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The benefits of detoxification

Author: Leisa Wheeler N.D. is a Naturopath, proven Health & Healing Mentor and Raw Food Coach.

Detoxification is a natural healing process needed more than ever in today`s toxic world. With the onslaught of chemicals in our food, air and water, we can all do with undergoing a specific program of periodic cleansing. An approach that

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Crunchy Sweet and Sour Salad

Tossed Crunchy Sweet and Sour Salad

I made this delicious salad for quick dinner last night and it was just too good no to share.

Ingredients

1/3 head nappa cabbage, thinly sliced
1 bunch watercress , stemmed
1 bunch spinach leaves, stemmed and sliced
8 ounces mung bean sprouts
3 ounces snow peas, cut into strips lenghwise
4

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Raw Recipe – Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients

1 cup raw macadamia nuts
1 cup organic raisins
2 avocados, peeled and seeded
1 cup raw honey (you could use dates if you’re vegan)
1 vanilla bean (soak for an hour or so if it’s dried)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon grated fresh or frozen ginger
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup water
4 cups (960 ml) raw pumpkin, peeled
4-8 tablespoons ground psyllium husks

Pie shell of choice

Directions

Soak the macadamia

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Sunflower Seed Salad

Ingredients

1 cup raw sunflower seeds

1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

1/4 tsp salt

1/3 celery stalk

1/8 medium onion

1/3 carrot

2 tbsp minced fresh parsley

seasonings as desired

Directions

Soak the sunflower seeds for at least 1 hour until soft. In food processor combine onion, celery, and carrot, and chop until fine. Add the soaked sunflower seed, salt, parsley, and any desired seasonings.

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Buckwheat Sprouts – Nutritional Facts and Recipe

Sprouting takes a nut or seed that is dormant and brings it to life. You can watch as a food that has been sitting in a bag on a shelf for months begins to grow a little sprout and transforms. One of the easiest foods to sprout is buckwheat. Buckwheat becomes packed with live enzymes

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Raw Recipe – Cauliflower Tagine

Ingredients:
1 small head of cauliflower
1 turnip, small dice
1 carrot, small dice
1 tbs. garlic, minced
1 tbs. shallot, minced
2 dried apricots, diced
2 dates, diced
4 leaves dinosaur kale, chopped
2 tbs. pine nuts
2 tbs. olive oil
1 tbs. nama shoyu
1 tbs. tamarind, soaked at least 30 minutes in 3 tbs. water
2 tsp. cumin seed
2 tsp. corriander seed
1 tsp. fresh tumeric

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Raw Recipe – Veggie Enchiladas

These are wonderful to serve for an impressive meal. They are VERY easy to make, but look and taste much more gourmet.
Serves 6

Wraps
4 C organic corn (fresh or frozen, whichever is available to you)
1/3 C ground flax seeds
1/4 C ground sunflower seeds
1/4 C orange juice
1/4 C lime juice
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1/2 tsp.

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Raw Mexican Burrito Recipe

These lettuce wraps have a hint of Mexican spiciness to them, hence the “burrito” simile. These wraps make a great entree for a meal or a raw food potluck.

Ingredients:

2 very ripe avocados
3 tomatoes, diced
1/2 jalapeno pepper, diced
2 tbsp yellow onion, diced
3 cloves fresh garlic, minced
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
kernels from one ear raw corn
2 tsp fresh

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The benefits of detoxification

Crunchy Sweet and Sour Salad

Raw Recipe – Pumpkin Pie

Sunflower Seed Salad

Buckwheat Sprouts – Nutritional Facts and Recipe

Raw Recipe – Cauliflower Tagine

Raw Recipe – Veggie Enchiladas

Raw Mexican Burrito Recipe