IN THIS ISSUE

-Network Happening:

-Raw Vegan Network Members New Books

-Info from Our Online Raw Course

-In the News

-Food for Thought: Look Beyond Organics -- Watch Out For Genetically Modified Foods!

-Featured Network Member: Jerry Pochop and Pavlina Bozkova, Czech Republic

-Favorite Recipes: Tomatoes filled with basil pesto, Mango-Vanilla Smoothie, Dasty’s favorite food

-Products: Juicers, distillers, dehydrators, raw recipe e-book

**Please email us with your feedback about the articles and recipes, and what you would like to see in up coming issues.  

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NETWORK HAPPENINGS

**The Raw Vegan Network provides online raw food certifications for those who wish to expand their portfolio of expertise enabling them to serve others in there locale that wish to experience the health benefits of living a raw food lifestyle.  For information: www.therawvegannetwork.com

**We also provide free contact services for people desiring help in there local area for raw food services.  For information: www.therawvegannetwork.com

**Need help getting started with incorporating healthy raw food choices into your diet and maintaining the raw vegan lifestyle?  Put together an entire holiday feast or a light meal.  Mostly Raw Recipes by Vickie Fisher (owner of The Raw Vegan Network) is available at www.therawvegannetwork.com/productindex.htm

**Get a taste of what raw vegans are eating around the world with “The Raw Vegan Network Member’s Recipe Book Volume 1; A Collection of Our favorite Raw Vegan Recipes from Around the World” available at http://therawvegannetwork.com/orderrvnrecipeebook.htm

**Check out the “member’s events” page at www.therawvegannetwork.com/events.htm. It has the latest on what members are doing, such as raw food classes, retreats, raw food delivery, festivals, etc.

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RAW VEGAN NETWORK MEMBER’S BOOKS  

Get both "Mostly Raw Recipes" and "The Raw Vegan Network Member's Recipe Book Volume 1; A Collection of Our Favorite Raw Vegan Recipes from Around The World" only $20.00

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 IN THE NEWS

The late great baseball player Mickey Mantle observed late in his life:

   If I knew I was going to live this long,
   I'd have taken better care of myself.

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Thank you all for your support of the Health Revolution Petition! (www.HealthRevolutionPetition.org) Signatures have now exceeded 32,500. Please spread the word, as we need 100,000 signatures to take this to Washington D.C. and make an impact regarding the health care reform debate.

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(NaturalNews) The appendix is a small, tube-like organ located in the lower right area of the abdomen and attached to the first part of the colon. Researchers have theorized this seemingly superfluous bit of our internal body is simply a remnant of the...

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INFO FROM OUR ONLINE RAW COURSE

The following is from our online raw certification course.

Learn more about the course at http://www.therawvegannetwork.com/course.htm

“Many EPA-approved pesticides were registered long before extensive research
linked these chemicals to cancer and other diseases. Now, the Environmental
Protection Agency considers as potentially cancer causing 60% of all
herbicides (weed killers), 90% of all fungicides (mold killers), and 30% of
all insecticides (insect killers)”.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Look Beyond Organics -- Watch Out For Genetically Modified Foods!

While you may have heard about the most common GM food sources, such as corn, many people are clueless about just how much of your produce is now available in GM varieties. And, perhaps even worse, just how many deliberate GMO field trials are actually going on, all across the world.

A perfect example of the repercussions of this practice can be seen in Hawaii, where non-GM papaya seed supplies are now so seriously contaminated by GM seeds that at least 50 percent of organic seeds test positive for genetic modification!

That means you have a greater than 50/50 chance of buying a genetically modified fruit even when buying organic Hawaiian papaya…

Although the U.S. does not require GM foods to be labeled, you can still find out whether or not your produce is genetically engineered, by looking at its PLU code.

Here are a few other fruits that are LOW in pesticide residue, and therefore good candidates to purchase as conventionally-grown, however, double-check to make sure you’re not buying a GM variety.

• Avocado -- A new GM avocado variety is scheduled to be introduced soon that is immune to “stress” and pests, per an Indian state report published in March, 2008.
• Bananas -- The first GM banana with extra genes that increase its levels of pro-vitamin A and iron is being unleashed in Australian field trials this year. At Cornell University, researchers are also working to develop a banana that carries the hepatitis B vaccine.
• Pineapple -- GM pineapples, designed to produce greater levels of proteins, vitamins and sugars may already be on the market. An Australian GM pineapple called “Smooth Cayenne” has delayed flowering and herbicide resistance. It also contains the tobacco acetolactate synthase gene (suRB) from Nicotiana tabacum.
• Kiwi -- The transgenic variety of kiwi fruit is the Actinidia deliciosa from Italy.

Remember, if you can't afford to purchase all organic food, at least aim to buy produce that has a lower toxic load and has not been genetically modified.

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FEATURED NETWORK MEMBER

Jerry Pochop and Pavlina Bozkova

Czech Republic

Jarda67@seznam.cz

Pavlina’s & Jerry’s raw journey to radiance

First of all we would like to introduce ourselves. We are Jerry and Pavlina, raw couple from Czech Republic. Pavlina is 33 years old and works as a dentist and Jerry is 41 years old and drives his own small company producing clothing. Recently we lived and worked in Sweden and Norway couple years. Right now we are back home and planning our raw future. We have been raw vegans for almost one year.

Our journey started 3 years ago. We got interested in vegetarianism due to our interest in animal rights. We started to cut back on cheese and milk and after few months (March 2007) we became vegans. We definitely felt better, satisfied that we did not participate in eating meat and diary products, lost some pounds but we did not feel higher energy level or higher mental clarity. We spent weeks visiting numerous websites and blogs about food and the most natural way seemed to be raw vegan diet so we started to discover raw world. We liked the fact that it is the only truly naturally way of eating. We were excited about this way of eating. It was amazing to read about people who came through transition. So we replaced 2 cooked meals with orange juice and green juice every day. Gradually we incorporated more and more raw food and cut down cooked food.

Detoxification was not so easy and we had a lot of cravings for our cooked foods. We were lucky we had support for each other. It must be so hard to go through transition and have nobody around. People around us thought this was just a short time diet to lose some weight, but it really was not!! We participate in family and friends parties but we bring our own food and that is, why we are a little bit weird but it means nothing for us.

Today we are 12 month almost 100% raw vegans and feel stronger both mentally and physically than ever before. We bought almost all we need in our raw vegan kitchen – Vita mix blender, Excalibur dehydrator and GreenStar juicer and we are enjoying it more and more. Now it comes so naturally that we eat more and more fresh whole fruit and vegetables and less dehydrate gourmet food. We feel lighter and cleaner.

We checked personally, that if you go raw for couple weeks and then eat even one cooked vegan food you can feel the wide difference. You find out how low quality life is on cooked food. Now we are exploring all the positive aspects of raw food as a high level energy, mental clarity, clear skin, we feel happier and we sleep better and truly enjoying our life.

Our next step was decision to become raw food coaches. Instead of some other raw vegan leaders we were in contact with Vickie and Ed Fisher and they inspired us so much, that we chose to pass their: The Raw Vegan Network's Online Certifications Course. It was so positive time, learning something new what is so clear in substance. It was very interesting journey.

During this time we had an opportunity to prove healing with raw food on ourselves. In April 2009 Pavlina fell on her head during line skating and she was couple minutes unconsciousness. She had serious brain concussion. Thanks to raw food her recovery was very fast and without any complications. She did not use any of medicinal drugs that doctors recommended to her. Doctors were surprised and satisfied how successful and quick was her recovery.

Jerry had high blood pressure and high level of urea and sugar in his blood and was a little bit overweight. He went through blood test 5 month after we went raw and everything was perfect. During this 5 month he lost 20 pounds.

And now a little bit about our dog Dasty. He is 4 years old howavart. First two years of his life we gave him dry dog food but we felt that it was not the proper food for him so we decided to change it. We started to feed him with raw food. Dasty loves all kinds of fruit and vegetables, but his favorite are tomatoes, durian and water melons. He loves celery and spinach too.

It is so satisfying to see him eat what he loves. He is amazingly active, has shinning fur and has no more problems with tooth calculus.

We are happy to be part of Raw Vegan Network. We want to educate people about how to achieve vibrant health with raw food. We want to inspire people, help them with transition and make it fun and easy for them. Right now we are working on our websites. The name of our website is www.rawdiance.com , because everybody who is eating high raw vegan diet is sending out positive radiance. We would like to start our website in November 2009. During December we are going to coach our first raw vegan course.

We are so excited.

Life changing journey to be a better doctor: Pavlina Bozkova

I graduated 7 years ago and a lot of things changed since the time.

I became a doctor because I felt the vocation to help people.

Studies were very difficult and long but I was satisfied.

Lately my perspective changed. I was exploring alternative methods.

Everyday I saw people very sick in my dental surgery and they had not only problems with teeth but they were overweight, they had high blood pressure, diabetes…….

After all my personal studies about nutrition it was clear.

It was time to change myself. I did not want to be a doctor curing only with drugs and surgery. Almost all my patients need to change their eating habits but most of them will rather undergo surgery than make a change.

Nutrition is not well taught, if taught at all in most medical schools.

After the medical school you perfectly know all signs of diabetes and other debilitating diseases and all possible combination of drugs but you have absolutely no idea about how you can help your patients with proper diet- raw vegan diet.

Today I am happy I enjoy all benefits of eating the raw vegan diet and I see some of my patients trying to change their eating habits because they want to be as happy as their dentist.  

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FAVORITE RECIPES

Jerry Pochop and Pavlina Bozkova

Czech Republic

Jarda67@seznam.cz

We would like to post two of our favorite recipes and one of Dasty´s.

Tomatoes filled with basil pesto

Pesto

2c fresh basil

¼c pine nuts

1T olive oil

1/4t salt

2t lemon juice

Pulse all ingredients in a food processor until broken down, but leaving some texture to the finished pesto.

You have to prepare tomatoes before filling. Cut away tops of tomatoes and scoop out the inside soft part of tomatoes. You get nice dish for your pesto.

So you only fill up tomatoes with pesto, garnish with basil leave and you have delicious and easy dish for every occasion.

Mango- Vanilla Smoothie

3 cups water

2 cups mango

½ cup pitted dates

1 vanilla bean

2 bananas

½ cup mint (optional)

Blend all ingredients together until smooth. Will keep in the fridge for 2 days but we like it best totally fresh.

Dasty´s favorite food

He loves tomatoes. Tomatoes must be almost in every meal. In the summer he loves to creep into our green house and harvest cherry tomatoes by himself. All of his meals we sprinkle with olive oil. Oil is great for his shining coat.

1 apple or other seasonal fruit like pear, plums….)

1 small zucchini

1 carrot

3 tomatoes

2 cups spinach or other green leafy vegetable (in the spring we use nettles and dandelion)

1 cup sunflower seeds

1 cup almond pulp – the rest from our almond milk

2 tablespoon olive oil

Blend sunflower seeds and almond pulp with apple and 4 tablespoon of water until smooth.

Slice zucchini, carrot, tomatoes and stir with the mix.

Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons olive oil.

After such meal is Dasty loaded with energy and we spend amazing time playing outsider in the nature.

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PRODUCTS

**Need help getting started with incorporating healthy raw food choices into your diet and maintaining the raw vegan lifestyle?  Put together an entire holiday feast or a light meal.  Mostly Raw Recipes by Vickie Fisher (owner of The Raw Vegan Network) is available at www.therawvegannetwork.com/productindex.htm

**Get a taste of what raw vegans are eating around the world with “The Raw Vegan Network Member’s Recipe Book Volume 1; A Collection of Our favorite Raw Vegan Recipes from Around the World” available at http://therawvegannetwork.com/orderrvnrecipeebook.htm

** Order both books together at http://therawvegannetwork.com/both_recipe_books.htm

 **The Raw Vegan Network is offering juicers, distillers and dehydrators for sale. Products are available at www.therawvegannetwork.com/productindex.htm .

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BACK ISSUES

 If you are interested in receiving back issues of The Raw Vegan Network e-newsletters, they are available at http://archive.therawvegannetwork.com/  .

MARCH 2005: Health Tip: Juicing

                        Network Member: Belinda Stinson-Head Ph.D., Decatur, GA

                        Recipes: Japanese Sesame Noodles, Raw Apple Carrot Cake

APRIL 2005: Health Tip: Organic Gardening

                      Network Member: Erica Albanese, Gold Hill, OR

                      Recipes: Almond Joy Smoothie, Carob-Mint Candies

MAY 2005: Health Tip: Physical Fitness

                   Featured Member: Faye Hunt, Naples, FL

                   Recipes: Tomato Salad with Mint Dressing, Kale with Raisins and Pine

                        Nuts, Soup Stock, On the Run Tomato Soup, Honey Mustard Dressing

JUNE 2005: Health Tip: Genetically Engineered Foods

                     Featured Member: Debi Chase, Williams, CA

                     Recipe: Sunshine Girl Pate

JULY 2005: Health Tip: Household Chemicals              

                    Featured Member: Natalie Campbell-Djedje, Toronto, Canada

                    Recipe: Natalie’s Tropical Granola

AUGUST 2005: Health Tip: The Benefits of Sunlight

                          Featured Member: Derek Locker, Dallas, TX

                          Recipes: Creamy Spinach Soup, Potato Chips

SEPTEMBER 2005: Health Tip: Parasites

                                 Featured Member: Edward Rhinehart, Destrehan, LA

                                 Recipes: Avocado Soup, Stuffed Tomatoes

OCTOBER 2005: Health Tip: Sprouting

                             Featured Member: Kristi Lees, New Zealand

              Recipes: Peachy-Nan Dream, Banalmond Delights, Simple Carrot &

                      Sesame Salad

NOVEMBER 2005: Health Tip: Healthy Colon-Healthy You

                                Featured Member: Leslee Creighton, Yellow Springs, OH

                                Recipes: Fab Foliage Salad, Carrot Dressing

DECEMBER 2005: Health Tip: Keep it Simple

                                Recipes: Raw Foods to Take to Your Holiday Parties

JANUARY 2006:  Health Tip: Diet vs. Lifestyle

                             Featured Member: Joseph Lucier, Quincy, MA

                             Recipes: Kale Avocado Salad, Coconut Macaroons

FEBRUARY 2006: Health Tip: Simple Herbal Home Remedies

                              Featured Member: Caroline Wood, Ramstein AFB, Germany

                Recipes: Blended Fruit Salad, Pitted Dates with Raw Almonds

                Reader’s Recipe: Coconut Macaroons

MARCH 2006: Health Tip: Heating Our Food

                        Featured Member: Nell Neufeld, Austin, TX

                        Recipes: Raw Chocolate Smoothie, Papaya Ice Cream, Mint Fudge

                        Reader’s Recipes: Chilled Raw Choc. Fudge, Onion Bread,

                                                    Coconut Shake

APRIL 2006: Health Tip: Stress

      Featured Member: Peggy McDonnell, Gold Hill, OR

                      Recipes: Cream of Celery Soup, Butterscotch Pudding

MAY 2006:   Health Tip: Common Drug Interaction with Herbs, Vitamins and Food

                     Featured member: Cathy Dance, Marietta, GA

     Recipes: Vanilla Beanie-Banana Shake, Nutty Chocolate Banana Shake, All Berry Shake

JUNE 2006:   Health Tip: Obesity

                       Featured Member: Rose McMullen, Ontario

                       Recipes: Green Smoothie, Chocolate Mint Fudge

JULY 2006:  Health Tip: Alternative Medicine

                     Featured Member: Anne Mark, Mountain View, CA

                 Recipes: Japanese Cucumber Salad, Green Smoothie, Chef Ed’s Heirloom Salad

AUGUST 2006: Health Tip: Healing Crisis

                          Featured Member: Vicki Robb, Middle East

                          Recipes: Avocado Salad, Spicy Dressing, Carrot/Coconut Energizer     

SEPTEMBER 2006: Health Tip: Heavy Metal Toxicity

   Featured Member: Judy Meisterheim, Lexington, MI

   Recipes: Raw Taco, Carob Banana Pops

OCTOBER 2006: Health Tip: Essential Fats

             Featured Member: Beth Ward, Alto, GA

                           Recipes: My Version of Tuna, Almond Butter Cookies

NOVEMBER 2006: Health Tip: Holiday Recipes: “Turkey”, Mushroom Gravy,

          Mashed Potatoes, Butternut Soup, Raw Holiday Fudge

                                       Featured Member: GeorGina (Georgie) Halpin, Appleton, GA

                                       Recipes: Banana/Raspberry Smoothie, TriColor Corn Salad

DECEMBER 2006: Christmas greetings.  No regular newsletter

JANUARY 2007: Health Tip: Best Choice of Food for Your Pets

                           Featured Member: Sasha Fisher, Raw Food Dog

                           Recipes: Sasha’s Raw Doggie Stew, Sasha’s Raw Fruit Delight

FEBRUARY 2007: Health Tip: Cancer

                              Featured Member: Scott Jackson, Northglenn, CO

                             Recipes: Scott’s Power Smoothie, Spaghetti, Rainbow Olive Salad

MARCH 2007: Health Tip: Food and Behavior

                         Featured Member: Linda Wooliever, Worcester, VT

                         Recipes: Fudge, Mexican “Rice”, Spicy Refried Beans

APRIL 2007: Health Tip: Spring Cleaning: Your Home and You

       Featured Network Member: Angela Elliott, San Diego, CA

       Favorite Recipes: Happy Porridge and Pecan Milk, The Ultimate Beauty Drink,   Strawberries & Whipped Cream     

MAY 2007:  Health Tip: Greenhouse Gardening

                    Featured Network Member: Karen Shifa, United Kingdom

     Favorite Recipes: Karen’s On the Spot Recipes

JUNE 2007: Health Tip: Death Begins in the Colon

                     Featured Network Member: Melissa Gilbert, CO

                     Favorite Recipes: Spring Veggie Dip, The Happy Mango Smoothie

JULY/AUGUST 2007: Health Tip: Take Time for Yourself

                     Featured Network Member: Vasiliki Panos, Fresno, CA

                                  Favorite Recipes: Brownies, Vasiliki’s Special Salad Dressing, Miso Soup

SEPTEMBER 2007: Health Tip: Herbs for Health

                                Featured Network Member: June Roca, Glendale, CA

                                Favorite Recipes: Ampalaya Salad and Seafood Unfried

OCTOBER 2007: Restaurant Review: Char Surratt, Raw Vegan Network member, NM

Featured Network Member: Tiffany Hillman, Phoenix, AZ

Favorite Recipes: Pistachio Hummus, Tri Color Custard

NOVEMBER 2007: Wise Choices: Choose activity over inactivity

   Walking the Walk: For injury free exercise and walking stretching is essential

                               Food for Thought: Whole Person Exercise

  Featured Network Member: Janelle Morgan, Bothell, Washington

 Favorite Recipes: Zucchini Pasta al Pesto, Not Peanut Butter Cookies 

DECEMBER 2007: Creamy Spinach Soup, Nut Loaf, Mashed Potatoes, Quick and Easy Gravy 

JANUARY 2008: Featured Network Member: Mary Jean D’Agostini, Caspian, MI

             Favorite Recipes: Hummus, Very Versatile Vinaigrette

FEBRUARY 2008: Featured Network Member: Linda Clark, Reno Nevada

Favorite Recipes: Onion Bread, Spinach Smoothie, Awesome Fudge

MARCH 2008: Featured Network Member: Marisol Martinez, Altadena, CA

          Favorite Recipes: Green Citrus Power Smoothie, Avocado Beet Salad

         Interesting Facts to Know: Exercise

APRIL 2008: Featured Network Member: Rose Andras, Beverly Hills, FL

       Favorite Recipes: Herb Cheese, Cashew Cheese, Raw Sweet Potato Casserole

                     Wise Choices: Stress Busters

May 2008: Featured Network Member: Angela Brand, Parker, CO

   Favorite Recipes:  Breakfast Parfait, Mamma Mia Marinara, High Desert Exfoliator

JUNE 2008: Featured Network Member: R. Bradford, Nutrition101

    Favorite Recipes: Ancho Pepper Guacamole, Hazelnut Mexican Meal

JULY 2008: Featured Network Member: Kristy Null, Salida, CO

                    Favorite Recipes: Dandelion Dream, Wild Water, Perfect Pesto

AUGUST 2008: Featured Network Member: Nancy Telfer, Stratford, Ont, Canada

                            Favorite Recipes: Mango Smoothie, Complete Meal Salad, Cacao Heaven

SEPTEMBER 2008: Featured Network Member: Teresa Miller, Modesto, CA

                                  Favorite Recipes: Raw Sprouted Hummus, Nut Loaf Patties

OCTOBER 2008: Featured Network Member: Stacey Barrington, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada

             Favorite Recipes: Banana Boats, Banana Papaya “Ice Cream

NOVEMBER 2008: Featured Network Member: Angela Elliott, San Diego, CA

Favorite Recipes: Tomato Heaven, Dreamy Coconut Curry

DECEMBER 2008: Recipes: Carob Balls, Date Nugget, Candied Yams, The Whip

JANUARY 2009: Featured Network Member: Joel Odhner, PA

            Favorite Recipes: Pad Thai, Bry’s Power Protein Punch

FEBRUARY 2009: Featured Network Member: Peggy McDonnell, OR

   Favorite Recipes: Garlic Cranberry Dip, Dry Fruit Apple Sauce

MARCH 2009: Featured Network Member: Carolyn Akens, Cumming, GA

                           Favorite Recipes: Green Smoothie, Mango Citrus Dressing

APRIL 2009: No Newsletter

MAY 2009: Featured Network Member: Leah Cox, Seatac, WA

    Favorite Recipes: Raw Hummus, Carob Pudding

JUNE 2009: Featured Network Member: Alejandra Hernandez, Mexico City

     Favorite Recipes: Carrot Dill Soup, Marinated Mushrooms, Almond Milk with Cardamom

JULY 2009: Featured Network Member: Wendy Bishop Strebe, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica

                    Favorite Recipes: Gazpacho, Hummus, Sprouted Quinoa

AUGUST 2009: Featured Network Member: Julie Soderblom, Salem, MA

                            Favorite Recipes: Morning Green Juice, My Favorite Salad, Nut Cheese

SEPTEMBER 2009: Featured Network Member: Julie Soderblom, Salem, MA

    Favorite Recipes: Morning Green Juice, My Favorite Salad, Nut Cheese

OCTOBER 2009: Featured Network Member: Georgie Halpin, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Favorite Recipes: Gazpacho crackers, Raspberry Dream cookies

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