fillers or synthetic ingredients and are always uncooked,
untreated and unadulterated. They are dairy- and gluten-free with no
soy allergens.
In short, they go beyond protein. That means you can finally get the
RAW plant-based protein you want with the essential amino acids you
need and without any of the undesirable ingredients contained in most
protein and meal replacement powders.
WHY SPROUTING?
Both RAW Protein and RAW Meal from Garden of Life
provide their protein in the form of sprouted seeds and
grains. Sprouting is the process whereby seeds and grains
are germinated and, in essence, brought back to life.
The late enzyme expert Dr. Edward Howell noted that
sprouted foods increased enzyme and nutrient activity.
These enzymes acted upon the seeds and grains to make
them more digestible. In short, the enzymes activated in the
sprouting process work to pre-digest the food, making it
more body friendly.
Sprouting also deactivates a compound known as phytic
acid, which is found in the coats of many seeds. Phytic acid
can bind with minerals that are important to the body and
block their absorption into the bloodstream.
Sprouting is a process that has been used for centuries
to make seeds and grains easier to digest—and to increase
the bioavailability of their nutrients. Toward that end, every
plant, seed or grain contained in RAW Protein and RAW
Meal undergoes a sprouting process. This makes Garden of
Life RAW Protein or Garden of Life RAW Meal the obvious
choice for those looking for a highly nutritious, nutrientdense, easily digestible and high-quality protein.
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Garden of Life RAW Meal was formulated to be a meal replacement that satisfies
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provides the nutrition of a well-balanced, healthy raw meal in one delicious serving.
RAW Meal goes beyond organic by providing live probiotics, enzymes, and 20
VITMIN CODE® RAW food-created vitamins and minerals, which are individually
created through multi-probiotic cultivation, allowing for the natural creation of known
and yet-to-be-discovered Code Factors™ such as beta-glucans, SOD,
glutathione and CoQ10.
RAW Meal is great for those looking to manage their diet and
especially for anyone looking for a convenient alternative to the
pre-packaged or fast-food meals that dominate our on-the-go
lifestyles.
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I Scream…
You Scream…
We All Scream . . . for Ice Cream !!!
(Especially Jordan’s Ice Cream)
Americans love their ice cream. In fact, the U.S. produces more than one billion gallons of ice cream
every year. The problem with ice cream, however, is that most of it isn’t healthy for you, and ingredients
and process have everything to do with it.
No time to make your own
Well, all that’s changed. Here’s a healthy
ice cream? No problem.
ice cream recipe—directly from Jordan to
Laloo’s® Goat's Milk Ice
you—that will have you screaming for more.
Cream has you covered.
It’s nutritious, delicious and easy to make.
Here’s the scoop:
Jordan’s Blender Ice Cream Recipe
Serves 2 to 4
Ingredients:
4 ounces of raw milk cream
4 to 8 ounces of raw milk
1 raw egg yolk (from organic pastured chickens)
1 Tablespoon unheated, raw honey
1 cup fresh or frozen organic fruit
dash of Celtic sea salt
1 capful organic vanilla extract (optional)
Directions:
Mix all the ingredients in a high-powered blender
and freeze in a covered ceramic bowl for 2 to 3
hours. If frozen for more than 24 hours, set out
for 15 minutes prior to serving to soften.
Made with 100% goat’s milk, Laloo’s has that
custard-like, old-fashioned ice cream parlor
taste, with superior digestibility. Loaded
with protein and calcium, Laloo’s allows
even lactose-sensitive people to indulge.
Laura Howard, founder of Laloo’s and former
executive in film and advertising, says,
“I founded Laloo’s based on a desire
to eat local, healthy foods—and
goat’s milk is as close to a perfect
food as possible in nature. Developing
the perfect recipe was the result of
uncountable hours of learning, mixing,
tasting (the best part!), and sourcing the
finest ingredients.”
Laloo’s goats play on 350 acres of lush hills
where they graze on green grass in the warm
Pacific breeze. It’s the good life, and the good
life makes magical ice cream that is naturally
low in fat and lactose—Spoon-lickingly delicious
to the last scoop! Laloo’s is “Slow Farmed &
Kitchen Fresh™”.
For more information or to order Laloo’s,
go to www.laloos.com
KEEPING
UP WITH
by Rhonda Pr ic e
If
means nothing. His first best selling book, Getting in Shape God’s
Way (Siloam, 2008) outlines four keys to making any diet or fitness
plan work and showcases his expertise as a Life Success Coach and
top fitness expert who received two consecutive nominations for
Personal Trainer of the Year.
The ultra fit Kardashian adheres to a healthy diet, exercise and
supplementation regimen that keeps him energized and productive.
A big supporter of Garden of Life® and once the fitness trainer
for Jordan Rubin’s television show Extraordinary Health, he
recommends the company’s whole food supplements to all of his
clients and has several favorites. “I really like Oceans 3™ Better Brain,
and Probiotic Smile™,” he said. “Perfect Food® powder is my absolute
favorite because it keeps me green inside and I also recommend Diet
360™ and fücoTHIN® for weight management support.”
The success of The Kardashian Method spread across the globe
to India and Singapore before finally capturing the attention of HCI
Books, publishers of the world-renowned inspirational Chicken Soup
for the Soul series. The publisher understood Kardashian’s message
and signed him to a contract for his upcoming book The 30 Second
Solution, which focuses on love and living a successful life. Scheduled
to hit bookstores in the fall of 2011, Kardashian says the book
RON KARDASHIAN
you’re one of millions of people indulging in the guilty
pastime of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, there’s
another Kardashian you need to keep on your radar.
Dynamic, enterprising, and blessed with the devastatingly
handsome Kardashian looks and business acumen, Kim’s cousin
Ron Kardashian is blazing a trail as a life coach and fitness expert
that has earned him his own reality show.
Currently in development with Hollywood producers, his show,
Fit for the Job, is slated to be a life and health coaching show with
Kardashian doing what he does best—empowering people to
undergo lifestyle transformations and emerge physically, spiritually
and emotionally healthy.
“Most people have a desire to make changes, but they are not
always interested in the process, so I make it easier for them,” said
Kardashian, who became one of America’s first life coaches in 1994.
He has logged over 12,000 hours of coaching everyone from CEOs
of major companies to professional athletes and diplomatic leaders.
His three clinics in Los Angeles, Los Gatos and San Francisco attract
clients from around the world while others schedule regular sessions
with him by phone. At the heart of his successful business is a desire
to help people escape from emotional pain, reclaim their health and
strive to reach their fullest potential—all goals of his program called
The Kardashian Method.
“A CEO came to me who was 100 pounds overweight. I was able
to help him turn his health around and lose 75 pounds, which then
prompted the rest of his company to make healthier choices,” said
16 Kardashian, who is a firm believer that “wealth without health”
encourages people to reap the benefits of making good decisions every
day that can result in positive changes and big success in the long run.
“People can do something in seconds that could cost them for a
lifetime! It’s not always the big decisions in life that have the most
impact,” said Kardashian. “Lots of times if a person takes just a few
seconds to decide whether he or she really wants to eat healthy or
unhealthy foods or to engage in any destructive behavior, it’s been
scientifically proven that the decision-making process will get better
and better.”
When he’s not busy writing books, coaching clients or working on his
reality show, Kardashian devotes his spare time to a 501(c) non-profit
organization with a mission to “beautify the world through health” and
help people from all walks of life—including
school children—make better decisions when they are
young. Three near-death experiences in his
earlier life, which was riddled by alcohol and drug
abuse, led to years of pain until he found his way to
the top through divine intervention that helped him
overcome his addictions. The memory of how far he
has come is what drives him to help others today.
Kardashian lives in California with his
wife and two children. For speaking
engagements, phone consultations,
or private coaching, Kardashian
can be reached at
1-888-918-HEAL or at
www.ronkardashian.com.
C ATC H I NG U P W I T H
When we caught up with Jenny McCarthy recently during a media tour
for her latest book Love, Lust & Faking It (HarperCollins, 2010), she was
effortlessly entertaining a spellbound audience with bittersweet memories
of love and romance. Looking svelte, sexy and lively at the Epic Hotel in South
Beach, the blunt television personality best known for her ribald humor, kept
an adoring crowd chuckling for most of the evening as she dished up details
about her most nightmarish relationships and how she’s been able to laugh at
her mistakes and move on. She also tackled several health issues, including
how she overcame being a chocoholic and the challenges of raising her
seven-year-old son, Evan, who was diagnosed
with autism in 2005.
“At one point, I was eating so much chocolate that I found myself having
to work out more and more because of it,” she said. “I also had issues with
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McCarthy also talked about the heartbreak, struggles and triumphs she
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movement of scientists, parents and physicians researching the causes and treatments for autism,
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daily regimen, including Garden of Life’s top-selling probiotic formula, Primal Defense®.
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Seeds
of
DECEPTION
PART 2
by Jeffrey M. Smith
I
n our last edition of Extraordinary Health, we featured the first part of an exposé
on GM (genetically modified) foods. At Garden of Life®, we’re committed to
procuring raw materials that are non-GMO, and we believe you, our consumers,
are best served by this policy. We are more than a supplement company, though,
and we believe that knowledge is foremost in attaining extraordinary health.
Therefore, you should be well-informed about GM foods. That’s why we asked
Jeffrey M. Smith—who is at the forefront of the debate on the use of GM crops—to
continue to share his insight into what’s happening in the world of GM foods.
Last issue, we looked at the shocking
truth behind GM foods and the huge effort
by governments and biotech corporations
to keep information out of the mainstream
media—and outside of your awareness. This
time, let’s peer into some of the health risks
associated with GM foods:
Infant Mortality and
Reproductive Disorders
It’s rather appalling. When GM soy flour
was given to female rats, most of their
babies died within three weeks. For those
that survived, they were smaller and had
future fertility problems. Likewise, male rats
fed GM soy or corn experienced testicular
discoloration, damaged sperm cells, DNA
function alterations, fewer offspring and
smaller babies.
Some U.S. farmers say that thousands
of their pigs, cows, or bulls experienced
reproductive complications including
infertility or sterility after GM corn
consumption. In India, most buffalo that ate
GM cottonseed also had reproductive issues,
including premature deliveries, abortions,
infertility or prolapsed uteruses. Additionally,
many calves died.
Interestingly, in the U.S. population,
the incidence of low birth weight babies,
infertility, and infant mortality are all
escalating. That coincides with increased
GM food intake.
The Killing Fields of GMOs
From infant mortality and
reproductive disorders to killing
animals, allergen-containing,
liver- and intestinal-affecting “food
as pesticide” that can stay in our
systems—GMOs can take a toll on
health, says Jeffrey M. Smith.
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Jeffrey M. Smith is the international
bestselling author of Seeds of
Deception and Genetic Roulette:
The Documented Health Risks of
Genetically Engineered Foods.
Food: A Registered
Pesticide?
Did you know that when insects bite
GM Bt corn and cotton, they get a mouthful
of a built-in toxin, produced by every cell of
the plant? (Inserted genes produce an insectkilling pesticide called Bt-toxin in every
cell of the plant.) The poison splits open
the insects’ stomachs and kills them. Here’s
the kicker: The GM plants are registered as
pesticides with the Environmental Protection
Agency.
Biotech companies
claim that Bt-toxin has
a history of safe use,
since organic farmers
and others use Bt
bacteria spray for natural
insect control. Genetic
engineers, however, insert genes from the
bacteria into the DNA of the corn and
cotton, so the plants themselves do
the killing.
The truth is that the Bt-toxin produced
in GM plants is thousands of times more
concentrated than natural Bt spray; is
designed to be more toxic; has properties
of an allergen; and, unlike the spray, cannot
be washed off the plant. Even the less toxic
natural bacterial spray is harmful, though—
as evidenced by 500 people who reported
allergy or flu-like symptoms when exposed to
it, and the Indian farm workers who handle
Bt cotton and report similar symptoms.
The Bt cotton (and corn) has other
implications: killing animals.
reacting to the Bt variety. In one village,
they allowed their 13 buffalo to graze on
Bt cotton plants for a single day in January
2008. All died within three days. Bt corn was
also implicated in the deaths of cows, horses,
buffaloes, and chickens. Even Monsanto’s
(a GMO biotech company’s) own 90-day rat
feeding study showed evidence of poisoning
in major organs due to their Bt corn.
GMOs Contain Allergens
Then there’s the problem of allergens.
Immune system problems
in GMO-fed animals are “a
consistent feature of all the
studies,” according to GM
food safety expert Dr. Arpad
Pusztai. The American Academy
of Environmental Medicine
specifically notes an increase
in cytokines, “associated with asthma,
allergy, and inflammation.” While all three
conditions are on the rise in the US, it is the
upsurge in food allergies among children that
has generated the most alarm nationwide.
There are many reasons why GMOs might
be the cause:
•
The GM proteins produced
in GM soy, corn, and
papayas have properties of
known allergens and fail the
allergy screening protocol
recommended by the World
Health Organization.
•
Creating a GMO can introduce
new allergens or elevate
existing ones. Both GM
soy and corn contain new
unintended allergenic proteins,
and GM soy has as much as
seven times higher levels of a
natural soy allergen.
•
Herbicide tolerant GM crops
have considerably more
residues of toxic herbicides,
which may provoke reactions.
•
Allergy tests confirm that some
people react to GM soy, but
not to non-GM soy.
If GM crops kill animals, how
safe are they for us to eat?
When sheep grazed on Bt cotton plants
after harvest, thousands died. Post mortems
showed severe irritation and black patches in
their intestines and livers. Investigators said
preliminary evidence “strongly suggests that
the sheep mortality was due to a toxin. . . .
most probably Bt-toxin.” In a small feeding
study, 100% of sheep fed Bt cotton plants
died within 30 days, while those grazing on
natural cotton plants in the adjoining field
had no symptoms.
Similarly, buffalo that grazed on natural
cotton plants for years without incident are
Soon after GM soy was introduced to the
UK, soy allergies skyrocketed by 50%.
Research shows that consuming GM
foods—including Bt toxin-tainted foods and
GM peas—may provoke sensitivity to other,
non-GMO foods.
GMOs and Liver Problems
The liver is a primary detoxifier, but the
livers of mice and rats fed GM feed were
smaller, partially atrophied or significantly
heavier—possibly inflamed—and some
showed signs of toxicity from eating
GM food.
GMOs Remain Inside Us!
The only published human feeding study
revealed that the genes inserted into GM
crops transfer into the DNA of bacteria
living inside our intestines and continue
to function. So, long after we stop eating
GMOs, we may still have potentially harmful
GM proteins produced continuously inside of
us. Although scientists tested this only on soy,
if Bt genes from corn chips also transferred,
they could transform our intestinal bacteria
into living pesticide factories—possibly for
the rest of our lives. The bottom line? GM
foods might be colonizing the gut flora of
North Americans.
Even if GMOs helped combat global
hunger—which they don’t—it would be hard
to justify putting these high-risk organisms
into the food supply, especially since GM
crops cross-pollinate and contaminate the
environment. Their self-propagating genetic
pollution may outlast the effects of global
warming and nuclear waste.
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Shhhh! Meet the Scientists Who
Dared to Break the Silence on GMOs
Arpad Pusztai
Biologist Arpad Pusztai was the world’s top expert in his field, but when he accidentally
discovered that genetically modified (GM) foods are dangerous, he became the biotech industry’s
bad boy. Here’s what happened: Dr. Pusztai was awarded a $3 million grant to design a system for
safety testing GMOs, but the testing went sideways.
Within 10 days, the test animals fed GM potatoes developed potentially pre-cancerous cell
growth, smaller brains, livers, and testicles, partially atrophied livers, and damaged immune
systems. Moreover, the cause was almost certainly side effects from the process of genetic
engineering itself. In other words, the GM foods on the market—created from the same process—
might have similar effects on humans.
When Pusztai was interviewed on TV about his findings and his concern over the safety of GM
foods, he was soon fired, threatened with lawsuits, and shut down. Fortunately, Pusztai’s research
was eventually published in the Lancet. Unfortunately, his is the only in-depth study done on the
GM foods eaten every day by Americans and Canadians.
The biotech industry mercilessly
attacked Dr. Traavik. Their excuse?
He presented unpublished work. But
presenting preliminary data at professional
conferences is a long tradition in science,
something that
the biotech industry itself relied on in 1999
to try to counter the evidence
that butterflies were endangered by
GM corn.
Why is Science and Debate
Being Silenced?
There appears to be a de facto ban on
scientists asking certain questions and
finding certain results.
New Zealand Parliament member
Sue Kedgley told a Royal Commission in
2001: “Personally, I have been contacted
by telephone and e-mail by a number
Irina Ermakova, a senior scientist at the Russian National Academy of Sciences, discovered that
of scientists who have serious concerns
more than half of the baby rats in her experiment died within three weeks. She had fed the mothers
about aspects of the research that is taking
GM soy flour purchased at a supermarket. The babies from mothers fed natural non-GMO soy,
place. . .and the increasingly close ties
however, had only a 10% death rate. She repeated her experiment three times with similar results.
that are developing between science and
Dr. Ermakova reported her preliminary findings at a conference in October 2005, asking the
commerce, but who are convinced that
scientific community to replicate her study. Instead, she was attacked, vilified and told to stop doing
if they express these fears publicly,
GM food research.
. . .or even if they asked the awkward and
Unfortunately, Ermakova didn’t conduct a biochemical analysis of the feed, so it couldn’t be
difficult questions, they will be eased out
determined if some rogue toxin contaminated that soy flour. More recent events, however, indicate
of their institution.”
that the high infant mortality rate of baby rats fed GM soy may not have been unique to that one
University of Minnesota biologist
bag of GM flour. The laboratory where Ermakova worked used GM soy in their formulation and fed
Phil Regal testified before the same
it to all the rats. After two months, the rat infant mortality rate from those experiments was over
Commission, “I think the people who
55%. Unfortunately, no one has yet repeated Ermakova’s study.
boost genetic engineering are going to have
to do a mea culpa and ask for forgiveness.”
Sue Kedgley has a different idea.
Embryologist Andrés Carrasco told a leading Buenos Aires newspaper about the results of his
research into Roundup®, the herbicide sold in conjunction with Monsanto’s genetically engineered She recommends we “set up human
clinical trials using volunteers of genetic
Roundup Ready® crops. Dr. Carrasco, of Argentina’s Ministry of Science, said his studies of
engineering scientists and their families,
amphibians suggest that the herbicide could cause defects in the brain, intestines, and hearts of
because they are so convinced of the
fetuses. Moreover, the amount of Roundup® used on GM soy fields was as much as 1,500 times
safety of their products, I’m sure they
greater than that which created the defects.
would very readily volunteer to become
The biotech industry ridiculed Carrasco’s research and issued personal threats. Fortunately,
part of a human clinical trial.” (Human
Argentina’s Association of Environmental Lawyers filed a petition calling for a ban on Roundup®,
rats maybe?)
and the Ministry of Defense banned GM soy from its fields.
In the meantime, innocent humans are
being forced to take part in this GMO
Prominent virologist Terje Traavik presented preliminary data at a February 2004 meeting at the
deception—against their will and, often,
UN Biosafety Protocol Conference, showing that:
unknowingly. In short, we’re guinea pigs in
the GMO killing fields.
• Filipinos living next to a GM cornfield developed serious symptoms while the
It’s time to stop the madness. Find out
corn was pollinating.
how to stop eating GMOs by visiting:
• Genetic material inserted into GM crops transferred to rat organs after a
www.nongmoshoppingguide.com.
single meal.
Irina Ermakova
Andrés Carrasco
Terje Traavik
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overturned, calling into question the safety of using these viruses in vaccines.
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Almost 100
years ago, Nobel
Prize winner Élie
Metchnikoff detailed
his thoughts
on why lactic
acid-producing
bacteria found in cultured
dairy was vital for living a long, healthy life.
After studying Bulgarian peasants that lived in
the Caucasus Mountains, he came to believe that
their longevity—they lived twice as long as their
European counterparts—was due in large part to
the raw, fermented dairy drink they consumed on
a daily basis.
Metchnikoff theorized that the good bacteria
in the “sour milk” consumed by these Bulgarians
were responsible for balancing the bad bacteria
The Original Source
If I told you that I wanted my newest probiotic
formula to be RAW, fully clothed, and culturally
diverse, would you think me crazy? Hang on while
I explain. First off, we need to go back to the “sour
milk” and look at some of its properties. They look
like this:
RAW—We made this point earlier, but it bears repeating.
Metchnikoff’s Bulgarians consumed a cultured dairy
product that came from raw milk. It was uncooked,
untreated and unadulterated.
found in the gut. Today, those familiar with
probiotics recognize that theory—and that is
why Metchnikoff is known as the “Father of
Probiotics.”
When you consider the “original source” of
probiotics, the “sour milk” of the mountaindwelling Bulgarians, and then look at probiotics
today, you are likely looking at two very different
entities. For starters, while Metchnikoff isolated
Full Spectrum—The probiotics weren’t naked. By that
I mean that they were surrounded by other nutrients—
vitamins, minerals, enzymes and other cofactors. This is
an important point. I don’t believe in isolating probiotics
from other nutrients.
one species of probiotics (Lactobacillus
bulgaricus) from cultured dairy, there were
certainly others. Additionally, there were other
nutrients—vitamins, minerals, enzymes and
various probiotic-created cofactors inherent in
the “sour milk”.
Oh, and don’t forget, the original source of the
“sour milk” was unprocessed and unpasteurized
milk, a factor that is often overlooked.
Diverse—I believe in cultural diversity, even where
probiotics are concerned. The fact is, scientists have
identified over 400 beneficial probiotics that live within the
human digestive tract. That is why I wanted to include a
diverse collection of probiotics, not just one or two strains.
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strains of beneficial bacteria in the healthy
vitamins and minerals, including RAW
Élie Metchnikoff years ago, an idea has
human digestive system. By giving you
Vitamin D3™, RAW Calcium™, RAW Vitamin
always kicked around my head. What if we
over 30 different strains, RAW Probiotics™ is
C™, RAW Selenium and much more. Vitamin
could develop a formula that recreated,
one of the most diverse probiotic supplement Code are the only vitamins and minerals
or emulated, the "original source" of
available today. Those 30 different strains
that are RAW, uncooked, untreated and
probiotics? Could we turn back the clock,
contribute to a high potency. In fact,
unadulterated . . . with no binders or fillers.
go back to the mountains of Bulgaria and
with over 85 billion CFUs per serving, it
In keeping with the Old World heart
replicate their “sour milk”?
is one of the highest-potency probiotics
and soul of RAW Probiotics, we wanted
available today.
to include some of the typical whole food
Ever since I first studied the works of
That’s a great starting point for a probiotic
supplement. But, if we were going to make
Of course, the original “sour milk” was
an “original source” probiotic, it meant a lot
a lot more than just probiotics—and so are
of those who originally consumed kefir or
of legwork for my team at Garden of Life®.
RAW Probiotics™. Raw, fermented dairy
“sour milk.” To that end, we have included
To start, we needed to take a virtual trip
products are teeming with enzymes, vitamins an Eastern European Fruit and Yogurt
to Bulgaria.
and minerals. During the dairy culturing
blend. Included are European Sweet
process, enzymes are created, specifically
“Paprika” Red Bell Pepper, Pisum
closely resembles kefir and, to a lesser
ones that help break down
sativum Green Danube Garden Pea,
extent, yogurt. We started by sourcing
hard-to-digest milk proteins as well as the
Daucus carota High beta-carotene Carrot,
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8 Hottest Trendsetters
in the World of Raw
Sizzling
By Rhonda Price
Sarma
Makes Raw
Look Good!
Sarma
Melngailis
Doe-eyed stunner Sarma Melngailis is a walking billboard
for the raw lifestyle and why everyone should try eating
sensuous, sexy, energizing raw food. In her best-selling books Living
Raw Food, (Harper Collins, 2009) and Raw Food/Real World (Harper
Collins, 2005), she beckons anyone curious about going raw to “get
the glow,” a reference to the luminous skin and youthful appearance
often seen in many raw food devotees.
Over the years, this savvy chef, author, and owner of New York City’s premier raw
restaurant, Pure Food and Wine, has come to realize the enormous health benefits
associated with eating raw are not always enough to convince new people to try it.
“I’m all for telling people to go raw for vanity purposes!” admits Melngailis. “Letting
people know how much eating raw foods can help their appearance is a great
motivator. I really believe that if you’re giving your body nutrient-dense, raw foods
instead of taxing it and making it work hard, you’re promoting the kind of youthfulness
and vitality that you simply can’t get if you’re eating an unhealthy diet.”
Melngailis was all too familiar with unhealthy diets before she made the switch
to raw food. She started her career on Wall Street in the high pressure world of
investment banking, working insane hours and fueling her body on a 12 pack of diet
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soda every day.
Photos by Tara Donne, excerpted from Living Raw Food by Sarma Melngailis, 2009, Harper Collins.
“I didn’t take good
care of myself at all,” she
admits. “I’d work all night
long and drink tons of
Diet Coke to stay awake
because I didn’t like coffee.
I also made the classic
mistake of sticking to lots
of diet drinks and artificially
sweetened foods
so I wouldn’t gain weight.”
Eventually, Melngailis
abandoned the financial
world to pursue her passion
for food. Her mother was
a professional restaurant
Photo credited to Ryu Kodama
chef who encouraged healthy eating, but
and raw. Hours in the kitchen
at that time, Melngailis had rarely heard
concocting everything from
anyone extolling the benefits of organic or
appetizers to desserts convinced
raw food. She graduated from the French
Melngailis that preparing raw food doesn’t have to be
Culinary Institute and was working as a
a difficult or complicated chore, and that many dishes can be prepared
chef in New York when a friend changed
without juicers, dehydrators and other cumbersome equipment.
her life forever by taking her to a raw
restaurant seven years ago.
“The most common misconceptions about going raw are that it’s too time-consuming and
too hard,” says Melngailis. “I’ve found that it requires more planning, but it’s really not a lot more
“It sounds corny, but it was an
work. And as far as difficulty goes, I think it’s much trickier to cook a soufflé than it is to prepare
awakening for me that this was how I
raw food, and there is also less training required. I think if you’re even remotely decent at regular
wanted to eat,” she explains. “I went on
cooking, you can do very well with raw food.”
a two-week raw experiment that turned
In 2004, Melngailis opened Pure Food and Wine, New York City’s trendy raw and vegan
into a permanent lifestyle. I felt like a
restaurant located north of the East Village and adjacent to Union Square. Guests can dine
different person and that, combined with
outdoors in a chic garden atmosphere or indoors where they are often surprised to find a cozy,
everything I was reading about raw food,
inviting oasis away from hectic city streets. Deliberately shying away from eclectic or New Age
made perfect sense to me.”
décor that is de rigueur in many raw and vegan restaurants, she chose to create a simple, elegant
After spending years learning to cook,
ambiance with comfortable red seats made of hemp fabric and an intimate candlelit setting.
the next challenge was learning to “un-
The menu features starters, main entrees, desserts and teas and attracts a loyal following of
cook” foods while keeping them delicious
locals, tourists, celebrities, politicians and musicians.
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Market and another close to the
“We see some of the high profile vegan
restaurant’s location on 17th Street.
celebrities such as Paul McCartney that
everyone knows about,” she says. “But there
Melngailis lives within walking
are others that we’ve been surprised to learn
distance of the restaurant and
about. For instance, not everyone knows
starts off most days with light
that a lot of the guys in the band Metallica
exercise on a rebounder while
are vegan and that Bill Clinton was here a
sipping a huge glass of lemon juice
long time ago before he decided to recently
and water. Breakfast is usually a
become vegan.”
green shake or cereal with almond
Melngailis describes the menu as “varied
milk and she enjoys snacking on
and seasonal,” but there are mainstays that
cacao nibs any time of day. Her
are offered year round. “Raw Lasagna has
adopted pit bull, Leon, eats what
been on the menu since we opened and it’s
she calls a “Jordan Rubin approved
a very user-friendly favorite that has wide
diet” of raw meat and eggs from the
appeal,” she says. “With desserts, our Raw
local farmer’s market.
Mallomar is a big hit and people have actually
“I didn’t intend to get a dog,” she
gotten mad at me for taking the Mint Sundae
admits. “But I couldn’t help it, so
off the menu a few times!”
now he’s doing great on raw food.
A year after opening the restaurant,
But overall, I’m just encouraged
Melngailis became the founder and CEO
that there seems to be more people
of One Lucky Duck Holdings, LLC which
which are made and packaged by hand at
interested in raw food—and it’s getting a lot more
includes the brand’s online boutique with
Pure Food and Wine and are sold online at
mainstream press these days. That’s better than
carefully selected products for living a raw,
www.oneluckyduck.com. The snacks are also
when people thought it was an extreme fad diet
vegan, eco-friendly lifestyle. One Lucky Duck
available at two takeaway and retail locations,
that would eventually fade away.”
also carries its own line of snack products
including Manhattan’s famous Chelsea
“Ann Wigmore was born prematurely on the Russian steppes
of Lithuania in 1909. She was a sickly infant.
She became a holistic health practitioner, nutritionist
and whole foods advocate, speaking and writing books with
evangelical fervor about the heath benefits of cereal grass
juices and eating raw ’living’ foods.
Ann was a tireless proponent of green foods for more
than three decades, and at the time of her death in 1994,
she was eighty-four years young—limber, energetic and intellectually sharp.”
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Ani Phyo
When the Best of Raw Awards are
announced every year, you can bet that Ani
Phyo is sweeping up most of the accolades.
preparation.
“I think it’s important to get kids
interested in all of the ingredients in a
of Raw 2008 Awards for Best Chef, Favorite
recipe, and there’s no better way to do
Cookbook and Favorite Educator, but the
that than to let them play with their food,”
petite, perky brunette was also named
said Phyo.
and 2009.
!
invite kids into the kitchen to help with
Not only was she the recipient of four Best
Sexiest Raw Vegan Woman for both 2008
in the World of Raw
A firm believer that anyone can take
steps to incorporate more raw foods into
The awards are well-deserved for Phyo,
their diet, Phyo said many people initially
who is on a mission to show the world that
balk at the idea of going raw because it’s
eating healthy doesn’t have to mean forcing
too much work. She advises starting off
down boring salads every day. The author
with a food processor and a blender, as
of three popular cookbooks, she has quickly
many foods can be prepared with these
become the “go-to girl” for the raw lifestyle,
two appliances. She recommends getting
inspiring her devotees to use only fresh,
a food processor with at least a seven-
a decrease in the amount of garbage they create
whole and raw food ingredients. She’s
cup capacity so that large batches can be
in the kitchen.
also the geek-girl-turned-healthy-living-
made at one time. As for blenders, Phyo
entrepreneur behind SmartMonkey Foods,
loves her Vitamix.
which bills itself as “the premier resource for
vegan, raw, and living cuisine.”
“It’s great because it’s powerful
and aerates, so you can make light fluffy
“Instead, they'll be left with organic compost,
which creates rich soil to grow more plants,” she
said. “The biggest burden we place on the planet
is through our diet choices.”
As one of the most prominent experts in
cheeses, for example,” she said. “There are
the raw food community, Phyo has developed
lots of other fun gadgets, but these are the
“warriors” in Sambazon Acai’s “Warrior Up”
raw vegan menus for Carnival Cruise Lines,
two basics to start with.”
advertising campaign. In honor of her work
ADIDAS, STOMP, and Whole Foods Markets. Phyo believes there is a definite
Last summer, Phyo was selected one of 12
with the Pedal Patch Community, a non-profit
Often dubbed “the face of raw,” she has been
connection to greener, environmentally
organization where she teaches at-risk Los
featured in numerous magazines, including
friendly living and a vegetable based diet.
Angeles youth how to garden and make food in
Food & Wine, Food Network, Alternative
She said that
urban areas, images of Phyo wearing a warrior
Medicine, Oxygen, VegNews, Delicious Living,
while eating
headdress are now featured on
Vegetarian Times and Get Fresh.
organic fresh
billboards and bus stops around
produce, seeds
southern California.
Phyo was inspired to become a raw foods
chef to help change the health of children.
and nuts,
With obesity, heart disease, diabetes and
people will
her Rhodesian Ridgeback, Kanga,
other health issues on the rise in juveniles,
usually notice
whom she rescued in 2001. Fifty
Phyo lives in Los Angeles with
she feels it’s
pounds underweight when she
important to start
got the undernourished pooch, she
kids on a healthy
nursed Kanga back to health with raw
track from a
foods by applying the same principles
young age. All of
she uses for humans. her recipes are
designed to be
Phyo is currently working on her next
book along with planning projects for TV,
fast, simple and
DVD, and the web. To keep track of her
easy enough for a
latest projects, visit her at:
child to create in
www.AniPhyo.com
the kitchen, and
www.facebook.com/Ani.Phyo.RawFood
she encourages
www.GoSuperLife.com
parents to
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Alyssa Cohen
Alissa Cohen is one of the world’s leading
Cohen gained an international reputation
authorities on raw food and healthy living and
for her book, Living on Live Food, distributed
believes there are numerous benefits to eating
through the U.S., Canada, England, Australia,
a raw and living food diet.
and many other parts of the world. Living
"I know so many people who say a raw diet
on Live Food is a complete guide on how
helped them feel better, shed unwanted excess
to go raw and how to stay raw. It has all the
weight, and manage their health when nothing
inspiration, information and recipes that you
else worked,” says Cohen.
will need to get started and stay healthy for
“By eating a raw and living food diet, you
life. Containing a four-week plan, complete
feel like you are literally turning back the hands
with menus, shopping lists, meal preparation
of time. People who eat raw food seem to
instructions and compelling stories with
have a glow to their skin, a shine to their hair,
"before and after photos" of raw food
a sparkle in their eyes, a healthy, fit body and
enthusiasts, Living on Live Food also has a
look younger than their age,” explains Cohen.
large question and answer section.
“They can have a youthful energy, and they feel
good about themselves and happy to be alive.”
An internationally recognized author,
Cohen currently certifies teachers in her
teacher and business owner can take its toll on
held at her location in Maine, as well as in
the mind and body,” says Cohen.
California, England, Australia and other areas
devoted following includes thousands of people
of the world.
and fun approach to fantastic health.
“The grueling hours of being a restaurateur,
Living on Live Food Program. Classes are
speaker, and raw food chef/consultant, Alissa's
throughout the world who swear by her simple
in the World of Raw
After a time of reflection she made the
difficult decision to close both restaurants to
“I have taken other courses and I learned
more in this one-day class than any other
focus more time on her life and other projects.
She stays busy with her online store at
course I’ve taken,” says a former
www.alissacohen.com which carries items for
student about Cohen's classes
anyone living the raw food lifestyle or looking
at Grezzo, the restaurant Cohen
to incorporate more elements of raw foods into
opened in Boston's Historic
their diet.
North End.
Cohen opened Grezzo
At 43 years old, Cohen sports the looks
and energy of a 20-year-old and has been
restaurant in January of 2008.
eating and teaching raw foods since 1986. Her
Grezzo was Boston's premiere
passion for healthy living has also led her to
100 percent raw, organic, vegan
create her clothing line, Live Juicy Eat Raw,
restaurant, and led to the opening
made of Fair Trade, Organic Cotton.
of Grezzo in Newburyport, her
Cohen released her latest book, Raw
seasonal restaurant north of
Food For Everyone in late October 2010 with
Boston. Despite rave reviews and
executive chef Leah DuBois. With detailed
devoted clientele, Cohen decided
step-by-step instructions, charts on sprouting
to take another path.
and soaking, and thorough information on
raw ingredients, Raw Food for Everyone is the
ultimate raw food resource and
will delight Grezzo fans since it
highlights many of the recipes
that were featured at Cohen’s
restaurants.
A portion of the proceeds will
be donated to animal rights
and rescue.
www.alissacohen.com
www.RawFoodTalk.com
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www.RawTeacher.com
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Angela Stokes-Monarch
8 Hottest Trendsetters in the World of Raw
a time because I had so many symptoms and illnesses. I pretended
everything was fine, but I was emotionally shut down and not willing to
communicate with people because of my weight.”
Monarch decided to get off the dieting merry-go-round once and for
all and fully embraced a raw lifestyle. She stopped eating processed
food from packets and cans and eschewed eating animal products in
favor of foods derived from plant sources. She quickly discovered that
eating raw foods was an ideal way to get the most nutrients, vitamins,
minerals and enzymes from food for increased energy, mood, mental
clarity and more. More importantly, pounds melted away and she lost
an astonishing 105 pounds in one year, even though she wasn’t eating
completely raw at that point.
“I grew more and more excited as I released the weight,” she recalls.
“Every time I’d look in the mirror, I’d notice something different, such as
that I could see my collarbone for the first time in about 15 years!”
As Monarch gradually switched to eating only raw foods, she lost a
total of 160 pounds, which was more than half of her body
weight. Her Incredible Shrinking Raw Woman story was
featured in several national women’s magazines and on CNN,
resulting in a flood of interest from people all over the world
who wanted to know her secret. Eager to share her experience
and inspire others, she decided to reach out to those in the
raw world who might be willing to help her with her cause.
She contacted raw guru and well known author Matt Monarch,
who was intrigued with her story, as well as her captivating
photos. No longer suffering from the social outcast feelings
Fit, petite, and lively are all accurate
she had when she was overweight, vivacious Angela united
descriptions of Angela Stokes-
with Matt on a common mission to teach others about the raw
Monarch, who also sports a creamy
lifestyle and ended up becoming Mrs. Monarch!
complexion and natural glow she
“Both of us experienced transformations that we wanted
enviably achieves without applying
to share,” she says. “We’re committed to showing as many
make up. Criss-crossing the country to
people as possible how they can be healthier, happier, and
attend workshops and lectures where
more at peace by going raw.”
she’s recognized as a beloved and
The Monarchs recently moved to Ecuador where they are
admired spokesperson for the raw
growing their own food, including fig trees, spinach, carrots,
lifestyle, it’s almost unfathomable
apples, lettuce and avocados. They stay busy with their web
that six years ago she weighed more
site, www.rawfoodworld.com, which is the largest, online raw
than 300 pounds and was plagued
lifestyle store in the world. Matt’s books, including Raw Spirit
with numerous illnesses ranging from
and Raw Success are essential to anyone considering a raw
high blood pressure to acne, rashes,
lifestyle, while Angela devotes much of her time to her weight
coughs and infections. Miserable
loss program called The Live Lightly Plan.
and emotionally withdrawn, she
“The Live Lightly Plan (www.livelightlyplan.com) addresses
experienced the pain and frustration
a lot of the major issues I dealt with when I was losing weight,
of diet plans that never worked until
such as cravings and emotional eating,” Monarch explains.
she heard about eating raw foods.
“It’s a natural, simple, effective way of releasing weight and
“I was so unhappy that I had to
doing it without guilt, shame or fear about your food choices.
do something,” says Monarch. “I
I teach people how to be more aligned with nature so the
was always unwell and I was taking
excess weight simply goes away because the body doesn’t
34 14 or 15 different medications at
need it.”
Kristen Suzanne
Accomplished raw chef, blogger and cookbook
author, Kristen Suzanne, was a competitive
bodybuilder eating five chicken breasts a day and
chugging whey protein before she decided to go
vegan, for ethical reasons, about eight years ago.
Going vegan put an end to frequent headaches
and made her feel much better, but it didn’t
compare to the mother lode of health benefits she
reaped when she transitioned to raw foods.
“My energy level soared through the roof!”
she recalls. “I felt great and I still do. I feel lighter
and more mentally aware of everything going on
around me and my body feels like it’s effortlessly
running on all cylinders in the most efficient way.”
An impromptu visit to a bookstore for vegan
recipes resulted in her stumbling upon several
raw cookbooks and thinking that all of the people
in them looked amazing, youthful and beautiful.
She picked up famed chef Juliano’s book, Raw,
and began researching the raw foods diet online,
discovering that it wasn’t a fad but a lifestyle that
had been around almost 40 years. Gradually,
she started adding more raw foods to her diet
until she was 100 percent raw after a year of
experimentation. At that point, she knew she was
so entrenched in the raw foods lifestyle that it was
time for a career change.
“I come from a family of chefs and my Dad
owns a restaurant, so I was wondering how I
could combine my passion for food, health and
raw foods,” she said. “I went to the Living Light
Culinary Institute in Fort Bragg, California, where
I was surrounded by raw foodies and instructors
who influenced me. I was particularly fascinated
with all the different textures found in raw foods,
such as how noodles can be zucchini and
how flavorful and delicious everything from
raw cheese to desserts can be.”
Returning home to Scottsdale,
Arizona, Suzanne quit her job and dove
wholeheartedly into her new calling,
beginning with conducting raw food
workshops for customers at her local
Whole Foods store. She found that she
was happiest at home in her kitchen,
developing recipes and putting them into
an e-book format to share with others.
Her obsession with creating new recipes
resulted in 12 raw recipe books, including
EASY Raw Vegan Transition Recipes, that
many vegans have raved about. The books
can be purchased on Amazon or on her
web site, www.KristensRaw.com
“My web site was launched in 2007 to
provide information, products, services,
advice and recommendations that make
it easier for anyone to adopt a raw, vegan
lifestyle,” she explained. On the site, we
recognize the value of incrementalism, and
we’re aware that all people are different,
have different priorities and that we’re all at
different places along our journey through
life. So while we appreciate (and often
personally strive for) being 100 percent
raw, we know that sometimes that doesn’t
happen, despite the clear health benefits.”
Suzanne and many other raw enthusiasts
embrace the notion of what is often called
the “High Raw” diet, which typically
refers to an all-vegan diet (no meat, dairy,
or eggs) that is 75-80 percent raw or more.
However, she fully respects the fact that some
raw foodists are careful in their attempt to be
100 percent raw, so wherever possible, she
strives to make clear whether recipes or other
resources are 100 percent raw or merely
high raw.
“I just like to make raw fun and sassy,” said
Suzanne, who always loves to share with people
about how they can get the glowing looks
associated with raw foodies. “I think there’s
somewhat of a stereotype that people who eat a
raw foods diet are plain looking, but I like
putting on make up and love to get gussied up!”
Suzanne gets dolled up for frequent guest
spots on television shows such as Good
Morning Arizona, where she is a media
spokesperson and raw food advocate. In
addition to her web site and raw food blog at
www.KristensRaw.com, she also authors
www.greenmommyblog.com, which
encourages and instructs mothers on how to
live an eco-friendly lifestyle.
“. . .Dr. Batmanghelidj’s clarion call to drink more water was eventually heard by health-minded
readers of his books, Your Body’s Many Cries for Water and You’re Not Sick, You’re Thirsty!
I was one of those readers, and I can remember gulping down Your Body’s Many
Cries for Water in the late 1990s, thirsty for information about the importance
of keeping myself thoroughly hydrated. I nodded my head to Dr. Batmanghelidj’s
assertion that people around the world, especially in Western cultures, did
not drink nearly the amount of water they need to keep themselves properly
hydrated. Replenishing the body with water throughout the day is vital because fluids in urine eliminate waste
products, keep the digestive system from becoming clogged, dissipate excess heat, and cool the body.”
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Penni Shelton
Penni Shelton
8 Hottest
Trendsetters
in the World
of Raw
When Penni Shelton heard that Jordan Rubin
was speaking at Oral Roberts University in her
hometown of Tulsa in 2004, she rushed to hear
the lecture in hopes that she could glean some
advice about how to deal with her own digestive
health concerns. She met Rubin and credits him
for pulling her into the realm of natural health
and healing, a path that eventually led her to
total wellness and raw foods.
Shortly after getting some encouragement
from Rubin, Shelton started reading several of
Carol Alt’s books and impulsively decided to go
100 percent raw overnight. She realized she had
no idea what she was doing, but after three days
she saw a huge difference.
Still, overall health eluded her. She owned a
hair salon and day spa and began to think that
the chemicals in her environment were having
a negative impact. On a whim, she went to an
iridologist where a Native American woman
looked into the irises of her eyes and proclaimed
that she was toxic from working with so many
chemicals. At that point, she decided her health
would be her first priority, and she walked away
from the salon and sold the business.
“I had lots of irate clients calling me, but
I knew I needed to take some down time for
myself and get away from the environmental
stress,” she said. “That’s when my raw life
started to evolve and I went on a three-month
juice feast. I had always been a heavyset
person, so I was thrilled to lose 40 pounds
since deciding to go raw.”
Penni’s raw transformation was featured in
Carol Alt’s latest book, The Raw 50, coinciding
with her desire to pursue a new career
in the raw world. She started blogging
about her raw lifestyle about four years
ago and wrote the book Raw Food
Cleanse (Ulysses Press, Berkeley) to
educate people about how raw can be
a total lifestyle instead of just a diet.
She also created the web site Raw Food
Rehab and attracted more than 7,000
members to her raw food community,
which includes a virtual holistic retreat
center with a virtual spa, chat rooms
and much more. Today, the award-winning blogger
considers herself more of a “social architect,” because
of her ability to make connections with people and
motivate them about the raw lifestyle.
“I’ve been fortunate enough to meet many lovely
people in the raw world, including chef Ani Phyo,
who had a big impact on me,” Shelton said. “She’s a
lovely person with a great attitude, and the way she
approaches the raw lifestyle is very refreshing. I’m very
passionate about it also, but I never want to be militant
about it for fear or turning people off.”
Shelton admits she has reaped more beauty benefits
from going raw than anything she sold in a bottle at her
beauty salon. At 45, she’s often mistaken for someone
10 years younger, which she attributes to raw foods,
good hydration, juicing and supplementation.
“I think everyone should take Garden of Life® RAW
Ones,” said Shelton. “I recommend the raw vitamins to
lots of people.”
Penni’s book can be found in bookstores and on
Amazon.com, while her blog and other information can
be found at www.RawRehab.com
The Muses—
Charlea Pinkston
& Penny Powell
Charlea Pinkston and Penny Powell realized
training with Reiki and
how much they had in common when they met
Meditation masters in Winter
while taking an intense 200-hour yoga course.
Park, Florida. She and Powell
Pinkston felt that her plant-based lifestyle
both received yoga teacher
company, The Vegan Muse, was in tune with
certifications at Two Suns
Powell’s JuicYoga practice, which combines
Rising Yoga, training under
juicing and yoga. Their collaboration started
yogis Didier Razon and Ann
when Pinkston asked Powell to submit juice
Kiyonaga-Razon. Despite all of
led to the creation of JuicYoga
recipes in her recently published book, The
her training, Pinkston admits
because she felt it would be
Vegan Muse & Friends...Recipes & Musings for a
she is happiest when she’s in
interesting to introduce people
Plant-Based Lifestyle Aficionado’s Mind, Body,
the kitchen whipping up new
to the health benefits of both
& Soul. Since the book was released, many
vegan recipes and sharing
elements at the same time.
members of raw and vegan
them with others. She
communities refer to them
frequently posts “tip
collectively as “The Muses.”
clips” on her web site to educate
chakras, as well as affirmations and positive
others about cooking vegan and
thoughts that can be said after drinking the juice
raw dishes.
and trying the yoga postures.
“I was delighted to
discover that people
have a voracious appetite
“There’s a need for this,
She incorporated vibrant
colors, energy centers and
“I’ve always felt that juice gives the body a break
for nutrient-rich, vegan
and especially where we live in
because it requires little to no digestion,” she said.
foods,” said Pinkston. “The
Jacksonville, because there are no
“I think healing seems to begin immediately with
book offers a balance of
vegan restaurants yet,” Pinkston
juicing because it nourishes the body on the
compassionate, swoon-
lamented. “But I’m getting ready to
cellular level.”
worthy vegan recipes and
start vegan and raw cooking classes
thoughts and musings
with a friend of mine, Ian Kia, who
Garden of Life’s® Raw Cleanse™. “I was so excited
from other vegans, raw
is the president of the Jacksonville
when I first saw it because I have never seen another
foodies, yoginis, and yogis
Raw Society, and we hope to
cleanse like it,” she said. “The end result is great
interest a lot of people this way.”
because each morning you feel the cleansing with
worldwide.”
Powell also believes in cleansing and raves about
Pinkston flirted with vegetarianism in high
Powell describes her JuicYoga passion as
school and then decided to go vegan when she
the liquid version of the raw, vegan diet. “I love
Raw Protein is another favorite Garden of Life
was 25, for ethical reasons. Although her father
green smoothies and always have my blender
product she uses often in smoothies. Like Pinkston,
was an organic gardener and herbologist in
going,” said Powell. “I used
she likes to tinker with ingredients and
Georgia who made sure the family ate only the
to describe myself as mostly
recipes and share her tips with others.
beef raised on their farm, Pinkston was never
raw or high raw, and now I
crazy about the idea.
literally every flush!”
“I’m so in awe of the raw vegan diet and
am mostly raw with juices,
all the different options,” she said. “I think
“Over the years, I found that I simply didn’t
smoothies and a variety of
everyone would love it if they tried it!”
feel good about myself if I wasn’t eating vegan,”
salads. I keep things simple
she said. “I’ve always been sold on the benefits,
by using my juicer, blender
The Vegan Muse and JuicYoga,
including having healthier looking skin, feeling
and food processor to make
check out Pinkston’s web site
lighter and even being able to easily lose weight
just about everything.”
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after having two children.”
Pinkston’s formal training includes receiving
a neuromuscular massage therapy license at
38 The Florida College of Natural Health and
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By Dr. Joseph Brasco
ere we go again. As I’m writing this,
the media is covering the nutrition
professor who followed the “Twinkie Diet”—in
which he ate mostly junk foods dotted with
a protein drink and some veggies—and lost
27 pounds. What? He may have lost weight,
but what about his overall health? At least
he had enough sense to not recommend this
diet or follow it long term; it was just
an experiment.
Perspectives on what makes up a good diet
change through the years, and I think that’s
both good and bad. It’s good in a sense that there’s less fear
about including quality fats in the diet. For example, I’m often
asked about coconut oil—and it’s definitely a good dietary
fat, so be sure you include it. On the other hand, there’s still
a lot of confusion about what a good diet is because there are
literally thousands of “diets” out there, including that crazy
Twinkie diet. No wonder that, in my practice, I see so many
people who have become confused and frustrated!
While no one diet works for everyone—people have differing nutritional needs—I do know
that there are dietary principles that everyone should follow. Chief among those is consuming
healthy proteins, fats and carbohydrates—because those are the macronutrients we all need. That
basic advice is pretty well known, but I like to take it a step further. Since I am a board-certified
gastroenterologist, I often focus on diets that are best for digestion. If you want to focus on great
digestion, I recommend the following:
Avoid processed foods altogether. They make your body work harder and they are
often devoid of key nutrients.
Eat healthy proteins from sources like organically raised, grassfed cattle or sheep and
wild-caught fish like salmon or tuna.
Consume healthy fats, including coconut oil and extra virgin olive oil.
Limit your carbs to those found in sprouted whole grains, low-starch veggies and low-sugar fruits.
very bodily cell, tissue and organ depends on nutrient
absorption and assimilation of food through healthy
digestion. Therefore, you need to be intentional and choose your
food wisely. For me—and the patients I see on a daily basis—
that means finding foods that are rich in probiotics, enzymes
and fiber.
Probiotics promote the growth of beneficial bacteria in
the intestines, which support healthy digestion, absorption of
minerals, synthesis of vitamins, production of B vitamins and
certain enzymes, immune health—and much more.† When there
are not enough of these good bacteria called probiotics, the result
is often felt negatively in the gut’s digestive process and in overall health.
Eating enzyme-packed raw food or sprouted food is another
way to support great digestion. Enzymes are found naturally
in raw, uncooked foods and most raw foods contain the very
enzymes your body needs to digest that food. You require an
array of enzymes, too, because different enzymes are necessary
for full digestion. That makes enzymes an essential part of the
digestive process, which, by the way, takes up more of your body’s
energy than you might think—about 80 percent.
So eat plenty of raw fermented foods, fresh, raw organic
vegetables and fruits (like papayas and pineapple), raw sprouted
grains, raw seeds and nuts, avocados, sprouts and unpasteurized
dairy products.
Cultured dairy foods are packed with probiotics and enzymes.
A diet good for digestive health should include plenty of cultured dairy
products like yogurt, kefir, hard cheeses, cultured cream and cottage
cheese—from goats, cows and sheep. Likewise, cultured and fermented
vegetables like sauerkraut, pickled carrots, beets or cucumbers also
supply probiotics and enzymes, including enzymes that break down
food and increase digestibility.†
Finally, don’t forget fiber. Include foods like fresh raw vegetables and
fruits, sprouted whole grains, nuts and seeds. Fiber creates a hospitable
environment for friendly bacteria (but you also need enough of these
good bacteria for maximum fiber benefits) and serves to normalize
transit time—the time it takes food to pass through the digestive tract.†
Fiber also helps move foods’ nutrients through the digestive system so
that your body can be properly nourished. That’s a pretty important
role, too, because different areas of the digestive tract absorb different,
essential nutrients.
Great foods with probiotics, enzymes and fiber support great
digestion. Among other things, a healthy gut acts as a barrier to a
sometimes threatening external environment and is the gatekeeper for
life-sustaining nutrients. Additionally, the digestive system is home to
up to 75 percent of your immune system cells, making it the first line
of defense for your overall health. Simply put, your digestive system
is your body’s source of growth, repair and energy, so feed it what it
needs—not the Twinkie diet.
n my practice, I see a lot of folks with digestive issues, but I’ve noticed many of my patients have a growing interest in and recognition of
the benefits of probiotics. In fact, probiotics are becoming pretty popular in mainstream America and that’s good thing, since we typically
don’t get enough probiotics—and this lack of good bacteria has cost us in terms of our health.
Food processing, pollution, antibiotic overuse and more can reduce the bacteria in our guts, and once good bacteria are diminished, bad bacteria
move right in. The good news is that consuming probiotics increases the size of good intestinal bacteria colonies called microflora, thus improving
health and digestion. In short, probiotics aid digestion and the absorption of nutrients—basically determining how well-nourished we are.
Probiotics assist digestion in several ways, including the promotion of sound absorption and assimilation of nutrients.† Likewise, probiotics
play a key role in peristalsis—the process by which food and waste moves through the digestive system—and helps to alleviate the symptoms of
occasional constipation.† Additionally, probiotics stimulate the production of mucins, the proteins in mucus that lubricate and protect our “interior”
skin, and, thereby, support healthy mucosal immune and non-immune mechanisms to help balance intestinal micorflora.†
Probiotics also increase the proportion of healthy bacteria in the intestinal ecosystem.† And they help to
balance the microorganisms in the gut.† Additionally, probiotics support the immune system.†
Speaking of the benefits of probiotics. . .many fermented foods, including whole fat, organic cultured dairy like
yogurt and kefir, contain an abundance of lactic acid bacteria and other probiotics, so be sure to fill your gut with
these good bacteria.
†
Probiotic-Rich Recipes
Serves 1-2
Ingredients:
3 red beets
1 carrot
2-4 Tablespoons fermented whey or 1 packet cultured
vegetable starter
1 ounce grated ginger
1 teaspoon fine Celtic sea salt
purified water
Directions:
Peel and chop beets and carrot; combine with peeled and
grated ginger. Place in a 1-2 quart glass container with a seal.
Cover with water and add whey and salt. Stir well and cover.
Leave at room temperature for 2-3 days, then transfer to the refrigerator.
Recipe courtesy of Jordan Rubin
Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 cup five-grain cereal mix (or choose any 5
whole grains such as wheat, barley, spelt, millet,
or quinoa)
1 cup water, plus 2 Tablespoons fermented
whey or yogurt
½ teaspoon Celtic sea salt
1 cup water
Directions:
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1 Tablespoon flaxseeds
Mix five-grain mixture and salt with water plus whey or yogurt, cover and let stand at room temperature for at least
7 hours and as long as 24 hours. Bring additional 1 cup of water to boil. Add soaked cereal, reduce heat, cover and
simmer several minutes. Meanwhile, grind flaxseed in a mini grinder. Remove cereal from heat and stir in flax meal.
Serve with butter or cream thinned with a little water, and an organic natural sweetener like Sucanat, date sugar,
maple syrup, or raw honey.
Recipe courtesy of Sally Fallon, author of Nourishing Traditions
Serves 2-4
Ingredients:
3 fresh cucumbers, diced
3 fresh red tomatoes, diced
1 container of kalamata olives
1 small onion, diced
½ cup raw feta cheese
3 ounces organic extra virgin olive oil
sea salt & pepper, to taste
raw apple cider vinegar, to taste
4 Tablespoons probiotic-rich yogurt
Directions:
In a large salad bowl, toss all the ingredients
together and serve.
Recipe courtesy of Extraordinary Health Team
“Dr. Price was a scientifically curious individual who wondered why he was so busy filling
more and more cavities of patients sitting in his dental chair each and every year. The
more he considered the reasons why, the more he believed it was due to poor nutrition.
Just as Henry Ford’s invention of the assembly line revolutionized the way cars were made,
innovative food manufacturing companies in the early 20th century were discovering ways
to streamline the production of canned and frozen foods as well as boxed cereals, assorted
candies and sweet pastries. Instead of housewives preparing food from scratch—peeling
potatoes shucking peas, plucking chickens or grinding flour—they could purchase the same
foods at their nearby general store or corner market already prepared for them.
’Modern’ foods like boxed cakes, ice cream bars, sugar-coated cereals and glazed doughnuts, Dr. Price
sensed, were the main reason why frightened children had to be dragged kicking and screaming into his
dental chair. . .
Dr. Price suspected that the ’diet of commerce,’ as he termed the newfangled processed foods flooding
the marketplace, was the reason why his young patients—as well as their parents—were suffering from
more and more tooth decay as well as chronic and degenerative diseases. But how could he prove it?”
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Serves 8
Ingredients:
4 ripe avocados, peeled and chopped
1 cup of plain probiotic-rich yogurt
4 Tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
2 Tablespoons ground cumin
1 garlic clove, minced
½ cup finely chopped onion
3 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
Directions:
Place all the ingredients in a food processor or blender and process until smooth.
Serve with sprouted tortillas, pita or chips.
Serves 2-4
Ingredients:
2 cups of young Thai coconut meat
1 cup of probiotic-rich Greek yogurt (whole fat)
3 Tablespoons raw honey
Directions:
Blend the ingredients together and serve.
May sprinkle cinnamon on top.
“Born in 1845 in the Ukraine, Élie was the son of a military
officer in the Imperial Guard and a scientific genius. He studied
natural sciences at the nearby University of Kharkoff and showed
that he was an academic prodigy by completing four years of
university in just two years.
Armed with a doctorate in zoology, Metchnikoff earned a glowing
reputation for his research skills in microbiology. When Louis Pasteur
offered him a post at the Pasteur Institute in 1888, Metchnikoff moved
to Paris to work alongside the world-renowned French chemist and top
scientists of his era.
He won the Nobel Prize in 1908, and for his groundbreaking
work, Metchnikoff is known today as the ’Father
of Probiotics’ and is a health legend in my book.”
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Smoothie
Serves 2-4
Ingredients:
10 ounces of yogurt or kefir
1 Tablespoon of extra-virgin coconut oil
1 Tablespoon of flaxseed or hemp seed oil
1-2 Tablespoons of unheated raw honey
1 Tablespoon of goat’s milk protein powder
2 Tablespoons of cocoa or carob powder
1 Tablespoon of organic roasted coffee beans
2 fresh bananas
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a high-speed blender
and blend until desired texture.
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Recipe courtesy of Nicki Rubin
Energizing Enzymes
M
ost of you have heard of enzymes, but if you need a refresher, here’s
an “Enzymes 101” of sorts. There are three main types of enzymes:
metabolic enzymes, digestive enzymes and food enzymes. Metabolic enzymes are
instrumental in heart, brain, lung and kidney function, and literally hundreds of
metabolic enzymes keep the body humming along. They’re in our cells, internal organs, blood and even our bones.
Digestive enzymes are secreted by the salivary glands, stomach, pancreas and the small intestine. They break down large
food molecules into smaller units that can be absorbed by the blood and into cells. This is essential because that’s how our
bodies get nourished from the macronutrients: proteins, fats and carbs. In fact, the enzyme protease works to digest proteins†; lipase works
to digest fats†, while amylase works to digest carbs.† Digestive enzymes speed up the digestive process and without digestive enzymes, food
molecules would break down far too slowly to be absorbed.†
Food enzymes are found naturally in raw, uncooked foods and help digest those foods so their nutrients can be absorbed into the
bloodstream. Food enzymes, like digestive enzymes, help to digest food so that it can be absorbed properly by the body. Food enzymes can be
destroyed, however, when heated above temps of 118 degrees Fahrenheit.
Ah, there’s the rub!
We usually lack enzymes from food because we cook them to death. Without those enzymes, our digestive systems work harder to digest
food. In fact, cooked foods can take up to 2 or 3 times longer to pass through the digestive system than raw foods do. Eating enzyme-dead food
also taxes your pancreas and other organs from the wear-and-tear they undergo digesting mostly cooked foods. Additionally, the more stress put
on these organs, the less time they have to rebuild cells and tissues or keep the immune system strong.
Overcooked foods aren’t the only reason we come up short on enzymes, though. Eating processed or fast foods, being run down or under
stress, living in an overly hot or cold climate, the aging process, pregnancy, being a frequent flyer, or even sweating can diminish enzyme stores.
In turn, your health can take a hit because overall health is tied to digestive health and good digestion relies on the right enzymes in the right
amounts—at the right place and time.
Luckily, eating raw, cultured or sprouted foods can help keep your enzyme levels energized.
It’s Alive! Enzyme-Rich Recipes
Serves 2-4
Ingredients:
2 bananas
2 papayas
1 cup of white or red seedless grapes
2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
1 cup fresh blueberries
2 sliced kiwis
Toppings:
1 cup Greek probiotic-rich yogurt
(organic, whole fat)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 Tablespoons raw honey Recipe courtesy of Extraordinary Health Team
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Serves 2
Ingredients:
1 Portobello mushroom
1 tomato
3 Tablespoons of almond butter or
tahini dressing
(See Paul’s Tahini Dressing recipe below.)
1 lemon, juiced
Directions:
Clean and stem mushrooms so you
just have the mushroom caps. Clean
mushroom caps and turn upside
down. Put lemon juice over them, and
then add nut spread. Next, make very
thin tomato slices and lay them on
top. Enjoy!
Recipe courtesy of Paul Nison
Serves 5
Directions:
Ingredients:
Blend all ingredients with enough water
4 ounces of raw tahini ½ lemon, juiced
1 garlic clove
Pinch of cayenne pepper to make a dressing consistency.
Add Namo Shoyu to taste.
Namo Shoyu soy sauce to taste
Serves 2
Ingredients: Directions:
2 bunches of spinach
1 bunch fresh basil
½ lemon, juiced
2-4 cloves of garlic
1 cup pine nuts
½ cup olive oil
Clean and wash greens.
Blend garlic in a food
processor; add remaining
ingredients and blend again.
Serve as a dip or over pasta.
(See Zucchini Pasta recipe
below.)
Recipe courtesy of
Paul Nison
Ingredients:
Serves 2
2 zucchini (You may also use yellow squash.)
Directions:
Put the zucchini into a spiral slicer.
Top with Pesto and serve.
Serves 1
Ingredients:
Directions:
4 ounces goat’s milk, plain yogurt, or
cultured cream
Mix yogurt, honey, and flaxseed
oil and top with berries.
1 Tablespoon raw, unheated honey
1 teaspoon flaxseed oil
½ cup fresh or frozen organic berries
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Y
Fabulous Fiber
ou you might know it as roughage or bulk, but fiber is important for healthy digestion.† Fiber refers to the structural parts of
plants which are not readily broken down by our digestive systems—so that things keep moving in there.
Don’t underestimate the importance of moving food along, either, because different parts of the digestive system absorb
different essential nutrients, so you want to keep your food moving. This also helps avoid nutrient malabsorption, bacterial flora imbalance,
putrefaction of undigested foods or even unwanted intestinal inhabitants.
The problem is that most of us don’t get enough fiber in our diets. A diet that supplies 35g to 40g of fiber per day is suggested for most
people, but the majority of folks get only 18g to 20g per day. That’s about half of what we need, so make sure to include plenty of fiber with
delicious recipes like the ones below.
Fiber-licious Recipes
Ingredients:
Directions:
Makes about 12-18 large muffins
2 cups whole grain flour
1 cup ground flaxseeds
1 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup raisins
1 cup oat bran
1 cup sucanat
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ teaspoon sea salt
1 ½ Tablespoons cinnamon
1 cup organic whole milk
3 omega-3 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 Tablespoons extra virgin coconut oil
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 cups shredded carrots
3 Granny Smith apples, peeled and
shredded
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease large muffin pan with coconut oil. In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour,
flaxseeds, pecans, raisins, oat bran, sucanat, baking powder, sea salt, cinnamon, whole milk, eggs and vanilla. Mix until
just blended. Stir in the pumpkin, shredded carrots, and apples. Mix thoroughly. Fill each large muffin cup 2/3 full of batter.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean. Cool.
Serves 2
Ingredients:
2 organic avocados, cut into pieces
1 cup red quinoa
1 medium tomato, cut into pieces
¼ cup diced red onion
2 fresh basil leaves, crushed
Dressing
Ingredients:
Directions:
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In a small saucepan, bring two cups of water to a boil and add rinsed quinoa.
Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until water is absorbed. Cool and set
aside. Mix the dressing ingredients together in a small mixing bowl. Mix all the
other ingredients together in a large mixing bowl and then add cooled quinoa.
Toss with dressing. Chill and serve.
/3 cup organic extra-virgin olive oil
1
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
Juice of two limes
sea salt and pepper to taste
Serves 4
Ingredients:
2 pounds of sweet potatoes
2 red bell peppers, thinly sliced and diced
4 Tablespoons of raisins
3 Tablespoons lemon juice
3 Tablespoons chopped parsley
4 Tablespoons organic extra-virgin olive oil
3 Tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
leaves
1
/3 cup sliced raw almonds
Directions:
Bake sweet potatoes in
400-degree oven for 45 minutes.
Cool and cube. Place in large mixing
bowl and set aside. Mix olive oil, red
pepper, onion, rosemary, parsley, lemon
juice and raisins. Add to the cooled
sweet potato cubes. Mix well. Chill.
Top with sliced almonds and serve.
“Born in the Central California farming community of Stockton
in 1908, young Bernard followed his father into the field of
chiropractic health and studied the science of chiropractic at a college in Oakland, California.
Much like me, at the age of twenty, Bernard faced health
challenges. A Seventh Day Adventist physician took an interest
in Bernard’s plight and taught him the principles of eating right
and living a healthy, productive life. He experienced a remarkable
turnaround, which fueled a lifelong interest in understanding the
inherent wisdom in the body’s ability to heal itself.
Dr. Jensen believed that people needed to get away from
their day-to-day routine and concentrate on getting
better through eating the right foods. . . ”
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by: Jordan Rubin
BEYOND ORGANIC FIBER
A New Way to Picture Fiber
The late Dr. Denis Burkitt had a unique way to convince audiences of the need for fiber.
It certainly wasn’t the most appetizing
way to prove a point, but Dr. Denis
Burkitt was a man on a mission. The Irish
born, British-trained doctor spent 15
years of his life in Eastern Africa. While
there, he noted that the native Ugandans
experienced far fewer digestive and
other health issues than did his British
counterparts who lived among them.
He surmised that the difference was
largely due to dietary habits.
The British ate a meat-and-potatoes
diet with very few fruits and vegetables,
and they built a social life around
afternoon tea, which was really an excuse
to snack on cakes and scones with a
spot of sugared tea and milk. The native
population, however, consumed plenty
of fruits and vegetables and little meat.
Processed flour, white sugar, and beef
were either too expensive or generally
unavailable to them.
In order to drive this point home,
Dr. Burkitt engaged in a rather peculiar
hobby. On his daily walks through
the Ugandan countryside, he would
photograph human feces.
Disgusting? Sure, but he did it to prove
a point, a point that he would drive home
when he lectured to other doctors.
The Irish surgeon made detailed
observations of his patients’ bowel habits
and noted how the Africans produced
much more feces than the Brits. Western
diets were so dense in calories and low
in bulk that their intestines didn’t pass
enough volume to remain healthy, while
the feces of Ugandans was soft and
produced with negligible discomfort.
To prove this point, he would flash his
pictures on a screen while he lectured.
Dr. Burkitt’s insight and advocacy
moved “the fiber hypothesis” from
obscurity to the forefront of science with
the publication of an important study
called “Dietary Fiber and Disease” in
the Journal of the American Medical
Association (JAMA) in 1974. In the
decade following publication of this
groundbreaking research, a consensus
developed in the United States and Great
Britain that fiber was missing in modern
diets and needed to be reintroduced.
A Question of Fiber
Not all fiber is equal. While there is
probably no such thing as “bad” fiber you
do want to make sure that you are getting
enough of the right kind of fiber.
For starters, there are two basic
kinds of fiber, soluble and insoluble.
Soluble fiber, which is found in nuts
and seeds, apples, pears, strawberries
and blueberries, partially dissolves in
water. Soluble fiber can help lower blood
cholesterol and may reduce the risk of
heart disease and stroke.†
Insoluble fiber, which cannot be broken
down by water, is found in food like
grains, carrots, cucumbers, zucchini and
tomatoes. Insoluble fiber provides the
“bulk” needed for proper functioning of
the stomach and intestines.†
You may ask yourself, “Which one
is better for me?” While both types of
fiber are important in maintaining good
health, it’s not difficult to overdo it. Too
much soluble fiber (nuts and seeds,
beans, apples, pears, strawberries, and
blueberries) can worsen constipation or
create a gas problem for some people.
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†
Too much insoluble fiber (whole grains,
brown rice, cereals, carrots, zucchini, and
tomatoes) can have the opposite effect.
Where fiber is concerned, that isn’t the
only question you should be asking.
You should also ask, “What is the best
source of fiber?”
In my opinion, the answer to that
question is one word: RAW.
The RAW Fiber Revolution
It’s pretty easy to see from the list
of soluble and insoluble fiber, that all
of them are grown in soil. Grains, nuts,
seeds, fruits and vegetables are our
sources of fiber. Once that is established,
we simply need to find the best sources
of those.
For my money, RAW is the way to go.
RAW foods are unheated, untreated and
unadulterated. They contain no binders
or fillers. Simply put, they are exactly
what nature intended them to be. If you
were walking through an organic apple
orchard, the best thing you could do for
yourself would be to pick an apple off the
tree, wash it off with a little water, and
bite into it. Why in the world would you
choose packaged, chemically treated
apple slices from a fast food restaurant
over a pristine alternative?
If that isn’t enough to convince you,
consider this. That apple you ate off
the tree—it contains a lot more than
fiber. It contains vitamins, minerals and
phytonutrients that can all be altered,
damaged or lost when heated, treated,
or adulterated. RAW is a quality standard
that shouldn’t be sacrificed.
When I set out to formulate RAW
Fiber™, I had a few specific goals in
mind. Of course the first standard was
that it had to be RAW. I also wanted it to
be 100% USDA Organic. I wanted it to
• Supports healthy gut flora balance, regular bowel function,
and overall health†
• Healthy elimination of toxins†
• Helps relieve occasional constipation†
• Supports healthy cardiovascular function†
• Helps maintain healthy blood sugar levels that are already in the
normal range†
• Helps maintain healthy cholesterol levels that are already in the
normal range†
• Using certified organic fiber does not reintroduce toxins to the
digestive tract†
include both soluble and insoluble fiber
and—much like the apple mentioned
previously—I wanted it to go “Beyond
Fiber”. I am happy to say that we hit the
mark on all counts.
RAW Fiber™ begins with a blend of
RAW, organic sprouted seeds, grains
and legumes, including Organic RAW
Flaxseed (Fiber and Sprouts), Amaranth
Sprout, Quinoa Sprout, Chia Seed (Fiber
and Sprouts), Coconut Fiber,
Millet Sprout, Buckwheat
Sprout, Garbanzo Bean
Sprout, Lentil Sprout, Adzuki
Bean Sprout, Sunflower
Seed Sprout, Pumpkin
Seed Sprout and
Sesame Seed Sprout.
Besides being
RAW and organic, this
blend was formulated
to contain soluble
and insoluble fiber
for optimal digestive
health.† Additionally,
in order to go Beyond
Fiber and provide
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optimal digestive support,† RAW Fiber™
contains the probiotic Bacillus coagulans.
Finally, the best thing about RAW
Fiber™ is that it sets a standard that no
other fiber supplement can match.
It is RAW, vegan, organic, gluten-free,
dairy-free and psyllium-free with no soy
allergens, isolates, synthetic nutrients,
artificial sweeteners or preservatives.
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SPARK OF LIFE—A TALE OF ENZYMES
Every day, trillions upon trillions of
chemical reactions occur in your body.
Many of those chemical reactions are
• Metabolic Enzymes: organs, tissues and cells would not work
started, prolonged or enacted upon by
without the help of metabolic enzymes. Metabolic enzymes
enzymes. Noted enzyme researcher
catalyze the various chemical reactions within the cell, such as
Dr. Edward Howell once noted that a
energy production and detoxification.
lack of enzymes is a lack of life.
The late Dr. Edward Howell called
• Digestive Enzymes: secreted along the digestive tract, they
enzymes the “sparks of life.”
break down the nutrients contained in the foods we eat.
Enzymes are living catalysts and the
• Food Enzymes: supplied through the foods we eat, they break
key to good digestion. Enzymes assist
down the foods before our digestive enzymes are called upon.
practically all body functions; they are
Food enzymes are destroyed at 118ºF. Cooked and processed
energized protein molecules that act as
foods are devoid of food enzymes.
catalysts that accelerate and precipitate
the hundreds of thousands of biochemical
reactions that control life processes.
“receive” the nutrients from the food you eat. Your body
Each enzyme has a specific function that no other enzyme
must work to break down that food, releasing those nutrients
can fulfill.
so they can pass through the digestive tract and into the
Present in all whole live foods but destroyed by cooking and
bloodstream. Enzymes are the primary step in breaking
processing, digestive enzymes break down foods into nutrients
down the food you eat. Without them, your body would have
your body can readily digest and utilize.
a difficult—if not impossible—time getting nutrition from
The modern or Standard American Diet (SAD) is lacking in
your diet.
raw foods. Raw foods contain food enzymes that help in the
Again, this is pretty straightforward—until you consider
digestive process. Since we do not eat enough raw foods,
the following. Remember Dr. Howell’s assertion about a lack
supplementation is a great way to get the enzymes you need for
of enzymes meaning a lack of life? That idea stems from the
optimum digestion.
fact that your body needs enzymes constantly, for a variety of
functions—not just digestion.
Your body has a finite capability to produce enzymes. If you
While enzymes perform a multitude of functions, where
consume a diet that is high in processed and cooked foods,
digestion is concerned, they have a very straightforward job.
your body has to provide more digestive enzymes than it
When you eat, enzymes are released throughout the digestive
would if your diet included more raw or unprocessed foods.
tract, whereby they go to work breaking down food. You
Those enzymes come at a cost!
probably don’t think about it often, but your body doesn’t just
There are three general types of enzymes:
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†
Complete Enzymes
Enzymes and DIET
Mother Nature can be pretty elegant, and a perfect example can be found
where enzymes are concerned. Raw food, consumed as close to nature as
possible, contains digestive enzymes. Think about that for a second. If you eat
food raw, as nature intended, the very food you are eating contains enzymes
that make your diet easier to digest! That equates to a noticeable advantage
for your body. The more enzymes you can feed it, the less it has to devote
to digesting your food. Alternately, cooked and processed foods are pretty
much devoid of enzymes. Consuming them means that you are relying almost
completely on your very own digestive enzymes to do all the work.
RAW Enzymes™
RAW Enzymes from Garden of Life® was designed to provide your
body with enzymes the way nature intended—uncooked, untreated and
unadulterated, with no binders or fillers—in other words, RAW. Each formula
is packed with 22 different digestive enzymes. Every formula includes a
significant amount of protein-, carbohydrate- and fat-digesting enzymes.
In fact, each individual enzyme included in every formula has a higher potency
than any other multiple enzyme formula on the market.†
In addition to the highest potency of enzymes available in a multiple enzyme
formula, RAW Enzymes™ goes even further with our Overtime Enzymes.
RAW Enzymes™ includes probiotics specifically added for their ability to create
more enzymes within the body. These “enzyme factories” work long after you
take the product, continually generating additional enzymes round-the-clock
as part of their natural metabolic life cycle. RAW Enzymes™ also includes
probiotic-created vitamins, minerals and antioxidant enzymes including
glutathione, catalase and SOD.
™
At Garden of Life, we strive to provide unique
formulas that bring something new to the table.
With RAW Enzymes™ you get:
•
High Potency—Higher activity levels of every
enzyme than all of the leading brands
•
RAW—The only raw enzyme formula—
uncooked, untreated and unadulterated with
no binders or fillers
•
Overtime Enzymes—the only enzyme formula
that includes probiotics that work overtime
to produce additional enzymes
•
Broad-Spectrum—22 powerful vegetarian
digestive enzymes with unsurpassed
enzymatic activity to help your body digest
the complete range of proteins, fats,
carbohydrates and fiber.
Breaking Down Enzymes
The total number of enzymes in our bodies can
only be speculated, and the number of individual
enzyme molecules is virtually inestimable.
That said, the following food enzymes are
critical for our overall health:
•
Protease is a member of a large group
of enzymes that have a variety of functions
in the body, the primary one aiding in the
digestion and assimilation of protein.†
In other words, without protease, the body
would not be able to digest the protein
in food.
•
Bromelain is a protease enzyme that comes
from either the stem or the fruit of pineapple.
Bromelain aids digestion and supports
healthy and natural inflammation response
in the body.†
•
Papain is a protease enzyme found
naturally in unripe papayas and has been
used to support digestion for centuries
in South America.†
•
Peptidase is a naturally occurring enzyme
that helps metabolize proteins in the body
and plays an important role in the digestive,
immune and circulatory systems.†
•
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV is a digestive
enzyme that detoxifies gluten and beta
casein in the digestive tract.†
•
Amylase breaks down starch and
converts it into sugar. You’ll find amylase
in saliva, where it begins the chemical
process of digestion by breaking down
food before it’s swallowed and sent into
the digestive tract.†
•
Invertases and sucrases break down
sucrose, or what we call table sugar.
Enzymes and Life Stages
RAW Enzymes™ are available in four distinct formulas: RAW Enzymes™ for
Women, Women 50 and Wiser, Men and Men 50 and Wiser. Each formula is
designed to support your nutritional and digestive needs no matter what
stage of life you are in.†
RAW Enzymes™ Women delivers higher activity per serving of a
broader range of enzymes than any other digestive enzyme formula
and has been specifically formulated to meet the unique digestive
and overall health needs of women with amplified
potencies of carbohydrate digesting enzymes.†
RAW Enzymes™ Women formula provides 22
digestive enzymes, probiotic-created vitamins and
minerals and antioxidant enzymes to support:
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Older women tend to consume diets higher in carbohydrates coupled
with a drop in HCL production which impacts protein digestion. RAW
Enzymes™ Women 50 & Wiser is specifically formulated to meet the unique
needs of women over 50 with amplified potency of carbohydrate-digesting
enzymes plus powerful protein-digesting enzymes.† RAW Enzymes™
Women 50 & Wiser formula provides 22 digestive enzymes,
probiotic-created vitamins and minerals and antioxidant
enzymes to support:
RAW Enzymes™ Men delivers higher activity per serving of a broader
range of enzymes than any other digestive enzyme formula and has been
specifically formulated to meet the unique digestive and overall health
needs of men with amplified potencies of fat- and protein-digesting
enzymes.†
RAW Enzymes™ Men formula provides 22 digestive
enzymes, probiotic-created vitamins and minerals and
antioxidant enzymes to support:
Older men tend to consume diets higher in fats and protein coupled
with a drop in HCL production which impacts protein digestion. RAW
Enzymes™ Men 50 & Wiser is specifically formulated to meet the unique
needs of men over 50 with amplified potencies of fat-digesting enzymes
plus the highest available potency of protein-digesting enzymes.† RAW
Enzymes™ Men 50 & Wiser formula provides 22 digestive
enzymes, probiotic-created vitamins and minerals and
antioxidant enzymes to support:
Breaking Down Enzymes
CONTinued
•
Glucoamylase is a digestive enzyme
that breaks down components of
starches into sugars.
•
Maltase is an enzyme that breaks
down maltose into the simple sugar
glucose.
•
Xylanase is an enzyme that breaks
down a component of plant cell
walls containing a compound known
as xylose.
•
Beta glucanase is an enzyme that acts
on glucan, which is a fiber component
found in barley and oats.
•
Cellulase refers to a class of enzymes
that humans don’t naturally produce
but must consume from raw foods
in their diet. Cellulase breaks down
the plant fiber cellulose for better
digestion and absorption of nutrients.†
•
Hemicellulase is an enzyme that
breaks down a plant’s cell wall interior,
which is known as hemicellulose.
•
Pectinase breaks down pectin, which
is a component in certain fruits and
vegetables such as grapes and apples.
•
Phytase is an enzyme that breaks
down the indigestible parts of grains.
•
Lactase is an enzyme in the small
intestine that digests lactose, the
sugar in milk and other dairy products.
•
Alpha galactosidase breaks
down the sugars in the complex
carbohydrates found in vegetables,
grains and legumes, including beans.
It’s a process that often leads to
the reduction of gases that cause
the occasional case of bloating and
flatulence.†
•
Lipase is an enzyme that the body
uses to break down fats in foods so
they can be absorbed in the intestines.
H ighest P otenc y
When comparing enzyme formulas—especially ones with multiple enzymes—it can be pretty confusing. Enzymes are best
measured by their activity levels, but there is no “one” measure of activity level that is used for all enzymes. Instead, different
measurements are used for different enzymes.
While that may be confusing, with RAW Enzymes™, we’ve made it pretty easy. We looked at the leading multiple enzyme formulas,
and we made sure that RAW Enzymes™ contains a higher activity level of every enzyme. Simply put, it is the highest potency enzyme
formula available in health food stores.
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F
arming
for Our
uture
Water Springs
ETERNAL
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In his poem Rime of the Ancient Mariner,
author Samuel Taylor Coleridge describes the
vast stretches of sea by saying “Water, water,
everywhere, nor any drop to drink,” a longing
ode to the literal ocean of salt water that was
worthless as a means of quenching the brutal
thirst that accompanied the long sea voyages
of our ancestors.
The value of water to ancient civilizations
would be hard to overstate. In my opinion,
access to clean water was the number one
factor in whether a civilization prospered
or perished. Water nourished the land,
nourished the animals that civilizations
fed upon and nourished the civilizations
themselves.
Today, we take water for granted. An easy
turn of the tap yields gallons of water at our
disposal. It would be easier to name retail
outlets that don’t carry water than those that
do. Every single convenience store, grocery
store and gas station seems to sell water.
Everywhere we look, water flows into our lives.
I put a very high value on water when it
comes to my personal health. In fact, when
I first set out to acquire land for my mixedagriculture sustainable farms and ranches,
I was less concerned with the land, the local
climate or even the location. I was most
concerned about the water. In essence, I
wasn’t looking for “land.” I was looking for a
sustainable future. I was looking for water.
My love affair with water began at an early
age. Every summer, my parents would take
me to visit my paternal grandparents in Long
Island, New York. Grandpa Jerry and Grandma
Ann had a summer home in Mountaindale, a
hamlet around ninety miles from New York
City, near the Catskill Mountains.
I loved Grandpa Jerry. He was a dentist who
by Jordan Rubin
saw patients in the basement of his home and
had a keen interest in natural health from
an early age. He enjoyed studying the works
of Herbert Shelton, one of the founders of
the science hygiene movement, otherwise
known as natural hygiene, as well as the work
of Dr. Royal Lee, natural health pioneer and
inventor.
Whenever we visited Papa Jerry in
Mountaindale, he’d call me into the kitchen
and hand me an empty gallon-sized plastic
container. “We’re going to get some spring
water,” he’d say. With empty containers in
hand, we’d set off on a short drive, followed
by a fifteen-minute walk that would take
us up the side of a small mountain, where a
fresh spring gushed forth the purest, most
refreshing, best-tasting water you’d ever find.
We’d fill up our gallon containers and tote
them back home to drink.
In the early 90s my water education
deepened when I read a book by
Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, entitled
Your Body’s Many Cries for Water.
Dr. Batmanghelidj was a political prisoner
in Iran during the days of the Ayatollah
Khomeini. While in prison, he treated stressshocked prisoners with no medications—they
weren’t available—and instead relied on
making sure they were properly hydrated.
He treated hundreds, if not thousands,
of prisoners suffering from stomach
pains caused by the stress of being falsely
imprisoned. He found that for many
of them, proper hydration was a key
component in returning them to health.
He eventually published his findings and
went on to write seven books championing
the benefits of water.
It’s safe to say that I am a huge
proponent of water. I grew up with
people who valued it, and I’ve immersed
myself in the teachings of the people who
studied it. That’s also why I decided that
the Ozark Mountain region of southern
Missouri and the mountains of north
Georgia would be the first places I looked
for land to start my own ranch and farm.
months, trips to the property always include
time spent playing in the water—canoeing,
tubing, swimming and just plain relaxing as
the cool water washes over us.
Of course, being a huge proponent of
water, I know that not all water is created
equally. In fact, it may surprise you to know
that I don’t recommend much of the bottled
water sold today.
undergo treatment to “purify” it. Purification
can mean using reverse osmosis, distillation
or deionization among other things.
Which is better—purified or spring?
I prefer spring water that I know is pure,
because to me, it is “living” water, as found
in nature. Of course, not everyone has access
to pure spring water because water flowing
from a certified spring is somewhat rare.
The Future of MY Farm
Missouri is a vast wonderland of
water. It is believed that Missouri has
more underground springs than any
other state. The land I chose to build my
mixed-agriculture ranch and farm on is no
exception. On two different properties, I
have springs that produce between 2 and 6
million gallons of water a day!
That water is more crucial to the future
success of our efforts than any other single
factor. That water will propagate fertile land.
It will ensure that my animals can thrive off
the land and stay hydrated, and my plants
grow and flourish. Too often I think that we
take water for granted—but it is clearly a
vital resource for the entire ecosystem.
The mountainous region of north Georgia
is known for its abundant rainfall and pure
spring water. And it’s also a source of fun!
The creeks and ponds that are created by
the springs are sources of leisure activities
for me and my family. During the warmer
What’s in the Water?
Earlier I talked about how readily
available water is. Turn on your faucet and
a plentiful supply pours forth. Unless you
have your own well or spring, that water
most likely comes from a water treatment
plant. Now, I am not about to say that water
treatment plants are bad. They rid water of
tons of chemicals and living organisms that
you don’t want in your water. However, to do
that, they add chemicals, such as chlorine.
Personally, I prefer to drink water that hasn’t
been treated with chemicals.
Bottled water presents a different story.
There are two basic types of bottled water—
purified and spring water. Spring water
that is bottled must come from a natural
underground source deep within the earth
that flows to the surface. Purified water
usually comes from a municipal source—
straight from the tap—but it then must
Many turn to purified water. While purified
water is safe for you, I’m not convinced it’s
the best for you.
Several of the springs on my properties are
among the purest in the world. The purest
spring water will contain the the lowest
TDS or "total dissolved solids." TDS is
a general description of how many hard
minerals are present in the water. While
many waters claim purity, the only true
measure of purity is the percent of H2O in
the water. The more “other” elements your
water contains besides H2O, the less pure
and effective the water is. Since water’s main
function in the body is transporting nutrients
into the cells and carrying waste out, the
more pure, the better. There is quite a bit of
debate about whether your want more or less
minerals in you water. I prefer low mineral
water for a few reasons, not the least of which
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is better taste. In fact,
the spring water on our
north Georgia property
has won international
awards for taste
excellence.
Since I am very
intentional about my
diet, including my
vitamin and mineral
intake from whole
foods and whole
food nutritional
supplements, I don’t
want to consume a large amount of minerals
from water as they are “inorganic” minerals
in essentially the same form as rock.
Another thing I look for in water is
alkalinity levels. One of the most common
questions I’m asked in seminars is, "What do
you think about alkaline water?" My answer
is that while consuming natural spring
water that is moderately high in minerals
and slightly alkaline is certainly healthy, I
believe the more pure the water, the better.
Alkaline water is simply water with more
minerals—or water that has less purity. We
don’t need minerals in water to be healthy. In
fact, I prefer the vitamins and minerals from
foods and beverages for the body as opposed
to minerals from rock that are found in water.
The spring water I drink and recommend
is a true source of “living” water. It reminds
me of adventures with my Grandpa Jerry
hunting for spring water in the mountains of
upstate New York. But it is also more than
that. Every time I take
a drink of pure water
that runs through my
property, I am reminded
that entire civilizations
once flourished simply
because they valued,
protected and even
fought wars over
this most precious of
resources.
As I write this article,
my oldest son Joshua
and I are visiting our
north Georgia property nestled in the Blue
Ridge Mountains. Just yesterday as Joshua bent
down with cupped hands and sipped water from
one of our springs and remarked, “Dad, this
is the most delicious water I’ve ever tasted,” it
reminded me of the legacy of natural health and
sustainability handed down to me by my grandpa
and my dad. I now have the privilege, or rather
the responsibility, to pass this on to my future
generations. . .and so do you. "Stay thirsty,
my friends."
“Born in 1931, Mary Enig married and raised three children in Maryland
before returning to school and earning a Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences
from the University of Maryland in 1984.
Her expertise was in the field of lipid biochemistry. She went on to head
a number of studies on the content and effects of trans fatty acids and
authored over sixty technical papers and presentations. She then became
a popular lecturer and author, thanks to Nourishing Traditions and Know Your
Fats: The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils,
and Cholesterol, which she wrote in 2000.
Today, at the age of eighty, Dr. Enig is still going strong as vice president
of the Weston A. Price Foundation and continues to work on the exploratory
development of complementary therapies using medium-chain fatty acids from whole foods such as coconut and palm oils.”
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by Jordan Rubin
I have one of the world’s best jobs. Every year, I am privileged to travel the
country and share my message of health and wellness with thousands of
people. I get to hear testimonies of health transformation from so many, and
their ability to overcome health challenges are easily the best part of my job.
But there is another aspect of my job that I have always felt drawn to.
I love to formulate cutting-edge, whole food nutritional supplements.
I have been at this for over 12 years, and I hope to be doing it 20 years
from now. I love following the latest clinical studies, researching the science
and building out the formulas. The exacting nature of the process is both
exhausting and exhilarating.
Why do I love it? Because I genuinely feel that if I do my job, I can help
people live better, and I can hear more great stories when I am on the
road. The two main components of what I do at Garden of Life®—sharing
my health and wellness message and formulating whole food nutritional
supplements—will forever be linked.
With all that said, there are a few product categories I never thought I
could formulate to the Garden of Life standard of pure, whole food nutrition.
Our newest Vitamin Code® Liquid Multivitamin is one such formula.
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W hy Now ?
So even though I never really thought about formulating a
Liquid Multivitamin, I was convinced that now was the time.
There was one problem. I had no idea how difficult it would be.
It is human nature to think of a situation based on your own
needs or experience. Personally, I take quite a few supplements.
(Big surprise, huh?) I have never had a problem swallowing
When I researched existing liquid multivitamins, there were
encapsulated or tableted nutritional supplements. Hence, the
a
few
things that stood out. The first was that many of them
idea of a liquid multivitamin has never been pushed to the front of
claimed to be “Whole Food Multis.” If there were two words I
my mind. Over the last few years, however, that has changed.
®
would never use to describe the vitamins and minerals used
When we launched Vitamin Code RAW nutrients, we were
in these formulas, they would be “whole” and “food.” The
met with a response that, admittedly, surprised even me. We
knew we had formulated some unique multivitamins and targeted fact is, these liquid multis are made with chemically isolated,
pharmaceutical-grade vitamins and minerals created in a lab.
nutrients, and we felt that there was a definite need for RAW
To mask this fact, many liquid multis contain a sprinkling of food
food nutrients. The overwhelmingly positive response has been
powder in order to make the claim “Whole Food Multi.” Are they?
inspirational.
®
You can make that decision for yourself, but I know where I
This brings us to Vitamin Code Liquid Multivitamin. Because
stand. While I like the inclusion of fruit and veggie powders in a
I have no problem taking supplements in pill form, I never really
multi, if the vitamins and minerals in a formula are not whole food,
thought about the need for a liquid multivitamin. However, as I
then adding fruits and veggies to isolated and synthetic vitamins
continued to speak to large audiences around the country, one
and minerals seem disingenuous.
request kept coming up. People who strive for extraordinary
Of course, this was the easiest issue to overcome. By using
health were asking for a liquid multivitamin. Specifically, they
®
Vitamin
Code® RAW food created vitamins and minerals, I
were asking for a Vitamin Code Liquid Multivitamin.
knew we had the competition beat. The Vitamin Code® vitamins
As it turns out, there are a lot of people who don’t like to
and minerals are true whole food nutrients.
take—or can’t take—supplements in pill form.
They are vitamins and minerals created
Many who can swallow pills still prefer to
in single-celled, plant-like organisms
take supplements in a liquid form due
and are uncooked, untreated and
to convenience. What they demand,
unadulterated. It represents the
however, is quality—the same
While I never
highest quality you can find in
quality that is synonymous with
thought Garden of Life®
®
vitamins and minerals. So of
Vitamin Code .
T hre e Big Is sue s
would create a liquid multivitamin,
the need was clearly there. I am as
proud of this product as anything we
have ever formulated. And I can’t wait
to go on the road again to hear all of
the success stories from the new
users of the Vitamin Code®
Liquid Multivitamin.
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course we would use the
Vitamin Code® vitamins
and minerals in our
liquid multivitamin.
While that decision was
easy, it did lead to a different
problem altogether. You see,
the chemically isolated vitamins
and minerals that other liquid
multivitamins use are virtually
devoid of flavor. In manufacturing
terms, they are taste-neutral.
That is not the case with Vitamin
Code® vitamins and minerals.
Like anything that is grown, they
have their own unique flavor. And
since every Vitamin Code® vitamin
and mineral is grown separately, there were a lot of
unique flavors.
It gets harder. Vitamin Code® Liquid Multi also contains
35 RAW, organic fruits, vegetables and sprouts in each
serving. Each of these has a unique flavor. Making all of these
competing flavors come together was difficult to say the least.
We tried dozens of different whole food flavorings, and
each one was tested by our research team. Some of the
flavorings weren’t . . .optimal. In the end, we were able to
source a combination of orange and mango that worked.
We feel without a doubt that we have the best-tasting Liquid
Multivitamin available and the only one that qualifies as
whole food.
So we were done, right? Not even close, because there
was one other huge hurdle to overcome.
This is remarkably easy to
accomplish if you are willing to
make some concessions using
a dubious set of preservatives.
There are a multitude of
chemical preservatives that will
do the trick—too many to list
here. But for the Vitamin Code®
brand, they wouldn’t do. Even
if all of them were proven to be
completely safe—and I’m not
convinced they are—I would
never allow them to be included
in the formula. It goes against
the very nature of The Vitamin
Code®. And it nearly cost us the
product. Those were the stakes.
If we couldn’t find a whole food preservation system, we wouldn’t
launch the Vitamin Code® Liquid Multi. Preserving the brand—
literally and figuratively—was the most critical problem to solve.
I had a thought: “What if we could use Raw Apple Cider
Vinegar for the preservation system?”
After all, I have touted the use of raw apple cider vinegar for
years. I have written about it in my books and have gone out of
my way to make recipes using it. One of my favorite, healthy salad
dressings uses it as its main ingredient. Simply put, as a standalone ingredient, raw apple cider vinegar is incredibly healthy.
And it also turned out to be perfect for The Vitamin Code®
Liquid Multivitamin. I will admit I was nervous when we tested the
formula. It seemed like such a great idea, and I was convinced
something would go wrong in the testing process. Obviously, it
passed with flying colors. Now, our dream to create the first and
only Whole Food Liquid Multivitamin formula with a chemical-free,
all-natural preservation system is a reality.
While I never thought Garden of Life® would create a liquid
multivitamin, the need was clearly there. I am as proud of this
product as anything we have ever formulated. I can’t wait to go
on the road again to hear all of the success stories from the new
users of the Vitamin Code® Liquid Multivitamin.
Now our dream to create
the first and only Whole Food
Liquid Multivitamin formula
with a chemical-free,
all-natural preservation
system is a reality.
Preserving the Brand
The Vitamin Code® brand means a lot of things, and purity
is at the top of the list. We are not willing to sacrifice that for
anything.
Here is the issue we faced. When creating a liquid
multivitamin you have to be able to preserve it. It needs to
be shelf-stable.
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Junk Food
Gets
the Axe!
Dr. Josh Axe
(www.DrAxe.com),
founder of Exodus Health
Center in Nashville,
Tennessee, is a wellness
physician, popular radio
show host and national
speaker committed to
helping people live life to
its healthiest and fullest.
Dr. Axe earned his Doctor
of Chiropractic degree at
Palmer College in Port
Orange, Florida.
Dr. Josh Axe &
His Real Food Diet
EH Magazine: Dr. Axe, you have a
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nationally, travel with professional athletes,
and have recently released your first book,
The Real Food Diet. Why all the activity?
Dr. Axe: I have a huge passion for helping
people get healthy, and my radio show,
speaking events and new book all educate
people on how to get healthy fast. I think the
more people are educated—through as many
ways as possible—the greater chance they
have of getting and staying healthy. Eating
right is critical for good health, so anyone
who gets my book can learn to become a
healthy gourmet chef!
EH Magazine: Tell us more about your
vitamins, minerals, enzymes
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and scrumptious! You can also go to
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EH Magazine: Since declaring war on junk
foods, what kind of results are you seeing?
Dr. Axe: Incredible results! Four people
have lost over 100 pounds, and over 100
people have lost at least 20 pounds each. It’s
not just about losing weight, though.
It’s about getting healthy and staying
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book The Real Food Diet.
EH Magazine: You use and recommend
Dr. Axe: The Real Food Diet is about eating
Garden of Life® products. What are your
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REAL food and getting rid of FAKE food
like junk food, which is made up of chemicals
your body doesn’t recognize, so it can have
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her take RAW Calcium™ to support bone health.†
EH Magazine: What’s next for you?
Dr. Axe: I’ll continue the fight for health and
against junk food, but people from all over the
country are coming to my clinic, so I’ll offer more
services. I’ll also help
more people via the
Web, since we have
a growing following
on Facebook where
I post new health
articles, videos and
healthy recipes.
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Giannini (founder of Bank of America), and Asa G. Candler
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THE SCOOP
ON THE Drupe
The drupe, you say? No; we’re not talking about
droopy or saggy skin. We’re talking about our
culture going cuckoo for coconuts!
You might call it a cultural craze, since the coconut has
been exploding on the scene lately. In fact, the two largest
soda brands on the planet have both recently acquired
coconut water brands. Additionally, you can find coconut
related products in health food stores and in mainstream
retail. It’s everywhere!
So let’s take a closer look at this fascinating
phenomenon called the coconut. Even though the word
nut is in coconut, it’s not a nut or wholly even a fruit for
that matter. It’s technically called a drupe; it’s a fruit with
an outer husk or skin, a usually succulent middle layer,
and a hard and woody inner shell typically enclosing a
single seed.
Other examples of drupes include: stone fruits such
as plums, cherries, dates, mangoes and apricots as well
as raspberries and blackberries, which are made up of
clustered tiny drupelets surrounding a central stem.
While coconuts may fit neatly under the “drupe”
umbrella, there are important differences within the
coconut world to consider. While it’s true that coconuts
are superfoods packed with
vitamins, minerals
and fiber, there’s a
difference, for instance,
between young coconuts
versus mature coconuts, as
well as coconut water versus
coconut milk. For example,
young coconuts have
more water and soft, gel-
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like coconut meat, while mature coconuts have
less water and firmer coconut meat.
Both young and mature coconuts are good
for you, however, the mature coconut may have
a slightly higher healthy fatty acid content, while
young coconut may have a bit of an advantage
water-wise. Here’s why: young coconut water is
high in B vitamins, minerals (especially calcium,
magnesium and potassium) and contains high
levels of electrolytes.
Speaking of coconut water, let’s just clarify
that coconut water is the liquid inside the
coconut. Coconut milk, however, is made
from the expressed juice of grated mature
coconut meat and water. Going a step further
. . . coconut cream is made in a similar way as
coconut milk, but contains a higher ratio of
coconut to water, thereby making it thicker.
You can even buy or make coconut kefir from
coconut water or coconut milk. You’ll not
only get the health benefits of coconut, but,
since coconut kefir is a lacto-fermented
beverage, you’ll also get probiotics and
enzymes, which support digestion.
While we’re at it, let’s not forget about coconut oil—known as
the world’s healthiest oil—from the coconut meat that contains
ultra-healthy medium chain fatty acids like lauric acid, myristic acid,
caprylic acid, palmitic acid and more.
Don’t use just any coconut oil, either, because coconut oils on
the market vary dramatically quality-wise. Low-quality coconut
oils are processed by chemical extraction, using solvents, or are
hydrogenated, bleached and deodorized. A high-quality virgin organic
coconut oil derived from fresh coconuts with no GMO ingredients,
bleaching, deodorizing, refining or hydrogenation is what you want to
look for and use.
Two other coconut products gaining in popularity with the health
trendsetter crowd are raw coconut cream and raw coconut kefir.
Raw coconut kefir is made from raw coconut water that is
naturally fermented with probiotics, but it’s dairy-free, suitable
for vegans and packed with enzymes. Raw coconut kefir also
promotes a healthy intestinal environment supporting your body’s
immune and digestive systems.
Likewise, raw coconut kefir supports proper hydration since it
is a highly organized, ionized water source.
With such great taste and a variety of health benefits, it’s no
wonder there’s a cultural coconut craze. So, if you’re going cuckoo
for coconuts, now you have the scoop on this amazing drupe!
Here is what you need to know about
these cutting-edge drupe derivatives:
Raw coconut cream is created by
pressing or “juicing” the meat of the
mature coconut. This creates
a food loaded with medium-chain
fatty acids that are easily absorbed by
the body—providing a yummy
source of quick energy. An added
bonus is that raw coconut cream
has the consistency of cream
cheese and has a smooth
texture—making it an ideal
healthy snack or ingredient in a
raw dessert or smoothie. What’s
more, raw coconut cream is perfect
for those on a raw, vegan diet.
“Since
coconut kefir is a
lacto-fermented beverage,
you’ll also get probiotics
and enzymes, which
support digestion.”
What’s In A Name?
That which we call a
drupe by any other name
would taste as sweet.
Members of the
drupe family include:
Plums
Apricots
Cherries Raspberries
Dates
Blackberries
Mangoes Coconuts
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•Pleasant, natural blast of berry lime flavor your child will love
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The
HOTTEST
Nutrient
It may be the most clinically studied nutrient of the last decade.
If you google it, you’ll find an avalanche of recently published
studies either confirming its benefits or revealing new ones.
Emerging science suggests that it supports breast health, colon
health and prostate health. It supports the immune system.
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It helps build healthy bones and teeth.† It supports memory and
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SUN
concentration.† The impressive list goes on and on.
The item in question is not a pharmaceutical. It is not a pill
that has spent a decade in research and development. It’s not
especially expensive, and you certainly don’t need a prescription
to get it. In fact, it is simply a vitamin—and it may just be the most
important vitamin for human health.
What are we talking about?
Answer: Vitamin D.
How Is It Possible?
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According to a March 2009 report in
Archives of Internal Medicine, 75% of U.S.
teens and adults are deficient in vitamin
D. That number is astonishing for more
than one reason. Consider that you receive
vitamin D every time you step outside into
the sunshine since your body has the ability
to take sunlight and convert it into vitamin D.
You can receive vitamin D from the foods you
eat and the dairy products you consume. Fish
such as salmon, mackerel, sardines and fatty
tuna are superior sources of vitamin D, as
well as milk and yogurt fortified with vitamin
D. In fact, almost all milk sold for human
consumption in the U.S. is required to be
fortified with vitamin D.
This all adds up to a perplexing reality.
If you can get vitamin D simply by sitting in
the sun, and if it’s readily available in many of
the foods recommended as part of a healthy
diet, how did we get to become a nation of
vitamin D deficiency?
In an ironic twist, much of the current
vitamin D deficiency can be laid at the feet
of skin cancer. To protect ourselves from the
ravages of this disease, we’re told to slather
sunscreen on our faces and wear long-sleeve
shirts, yet the act of using sunscreen with
an 8 SPF or greater reduces our ability to
convert the sun’s ultraviolet rays into vitamin
D production.
Add to that the fact that if you live in
northern climates, it’s almost impossible
to get adequate sunlight during the colder
months, and that popular voices in the media
tell us to avoid the foods highest in vitamin
D because of their high fat content, and you
begin to see where our national vitamin D
deficiency comes from.
As for vitamin D from food, there are a few
theories as to why we’re still deficient despite
a fairly ready supply of foods rich in vitamin D.
Many Americans don’t eat much fish, which is
probably the best dietary source of vitamin
D, because of several factors: price, taste,
availability and safety.
And what about the vitamin D-fortified
beverages? It’s no secret that milk
consumption has fallen over the last
decade, again for a variety of reasons.
The anti-fat crusade put a damper on milk
sales, and soft drinks—a cheaper source of
calories—have ridden a wave of popularity in
the last 30 years, cutting into the consumption of
healthier beverages that have been fortified with
vitamin D.
The net effect is the current state of vitamin D
deficiency in the U.S.
And the Recommendation Is . . .
As vitamin D deficiency has become more prevalent, the attention
and focus paid to vitamin D have increased, and for good reason.
Most people familiar with vitamin D understand that this
nutrient is essential to skeletal system health.† Along with
calcium, vitamin D is considered vital for maintaining
healthy bones.† Vitamin D actually regulates the use
of calcium in the body by dramatically increasing its
absorption and utilization. But strong, healthy bones are
only the starting point.† Much of the interest in vitamin D
stems from the fact that it’s found throughout the body in
over 600 receptor sites.
Interestingly, vitamin D isn’t a vitamin in the classic sense; it is a
prohormone that is eventually converted to an active hormone. As such, it
has receptor sites in just about every major organ in the body, including the
brain and the heart. Due to the fact that vitamin D receptors are so prevalent
in the body, research has increased on vitamin D, and seemingly every day
new studies tout the health benefits of vitamin D consumption.
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Recent studies have also shown that vitamin D supports immune health
by helping to regulate the immune system.† The brain is home to dozens of
So what is the answer?
Vitamin Code RAW D3 is different from any other vitamin D
vitamin D receptor sites, and vitamin D has been shown to enhance memory
nutritional supplement available today. In following with the Vitamin and concentration.† Vitamin D supports healthy digestion, again since
Code philosophy, RAW D3 is a whole food vitamin D complex that
receptor sites are found from the mouth all the way through the intestines.†
is gluten- and dairy-free with no soy allergens, binders or fillers, and Emerging science also suggests healthy vitamin D levels support two
contains live probiotics and enzymes. More importantly, Vitamin
increasing areas of concern—breast health for women and prostate health
Code RAW D3 is provided in a RAW form.
for men.†
Typically, vitamin D for supplementation comes in two forms,
Rest assured, as new studies are completed, additional benefits from
vitamin D2 or D3 . Vitamin D2 must be transformed into one of two vitamin D will emerge.
active forms via the liver or kidneys, while vitamin D3 is what your
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body creates when exposed to sunlight. While both have been shown
So how much vitamin D should you take?
in clinical studies to be effective at raising vitamin D levels in the
Current recommendations set the bar at 400-600IUs daily. Consider,
blood, vitamin D3 is preferred since it’s metabolized much better in
though, that the daily vitamin D recommendation was recently increased
the body and is in the form of vitamin D that comes from the most
and many researchers, scientists and physicians are pushing for even higher
natural sources possible—the sun and our food.
recommended daily amounts.
The vitamin D3 used in Vitamin Code RAW D3 is grown in
Vitamin Code RAW D3 contains 2,000IU
probiotic mediums. In this RAW food-created process, inorganic
of vitamin D3 plus trace amounts of vitamin
D3 is added to a mixture of either yeast (a single-celled plant) or a
D2 . This amount, five times the current
probiotic (Lactobacillus bulgaricus). Each mixture also contains
daily recommendation, is based on the
a peptide (a grouping of amino acids) that allows the D3 to pass
overwhelming evidence supporting the
through the cell wall of the yeast or probiotic and then attach
positive health benefits of vitamin D.
itself to the cell.
In the end, the decision shouldn’t be
The growing process is allowed to continue until the yeast or
whether or not to supplement with vitamin D.
probiotic has grown into maturity and other enzymes and probiotics
The decision should be with which vitamin D
are created. Once the single-celled organisms have matured,
to supplement. That choice has become much
additional enzymes are added to break down the cell walls, freeing
easier with the introduction of Vitamin Code
the food-created vitamin D3 for consumption.
RAW D3 , the RAW, whole food version of the
The result is a RAW vitamin D3 , a true breakthrough in
hottest nutrient under the sun.
vitamin technology.
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There is no “one cause” of weight gain
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on a diet and reduce the amount of calories you
consume, your body will call on the excess fat stores
in your body to provide energy. If you add exercise to
the equation, more energy is required and more fat
will be used.
Using excess fat as energy and burning more
calories is a great way to enhance weight loss. It is
for that reason that Diet 360 contains ingredients that
are designed to increase metabolism to burn more
calories and promote the formation of lean muscle
mass versus fat mass.†
One of those ingredients, fucoxanthin, has vaulted
into the weight loss spotlight over the last few years,
and for good reason. Fucoxanthin actually goes to
work within the fat cells, where it has the ability to
increase the energy expenditure of the cell.† This
increased metabolism aids the body in burning
calories, which is one of the goals of any weight
loss program.†
Unlike many other ingredients that boost
metabolism, fucoxanthin does so without stimulating
the central nervous system, a common side effect of
many weight loss supplements.†
Finally, Diet 360 contains a clinically studied
decaffeinated green coffee extract called SlimPure™.
In addition to the weight loss results discussed, SlimPure
was shown to significantly increase the ratio of muscle
mass to fat mass.†
Diet 360—a True Diet Revolution
EMPOWERING EXTRAORDINARY
HEALTH®
At the end of the day, Diet 360 was born out of
a comprehensive approach to weight loss. With
multiple paths to weight loss and clinically studied
ingredients, Diet 360 is the logical choice to help
you start your own weight loss revolution.
MULTIDIMENSION A L
IMMUNE
SUPPORT
†
The Longest
5 days of Your Life
Five days. If you’re on vacation, five days seems like
one. It’s over before it starts. It’s a different story when
your immune system isn’t balanced.
I M M U N E B AL AN C E
R API D
™
E XTR A S TR E N GTH
When your immune system is out of balance, you
know it—and your body feels it. At the onset of immune
imbalance, the question creeps into your head, “How
long until I feel like myself?” It can feel like it will be
weeks until your immune system is back in balance.
At Garden of Life®, we strive to create natural
supplements for daily and targeted support. Immune
Balance™ Rapid Extra Strength, is a unique, targeted
formula that offers immune balancing support.†
Multidimensional Support
Your immune system is a complex
defense network. No “one thing”
causes your immune system to go
out of balance, and no “one thing”
can help restore balance. Immune
Balance™ Rapid Extra Strength contains
ingredients that support the various
aspects of your immune system, offering
a multidimensional approach. It contains
a clinically studied herbal extract, a twophase probiotic defense system, timehonored herbals and botanicals, and
Vitamin Code® vitamins and minerals.
Best of all, it has been shown to have
an immune-balancing effect
within five days.†
The first stage of
Rapid Extra Strength
begins where it all
starts—the mouth—
with a two-phase
probiotic support
system that uniquely
promotes the immune
system.† It starts with
BLIS K12M18™, a
powerful probiotic
that provides the
80 mouth with beneficial
bacteria to naturally help balance the
immune system. These are probiotics
that are normally found in a healthy
mouth, but due to diet and other
environmental factors, may not be
present at optimal levels.
The second probiotic is Bacillus
coagulans, a hardy probiotic that is
naturally shielded from stomach acid,
arriving intact in the intestines.† While
we don’t often think of probiotics—
typically known as digestive aids—in
regard to the immune system, we
should. As much as 75% of the immune
system is housed within the digestive
tract. They are undoubtedly linked, and
a healthy digestive system is probably
the most important line of defense for
supporting a balanced and healthy
immune system.
While probiotics are the logical—and
ideal—place to start, the next ingredient
is the star of the show.
King of the Bitters
The botanical Andrographis paniculata
is a mouthful, in more ways than one.
Known as the “King of the
Bitters,” it has a long history of
use—and it’s the Bitter that
makes it Better. Rapid Extra
Strength contains a unique
form of Andrographis
paniculata known as
AP-Bio™. It has been
biologically standardized to
a specific activity level, and
it is this exact form that has
been clinically studied.
This is an important point.
AP-Bio’s patented extraction
method and
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