Greens, Health & Testimonials

New Research about Russian Centenarians

0 Comments 24 May 2013

Dear Friends,

We have been fascinated with longevity for a long time. The world has several locations where people consistently live to be over a hundred years old, these places are commonly referred to as “blue zones”. Eastern Siberia has a blue zone. This year we decided to meet with some of the centenarians. A centenarian is a person who lives to or beyond the age of 100 years.

Sergei, Valya, and I are now in Russia where we are currently gathering information about the locations where these people are living.

People over 100 years old are protected by the Russian government, and we have to receive official permission to meet and interview every one of them. We are now filling out forms and obtaining necessary documents. In one week we will fly to Sweden for our Green Smoothie Retreat. After the retreat we will return to Russia and will start visiting different villages to interview centenarians. We will keep you posted.

 

A Portrait by a Street Artist

While in Moscow, Sergei had his portrait drawn by a street artist. Here is Sergei’s 1-minute video about this experience:

Sergei’s New Book

Wild Edibles: A Practical Guide to Foraging, with Easy Identification of 60 Edible Plants and 67 Recipes

Dear friends,

If you’ve been following our weekly newsletters, you know how much we value foraged greens. Now, we are happy to announce that Sergei’s new book “Wild Edibles” will be out in two months. And this is the official pre-sale!

“Wild Edibles” is written in an inviting style and makes foraging accessible to people of all ages. It is illustrated with over 300 color photos and contains 67 recipes. Whether you live in the United States or abroad, Sergei’s book expands on the most common wild edibles found worldwide.

If you pre-order Sergei’s new book, you will receive FREE shipping within the US (USA orders please use the following promo code for Free Shipping: WILDEDIBLES, in all other countries standard shipping applies). You will also receive a bonus hard copy of Sergei’s DVD “The Miracle of Greens” ($19.95) to further inspire you to attain wild health.

The first 100 people who pre-order “Wild Edibles,” will receive an autographed copy.

The price of this book is $19.95

Pre-order “Wild Edibles” by Clicking Here

All orders will be shipped on July 15th, 2013.

Children, Greens, Raw Food, Recipes

Step-By-Step Healthy Popsicle Recipe

0 Comments 17 May 2013

Dear Friends,

The question I have been hearing most often from my two grandchildren lately is “Can we make a popsicle?” Indeed, there is nothing better on hot summer days for children of all ages. Here is a recipe for you. Popsicle forms may be purchased on Amazon.com or at local kitchen supply stores.

Step 1. Place blueberries or any other fruit chunks into the popsicle forms.

Step 2. Fill the popsicle forms with fresh juice.
While in this picture you see apple juice, our favorite is orange juice.

 

Step 3. Snap the popsicle stems into place and put in a freezer for twelve hours or longer.

Step 4. Briefly run popsicles under warm water for easier popsicle extraction.
Step 5. Enjoy!

 

Sergei’s New Book

Wild Edibles: A Practical Guide to Foraging, with Easy Identification of 60 Edible Plants and 67 Recipes

Dear friends,

If you’ve been following our weekly newsletters, you know how much we value foraged greens. Now, we are happy to announce that Sergei’s new book “Wild Edibles” will be out in two months. And this is the official pre-sale!

“Wild Edibles” is written in an inviting style and makes foraging accessible to people of all ages. It is illustrated with over 300 color photos and contains 67 recipes. Whether you live in the United States or abroad, Sergei’s book expands on the most common wild edibles found worldwide.

If you pre-order Sergei’s new book, you will receive FREE shipping within the US (in all other countries standard shipping applies). You will also receive a bonus hard copy of Sergei’s DVD “The Miracle of Greens” ($19.95) to further inspire you to attain wild health.

The first 100 people who pre-order “Wild Edibles,” will receive an autographed copy.

The price of this book is $19.95

Pre-order “Wild Edibles” by Clicking Here

All orders will be shipped on July 15th, 2013.

Children, Greens, Recipes

Healthy Snacks & Fun School Lunches for Children

0 Comments 09 May 2013

Dear Friends,

During the past winter we have been sharing special winter fruits with our little ones; cherimoyas, pomegranates, papayas, mandarins, and of course, prickly (cactus) pears. In the following 1-minute video my grandson Nic shows how to prepare and enjoy this nutritious fruit.

I feel so happy about how my two grandchildren make healthy food choices in their everyday lives. Yesterday, on the way from a swimming lesson, when I handed 5-year-old Lily her snack, she opened it and said with a smile, “Ah, prickly pears!”

If served in the right manner and at the right moment, healthy snacks become helpful in developing your children’s health. I wish I had the knowledge I have now from the very beginning of my parenting years. To help others, I put all of my acquired tips in my new e-book “Healthy Snacks & Fun School Lunches for Children.”

24 pages
45 color photos
Price $2.99 Instant download

To Order, Click Here

Greens, Health & Testimonials, Raw Food

The Study is Going to Happen

0 Comments 19 April 2013

“If the mountain won’t come to Muhammad then Muhammad must go to the mountain.” (Old proverb)

Ever since I started to experiment with the consumption of greens and green smoothies, I wanted to have more scientific research done about the subject. Despite the fact that there are hundreds of thousands of people in the world drinking green smoothies and benefitting from this practice, there is no solid scientific proof to back the health benefits of green smoothies.

Conventional science does not conduct, or almost does not conduct research on this subject. However, many of us want to know the scientific side of green smoothie consumption.

So, according to an old saying, “If the mountain won’t come to Muhammad then Muhammad must go to the mountain.” We are going to conduct our own study. In this particular project our goal is to measure, how the regular consumption of green smoothies influence the performance of professional athletes. The entire study is going to be documented and made public.

We are happy to tell you that our budget is almost met and Sergei and his crew have already began this important experiment. With only two days remaining of Sergei’s Kickstarter campaign, you still have an opportunity to become a part of this great project.

For more details click here.

Children

A Meaningful Conversation with a Child

0 Comments 15 April 2013

Dear Friends,

My grandson Nic watched Sergei singing “Green Smoothie Hustla” on YouTube and asked if he could also sing something in a video clip. We said, “Yes!” Nic picked a song he likes. Valya has put together this 2-minute video. Enjoy!

To hear Sergei’s popular song “Green Smoothie Hustla” click here.

 

A Meaningful Conversation with a Child

Whenever spending time with my two grandchildren, I try to avoid using the following two questions:

1 – How was school?

2 – What do you want to be when you grow up?

I have noticed that these two questions are asked most often, and that children automatically give standard answers without thinking. Also I have noticed that most children have a hard time learning through listening. At the same time, they learn well through deep conversations. So, every time we drive in the car, or walk from a class, I try to engage my grandkids into a meaningful conversation. I believe that such dialogues develop their ability to observe, which is the path to wisdom.

Today my grandson Nic and I had an interesting conversation when we were driving from his music lesson. I would like to share it with you. Maybe you can send me some of your own meaningful conversations?

Nic: How come my teacher is teaching me so well?

Victoria: What do you mean?

N: Anne explains everything to me; when I make mistakes, she doesn’t yell at me. And my lessons go so fast that I don’t even notice how my class is over.

V: I think your teacher is teaching you so well because she has integrity.

N: What is that?

V: Integrity is a quality when a person is unable to do something bad.

For example, you cannot hit a dog with the stick.

N: No I can’t.

V: What if I will offer you $10 and ask you to hit the dog with a big stick?

N: No I can’t do it even for $10 either.

V: What if somebody will offer you $1000 to hit the dog with a big stick, would you do it?

N: (Nic is thinking.) Maybe I could slowly touch the dog with a stick for a $1000?

V: The dogs are afraid of sticks. When someone approaches a dog with a stick in his hand, the dog becomes scared.

N: Then how come the dogs like to chase sticks?

V: Those sticks are small and the owner throws the branch away from the dog, not at the dog.

N:  Ah, I see. How do people get integrity?

V: I think we are all born with integrity but then later we often lose it.

N: How come?

V: What do you think?

N: I don’t know.

V: What makes a boy to hit the dog with a stick?

N: He is a bad boy?

V: Keep thinking. Imagine yourself being that boy.

N: Maybe he forgot how the dog feels? Maybe he is angry?

V: Yes, Nic, this is my observation also, when people become angry they lose their integrity.

N: Sometimes I get angry with my sister.

V: Tell me, what would you prefer, to live in the world full of angry people, or full of people with integrity?

N: People with integrity.

V: That would be nice, wouldn’t it?

N: Yeah. And the dogs will be happy too.