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In This Issue

The Diabetes Epidemic by Jim Carey
Cartoon by Jason Love
Living Lightly Upon the Earth by Jim Carey
Hands-On Living Foods Lifestyle Classes
Springtime Wellness Message by Donald O. Haughey
McDonald's to close 25 branches in the UK
In The News
Chipping Away in America
Backslider's Corner by Jim Carey
Raw Living Foods Lifestyle - Home Study and Certification
May Specials
National Uniformity For Food Act
Keep-Cool Summer Recipes
Andressohn Family Update by Dr. Flora van Orden III
Diabetes and Living Foods Research
Upcoming Events
Ongoing Events
Ode to Greens by Derrin and Helen Dallman
Raw Living Food Information and Resources
Raw Vegan Recipes
Contributors
Customer Service Department (subscribe, unsubscribe, contact the editor, etc.)

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The Diabetes Epidemic
by Dr. Jim Carey, PhD

For all the government hype about a potential Bird Flu epidemic, it's amazing they're not addressing the Diabetes Epidemic in America. Here in Georgia nearly 8 percent of adults have type-2 diabetes, and diabetes costs Georgians $4 Billion in medical costs and lost productivity every year. Nationally, diabetes accounts for 11% of all health care spending.

Diabetes is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States, and it is estimated that for every person that dies from diabetes, the disease contributes to the death of two more.

Many others live with the devastating consequences of the disease, which includes kidney failure, blindness, leg amputation, heart attack and stroke.

Also alarming is that cases are up 133% over the last eight years.

Type-1 diabetes, also called juvenile or insulin-dependent diabetes, begins almost exclusively in children and usually lasts a lifetime. Type-2 diabetes, the most common form, is the form that's exploding across America. While there is probably a genetic component to the disease, it's main component is "environmental," that is, excess body fat, which makes the body "resistant" to insulin.

Type-2 diabetes used to be a rarity in children; now children with type-2 diabetes account for as much as two-thirds of new cases.

Risk Factors for Diabetes

Obesity: A body mass index (BMI) greater than 27 increases the risk of diabetes. To calculate you BMI, go here: http://nhlbisupport.com/bmi/.

Apple Shape: There is an increased risk of diabetes in African American, White and Latino women with a waist measurement over 35 inches and men with a waist measurement over 40 inches. The limits are lower for people of Asian background.

Ethnic Origin: There is a higher risk for African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Childbirth: Having had a baby weighing more than 9 lbs. at birth increases risk.

Age: Risks increase after age 45.

Family History of Diabetes.

Sedentary Lifestyle.

Early Symptoms of Diabetes

You may be at risk if you experience any of the following:

Excessive Thirst
Extreme Hunger
Frequent Urination
Increased Fatigue
Unusual Weight Loss
Irritability
Blurry Vision

Sources: Lawrence Phillips, MD, former program director of the General Clinical Research Center at Emory University, Atlanta, Frank Bowyer, Pediatric Endocrinologist, and the National Institute of Health.

Prevention and Treatment

One of the things that amazed me when I was Director of Creative Health Institute was how well, and quickly, diabetes responded to a living foods lifestyle. I saw people stabilize their blood sugar at normal levels often within days of arriving at the Center, and have heard testimonies from people who have been off of insulin, or any other diabetes drugs, for over 20 years.

This includes both type-1 and type-2 diabetes. Type-1 takes longer to treat, and some type-1 diabetics never do overcome their dependence on insulin. But type-2 diabetes usually responds in a matter of days as people adopt raw living foods and regular exercise as a lifestyle.

Like any disease, the best treatment is prevention. That's why, at 51 years old, I adopted the living foods lifestyle. To see my before and after photos, visit http://chidiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20060429.htm#whatraw.

Sergei Boutenko overcame his diabetes with the living foods lifestyle 12 years ago. Victoria Boutenko tells the story in her book, Green for Life (http://chidiet.com/books.htm#Green), and her video, Greens Can Save Your Life (http://chidiet.com/tapes.htm#v64).

Victoria Boutenko wrote a good article about the living foods lifestyle and diabetes in her April newsletter: http://chidiet.com/news/RawFamilyNewsletterApril2006.htm.

Do your kids refuse to eat anything that hasn't danced on TV? Children learn by watching their parents, so setting a good example of healthy eating is important, the Nemours Foundation says. Children who participate in family meals are more likely to eat more fruits and vegetables, and less likely to snack on unhealthy foods. They are also less likely to indulge in smoking, drug and alcohol abuse: http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20060418/hl_hsn/healthtipgetyourkidstoeathealthy.

On getting outside and getting more exercise: http://chidiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20060429.htm#nature.

Related Items

Diabetics Need Intense GREENS! How to Easily Use the PRIMAL Nutrients in Cereal Grass Juices to Build Your Blood, Banish Infections, Regenerate Cells and Heal Diabetic Wounds!: http://www.rawfamily.com/articles/DiabeticWarrior.pdf.

Aimee Perrin would love to communicate with other diabetics or former diabetics who are on a raw food diet: chiDiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20060304.htm.

 

"You must become the change you want to see in the world." - M. K. Gandhi.

 

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Cartoon by Jason Love; source: RawFamily.com.

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Living Lightly Upon the Earth
by Jim Carey

Vegans, especially Raw Living Food Vegans, ask less of the earth than meat eaters. That's a good thing, since there are only 4.5 "biologically productive" acres of land per person in the world.

Unfortunately, if everyone lived like me, we'd need 3.3 planets to support everyone. According to the Earth Day website, that's how big my "ecological footprint" is.

Find out what your ecological footprint is at http://www.earthday.net/Footprint/index.asp.

Here's a new hope; a new breakthrough in solar panel technology: http://www.crystals.co.za/features/At_JX_Crystals_theyre_peering_into_the_future_of_energy.htm.

 

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Hands-On Raw Vegan Food Prep and Internal Cleansing Classes

Now is the time to visit Creative Health Institute and learn about Dr. Ann Wigmore's Raw Living Foods Lifestyle.

Some try to heal you with vitamins or herbs, others with drugs or surgery. But the Dr. Ann Wigmore program is different - We Don't Wait to get sick. The Wigmore Program “tunes up” your entire body, now, so you won't get sick in the first place!

We've been teaching the benefits of a plant-based diet for almost 30 years in an intensive, two-week, hands-on program of health education and raw foods preparation. The testimonials of former Creative Health students speak volumes about the Living Foods Lifestyle that we teach - CreativeHealth.us/testimonials.htm.

The best way to get to know us it to come visit for an afternoon. Alternate Sundays we have a wonderful raw gourmet vegan buffet at 2:30 pm. Call us at (866) 426-1213 for dates. For driving directions and maps visit CreativeHealth.us/directions.htm.

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Springtime Wellness Message
- by Donald O. Haughey, founder, Creative Health Institute

When you are ready you can come to Creative Health Institute for a two-week Health restoration experience that works.

You say, “How does it work?” It's the simplest thing in the world - by reversing the causes of degenerative health conditions caused by lifestyle and habits.

The program was created by Dr. Ann Wigmore out of her life experiences and studies. There can be no doubt that she and others have been directed by Divine positive forces standing in the reality that when the world is ready to correct the errors of our ways that the Divine forces work to bring Wisdom and guidance to accomplish the truth that “Goodness consists in the accomplishment of things to their appropriate end.”

The writer of this and the one who established Creative Health Institute learned the ways of wellness after being told, at 34 years of age, to prepare for life's end within a year because of medically untreatable disease.

The simple and straightforward truth in Dr. Ann Wigmore's book “Why Suffer” gave me a new hope and inspired me to reverse my life pattern to a Raw Food vegetarian way of life, and in three years my seven diagnosed diseases just went away.

Our body was created to be well and to self-heal all out-of-balance conditions.

At Creative Health Institute in just two weeks you can get the result of the Living Foods Lifestyle we have been teaching for 28 years. Try it!

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Raw Food, The greatest thing since BEFORE sliced bread!
- Gary Cook

 

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McDonald's to close 25 branches in the UK

There is a scene in Super Size Me, the documentary about McDonald's, in which its maker, Morgan Spurlock, inflicts what looks like a killer blow to the brand's image. Spurlock had nothing but McDonald's food and drink for nearly a month and his medical tests were alarming his doctor. "Your liver has turned to pate," he warned, urging Spurlock to stop eating McDonald's at once or risk death. Confirmation that such bad publicity has wounded the world's largest fast food chain appeared to come this week with the company's admission that it is to close 25 UK branches. Denis Hennequin, president of McDonald's Europe, has admitted that the company has been struggling in the UK in the face of a consumer backlash. McDonald's posted figures in the US that showed that its profit margins at the stores it operates itself in Europe had dipped from 15.6% to 14.9% in 2005.

McDonalds Reaches Africa

Source: http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1720599,00.html.

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"Liberty means responsibility. That's why most men dread it." - George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

 

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In The News

Chemotherapy improves the chances of surviving cancer by only 2.1% in America, according to a recent study in Australia. Visit http://www.australianprescriber.com/resource/search and search for the term "chemotherapy survival" for the full report and discussions.

Store-bought meat dosed to look red - Supermarkets are trimming out their in-store butchers and buying pre-packaged cuts direct from the processing plants. The increasingly widespread use of “modified atmosphere packaging” replaces the oxygen inside with other gases, especially Carbon Monoxide. Doing so makes the meat rosier: http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/butchers/storebought-meats-dosed-to-look-red-156237.php.

Radiation detectors in Britain recorded a fourfold increase in uranium levels in the atmosphere after the “shock and awe” bombing campaign against Iraq, according to a report. Environmental scientists who uncovered the figures through freedom of information laws say it is evidence that depleted uranium from the shells was carried by wind currents to Britain: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2047373.html.

 

Avian / Bird Flu Department
- we're running this summary because we've had so many queries about it.
[Editor's Note: Another neat thing about being a raw living foods vegan is that we don't get sick. When I'm high raw I seem to be immune to almost anything, even Poison Ivy.]

Bush Administration Announces Implementation Plan For The National Strategy For Pandemic Influenza: http://www.emergencyemail.org/newsemergency/templates/templatestandard1.asp?articleid=66&zoneid=1.

(Pacific News) A Halliburton subsidiary received a $385 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security to provide "temporary detention and processing capabilities." The release offered no details about where Halliburton was to build these facilities, or when: http://www.ocnus.net/cgi-bin/exec/view.cgi?archive=87&num=22660&printer=1. These facilities are being built to quarantine those who refuse avian flu vaccination.

The side effects of avian flu inoculations in Japan have included respiratory failure, convulsions and death: http://www.crisscross.com/jp/.

Even existing flu vaccines have side effects that are often worse than the disease they're meant to prevent: http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2003/10/07/flu_vaccine_a_misty_promise.htm.

Studies have shown that avian flu vaccine is not effective: http://www.oxfordpress.com/business/content/shared/news/stories/BIRD_FLU_VAX_0330_COX.html.

Maybe it's not really an epidemic at all: http://chidiet.com/news/birdfluconspiracy.html.

 

Health Tips and Inspirations

Loud noises that drive you batty may be bad for your heart, too. Screaming children, honking traffic, the construction site next door - being constantly assaulted by the high-decibel sounds of modern-day life can make stress levels soar and heart health plummet: http://www.realage.com/news_features/tip.aspx?v=1&cid=16626.

When Matthew Monarch first read about becoming a Raw Foodist, he couldn't wait to start. And he didn't. Overnight he abandoned his bachelor's diet of burgers, Subways, chicken patties, and burritos for raw vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds. He couldn't wait to experience increased energy, glowing physical perfection, and a longer healthier life. In his book Raw Spirit he tells his story, along with an extensive interview with Dr. Fred Bisci, PhD, 40 year raw food pioneer, and Master Nutritionist: http://www.rawspirit.org/.

You know how tempting all those luscious fruits and berries are at your local farmers' market? Go ahead, buy too much. It could save you from brain damage: http://www.realage.com/news_features/tip.aspx?v=1&cid=16625 (remember to Buy Organic!).

It's not cockeyed to be an optimist. In fact, looking on the bright side can help keep you feeling strong and steady. One study after another has found that an optimistic attitude can help people avoid illness as they age. But the benefits of an upbeat attitude don't stop there: http://www.realage.com/news_features/tip.aspx?v=1&cid=16627.

 

An Information Resource

Looking for information about microwave ovens, drinking water, vaccinations, alternative medicine, organic food, processed food, aspartame, or other health-related and raw food-related issues? Check our newsletter archives at http://chidiet.com/news/ for hundreds of articles on these and related issues.

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Chipping Away in America

Chips are routinely implanted in animals for various purposes. RFID (radio frequency identification) tags are placed in the ears of livestock so farmers can know which cattle are theirs, replacing traditional methods of branding. Veterinarians offer products such as HomeAgain and 24PetWatch, chips that can be implanted in pets to store owner identification, medical information, etc.: http://www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pa_shelter_services_resources_microchip. In 2004 a number of government officials in Mexico, including the Attorney General, were implanted with microchips that function much like electronic keycards to allow access to secure areas. The difference is that you can't forget or misplace this key, and it would be difficult (although not impossible) for someone to steal it: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5439055.

Also in 2004 the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of RFID chips by hospitals to identify patients: http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=199.

In 2005 Tommy Thompson, the governor of Wisconsin and former U.S. Security of Health and Human Services, announced that he was having an RFID chip injected into his arm to provide quick access to his medical history and records. Although this announcement made big news, we've not been able to find verification that he ever went through with the procedure: http://wistechnology.com/article.php?id=2044.

"Chipping" made the news again when a company in Ohio used RFID chips implanted in workers to control access to certain rooms. The company's CEO said the chips are no different from ID cards: http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=552.

Here are some of the uses that were proposed by Digital Angel, a company that makes RFID and GPS implants for pets, fish and livestock: http://web.archive.org/web/20000815061023/www.digitalangel.net/uses.htm.

Where does it stop? How much of a step is it from allowing parents and pet owners to keep tabs on their charges, to allowing employers to keep track of their workers, and then to allowing governments to keep track of all of us, all the time? Of course it will happen in increments. Who's going to argue with implanting a tracking chip in a sex offender who's been released from prison? Or implanting chips in soldiers going to war, so they can be more easily located if they're wounded? Or in children, for their own safety? And so forth.

The idea of such technology in the hands of government makes many privacy advocates very nervous - especially in conjunction with other political and social trends. In response to all this, some lawmakers are trying to ameliorate the possible damage. A state representative in Wisconsin has introduced a bill that would prohibit requiring anyone to have a chip implanted or doing it without their knowledge: http://www.livescience.com/technology/060425_implant_law.html.

The Living Foods Lifestyle, by Brenda Cobb: http://www.ionizedwater.com/living_foods_lifestyle.htm.

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"Healing is Physical, Mental, Emotional and Spiritual." - Dr. Ann Wigmore.

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Backslider's Corner
- by Jim Carey

This is a lifestyle choice, not a religion. Even if you're not eating 100% raw, how much better are you doing than when you were on the SAD (Standard American Diet)? Eating outside of the program is nothing to feel guilty about. One big Green Smoothie a day is a great start... By that we mean lots of greens, and just a bit of fruit. The rest of your healthier lifestyle will come with time. My personal Green Smoothie/Energy Soup recipe (about halfway down the page): chiDiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20060311.htm.

Google has a number of free inspiring videos about being Vegan: http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=vegan&page=1&lv=0&so=0, including a lecture by Dr. T. Colin Campbell, MD, PhD, about how meat and dairy cause cancer: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1308977765978236346&q=vegan&time=390000.

 

We Get Mail

Thank You Jim for sharing your story with us. It is very very inspiring. It really touched my heart.

Reading your path gives me strength and inspiration to continue my own.

Since I walk such a lonely journey your presence becomes a gift!!! Blessings to you always!

Truth and Simplicity
Astrid from Chile

 

Jim's most recent essay on being Raw: http://chidiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20060429.htm#whatraw

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Put a baby in a crib with an apple and a rabbit. If it eats the rabbit and plays with the apple, I'll buy you a new car.
- Harvey Diamond

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Raw Living Foods Lifestyle - Home Study and Certification

It's Springtime -- Invest that Tax Refund in yourself -- It's time to get yourself ready for a happy, healthy, energetic, extra, Extra-Special Summer. Make this the year YOU TAKE CONTROL of your health, life and well-being!

There's a lot more to being a Raw Fooder than eating fruits and veggies. Now you can learn about the Raw Living Foods Lifestyle in the comfort and convenience of your own home. Learn how to detox your body, what to eat, why to eat it, and how to prepare yummy raw food meals that leave you feeling full and satisfied. The Home Study version of the Dr. Ann Wigmore Raw Living Foods Lifestyle includes over 45 hours of video instruction, and a comprehensive manual.

The Raw Living Foods Lifestyle has been around for millennia and been taught by a series of visionaries in the past century. Dr. Ann Wigmore discovered it for herself in the 1950's and taught if for years at Hippocrates Institute in Boston and Creative Health Institute in Michigan (formerly Hippocrates Institute of the Midwest, one of several founded by Dr. Ann). If you can't get into a residential program, then the home study program is for you. There's so much material in the home study program - 15 lessons, 30+ videos, 350+ page handbook - that you'd have to spend at least a month at a place like Creative Health to learn as much. First Lesson is Free- Examine the program in your home for 30 days. Even if you don't elect to continue your subscription, the first lesson is still yours to keep.

MAY SPECIALS

Bonus Offer:
If you order the complete raw living foods lifestyle Home Study Program this month we'll also include, at no extra charge, over $100 worth of bonus materials:
Bonus Book: "Green for Life," by Victoria Boutenko (read the Book Review)
Bonus Video: "Greens can Save Your Life," with Victoria Boutenko (2 Tapes or DVDs)
Bonus Video: "Dr. Ann Wigmore's Kitchen," with Dr. Ann and Dr. Flora van Orden
Bonus Video: "Out of the Ordinary," with Robert Taylor, Steven Gibb and Dr. Jim Carey
Bonus Book: "Finding Health in Hodunk," by Thom Hartmann
Bonus Video: A surprise title.

For purchase information or for more details, please visit http://chidiet.com/lessons.htm.

 

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"There are, in effect, two things: to know, and to believe one knows. To know is science. To believe one knows is ignorance."

- Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine (460-357 BC).

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National Uniformity For Food Act

Here's why the Association of Food, Beverage and Consumer Products Companies wants the bill passed into law: http://www.gmabrands.com/publicpolicy/docs/whitepaper.cfm?DocID=606&.

Here's a short summary of why the National Environmental Trust, among others, is opposed to the bill: http://www.net.org/proactive/newsroom/release.vtml?id=29067.

 

If you'd like to speak out against this bill, send this message to your U.S. Senators.
Please forward this alert to interested family and friends.

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Dear Senator,

As a health-conscious consumer, and as one of your constituents, I urge you to vote "No" on the "National Uniformity for Food Act."

Despite industry claims, this is a profoundly undemocratic and anti-consumer bill that will take away the right of local governments and states to require food safety labels on food and grocery items.

The National Uniformity For Food Act will eliminate current food safety food labels such as those required in California and other states on foods or beverages that are likely to cause cancer, birth defects, allergic reactions, or mercury poisoning. This bill would also prevent citizens in local municipalities and states from passing laws requiring that genetically engineered foods and ingredients be labeled.

As a consumer I strongly resent this denial of my basic right to know what's in my food, and this denial of my local and state government's power to protect the health of myself and my family.

Please vote "No," on the National Uniformity for Food Act.

Sincerely,

 

Find your Senators and their mailing addresses at http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm.

Here's another sample letter from Consumer's Union: http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_food_safety/001400.html.

Monitor the progress of this bill at http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-4167.

 

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Keep-Cool Summer Recipes

Vanilla Beanie-Banana Shake 1 young coconut water with the meat 1/2 avocado 1 frozen banana 1 tsp of organic pure vanilla extract 1 tsp of agave nectar a pinch of sea salt *optional to add another 1/2 cup of coconut water

 

From the Mailbox

Here in San Antonio it's already very hot; we use plain watermelon (a daily staple in keeping cool); put half of it in Vitamix and drink all day. Small seed pieces are on the bottom, actually floating all through, but they are ground up so small they feel in the teeth and on the tongue like sesame seeds, etc. They are completely swallowable, and I feel to be getting their inherent value and oils (seeds are good, generally...). You don't have to strain this juice - if you do, you lose the foam...

Grapes and seeds and an ice cube (filtered water, of course) would blend up fabulously in a Vitamix.

Very best,
Helen S. Terry
San Antonio

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Andressohn Family Update    

Dear Jim,

I spent the past 2 days with Lamoy and about 50% was helping her fix food for her gourmet raw food catering service. I didn't realize how much I had missed doing that. When I was at Murrieta Hot Springs in the '80s I fixed the salad bar for the children and then for the adults and had a ball. I think the greatest thing a woman can do is prepare some conscious food for her loved ones. Little Joy will be 1 year old on the 4th of May. She walks like a sailor, up and down steps now, and has her teeth biting and nibbling on lots of stuff, especially Championed mulberries! What a blessing it is to be around that family.

All that is keeping them from having their whole family together now is having a home, a dependable car. Someone has said a truck is available but it would take $800 to get it fixed and driveable. The house they have found is $1100/month. Is there anyone out there who has a smaller home on their property that they would rent them for a decent wage for a laborer who cleans/fixes up yards, perhaps $600 or 700? They pay child support now of $700 plus $400 for renting one bedroom in a home, and that home is being sold. I know that if we all get together and pray and tell people, something will come up.

Joe is working 7 days a week. He gave me $50 on the credit card payment for the bail money, and $10 to send to Mr. Huggins to retire the other half that I committed to, so at least half is paid now. He worked 12 hours Saturday.

Peace and Love,
Flora
drflora3rd@yahoo.com
(Dr. Flora van Orden III, longtime associate of Dr. Ann Wigmore.)

 

Your continuing support is needed as we pay off the Andressohn's bail bond fees. For more information please visit chiDiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20060304.htm (halfway down the page). Thank you to Zdena & Karel Tettelaar, Steven Gibb, Donald Zabinski, Jennie Wilson, Gerald Perry, Steve Parker, S. Davidson, Z. Tettelaar, J. Wilson, F. Daley, Susana Veda, Ted Watkin, Mary Jane Moses and numerous anonymous donors for your generous contributions.

More pictures of the Andressohns: http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?folder_id=1658644

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Diabetes and Living Foods Research

My name is Aimee Perrin. I would love to communicate with other diabetics or former diabetics who are on a raw food diet: chiDiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20060304.htm.

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-- Working Together to Help Others --

"The gathering of people is what most frightens oppressive government. Wherever freedom reigns in the world, there is open communication amongst people. When we gather, we gain power. When we fail to gather, we only fail ourselves. Therefore, let us not forsake the gathering of ourselves together. It is as vital now as it has ever been. "

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Upcoming Events

New York, New York - Serenity Spaces presents The Sacred Art of Eating. Location: Bonobo's Vegetarian Restaurant, 18 East 23rd Street (between Park Ave. South & Broadway, at Madison Ave.), New York, NY 10010 - (212) 505-1200. When: Saturday, 6th May, 7:00pm-9:00pm. Taught by Dorit, Certified Living Foods Chef and Author of Celebrating Our Raw Nature, this very novel and unique event allows participants to experience first hand, a forgotten art - The Sacred Art of Eating. Using a sampling of the living foods menu from Bonobos Restaurant, the author teaches exercises to assist in breaking destructive eating patterns and belief systems about food. This workshop is based on Dorit's belief that our relationship with food is indicative of our relationship with ourselves and that if we wish to change any of the other relationships in our lives we need to revisit our behavior patterns as they relate to food, and reformulate a healthier, more functional way of being in the world. Cost is $35 ($15 goes towards a sample plate of the Bonobos menu to be used during the workshop). For additional info, and to register go to www.serenityspaces.org under Global Workshops or phone (310) 854-2078 ONLY. Please note that Bonobos will not be taking registrations. We do need you to RSVP asap so we know how many meals Bonobos needs to prepare for this event . Thanks very much.

Portland, Oregon - 5 FREE Raw Food Demos and Lectures by Schall Adams and Janine Henkel. May 8th: Noon at People's Coop and 5PM at Wild Oats Bridgeport. May 9th: Noon at Wild Oats Vancouver WA, 3 PM at People's Coop, and 5PM Wild Oats Laurelhurst. See our websites for other demos, classes and lectures: www.rawfoodteacher.com and www.whatisrawfood.co`m. We will be back in Portland to teach Raw Foods classes June 28th-July 2nd. Directions: http://www.peoples.coop and http://www.wildoats.com/u/find/.

Hickory, North Carolina - Our meeting for this month is on Juicing. Donna Hollar will be presenting. Meeting is Tuesday, May 9 at 6:30 at 1985 Tate Blvd., Hickory, NC (ground floor conference room), so get here a little before. You are welcome to invite guests - just be sure that you either arrange for them to bring a dish and recipe OR you plan on bringing an extra dish and recipe.

Roseburg, Oregon - The Raw-Raw Girls Present Be Your Own Cheerleader." Dr. Ann Wigmore said, "Be Your Own Doctor". The Raw-Raw Girls say, "Why stop there?" Learn what equipment to not be without, which drills are mandatory, how to identify who or what needs to be "cut" from your team, winning strategies to defeat any perceived "opponent", how to throw your own "pep rallies" and of course, how to cheer for yourself! Paul Fieber and his wife Suzie are leaders of the Roseburg Group and their telephone number for more information is (541) 860-5258. Date: May 11, 2006. Location: Mercy Education Bldg., 2459 Stewart Parkway, next to Parkway Medical Supply. Time: The potluck begins at 6:30 pm and the talk about 7:30 pm. For more info contact theRawRawgirls@yahoo.com.

Denver, Colorado - Schall Adams and Janine Henkel demonstrate RAW FOODS in Denver at the Denver Cooks! Mother's Day Bash www.cookingevents.com - May 13 at 11:00am & 4:00pm and May 14 at 1:00pm & 3:00pm. Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th Street, Denver, CO 80202. New Ballroom 5,6,7. See our websites for other demos, classes and lectures: www.rawfoodteacher.com and www.whatisrawfood.com. We will be back in Denver to teach Raw Foods classes June 1-4.

Union City, Michigan - On Sunday, May 14 at 2 p.m. we will be showing to the public a video entitled “The Future of Food” with a short discussion to follow. There is no charge, but donations are welcome. We will be showing a different video every other Sunday throughout the summer. No buffets served at these events. Call Creative Health Institute if you have any questions. (866) 426-1213.

Lanark, Ontario - You are invited to join a very inspiring permaculture workshop from May 19 to May 22. The workshop will be led by Dave Jacke, a well known author and teacher of ecological design and permaculture. www.newliferetreat.com

Kittery, Maine - Raw Food Potluck. I am really looking forward to building a raw food community in the area. Our first potluck will be the last Thursday of May, the 25th. My house is easy to find and is very close to Portsmouth, NH and the interstate. I am really excited to hold these potlucks. In the future (June, July and August) we will have guest speakers! Please call for directions 207 409 0899 or you could email me, if that is better for you, at aimeefields@aol.com. Directions are also accessible on my website at livingandhealingraw.com - Aimee Perrin.

Chicago, Illinois - Sunday, May 28th Raw-B-Que in Chicago, private residence, must R.S.V.P. for more info: www.rawfoodchicago.com.

Watervliet, Michigan - Ronora Lodge Presents: "Eating Raw, Living Well Health Retreat," June 6 through 12. Choose a 2-night or 6-night stay and rejuvenate with the living foods lifestyle program developed by Ann Wigmore, while enjoying the serenity of rustic Ronora Lodge and Retreat Center. Optional three-day partial fast. www.ronoralodge.com - 269-463-6315.

Mollala, Oregon - Raw Spirit Retreat, August 30th - September 2nd. Immerse yourself in all aspects of a successful raw food lifestyle. Enjoy some of the most delectable living food, become inspired by the best raw food chefs and teachers, share knowledge and resource information among an exciting and diverse group of raw living food lifestyle enthusiasts: http://www.rawspirit.net.

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"He who does not know food, how can he understand the diseases of man?” - Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine (460-357 BC).

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Ongoing Events

Raw Vegan Radio - A radio show that will open your mind to holistic health, nutrition, and the connection between mind, body, and spirit. With your host, Steven Prussack, MS. Lots of interviews with "Who's Who in Raw Living Foods." www.RawVeganRadio.com.

The Naked Vegan Radio - Kimberly Mac, on Alternative Talk Radio, Seattle; a segment called Positive Choice Radio at 1 pm Thursdays. KKNW Radio: www.newschannel1150.com.

 

British Columbia, Courtenay - Raw vegan potluck on the 4th Sunday of every month at the Florence Filberg Centre. Raw & Cooked vegan potluck on the 2nd Sunday of each month at the same location. Note that Courtenay is the home of ZenZero Raw Food Oasis, a cafe with tasty raw foods. Sign up for RawRose's Uncooking Classes held regularly at ZenZero. Contact Rose Vasile at (250) 334-2251 for more info (Rose was the Director of Creative Health Institute in 2003).

British Columbia - Raw Food Society resources and events: http://www.rawbc.org.

Florida, Delray Beach - Circle of Life Holistic Events: www.circle-of-life.net/winternewsletter.html.

Florida, Orlando - I really would like to learn more about preparing raw meals, but cannot travel to a residential program right now. Is there anything available in the Orlando area?? Thanks, Judith A. Sackett - SackettInv@aol.com.

Georgia, Atlanta - Support Group and Potluck every Monday, 6:30 - 8:00 pm at the Natural Market Place www.naturalmarketplace.net.

Georgia, Atlanta - Life Grocery and Cafe, 1453 Roswell Road, Marietta (770) 977-9583 (1/2 mi. E of the Big Chicken). My favorite Organic Market. Lots and lots of produce, tasty treats for Vegans, wonderful meals, and fresh, fresh, fresh. Free events all month long. Say "Hi" to Mandy for us!

Illinois, Chicago - Chicago has three monthly raw events/potlucks: one in Hyde Park, usually the first Sunday of the month, one on the north side, usually the third Sunday of the month and one at our new raw food restaurant, Cousin's at 3038 W. Irving Park Road, schedule varies. www.rawfoodchicago.com for info. (Check out our new website for the raw scoop of Chicago!)

Kansas City, Kansas - Living Right Raw Food Cafe 7:00 pm; Meets every third Thursday of the month This group meets monthly and is totally centered on Raw Living Food ideas. Each member of the cafe brings a dish to share. The meeting includes the sharing of food, great conversations, planning of raw food events and possible trips, on occasion there are guest speakers, or demonstrations. Open to all! You do not have to be Raw nor do you have to be 100% raw to join us. This is lots of fun! Come join us. Meetings are FREE for more information call Kimse at 913.281.3848 or kimse@instituteoflivingright.com.

Kansas City, Kansas - 2:00 pm Live Food Kitchen Show - This potluck meets the second Saturday of every month at Wild oats in Overland park KS. I will be doing a presentation on how to stock your Living Food Kitchen. I will cover types of food, how to store them and equipment information like what type of equipment you need form the big to the small and how to use basic kitchen equipment for a live food diet. You will be able to view and sample some of the products. After the presentation you will also be able to order any of the products we have available. The presentation will be followed by the Living Food Potluck. There is no fee for this event. If you would like to attend email me for more information! Hope to see you there! For more information contact Kimse at 913.281.3848 or kimse@instituteoflivingright.com.

Massachusetts, Boston - New Boston Area Raw Vegan Pot Luck Schedule: Every third Tuesday of the month. Date: Feb. 21st 6 - 9 pm. Contact: Adrienne Martin - 617.222.0491. Email: aemartin04@hotmail.com. Address: 28 Everdean Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Massachusetts, Boxborough - Raw Vegan Pot Luck - Wednesday Feb 15th, 6:30 - 9 PM. Location: - 118 Cobleigh Road, Boxborough. Contact info: Andy Migner, andy@marllaw.com. Regular Schedule: The third Wednesday of the month.

Michigan, Ann Arbor - Monthly potluck. Contact Ellen Bogard at (734) 995-0875 for more information. John Rasmussen and Marilyn Wedenoja (734) 995-8483.

Michigan, Detroit - Veggies in Motion calendar of events: www.veggiesinmotion.org/calendar. They have all kinds of things going on in the Metropolitan Detroit area. Nice newsletter, too.

Michigan, Lansing - Living Food Group gathering and living food (raw vegan) potluck. We always meet the 1st Monday of the month (unless it is a holiday) from 6 - 8 p.m. Our coordinator is Cricket Lott. Here is our website: www.livinghiho.com.

Michigan, Union City - Creative Health Institute - alternate Sundays we have a wonderful raw gourmet vegan buffet at 2:30 pm. Suggested donation $10. For driving directions please visit CreativeHealth.us/directions.htm. Call (866) 426-1213 for dates and reservations.

Michigan, Union City - Vadim Guchinskiy, Nutritional Microscopist trained by Dr. Robert O. Young, PhD (author of the pH Miracle book series) is making weekly and bi-weekly trips to Creative Health Institute to do Blood Analysis. The Director, Darcy Flynn, is scheduling appointments for Wednesdays and Saturdays. Alternate Mondays he will be giving an educational presentation. Contact Darcy at (866) 426-1213.

Missouri, St. Louis - Raw Vegan Potluck - When: 1st Sunday each month - 5 pm at Wild Oats on Ladue. Contact Terry at rawlivingfood@yahoo.com for information.

Missouri, St. Louis - St. Louis Vegetarian Society (they also support Vegans): http://www.geocities.com/thestlvs/.

New Hampshire, Manchester - Raw Food Potluck - The first Sunday of the month at 5:30 pm, usually. Contact info: Jude - naturallyjude@verizon.net - 603-666-7010.

North Carolina - Hallelujah Acres has seminars and workshops in various cities all year-around. See their program directory for details: http://hacres.com/home/home.asp.

North Carolina, Cornelius - WELLthy Choices Potlucks on the 3rd Thursday each month 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Please bring a healthy potluck dish (raw foods encouraged) to share with at least 10-12 people, plus your recipe (we're compiling UNcookbooks!). RSVP: 704-892-9478.

Ontario, Greensville - Raw Fiestas are held regularly at the O'Conner residence in Greensville. The raw dishes at the past few potlucks have been extraordinary in appearance and taste worthy of the best raw chefs. If any of you want to try something different you can check out the recipes at www.fresh-network.com/recipes/index.htm. Don and Anne O'Conner, 16 Wesite Avenue, Greensville, ON (905-628-2058); DonOConner@aol.com.

Ontario, Ottawa - SimplyRaw promotes better health & quality of life through eating nutritious raw plant food. We offer raw food prep and healing workshops, monthly potlucks, raw coaching, support, products, book/video lending library and online bulletin board. www.SimplyRaw.ca

Oregon, Eugene - WANTED - Home for a Raw Potluck. Please contact theRawRawgirls@yahoo.com.

Oregon, Portland - Weekly raw vegan potlucks and gatherings - www.RawPortland.org.

Tennessee, Nashville - Free How to Eliminate Sickness Seminar every Saturday morning at 10:00 am, followed by healthy lunch. Free Support Group Meetings every Monday night at 6:00 pm (Pot Luck ) or pay our Chef $7 and he will prepare one for you. Free 24 Carrot Club meeting: A support group and candle light dinner meets the 4th Thursday of every month. Hear testimonies from cancer survivors and other adverse health issues. Contact Brenda Lee Reed at yourhealthcoach2003@yahoo.com, (615) 217-7814, or visit www.genesishealingcenter.net.

Texas, Houston - Raw Potluck, 1225 Taft Street (Taft Coffeehouse) at 6:30 pm. The second Wednesday and fourth Thursday of every month. Contact: tonyacolelightfoot@hotmailcom.

 

Chase Sammut's ongoing recovery from a brain tumor, using Raw Living Foods: www.chasesammut.blogspot.com.

 

Want to see your event listed? (It's free.) Email the info to editor@chiDiet.com, preferably in the format used above.

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Ode to Greens

Greens, greens, the miraculous fruit:
The more you eat, the less you toot.
The less you toot, the better you feel,
So eat your greens at every meal!

- Derrin and Helen Dallman

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Raw Living Food Information and Resources

We should regularly remind ourselves of why we're aspiring to a plant-based diet. Here's a list of articles that you can use to reinforce your own aspirations, as well as share with others.

(Battle Creek Enquirer) Trendy "raw food" diets, recently made popular by celebrities who seemingly eat nothing but celery and sprouts, stemmed from places like Creative Health Institute: www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060227/NEWS01/602270313/1002.

Living Foods Defined, by Dr. Ann Wigmore: chiDiet.com/news/CHInewsletter07292003.htm.

Ten Advantages of Eating Raw, by Susan Jorg: rawfoods.com/articles/tenadvantages.html.

Raw Vegan vs. Raw Living Foods vs. the Dr. Ann Wigmore Diet - The Differences: chiDiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20060225.htm

Raw and Living Foods - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): rawfoods.com/faq.html.

Unexpected Benefits of Being Raw, by Jim Carey:
http://chidiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20060429.htm#whatraw
chiDiet.com/news/CHInewsletter07152003.htm

The Benefits of Raw Foods, by Paul Nison: chiDiet.com/news/CHInewsletter04292003.txt.
Other articles: chiDiet.com/benefits-of-living-foods-links.html.

(Scotland) The Value of Eating Fresh Sprouts: news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=655172005.

Scientific Studies of Diet and Nutrition, by Dr. T. Colin Campbell, MD, PhD. Excerpts from The China Study:
chidiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20050730.htm
chidiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20050806.htm
chidiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20050813.htm
chidiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20050820.htm

Things to be Aware of in the Raw Food Arena, by Nomi Shannon:
Part A: chiDiet.com/news/CHInewsletter05272003.txt
Part B: chiDiet.com/news/CHInewsletter06032003.txt
Part C: chiDiet.com/news/CHInewsletter06102003.txt

Vegetarian Resources: creativehealth.us/links/links27.htm.

Living Foods Resources: creativehealth.us/links/links4.htm and chiDiet.com/raw-living-foods-links.html.

Living Foods Recipes: creativehealth.us/links/links5.htm.

Meat in our Midst; Voices of Vegetarians, Messages from Meat-eaters: www.chronogram.com/issue/2005/06/wholeliving/.

Coping techniques to stay on living foods, by Victoria Boutenko: AnnWigmore.com/news/RawFamilyOctober2005.htm.

Why resolutions fail, and what to do about it: chiDiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20050618.htm.

86 things that help people stay Raw: curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=67&i=247.

Raw Vegan Recipes

creativehealthinstitute.com/links/links5.htm
www.living-foods.com/recipes/
www.fresh-network.com/recipes/index.htm
www.rawtimes.com (challenging to navigate to Recipes... but it's there)
www.rawfoodfocus.com/index.htm?rawfoodfocus_9.htm
www.purejoylivingfoods.com/recipes/index.shtml
www.rawfoodlife.com/raw_food_recipes.html

I hope these articles and links help, and keep you inspired.

When my lifestyle choices are questioned I just look at how much better I'm doing now that I'm living on living foods, than when I was on the SAD (Standard American Diet).
Jim Carey

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Contributors

Special thanks to this week's contributors, including Melissa Davison, Victoria Boutenko and RawFamily.com, Jan Jenson, Jinjee and TheGardenDiet.com, Lisa James, Mary Anne Dunkin, Steven Gibb, Gerald Perry and Larry Meggs. Thanks for of all the articles and links!

We're always looking for appropriate material. If you see or have an article or website that you think should be in the chi Living Foods News, please pass it along to Jim Carey at editor@chiDiet.com. Thanks!

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