Greetings from sunny California :) Fresh from my first encounter with the extraordinary durian fruit, surrounded by mouth-watering ripe avocadoes, sapotes and cherimoyas straight from the trees and dazzled by the experiences at raw food restaurants here (imagine - a WHOLE delicious menu to choose from, not just 1 or 2 items... ;)...I compose this email - somewhat in a state of bliss - and extend much gratitude for the amazingly warm welcome I have received here in the States...

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In this month's newsletter:

MEDIA -Lifescape Article & Special Offer

-Funky Raw Magazine

EVENTS -Tour Continues

-Upcoming Festies

RECOMMENDATIONS: -Nutiva Hemp Produce

-Raw Vegan Radio

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IN THE NEWS:

LIFESCAPE FEATURE & SPECIAL OFFER

I'm delighted to say that new British alternative lifestyle magazine 'Lifescape' are running a full-length feature article on my transformation and work in their latest issue, out this week - Thursday April the 6th . The article, entitled 'How I lost 11 stone Eating only Raw Food' is featured on the front cover of the magazine, which is available in branches of WH Smiths newsagents nationwide for the first time this week. To celebrate this new launch, Lifescape are currently running a great special promotion - just send them a receipt from WH Smiths as proof of purchase of your copy from that outlet and they will give you a FREE 3 month subscription to this inspiring new magazine. (Plus, the WH Smith copies have a free organic vegan chocolate bar attached ;) - doubt it's raw though...)   Enjoy :)

You can read more about Lifescape and order copies online at their website: www.lifescapemag.co.uk

FUNKY RAW MAGAZINE

The latest edition of Funky Raw is also out now - Issue 7 is, as ever, packed with amazing, informative info, including a fresh, extended recipe section with contributions from myself and other vibrant members of the UK raw tribe, plus a 2-page article from me about Holistic Weight Loss issues. It is a joy for me to have a platform like this magazine to discuss different angles and depths to my work than are usually covered in mainstream media articles, which tend to focus quite narrowly on just the weight loss. Here I discuss the deeper implications of the raw lifestyle as a choice for recovering from overeating patterns and obesity - specifically the effects on the emotional and spiritual levels. Check out www.funkyraw.com for more info and to order a copy.

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EVENTS:

TALK TOUR CONTINUES

My 10-week talk tour of the US with the marvellous Matt Monarch of www.rawspirit.org is going fabulously and I would like to thank everyone we have met and shared with so far on this journey - it truly is a delight to be sharing this positive message in a place where it is so embraced. The tour continues this week with dates in Santa Cruz, Huntington Beach and Los Angeles coming up first, before a detour out east to Arizona, then north to Oregon and Washington states. Take a look at the tour schedule here for more info.

FESTIVALS

There are two raw festivals coming up this summer in Britain that I'm definitely intending to attend - both the Food of Life one-day festie in Brighton (www.foodoflife.co.uk), where I will be speaking and the week-long Funky Raw (www.funkyraw.com ) extravaganza in Devon/Cornwall. Both look set to be fabulous celebrations of all things raw, healing and vibrant and I thoroughly encourage everyone to come along and experience these magical gatherings :) Tickets are on sale now.

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RAWREFORM RECOMMENDS:

NUTIVA

I have had the delight over the last weeks here in California to be introduced to a truly remarkable array of raw foods - I constantly encounter new products here and am very impressed with the range and quality. It gives me huge hope to see so many products out there - it shows me that the message of better health is spreading broader and wider and faster every day. This week I also met with John Roulac, passionate advocate of holistic living and the founder of Nutiva. Nutiva produces a range of delicious healthy hemp and coconut products - from oils to seeds to a new dynamic range of tasty hemp-based shakes, this ethical, organic company is doing a fabulous job in bringing raw foods to the majority and I highly encourage people to check out their work - www.nutiva.com

RAW VEGAN RADIO

Another fabulous discovery this week for me has been finding Raw Vegan Radio online :) (www.rawveganradio.com ) Run by raw food enthusiast Steve Prussack here in California, this site is just a few weeks old, but so professional and inspiring. Steve already has several interviews with leading raw food speakers such as David Wolfe, Storm Talifero and Paul Nison available, which can be downloaded instantly as free podcasts. Tune in soon for some great inspiration - I love to set one of the podcasts running while doing something like washing the juicer and transform an otherwise mundane task into an educational session :) I will also soon be recording an interview for the site myself, so stay tuned for that...
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That's all for now, other than to wish you the very best on your own path of vibrant living and joy,

May all blessings be yours,

Angela. x