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RAW NUTRITION AND HEALTH: YOUR BIGGEST QUESTIONS ANSWERED Get Fresh! For people passionate about pure food, health and living life to the full Food that’s better than organic When you’re “alternative” and your loved ones aren’t Earn a living doing what you love Autumn 2009 UK £3.95 US $7.95 3 9 Exclusive interview 8 0 7 4 3 2 0 7 with 4 4 Ani Phyo 7 0 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: HealthY teeth ❥ A RAW taste OF MEXICO ❥ LIVinG With ComPassion Get Fresh! Autumn 2009 Contents Main Features 16 Interview with Ani Phyo 22 Raw nutrition and health: your biggest questions answered Special 18-page section 19 42 Earn a living doing what you love 46 Interview with Rozalind Graham 54 “Alternative” meets “the matrix” 65 Food that’s better than organic In This Issue 15 Pandemic pandemonium 21 Never say never 52 Diary of a detox 60 Rome wasn’t built in a day 62 Keeping your teeth 68 Karen’s live kitchen 71 Diet’s spiritual essence 46 82 A day in the life of Brendan Brazier Food 19 Raw cookies 72 A raw taste of Mexico 76 Secrets for successful menu planning Regulars 5 Editor’s letter 10 Book Reviews 7 Get Writing! 12 Events 65 8 What’s New Autumn 2009 Published by thefreshnetwork Director Cary Kikis Editor Sarah Best Design MarcusMacaulay.co.uk Welcome Printer Warners Cover Ani Phyo photographed by Brad Buckman Recently my 7-year-old son and I hunkered down to watch a wildlife Contact details documentary about the problem of Nevada bears finding their way into towns Get Fresh! magazine, The Fresh Network, and raiding bins. 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Given that neither our bodies nor our brains can function normally unless they get the nutrients they need, doesn’t this alone This magazine is printed on explain an awful lot of what is wrong in the world today? environmentally friendly paper produced from a sustainable source. The following quote from the brilliant book Left In The Dark by Graham Gynn and Tony Wright sums the problem up rather well. “If someone set out to devise CALL +44 (0)845 833 7017 SEE PAGE 14 FOR DETAILS OF the worst possible diet with which to build a huge-brained tropical primate SUBSCRIBE OUR SPECIAL OFFERS AND GIFTS. [that’s us, folks], a junk food diet of white bread, crisps, pies, chips, jam, toffee bars, biscuits, sweet fizzy drinks and burgers would be it.” The Get Fresh! Philosophy As more and more people around the world are discovering, “natural diets” Get Fresh! is the international voice of the raw food aren’t just for other animals. When we start nourishing ourselves as nature movement, featuring viewpoints, teaching and phi- losophies from some of the most prominent natural intended, life becomes a different experience altogether. We begin to enjoy a health authorities in the world, and real life stories and level of health, energy and wellbeing we never dreamed possible. That is what interviews with those living a raw and living foods life- this magazine is all about and we hope you enjoy this issue. style. Its aim is to educate, motivate and inspire, while retaining a rational and realistic worldview. The Get Fresh! philosophy, while focusing on diet, acknowledges that true health is about much more than food. It encourages each reader to seek, learn and discover what works best for them as an individual, on all levels – mind, body, spirit and emotions. If you’re interested in including more raw foods in your diet, Sarah Best having more energy, living more consciously, or are already living the lifestyle, Get Fresh! is for you! Editor Disclaimer All recommendations featured in Get Fresh! magazine are for information purposes only and not intended to replace appropriate care from a qualified practitioner. © The Fresh Network Ltd, 2009. Reproduction of any of the contents of this magazine in any manner is prohibited without the prior consent of the publisher. 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Each It was also a great quarter we award a £25 Fresh reminder for me – it was on one of Dao’s Network gift voucher to the retreats that I was converted to raw foods So thanks Dao, and thanks Get Fresh! - writer of the best letter. Get and I remember him covering the milk the magazine just gets better and better! Fresh! reserves the right to edit issue in one of his talks. However he gave out so much information in the space of Cath Parker, UK letters as necessary. that week that I couldn’t retain it all! Thank you I just wanted to say it was helpful in the Summer issue to read articles that understand the mental journey often travelled by newcomers to the raw path. It helps by bringing out into the open thoughts and experiences that many struggle with. This conscious acknowledgement and acceptance is empowering as it can diminish the negative effect that the thoughts and feelings can otherwise have. It is also supportive as it helps the reader understand that it is a common experience and therefore a natural part of the path of transitioning to a healthier diet and lifestyle, not just peculiar to the individual. Thank you. Simon, UK Editor responds: I have met Tonya in person on several occasions and I can vouch Calorie conundrum that she looks even better in real life than she looks in photos. She I am intrigued by your interview with Tonya Zavasta. Did you meet will be addressing the “calories and weight” issue at length in an her in person? The point that has me thinking in particular is her article scheduled for the Spring 2010 issue of Get Fresh! mention of the fact that she’s eating about 1,200 calories a day For those with weight to lose, there is really no question that but her Bikram yoga sessions should make her lose 1,800. From eating raw is the best weight loss strategy bar none. 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