Dear Friends,
We would like to inspire you to make more green smoothies with wild edibles at this time of year. Here is a simple recipe I have prepared today. Since it contained lots of Miner's Lettuce flowers, I called it a May Flower Green Smoothie.

These are the weeds I picked from my back yard today: dandelions, miner’s lettuce, malva, and three leaves of wild lemon balm, to add a minty flavor to my drink.

Ingredients:
Weeds from your garden – 2-3 large handfuls (make sure they are all edible)
Strawberries – 1 quart
1 ripe banana (optional)
Water – 2-3 cups

Blend well and enjoy!

Recording of Webinar with Victoria

Our first webinar went fine, although a couple of people had technical difficulties. We are going to try another hosting company for the next webinar (to be announced soon).

We decided to let everyone watch the recording of our first webinar at no charge.

To view the recording of the first webinar click Here.
We apologize for accidentally cutting off the first minute of the webinar. During that first minute I introduced Tasia, my daughter-in-law, and then she read the first question: “Why are greens are so nutritious?”

The duration of the recording is 59 minutes.

Here is some feedback we received:

I loved the webinar. Very informative and got me excited to return to green smoothies again! (Thank you). I watched on my iPad which was clear, some delay on video but sound was perfect.  –J.H.

I am so glad I was able to take part in the Webinar.  It was well worth staying up until 1am here in England.

I did not know what the format would be.  I thought members of the audience might speak at your request but I think your format was best because you were able to give us as much information as possible in the time available.

I was pleased to hear that it is the fruit and starch combination which causes fermentation, that only 1 lb of greens are needed if you have smoothies and that bananas, strawberries and mango have soluble fibre.  I think I may have missed one or two points because you speak quickly.

I didn't have my questions answered but I am sure that you will cover the in another Webinar.  I would like to take part again. –Y.M.

Thanks so much for the Webinar.  I very much enjoyed your comments about your Retreats and the ratios of Greens to Fruits you use during those events.  I also learned a great deal from you about Wild Edibles, and I'm going to watch Sergei's videos to learn more.

I could hear you and your daughter in law clearly; the event began on time.  The only thing that was not quite up to par was the Buffering/Service Provider for your Image

I hope you offer more of these Sessions, and take more questions.  Thank you.  –A.M.

Dear Friends,

At last, we have received the children’s book, "Green Smoothie Magic" from print. Thank you all for your patience! At this time all orders have been fulfilled and we have received our first reviews. The feedback is highly positive and I have even received an offer from Random House to buy the rights for this book. My favorite comment was from the father of twin boys who said, "This book is like Green Smoothie Revolution for children!"



Many of you instantly wanted to buy more copies of this book and requested that we prolong the special offer. We are extending the special for one more week, until May 1st.



Please view some pages from my new book, Green Smoothie Magic

 

 

The retail price is $12.95. We offer a special for $10 until May 1st.

To order Green Smoothie Magic at a special price, Click Here

Dandelion Dream – Spring Recipe

At this time of year lots of dandelions are growing in our back yard. Strawberries are also in season. We enjoy making this simple recipe and share it with friends.

2 cups dandelion greens and flowers

2 cups fresh strawberries

1 ripe banana

3 cups water

Blend well. Decorate with a bright berry and a small leaf.

Valya's Documentary at Green Lifestyle Film Festival

Reversing the Irreversible, the remake, will be featured at the Green Lifestyle Film Festival in Los Angeles. It will be screened free of charge at the EcoSalon film series. Please find details below.

•   Sunday, April 29, 2012- 3 PM
•   Microsoft Store - Westfield Century City Mall
•   10250 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles
•   Free Admission & Healthy Snacks

More information at http://greenlifestyles.org/newgreen/events/ecosalon-film-series


Reversing the Irreversible is a documentary featuring 37 people who have healed illnesses believed to be incurable by medical professionals around the globe. The participants of this film share their unbelievable recovery stories from conditions such as, obesity, fibromyalgia, diabetes, colitis, psoriasis, cancer, and many more. Find out what these people did to reverse the irreversible in this captivating new documentary.

Price ……$24.95

Length 95 minutes

Includes special features and English subtitles.

You may purchase this video Here.

 

Dear Friends,
It has been seven years since I applied for the U.S. patent for the chewing device that I named "the Jaw exerciser" or "Jawcerciser." Finally, last week the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent notified me that I am to receive my patent within several weeks. I am very happy and excited!

I believe that this simple tool will help lots of people to improve their dental as well as overall health. I constantly receive emails from those of you who have been regularly using Jawcercisers, of many improvements that you have experienced in your oral health. Thank you all of you for your on-going support!

In keeping ourselves physically fit, we seldom think of exercising our cranio-facial musculature. In the gym, people exercise all their muscles except the cranio-facial complex. In addition, modern food is often heavily processed and, as a result, too soft, Mashed potatoes, pancakes, pasta, or bread don’t provide sufficient pressure on our teeth, causing development of a low bone density in our jaw bones. Secondly, such on-going lack of chewing leads to shrinking of our salivary glands. According to a scientific research, saliva possess enzymes that attack the cell walls of many bacteria, digest its cell walls, rupturing and killing bacteria. Jawcerciser© enables anyone to compensate for missing adequate chewing.

Regular use of the jaw exerciser naturally increases the saliva flow and provides proper resistance for your teeth. Use of Jawcerciser© for 1-3 minutes (or more) once or twice a day can greatly improve your oral and overall health.

To use Jawcerciser place the one side of Jawcerciser© in your mouth in between your teeth with the thicker part up. Chew on 5-10 minutes (or longer) daily for a healthy mouth. Rinse with clean water after each use and dry with a towel.
Please watch this one-minute video about Jaw exerciser:

or click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxUCeH7nfrU

We carry two kinds of jaw exercisers, one is made from natural silicone and the second is made from natural resin. The white ones from natural resin last a lot longer. While the silicone ones last only two to six weeks, depending on how intensively you using them, the resin jaw exercisers may last up to a year. The only reason why we carry silicone jaw exercisers is because some people are allergic to the resin.

Jawcerciser made from natural silicone $15

Jawcerciser made from natural resin $25

You may purchase Jaw exercisers Here.

Sincerely, Raw Family

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Dear Friends,

Remember a few years back, we were selling several step-by-step recipe books? Now we have recreated them and offer them in e-book format for $1.99 each.

Here they are:

How to Eat Uncommon Fruit

Eating a colorful variety of fruits provides a wide range of valuable nutrients. Often we avoid buying uncommon fruit because we don't know their taste and how to prepare them. This book provides detailed information, along with dozens of photographs about many unusual fruits such as durian fruit, prickly pear, jack fruit, persimmons, kumquats, coconuts, cherimoyas, and many others. The book contains nutritional and other facts about different uncommon fruits, recipes, and other suggestions on how to serve them.

Live Kim-Chee, Cultured Veggies and Horseradish

Cultured vegetables add valuable probiotics and enzymes to your body; they are the staples of a healthy diet. These simple recipes are delicious beyond words. Enjoy our family's three favorite recipes!

Raw Jams and Jam Pies

Raw Jams and Raw Jam Pies are very easy to make and are so tasty - to live for! Detailed instructions along with dozens of photos enable every chef to prepare these healthy and delicious treats.

Raw Family Live Flat Bread

Our Raw Family crackers are so tasty that they became famous. Detailed instructions along with dozens of photos enable every chef to prepare these healthy and delicious treats.

These are all unique recipes, not published in other books. I guarantee that these are absolutely delicious recipes. Having color pictures illustrating every step ensures the quality of your resulting dish.

You may purchase our e-books here.

These books are also available on Amazon kindle.

Enjoy!

Food Combining in Green Smoothies

A popular question that I receive often is: Victoria, isn’t a green smoothie poor food combining?

I respond with the following fragment from my book Green for Life:

I wonder how greens, such as kale, romaine lettuce, spinach, carrot tops, and others got classified as vegetables? Why do we call completely different food groups “vegetables” when they look different and contain different sets of nutrients? A produce manager from a local health food store suggested that the produce section be divided into several different smaller groups of plant foods with specific similarities, for example, roots (carrots, beets, daikon, etc.) flowers (broccoli, cauliflower, artichokes, etc.), and nonsweet fruit (cucumbers, zucchini, squash, tomatoes, etc.). Combining foods with similar nutritional values would not only help shoppers to find necessary ingredients faster but would also help them to become familiar with more plant foods and increase their variety of vegetarian food consumption.  To continue reading click here.

$16.95

You may purchase Green for Life Here.

Music Video about Green Smoothies

Dear Friends,

My long time friend and helper, Aletha Nowitzky, has created a music video, If you have ever called my office, you probably spoke to this kind lady. She is a musician, a dancer, and a composer. Aletha has listened to countless testimonials about the benefits of green smoothies and became inspired to create this fairy tale. Also playing a starring role is Aletha’s daughter, Vanessa Nowitzky.

Enjoy!

or click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Br5hSMzac&feature=youtu.be

Green Smoothie Retreat

My family has conducted fifteen Joy for Life green smoothie retreats in the past three years. This year we are taking a break and will let you know of our schedule in 2013 later this fall.

Meanwhile, my business partner Tom Compton is conducting a similar retreat in October, 2012 in Thailand. The organizers of this retreat offered my subscribers a special discount: They offer you a voucher that will discount

• $100 off the price for individuals
• $50 off per person if the register as a couple

The coupon code is:  RAWFAM

Please note that this discount does not apply to the super low promotion launch rate for the 10 first individuals / first 5 couples.

 

Tickets go on sale on Thursday April 12th, 2012.

Click here for more details: http://www.New-You-Retreat.com

Prices are all listed here: http://new-you-retreat.com/book-now/