Soria Cherie - The raw revolution diet: feast, lose weight, gain energy, feel younger

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Soria, Cherie, 1947

The raw food revolution diet : feast, lose weight, gain energy, feel younger! / by Cherie Soria, Brenda Davis, and Vesanto Melina.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-57067-185-2 (alk. paper)

1. Raw food diet. 2. Nutrition. I. Davis, Brenda, 1959-II.

Melina, Vesanto, 1942- III. Title.

RM237.5.S67 2008

613.2'6dc22

2008012247

2008 Cherie Soria, Brenda Davis, Vesanto Melina

Cover and interior design: Aerocraft Charter Art Service

Cover and interior photos: Dan Ladermann

Illustrations: Matt Gouig

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Sincere gratitude to all those at the Book Publishing Company who made this book possible:

Our dear publisher, Bob Holzapfel; our wonderful editors, Cynthia Holzapfel and Jo Stepaniak; and the talented staff, Warren Jefferson and Anna Pope.

Love and gratefulness to our dear families and loved ones:

Cheries husband, business partner, and right arm, Dan Ladermann, and her dear parents, Fred and Georgette Soria, who have been a great inspiration and support throughout her life.

Brendas beloved husband, Paul, and her amazing children, Leena and Cory.

Vesantos dear partner, Cam Dor, son Chris, and daughter Kavyo, each of whom means so very much to her.

Deepest appreciation to our cherished advisors, mentors, and colleagues:

Cheries mentors Viktoras Kulvinskas and Dr. Ann Wigmore, and her dearest friend, Terri Zacanti, who has shared her raw food journey.

Eternal blessings to all those who contributed recipes and tested recipes, including Martine Lussier, Jennifer Cornbleet, Elaina Love, and Brooke Peterson.

Much gratitude to Cheries friends Laurie Masters, Christina Chadney, and Jeannie Moffitt for their help preparing this manuscript, as well as the supportive staff at Living Light International, especially Kristin Suratt, Julie Engfer, and Patricia Hoskins.

Vesantos wonderful and supportive friends and neighbors at WindSong Cohousing Community who have enthusiastically tested recipes and gone green.

Brendas cherished friend, Margie Colclough, who assisted with testing and provided many hours of support and encouragement.

Sincerest thanks to our treasured friends:

Margie Roswell for her generous and kind financial support for the nutritional analysis of Green Giant Juice and certain raw ingredients.

Vesantos friend Sooze Waldock, for whom raw foods have proven to be such a healing force.

Friend and consultant David Ross, who recommended we write this book.

Excalibur Inc.

Sam Young Photography.

We want to thank the following people for their recipe contributions:

Living Light chef instructors Matt Samuelson for .

Living Light associate chefs Amy Greenebaum for .

Alicia Ojeda for .

is adapted from the nutrition books The New Becoming Vegetarian and Becoming Vegan, both by Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina (Book Publishing Company 2003, 2000) and Raising Vegetarian Children, by Jo Stepaniak and Vesanto Melina (McGraw-Hill 2003).

Felix Schoner for assistance with food styling, pictured on and the cover.

T he Raw Food Revolution Diet is an exciting and intelligent contribution to the most important dietary trend of the twenty-first century. The authors astute and inspiring presentation is grounded in their commonsense approach. Cherie Soria has been a primary impetus behind the global dissemination of knowledge about the preparation and consumption of high-frequency foods. Vesanto Melina, MS, RD, and Brenda Davis, RD, contribute the nutrition science that supports this healing and health-promoting way of life. Raw food is not only beautiful and delectable, it also contains the vital nutrients that afford each cell the fuel it requires to function optimally.

These three great minds weave together a refreshing, lucid, and highly accessible publication. The Raw Food Revolution Diet is not a concept, it is a reality. There are millions of people around the world who have successfully and joyfully adopted this way of eating and are reaping the multitude of benefits, from slowing the aging process to preventing and healing disease.

Over the last 30 years, I have had the privilege of directing the Hippocrates Health Institute. For more than half a century, Hippocrates has guided hundreds of thousands of people back to health by teaching them how to enjoy raw and living cuisine. Our decades of clinical research have shattered the common fallacies about diet and health. Today there is no doubt that all serious nutritional scientists encourage the use of raw and living food to help their clients in their quest to achieve superior health.