Valya and Sergei Boutenko are excited to announce their latest DVD’s which will be released on the 1st of April. If you would like to learn about a special offer for pre orders please click here
Valya’s DVD “The 7 Best Green Smoothies from Raw Family” brings Valya into your living room to show you how to prepare 7 of our all-time favorite green smoothies. In addition to demonstrating how easy it is to blend up exotic concoctions, Valya shares many timesaving tips and answers the most frequently asked questions about making delicious green smoothies. This DVD is a must see for anyone interested in becoming a green smoothie pro!
Sergei’s DVD “The Miracle of Greens: how greens and wild edibles can save your life” is a dynamic 90-minute workshop, where Sergei discusses the incredible health benefits that come from introducing greens into one’s diet. His extensive study of plants along with the latest scientific research makes it fun, easy, and safe to introduce mineral rich wild edibles into your diet. See for yourself how greens and wild edibles can transform the way you feel while simultaneously pleasing your taste buds!
This lecture covers topics such as:
The benefits of eating greens
Easy, delicious ways of incorporating greens into your diet
Overcoming illness with diet
The benefits of eating wild edibles
A virtual wild edible walk where Sergei demonstrates how to safely identify & harvest common wild edibles
We are officially kicking off the pre-sale with this special offer. Order both of these DVD’s before April 1st and receive $10.00 off your purchase, meaning you get two DVD’s for $25
In Russia, there is a nice sending off tradition: right before the travelers leave the house to go on the train or plane, etc., they sit down with their loved ones for a few minutes and sing a song together. As I am leaving on a long journey, I have prepared my song to share with you. I invite you to sit on the corner of my suitcase and enjoy it with me.
Victoria left today to start her 3 month tour of Europe and Japan. In April she will also visit Thailand for an eight day ‘Joy for Life Retreat’. Please view our calendar to see where she will be teaching about how to recognise and avoid nutritional deficiencies, juicing v’s blending, the unique power of green smoothies, food combining and more. Victoria’s European Tour Schedule
There is an unlimited variety of possible ways to create a perfect green smoothie. With dozens of edible greens and hundreds of fruits appearing throughout the year, we have a chance to partake in a new green smoothie every day. Each new type of apple or pear or citrus brings a different nuance to this healthful drink. To illustrate these immense opportunities, Sergei and his girlfriend Brianna have documented 15 different green smoothies in the following video clip. Sergei’s intention is to encourage the viewer to experiment, have fun and improve health all at the same time. Enjoy!
Clent Manich is an inspiration to all those that hear his story. After coming close to death, Clent was able to lose 226 pounds and beat diabetes by drinking green smoothies and switching to a raw diet.
Clent’s green smoothie and weight loss experience is documented in Victoria’s latest book, Green Smoothie Revolution. Valya has also created a touching interview with Clent, who as you will see, is very heart-felt and genuine person. We hope that many people will be inspired by his simple and stunning example.
Clent Manich is an inspiration to all those that hear his story. After coming close to death, Clent was able to lose 226 pounds and beat diabetes by predominately drinking green smoothies and switching to a raw diet.
Clent’s green smoothie and weight loss experience is documented in Victoria’s latest book, Green Smoothie Revolution. Valya has also created a touching interview with Clent, who as you will see, is a very heart-felt and genuine person. We hope that many people will be inspired by his simple and stunning example.
I would like to share with you a unique true story from a diabetic who was able to reduce his insulin by drinking green smoothies with fruit for one week. Victoria sent this story and video out in her Raw Family news letters just after our latest Joy for Life Retreat.
We have two confirmed Joy For Life Retreats in 2010. In February there will be one at Pacific Palisades, Southern California and in August we will hold a retreat on Vancouver island. For more information please click here
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Robert has been working on our websites for more than four years. During this time he developed type 2 diabetes and was placed on insulin. Of course he has read tons of information about green smoothies since he has been creating multiple pages devoted to this topic. Robert was open to drinking green smoothies whenever he visited our office, however he was afraid to drink a lot of them because of their fruit content. At home Robert was trying to make smoothies with minimal amount of fruit, on other occasions often he would blend himself savory green smoothies.
Robert was able to make arrangements at his main job so that he could participate at our recent Joy for Life Retreat. He arrived Stewart Mineral Springs completely equipped with his blood sugar monitor and plenty of insulin on hand.
On October 11th all of us who participated in this program began consuming green smoothies every 3-4 hours. Robert noticed that after drinking a green smoothie his blood sugar rise, then it would come back down to normal within an hour after consuming the smoothie with fruit.
Here is Robert’ morning blood sugar levels during the retreat:
First day – 190
Second day – 150
Third day – 129
Fourth day – 78
Fifth day – 70 in the morning and stable for the remainder of the retreat
Before sending this news letter I called Robert and asked what his blood sugar was. Robert was happy to report that his blood sugar has been staying within a normal frame and was 120 at the moment. Robert has not been taking insulin since October 11th, the first day of the retreat.. My web designer is so inspired about his health improvement that he continues to improve his diet. He stopped eating meat, caffeine and processed foods. He has also reduced the amount of oils and other fats in his diet. Robert is now drinking green smoothies twice a day.
He finds it remarkable that he is consuming sweet fruits like grapes, mangos, and bananas and that it doesn’t affect his diabetes.
Robert checks his blood sugar frequently and while the reading are sometimes slightly higher than normal his blood sugar is significantly lower than before the retreat.
Sergei and Brieanna star in this amusing video shot by Valya for the latest Vita-Mix competition. It’s a quick skit, so if you have the time I recommend watching it for a little chuckle.
If you enjoy their entry, please show your support by voting on the link below.
Sergei and Brieanna star in this amusing video shot by Valya for the latest Vita-Mix competition. It’s a quick skit, so if you have the time I recommend watching it for a chuckle.
If you enjoy their entry, please show your support by voting on the link below.
In 2008 Valya Boutneko produced the award winning film ‘Reversing the Irreversible’. This eye opening documentary presents individual transformations to health from eating a high raw diet. The following conditions are addressed:
In 2008 Valya Boutneko produced the award winning film ’Reversing the Irreversible’. This eye opening documentary presents individual transformations to health from eating a high raw diet.
I would also like to share with you this six minute video from Valya that shows some more amazing health turn-arounds from the raw diet. I’m sure you will find it inspiring and interesting.
The International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat of diabetes, created world Diabetes Day on November the 14th, 1991
The campaign is designed to draw attention to issues in the diabetes world and to keep prevention of the disease firmly in the public spotlight. It’s a noble cause, however considering the alarming growth rate of diabetes in today’s society; it’s fair to observe that the message is not getting across. Over the last 20 years the world population has grown by 30%. During that same time the population of diabetics in the world has grown by 766%. (1)
I would like to put another spin on the official World Diabetes campaign by encouraging people to research natural cures for diabetes. You may like to view this astonishing independent documentary called “Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days.” The film chronicles six diabetic Americans who switch to an organic, raw vegan diet in order to reverse the disease without pharmaceutical medication.
There is currently a special DVD offer for World Diabetes Day, if you are interested follow this link
In honor of what we have learned to be possible I have included a wonderful testimonial given to Victoria Boutenko by Alex Romanov. Alex was able to stop taking insulin by drinking green smoothies and staying on the raw diet.
Reversing Diabetes By Alex Romanov
In response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat of diabetes, The International Diabetes Federation and The World Health Organization created World Diabetes Day on November the 14th, 1991.
The campaign is designed to draw attention to issues faced by diabetics, and to keep prevention of the disease firmly in the public spotlight. It’s a worthy cause. Nonetheless, considering the alarming growth rate of diabetes in today’s society, it appears the message is not getting across. Over the last 20 years the world population has grown by 30%. During that same time the population of diabetics in the world has grown by 766%.
I would like to put another spin on the official World Diabetes campaign by encouraging people to research natural cures for diabetes. You may like to view this astonishing independent documentary called “Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days.” The film chronicles six diabetic Americans who switch to an organic, raw vegan diet in order to reverse the disease without pharmaceutical medication.
There is currently a special DVD offer for World Diabetes Day, if you are interested click here for the DVD…
In honor of what we have learned to be possible I have included a wonderful testimonial given to Victoria Boutenko by Alex Romanov. Alex was able to stop taking insulin by drinking green smoothies and staying on the raw diet.
Reversing Diabetes Testimonial by Alex Romanov
My name is Alex Romanov, and I am writing this in thanksgiving for the help I recieved from the Boutenko family, which has forever changed my life.
As an adult, I was diagnosed as a type one diabetic. This was determined by the results of a C-peptide assay performed at Century City Hospital in Los Angeles, California while under the care of Dr. Englanoff. I was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia and a septic condition of the blood. I was in end-stage diabetic Ketoacidosis. It was determined that my body was no longer producing insulin.
The news that I was diabetic came as a total shock! Looking back, I realize that I had been experiencing various symptoms for some time. These included frequent urination, insatiable thirst, pain in my feet and legs, blurred vision and slow healing of cuts and bruises.
The diagnosis was devastating for me because, for many years, I had dabbled off and on with raw foods, and felt I was in control of my health. After reading Victoria’s Green for Life, I had added smoothies to my diet occasionally with great results. I now realize that it was those very smoothies that were keeping the diabetes at bay.
I spent 4 days in critical condition in the ICU followed by an additional five days in the hospital. During that time, I found it was difficult not to buy into the doctor’s dire predictions. I was told that my life would depend on my taking a large amount of insulin daily.
When I got out of the hospital, I was so sad. I felt like I had lost control of my health and this horrible “boogeyman” named diabetes had taken charge. I attended classes and clinics, and at every one, I was endlessly informed that I should expect one dire outcome after another. I was told that the numbness in my feet was Neuropathy and that it could one day lead to amputation. I was warned to have my vision checked because I may develop Retinitis which could lead to blindness. It was a constant diet of negative outcomes.
I would like to share with you a very amusing music video produced by Sergei Boutenko. Sergei raps about how it’s not always easy being a raw food kid and that having a balanced diet is the key for everyone. This clip is a lot of fun, however be warned, it’s a catchy tune and may stay in your head for hours!
