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Our children fully depend on us in every way. Are we to serve them up a bunch of lies in the form of food, environment and social programming because it’s easy and lucrative for large corporations and our pride or convenience? Or are we going to serve them the truth?...

Tofu, Fermented Foods, and Laxatives (January 8, 2010) Nora writes, “Is it okay to incorporate tofu and tempeh into the program during the detox or should I wait until after the 28 days to eat them?  Would it be okay to eat them raw? Also what is the status of...

Hi Natalia, I am on Day 9 of your Detox 4 Women plan. I have been taking Candex since Day 1 and am about to finish an entire bottle of it. I didn’t have a yeast infection, but I assumed that I probably had too much Candida as a result of taking the pill for 10 years...

If you were to chart exactly how you spend your time and energy each day, how much of it would be unnecessary? In today’s world you can all too easily squander every last ounce of your life force accumulating unnecessary stuff and doing unnecessary things. It’s time...

Hot Baths & Acorn Squash For a chilly evening at home, I have a blissful routine. I walk through the door, cut an acorn squash in half (scooping out the seeds) and put in into the oven at 400°F. Then I turn on the taps in my bathtub. Next, while the bath fills, I...

Recipe of the Week by Natalia Rose Institute Executive Chef Doris Choi: Beets & Thyme Marinated Beets with Thyme You can enjoy this neutral dish either cooked or raw. • 4 medium beets, roasted* and cubed, or raw** and shredded • ½ medium red onion, finely diced •...

Dear Natalia: I feel the need to write to let you know that I am so happy to have come across your book, The Raw Food Detox Diet. I was introduced to the idea of raw foods about eight months ago. Between then and now, I’ve struggled with many of the theories and ideas...

“The degree to which you remove obstructions - be they mental, physical, or emotional - is the degree to which you begin to heal.”

“Humankind cannot thrive when cut off from Nature’s network of living light any more than grapes can grow when cut from the vine.”

Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. Any small, calm thing that one soul can do to help another soul, to assist some portion of this poor suffering world, will help...

Always find a way to satisfy a craving. Food should be joyous. For my clients who yearn for their burgers and fries: The Better Burger Create your burger using beet, carrot, and parsley pulp from your morning juice, with beaten egg as a bonding agent (this will be a...

Recipe of the Week by Natalia Rose Institute Executive Chef Doris Choi: Raw Pasta Dish Raw Mushroom & Herb Pasta with Zucchini Spaghetti  This light pasta dish can be made heartier with the addition of thinly sliced sun-dried tomato and fresh spinach leaves, but...

Good morning! I just started this diet about three weeks ago and love it. I’m already seeing a difference in how I feel, and I’ve already lost 11 lbs. Thanks for your time and for sharing your knowledge about this terrific lifestyle. — Catherine

“We have to give life a reason to stay. If your body is inhospitable to life, life is going to pack up and leave.”

Hold on lightly to today’s truth. For today’s truth may not be tomorrow’s truth. - Almine Think about how relatively little you knew in your youth compared to what you know today. Then think about how relatively little you know today compared to the wisdom that awaits...

The ‘Sides’ section is the unsung hero of the menu. I build entire meals out of sides! And they are big, decadent, and delicious as every meal should be. Italian restaurants have steamed spinach and garlic, warm marinara sauce, fresh goat cheese, and sauteed broccoli...

Recipe of the Week by Natalia Rose Institute Executive Chef Doris Choi: Crisp Summer Salad Carrot and Cilantro Salad  I like to use a vegetable peeler to slice the carrots lengthwise and stack them up and cut them into thin strands. The carrots should be very bendy,...

Hi Natalia, I just had an amazing visit with a friend and wanted to share it with you. Last spring I heard about a new nutritionist at my local Whole Foods. Always one to explore new ways to lose the same TEN pounds I have been trying to lose forever, I made an...

“It’s not easy to face all the lies of our world, but it’s much harder to sustain life in the presence of them.”

Carbonic gas occurs as soon as fermentation begins to take place. This happens anytime a substance enters your system and stays for too long. Carbonic gas invades the body on a deep cellular level, and creates a cleansing blockage in many ways: it prevents waste from...

Dear Natalia Rose Institute, I do a fair share of traveling as a flight attendant with American Airlines. I pretty much stay away from airplane food and pack my own when I do travel, on and off the job. Natalia’s food recommendations for airplane travel have really...

Recipe of the Week from Guest Chef Marlena Torres: Gazpacho Marlena Torres is a certified clinical nutritionist and certified colon hydrotherapist in Lancaster, PA. She works with clients both locally and remotely, and also teaches an online course: Freedom From...

Always find a way to satisfy a craving. Food should be joyous. I love icy desserts. They are ideal for these hot summer months, but they can also be enjoyed year-round. Moreover, they are safe for yeasted and non-yeasted folks alike! First, buy an inexpensive Popsicle...