Oh, hello… :) Hope you’re having a joyous summer if you’re bouncing about in the northern hemisphere at this time…mmmmm…life is good…berries, sunshine, melons, picnics...bring on the blissful blessings ;) In this issue:

-Raw Food World Summit
-FREE RawReform Teleconference
-Share YOUR raw transformation stories in my new book.
-Winner of $10 TheRawFoodWorld giveaway
-WIN Yummy Artisana Nut Butters
-A Few of My Favourite Things Video
-Upcoming Raw Events Calendar
-The WONDER of Therapeutic Enzymes


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Tuesday August the 7th sees the start of the impressive Raw Food World Summit. 12 prolific speakers on raw food, health and nutrition are gathering together to share our passion, knowledge and experiences on raw foods.
Gabriel Cousens, Matt Monarch, Victoria Boutenko, David Wolfe, Shazzie, myself and others, will all help you get answers to your pressing health and wellness questions.
I speak on Tuesday August 16th.

The schedule for this exciting event is as follows:

Tuesday August 7: 8:00 PM EDT - David Wolfe
Wednesday August 8: 8:00 PM EDT - Dr. Gabriel Cousens
Thursday August 9: 8:00 PM EDT - Dorit
Friday August 10: 8:00 PM EDT - Mike Adams
Saturday August 11: 8:00 PM EDT - Victoria Boutenko
Monday August 13: 8:00 PM EDT - Brendan Brazier
Tuesday August 14: 8:00 PM EDT - Brenda Cobb
Wednesday August 15: 8:00 PM EDT - Matt Monarch
Thursday August 16: 8:00 PM EDT - Angela Stokes
Friday August 17: 8:00 PM EDT - Happy Oasis
Saturday August 18 8:00 PM EDT - Rhio
Monday August 20 8:00 PM EDT - Richard Blackman
Tuesday August 21 8:00 PM EDT - Shazzie
Tuesday August 22 8:00 PM EDT - Special Wrap Up

There will also be 2 or 3 special bonus guests that will be announced later ;)

You can listen to each call either by phone or by podcast (for international listeners).  Each call will be played at 8:00 PM EDT, 5:00 PST and will be available to listen to, streaming, for 24 hours, at THIS SITE.

You can sign up to listen in to this phenomenal series of calls for FREE – just click HERE. Upgrade packages are also available if you would like to get the talks on CD, are concerned you may miss a call and so on…
Enjoy ;)

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On Sunday August the 5th at 6pm EST, I did a FREE, LIVE teleconference call with Chef Dan of Quintessence in New York…FUN ;) You can listen to the free playback HERE… ;)  

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Do YOU have a raw weight loss transformation story to share? Wanna be in my new book…?I am in the joyful process of piecing together my next book, which will be available as a ‘real’ printed book in the coming months. It is my intention to reach multitudes of people with this message of raw healing via this book, to help reverse the current ‘obesity epidemic’ and head into brighter, more vibrant health for all. Let’s get this out there, ever-further into ‘mainstream’ consciousness. Step away from the processed foods ;) Sharing the transformation stories and PICTURES of myself and others, in a concise volume that also offers guidance for the reader on creating a HEALTHY, sustainable raw lifestyle for THEMSELVES is the aim.
So, where do YOU fit into this?
I would love to share the transformation stories and pictures of various people who have lost weight and turned their lives and health around with a predominantly or exclusively raw food lifestyle. If YOU have a story to share, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it '; document.write( '' ); document.write( addy_text9407 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //-->\n This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and let us know about it. Send us a paragraph explaining your story and a before/after pic…and let’s get this message out there that there is a NATURAL way to weight loss ;)

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THANK YOU to all of you who sent in entries for last month’s RawReform Prize Giveaway to win a $10 gift voucher, to spend on whatever you desire at TheRawFoodWorld.com. The question was: ‘What strategy would you recommend for raw foodies to handle mainstream social functions like dinner parties and business meetings?’ and there were some great answers submitted – I’ve posted them on the RawReform site HERE(http://www.rawreform.com/content/view/274/138/) if you’re looking for some useful tips ;)

I’m delighted to say that the prize WINNER however, drawn at random is (cue fanfare…;)

TANIA ELIZABETH, who sent in the following entry:

My suggestions for dinner parties is to make enough incredible, mouth-watering, satisfying salad for everyone, stash some sweet goodies in your bag (raw fudge anyone?), don't go to the party hungry, stay away from the buffet table, and enjoy yourself!  Focus on the socialization aspect, and remember - people are generally more concerned about how other people view them than anything to do with anyone else.  If you're not focused on your eating, they won't be!
If you can't do it potluck style, ensure your host/ess knows to serve you fresh, raw veggies, bring your personal stash of goodies, maybe even a light meal's worth, just in case.
Namaste
Tania

Great stuff, thanks Tania ;) See the other entries HERE (http://www.rawreform.com/content/view/274/138/)and see below for THIS month’s YUMMY RawReform Giveaway from Artisana ;)

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Those ultra-yummy people at Artisana have supplied a BLISSFUL prize for us for this month’s giveaway…on offer is a 5-Jar Sample Pack of their amazing coconut-based products:

WOW…thanks guys ;)
To be in with a chance of winning, simply send YOUR answer to the following question to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it :

This could include any kind of coconut product – young Thai coconuts, old brown coconuts, coconut butter, coconut oil, coconut flakes – whatever does it for you ;) Just email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with your recipe and you just might be the lucky yumster drawn at random next month to receive the sublime Artisana package – yeeeeeee-HAH ;)

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THANK YOU to all of you who have been sending in lovely comments about the ‘Favourite Things’ video I posted a month ago on YouTube…

The video has been watched around 4500 times in its first month – NICE ;) Here are some of the comments posted on YouTube so far:

Just shows what going raw does for your creativity.
Love the dress also... :)

how much cacao did you have before you filmed this? i love it!

How about Raw Foods, the Broadway musical?
You go grrl!!!

Mmmm-hmmmmm…well, lyrics keep pouring forth into creation and there are surely more raw musical renditions to come, so, keep an eye out… ;) If you still haven't seen this vid, or would enjoy a little re-run, you can see it HERE.

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UK

Raw Food – The Basics
Aug 18th, 10am-4pm, in Henfield, East Sussex. Join ext-RAW-dinary chef Amy from The Raw Chocolate Company for a whole day of raw food prep classes. It’s not all about making chocolate ;) You’ll come away with a whole array of recipes and info to play with…more info HERE.

Funky Raw
22nd-27th August, near Plymouth, Cornwall. The Funky Raw Festival is a camping festival on an organic farm, where compost toilets and solar showers are the order of the day. 5 days of amazing raw food creations, classes, music, yoga, meditation, massage, wild food walks and more…

Festival of Life
1st -2nd September, London. I will be speaking on raw foods at this two day festie celebrating compassionate lifestyles and sustainable living. Raw foods, permaculture, holistic therapies, dance parties, music and other yummy things…see HERE for more info...


N. America

Simply Raw Festival
September 15th, 10-5pm in Ottawa, Canada. Myself and Matt Monarch will be guest speakers at this fabulous one-day raw event that includes the 2nd Annual Raw Pie Contest ;) Yummmmmm…see HERE for details…

Matt Monarch Raw Community Fundraiser Evening
September 28th, Seattle, Washington. Join Matt Monarch and the dynamic crew of Raw Washington for an evening of raw food fun and education – part of the proceeds go towards establishing a raw community centre in that area. See more HERE.

Raw Spirit Fest
October 12-14th, Sedona, Arizona. The biggest, greatest, fun-est raw event ever seen in modern times ;) SO much excitement is building for this spectacular gathering – if you haven’t got your ticket yet and you’re reading this, get ON it ;) Join us there – this is the raw tribal love gathering we’ve all been co-creating…and at the moment the cost is only $295 for the whole weekend – the price increases on August the 31st, so book NOW for the best deal…more info HERE…

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I’ve started taking therapeutic enzymes. I’ve been taking them for about 3 weeks now, consistently. The results, to me, are extraordinary. I have more consistent energy, my eyes are clearer (again), my skin is (again) the best I’ve ever seen it as an adult, I feel very clear and focused and it feels to me like they are actively dissolving old bits of nonsense in my physical structure…wow…
I can remember when a friend who has been raw for around 14 years started to take therapeutic enzymes regularly a couple of years ago. She told me that they were the most impressive and powerful things she’d taken in terms of the boost it gave to her system. I tried a couple myself, but back then didn’t really notice much – I was exposed to SO many different new raw foods at that point that it was challenging to ascribe any particular feeling/change to any one thing…I also didn’t take them consistently – so, they didn’t enthrall me much at that time. RECENTLY however, I’ve started to take them CONSISTENTLY and WOW…the results to me are pretty amazing…I have been describing to friends the impact of this in my life as similar to the way I notice people tend to view their life if they have experienced some enormous ‘crisis’ like a plane crash or divorce for example and come through the other side – they’ll often speak in terms of ‘life before the crash/divorce’ and life after…I feel like I’m in a ‘life-after-starting-to-take-enzymes-regularly’ zone now ;) I can literally SEE differences in my appearance in photos taken a month ago compared to now…I’m astounded. The blend I’m taking is a specially formulated, very ‘clean’ mix that is incredibly powerful. My ‘ideal’ is to try to remember to take up to a teaspoon of it three times a day with water…many days I don’t get near that, but I do have some every day and the results to me are astonishing – and I finally understand what my friend who introduced me to them a couple of years ago was referring to ;) They can be a pretty expensive product to buy - the blend I've been using for example (shown in picture) is $120 for 1/2lb...I choose to see it as an amazing investment in my health though ;)

Here is a GREAT little article by long-term 100% raw foodist Matt Monarch, on enzymes and healing:

As precious as powdered gold, enzymes are extremely valuable for the Raw Foodist.  Simply said, they prolong life!  Although best known for their power as a digestive aid, their hidden potential far surpasses that function.  Let me explain.

There are two types of enzymes produced by and in our body:
(1)    Digestive enzymes – to digest food
(2)    Metabolic enzymes – which we depend on for life

Metabolism is the total of all chemical changes that take place in a cell or an organism to produce energy and basic materials needed for important life processes.  Metabolic enzymes, perfectly named, are involved in every process of the human body.  In fact, even digestive enzymes start as metabolic enzymes. Besides our day-to-day life processes of build up and breakdown, these little powerhouses are catalysts that take an active role in repairing any damage done to our body through injury, stress, poor eating or lifestyle habits, environmental contaminants, and the passage of time.

Unfortunately, we don’t have an unlimited supply of metabolic enzymes.  We are born with a certain reserve of these petite miracles, and when we run out, our life ends.  Our body does, to some extent, replenish metabolic enzymes, but the numbers used versus the numbers added still makes them something to cherish.

When you take any type of enzyme, you are conserving your storehouse of metabolic enzymes.  Enzymes taken with food, for example, save the metabolic enzymes that would have needed to convert into digestive enzymes.  Although raw food retains its natural enzymes, it is good to remember that within an hour of picking, a great percentage of the enzymes are lost.  It’s a sad affair to know that when we buy produce from the health food store, it has voyaged by truck (god knows how many miles), and has likely been sitting on the shelf for days.  Therefore, it is a life-prolonging practice to take digestive enzymes with meals.

Enzymes taken on an empty stomach serve an incredibly different function than digestion.  These enzymes are immediately directed to the metabolic processes of our bodies.  There are experiments that involve coupling radioactive particles with ingested enzymes, allowing scientists to track the path of enzymes. Results prove that enzymes taken on an empty stomach do indeed assist the metabolic functions of our body, including the miraculous repair of any damage sustained by the body.  Translation: More Life – we age slower and have more energy!

Our bodies are designed in such a way that we do not have to consciously play a part in the trillions of actions taking place in the body.  However, oftentimes, we miss out on the effect our actions have, good or bad.  If you take enzymes today, you may not notice any phenomenal immediate change.  In the long run, you will appreciate your enzyme-rich prolonged life.  You could live a long and healthy life without ever taking enzymes.  Yet, what could your life be like with them?  I feel it is foolish to not use this powdered gold every day for the rest of our lives.

I personally take enzymes on an empty stomach 2-3 times a day.  Dr. Fred Bisci’s Therapeutic Enzymes, is the most powerful and effective enzyme blend on the market.  If you are interested in a more packaged ‘over the counter’ product, Vitalzym® could be an alternative.
In addition to a better diet, Colon Hydrotherapy, and vegetable juicing, Dr. Fred Bisci’s Therapeutic Enzymes are used as part of the healing code to help heal people from all the degenerative diseases across the board.  These extraordinary therapeutic enzymes are such a powerhouse, they have the potential to even dissolve cancerous tumours when consistently taken, on an empty stomach.

WOW…pretty impressive stuff…for more info and to order some ‘powdered gold’ to play with for yourself, see HERE.

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A’ight kids, that’s all for now, I suggest you get your sandals on and get out and play outside in the sun and water…ENJOY ;)

All love,
Angela. xxx

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