chi Raw Living Foods Newsletter, 2/25/2006

Wellness That Works
"Good health is a habit, not an event. Address your health or it will address you."

You can view this newsletter online at chiDiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20060225.htm.

Previous issues of the newsletter, indexed and searchable, are available at chiDiet.com/news.

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Raw Vegan vs. Raw Living Foods vs. the Dr. Ann Wigmore Diet - The Differences
by Jim Carey

Many people talk as if a Raw Vegan Diet, a Raw Living Foods Diet, and the Dr. Ann Wigmore Living Foods Lifestyle are all the same thing. That's not true. There are significant differences between the three.

The Dr. Ann Wigmore Lifestyle isn't only a diet. It incorporates raw living foods as a component of an way of life.

Raw Vegan

A raw vegan diet, or raw foods diet, refers to a plant-based diet that does not include any animal protein. The historical basis dates back to 1500 BC. An historical summary can be found on the home page of chiDiet.com.

The scriptural foundation of the Vegan Diet is Genesis 1:29 and Exodus 20:15, "Thou shalt not kill."

Modern scientific research for a vegan diet includes the works of Dr. John Kellogg, Dr. Edmund Bordeaux Szekely, Dr. Lorraine Day and many others. Most recently and thoroughly, Dr. T. Colin Campbell, after 40 years as a government-funded nutritional researcher, published The China Study in 2005, condemning an animal protein-based diet and propounding plant-protein foods.

Raw Living Foods

Raw living foods are raw vegan with an emphasis on freshness. Living foods are those that still have the ability to sprout, grow and reproduce. Dr. Szekely and Dr. Ann Wigmore referred to this as the "life force" of the food, and found it to be a key element in nutrition. Recent research refers to it as the "biophotonic energy" of living plants.

The Importance of Enzymes

The body digests food with the aid of enzymes. Cooking destroys the enzymes present in the original, raw food. In raw living foods the enzymes required for digestion are still present in the food itself, thus the body does not need to attempt to produce them. This reduction of workload upon the body is the primary reason raw living fooders have increased energy, stamina and a reduced need for sleep.

The Dr. Ann Wigmore Lifestyle

The Wigmore lifestyle starts with raw living foods, but includes much more. It is an integrated holistic approach not only to diet, but to overall health. The cornerstone of the Wigmore Lifestyle is wheatgrass juice. The program also includes sprouts, soaking of nuts and seeds, lightly-fermented foods and advocates only fresh, non-cooked vegan foods.

Wheatgrass
The knowledge of health from grass has been around for a long time; both the ancient Egyptians and the Chinese knew that grass was a powerful blood tonic. In recent times the notion of health from grass was popularized by the late Dr. Ann Wigmore. In Lithuania, during World War I, she watched her grandmother treat injured soldiers with grass poultices. Dr. Ann cured herself of gangrene while still in her teens, using grass as part of the treatment. Later in life she again turned to wheatgrass when she developed colon cancer due to the consumption of the Standard American Diet (SAD). She presented this story in her book, Why Suffer?: How I Overcame Illness & Pain Naturally,

Wheatgrass is actually a vegetable, not a grain. It is considered a cereal grass along with barley, alfalfa, etc. It is a complete food made up of 12% water, 70% chlorophyll bonded carbohydrates, 12% protein, 2% fat, 1.8% minerals and 2.2% crude fiber. In addition, it contains an impressive array of trace minerals, vitamins, amino acids (all 8 essential ones) and enzymes. The entire makeup of wheatgrass mirrors the components of the human body. Chlorophyll is the blood of plants. Its makeup is almost identical to that of hemoglobin in human blood. The only difference is that chlorophyll has magnesium as its central atom; whereas hemoglobin's is iron. (Lesson 3, chiDiet.com)

Internal / Colon Cleansing
Largely ignored in America because it's an uncomfortable subject for discussion, Dr. Wigmore advocated colonic therapy as an integral part of the Living Foods Lifestyle because it removes the toxins that collect in the impacted fecal matter most people carry in their intestines. The therapy of the colon (large intestine) and its benefits have been known and practiced for hundreds of years. Enemas and colonics cleanse by using the mechanical effect of moving water. By repeatedly introducing and expelling water, fecal impacting and toxic concentrations are dissolved, diluted and removed.

In the early 1900's in Battle Creek, Michigan, Dr. John H. Kellogg, M.D. extensively used colon therapy on some forty thousand of his patients. In 1917 he reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association that, in all but twenty cases, he used no surgery for the treatment of gastrointestinal disease in his patients.

The popularity of colon therapy in the United States reached its apex in the 1920's and 1930's. At that time, colon irrigation machines were commonly seen and regularly used as a standard practice in hospitals and physician's offices. But in the ensuing 70 years the public's use of, and access to this valuable health treatment greatly decreased. (Lesson 12, chiDiet.com)

Wheatgrass Implants
A rectal implant of wheatgrass juice is absorbed to cleanse the liver. Wheatgrass implants after an enema greatly accelerate internal cleansing and bodily healing. (Lesson 12, chiDiet.com)

Exercise
Daily exercise is important, especially to a raw living fooder. Storm Talifero addresses the issue in his essay on bodybuilding: jinjee1.securesites.net/musclemass/. He and Jinjee have a lot of good exercise advice on their website: www.TheGardenDiet.com. (see also Lesson 11, chiDiet.com)

The Lymphatic System
Not only did Dr. Wigmore teach that daily exercise is an important part of health and wellness, she advocated exercises that would clean out the Lymphatic System, as well. Lymph fluid bathes all cell tissues and carries solid waste material from metabolic processes in the cells to the elimination organs, mainly the colon or large intestine.

The lymph system is very similar to the blood system (together these two systems make up the circulatory system) except that it does not have a pump, like the heart, to move the fluid around the body. Movement of lymph fluid is dependent on exercise. The diaphragm is a "lymphatic pump"; therefore, exercise is important. Just as important as exercising the cardiovascular system. While exercising and inhaling deep breaths of fresh air, the lymph flow increases 5 to 15 times. The most natural exercises are walking, dancing, swimming, singing, rebounding, deep breathing and aerobics. Moving muscles (exercise), jumping against gravity (rebounding), breathing (deep inhalation) and squeezing the tissues (massage) are all ways to move lymph in the body.

When the walls of the colon are impacted, excess mucoid plaque builds up on the walls of lymphatic vessels and cannot drain into the colon to be eliminated. For the lymph system to drain freely, first we must clean the colon. As soon as the colon is cleansed enough to relieve pressure on the lymph system, mucus is often seen in the stool. Wigmore Lifestyle students have often reported a relationship of this to improvements in chronic physical problems such as rheumatoid diseases, asthma, hay fever, allergies, cystitis, eczema and other skin diseases, edema, cellulite and inflammations of the lymph nodes. (Lessons 11 & 12, chiDiet.com)

Natural Sun
Daily sunbathing for 2 to 30 minutes is an excellent way to encourage elimination through the skin. This is also the body's way of producing Vitamin D.

Sweating
When the body sweats it also eliminates toxins from the system. Dr. Wigmore kept the Hippocrates Institute at 85 degrees year-around, for this reason. One of the reasons she opened the Wigmore Institute in Puerto Rico was because she was tired of paying the high winter heating bills in Boston. Sweating is very important to keeping the body cleansed.

Dry Skin Brushing
Dry skin brushing with a natural fiber brush removes dead skin and wastes, and stimulates the lymph system. To help cleanse the lymph system, daily dry skin brushing is recommended. This practice helps produce clear, healthy skin that gives off a natural glow.

Organic Food
Organic sources are important to many Raw Vegans and Raw Living Fooders, but it was of utmost importance to Dr. Wigmore. Most seek out organics because of their lack of pesticides and herbicides. Dr. Wigmore attached an even higher importance to them because her research showed that organic produce contains a much higher concentration of vitamins and minerals. In one laboratory test, a commercially grown tomato was found to contain 4 different minerals essential to human nutrition. In the same laboratory, organically grown tomatoes were found to contain 12-14 of the 14 possible nutrients that they are capable of drawing from the soil, if present.

Sprouts
Sprouts are a fantastic food for all seasons and all places. Sprouts are the answer to people who live in northern climates and wonder how to eat locally grown organic foods during the winter months.

Just as you give the best of everything to your baby, so does the plant yield the best of everything to its seed. When that seed begins to sprout it develops fantastic nutrients. They become the most assimilable vitamins there are, because they come wrapped with all the minerals, enzymes and still-unknown factors so necessary to the full utilization of our food.

When you plant seeds in your garden you must wait up to three months to harvest your crop. You can raise a crop of sprouts in three days. Whole grains and legumes are recommended by the USDA and nutritionists as the foundation for a healthful diet. All grains and legumes are high in fiber, protein, complex carbohydrates, and contain B-complex vitamins, calcium, chromium, magnesium, selenium, phosphorus, and zinc. All grains are also low in fat. Dr. Wigmore covered this in detail in The Sprouting Book.

Blending
In The Blending Book Dr. Wigmore taught that our diets should be heavily based on leafy greens. Because it requires so much chewing to break down the cellular structure of the greens, she advocated tossing the greens in a blender, along with a piece of fruit for taste, and reducing them to a drinkable mixture she called "Energy Soup," thus making them much more digestible. Victoria Boutenko, 12-year Wigmore practitioner, expounds upon research that substantiates this in her recent book, Green for Life, and in her video Greens Can Save Your Life. Dr. Wigmore's publications on the subject include The Blending Book, Dr. Ann Wigmore's Kitchen and Energy Soup, A Raw Living Food.

Lightly Fermented Foods
Lightly fermented foods are easy-to-digest nourishment because they are already partially digested by the action of the enzymes and healthy bacteria contained therein. Rich in these enzymes themselves, fermented foods help digest the other foods eaten. Perhaps their greatest benefit is the cleansing and building effect they have on bacteria in the small and large intestines.

The blood should be mildly alkaline, whereas the bowel must be slightly acidic to resist germs and harmful intestinal bacteria. Yet most bacteria in people's colons, especially people who rely heavily on meat and animal protein, is potentially dangerous alkaline bacteria. The colon also contains carcinogens suspected of causing cancer of the bowel - the second leading cause of death to cancer in America. Fermented foods are helpful because the natural lactic acid contained in them tends to neutralize the alkaline bacteria, replacing it with a healthy acid condition in the bowel. What this means is cleaner, healthier blood and a greater resistance to germs and infection. Lightly fermented foods also help heal the body of the damage caused by immunizations.

The enzymes in fermented foods stimulate the growth of friendly bacteria like lactobacillus, which in turn produces lactic acid, a natural astringent and guardian of the bowel. The traditional use of fermented foods in the diets of tribal peoples is considered to be based on sound dietetic principles. They are especially helpful for those people with bowel disorders such as diarrhea, constipation, colitis, etc. (Lesson 7, chiDiet.com and Lightly Fermented Raw Foods)

Dehydrated Foods
Properly dehydrated foods are nutritionally superior to the dried foods in stores. Although the vitamin, mineral, enzyme and fiber content are lower than fresh produce, they remain high with proper drying. No preservatives or chemicals are necessary. Flavor and color are maintained, and dried food keeps well. (Lesson 13, chiDiet.com)

A Simple Diet
Dr. Wigmore spent six months working in a hospital in India, where hundreds overcame their health challenges with the Wigmore Lifestyle. Upon her return to the States she visited Creative Health Institute in Michigan. Donald Haughey, the co-founder of Creative Health, asked her why, after all of her successes in India, she was sad.

"In India I found the problem was from lack," she said. Lack of the proper vitamins, minerals and nutrition. "In America, I learned, it is from abundance." Her time in India taught her that there was an underlying problem in America that she didn't know if she could overcome - Americans ate too much, and ate too rich. Even when they were on the Wigmore program, they often opted for rich foods, and overate.

Dr. Wigmore taught the benefits of a very low calorie diet. This was the hardest part of her teachings for most people to accept. Scientific studies now substantiate Dr. Wigmore's teachings on this subject: www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/nation/13651839.htm?source=rss&channel=cctimes_nation.

Mental Attitude
When I worked at Creative Health Institute in Michigan I saw that people that use phrases such as "I am overcoming cancer" have a high success rate in doing so; people that say "I have cancer" don't respond to the program nearly as well. Dr. Wigmore would not allow the use of phrases such as "I have," and taught people to say, "My challenge is…," or "I am overcoming..."

Prayer and Spirituality
Dr. Wigmore taught that all healing is Physical, Mental, Emotional and Spiritual. She encouraged all of her patients to pray and meditate daily, be they Christian, Buddhist, Muslim or Krishna. The only rule she had was a large sign that said, "No Proselytizing." Prayer and reliance upon Infinite Divinity is the foundation of all 12 Step Programs, and integral to their success, as well-presented by Victoria Boutenko in her book 12 Steps to Raw Foods.

Food Preparation Classes
Since so much of the Wigmore Lifestyle is outside of the experience of most people, Dr. Wigmore established a number of Institutes, places people could learn about the steps to wellness. She knew that if food wasn't tasty and satisfying people would not live the Lifestyle.

For over 30 years the teaching emphasis at the Wigmore Institutes has been to give students a hands-on experience. More recently the program has become available in a Home Study version, which uses a lot of video footage, but a two-week hands-on training program is still the best way to learn. Probably the best value of the Home Study Program is to reinforce and refresh the lessons learned at a hands-on program.

-- Jim Carey has been involved with the Wigmore Lifestyle for four years. His personal testimony, with photos, is online at chiDiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20060107.htm. He has served in numerous positions at Creative Health Institute in that time, including Program Director and Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Currently Jim is volunteer Director of the Home Study Outreach Program for the Wigmore Living Foods Lifestyle, run from his farm in central Georgia. Learn more about Jim at jcarey.com. He can be emailed at jcarey@jcarey.com.

-- Testimonies of Wigmore Lifestyle students can be seen at CreativeHealth.us/testimonials.htm and at AnnWigmore.org/community.html.

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"He who does not know food, how can he understand the diseases of man?” - Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine (460-357 BC).

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Sidebar
If this was a fancy, glossy magazine, this section would have been printed in a light green box at the side of the above article:

Dr. Szekely's scientific investigations were based upon his studies of the Essenes, research done when he was a young man working in the Vatican Archives, and empirically tested when he found himself stuck in Mexico for the duration of World War II.

Dr. Wigmore's research was inspired what she learned from her grandmother, a local healer in Lithuania, observations of the ways of animals, and upon kinesiology (also known as muscle testing), a science discovered by Dr. John Diamond and taught for years to chiropractors, lately brought to public attention after 30 years of clinical testing and research by Dr. David R. Hawkins. (Demonstrated by Dr. Wigmore in About Processed Foods.)

Despite the difference in the origins of their research, by 1978 there was 99% agreement in Wigmore's and Szekely's teachings.

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Dr. Ann Wigmore's "chi" Diet - Raw Foods Education at Home
- [chi - living energy; life force; the life energy of food, and of the planet]

Now you can learn about the Living Foods Lifestyle without leaving home. Learn how to detoxify your body, what to eat, why to eat it, and how to prepare yummy raw food meals that leave you feeling full and satisfied. The Home Study version of the Wigmore Living Foods Lifestyle includes over 45 hours of video instruction and a comprehensive manual.

The Living Foods Lifestyle was developed by Dr. Ann Wigmore in the 1950's and refined over the years at Hippocrates Institute in Boston and Creative Health Institute in Michigan (formerly Hippocrates Institute of the Midwest, one of several founded by Dr. Ann). If you can't get away for a hands-on program, the home study alternative is available at www.chiDiet.com. There's so much material in the home study program - 15 lessons, 30+ videos, 350+ page handbook - that you'd have to spend at least a month at a place like Creative Health to learn as much. For detailed information visit chiDiet.com.

Examine the program for 30 days, and even if you elect to return it, keep the book Why Suffer?: How I Overcame Illness & Pain Naturally, by Dr. Ann Wigmore.

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Diabetes and Living Foods Research

My name is Aimee Perrin. I am a type 1 diabetic who has been on a raw/living food diet for 3 years in the hopes of discontinuing my need for insulin injections. I am currently researching the benefits of a raw food diet for type 1 as well as type 2 diabetic individuals. I, myself, have decreased my injected insulin from 22 total units per day on a low carb, high protein diet to 8 total units per day on a raw food diet, gradually achieved over 33 months raw.

I have been commissioned to write an article for the magazine Diabetes Health, a wonderfully balanced publication with an open-minded editor who is very interested in learning more about the benefits of the raw food lifestyle for diabetes.

I would like to hear from type 1 and type 2 diabetics who have good results on raw food concerning:

1. Weight loss;

2. Insulin reduction or completely getting off of injected insulin or other diabetic medications;

3. Improvement of any diabetic complications - vision problems, neuropathy, high cholesterol, blood pressure, skeletal problems.

I would love to communicate with you! (other diabetics or former diabetics on a raw food diet)

Aimee Perrin
aimeefields@aol.com

[Read about how Sergei Boutenko overcame diabetes with the Living Foods Lifestyle in the book Raw Family.]

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Backslider's Corner
- by Jim Carey

One Big Green Smoothie a day is a great start... The rest will come with time.

This is a lifestyle choice, not a religion. Even if you're not eating 100% raw, how much better are you doing than you were on the SAD (Standard American Diet)? Eating outside of the program is nothing to feel guilty about.

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In The News

For years, killing rodents was sodium fluoride's most popular use, until dentists latched onto the idea that feeding little bits of fluoride to children might prevent cavities. We assume that the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) or some other governing body tests, studies and assures the safety of all drugs, including the doctor-prescribed fluoride tablets caring parents feed their children. After all, they wouldn't sell it if it wasn't safe, would they? But neither the FDA nor any other regulatory body ever tested the safety or effectiveness of fluoride tablets: www.useless-knowledge.com/1234/aug/article259.html. [Thanks to Steven Gibb of RawFamily.com for sharing this with us.] [Previous articles we've run about fluoridation: chidiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20051231.htm and chidiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20060107.htm.]

(Reuters Health) - A high intake of vitamin E, beta-carotene, and vitamin C does not prevent prostate cancer, results of a large study suggest. However, smokers may have a lower risk of advanced prostate cancer if their intake of vitamin E is high, and men with low dietary beta-carotene intake seem to benefit from supplemental beta-carotene: news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060214/hl_nm/antioxidants_prostate_cancer_dc.

(Reuters Health) - The time elapsed between a diagnosis of localized prostate cancer and surgery does not appear to have a large effect on the risk of cancer recurrence, according to a study. However, doctors say it's best to avoid undue delays: news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060214/hl_nm/prostate_cancer_dc. [Therefore, there's time for a visit to Creative Health before surgery.]

(AP) It sounds like a perfect parlor game for baby boomers suddenly confronting their own mortality: What are your chances of dying within four years? Researchers have come up with 12 risk factors to try to answer that for people who are 50 and older: news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060214/ap_on_he_me/mortality_test.

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"There are, in effect, two things: to know and to believe one knows. To know is science. To believe one knows is ignorance."

- Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine (460-357 BC).

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Hands-On Raw Vegan Food Prep and Internal Cleansing Classes

Now is the time to visit Creative Health Institute and learn about Dr. Ann Wigmore's Raw Living Foods Lifestyle. This time of the year classes are small and intimate, tailored to your needs and challenges. Our new Program Director, Darcy Flynn, brings a contagious enthusiasm to the Institute!

We've been teaching the benefits of a plant-based diet for 29 years in an intensive, two-week hands-on program of health education and raw foods preparation. The testimonials of former CHI students speak volumes about the Dr. Ann Wigmore program that we teach - CreativeHealth.us/testimonials.htm. 80% of our guests get more from the program than they ever expected!

Some try to heal you with vitamins or herbs, others with drugs or surgery. But the Dr. Ann Wigmore program is different - We Don't Wait to get sick. The Wigmore diet “tunes up” your entire body, now, so you won't get sick in the first place!

The best way to get to know us it to come visit for an afternoon. Alternate Sundays we have a wonderful raw gourmet vegan buffet at 2:30 pm. Call us at (866) 426-1213 for dates. For driving directions and maps visit CreativeHealth.us/directions.htm.

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Back To Nature
by Jerry
Staff Member chiDiet.com

In many parts of the country the magical season of Spring is upon us. Here on the farm in Georgia the landscape becomes greener every day. Being a student of nature and a raw foodist I feel a special affinity with the color green.

Our many bird feeders are becoming increasingly popular as an abundance of birds have joined us here to herald the arrival of Spring. At one time I thought it would be fun to be able to identify all the different species of birds we are blessed with here. Yet I have found that the true enjoyment in observing the birds is to experience the unique beauty of each one, rather than give them a name.

I read once that the songs of the birds, through the nature of their tonal qualities and sound frequencies, create vibrations that trigger physiological changes in plants and trees, a catalyst for the opening of buds into flowers and leaves.

Whether it is true or not, I have chosen to believe it, and this has added a new dimension to my enjoyment of the musical song of the birds in Spring.

So as our feathered friends usher in this season of new life, take time to listen to their song, and feel the magic of the music of nature.

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"Healing is Physical, Mental, Emotional and Spiritual." - Dr. Ann Wigmore.

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Green Smoothie Recipes
- by Victoria Boutenko, RawFamily.com

Mango-parsley
2 large mangos
1 bunch parsley
2 cups water

Peach-spinach
6 peaches
2 handfuls of spinach leaves
2 cups water

Mango-weeds
2 mangos
1 handful of edible weeds, such as lambsquarters, stinging nettles, purslane, etc.
2 cups water

Strawberry-banana-romaine
1 cup strawberries
2 bananas
1/2 bunch romaine
2 cups water

Apple-kale-lemon
4 apples
1/2 lemon juice
4-5 leaves of kale
2 cups water

Kiwi-banana-celery
4 very ripe kiwis
1 ripe banana
3 stalks of celery
2 cups water

Pear-kale-mint
4 ripe pears
4-5 leaves of kale
1/2 bunch of mint
2 cups water

Finger banana-spinach
10 finger bananas
2 handfuls of spinach leaves
2 cups water

Bosc pear-raspberry-kale
3 bosc pears
1 handful of raspberries
4-5 leaves of kale
2 cups water

I like green smoothies so much that I bought an extra blender and placed it in my office, so that I could make green smoothies throughout the day. More than half of all the food I've had in last several months have been green smoothies. I have so much more energy and clarity that I have removed green juices from my diet. (Juicing has been something that I've been doing regularly for years.) Green smoothies have numerous benefits for human health, and are very nutritious.
- Victoria Boutenko
RawFamily.com

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-- Working Together to Help Others --

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Upcoming Events

TOMORROW -- Union City, Michigan - Susan Kelly, RN, is to speak on Toxins at Creative Health Institute - 112 W. Union City Rd., Union City, MI 49094 Sunday, February 26th, following the 2:30 pm buffet lunch. For more information visit CreativeHealth.us/news/TOXINS.SusanKelly.htm. Please RSVP to 866-426-1213.

TODAY & TOMORROW -- Caledonia, Michigan - Raw Food Lifestyle classes and Alissa Cohen Certification classes now available. 2/25 & 2/26 - Level 2 Lifestyle/Instructor Certification. Educator: Dawn Tetzlaff - Living on Live Food Chef and Certified Alissa Cohen (616-821-4126) For more details visit www.rawteacher.com/dawntetzlaff or download the flyer at chidiet.com/news/lolfbrochure.pdf.

Canton, Michigan - Michael Dwyer's Chef level certification classes are on Saturdays - March 18th and April 29th. Six hours for $125; at the Good Food Company in Canton, MI. Michael has studied under Alissa Cohen, and is certified to teach you how to become certified also. He is planning a 2 & 1/2 day Instructor-Level certification sometime in May for $650. If you are interested, either go to his website at www.rawdwyer.com, email him at rawdwyer@rawdwyer.com or call him at 734-812-9137.

Eden, Arizona - Eden Hot Springs Winter Retreat March 1st - March 5th. Join us for an amazing retreat that combines the undeniable magic of soothing hot spring waters, delectable raw, organic, vegan cuisine, invigorating yoga, inspiring lectures, living food preparation classes and healing body treatments. For more information visit www.naturaw.com/eden_hot_springs_march_2005.pdf.

Knoxville, Tennessee - Raw Food Expert Tonya Zavasta speaks on Thursday, the 2nd of March, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Sponsored by www.wellbynature.com 6516 Kingston Pike. Knoxville, TN 37919. Investment: $20 per person before the 28th of February, $25 at the door. Space is very limited, reserve your place with a payment now! For reservations and payment call (865) 584-3864. Friday, the 3rd of March, Saturday, the 4th of March - Ladies Retreat: "Renewing your Soul, Mind, and Body". Glenstone Lodge, 504 Historic Nature Trail, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. For more information contact Jane Lollar at jlsings2@bellsouth.net. See www.beautifulonraw.com/html/Calendar.html for Tonya's complete schedule.

Nashville, Tennessee - Raw Food Expert Tonya Zavasta speaks on Tuesday, the 7th of March at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 3909 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37215. Fee: $20 per person payable at the class. Space is very limited, reserve your place now! For reservations call Lorry at 615- 297-4447, or email to hpkmktmgr@wildoats.com. Wednesday, the 8th of March at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Sponsored by Genesis Healing Center www.genesishealingcenter.net 6020 Loston Rd. Lascassas TN 37805 (25 miles from Nashville). Fee: $25 per person payable at the class. Space is very limited, reserve your place now! For reservations call 615- 217-7814, or email to bl@genesishealingcenter.net.

Union City, Michigan - Vaccinations: Are They Really Safe? - Helping Parents Make a Fully Informed Vaccine Decision - Presented by Mary Tocco, Director of Vaccine Research and Education for Michigan Opposing Mandatory Vaccines. President, The Autism AutoImmunity Project of Michigan. Saturday March 18th, 2:00 pm - 4:00pm at Creative Health Institute. For more information visit CreativeHealth.us/news/MaryToccoOwlFlyer.htm. Please RSVP. For more about Mary Tocco visit www.marytocco.com/events.htm. Please RSVP to 866-426-1213.

Ferndale, Michigan - Metropolitan Detroit's Great American Meatout Sunday, March 19th, Noon - 5:00 PM Gerry Kulick Community Center, 1201 Livernois, Ferndale, MI S.W. Corner of Livernois and Pearson. Featuring the author of "The China Study", Dr. T. Colin Campbell, MD, Ph.D. "The China Study" documents the findings of the most comprehensive, large scale epidemiological study ever undertaken. Dr. Campbell is one of eight speakers featured at this year's meatout. For further information, call VIM at (248) 616-9676 or visit www.veggiesinmotion.org/meatout/. To download a flyer visit veggiesinmotion.org/pdf/gam2006volunteer.pdf.

Union City, Michigan - Paul Nison to speak April 15th at Creative Health Institute from 2 - 4 pm. For more about Paul visit www.PaulNison.com and chiDiet.com/tapes.htm. Please RSVP to 866-426-1213.

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Ongoing Events

Raw Vegan Radio - A radio show that will open your mind to holistic health, nutrition, and the connection between mind, body, and spirit. With your host, Steven Prussack, MS. Lots of interviews with "Who's Who in Raw Living Foods." www.RawVeganRadio.com.

The Naked Vegan - Kimberly Mac, on Alternative Talk Radio, Seattle; a segment called Positive Choice Radio at 1 pm Thursdays. KKNW Radio: www.newschannel1150.com.

British Columbia, Courtenay - Raw vegan potluck on the 4th Sunday of every month at the Florence Filberg Centre. Raw & Cooked vegan potluck on the 2nd Sunday of each month at the same location. Note that Courtenay is the home of ZenZero Raw Food Oasis, a cafe with tasty raw foods. Sign up for RawRose's Uncooking Classes held regularly at ZenZero. Contact Rose Vasile at (250) 334-2251 for more info (Rose was the Director of Creative Health Institute in 2003).

Florida, Delray Beach - Circle of Life Holistic Events: www.circle-of-life.net/winternewsletter.html.

Georgia, Atlanta - Support Group and Potluck every Monday, 6:30 - 8:00 pm at the Natural Market Place www.naturalmarketplace.net.

Illinois, Chicago - Veggieib@aol.com wants to know if there are any Raw groups in Chicago?

Massachusetts, Boston - New Boston Area Raw Vegan Pot Luck Schedule: Every third Tuesday of the month. Date: Feb. 21st 6 - 9 pm. Contact: Adrienne Martin - 617.222.0491. Email: aemartin04@hotmail.com. Address: 28 Everdean Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Massachusetts, Boxborough - Raw Vegan Pot Luck - Wednesday Feb 15th, 6:30 - 9 PM. Location: - 118 Cobleigh Road, Boxborough. Contact info: Andy Migner, andy@marllaw.com. Regular Schedule: The third Wednesday of the month.

Michigan, Ann Arbor - Monthly potluck. Contact Ellen Bogard at (734) 995-0875 for more information.

Michigan, Detroit - Veggies in Motion calendar of events: www.veggiesinmotion.org/calendar. They have all kinds of things going on in the Metropolitan Detroit area. Nice newsletter, too.

Michigan, Lansing - Living Food Group gathering and living food (raw vegan) potluck. We always meet the 1st Monday of the month (unless it is a holiday) from 6 - 8 p.m. Our coordinator is Cricket Lott. Here is our website: www.livinghiho.com.

Michigan, Union City - Creative Health Institute - alternate Sundays we have a wonderful raw gourmet vegan buffet at 2:30 pm. Suggested donation $10. For driving directions please visit CreativeHealth.us/directions.htm. Call (866) 426-1213 for dates and reservations.

Michigan, Union City - Vadim Guchinskiy, Nutritional Microscopist trained by Dr. Robert O. Young, PhD (author of the pH Miracle book series) is making weekly and bi-weekly trips to Creative Health Institute for Blood Analysis. The Director, Darcy Flynn, is scheduling appointments for Wednesdays and Saturdays. Alternate Mondays he will be giving an educational presentation. Contact Darcy at (866) 426-1213.

Missouri, St. Louis - Raw Vegan Potluck - When: 1st Sunday each month - 5 pm at Wild Oats on Ladue. Contact Terry at rawlivingfood@yahoo.com for information.

New Hampshire, Manchester - Raw Food Potluck - The first Sunday of the month at 5:30 pm, usually. Contact info: Jude - naturallyjude@verizon.net - 603-666-7010.

North Carolina, Cornelius - 3rd Thursday each month 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Please bring a healthy potluck dish (raw foods encouraged) to share with at least 10-12 people, plus your recipe (we're compiling UNcookbooks!). February 16, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. At the home of Jim & Barbara Murphy, 20707 Pointe Regatta Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031. RSVP: 704-892-9478. Barbara will give you directions and the gate code. Speaker: Stan Swider. Topic of discussion: The Importance of keeping your lymphatic system healthy!

Oregon, Portland - Weekly raw vegan potlucks and gatherings - www.RawPortland.org.

Tennessee, Nashville - Free How to Eliminate Sickness Seminar every Saturday morning at 10:00 am, followed by healthy lunch. Free Support Group Meetings every Monday night at 6:00 pm (Pot Luck ) or pay our Chef $7 and he will prepare one for you. Free 24 Carrot Club meeting: A support group and candle light dinner meets the 4th Thursday of every month. Hear testimonies from cancer survivors and other adverse health issues. Contact Brenda Lee Reed at yourhealthcoach2003@yahoo.com, (615) 217-7814, or visit www.genesishealingcenter.net.

Chase Sammut's ongoing recovery from a brain tumor, using Raw Living Foods: www.chasesammut.blogspot.com.

Want to see your event listed? Email the info to editor@chiDiet.com, preferably in the format used above.

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Resources for Raw Fooders

We should regularly remind ourselves of why we're aspiring to a plant-based diet. Here's a list of articles that you can use to reinforce your own aspirations, as well as share with others.

Living Foods Defined, by Dr. Ann Wigmore: chiDiet.com/news/CHInewsletter07292003.htm.

Ten Advantages of Eating Raw, by Susan Jorg: rawfoods.com/articles/tenadvantages.html.

The Benefits of Raw Foods, by Paul Nison: chiDiet.com/news/CHInewsletter04292003.txt. Other articles: chiDiet.com/benefits-of-living-foods-links.html.

The Value of Eating Fresh Sprouts (Scotland): news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=655172005.

Raw and Living Foods - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): rawfoods.com/faq.html.

Raw Vegan vs. Raw Living Foods vs. the Dr. Ann Wigmore Diet - The Differences: chiDiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20060225.htm

Scientific Studies of Diet and Nutrition, by Dr. T. Colin Campbell, MD, PhD. Excerpts from The China Study:
chidiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20050730.htm
chidiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20050806.htm
chidiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20050813.htm
chidiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20050820.htm

Things to be Aware of in the Raw Food Arena, by Nomi Shannon:
Part A: chiDiet.com/news/CHInewsletter05272003.txt
Part B: chiDiet.com/news/CHInewsletter06032003.txt
Part C: chiDiet.com/news/CHInewsletter06102003.txt

Unexpected Benefits of Being Raw, by Jim Carey:
chiDiet.com/news/CHInewsletter07152003.htm
chiDiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20060107.htm

Vegetarian Resources: creativehealth.us/links/links27.htm.

Living Foods Resources: creativehealth.us/links/links4.htm and chiDiet.com/raw-living-foods-links.html.

Living Foods Recipes: creativehealth.us/links/links5.htm.

Meat in our Midst; Voices of Vegetarians, Messages from Meat-eaters: www.chronogram.com/issue/2005/06/wholeliving/.

Coping techniques to stay on living foods, by Victoria Boutenko: AnnWigmore.com/news/RawFamilyOctober2005.htm.

Why resolutions fail, and what to do about it: chiDiet.com/news/LivingFoodsNews20050618.htm.

I hope these articles help, and keep you inspired. Personally, when my lifestyle choices are questioned I just look at how much better I'm doing now that I'm living on living foods, than when I was on the SAD.

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