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June 16, 2007   Table of Contents

40-Year-Old Raw Vegan Delivers 5th Child at Home

Our dear friend Jinjee of The Garden Diet delivered Yarrow, her fifth child, at home on June 2nd, 2007, with natural childbirth methods. Here's the story of her pregnancy and Yarrow's birth: http://jinjee1.securesites.net/kidsblog/.

This photo was taken 10 days later. Not bad.

An excerpt from her blog:

"I'm amazed that at 40 years old, my body is still recovering quickly from pregnancy and labor, returning to its normal shape in about a week. I'm up and about tidying the house and doing errands within a few days. I know I have the raw vegan diet and daily exercise during pregnancy to thank...."

Congratulations, Jinjee, Storm and Yarrow!

Scholarships to Atlanta Living Foods Lifestyle Program

Scholarship Deadline Has Been Extended!

Wow! Lots of you want scholarships for our 10-Day program. Last week when we offered the largest scholarships we have ever had available, as you might imagine people from all over the world responded. We have had so many requests for scholarship help that we are still working on processing all of them.

So, to help everyone, we have extended the deadline for securing a scholarship to June 30, 2007! No one will be denied! But you must call today to apply for help before all of these scholarships are placed. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to secure a scholarship that is good for one full year through June 2008. It's an easy process, but we must speak with you by phone to finalize all the details. Call us at 404-607-1816 today!

The 10-Day Course will transform your life and the scholarship will help you with expenses! It's a win-win!

- Brenda Cobb

For more information visit http://livingfoodsinstitute.com/. I attended Brenda's program in August of 2006 and found it wonderfully re-inspiring and informative, even for an experienced raw vegan like myself. - Jim Carey

Vitamins and the Microwave Oven

This cartoon attempts to portray the destruction of food nutrients by microwave ovens. Microwaving food alters its molecular structure in ways that modern scientists still don't completely understand. The effects on the human body are simply not understood, but one thing we do know is that microwaving vegetables and fruits destroys as much as 97% of the phytonutrient nutrition they once contained.

In other words, eating raw broccoli provides you with natural anti-cancer medicine that's extremely effective at halting the growth of cancer tumors. But microwaving that broccoli destroys the anti-cancer nutrients, rendering the food "dead" and nutritionally depleted. There's even some evidence to suggest that microwaving destroys the natural harmony in water molecules, creating an energetic pattern of chaos in the water found in all foods. In fact, the common term of "nuking" your food is coincidentally appropriate: Using a microwave is a bit like dropping a nuclear bomb on your food, then eating the fallout. (You don't actually get radiation from eating microwaved foods, however. But you don't get much nutrition, either.)

Why microwave users are so unhealthy

Consumers are dying today in part because they continue to eat dead foods that are killed in the microwave. They take a perfectly healthy piece of raw food, loaded with vitamins and natural medicines, then stick it in the microwave and destroy most of its nutrition. Humans are the only species that destroys the nutritional value of food before eating it. All other animals consume food in its natural, unprocessed state, but humans actually go out of their way to render food nutritionally worthless before eating it. No wonder humans are the least healthy species on the planet.

The invention of the microwave and its mass adoption by the population coincides with the onset of obesity in developed nations around the world. Not only did the microwave make it convenient to eat more obesity-promoting foods, it also destroyed much of the nutritional content of those foods, leaving consumers in an ongoing state of malnourished overfeeding. In other words, people eat too many calories but not enough real nutrition. The result is, of course, what we see today: Epidemic rates of diabetes, cancer, heart disease, depression, kidney failure, liver disorders and much more. These diseases are all caused by a combination of malnutrition and exposure to toxic chemicals. Microwaves make malnutrition virtually automatic, and being exposed to toxic chemicals is easy to accomplish by simply eating processed foods (which are universally manufactured with the addition of toxic chemicals that act as preservatives, colorings, flavor enhancers and so on).

Microwaving is, technically, a form of food irradiation. I find it interesting that people who say that would never eat "irradiated" food have no hesitation about microwaving their food. It's the same thing (just a different wavelength of radiation). In fact, microwaves were originally called "radar ranges." Sounds strange today, doesn't it? But when microwaves were first introduced in the 1970's, they were proudly advertised as radar ranges. You blast your food with high-intensity radar and it gets hot. This was seen as some sort of space-age miracle in the 1970's.

The microwave does work as advertised. It makes your food hot. But the mechanism by which heat is produced causes internal damage to the delicate molecular structures of vitamins and phytonutrients. Minerals are largely unaffected, however, so you'll still get the same magnesium, calcium and zinc in microwaved foods as you would in non-microwaved foods, but the all-important B vitamins, anthocyanins, flavonoids and other nutritional elements are easily destroyed by microwave ovens.

The microwave is the appliance of the living dead. People who use the microwave on a regular basis are walking down a path towards degenerative disease and a lifelong battle with obesity. The more you use the microwave, the worse your nutritional state gets, and the more likely you are to be diagnosed with various diseases and put on pharmaceuticals which, of course, will create other health problems that lead to a grand spiraling nosedive of health.

Do yourself a favor: Toss your microwave, or donate it to some charity. It's much easier to avoid using the microwave if you don't have one around. It will clear up counter space, save you electricity and greatly enhance your dietary habits. When you need to heat something, heat it in a toaster oven or a stovetop pan (avoid Teflon and non-stick surfaces, of course). Better yet, strive to eat more of a raw, unprocessed diet. That where you'll get the best nutrition anyway. Buy yourself a Vita-Mix and blend up some smoothies. It's faster than microwaving foods are far healthier. (See my book Superfood Smoothies for recipes).

I drink a superfood smoothie every morning, and I haven't used a microwave in years. Protecting health is our own responsibility, and it's up to us all to make informed decisions about how we buy, prepare and consume our foods. Because in the end, Vita-Man won't come to save you. You have to save yourself

source: www.newstarget.com/021895.html

Our thanks to http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/8ae/4a1/8ae4a195-a653-4623-8ab5-8c173c3f0924 for the graphic cartoon.

Raw Living Foods Hands-on Training

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 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 - http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/1/feedback_creative_health_institute/index.html.

The best way to get to know us it to come visit for an afternoon. 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 CreativeHealthInstitute.com/directions.htm.

Don and James - Thinking Aloud

I had a chat with Don Haughey yesterday. He commented that Hiawatha Cromer is acting as Director of Creative Health Institute right now, but after she leaves in November he's not sure who's going to take over...

An update on last week's article about Raw Maui: I wasn't prepared for the dozens of people who called and emailed about my search for a Personal Assistant. People from all over the world! While I know we have 5,000 subscribers, I never thought about what it would mean if only 1% of those people responded.

So to save time, I've created a webpage with the job description and my thoughts about the kind of assistant I'm looking for. You can view the page at http://www.jcarey.com/pa/.

On The Air Again

If you're in the central valley area of California (San Joachin), tune into KERI-AM at 11:30 a.m. today (Saturday, June 16th), and you'll hear me on the radio! I'm being interviewed by Dr. Steve Monkiewicz, ND, PhD (Naturopathic Doctor).

Steve does the show every Saturday morning, "Wellness and You." It's done in a news magazine style, and Steve keeps it fun and entertaining.

So, of course it'll be especially fun and entertaining today, since I'll be on the show!

Here's an example of the magic of modern technology - at the same time I'll be on KERI-AM radio on Saturday, I'll also be at the Living Foods Institute class reunion on Amelia Island, Florida.

How do I do that? The magic of telephone. I love it, and it never ceases to amaze me. There's always someone who, when they hear I've got a radio interview coming up, ask when I'm leaving for Bakersfield or Boston.

For more of my interviews, click here.

An Interview with Sergei Boutenko of Raw Family

The first of many interviews taped live at the "Raw Lifestyle Film Festival" in Hollywood, California. On this show Steve Prussack speaks with author Sergei Boutenko of Raw Family.

Sergei overcame childhood diabetes through following a raw food diet. Since that time, he has graduated college and went on to become a raw food chef, author, film maker, and that's just the beginning. Sergei discusses his latest projects and shares insight on the importance of human communication. Sergei reveals tips for eating raw foods and discusses his plans for the future.

The podcast on Raw Vegan Radio: http://rawveganradio.podomatic.com/entry/et/2007-04-13T12_28_12-07_00

Drinking Soda can Damage Your DNA

Research from a British university suggests that sodium benzoate, a common preservative found in many soft drinks, has the ability to switch off vital parts of DNA.

This could eventually lead to diseases such as cirrhosis of the liver and Parkinson's.

When a UK professor of molecular biology and biotechnology tested the impact of sodium benzoate on living yeast cells, he discovered that it was damaging important DNA in the cells' mitochondria.

Mitochondria serve as the "power stations" for cells, and damage to them can lead to serious cell malfunctions associated with aging and age-related disease. The damage caused by sodium benzoate was great enough to cause the mitochondria to stop functioning.

Sodium benzoate occurs naturally in berries in small amounts, but is used in large quantities to prevent mold in soft drinks such as Sprite, Diet Pepsi, Coca-Cola, and Dr Pepper. It is also added to pickles and sauces.

Read the complete article in The Independent May 27, 2007.

One Soda a Day Increases Diabetes Risk by 85%

From Dr. Mercola:

Women who drink more than one can of sugar-filled soda a day might be increasing their chances of developing diabetes along with gaining weight.

A study showed that women who drank the minimum of one soda each day could increase their likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes by 85 percent over the women who drank less than one can a day.

Along with increasing the risk for diabetes, the high sugar and calorie content contained in sodas were also found to compound the risk of developing other chronic diseases such as obesity. These findings led researchers to believe the sugar found in soda and energy drinks could result in an overabundance of energy, which could trigger obesity and the packing on of extra pounds.

The Growing Number of Diabetes Cases in America

In 2002, 18.2 million Americans were found to have diabetes

Diabetes is the fifth-deadliest disease in the United States

The number of people with diabetes has almost doubled over the years of 1990 to 2002

Researchers stated that school officials are now taking actions against the growing childhood obesity problem by encouraging their students to drink beverages other than sugar-filled soft drinks.

USA Today June 8, 2004

Electromagnetic Frequencies and their Effect Upon Healing

ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSITIVITY
 
It may come as a surprise to most people, but living in an electrical grid (a house in which every wall is wired with manmade AC electricity) is a major component of most forms of environmental illness. People who are diagnosed with different forms of environmental illness, such as Fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue, lupus, multiple sclerosis, even cancer and AIDS, all exhibit one characteristic in common: a collapsed immune system. In part, this dysfunction of the immune system can be attributed to chronic stress from EMFs generated by  our AC (alternating current) electrical system and  by our microwave communication system. Once this chronic stress is removed, healing and the regeneration of the immune system can occur.

"The condition known as electrosensitivity, a heightened reaction to electrical energy, will be recognized as a physical impairment.   

A report by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), states that increasing numbers of British people are suffering from this syndrome. While the total figure is not known, thousands are believed to be affected to some extent." 

Since the 1940s there have been many articles and studies about EMFs and their relationship to environmental illness. Environmental illness has become a catch all phrase for chronic exposure to a mixture of environmental factors. The unspecific symptoms often times are considered stress-related problems and no treatment is offered because there is no visible biological mechanism. Many doctors at this point recommend tranquilizers, sleeping pills or a psychiatrist.

"The HPA has now reviewed all scientific literature on electrosensitivity and concluded that it is a real syndrome. The condition had previously been dismissed as psychological.”  Sarah-Kate Templeton, Medical Correspondent

The connection between manmade EMF exposure and chronic or unending flight or fight responses has been documented in study after study. See Blake Levitt's book, Electromagnetic Fields for a summary of the scientific research. People who have been overexposed to EMF's as children or have genetically weaker systems often suffer from chronic fatigue, trouble thinking clearly and a reduction in the body's ability to fight infection.

With today’s emerging awareness of the dangers of EMF exposure on human health we are seeing more and more research. A new condition has been labeled, called Electro sensitivity or Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity. In October, 2004 the World Health Organization (WHO) sponsored a conference on EMF's and Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity. While authorities do not necessarily agree on the most common symptoms, Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity consists of headaches, fatigue, stress, sleep disorders, skin conditions such as burning sensations, rashes and pain, tinnitus and other audible noises, to name a few of the symptoms.

Reducing the chronic stress on the body is vital to healing.

Radio Frequency - RF Radiation from Cell Phone and Microwave Towers 
 
RF radiation is wide spread. It travels easily through air and is emitted from all wireless communication devices cell phone transmission towers, cell phones and cordless phones. It is the same energy waves that cook food in microwave ovens.

Cell phones and radio transmission towers constantly transmit high frequency waves. The towers emit invisible waves of 800 MHz to 2.5 GHz and vary in intensity throughout the day. We cannot see, feel or hear the waves yet they continuously surround us. These waves are called microwaves.

Microwaves are unnatural and have a very short wavelength. Because of this they create a biological risk for all of us. Exposure to high levels of microwaves can alter cell reproduction. Since our children are at the stage of rapid cell growth, the effects on them are especially concerning.

The powerful cell phone companies have promoted cell phones as being a safe means of communication. This is a topic of great controversy. A number of unbiased scientists and doctors are finding more and more evidence to contradict this statement.

Public awareness of this issue in European countries is immense. They have been aware of this problem for many years and take it seriously. Their politicians, citizens, doctors and hospitals are taking precautionary measures to reduce exposure to microwave radiation. We need to do the same in North America.

- from Jennifer at serenityspaces@yahoogroups.com

To read more about the dangers of microwave ovens and the radiation they emit, visit this page on my blog: http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/1/microwave_ovens_and_irradiation/index.html.

To learn more about cell phone radiation and related issues, visit this page on my blog: http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/1/cell_phones/index.html.

New articles and papers are being published on these issues every week, so check back for updates.

Backslider's Corner

Backsliding but progressing is NOT about feeling guilty about slipping. Even if you weren't 100% raw this week, how much better are you feeling than when you were on the SAD?

Raw Living Foods Home Study Program

The Home Study Program about Raw Living Foods was developed from the teachings of Dr. Ann Wigmore at Creative Health Institute. We put this program together because we talked to many, many people who either didn't have the time, or the money, to attend the two-week hands-on program in Michigan. I was going over the books recently and realized that we've shipped 20,000 videos in the last three years! That truly amazed me. I knew that there was a demand for this training, but I had no idea it would be so popular.

Twenty percent of our orders have been International shipments. We've shipped to every continent; in order of per-capita popularity: New Zealand, Australia, Iceland, Canada, England and Japan. We've also given away many complete sets of the program, including DVD players and television sets, all over Africa.

Who received video number 20,000? Two friends from Wisconsin, Natasha and Georgina. They both ordered the complete Home Study Program on the same day, and we filled their orders at the same time. One of the videos we shipped to them was number twenty thousand.

That sure is a lot of videos. I hope that they're being well-shared, and being viewed often. Being a "raw fooder" requires more than just not eating meat. I hear from many people that have thrown their bodies out of balance by eating too much fruit, or nuts, or other raw foods.

Furthermore, the Living Foods Lifestyle includes other components besides just raw foods. There is the "living" aspect of our foods, as well as internal cleansing, colon health, lymphatic system health, proper exercise, wheatgrass juice, energy soup, proper food combining, dehydrating, nutritional and dietary balance (lots of greens), and yummy food prep. All of this we teach at Creative Health Institute, and in the Home Study Program.

Surrounded, as we are, with increasing toxicity in our food and environment, eating a pure and healthy diet is more important than ever. More and more people are starting to see that, and I believe that's why the Raw and Living Foods Movement is growing so fast.

There's a lot more to being a raw fooder than eating fruits and veggies. Dietary variety, purity, balance, sprouting and personal detoxification are important, too. Now you can learn about the Raw Living Foods Lifestyle in the comfort and convenience of your own home. Learn how to detoxify 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 50 hours of video instruction, and a comprehensive manual.

The Raw Living Foods Lifestyle has been taught by a series of visionaries in the past century. Dr. Ann Wigmore used it to cure herself of colon cancer in the 1950's, and then taught it for decades at Hippocrates Institute in Boston and Creative Health Institute in Michigan, where she taught others to heal themselves naturally.

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, 36 videos, 350+ page handbook - that you'd have to spend at least a month at a place like Creative Health to learn as much.

The 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.

Summer's Almost Here Bonus Offer!

When you order the complete raw living foods lifestyle Home Study Program we'll also include over $100 worth of bonus materials (while supplies last):

Personal Raw Coaching: 30 minutes of free coaching and consultation (by telephone) with Hiawatha Cromer, "The Wise Woman of Raw Foods," and another 30 minutes with Mary Moore, former Director of Creative Health Institute.
Bonus Book: "Raw Family," by Victoria Boutenko
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 III
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.

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"The King who cannot rule his diet, will hardly rule his realm in peace and quiet." - Passage from the "Rule of Health of Salerno," author unknown.

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Jerry and James,

I just have to tell you that I am LOVING both the book Green For Life and the DVD Greens Can Save Your Life. I read the book in one night and cannot stop watching the DVD. I really can't thank you enough, I feel it is really saving me right now. Victoria just gave energy soup the fashion makeover it so richly deserves. Who would have thought that kale and chard could be so yummy? As they say, the proof is in the smoothie.....

Thanks from the bottom of my heart,
Erica
The Raw Raw Girls

P.S. The QUALITY of the taping is just light-years better than before. Way to go! You got some fancy stuff on there, boys!
You looked really healthy on the video, James. It shows!

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What other people are saying about the Raw Living Foods® Home Study Program: http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/1/feedback_home_study_program/index.html.

"To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art." - La Rochefoucauld

In The News

Raw Living Food Lifestyle-related news and events are published daily on our blog: http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/.

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"If you don't stay informed, then who will tell the others the truth?" - Unknown

Recipes

Lots and lots of Raw Vegan Recipes are posted on my blog at http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/. I've sorted them by category for your convenience.

Events

The Regular Meetings and Events page is at RawLivingFoods.typepad.com/1/regular_meetings_and_events/index.html.

More Raw Living Foods Resources

For an organized, searchable resource on all sorts of Raw Living Foods Lifestyle information, including the newsletter articles sorted by subject, visit our new website at RawLivingFoods.typepad.com.

Back issues of the newsletter are available at http://chidiet.com/news/.

Why Suffer?: How I Overcame Illness & Pain Naturally, by Dr. Ann Wigmore, ND, is available for free via download (you'll have to supply the printer and paper, or read it on your computer): RawLivingFoods.typepad.com/books/whysuffer.pdf.

Raw Living Foods TV Shows and Videos

A large collection (over 70) videos on Raw and Living Foods: http://feralfoods.org/video.html.

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Here are the dates of the Raw Food TV show on Al Gore's new TV Network: http://www.current.tv/pods/cuisine/PD04852

Here is the link if you want to view it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbT-pz40mUI

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Raw Living Foods Lifestyle Reduces Global Warming
- Last year a UN Report showed that the raw vegan diet is the best deterrent to global warming and promoting sustainability.

This video by Glen Beck discusses how Al Gore - and other politicians - ignore how going low on the food chain deters global warming (8 minutes): http://youtube.com/watch?v=VwkbDubF2qM. Includes an interview with PETA spokesperson.

So... Is the Raw Living Foods® Lifestyle "An Inconvenient Truth?"

Live Interviews with James Available Online

Here's my recent interview with Alexi Bracey: http://www.radioforyourhealth.com/.

A few months ago I did an Internet radio interview/tele-seminar with Chris Brisson about the benefits of the raw living foods lifestyle. You can listen to the interview here: http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/1/2006/11/jim_carey_inter.html.

I also did an Internet radio interview/tele-seminar with Michael Snyder that month. You can listen to the show, or download it to CD, at: http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/1/2006/11/jim_carey_on_in.html.

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