by natalia | Mar 1, 2021 | Health & Wellness, Health Foods, Recipes
Food and Drink
Try to avoid drinking a lot with meals, as liquid will dilute your digestive power. In between meals, enjoy clean water, fresh juice and vegetable juice, herbal teas, or any of the other elixirs in the recipe section of The Raw Food Detox Diet. But note that the vegetable elixirs should be enjoyed on an empty stomach for maximum benefit and digestibility.
Although wine, like chocolate, is compatible with this diet program, I do not believe that these substances offer physiological benefits, despite what some studies and news stories say. But when consumed in moderation, these substances don’t interfere with the cleansing process, and they can help make the whole process more fun, approachable, sociable, and pleasing to the senses – which is important!
in loving service,
Natalia
From The Raw Food Detox Diet by Natalia Rose
by natalia | Feb 25, 2021 | Health & Wellness, Health Foods, Personal Development
Your Gold
Where do you keep your gold? I keep my gold growing in my garden and in my heart where thieves and fools can’t see it, much less ever think to look for it. Not that I wouldn’t share, of course!
Unlike money, gold grows on trees, underfoot, spills out from the sun on your head and onto your skin in vibrant, sparkly rays, and it glows undeniably wherever there is genuine kindness. I can’t see, feel or breathe anything but gold. I must live at the end of the rainbow. But then where are all those fabled tiny green men in buckled hats and bow-ties? I do see people though, lots and lots of beautiful people– who don’t seem to realize that they are radiating gold.
in loving service,
Natalia
by natalia | Feb 23, 2021 | Health & Wellness, Health Foods
Another Take on Fast Food
Cherry tomatoes, spring onions, fresh, chopped garlic, lemon squeeze & touch of stevia.
Pure freshness! Tomato heaven!
in loving service,
Natalia
by natalia | Feb 22, 2021 | Health & Wellness, Health Foods
Rethink Fast Food
Fast food? The fastest! Baby spinach, hot water, bit of chèvre. Touch of stevia, if you like (I do!).
Done! Just add carrots!
in loving service,
Natalia
by natalia | Feb 15, 2021 | Health Foods, Recipes
Snacking in General
Some people need to eat constantly and others can go long stretches between meals effortlessly. To the latter group, I say, don’t start a habit of snacking if you don’t have one already.
Minimal Digestive Effort
Snacking makes the digestive system work around the clock, which will make you feel fatigued and slow the whole cleansing/healing process. For those of you who want, or need, food between meals, reach for the quickest-exit foods – namely, fresh fruits and vegetables. The goal is to select mini-meals that require minimal digestive effort.
Fruit or Vegetable Snack?
Raw vegetables are the most ideal snack because they are light and will not create fermentation if you eat them too soon after lunch. Fresh fruits are a good snack if you wait a full three hours after a properly combined lunch.
Nutty for Nuts
Nuts/seeds/dried fruits are okay if you wait a full three hours after a properly combined, nut-free lunch and a full three hours before a nut-free dinner. For example. if you enjoy the Salad Gone Nuts for lunch, you may enjoy anything made from nuts/seeds/dried fruits anytime as dessert or a snack without waiting any specific amount of time.
No Waiting Period Snacks
I recommend snacking from the same category of food as your lunch to eliminate the issue of waiting, which is why in the 21-day program I have mostly incorporated snacks that don’t require a waiting period. What many of my clients like to do is split their lunch up into two parts. For example, if they had an avocado sandwich and salad at midday, they might have more of that sandwich or another avocado sandwich (possibly with any leftover salad or vegetables) midafternoon.
Since whole-grain cookies combine with the grain-bread sandwiches, they could also have some whole-grain cookies later on without having to worry about what the midday lunch has left in the stomach.
After a Neutral Lunch, Any Snack!
The other way to avoid waiting is to eat a neutral meal before your snack. For example, if you just eat a large raw vegetable salad for lunch, which is completely neutral, you can enjoy a snack from any category at snack time.
If you prefer to have a late-day snack, you could select one from the same food group as your dinner. For example, if you knew you were having fish and vegetables for dinner at 7 P.M. but you wanted a snack at 5 or 6 P.M., you could enjoy some raw goat cheese and vegetables because they combine perfectly with fish.
Happy Snacking!
Natalia
Extract from Raw Food Life Force Energy by Natalia Rose
by natalia | Feb 10, 2021 | Health Foods
Debunking typical raw food myths
Myth #1: To benefit from the raw food diet, I need to eat only raw vegan foods
Unlike many raw food books, The Raw Food Detox Diet allows and even emphasizes the inclusion of some cooked food in the diet (recommending different percentages of cooked food for each raw food transition level, as described in part II of this book).
When you begin to eat raw food, it’s healthy to keep some cooked food in the diet to prevent an overly intense detoxification response, to promote gastronomical pleasure and emotional satisfaction, and to take into account personal circumstance. Too often, raw food books adhere to the misguided goal of becoming a 100 percent raw foodist. In fact, that kind of diet is not for everyone, much less for those of you who are just starting out.
Similarly, you will also find mention of nonvegan foods in this book. Not everyone is successful as a vegan or desires to become one. As you read, you will learn why becoming vegetarian or vegan does not guarantee health and weight-loss success.
Over the years of working with my clients, it has been clear to me that this is a place for some natural, cleanly prepared animal products within a highly raw, plant-based diet. Many of you may be committed vegans and vegetarians. You will easily adapt the detox diet to your philosophy. But for those of you who do not wish to give up every last morsel of “flesh” foods, you will learn that it is unnecessary to do so.
Now that you know that you can still eat some cooked or flesh foods on this diet, you have one less excuse for not detoxing!
Extract from Raw Food Detox Diet by Natalia Rose
