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HELLO and welcome to the long-awaited, first ever RAWREFORM newsletter.
In this issue:
- Book news
- Info on important pro-vegan lifestyle support in 'The China Study'
- Delicious Carob Delight recipe
In these regular updates from the world of raw foods and weight loss, I will
be bringing you exciting news and tips for how to get raw, stay raw and enjoy
your new lifestyle.
This is an exciting time for me - not only is it spring, my favourite season,
but in a few weeks time it will be 3 years since I first went raw and started my
personal transformation. So I'm feeling very inspired about all things raw at
the moment and want to share some of that enthusiasm with you.
Book News
Research and work for my upcoming book on how to transition to raw foods for
overeaters is going very well. I have already received a prestigious award for
the piece, presented at the House of Lords in London last month, so it is well
on its way to success in helping others to handle overeating with a high raw
lifestyle - the healthiest path available. I'll keep you informed of progress as
it gets nearer to publication. Below are a couple of pictures of the award day:
 Receiving my award at the House of Lords in London.  Networking with other award winners at the House of Lords. The China Study
In other book news, if you have not already heard about the incredible piece
'The China Study', by Dr T. Colin Campbell, which was just published earlier
this year, you're in for a real treat. This volume is a truly significant piece
of work in the field of nutrition, set to turn completely on its head the
accepted mainstream lifestyle of animal-based diets and reliance on allopathic
medicines to cure the diseases spread by poor nutrition. The research behind the
book is completely unique - spanning over 35 years and 65 different countries,
it has been labelled 'the most comprehensive study of nutrition ever conducted'.
The results were very clear; in the words of Dr Campbell himself:
"...people who ate the most animal-based food got the most chronic
disease...People who ate the most plant-based foods were the healthiest and
tended to avoid chronic disease. These results could not be ignored..."
Dr Campbell makes no bones about the fact that the distinction between making
a profit and promoting health has become completely blurred in our western
societies. Lack of information and more significantly, mis information
from the societal structures whose role is supposedly to protect health -
especially those in medical professions - helps to keep people ill and caught up
in a perceived reliance on expensive drugs. Dr. Campbell emphasises that the
single-most effective course of action for both disease prevention and also
disease reversal is a move to a plant-based diet. He states:
"I have come to see that the benefits produced by eating a plant-based
diet are far more diverse and impressive than any drug or surgery used in
medical practice. Those in science or medicine who shut their minds to such an
idea are being more than stubborn; they are being irresponsible."
I believe the publication of this book and the wide-spread attention and
interest it is generating is going to do wonders for jolting into consciousness
the minds of the multitudes that still follow standard, degenerative diets. Many
more people will start to realise the benefits of a high-raw lifestyle for
outstanding health. This is great news indeed for the raw food movement and for
all those interested in real health and nutrition. I highly recommend checking
out this extraordinary publication - you can read more about it HERE.
Delicious Treats
I'm currently working on the recipe section for my book, so have been
spending a lot of time experimenting in the kitchen with different ideas. I'm
aiming to compile a collection of very easy to prepare, tasty recipes to help
people feel grounded from the beginning in this new lifestyle. Here is a sneak
preview of one of the tastiest dishes so far - Carob Delight. This is a lovely,
simple, delicious treat to make to use up leftover 'pulp' from making nut/seed
milk. (N.B. the quantities are purposefully vague so that you can adjust the
recipe to the amount of leftovers you have - just remember to use twice as much
coconut as leftovers.)
Carob Delight
1 measure almond/sesame pulp (leftover from making nut/seed milk)
2 measures coconut fat/creamed coconut
1 measure carob powder
handful of dried apricots
handful of sultanas
flesh of one satsuma
½ tsp vanilla
Blend all ingredients together. Spread out in a flat dish, leave to cool in
the fridge until it has a fudge-like consistency. Enjoy.
I hope you've enjoyed this first newsletter from RawReform. I'll continue to
send out updates on a regular basis, but in the meantime,
Wishing you the very best of luck with your raw journey,
Stay healthy,
Angela. xxx
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