Relax - Top 3 Ways

What's Up Earthlings!?

I'm really excited about posting this today because in the past, I've tried EVERYTHING to cut down on my stress and anxiety.

I've tried:

• ALL the vitamins
• ALL the techniques

But I finally got fed up and thought to myself...it's GOT to be easier than this! I thought... I shouldn't have to spend money to be stress-free. There's got to be a way to "bring me back" to the days when our minds were calm, free, and "whole".

I want to have control of my thoughts, I don't want my thoughts to control me! Actually, I NEED my thoughts to be organised...because I had a messy brain, and a messy life. I literally had THE most messy mind of anyone I knew...and I was only a teen! Something was not right.

When I went Raw...I suddenly felt "concious". I felt as though I knew the answer. But it may shcok you that Raw Foods alone in NOT the answer!

I felt concious of my body. I felt I knew how my body wanted to live. It did not want to live at such a hectic pace...at thye mercy of my brain. This hectic pace caused me to think uncontrollably about what I had to do next - what chore I had to accomplish.

Sure, with Raw Foods, my mind was sharper which allowed me to complete tasks faster... but I wasn't happy in the moment.

Now that I had the understanding that my body wants to be in a state of physical happiness (ie: No colds, No excess fat)...I thought to myself...why can't I apply that to my mental state?

That's when it dawned on me...I've got to be slower!

Now I know, even the thought of "being slower" makes some of you *cringe*.

But trust me, your body and mind want it. It's only our multi-tasking, fast paced Western society that's engrained the idea of "get things done as quickly as you can in order to be happy and relax later."

See to me, that made absolutely no sense. Time is always present. Why can't you be happy while you are doing things. I don't want to reserve it for later. And even worse, I don't want to be happy and relaxed now, in order to be miserable and enslaved later.

This simple "thought" literally changed me forever.

It was not until I applied these simple techniques - which we all have at our disposal *this instant!* - that I felt true peace of mind:

1. Live in the Moment:

You may have heard it a million times and not had a clue what to do with it. That's the problem...most "helpers" give you goals, without giving you constructive tools to accomplish those goals! Well, you're in the right place! Here's what you do:

Slow down. Unzip your coat slower, scratch that itch on your nose in a couple seconds... get creative! Do most things as though you have "all the time in the world" and you have control over your mind. When you have control of your mind, it can feel anything you want! Insert happy words into your conciousness, take a deep breath in before you talk to someone, and you'll feel your confidence soar!

Note: Obviously, don't quit completely slack off at your job. But if you really aren't happy in your job, plan a way to get out. Don't just do something without purpose. That can be disastrous.

2. Shrink Yourself

I personally think of my current position in the Universe. Sound kind of deep? Well it is, and I LOVE it. It's amazing to think that we are riding this big hunk of minerals and floating in an "atmosphere" filled with the vital gases we need to survive. It makes me feel priveledged and humbled. It makes me feel so small in the universe, yet so priveledged because these very molecules that make up my body could have been dispersed throughout the cosmos. I could be on some other planet...but I'm NOT! I'm living on this beautiful planet with gravity, air, water. Everything I need PLUS some more (internet, thousands of people to meet, things to learn which I normally wouldn't learn, and food at my fingertips)!

3. Do your own thing.

Question societal "norms". Why do you have to walk in a straight line, staring straight ahead? Walk backwards (carefully), walk sideways, crouch, skip, jump! No one can tell you what to do! You're not hurting anyone...in fact, you may give them a chuckle and make their day.

Trick your mind a little. When you drop a pencil and go to pick it up, stop for a second and question whether you want to actually pick it up. In fact, just walk away. This takes some practice, but it will really increase you critical thinking skills because you can't acquire these skills simply by learning about them. You have to do them! By the way, pick up the pencil eventually..

Summary:

The simple Act of Doing things Slower, thinking outside your mind, and following the unbeaten path gives you a wordly, whole feeling deep inside your sub-conscious and consious mind. You won't feel swamped, instead, you'll feel a radiating confidence that you feel you can deal with ANY situation that arises. Your boss gives you a deadline...no problem, you'll be done early. You'll actually enjoy doing it because you can put these principles to task. You can be happy while your working!

Natural Anti-Depressant

Greetings fellow Earthlings!

Today, I wanted to touch on a topic that is near and dear to my Heart. It's something that I - only recently - have conquered.

I would love to share my recipe for a Natural Anti-Depressant with all of you because Depression is Not something I would wish on anyone. Not even my worst enemies

Without going to in-depth about my depression causes, I can explain the effects I felt during, and the cure which caused an amazing transformation.

It was not as though a light switched off and I suddenly became un-depressed. But it wasn't the longest time by "normal" people's sense.

In a depressed person's terms, it took a while, before I got to the point I am at now...nearly 100% free of depression!

I still have the occasional anxiety or stress, but I've learned to notice and kind of "sweep" it under the rug.. and not let it affect me.

Anyways, here was my sorta "once and for all" depression cure that will not only eliminate this condition, but literally fill your mind and soul with eternal joy, passion for life, and purpose:

It's called the...

Green Smoothie!

Now, I get emails and personal questions from non-Raw Foodies all the time asking, "What in the world is a GREEN Smoothie? I know what a 'regular' smoothie is, but 'Green' just sounds disgusting!" And yes, it is. Well, it was to me the first time I laid eyes on a full glass of blended vegetables. But that was before I tasted it's purity and wholeness.

The best part is... I've tracked my acceptance scale towards the colour, and it has grown immensely - to the point that I LOVE the colour AND the texture! If someone were to whip out a baseball bat and say, "GIMMIE THAT GREEN SMOOTHIE OR ELSE!", I would protect it with my life! In fact, I would probably GULP IT DOWN and whip his butt with that bat Raw Fu style!

But back to Seriousness,

This passion for all things green did not come overnight. It may come of some relief to you to know that I hated the things at first. The colour, the texture...UGH! It made me want to puke. I just wanted more colourful, "vibrant" fruit.

So I *did* add fruit, and I would suggest you start out with say, a half-fruit, half-veggie smoothie for your first couple of weeks/months. Within the said timeslot, you will magically notice that you enjoy the colour, texture, and taste a heck of a lot more than before. In fact, you actually WANT MORE greenieness! So you add more veggies to equal the same volume as it did with fruit.

If you are anything like I was, you will notice Immediate effects. Good effects, not lucid hallucinations! You will notice a mental clarity unlike anything you've experienced before.

Depression-wise, you will:

1. Notice the "barriers" that prevented* you from overcoming depression and anxiety
2. Hop those "barriers" or obstacles, clearing a path for bliss

Note: Of course, barriers arise literally everyday in modern life, but the space in between can absolutely be lengthened forever, and the mindset in which you deal with them can be altered! Instead of living in a mind saturated by "obstacles" 24/7 like mine was, the Green Smoothie helped me view only truly important events, problems, and hardships as they arose during the day. I began to trust myself. I trusted that I could deal with any problem that arose. I trusted that I would live in peace, happiness, and a passion for life. I trusted that every thought which passed through my head meant something larger than what I had thought before. I wholly loved being myself and residing in this brain, and body. To this day, my thoughts have remained wonderfully rich and I feel priveledged to resinate this conciousness.

And the MOST wonderful thing is....

You Can Too!

There's a host of other information about Green Smoothie transitioning and transformation on my website, but I'll let you emabark on the journey and find it yourself.

Trust me, If I could pull myself from where I was - which was literally as close to non-living as possible - you could ABSOLUTELY do it too!

Let us start AND enjoy this journey together,

Ride The Cosmos,

Kieran

THAT'S NOT REAL FOOD!

"Uh, YES, it IS! What's that crap you have in your hand. Our true Mother - Nature - doesn't call Oreo Cookies, Hamburgers, or TWINKIES edible. We do! And for the most horrible reasons. But the people who made that alien product - which you senselessly consume for the sake of filling an emotional void by tastebud overloading - know EXACTLY what they are giving you. They are giving you addicting, toxic substances in order to finance theyir multiple "health" sectors...which consist of a vicious cycle of cause-and-effect marketing of THEIR OWN products! Lord help you if you get fat and overweight from these indistinguishable "food" products, and have to retire your life to pharmaceutical medicines in order to cure your Diabetes! You mean you haven't heard diabetes CAN be cured easily by adopting a Raw Food Diet? Oh, you can't give up that crunchy crack? Okay, I get it. You enjoy being a sheep. I've told you the underlying truth about the damage you are doing to your body, and yet you torture yourself, literally dying with every particle of that crap you eat. Wait, before you say "It's only a little" (which is hardly true)...by that rationale...you would be "HURTING yourself a little!" But you still do it. You commit suicide with every "mmmmm". I guess we were all made to be slaves of "successful" (only monetary) humans, who by my and many other human standards, are the lowest of humans. Actually, they aren't even humans...they are scum. And what do scum attract? More scum. They are turning you into the lowest level of organism within trillions of miles. It is sad where our world is at as a society. Can we even call ourselves "human" when we've been lead so far astray by select people who live by one rule: Greed. Greed for money, Greed for hurt, Greed for control. The thing is, they run our society. They've got the world by the balls...those Corporations. And the thing is, you could change it all if you just change yourself. And NO! It's not hard, it's a journey. A journey is an experience. Life is an experience. You're saying life is hard? No, you make it hard because you think it's hard. You buy into cultural and societal "standards", "values", and conditioning in order to precipitate your future experiences. Nothing is "bad" unless you make it so. But the thing is, you can't live a life of neutrality. So you've got to put passion into it. Passion comes in many forms. Passion for happiness, passion for enlightenment, and passion to be passionate. They are all connected, but then again...EVERYTHING is connected. If I haven't gotten through to you despite my "passionate" words, you sir or mam, are a self-destructive individual for which I don't want to associate. If you didn't feel even a spark of offendedness, disrespect, or violation of your current sheep-self, I cannot help you. You may be helped in the future, but for now it is impossible. Thank you and good day."

WHEW! Yeah, that was pretty much a typical response to the infamous, "THAT'S NOT REAL FOOD!" statement I get lierally EVERY day...haha!

But seriously.

What IS the True Definition of food? Something that provides nutrition and nourishment, no?

If you're a Raw Foodie or a diehard cooked foodie, you've possibly either heard this or MADE someone hear this.

I'm tired of being reclusive and quiet about my true feelings. I'm tired of these sheep walking our Earth, buying into everything the Coroporations pitch at them, wastefully consuming the resources on our planet.

"Buy this! Buy That!" They're REALLY saying. "Eat these chemical-laden-cooked, drone foods!"

And you all buy into it...you feed the fire.

So, you need to...

!!!WAKE UP!!!

Consider this a life-changing experience because EVERYTHING you experience *could*possibly (whether you allow it or not) shift your mindset. It's just about whether or not you see the Reasoning (hidden truth) and Depth to these circumstances.

I hear people (mostly religious) say "I am a strong believer that everything happens for a reason."

REALLY!?! I mean, Come OOONN!!! Have you people honestly thought that things don't "happen" for a reason?

That is the core problem with our society. We buy into anything we're either:

1. Are told to do - Buy, Sell
2. Influenced to do because it makes us "feel good"

There's literally no depth of thought to any actions performed these days...and the sad thing is...that's WHAT THEY WANT!

They want sheep. They want drones. They want consumers. No one likes a "negative nancy". But isn't the term "negative" just a concept of our human social conditioning brought on by marketing and mass advertizing?

Yes.

That's why you NEED to challenge values, challenge societal norms in order to be free.

If you're already awake, you will understand why I'm SO passionate about these subjects.

If you're still asleep...

SNAP OUT OF IT!

This post CAN change your life for the better... forever! It's just a matter of allowing it to or not.

It's like happiness. You can Choose to be happy, passionate, and have a purpose...or you can Choose to complain, sulk, make fun of things, live a sheltered life, or live by some book's rules. Make your OWN life. NOW!

I swear to you on my personal grave that You have the Power!

Now get out there and be Yourself!

Green Your Diet?

Hey peeps!

Just wondering...what if you could adopt a diet that:

1. Is THE best diet for the Environment, no questions asked

AND

2. IS the best diet for ANY human or organism on Earth!

I've been holding this in for quite a while, trying not to "impose" or anything because a wise man once said, "you can change a man's religion, but try to change a man's diet...that's another story".

So basically, I'm giving you the information you need to act. I'm not going to magically post a link for you that will solve your problems. I do have some Amazing affiliates, but you'll have to find the desire within yourself and the motivation to change not only yourself forever, but the environment.

I know some just haven't been exposed to what our community calls Raw Foods, and its relation to both a better environment and better humans.

So here Goes, The NUMBER ONE Way you can imrpove our environment:

Diet.

It's the NUMBER One way we react with the environment. Forget switching your lightbulbs, turning off a few lights - sure those should be done - but you are not even Coming Close to what you could be saving if you switched to a uncooked plant-based diet.

It's the optimum way of eating for any human (or organism - 100% of all other organisms are raw foodists) but just keep in mind a few Main Points:

1. a) Meat's Serious Environmental Concerns:

• The ammount of energy our North American nations consume on the Meat and Dairy industry is GREATER than that of the automobile industry. Re: United Nations
  

• Switching to a Raw Food diet would save the equivalent of driving your car for a full year.

• The ammountof water it takes to make just one hamburger is 3500 litres (20 Bathtubs full)!

• We use 70% of all our wheat, corn, and grain yields to feed OTHER ANIMALS! If only we could use this for FOOD instead of FEED.

• Think of how we're affecting the species themselves - 1/3 of all fish species is now extinct because of fish farming.

• Plus, with all the Meat recalls and Listeria risks, wouldn't you want to Eliminate that risk Forever?

1. b) Meat's Serious Health Concerns (which therefore influence Environmental Health - you can't have unhealthy people trying to save an unhealthy environment - the two are directly proportional)

• You don't like meat, you like seasoning. Meat is texture to go with salt and sauce. If you knew where majority of meat came from, what's in it, how it was treated, and why it ROTS in your body, causing colon cancer and acting as a carcinogenic compound, you would Reject it forever.

• It's It's addictive, though which is why people say "I could never stop eating meat".

• Humans are not designed to eat meat. Look at carnivores such as lions. They eat their meat raw, no? They hunt their foods with their primal physiological tools (claws, teeth, speed). Do you think you have the bloodthirst (let alone, ability) to hunt another animal down, and stick your face in their guts? ALL carnivores go for intestine and stomach contents because that's where the nutrition (plant contents) came from if the hunted animal was a herbivore.

2. a) Environmental Impact of Cooking:

Stoves, microwaves, and toasters all use immense ammounts of energy. What if I told you you could Eliminate these sources of energy AND thrive on the best foods possible? Why wouldn't you do it?

b) Health Impact of Cooking:

Cooking kills! We learned in High School Chemistry that applying heat results in release of minerals. How is it any different with food? 100% of other animals eat their food raw, and they're doing just fine.

Cooking:

• Destroys vitamins, minerals, and ezymes - and if you think you can take supplements to "make up" for what you lost, you are sorely mistaken. Most supplements are designed in a lab where it's cheaper to make. These are not absorbable at all by the human body.
  

• Enzymes are especially important because they facilitate uptake of nutrients and minerals. When you cook above 108 degrees, you DESTROY these ezymes, rendering the nutrients unavailable. You are now killing your body further with every cooked meal, because the NET ammount of energy it has to put out is greater than the energy coming in.

3. Health Impact of Dairy:

Dairy is a poison:

• The protein that makes up 80% of milk called Casein is also used as white glue.
  

• It has no fibre, so it rots in your gut.
  

• Milk is intended for cows, not humans.
  

• The only reason you enjoy it is because you:

1. Add sugar and or chocolate
2. It already contains one of those. Sugar is highly addictive and if you thought food manufacturers didn't know that, you'd be kidding yourself.

• Milk is Pasteurized which is just a fancy word for cooking. This destroys most nutrients (yes most of Calcium too) and denatures proteins.
  

• When somethings cooked, it loses enzymes. Enzymes help to digest food. So basically, it stays in your body and toxins from the livestock farmer (Growth Hormones, Antibiotics) re-absorb into your bloodstream.

• Incidently, the coutries with the highest milk consumption have the highest osteoperosis rates, so is this "Got Milk" campaign really just a hoax. Milk contains half the calcium you'd find in dark, leafy greens.
  

• NO study has ever shown milk to reduce ANY risk of bone related disease...and actually many have PROVEN it to increase these rates.

SUMMARY:

There is just too much to write in one post, so I`ll be alternating my topic schedules. That means next I`ll talk about Diet, Then Fitness, Then Evironment again, so Stay Tuned. I should have the next Environmental Article up within a week, for sure.

You`ll notice a lot of my Environmental Posts will be tied to Human Health, because I strongly believe the two are directly connected. You can`t make an Eco-system it`s healthiest if your mind and body isn`t the healthiest it can be in the first place.

I wrote this post because I see the deadline on improving our environment and human health. The deadline is NOW. I'm not going to put it off anymore for that "perfect time" because it may never come...and it may pass.

Hopefully, some of you will shed the sheepskin and see the light.

You don't have to mass hate mail me telling me this or that about anything I talked about because I and Millions of others KNOW it's factual, consise, relevant information. There are few things I'm sure about in our modern society, but this is absolutely one.

Hope I got through to you

Cheers,

Eco Eater

Make Excersize Fun AND Quick!

Hey peeps! I know I told all of you I would be giving free tips and tricks about excersize - but lately I've been hella busy! - so without further adue, here's THE Best Way to Excersise...PERIOD! And, also my favorite ;)

"Impulse Excersize"

It Can:

-Be done anywhere!
-Be done any time!
-Be done by anyone!
-Be FUN!
-Get your Heart Rate WAY up!
-Work A Lot Of Muscles!

SO What Exactly IS This Revolutionary Excersize?

Well, it's really Not hard or complicated...at All!

What the heck is Impulse Excersize? I know you guys (and girls!) are thinking, "I have my gym routine! I pack up the bag, make the shake, and I'm Gone!"

The thing is.. you always prepare and you always get ready, but by the time you are out the door, or by the time you get there, you don't even want to go anymore! Or, you get there and you're like, "I don't even 'feel' like it now..." which is exactly what your body does not want (in the long run).

Do you think 10,000 years ago you could just prepare for anything physical?

No.

You would eat or be eaten, run or be run over (no, not by car...this is 10,000 years ago!! It just means that you have to be quick and decisive). I highly reccomend you adopt this "caveman" or "paleo" way of thinking - As some of you diehard readers of my blog recall, I've talked this about this in previous posts (For the newbies, Check the "Blog Archives" at the bottom right corner).

Anyways, back to Impulse Excersize,

Here's how I do it:

Anytime, Anywhere, I instantly Bust Out, Whip Out, or Crank Out:

-Pushups
-Squats
-Jumping jacks
-Butt Kickers (Self-explanitory)
-Crab Walks (walk on your hands and feet with your butt facing the ground)
-Sprints

And a host of other random, unorthodox excersizes.

That's it!

I also call this muscle confusion on steroids.

Your body doesn't even see it coming, so it gets your primal heartrate WAY up, because you are literally tricking your body into thinking it's going to be eaten!

It's a GREAT Cardio (Heart Rate Increase for Heart Health and Fat Loss) and Strength Training Workout (Actually WORKS functional muscles - unlike regular weight lifting) ALL in One!

Most of you probably already know what cardio is... but what do I mean by functional muscles and muscle confusion?

I mean that it's literally the opposite of boring, mundane, running on a cushioned, boring (did I say that yet?!) treadmill or sidewalk (obiously a sidewalk's not very cushioned, and it's hard on your knees/ankle/feet) which usually results in quitting.

SUMMARY:

So, I told you about what you can do...so the question is...WHY AREN'T YOU DOING IT!

Haha, just kidding. But seriously, this can save you A LOT of time and A LOT of money on that gym membership and the time you waste on the internet looking for that new, simple way to excersise, because honestly, I strongly believe this is IT.

Hope that helped and Stay Tuned!

Varsity Vegan

Protein Myth Revealed! SECRETS About Meat:

**NOTE: For your convenience, I have split my original article into a "Secrets About Meat" article (this one) and a "Dairy - The Hidden Truth" article. You will be able to find the dairy article on the right side of this page in the coming days. Anyways, without further adue, The Secrets About Meat, REVEALED!

But BEFORE I start, I just want to say Thank You for Visiting my Website! Just a simple visit shows you have at least a spark of desire and interest in IMPROVING your life forever! I'm going to post as much free information as I can while I progress in my College Program, so be sure to check back regularly! Thanks again.

Protein Myth Revealed! Secrets About Meat:

EVERY time I mention my diet to someone, the first or second thing they say is "but, where do you get your protein?" or "I need my protein". To which I reply, where do you get yours?!

Let's see;

Meat??

NO!

Why?

ALL meat bought in stores these days have extremely low levels of protein. By the time the animal is slaughtered, the flesh is packaged, stored in a deep-freeze freezer, and cooked, you are literally getting NO absorbable protein. See, amino acids make up protein. Amino acids become denatured (ruined) if they are exposed to ANY air for an extended ammount of time. You may be saying, "Well, it comes in a vacuum-tight package, so it hasn't been denatured. WRONG! The slaughtering process allowed air to seep in and destroy nutrients, minerals, and of course, amino acids.

THEN, when you cook your meat, you vapourize these nutrients into the air, rendering them useless to be absorbed by the human body. Think about it, can you inhale nutrients and get nutrition from it?

Meat actually steals protein from your body! Sound crazy?

Let's see..if something doesn't have any nutrition or enzymes (which break down food to put nutrients in your body), do you think it's easy for your body to deal with?

The answer in no!

Your body leaches (borrows, but can't give back) calcium from your bones (to de-toxify), enzymes from the liver (to break down food), and many other vital body nutrients in order to deal with this alien substance we call "meat".

So how does that "steal" protein from your muscles? Well, there's only a certain number of cells in your body depending on your size.

Here's an analogy to make it easier to understand:

Just like FEMA (the brain) sent all the help (cells and nutrients) they could to New Orleans (digetive tract ie: stomach, intestines), after Katrina hit (cooked meat) and after they realised what had happened (when the body realises it has a toxic, unknown subtance in its digestive tract) they sent all the help they could in different ways like helicopters, buses, and boats (the body steals it's own various vital nutrients) and eventually clean up the mess (detoxify the digestive tract).

Therefore the body's focus was not on re-building muscle that has been torn, by say, lifting weights, but instead on detoxifying itself. There are also various harmful chemicals in your meat which include artificial dyes (that red colour), Growth Hormones (to make the cow as fat as can be at weigh-in before their horrible semi-concious deaths), Antibiotics (which are supplemented to fight all the various infections which stem from: being fed concrete dust, their fellow animal's scraps, and grains. And SO much more - which I will touch on in the near future so STAY TUNED!


In summary, Raw:

• Fruits
• Whole grains
• Nuts, and seeds AND
  
• Vegetables
  

Have MORE protein than cooked animal flesh. Period. Basic understanding of science can tell you that.

The thing is, we get most of our information from marketing and advertising campaigns (TV, Movies, Bilboards, Magazines, Newspapers) but that is a WHOLE other article my FRIENDS!

In summary of my summary ;) , Hopefully you take this information seriously because commercial livestock farming poses HUGE concerns to human, and the environment. I'm sorry but I just couldn't be very "nice" about it no matter how hard I try.

But, this information is very important. It has been proven thoroughly.

I will have a list up in the very near future of TOP 10 Raw Foods to Build MASSIVE Muscle, but right now I am strapped for time with school and studies!! ;)

I just want to commend you on visiting my website. It shows you have a deep-down desire to change and improve your life FOREVER.

Once again, kudos to you and thanks for reading my blog! Feel free to check out some other websites (via link) on my page. I also have articles listed on the right, and there will be regular posts in the future.

VaRsItY VeGaN!

How to Get Started on Raw Veganism

Hey Peeps!

I'm not going to waste your or my time, so let's jump into this right away... How to Get Started on Raw Veganism:

START adding fruits and vegetables to your diet. DONT make the same mistake I made! I have the tendency to jump into things literally head-first when I'm excited enough about it. At the time I decided to change my diet and become Raw Vegan, I was eating possibly the WORST diet on the planet. It was FULL of ground beef, bacon, high-fat whipping cream and processed protein powders. So when I converted (literally my next meal was Raw and I haven't gone back since) I went through a rather substantial detox. My detox was like a moderate to severe cold where my system was literally emptying the sewage from all the toxic dairy and meat I consumed.

BUT, the good news is you CAN avoid my experience AND feel definite improvements in your health. You will see gains in mental and physical energy, general happiness, reduction in anxiety, and reduction (if not, elimination) of food cravings.

I would go out and buy some organic: (no option here, you NEED to buy organic. If you ABSOLUTELY cant get any, then fine, take the normal)

Vegetables:

• Kale, spinach, broccoli, romaine lettuce (literally any dark-green vegetable), carrots, red/green/peppers
  

Fruits:

• Bananas (mmmm), Oranges, Mangoes (DOUBLE mmmm!), Grapefruit, Apples, Peaches, Nectarines, Pears, Blueberries, Strawberries, Raspberries, etc. Literally any fruit is okay AS LONG as it's organic, but then again if you are completely restricted from organic, I'd rather you eat these foods than your typical crap-foods.

Nuts and Seeds: IMPORANT: The nuts and seeds should be RAW, not roasted or
heated in any way

• Almonds, Cashews, Walnuts, Hemp (WHOOAHH DUUUDE!! wait, no THC, don't worry ;), Brazil Nuts, Flax Seeds, Sunflower seeds, Sesame Seeds, etc.

Whole Grains: (No, not bread! The fact that bread manufactures are allowed to say this blows my mind. Whole grain is something that can sprout into a plant if the conditons are right. You will want to sprout or at least soak your whole grains, just like nuts and seeds. When you start to see little tails is when it's ready to be eaten. I will have a full sprouting and soaking How-to up in the next few days)

• Quinoa, Buckwheat, Amaranth, etc. I haven't personally tried that many because I've mainly stuck to vegetables and fruits with occasional nuts, but there are tons of them out there that I haven't tried. Experiment with them.
  

And that's IT! For the first few days, just supplement these into your diet, say, instead of your bagel/toast/eggs/bacon/oatmeal in the morning. Trust me, you will feel a difference. Then after a few days, start eating a snack of fruits and veggies or soaked nuts/seeds instead of your donut/muffin/cookie/*generic empty calorie snack*. Finally on the 14th or 15th day, try all your meals RAW. Try out some new recipes or be like me and keep it simple.

Whatever way you choose to do Raw, I have a 100% guarantee that your body and mind will love you for it!

Any questions/comments can be listed below. Thanks for reading, GOOD LUCK!

VV

What EXACTLY IS Raw Veganism?

Hey guys!

Today I wanted to address a question A LOT of emailers and people I meet are asking..."What the HECK is Raw Vegansim?!"

Well, there's no "easy" answer to that. It takes a little work on my part to tell people in a way they'll understand. So, without further adue, my definition is as goes:

Raw Veganism is the consumption of fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds whereby no cooking is required (actually kindly restricted). The only "tampering" in my diet happens when I soak my nuts (go ahead, laugh) in order to mimic springtime when they sprout and release all the nutrients in order to build a plant. You may be thinking to yourself, "wow your diet sounds easy"...and YES, it really is! Sure there are EXTREMELY tasty Raw Vegan recipes out there - that take a little time, but not much more than your typical cookedmeal - , but I am pretty lazy and prefer to eat bananas, apples, mangoes, oranges, spinach, broccoli all by themselves - or combined in twos). Or, in the case of the green vegetables I will mix them with a sweet fruit in my mouth. I also like to incorporate red/green/yellow peppers into my diet because they activate the salivary glands (which produce saliva aka "spit") in order to break down the food in my mouth.

Now, you could be A LOT more technical than me and actually do recipes...but between school, work, and friends, I find it a little time-consuming to make "whole" dishes. So, I'll just eat these foods whole and one or two at a time. Not that the recipes are very timeconsuming at all, but I have recognized that "taste" is really only 1% of your physical reaction to food. Sure, you enjoy it while it's in your mouth, but you have to swallow eventually! After a while on Raw, you will all become more "in-tune" with your body's needs. You will start to look at eating as a way of "energizing" certain parts of your physical body, instead of just eating for taste and fullness.

The old saying, "If it sticks to your ribs, it's good for you!" IS COMPLETELY WRONG! Foods that give you a happy feeling in your gut are good, not foods that give you a "weighed down" or "full" feeling.

If you're going to embark on this Raw Vegan journey, be sure to start slow. I know time is of the essence, and you want to cure whatever ailments you may have as quickly as possible (disease, overweight/obesity, slow mind) BUT I literally converted to Raw Vegan in one meal! I remember reading about Bodybuilding Nutrition (one of my passions) and I came across an article talking about how Raw Vegans actually get MORE protein than most bodybuilders. Now I thought this was CRAZY because I actually bought into all the protein myths and wasted my money on various Protein Powders. But, as soon as I read that article (you may be able to find some to the right, where it says "Google Ads") it clicked. I instantly bought in to the concept. Next thing i ate a WHOLE stalk of broccolli! But after a few days of completely Raw Vegan foods, I experienced detox symptoms where all the toxins that have built up, were finally getting released. It's the same feeling as if you had a bad cold. Not life threatnening by any measure, but certainly not somethingyou want! So what I would reccomend is that you slowly incorporate more fruits and vegetables over a 2-week span where at the end, you are completely raw.

Now, I don't want you to feel guilty or ashamed by what you've been eating, because I've been there too. At that time, I was eating probably the worst diet a human could possibly eat. It was FULL of animal meat, dairy, and bad fats. I bought into the idea that if you reduce your carbohydrates and eatmore meat and dairy, you will get lean and mean! Well, now I know that was only partially right. As a society, we ARE addicted to processed sugar, but the thing is, we haven't been eating whole fruit sugar and we haven't supplented Raw Green Foods like lettuce, spinach, and broccoli into our diets.. and we're paying for it with our lives - obesity and disease rates are the HIGHEST they've ever been!

My theory is that we eat as if we were around 10,000 years ago. 10,000 years ago, we didn't have jobs and multi-tasking - all we had was our tribe and our food. And wecould spend all day under a shady tree, eating it's leaves or munching on wild flowers. About 25% of our diet was fruit because it gives your body effiecient, usable energy - so that it doesn't have to convert body fat into energy. We would eat these fruits if we had to hike, run, or chase something (or someone) out of our territory. It's just that we've dispersed to colder parts of the world that we rely on catching animals in the winter and maybe eating the vegetables and fruits in the spring/summer. The thing is, we've gotten completely away from the vegetable-eating part, and the sad part is that's where we get ALL the nutrition we would ever need.

And for people saying that we've adapted to cooked meat, to them I say, "If you adapted to death, you would be dead!" Because that's essentially what cooked food is. When you apply fire to a living thing, you burn it, right? Well, when you cook something, you are applying the fire of the stove to a pot or pan, which is transferred to the food. In my University Chemistry class, we learn all about how "fire breaks down minerals and releases them into the air". Now, unless you can inhale your food and get nutrition from that, then cooking is counter-productive towards your body! Then when you eat that food, it makes your body work excessively hard to break it down, and in most cases, it can not even digest it. A great example of this is meat. Meat has ZERO fibre in it. So what does that mean? Well, it basically rots in your guts and builds up as plaque that prevents any other minerals or nutrients you may ingest from being taken up into your bloodstream. Fibre pushes things through your intestines in order to be expelled as, yes you guessed it, POOP!

So I hope that summed up just a few of the points I try to make to people, but honestly, there's SO much more material I can post in this blog...for FREE to you! Just remember to subscribe to the right, bookmark me or homepage me and I'll be back SOON!

Good luck,

VV

Raw Vegan Diet Mistakes and Solutions!

Good Morning! !

I want to give newcomers and veteran raw vegans a new tip today.

I'll be talking about: Chewing your food, facial excersize (in relation to chewing), and I'll give you a few free money-saving tips. Are you ready for my first tip, because it may shock you! Here we go:

THROW OUT YOUR BLENDER!

Well, not literally, but I've found a revolutionary device that is guaranteed to improve your health, and better yet, you probably (well, hopefully) already own it.. plus it's FREE! Here it is:

The best tool for blending your food, and therefore releasing all the nutrients into your bloodstream is....***Drumroll*** your mouth!

See, before we had blenders, and before we had (for the cooked foodists out there) stove tops and ovens, we used our mouths as tools. The people tens of thousands of years ago didn't have the metal nutcrackers, the pin-point accurate, ergonomic knives that we have today, and they certainly didn't have a tool that chews a particular food like a blender does.

So what did they use? Yes, that's right, their MOUTHS! The human jaw is getting progressively smaller because we have juices, cooked mush foods, and blenders that chew for us. The face has many muscles that need to be worked just like any other muscle. Haven't you heard that it takes more muscles to frown rather than smile? That should be proof (both to chew more and to smile!)

So, what I want you to do is CHEW MORE! Chew your lettuce, kale, spinach or whatever green you chew until the bits are almost powder. Cut it up a little and mix in a bowl with bananas, mangoes, pears or any fruit you desire...or, just mix in your mouth! Isn't your mouth just such a multi-fasceted tool? Now, this may take 30, 40, or 50 chews...but don't look at it in a "time" sense, look at it as though your improving your health with every 10 chews, because your releasing those nutrients deep down in the leaf and crushing the fiber (just like a blender)

The benefits of chewing more are not just in your digestive health. When you chew vigourously and actually work the muscles (that's why they're there) you force them into alignment. The muscles will now "cradle" and strength the barrier around the teeth and force them into proper alignment (which is one on top of the other, side to side). It also activates the salivary glands (which produces saliva) which literally cleanses the teeth of plaque and build-up.

Now, since you can't chew ALL the time (unless you're REALLY hungry) you can use something like a clean hand-towel and just chew on it. Honestly, I'm doing it right now! Make sure to change the hand-towels size and thickness so your mouth gets worked out from different angles. Also remember to place the towel everywhere in your mouth. Put it far back in your mouth to work your molars and then in the front to work your incisors (front blade-like teeth).

So, no, you DONT have to spend 200,300, or even 400 dollars on a "specialty" blender that does the same thing your mouth can do. And on an eco-note, some of these blenders use HORRENDOUS ammounts of energy. When you see Vitamix or Blend-tec's specs, you see they are 2-3 Horsepower - the same as a freakin lawnmower! This is not necessary and it "surges" the electricity which is worse for conservation that if you used the same ammount, but over a longer period of time.

In conclusion, we have reviewed chewing and why it's important for facial muscle-development which leads to more secure, lined-up, and pearly-white teeth. I also told you that you could do without your blender for most of your raw meals or snacks.

All these tips will improve your health and actually save you money, and time in the long run. The reason it will save time is that your jaw will get so strong and so quick eventually that you will be able to fully chew in seconds, and still get all the health you need from it. You also wont need to visit the dentist or buy expensive orthodental equipment like braces, retainers, or wires.

So, that's it for me! Hope you enjoyed my post. Remember, "live life live"

VV Checks In!

Hey guys what's up?

Just want to drop by and give an UNUSUAL person-perspective.

I'm a college student enrolled in Ecology (study of the environment, basically) and I try ANY way I can to help and speak for the environment...because without an Environment, there's no YOU!

In my daily life, I try to take a "learn something new every day" approach. Self improvement is directly connected to Ecological improvement.

Now you may ask, "VV (Varsity Vegan), how can this be true?" Well, to me, every aspect of your life can be tied to Health. For example, If you're in a bad relationship, you're in worse health than if you're in a good relationship. If you tax your mind with stress and useless information, you're in WORSE health than if you learn useful tactics to manage your stress.

Then, when you are in better health because of healthy practices, you can adress the health of OTHERS and the ENVIRONMENT much better because you know what good health IS.

I try to improve or at least maintain my physical and mental health on a daily basic my living a vegan lifestyle. But I'm not your "typical" vegan. I don't cook. I eat my veggies, fruits, nuts, and seeds RAW. I'll tell you later about what this means, but for now, I've GOTTA GO! Classes call!

Don't worry I'll be back later to explain who I am, what I'm doing and where I'll be going in life.

See you for now, peace