Wow – last weekend was fabulous for raw foodists here in Melbournetown.
On the hot, hot, hot Saturday afternoon, the Melbourne Raw Food Meet-up Group got together to feast on scrumptious raw creations, and to view the recently released Real N’ Raw movie. Have you heard about this movie?
It follows the story of Matthew Wilson, a young man who cured himself of serious illness, and it features interviews with inspirational people who’ve healed themselves, and many raw-food leaders and health professionals, including Don Tolman, David Wolfe, Dr Laura Lyons, Mike Adams, Rainbeau Mars, Viktoras Kulvinskas, Matt Amsden, Victoria and Sergei Boutenko, Janette MurrayWakelin and many others.
I love that wise quotes are peppered throughout the film, including this gem:
“It is easier to change a man’s religion than it is to change his diet.”
Hmmm, how very true.
It really is a compelling film, and I love that half (that’s right, half!) of the sales of the DVD are being donated to Fruit for Our Children Charitable Trust, which is committed to growing fruit trees in New Zealand, for future generations to benefit from. If you’d like to know more about the trust, head to http://fruitforourchildren.com/.
The film is available now on DVD, at http://realnraw.co.nz/, and it features a bonus soundtrack of 17 reggae songs. Groovy, mon!
The other highlight of our weekend was a visit from David Wolfe, as part of his whirlwind Australian tour. A packed auditorium (and boy, do I mean packed – like, people sitting on the steps) hosted the event, and we were entertained and informed for well over three hours.
With medical practitioners as parents, it’s any wonder David ventured into the health field. It’s obvious his knowledge is incredible (and having a masters degree in nutrition and a background in science and mechanical engineering proves he’s one smart raw cookie) – but three hours was barely enough time to scratch the surface of his amazing databank.
He showed us photos of unusual superfood plants, and played videos of beautiful fresh-water springs from around the world (just hearing the sound of the water gushing was exhilarating!). He’s even convinced me to go barefoot more often, and to find out about a little electronic device that he wears on plane to help keep him grounded. However, although he did put forward a compelling argument for including raw chocolate regularly in our diets, I’m still sceptical that it’s the best superfood, given its high caffeine content – a view that’s backed up by Dr Jameth Sheridan in an interview I listened to recently on the Raw Food World Radio Show (that show is still available for free download at http://riverbender.com/rawspirit/, until the end of March). But I still feel good about including it occasionally in my children’s diet.
The event was beautifully orchestrated, with David’s books available for sale, including The Sunfood Diet Success System
David then spent the evening entertaining and dining with raw peeps at Le Cru, Melbourne’s only raw-food restaurant. I couldn’t go, but I heard it was a hoot!
If you’re interested in David’s teachings, I’d advise checking out his books and visiting his subscription website – www.thebestdayever.com – where you’ll find years’ worth of archived interviews, articles and audio downloads.
It’s wonderful to have a full weekend immersed in gaining knowledge, and being with a community that inspires and supports each other. I get the feeling that we’re going to have to organise more of these events, as more and more people awaken and come to realise that their health really is in their own hands.
Have a wonderful week, everybody, and hug your babies.
Love Jo
While in England for my sister’s wedding (I was matron of honor - what an honor!), I visited 
Everyone knows that leafy greens are important, but often, we don’t really know why they are, we’re not sure which greens are best, and we wonder how much of them we should eat on any given day. Standard American Dieters often try to have a daily salad, but it’s often a fairly small one that is generally drowned in store-bought dressings made with soybean oil (one of the most genetically modified crop in the US), cottonseed oil (a very pesticide heavy crop), white sugar, artificial colorings etc. and iceberg lettuce is a SAD favorite.
It’s been written especially for children aged 7 to 12, to inspire them to head into the kitchen and try out 36 zappy, healthy, mouthwatering raw-food recipes. This gorgeous e-book is also packed full of healthy-eating info, groovy features, and inspiring activities, and is seriously great value at only US$19.95.
All your child (or children) needs to do is draw a picture of them having fun making a banana, strawberry, and mango smoothie (no milk!) with Monkey Mike. Also, we’d like them to come up with the most amazingly wacky name they can think of for that smoothie – they can write their recipe name under the picture.
And it wasn’t always that cold – my girls and I made it to the beach one sunny day (see pic of Evie and Bella). They insisted on rolling up their jeans and going for a brisk paddle. Brrr! They loved it!
We’ve always been very close, despite living in different states of Australia for most of our lives. Here’s a pic of us just after we moved out from England – check out Lindsey’s grimace as she braces herself against the cold…I’m obviously not too worried, being rugged up snugly in the pram. Heh heh.
Do you look after yourself? I mean really look after yourself? Extremely well?
For me, being your “best you” isn’t just so that you can serve others - what about the fact that you’re a human being (or, more accurately, a spiritual being in a human body)? What’s wrong with caring for yourself just… because? Because each and every one of us is a unique embodiment of Source, and deserves to live a rich, wonderful life?
(recently published by that wonderful, enlightened publishing company, Hay House). Cheryl takes you through 12 strategies - one for each month of a year - to help put yourself back on your priority list.
