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Largest Managed Care Organization in US Recommends a Plant-Based VEGAN diet!

noreply@blogger.com (Judy Pokras) — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:22:00 +0000

"Tastiest Raw Vegan Pizza I Ever Made" photo by Judy Pokras

According to wikipedia, Kaiser Permanente is the largest managed care organization in the United States, with 8.9 million health plan members, 167,300 employees, 14,600 physicians, 37 medical centers, and 611 medical offices. Founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser, it's comprised of three groups of entities: the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and its regional operating subsidiaries; Kaiser Foundation Hospitals; and the autonomous regional Permanente Medical Groups. Wikipedia also says: "In its most recently reported year, the non-profit Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals entities reported a combined $1.6 billion in net income on $47.9 billion in operating revenues."

So when the medical journal of a large organization/business like Kaiser Permanente comes out with an article recommending that people switch to a plant-based diet, this is BIG news. Especially in a country and culture dominated by fast-food, processed food and meals made from animal parts and secretions. Although some people who avoid food made from animals do so for purely ethical reasons (admirably opposing cruelty to animals and not wanting to cannibalize their fellow creatures), the fact is, a plant-based diet is just plain better for health.

Here's a quote from the article, "Nutritional Update for Physicians: Plant-Based Diets,"
in the Spring 2013 issue of The Permanente Journal, a peer-reviewed journal of medical science, social science in medicine, and medical humanities:

Healthy eating may be best achieved with a plant-based diet, which we define as a regimen that encourages whole, plant-based foods and discourages meats, daily products, and eggs as well as all refined and processed foods.

We applaud Permanente for publishing the article, written by Philip J Tuso, MD; Mohamed H Ismail, MD; Benjamin P Ha, MD; Carole Bartolotto, MA, RD.

And as always, we encourage entrepreneurs to open more restaurants and food businesses with only plant-based food on their menus. As we wrote here. Because, if you are a vegan (let alone a raw vegan), you know how nearly impossible it is to find anything remotely interesting to eat in the vast majority of restaurants. And unless you are lucky enough to live in a large city, if you want to go out to eat, you will be out of luck.

It's best to eat fruits and vegetables in season, as well as locally grown and organic!

noreply@blogger.com (Judy Pokras) — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:05:00 +0000

Blueberries in "Eyeball Soup" recipe from The Little Book of Raw Vegan Holiday Recipes.

Photo styled and shot by A.C. McCall

Kitchen Daily has a slide show of some fruits and vegetables that it's best to eat in season. It's important to make sure they're organically grown. Locally grown is also optimal, because long distance shipping uses too much energy, and because local produce is much fresher -- and fresh produce provides more nutrients.

Here are the notes I took from the slide show, which I wish had come with a chart:

Morel mushrooms: spring
Truffles: summer or winter (Gee, how many people can afford to buy truffles? And how many people find them in local markets? I've never ever had one, and I create and write about recipes!)
Oyster mushrooms and Chanterelle mushrooms: autumn
Asparagus: spring
Tomatoes: Organic only, and refer to this map for local seasons in the U.S.: http://www.tomatofest.com/tomato-growing-zone-map.html
Green Beans: May through October
Strawberries (eat organic only): spring and early summer
Blueberries (eat organic or wild-grown only): summer
Oranges: November through June
Meyer lemons (buy organic if you're using the zest/skin): November through April
Cherries (eat organic only): May through August

Here's a link to the slide show, which has pretty photos: http://www.kitchendaily.com/read/what-you-should-never-eat-out-season

Calling All Raw Vegan Entrepreneurs!

noreply@blogger.com (Judy Pokras) — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:12:00 +0000

Photo of NYC banana stand from YouTube video posted byjwagzzchrono

I've never watched the TV show "Arrested Development." Well, maybe once for a few minutes, but I couldn't get into it. But there is something I just learned about the show that I love! Apparently the show features a frozen banana stand. And to promote the comeback of the show, the producers mounted an actual frozen banana stand in NYC, and the line of people waiting to buy frozen bananas was mega-long.

Why do I love this? Because it tells me some raw vegan entrepreneur ought to take this idea and run with it! The one on the TV show has frozen bananas covered in chocolate, which we know is not raw vegan chocolate. A raw vegan entrepreneur could launch a similar biz with frozen bananas dipped in chocolate made from a mixture of raw cacao powder, raw cacao butter, stevia, and any variations she or he wants to offer. Maybe dipped in chopped really-raw (unpasteurized) almonds, maybe cinnamon mixed into the chocolate, or even cayenne.

Study finds that smoke gets into ALL hotel rooms, even smoke-free ones

noreply@blogger.com (Judy Pokras) — Tue, 14 May 2013 03:25:00 +0000

Image by Daquella manera (Daniel Lobo)

So next time you're staying in a hotel, keep in mind that only 100% smoke-free hotels will be really smoke-free: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/13/smoke-free-hotel-rooms/2156013/

Eight Mother's Day Gift Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (Judy Pokras) — Tue, 07 May 2013 06:43:00 +0000

What could be sweeter than a Mother's Day gift that promotes health and well-being while being nifty and loving?

Here are some gift ideas we've hand-picked just for you and your wonderful mother:

Bee Yummy Raw and Organic Skin Food nourishes your skin with at least 27 minerals, 22 amino acids, 105 live enzymes and co-enzymes, hormones, antioxidants, bioflavanoids and pigments. Just minutes after you apply it, your skin will absorb as many as 80 nutrients contained in Honey, more than 96 nutrients in Bee Pollen, plus hormones, enzymes, antioxidants, and anti-bacterial elements in Propolis and Royal Jelly. In addition, the St. Johns Wort and Propolis in Bee Yummy are known for their anti-inflammatory and astringent properties and will speed up the healing of wounds, burns, sunburns and bruises. Customers say this cream has been very helpful for psoriasis, eczema, rosacea, poison ivy and other conditions.

And best of all, Bee Yummy contains only the purest ingredients. There are no chemicals here!

The Kindle Paperwhite is the world's most advanced e-reader, with higher resolution, higher contrast touchscreen, a built-in light and an 8-week battery life.

It makes an awesome gift which is actually a helpful piece of kitchen equipment because you can look up a recipe right in your Kindle as you're food shopping to know what ingredients to buy, or even find a recipe that uses a certain ingredient you come across and want to use.

A Kindle user named Joan writes us:

"I never go out without my Kindle. If I’m on the bus or EL or in a line or whatever, I read from whatever I’m reading. I’m on the bus a lot, so it really makes it pleasant – the Kindle I have is so light that even if I don’t have a seat I can just hold it with one hand and turn the pages with my thumb while holding the strap with the other hand.

"Since I got this in September I have watched a LOT less TV. I love that I can quickly change the font size depending on the available light or other conditions. On a bumpy bus ride I make the font very large and at home with a good reading lamp and proper glasses it can be small.

"I just love having it with me all the time! I never feel bored anywhere! And being quite a type A this is very good for me when waiting for anything."

Here are some features of the Kindle Paperwhite:

Patented built-in light evenly illuminates the screen to provide the perfect reading experience in all lighting conditions
Paperwhite has 62% more pixels for unsurpassed resolution
25% better contrast for sharp, dark text
Even in bright sunlight, Paperwhite delivers clear, crisp text and images with no glare
New hand-tuned fonts - 6 font styles, 8 adjustable sizes
8-week battery life, even with the light on
Holds up to 1,100 books - take your library wherever you go
Built-in Wi-Fi lets you download books in under 60 seconds
New Time to Read feature uses your reading speed to let you know when you'll finish your chapter
Massive book selection. Lowest prices. Over a million titles less than $9.99
180,000 Kindle-exclusive titles that you won't find anywhere else, including books by best-selling authors such as Kurt Vonnegut
Supports children's books and includes new parental controls
Kindle Owners' Lending Library - with Amazon Prime, Kindle owners can choose from more than 270,000 books to borrow for free with no due dates, including over 100 current and former New York Times best sellers

E-3 Live is an organic and wild-grown aquabotanical with 65+ vitamins, minerals, amino acids, EFAs, and is a rich source of chlorophyll. It is 100% Aphanizomenon flos-aquae blue-green algae (AFA for short) that is an all-organic wild-harvested aqua-botanical considered by renowned health authorities to be nature's most beneficial superfood. E3Live AFA is a non-GMO heirloom variety.

E3Live is the frozen/liquid form of the AFA which is superior to all other forms of AFA. E3Live is the only company to offer AFA in this fresh frozen form.

Physiologically, E3Live helps restore overall body/mind balance in numerous ways. Its field of action simultaneously includes the immune, endocrine, nervous, gastro-intestinal and cardio-vascular systems.

Nutritionally, E3Live provides more than 65 vitamins, minerals, amino acids & essential fatty acids and is a rich source of chlorophyll. It is the most nutrient dense food known to mankind.

Simply Divine skin care sampler. Luscious health and beauty products free from synthetic additives and 100% chemical free. The sampler contains:

Amazing Face 1/4 oz.
Black Velvet Foaming Facial Cleanser 1/2 oz.
Body Butter 1/4 oz
Body Cream 1/4 oz.
Creme de Rose 1/4 oz.
Crystal Ally Deodorant Spray 1 oz.
Feet Treat 1/4 oz.
Gypsy Rose Tea 1/2 oz.
Honey, I shrunk the pores1/4 oz.
How Now Brown Cacao Chocolate Butter 1/4 oz.
Keeping Abreast of It 1/4 oz.
Melon Medley
Outer Body Experience 1/2 oz.
Pack Your Bags They're Leaving 1/4 oz.
Peel Me A Papaya 1/4 oz.
Rose du Jour
Skincredible 1/4 oz.
Information Sheet

Ani's Raw Food Asia.

Raw Chef Ani Phyo draws upon her Korean heritage and world travels in this wonderful book of raw vegan recipes she has adapted from traditional recipes from a host of Asian Countries, including Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam, The Phillippines, India and more. With this book in her kitchen, your mother will have a wonderful mashup: she can feel like she's traveling through Asia and still enjoy the delights of raw vegan cuisine. Makes a nifty gift for any mom who loves raw food and/or Asian food.

Cuisinart ICE-30BC Pure Indulgence 2-Quart Automatic Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet, and Ice Cream Maker

Make your own raw vegan ice cream with this Cuisinart Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet and Ice Cream Maker. Once you have blended the batter, it will turn into ice cream in about 20 minutes!

The Champion Juicer is a real workhorse. It makes juice, nut butters, and even soft serve ice cream from frozen fruits like berries and bananas. Easy to clean, too. It's an essential piece of equipment in a raw food kitchen.

Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days, is a documentary film about how switching to raw vegan food for just 30 days will reverse Type II diabetes. Simply Raw reveals, with startling clarity, that diet can reverse Type II diabetes and change the quality of people’s lives. The film captures the human drama and struggle of six courageous individuals making a quantum leap of faith from a traditional junk food diet to a raw vegan diet and shows revealing moments of nurturing, compassion, and human spirit. It is a film about a life changing journey on a simply raw diet and how nature is the original medicine.

Additional wisdom in the film is provided by physicians Joel Fuhrman and Gabriel Cousens, filmmaker and activist Morgan Spurlock, actor Woody Harrelson, motivational speaker Anthony Robbins, Rev. Michael Beckwith, David Wolfe, Fred Bisci and Gary Null.

Boynton resident gets a little "raw" with new e-book

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 06:39:00 +0000

Recent article about The Little e-Book of Raw Vegan Holiday Recipes

Jonas Brothers Into Raw Food?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:26:00 +0000

David Letterman asked The Jonas Brothers on his show tonight what they plan to do while they're in the NY metro area.

Nick Jonas said they plan to see old friends, as they have lots in this area.

"Will you do anything crazy?" Letterman asked.

"Probably hit up a salad bar," Nick said.

Trends in Organics (a 2008 status report)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:19:00 +0000

2008 Trends in Organics--a must-read list!

An Easy Way to Go and Stay Raw

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:26:00 +0000

If you're looking for coaching on how to join the raw foods lifestyle to lose weight, boost your energy, look better and feel better, look no further!

Our New Slide Show of Raw & Green T-Shirts, Plus

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:34:00 +0000

We're excited to announce our new slide show (at the upper right of this blog) of many of our raw and green T-shirts and other items. You can buy them and many others at the links below the slide show!

Beauty Products So Pure They're Almost Edible

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:00:00 +0000

There's a wonderful line of organic beauty products with pure ingredients called Sanre Organic Skinfood. As a raw foods enthusiast who seeks out products with the purest ingredients, I love Sanre's products and wanted to tell you about them!

Every day I use Supple Sunshine Organic Lavender Day Cream (SPF 30 UVA and UVB). The cream is so pure and gentle, there's just nothing else I've ever found that I like as much. And I'm always getting compliments on my skin!

I also love Sanre's Rosy Fresh organic rose and green tea revitalizing facial toner, and their Daily (SPF 30) Eye Cream. These are my essentials! (And they have lots more yummy products as well--facial masques, lip candies, night creams, hand creams, and more.)

When you use the code "RAW" you'll get a 10 percent discount on

SanRe Organic Skinfood products

I hope you will try them and let me know how you like them!

Wonderful Backyard Food Garden!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:18:00 +0000

Green Smoothie on The Girls Next Door

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:59:00 +0000

Have you seen the episode of the E! Network's "The Girls Next Door" in which Hef's three girlfriends get ready to star in an exercise video? Hef's number one girlfriend, Holly Madison, asks the mansion's chefs to make her a green smoothie from one celery stalk, 2 cups of blueberries and one banana. Girl gone raw!

T-Shirts for Raw Almond Activists!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:16:00 +0000

This online store features T-shirts and other items to send the message that we want the USDA to allow the sale of raw organic almonds!

New Raw Foods e-Group for Fans of Jewish Cuisine

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:34:00 +0000

There's a new raw recipes e-mail group called Jewish Raw Food.

It's for all fans of Jewish food who are also raw foods enthusiasts. You don't have to be Jewish to belong to this group. This group is for discussing ways to make raw vegan versions of tradition Jewish recipes from all regions of the world.

Here's a link to the group's home page:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JewishRawFood

Radio Show Featuring RawFoodsNewsMagazine.com

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:35:00 +0000

Here's a podcast of RawFoodsNewsMagazine.com's editor and founder, Judy Pokras, on the radio show Truly Sustainable Sarasota, hosted by Emily Berno and Vicki Chelf, and featuring interviews with singer/songwriter Nellie McKay and Debbie Goldsmith.

Dennis KuSpinach and a Host of Other Candidates!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:00:00 +0000

A Christmas Tree Made From Nothing But Raw Veggies!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:30:00 +0000

Here's an article about (and great photo of) a Christmas tree made entirely from raw vegetables!
It's gorgeous and edible!

Raw Vegans for Dennis Kucinich

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:53:00 +0000

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV4DK/

Dennis Kucinich is the only vegan running for president, and the only candidate proposing universal free health care for all. He's a peace and environmental activist and has many great values and ideas! His wife is a vegan also. Check out his platform.

The Salad Song!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:19:00 +0000

We now share with you The Salad Song, thanks to the awesome indy radio station wfmu.org
(Just ignore the word "ham" in this song!)

Dennis Kucinich FEEDING a Turkey on Thanksgiving

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:29:00 +0000

Dennis has the compassion to make a fine president. He is electable!

The Little e-Book of Raw Holiday Recipes, by Judy Pokras

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:14:00 +0000

I'm excited to announce the arrival of my brand new e-book of holiday recipes!

It celebrates food that’s interesting and tasty, with complex flavors and textures and unexpected ingredients, and plated with flair. Food that’s good for us!

Vegetable Orchestra--All Their Instruments Are Veggies!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:03:00 +0000

The Vegetable Orchestra video on FoxyTunes Planet

[via FoxyTunes / The Vegetable Orchestra]

This Cartoon Should Be in All Supermarkets

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:15:00 +0000

How to Buy Organic Apples (comic)

This brilliant cartoon needs to be in all supermarkets. It would make a great T-shirt and should also be on placards that protesters hold up for TV cameras to blast across the world's TV sets.

Interview with Funny Raw Song Video Guy

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:57:00 +0000

If you've seen Joel J. Jacobs' hysterical YouTube video about eating raw foods, you might wonder, as I did, what inspired him. Look no further! Here's my exclusive interview with this funnyman. If you haven't seen his video yet, there's a previous blog post here (June 20) with a link to it. You can find it easily in this blog's list of labels (tags) under Joel S. Jacobs.