Dear Friends,

This is the peak of the summer and one of best time for picking of the wild edibles growing around us. One of the most prevalent edibles (and perhaps the most under-appreciated) is the dandelion.

In previous video Sergei discussed how you can use dandelion greens in smoothies, salads, and other dishes to reap all of their nutritional goodness.

And what about the flowers? Dandelion flowers are extremely nutritious; they are an excellent source of vitamin D, similar to their greens. In addition, dandelion flowers help detoxify our inner organs, and alkalize the body. The following  instructional and entertaining video demonstrates three fun ways to eat dandelion flowers.  

So, find dandelions that have not been sprayed, harvest and enjoy healthful and delicious meal!

Love, Victoria and Sergei Boutenko 

Dear Friends,
It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you one of my heroes and one of the best doctors in the United States: Dr. Thomas Lodi  from Mesa, Arizona. Dr. Lodi is an invaluable friend to many cancer patients.
Valya and I visited his outstanding healing center and did this interview with him. If you like what Dr. Lodi says, please don’t hesitate to support this brave man by leaving a comment and marking the "like" button. Feel free to pass this video to your lists and websites.

I resonate with Dr. Lodi’s work because I too trust the healing potential of the human body. Every time anyone asks me about healing cancer, I always recommend them to watch a documentary Healing Cancer from Inside Out by Mike Anderson. Several times I bought ten copies of this brilliant video and gave away to other people. On two occaisions I paid my close friends to watch it and I beleive their lives have been saved by it. You can order this video here.

Love, Victoria

Dear Friends,

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!

 Love, Victoria

Dear Friends,

We keep receiving feedback about  Sergei’s video that we posted last month. In the footage he prepared a green smoothie from the wild green called plantain. Then he demonstrated how to apply the mixture to the skin, using his girlfriend Briana as a model.  

 We are delighted that many people tried and loved Sergei’s skin product. Our readers told us that they also used parsley, borage and other greens. Yesterday I received a phone call from a group of ladies who organized a green facial party. One of them spotted lots of green plantain leaves growing in her backyard. Her friends brought the rest of the ingredients, blended them together and applied onto each other’s skin. They kept it on for about ten minutes until it started to dry and became ticklish. Then they washed it off.

 The ladies couldn’t believe how smooth their skin became. One of the women had a persistent rash on her face and after one application of the plantain green smoothie, it instantly disappeared.

 If you would like to watch Sergei’s video and try a green facial yourself, please follow this link

Happy Green Spa Weekend,

Love, Victoria

Dear Friends,

Our Joy for Life retreats are becoming increasingly popular.  The word spreads out and each of these events fills up fast. Many people return for the second and third times.

Valya has videotaped two more amazing testimonials for you. The first one is about reversing the symptoms of ffibromyalgia in 4 days

The following clip shows how elimination of MSG stopped chronic migraines

Upcoming Joy for Life Retreats...

February 6th - 12th, 2011 - California

April 23rd – 29th, 2011 - Australia

August 1st - 7th, 2011 - Canada

http://www.joyforliferetreat.com

Love, Victoria