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Thanks for spreading the word on the benefits of healthy eating!

I'm a nurse in an Emergency Dept. I see patients every day who are morbidly obese with illnesses including hypertension, diabetes, irritable bowels, depression, aches and pains, shortness of breath, etc. Their lists of medications are often longer than their lists of illnesses. No wonder they're depressed! Remember the saying, "You are what you eat?" Rather than looking to pills to mask symptoms, how much better it would be to fix the problem!

Easy steps in the right direction are something we've all heard before:

1. Eat right by choosing plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables and grains; avoid high-fat, over-processed and fried foods.

2. Increase your activity level.

Your site is a great reference for people wanting to make a healthy change!

-HealthyinOhio

Tomatillo Salsa

Living Enchiladas with Tomatillo Salsa | Photo by: Johan Everstijn

This delicious and easy to make Tomatillo Salsa is a great topping to any Mexican dish, or as a dip for your favorite chips!
Ingredients

2 Tomatillos, Coarsely Chopped

1/2 Small Haas Avocado

1 1/2 tbsp. Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice

1 1/2 tsp. Onion Powder

1 tsp. Garlic Powder

1 tsp. Celtic [...]

How To Eat Your Way To A Better World

Raw & Tasty Tacos, Photo by Johan Everstijn

By Laura Weldon

Ever heard the word “locavore?” This was the New American Dictionary word of the year for 2007. A locavore is a person who chooses to eat food that has been grown and produced locally.

Why go to all that trouble?

Save energy and reduce your carbon footprint

Food [...]

Raw Mulberry Jam Cookies

Recipe: Raw Mulberry Jam Cookies

Summary: If fresh mulberries are not available you could use dried mulberries, just soak them in to rehydrate. You might like to try other berries [raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, blackberry] as filling possibilities, or one of these fruit fillings [...]

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 [...]

My first Raw Food tasting party.

Since getting back from Chicago, I have been flooded with requests for a Raw Food Box program here in Houston. I would love to oblige and I am trying to work out the logistics of setting up such a program. To help me figure some of this out and to let people who are interested [...]

Why should you soak your nuts and seeds?

By: Delicia Beaty and Sharon Foutch

Soaking nuts, grains, seeds, and legumes
Nature has set it up so that the nut, grain and seed may survive until proper growing conditions are present. Nature’s defense mechanism includes nutritional inhibitors and toxic substances that can be removed naturally when there is enough precipitation to sustain a new plant [...]

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. [...]

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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