Yesterday my children’s books arrived in a big truck. You should have seen me hopping around my office in delight after I held in my hands two of my very first books for children !
The first two copies went to my two grandchildren – Nic and Lily, Stephan's children. They are after a big surprise: the main characters in “A Gift from Little Bear” clearly resemble them both as well as their mother, Tasia (my daughter-in-Love. I am very excited that the artists were able to capture the likeness.
We are currently working on several child-friendly projects, which help to deliver a message of health to children in a kind, non-violent way. I am publishing a children book that is going to be released in spring 2012. It has beautiful illustrations created by a famous Russian artist.
Last weekend Valya was doing her Christmas shopping and accidentally discovered these amazingly cute toys. The next day she and Sergei were shooting this movie. Enjoy!
Recently, Victoria and I had an exciting conference call with Dale Bolton and Marni Wasserman from a non-profit organization called . Dale explains that the initiative "seeks to address extreme poverty by helping African communities move from food reliance into conditions of self-sufficiency – even into surplus. We’re doing this by equipping small-scale farmers with the resources and knowledge to farm organically and productively, and then asking those farmers to help the orphans in their communities. By alleviating the strain of food insecurity in poor, rural areas, creates capacity in those communities to care for orphans, the most vulnerable of the extreme poor". In addition, Organics 4 Orphans have incorporated a nutritional component to their program where they teach village communities how to make green smoothies.
I would like to invite you to watch this video where Dale explained how the and Victoria's research in the book is impacting their organization.
strategies center on rural farming communities, because they believe Africa's future depends on its ability to transform agriculture. Their approach is to build on these four goals:
1. Food Security
2. Nutritional Training
3. Disease Prevention
4. Income Generation
We've been told that incorporating green smoothies into the organization program creates one solution for the first three goals on the list.
Victoria has donated several cases of books and is increasing her involvement with this worthy cause. If you wish to learn more or donate to this non-profit organization, please visit
Victoria Boutenko's most recent invention, the Jawcerciser, has been on the market for just over a year. Victoria has received a variety of feedback and will continue manufacturing the most popular and successful design in 2011. We are thrilled to learn that the Jawcerciser has been able to assist children with developing healthy adult teeth and is being used as a prevention measure for removing wisdom teeth in teenagers. Several adult friends have told us that they were able to stop grinding their teeth at night. If you have any feedback or testimonials from using the Jawcerciser please let us know.
To learn more about this device visit
TESTIMONIALS:
"Victoria I have to tell you that when I first heard of your Jawcerciser™ I was very skeptical. I tried one only because it was created by you and because I trust you. My son who was nearly eight years old at the time, still had all of his baby teeth and we were worried that he was not going to have adult teeth come through.
My son started chewing his Jawcerciser™ twice per day for a few minutes at a time and after just a few short months his baby teeth loosened. He has now lost four teeth and his adult teeth are coming through.
I personally have used my Jawcerciser™ and have found that chewing before eating improves my digestion. Thank you for this wonderful product. You’re a gem.
-Jennie from Australia: "
" Thanks to regular use of your Jawcerciser™ I see positive improvements in my 14-year-old son’s oral health. T is my youngest child out of three. Both of my older kids had their wisdom teeth removed.
At first I bought one Jawcerciser™ and we both shared chewing one, T had one end and I had the other. T soon loved it so much that he began chewing for long periods of time, particularly while doing his homework. I am pleased to let you know that he was chewing this device in place of chips or other snacks that he always used to graze on while preparing his homework. After several weeks T has chewed through his side and began chewing my side. In six months he chewed through three Jawcercisers™ The last one is white and it has been holding for several months now.
T is an energetic child, he moves all of the time- He says Jawcerciser™ is soothing for him As a mother, I hope T won’t have to go through the painful procedure of extracting his wisdom teeth, I believe chewing with resistance is a preventative measure to assist my son’s jaw bones in growing so his wisdom teeth come though naturally. To me, training a jaw bone in this way makes sense as it is similar to the concept behind osteoporosis prevention."
- V.L. from Oregon: Continue Reading
Victoria Boutenko is my mother in law and she asked me to give some advice on giving green smoothies to children. I started my little one, Nicolas, on green smoothies when he was 6 months old, he is now 5 1/2. I continued to nurse him until he was a year old. He began green smoothies by having a small amount in a 'sippy cup' once or twice a day before feeding, then he would finish off with breast milk. He grew to really like it and demand his sippy cup at feeding time. I kept the ingredients very simple and alternated between baby spinach and kale (don't just go with spinach for a long stretch because it can actually be too much iron for the baby) plus always a banana because it gives a great consistency and mango is great too, then I add water. I did ask my pediatrician (as I was a new mommy) who confirmed that it was ok to feed such a young child raw greens, as long as the spinach was alternated with the kale.
From my experience, the green smoothie is the best possible thing you can get/give because it is so healthy and is immediately absorbed into the system. Being a liquid makes it easier to digest as well as starting your little one on the life long path towards eating well. My family is not raw, but we know that by having the green smoothies, we are able to at least get the kids (we have two now) that extra boost of nutrients that are sometimes so hard to get into their daily diet. Plus it gets them used to eating "green". I don't know why but kids don't seem to have a natural attraction to the color when it is in food yet it IS the most healthy! I really believe it is because we started Nic on smoothies at 6 months of age that he hardly ever gets ill. Our daughter Lily now asks for them regularly too and she too is in excellent health!
Good luck to all the parents out there!
Over Coming the Food Imprint
Learn about food imprints created when a baby first comes off breast milk in this clip from Valya's film about helping children to be healthy.
Green Smoothie Recipes for Babies
I can't believe this is good for me smoothie
By Marina Gadkikh (from Green Smoothie Revolution)
2 ripe mangoes, peeled
1 ripe peach
8 leaves of romaine lettuce
2-3 cups of water
Yesterday my children’s books arrived in a big truck. You should have seen me hopping around my office in delight after I held in my hands two of my very first books for children !
I really believe it is because we started Nic on smoothies at 6 months of age that he hardly ever gets ill. Our daughter Lily now asks for them regularly too and she too is in excellent health!
