WOW, rawmarkably, it's already November...what a year it's been so far... ;) It's also two years tomorrow since I set off on my epic Juice Feast in Costa Rica...
Well, now...what might help you to enjoy the rest of this year with a snuggly raw smile on your face?
Hmmm, maybe some yummy Holid@y Recipe inspiration? Perhaps some noteworthy online videos to tune into? OR, a batch of freshly made Goji YUMBALLS? MMmmMmmm - read on for all these and more...

*Com.pul.sion
*Holid@y '15 for 15' Sale
*The Simply Raw Giveaway
*Contest: The UL-TI-MATE Raw Kitchen
*Goji Yumballs Recipe
*Raw Holid@y Recipes
*Raw Goodies in the UK
*Winner of Healing Giveaway
*Recommended Viewing

(P.S. If you're wondering why there are '@' signs scattered through this message and dashes ('-') in the middle of words, this is to help stop spambots identifying this message as 'spam', so that it gets delivered to you ;) Those spambots don't mind passing words like 'Holid@y', 'fr@e', or 'Ul-ti-mate', it seems... I hope this doesn't detract from your reading... ;)

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Com.pul.sion (n)

“An irresistible impulse to act, regardless of the rationality of the motivation”
(Definition from www.dictionary.com)

Here is a little excerpt about compulsion around food, from my latest book 'Raw Emotions' (which is going to print soon - YAY :). The following is a personal anecdote about my relationship with food prior to working on my emotional connection with it – ENJOY ;)

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The Absurd D-a-n-c-e of Compulsion
Before I started to work on my emotional transformation, my compulsive behaviour with food was quite remarkable. For example, before Christmas in Iceland (where I used to live), stores usually put out cookies, cakes and candy for customers to enjoy. I would find myself cycling all over the city, from store to store, just to eat the treats on offer. I didn’t actually need anything in the stores, yet in the midst of a cold Icelandic winter, I was willing to bi-cycle through ice and snow for hours just to eat ‘treats’. Similarly, I used to love going to the bank in Iceland, as they give fr@e hot chocolate. Whenever my partner at the time would say he was going to the bank, I’d excitedly ask, ‘Can I come?’, to his bemusement. I was in the grip of compulsion and food was my focus.
My compulsive behaviour with food probably reached its peak of insanity when I began working in a mainstream café where the staff were permitted to eat whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted…an overeater’s paradise and worst nightmare, rolled into one. Every day I worked there, I ate much more than I physically needed to, time and time again finding myself eating things that caused me phys-ical p@in and emotional turmoil. Bread, ice cream, cakes, chips…
For weeks at a time I’d battle my compulsion to overeat, stuffing lump after lump of cake into my mouth. At times, my willpower to stop would win over and I’d be able to halt the madness for some days or even weeks. Overall, however, I was really out of balance. Looking back, I can see how I treated my body like a waste disposal system. I had no sense of honouring my self or making healthy choices about what I consumed. Icouldn ’t bear to see food ‘go to waste’, so on top of my own multiple meals, I would gobble down leftovers from customers’ plates. It seems insane now, but that was my reality then.
I was actually very ill with a candida overgrowth at that point and ironically, though I’d taken myself off all fruit ‘for health reasons’, I was simultaneously filling myself compulsively with toxic refined sugars. Such is the absurd ‘logic’ of compulsion. I felt very ashamed, hiding my binges from co-workers and it took me a long time to find the courage to even tell my partner about what I was doing.

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If you’d love to read more, ‘Raw Emotions’ can already be purchased in e-book format HERE (printed copy sooooooon, all being well ;)

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Holid@y '15 for 15' Sale

For this month's RawReform Store sale, I decided to pick 15 of our products that are either new and shiny OR that I feel would make great Holid@y gifts - and we've put them all at 15% off for you... :)

Here's the list of what's on offer (in no particular order):

'Anastasia' book set
Lucuma powder
Dry skin brush
4-quart enema bag
Raw Foods for Busy People 2 - Green Ma-gic
Sprouted cinnamon cereal
Macaforce vanilla spice
H-e-m-p protein 50%
Luna nori crackers
Wild Power tea
Sproutein
Chia moon drops
Brazil nut protein powder
Birth as we Know It dvd
The Raw Revolution D-iet book

I hope you stack up on any of those that sound yummy to you and ENJOY :)

It was World Diabetes Day on Friday the 14th of November.
In honour of this occasion and the multiplying multitudes of our brothers and sisters worldwide who are living with diabetes and simply not receiving the message that they can heal naturally, myself, the Monarch and over a dozen other raw food renegades came together to create a super-package of giveaways, to support the mission of spreading the truth about healing diabetes, through the documentary ‘Simply Raw’.
You can see the details of this giveaway HERE – there are STACKS of generous goodies to get your mittens on – e-books, discount packages, interviews etc - for anyone who orders a copy of the Simply Raw DVD before November the 21st.
(There are truly some amazing gifts in there, including the whole of Mr. M’s “Raw Success” e-book, my ‘Revealing the Physic@l Changes’ e-book, a whole CD recording from Wolfie, 2 fr@e e-books on raising raw children from Storm and Jinjee, a 50% off scholarship for courses at Brenda Cobb’s living foods centre and so on...and the DVD is only a $29.95 investment - wow, it’s like Christmas come early ;)
You might consider hosting a showing of this DVD in YOUR area, or at a potluck, or sharing it with anyone you know who is (pre-)di@betic (I wonder how many people these days DON’T know someone who is This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ???)
You can see the trailer HERE.

Chia Seeds, 454g (1lb) bags - £8 each
‘Raw Success’ by Matt Monarch - £10 each
‘Raw Spirit’ by Matt Monarch - £8 each
‘How to Go Raw for Weight Loss’ by Angela Stokes - £5 each
‘Revealing the Phys-ical Changes’ by Angela Stokes - £5 each
‘A Juice Feaster’s Handbook’ by Angela Stokes - £5 each
‘Raw For Life’ DVD - £15 each
'Simply Raw' DVD - £15 each
'Raw Foods for Busy People' Book - £8
'Raw Foods for Busy People' DVD - £14
'Raw Greek' by Gina Panayi - £10
'Fresh' by Sergei and Valya Boutenko - £9
'Raw Soul' recipe book - £10
Nut Milk Bags - £6 each
MSM lotion coconut-rose scent (Only 1 available) - £5
4-quart/litre enema bag (1 only - missing hanging hook - this can easily be replaced with a ribbon/string however) - £25
Vitamin B12 Tablets from Hallelujah Acres - £8