Hello, welcome to the end of the year and the start of a new phase. On January the 1st it will be 2 years since RawReform.com went live and what an amazing adventure these last two years have been. Many thanks to all of you who have shared in this experience and I wish you all a blessed and beautiful new year, filled with health, prosperity and joy.

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In this issue:

-Last 48hrs of special subscriber offer

-Printed copies of 'How to go Raw...' available now

-Reveal magazine article

-Satisfying avo dip recipe

-Your questions answered: 'when is it best to begin?'

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LAST CHANCE FOR EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER OFFER

The current special subscriber offer of both RawReform e-books for a combined low price of just US$15 (about ?8.50) is finishing very soon. From the New Year, the payment system at RawReform will be changing and this offer will no longer be valid, so hurry to get your copies today if you would like to take advantage of this special low price. 

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'HOW to go RAW...' GOES TO PRINT

I'm delighted to announce that my first e-book, 'How to go Raw for Weight Loss' is now also available in printed format. A limited number of signed, printed, paper copies are now available, for those who prefer to have a hard, rather than electronic version. The printed copies are available now at a price of ?8 in the UK (incl. postage and packing) and US$14.50 (incl. p&p) for everywhere else in the World. If you would like to order a copy,  click  HERE.

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'REVEAL' MAGAZINE ARTICLE AND SPREADING THE WORD

National British weekly magazine 'Reveal' ran a feature about my weight loss and raw transformation work this week (Dec 31 st issue). I have the impression that the piece has helped to raise more awareness of natural weight loss and to open the idea of raw foods up to an ever-wider audience, so I'm pleased to be part of that movement. I feel sure that 2006 is going to be an extraordinary year for the raw foods movement - we have so many exciting events lined up for the coming months, including big raw gatherings, smaller raw weekend events and lots of good work to spread the raw message and help lower obesity rates. We are so blessed that the collective consciousness seems to shift ever closer to accepting the idea that eating more raw foods is a healthy and self-nurturing thing to do. :) Here's to a year of prosperity and vibrant health for all :)
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RECIPE: SATISFYING AVO DIP

This recipe is so simple and loved by raw-fooders and conventional eaters alike - I recently made some on a trip to a retreat centre run by some non-raw friends and they all said they would happily eat bowls of it...enjoy...

Flesh of one ripe avocado

Handful of fresh basil

Dash of tamari to taste

1tbsp nutritional yeast flakes

? tsp oil-soaked chopped garlic

Water to thin

Blend all the ingredients together thoroughly. Eat on it's own, over salad, with carrot sticks, in nori rolls etc. (N.B. Though Nutritional yeast flakes are not raw, they are vegan, produced at a low temperature, a very rich source of B vitamins and delicious.)

Serves 1 or 2.
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YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

In this new section, I will be answering your most frequently asked queries. In this issue, Tammy from Wisconsin asks:

'I have been thinking about going raw now for about 3 months - I have been reading a lot about it all and I want to try it out. I have about 70lbs to lose and I really want to try something that works, but I'm not sure when to start - it's the holiday season here now and winter and it just doesn't feel possible to start something so new right now. When do you think it is best to start going raw?'

I want to provide an answer for this with an extract from my first e-book:

"When is it best to begin?

As the saying goes 'There's no time like the present'. All the information you need to begin is here at your disposal, so if you feel like this is the right thing for you, don't delay - get started immediately. Try not to fool yourself that you have too many other pressures in your life right now to focus on recovery, or that it will be too hard for your spouse and children, or that it will be easier to start next week/month/year and so on. How many times have we sold ourselves ideas like that in the past and in doing so, stayed stuck? This is an opportunity to reach out for a very genuine path of recovery and to change your life for the better, one day at a time...You will be giving yourself an extraordinarily beneficial gift, so why delay?"

(From the e-book 'How to go Raw for Weight Loss')

The time is NOW. I wish you all every success for a health-filled and vibrant new year on your own raw path.

Best wishes and blessings,

Angela. x

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