What Is A Healthy Oil?
Wayne GendelWhat is a healthy oil? It is important to realize that all oils are NOT whole foods. Oils are very concentrated and harder to digest than the whole food they are derived from. It is best to use oils occasionally, I recommend at maximum two times a week. Oils such as olive or hemp seed oil do not have all the fiber and therefore are missing many nutrients. The Problem With Most Oils...
Read more...CategoriesFood and Nutrition | Living Raw FoodsJuice Fasting
Caroline DupontFor those new to juice fasting, it is a potentially really lovely time. That is why many of us can do them again and again! Below are some common questions that people have before they start their first juice fast. Can I fast while Im working? Many people have juice fasted while working before. However, I do suggest that you free up your schedule as much as possible during the juic...
Read more...CategoriesFood and Nutrition | Living Raw FoodsSpring Cleansing Your Body
Shannon 'Shakaya' LeoneVibrant health and natural beauty is a simple matter of keeping your energy channels clean and clear. This spring is the perfect time to take yourself on a special journey and begin the detoxification process. You spring clean your houseso why not do the same for your beautiful body-temple? We depend on our body to do so much for us, and it depends on us to take care. If you have been ...
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Naturally SavvySpring is the perfect time for a detox. The changing seasons and the signs of new life sprouting all around us inspire better eating, getting organized (spring cleaning) and serve as a reminder that summer is just around the corner. Whether your reason to detoxify is to support your immune system, improve your digestion, prevent disease, or to shed a little winter weight, cleansing the bod...
Read more...CategoriesFood and Nutrition | Food and Drink | Living Raw FoodsAdaptogens: Natural Remedies For Anxiety
Rachel HyndAdaptogen is a term that you may have heard recently or are likely to hear very soon. Well, what exactly is an adaptogen? Technically speaking, adaptogens are medicinal plants, unaltered from nature which are well known in the world of herbalists and back in times when we relied on nature to remedy our many ails. Adaptogens have a remarkable ability to balance and stabilize the body by strength...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw Foods | Holistic TherapiesEmbody Health And Beauty Over The Holidays
Shannon 'Shakaya' LeoneThe holidays are a beautiful time to exhale, relax and indulge a little. I believe that Marie Lloyds words still ring true: A little of what you fancy does you good. However, there is nothing worse than having January roll around and suddenly being an extra 10 pounds heavier from holiday excess. No one should face a New Year like that! Eating an abundance of raw, living foods, especially du...
Read more...Fasting to Detox Your Body
Rachel HyndWhat is fasting and can it be beneficial? Many of us know it as a protocol the doctor prescribes before blood testing. For others, it may mean giving up a favorite food for a period of time or not eating food at certain times of the day or year out of respect for various religious holidays. Strictly speaking, fasting is the voluntary absence of food. Although the idea of missing one meal m...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsSpirulina: King of Raw Protein
Rachel HyndIn the raw food movement, the subject of adequate protein consumption is always up for debate. What is not up for debate though, is the current state of livestock raised for food consumption. The majority of livestock are inhumanely slaughtered, and their bodies are ridden with chemicals, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, genetic modification and so on - a far cry from a natural life! ...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw Foods | Healthy Eating | Nutrition | Food and Drink | Food and NutritionHemp: The Raw Super Food
Wayne GendelHemp seed is the number one overall seed and food for the three essential fats and all necessary proteinits no wonder its been called a super food. From the achene family of one seed indehiscent fruits that is small and dry and usually contains an oily germ, (sunflower seed family), hemps Latin name, Cannabis sativa, means useful hemp. The name fits given its many uses and variety of formss...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsRaw Living Food While Traveling
Wayne GendelI often get asked how can one can not only eat healthfully but how one can eat raw foods when traveling. The truth is, I have been eating raw so long I dont often think about it as it just so part of my everyday life.Whether I am going out for an hour or more I always take my own purified energized water and foods. I have a quality stainless steel BPA free thermos for my liquids such as purifie...
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Coping with a Healing Crisis During a Cleanse
Wayne GendelEating a poor diet, overeating, drinking excess alcohol, taking drugs, medications, pollution, cigarette smoke, using commercial body care products such as body...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsRaw Foods Will Help You Keep Those Pounds Off
Wayne GendelSome people use a raw diet to shed extra pounds, but it's not just good for losing weight—it will help you maintain a healthy weight forever. Healthy weig...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsSupplements Are No Match for Whole Foods
Wayne GendelI ask people all the time, would you eat a synthetic apple? Not one person has answered yes. So why would anyone consume unnatural, laboratory created, syntheti...
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Shannon 'Shakaya' LeoneOur Universe is one of abundance, beauty, goodness, and expansion. Inner peace is a key contributor to our health and beauty, which play a role in our sense of...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsThe Skinny on Raw Fats
Wayne GendelWhen it comes to fat, most people know they eat too much. But what most people don't realize is they aren't eating enough raw, or uncooked, fats. Raw ...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsLet Spring's Energy Propel You Toward a Raw Diet
Rachel HyndBears, squirrels and raccoons arent the only animals that hibernate in the winterhumans do it too. For many people, winter tends to be a contractive time...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsRaw Foods Help Control Weight
Wayne GendelHave you ever seen an overweight wild animal? Of all living things on Earth, only humans and domesticated animals can be overweight, and the number one factor f...
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Rachel HyndFebruary is the month of love, and this year it couldnt possibly come at a better time. With everyone worried about the economy and just looking forward to t...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsStaying Warm On Raw Foods
Wayne GendelIt's one thing to be a raw foodist in the warm south, but eating raw food in a cold climate is a seasonal challenge that can be overcome. Why Do You Feel...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsNew Year's Raw-Solutions!
Rachel HyndI love New Years resolutions. In fact, it was on the first day of January many years ago that I decided to embark on my own raw food journey. Resol...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsGoing Green On The Inside
Rachel HyndIve got a secret to share with you. No matter what point you may be at in your pursuit of good health, this is something youll want to hear. But br...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsRaw Food: Healthy Symptoms
Wayne GendelGreat health means.... no undesirable symptoms! Symptoms are like a mirror… they reflect the state of your health. Doctors know this, and so can you. Noticing...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsPeace, Love, Joy, pH ??
Rachel HyndThe holidays are upon us, and that means its time to get festive, gather the family and be thankful for the year that was. A warm buzz permeates th...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsRaw Food Lifestyle 101
Rachel HyndThe buzz surrounding the raw food movement is growing from a hum to a roar. Although millions of people are opting to go raw the movement remains a...
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Brendan BrazierOur streets are crammed with coffee, donut, and fast food establishments due to our insatiable desire for quick, convenient energy-on-the-go. They solve the co...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsBenefits Of A Raw Food Diet
Wayne GendelA Raw Foodist is an individual who consumes primarily unprocessed, preferably organic, whole foods such as: fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds, sprouted ...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsEating is a Spiritual Discipline
Shannon 'Shakaya' LeoneThe amazing thing about eating is that we all do it, several times a day, week after month after decade. Yet, a profound truth has escaped many of us: c...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsWhat Is a Raw Food Diet?
Shannon 'Shakaya' LeoneIts not rabbit food. Its raw food. Im always getting asked about this latest and greatest health trend. As a mom and wife who has converted he...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsMaking the Switch to a Raw Diet
Wayne GendelSwitching to a raw food diet is not as hard as you might think. There are two stages in switching to a raw food diet: the transition stage which is 80% raw, an...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsSunshine Is Good!
Wayne GendelWe need Sun for our Health. While consuming 80% or more raw foods in our diets makes a significant difference in our health, daily sunshine is also very import...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsLife Extension: How to Live Beyond 125! Part 2
Wayne GendelLess food, healthy quality food = less toxins, longer life!In nature, most wild animals live five to six times their age of maturity. As humans, we peak around...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsLife Extension: How to Live to Beyond 125! Part 1
Wayne GendelWhen I was 15 years old when my interest in health began. Since then, I have been fascinated by how other cultures not only live longer and healthier, but with...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsLiving Raw: Eating Like Nature Intended
Wayne GendelHi. I'm Wayne Gendel and I am a Living Raw Foodist! I am thrilled to have joined the Naturally Savvy team to tell you what it means to eat a raw / living ...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsRegenerative Sleep
Wayne GendelNormally we are in 1 of 2 functioning states, active or regenerative. Our bodies repair, rebuild and regenerate when we are sleeping. Degenerative diseases, su...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsWorry Free From Cholesterol
Wayne GendelA study of 12-year olds showed a build-up of plaque in their arteries. We already know high levels of cholesterol and triglycerides are associated with many he...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsSea Salt Part 2
Wayne GendelMost "sea salt" is essentially the same as regular table salt - it is a refined salt. The term "sea salt" means the salt was derived from s...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsSalt: Is It Good or Bad for Us? Part 1
Wayne GendelBackground on SaltThe Bible contains nearly 50 references to salt, for example: the requirement of adding salt to a grain offering (Leviticus 2:13). Historical...
Read more...CategoriesLiving Raw FoodsDon't Panic, Eat Organic!
Wayne GendelI have some interesting facts on the mineral content of organic versus non-organic food. Organic is defined as a natural plant grown without pesticides, herbic...
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