The Healing Patch Cookbook (Spiral-bound) Review

Ever find yourself backtracking book aisles, lost in an assortment of titles and topics you aren't sure what to choose from? Maybe your mission is HEALTH so you hit up the nutrition section. When you think you've found the perfect book another shows up and looks even more interesting so maybe you throw it in your basket as you still continue to browse books that catch your attention. It may even feel a little compulsive yet you are desperate to learn and better your health. You know it's time to check out when your basket is starting to wear out your arm! You get to the check out counter and dump a pile of books you may never even read and honestly can't afford, especially with our current economy. In the back of your head you are wishing and praying that someone would create a book that has it all, something for everyone.

Wake up your frustrated and foggy heads! The answers to your book-buying nutritional-needs wishes have come true. The Healing Patch Cookbook has arrived and the 2 gals that wrote it are surely angels from Heaven! Julie and Sarah have put together an educational, nutrient dense, affordable and universal piece of brilliance! You can sit down and relax with this one stop shop of raw, vegan and vegetarian oriented recipes that will excite even the most malicious meat eater to fall on knees of glory!

I bought this book for my Mother as a gift since she is slowly transitioning to a vegan dietary lifestyle. She loves the recipes because they are quick and easy unlike some raw recipes that require half your day (and half your pocket book as well due to numerous expensive equipment to assist). There are also special little juicy morsels aka educational tidbits throughout the book which helps the reader learn more about the healing properties of whole foods, etc. It's compact enough to comfortably fit your kitchen counter and beautifully designed to brighten up any room! The cover alone will remind you how important fruits and vegetables are and encourage you to eat more of them. Kids will love it too. Now the whole family can get their fruits and veggies ON!!!

This book caters to ALL ages. It makes a great gift. It is perfect for those looking to transition to a healthier lifestyle. The authors kept an open mind and heart when writing this book. They do not push a specific way of eating or living and leave that up to each individual.CHOICE is clearly as important as VOICE to them. Let it be for you too, The Healing Patch Cookbook will guide you along your journey.

Blessings!

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The Healing Patch Cookbook is the perfect guide for transitioning into a more healthful lifestyle. It brings the reader through a gentle, humorous, and self-loving journey from cooked to raw food. This cookbook suits everyone from the seasoned raw foodist looking for deeper connection with their diet, to the newbie who needs help taking their first step into the world of raw food! While many health experts come from a restrictive view with a specific protocol, Julie and Sarah remain open as they guide the reader to become more intuitive and self-sufficient with their health. Complete with a few cooked transitional recipes, loads of raw food recipes, and gorgeous photos, The Healing Patch Cookbook is a superb blend of everything people need to guide themselves to their most divine level of health. Not only are the recipes clear, the first half of the book is loaded with information to help people along their way. The authors gift the readers with a joyous new connection to themselves, their plate, and the planet. Raw food becomes something deeper than itself; a new energy, a new consciousness, a new life!

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The 80/10/10 Diet (Paperback) Review

This is a very interesting book, and I am extremely glad it has been written. The strange sounding title refers to the name of an eating plan that derives 80% of total calories from carbs as found in fruit, and 10% each from fat and protein, and does so within a raw vegan framework. Graham's opinion is that this is the optimum and natural diet for human beings and therein lies the premise of this book, and he spends the next 300+ pages convincing the reader why this is so.

To accomplish this, Graham uses mostly common sense arguments and scientific analyses. The former are more effective here, and he peppers the text liberally with them. The combination is a very convincing mix, and I felt ready to dive into a pit of bananas before I had read too far. By the time Graham describes how eating a high-fat diet stresses the adrenals I was both fascinated and reflecting in horror on my past dietary sins.

There are 348 pages here; 170 of them are essay in chapters, and the balance goes to sample menus, nutrient breakdowns, portion equivalents, testimonials, faqs, and so on. These miscellaneous parts do not come across as filler, even the perhaps overly lengthy testimonial section. Graham's writing style is clear and though he engages in repetition at times (for instance when talking about fat and blood sugar) the flow is mainly undisturbed. The end feeling I had was that it was very intelligently laid out and well done. I also appreciate that he doesn't try to sell you anything. (see "The PH Miracle" for an example of that!)

I really don't have much to criticize here, I did wonder what stripe of doctor "Dr." Graham is, and some of the menu plans (dinners) seemed a bit complex to coexist with a "mono is best" philosophy. He cites some vague and trivial sources ("a 1999 journal article says..." and "according to a brochure from the Colorado Vegetarian Society..."), and I was left wondering why Dr. Graham recommends eating any "overt" fat at all (given that sweet fruits and greens naturally contain 5% fat). He never gave a reason. Also, he says to eat juicy fruit for breakfast, sweeter fruit for lunch, and I remember something about acid fruits at dinner. Again, he never gave a reason for this. Very minor things in the broader context. I would overlook a great deal more to get to the profoundly worthwhile message of this book.

I guess the most compelling thing about this book is that by the end, the diet proposed within seems like a no big deal, normal, almost. It's like a secret hiding in plain sight. That's amazing considering how truly rare it is to eat in such a way. Go out into the world and you will see it is borderline revolutionary. I have applied these principles and experienced nothing but positive results for myself- If it were not so I would never write such a review. I must say thanks to Dr. Graham for putting this out there for everyone to benefit from.

Note: I don't know what the deal is with the 4-6 weeks Amazon takes to ship it, I bought mine from [...] because of that.

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Raw Reform: How to Go Raw for Weight Loss - Pamphlet (Raw Reform, Volume 1) [Unknown Binding] Review

I recommend this short and sweet phamplet for anyone that is trying to lose weight with raw foods. Angela has lost 160 pounds using the information here, and tells her story in an easy to understand way that makes using raw and living foods for weight loss look simple. And c'mon, it's that what we all really want?

I know that when I first began on my raw food journey, this was one of the stories I went back to time and again because it didn't include recipes that took days to make, or overly complicated theories of why raw food works for weight loss and healing.

It is a tremendous success story, filled with tips and strategies for losing weight with raw and living foods. The proof is in the pudding with this author.

I also recently got her softbound book, Raw Emotions, and it's fabulous, too!

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Raw Food Life Force Energy: Enter a Totally New Stratosphere of Weight Loss, Beauty, and Health [Paperback] Review

As a result of reading Natalia Rose's previous book "The Raw Food Detox Diet", I changed my diet, and felt better, healthier, more hydrated, more beautiful and more in control than I ever had. Suffice it to say, when Natalia Rose came out with her new book the "Raw Food Life Force Energy" book, I had to get it!

The "Raw Food Life Force Energy" book is equally impressive to Rose's first book, if not more so. Rose's new book is a practical and illuminating guide to getting healthy (easily achieving your ideal weight) and finding boundless energy! While it sounds too good to be true, Natalia Rose makes her program very doable and her foundational principles very clear and easy to follow. She makes dieting seem fun, and change feel easy.

Rose's book is difficult to put down because she gets you so excited about all of the everyday changes that you can easily make to improve the way that you think, feel and look. In this book, Natalia Rose ventures beyond diet and explains how fundamental the flow of Life Force Energy is to making you feel energized and alive.

Natalia Rose will change your perspective on how you perceive your body, and the food that you put into it.But she doesn't stop there, she also takes you by the hand through her very practical 21-Day Diet Program with a tone so positive, insightful and soothing, you're inclined to follow her every suggestion.

This book is also an excellent resource for people who have read the "Raw Food Detox Diet" book. Rose includes delicious recipes and a very comprehensive and helpful `Frequently asked Questions' section, where she thoroughly answers compelling questions about her diet program.

Every once in a while, a book leaves its imprint on me. I feel indebted to Natalia Rose for inspiring me to eat better, and then showing me how to do it! I especially recommend this book to people who want to improve their energy and their diet.You will be surprised, as I was, by how much bliss you can actually feel, when you eat healthily, and maintain a high vibrational flow of energy throughout your body.

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According to top nutritionist Natalia Rose, the secret to a beautiful lean body, youthful radiant skin, abundant energy, and a state of natural bliss is Life Force Energy. If we can properly harness and increase our Life Force Energy through simple dietary and environmental principles, we can experience radically improved levels of health, beauty, and happiness.


With Raw Food Life Force Energy's more than seventy irresistibly fresh and energizing recipes, you'll see amazing results, including:

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Natalia Rose offers a new vision of how to honor and revitalize our bodies and become powerfully attractive inside and out. Raw Food Life Force Energy shows us how to break out of our destructive, energy-draining patterns of poor eating, unsuccessful dieting, and stressful living to lift ourselves to a whole new stratosphere of well-being.



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The Raw Food Revolution Diet (Paperback) Review

Cherie Soria has lived this lifestyle for decades.As the reviewer above noted, she looks at least twenty years younger than her 60-something age.
Coming from a person like her, you can rest assured that this is not a fad, unbalanced diet. She is a vibrant, healthy, energetic person.

What I particularly like is that she has a great deal of sympathy and understanding of the challenges facing a person who is struggling with their weight and their health, and understands how intimidating it is to make that huge transition from a Standard American Diet to mostly raw vegan.

The best thing about the book is that each day's eating is completely laid out, so you don't have to fill your head with planning and making decisions.Just do what she says, and you'll very quickly 'get it' - because in the end, it's all very very simple.And you will feel so much healthier and cleaner (not to mention thinner!) very quickly.Within days.Once you 'get it', it's easy to use the book as a guide for taking over and planning for yourself.

There are lots of great raw cookbooks out there, but this explains the basics of what to eat, how much and when.So it's great for beginners.

She doesn't insist that you eat 100% raw, and has great suggestions for common concerns like cold weather, travelling, and eating out.

The book is very well-researched, and has a great deal of scientific information if you want it. There are easy to use charts. And she explains the big 'protein question' that always comes up - ie how do you get enough.

There are recipes for nutrient-packed and yet simple to prepare foods, with great sympathy for those of us who don't have a lot of time in the day.Nothing is very difficult to put together, and they are appealing to non-raw diners as well (who, if you didn't tell them what you were serving, probably wouldn't notice, and might even congratulate you on the quality of your hummus and hungrily devour the nut creams and desserts).

She goes on to explore and recommend special equipment like juicers and dehydrators, which might be useful additions to your kitchen if you continue to eat in this vein.

Overall, an excellent introduction to the new healthy you.My criticisms are minor, but I did find it a little hard to navigate without reading from cover to cover.And I would have preferred color photographs, to enhance the recipe pages. I'd recommend this book if your current food-style isn't creating the health and life you want to have.

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Discover how a raw foods diet will balance your weight naturally. This collection of recipes for imaginative, delectable, accessible and enticing cuisine is a far cry from a discipline limited to salads and sprouts. You'll be able to enjoy delicious, easy-to-prepare meals without feeling deprived. And you'll experience how raw foods can improve your health and make you feel more alive. Practical tips make it easy to choose the raw diet plan that's right for you with handy menus to get you started. A "How To" section on putting together a raw food diet that is nutritionally sound ensures that you receive the nutrients you need as you achieve your natural weight.

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The Raw Food Detox Diet: The Five-Step Plan for Vibrant Health and Maximum Weight Loss [Paperback] Review

I've been raw for over a year.I WISH I HAD READ THIS BOOK FIRST!The first book I read was Carol Alt's "Eating in the Raw" - after I read it, I decided to switch overnight... and I made myself really sick. But I stuck with it and eventually felt better. But even after a year of eating what I though was all the right stuff, I still didn't feel as good as I wanted.Now I understand - it was the wrong combinations, like a piece of fruit for dessert after dinner or the almond butter & banana sandwich on sprout bread.I was mixing food groups incorrectly, but I didn't realize it.

The author says in this book that you might feel results as soon as the first evening - IT'S TRUE!The first day I started out with a batch of Green Lemonade, and followed the meal plan all day; I even had dark chocolate for dessert (something I considered off-limits since I switched to raw).That evening was the first time in as long as I can remember that I didn't feel exhausted.It was actually the best I've ever felt!

Be warned, though, that some stuff in this book is a little out there - I definitely don't plan on giving myself any enemas! yuck! - but just following the menu plans really can make a big difference in how good you feel, even by the end of the first day!

I definitely recommend reading this book FIRST if you want to get into the raw food lifestyle, then read some of the others. START HERE.I don't think you'll regret it.There's no need to go through the horrible detox I went through - and all because I didn't understand the importance of transitioning.Some of the reviewers were upset because this book is not 100% raw... well, it doesn't have to be!If you're just starting on something like this, you shouldn't jump in too fast.Go slowly through the transition levels that Natalia Rose describes.Enjoy this book and good luck reaching your goals.

UPDATE:
Natalia Rose has written a new book, "Raw Food Life Force Energy," which I just read.You might consider buying the new book, because it has much of the same information as the original book (this one) along with enhanced explanations, a description of food vibrations, a 21-day step-by-step plan, and a Q&A section.Some of my questions from the first book are actually answered in the second.

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Why you're going to love The Raw Food Detox Diet


You will . . .

never count calories, fat grams, or carb grams, or measure foods again;
see results even without deliberate exercise;
eat liberal amounts of rich, satisfying foods; and
open the flood gates for improvements in every area of your life.

Natalia Rose's proven program will set you on a course toward greater energy, a slimmer figure, a radiant complexion, and amazing natural health-whether you aim to lead an all-raw lifestyle or simply want to lose weight while still eating the foods you love. The book also features more than eighty irresistibly fresh and simple gourmet recipes for all meals, occasions, and Raw Food Detox Diet levels, including

mouthwatering salad dressings such as Liquid Gold Elixir and Amazing Raw "Peanut" Sauce;
sumptuous soups such as Raw Harvest Butternut and Coconut Soup;
cleansing pasta and lasagna dishes and delicious, guilt-free pizzas;
Thai delights such as Spring-in-Your-Step Rolls with Raw Teriyaki Sauce;
decadent desserts such as Cheesecake Pudding and Raw Cinnamon Apple-Pear Pie; and
Raw Ice Creams and Sherbets.

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