Greeeetings and welcome to the 25th RawReform Newsletter…May was a month packed with activity here – talks, travel, interviews…and the 5TH anniversary of the day I went raw, back in 2002 – yeeeeeeeee-HAH ;)

Favourite quote of the month: What if the Hokey-Cokey IS what it’s all about?
Favourite food discovery of the month: egg fruit

In this issue:

*RawReform E-Journal Updates
*New RawReform Products
*Book Review – Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen
*Media Round-up
*Raw Spirit – Matt Monarch
*Winner of RawReform May Giveaway
*Raw Events, incl. Raw Spirit Fest TICKET GIVEAWAY
*Almonds SOS ;)

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RAWREFORM E-JOURNAL - SIGN UP NOW ;)

I started my e-journal back at the beginning of my Juice Feast in Costa Rica. It has since taken on a life of its own… ;) I now tend to write every other day or so with little updates and musings on life, as well as thoroughly documenting my daily food/juice intake.
If you have not yet tapped in to the RawReform E-Journal, you can register to receive it FREE, straight to your inbox, every time I post a new piece of writing by following this link:

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NEW RAWREFORM PRODUCTS

We’ve been adding in some new items and offers on the RawReform website, such as:

Three Printed Booklets Offer – get all three of the RawReform booklets that are currently available in printed format for $38 rather than $42. Includes ‘How to go Raw for Weight Loss’, ‘Revealing the Physical Changes’ and ‘A Juice Feaster’s Handbook’.

One-Hour Consultation – Enjoy a one-hour telephone consultation with Angela for just $60. If you're looking for support to change your eating patterns, lose weight and go raw, a full hour personal consultation with Angela will be a huge step up along your journey...

Four E-books Offer – receive all four RawReform e-books for $47 rather than $52.50 if purchased separately.

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RAW RECIPE BOOK REVIEW: Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen by Ani Phyo

I confess – I rarely get excited about raw recipe books. As you may have noticed if you’re a regular reader of my e-journal, I tend to eat pretty simply. I’m far more likely to reach for a head of romaine and an avocado to munch on than to pull out a recipe book…and YET…a new raw recipe book has just hit the market in the last few weeks that I’m genuinely excited about ;) Ani Phyo’s ‘Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen’ is, in my opinion, an outstanding piece of work. Setting a new pace in style, sophistication and simplicity, Ani’s book speaks to me on so many levels and oozes authenticity. She is really a star. If you’re not familiar with Ani, she is the executive chef for SmartMonkey foods, who make yummy raw bars and other treats. She’s been on a raw path for many years and is a shining example of radiant raw health. She is also a keen promoter of all things green and this, for me, is what really sets this recipe book apart – aside from the fabulous recipes, Ani has included a wealth of tips for helping people to live greener, cleaner, healthier lives – from recycling to green energy, buying local to composting, there is plenty to inspire…and it’s presented in an easy-to-follow, accessible, fun format. I love this. I feel this book is going to help masses of people to simplify and green up their lives and for that I feel a HUGE amount of gratitude for what Ani has put on offer here.
Ani’s recipes are easy to follow and use simple ingredients, yet look truly delicious at the same time. Here is a chef who truly knows how to work with simple combos of flavourful raw ingredients to produce outstanding results. Most of the recipes have fewer than 6 or 7 ingredients and they are all accompanied by little icons to indicate which kitchen equipment you may need to make the dish. This makes it very user-friendly to flick through the book and see what to make based on the equipment you have.
I love that Ani’s sweetener of choice is dates. Yes, they may be high glycemic, but they are a WHOLE food, unlike something like agave syrup, which has been tapped from the cactus and quite likely heated to a high temperature. Ani favours water-rich foods every time (love it ;), hence the emphasis on dates rather than syrups.
I feel excited when I read this book. I can feel the beautiful, clear, vibrant energy that Ani embodies and is sharing with the world now through this book. It’s sleek, stylish, beautifully designed and all about simplicity ;) I can see this easily being my top raw recipe book recommendation from now on…
Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen is published by Avalon, costs $19.95 and is available now – you can buy it online HERE or in book stores. ENJOY ;)

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MEDIA ROUND-UP

Get Fresh Magazine
The current issue of UK-based raw food magazine ‘Get Fresh’ contains an in-depth article by me about Juice Feasting. You can subscribe to this beautiful glossy mag online HERE and have it mailed to you anywhere in the world.

Purely Delicious Magazine
The June issue of beautiful new raw lifestyle magazine ‘Purely Delicious’ contains an article about my weight loss and healing journey. Purely Delicious can be found in many health stores and restaurants across the US and you can also subscribe online HERE to receive the magazine for an entire year for just $25.

Newsletter Features
The June newsletters of both The Raw Food World and Arnold’s Way contained articles about my transformation and work – you can check those out in the Media Coverage section of the RawReform site, HERE.

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SUCCESS AND THE RAW SPIRIT

Matt Monarch has recently released his hugely popular book Raw Spirit as an e-book. Raw Spirit has been selling by the thousands for the last couple of years and receiving amazing feedback. People appreciate Matt’s honest and direct writing style, sharing his truth about the challenges he faced going ’cold turkey’ into a 100% raw lifestyle 7 years ago. He covers many of the less frequently discussed aspects of being raw, including binge-eating issues, spiritual connection and sexuality.
Matt has also been giving lectures all over the States for the last 2 years and has become a sought-after speaker on raw foods. His current tour covers the east side of the States and continues for the next 6 weeks or so, including a whole weekend retreat at ‘Yogaville’ in Buckingham, Virginia from June 22nd -24th – you can check out his full schedule HERE.
This summer, Matt’s hotly-awaited second book – Raw Success – will be released. This new piece covers really exciting new ground – topics discussed include:

# How to feel great with a 100% Raw Food lifestyle in the long-run
# Find your optimal Raw Lifestyle: not too extreme, not too lax - just right
# Protect yourself from the detrimental effects of the environment

‘Raw Success’ provides the key to longevity with a 100% Raw Vegan lifestyle. With information that has never before been introduced, these new concepts mark a turning point for the Raw lifestyle.
Raw Success is available now on pre-order from HERE and is due for release around September time…

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RAW YUMMY TREATS GIVEAWAY :)

Thanks for all your entries for last month’s RawReform Giveaway, in which we asked you to tell us your strangest detox stories from adopting a raw food lifestyle. There were some very interesting emails…wow, this is TRULY a cleansing path ;) The winner, picked at random was John Bright, who sent in this touching message:

“In answer to your question:  The most unexpected detox symptom that I experienced was a flood of long suppressed and emotionally charged childhood memories coming to the surface.  Previous to the detox, I had very little recollection of my childhood.  As a result of working through each of the memories as they emerged, I now have pleasant and vivid memories of my past.  What I’ve learned is that a living-foods lifestyle not only removes physical blockages, but also dissolves mental, emotional, and even spiritual obstructions as well.
Gratefully,
John Bright

Mmmmmm, thanks for sharing, John – yep, a raw lifestyle really can be an amazing tool for opening up our healing on all levels…
Your prize of a whole box of yummy raw Lara Bars is on its way to you now…ENJOY ;)

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RAW EVENTS ROUND-UP

Bristol Vegan Fayre
The world’s biggest Vegan Fayre is taking place in Bristol, England this weekend – the 9th/10th of June.
The Bristol Vegan Fayre features HUNDREDS of different exhibitors, speakers, products, entertainers and more, for a remarkably reasonable £3 a day admission fee.
The event is being held at The Amphitheatre & Waterfront Square, Bristol City Centre and you can see more details HERE.


Womens' Juice Feasting Retreat
I am delighted to announce the next womens’ Juice Feasting retreat, being held this September, 12th-19th, in Michigan…
Join me in Michigan for a transformational week-long women’s retreat focused on cleansing and detoxing through Juice Feasting. The Eating Raw, Living Well Health Retreat for Women features:

Help yourself build a commitment with community.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT, VISIT WWW.RAWNORA.COM
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Raw Spirit Fest TICKET GIVEAWAY
To celebrate the Day of Greatest Light, the Summer Solstice, the beautiful Raw Spirit Fest organisers are offering a SPECIAL GIVE-AWAY of 2 FREE TICKETS FESTIVAL TICKETS to 2 fortunate people who register on June 21 :)
To be in with a chance of winning, just purchase your ticket HERE for the festival on June the 21st and if you are either the first or the 21st person to register that day, you will instantly be notified of your win and receive TWO tickets instead of one :) Hurray :) PERFECT if you want to be able to bring along a friend or loved one…

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ALMONDS SOS ;)

It’s time to talk about raw almonds again…so, it seemed recently that the law to pasteurise all almonds in the States had gone through…talking with friends in Chicago recently however, we were handed flyers with information on how we can ALL act now to try to turn this situation around. The rule is due to go into effect on September the 1st, 2007. The idea is that we act NOW to contact US Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns to let him know why raw almonds are important to us and we do not want to see them pasteurised. If we do not act NOW to turn this around, it may literally never be possible to purchase raw almonds in the US again…and it may even open a floodgate for similar laws requiring pasteurisation of other foods…eeeeeek ;) no thanks…so, please take a few minutes NOW, for you, me, all those we care about and all those yet to come, to preserve access to truly raw foods. Here are the contact details for Secretary Johanns:

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it    Phone: 202-720-3631   Fax: 202-720-2166

Here is the message I sent to Secretary Johanns about the raw almonds – feel free to cut and paste into an email of your own… :)

Dear Secretary Johanns,
I am really sad to hear that the rule recently passed about the mandatory pasteurisation of almonds is due to go into effect on September the 1st this year. As a raw foodist, raw almonds are one of my chief sources of protein, calcium, B vitamins and healthy fats, besides being the only nut to have an overall alkalising effect on the body, which helps people to heal from illnesses. Raw almonds help nourish the bones and teeth in particular. Raw almonds have been especially useful to me over the last 5 years as a raw foodist – they are calming on the nervous system, packed with vital life-force energy and easy to use in many ways, from eating whole as snacks to making replacement milks/cheeses etc for people who are intolerant to dairy products.
When raw nuts are heated/pasteurised, they lose their vital life-force, the fats change composition and they no longer deliver the same nutritional benefits to the body (instead, becoming detrimental in fact, especially to the liver and gall bladder). Raw, living foods in their most natural whole state are extremely healing and have been documented as helping people reverse any number of health complaints, from obesity to cancers to infertility. It concerns me that if this new rule DOES go through in respect to the almonds, it will set a precedent for such laws in regard to other produce too and access to these healing raw foods will become limited.
I urge you to do whatever you can in your power to turn this rule around NOW, to ensure the continued availability of truly raw almonds (and other produce) for ourselves and those generations to come.
Yours sincerely,
Angela Stokes

Please take a few moments now to compose an email to Secretary Johanns – even if it means just copying and pasting the above (with your own name ;) – every message will count at this point to get the message across that we don’t want to lose access to raw almonds… :)

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That’s all for now…hope you enjoyed this newsletter and that life is unfolding in multiple blissful directions for you…as my own intense time of life on the road draws to an end, in the words of Bob Marley, I’d love to conclude here by saying,

‘If you’re not living good, travel wide…you gotta travel wide…’ (from the song Soul Rebel)

Enjoy ;)
All blessings,
Angela. xxx

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