November 11th, 2015. Karin and Rick Dina are doctors of chiropractic who have been studying and practicing raw food nutrition for over 25 years. Karin studied naturopathic medicine at Bastyr University, graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic West, and has an honors degree in biology. Rick worked at Hippocrates Health Institute, graduated from Life Chiropractic College, and practiced at True North Health Center in Santa Rosa, California. The Dinas are codevelopers and instructors of the series of Science of Raw Food Nutrition classes taught at Living Light Culinary Institute in Ft. Bragg, California. They have an international nutrition consulting and lab work analysis practice and are dedicated to teaching a functional and scientifically sound approach to raw, plant-based diets. This book is a compendium of the latest information from peer-reviewed research and their own clinical experience on why raw diets are so beneficial and how to construct a raw diet that will provide all the necessary nutrients. The Raw Food Nutrition Handbook covers issues such as getting enough protein, understanding calorie density and nutrient density, focusing on whole plant foods, hydration, and food combining. The Dinas provide examples of some of the most popular raw food diets and discuss the nutritional adequacies of each one. They also share some of the success strategies they’ve used over the years to help people stay raw over the long term, make sense of conflicting nutritional information, and engage family and friends in their dietary journeys. See larger image The Raw Food Nutrition Handbook: An Essential Guide to Understanding Raw Food Diets New From: $8.48 USD In...

November 4th, 2015 Our Mission is to promote the benefits of the vegan lifestyle for the preservation of our health and the environment and to create a more peaceful world.Teaching others how to prepare stellar vegan cuisine is our way of bringing about positive change on the planet – a change that can be felt immediately and for generations to come.Through our cookbooks, trainings, consulting services, retreats and our online course, we aspire to empower people to take their health back into their own hands. Please read Mark’s articles Plant-Based Living is the Healing of the Nations and Earth Day Every Day – Going Green with Vegan Cuisine to learn more about why we do what we do. Vegan Fusion promotes the many benefits of vegan cuisine for our health and for the preservation of our planet. We offer plant based vegan, vegetarian, gluten free and raw food cooking classes, including 2 day vegan cooking workshops, teacher trainings, 5 and 10 day vegan cooking immersions, retreats, vacations and culinary tours internationally and our on-line healthy cooking class video series and membership program. We also offer vegan and raw food consulting services and can assist in menu and recipe development for our Innovative Global Cuisine. We have published various books, including Vegan Fusion World Cuisine, The Complete Idiots Guide to Eating Raw, The 30-Minute Vegan, The 30-Minute Vegan’s Taste of the East, The 30-Minute Vegan’s Taste of Europe, The 30-Minute Vegan’s Soup’s On!, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Low-Fat Vegan Cooking, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Green Smoothies, and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Juice Fasting. Please check out our media page for more information. In addition we have packaged our vegan cooking workshops into an on-line video series for those who cannot attend our classes in person. Our program Cooking Healthy Lessons includes instructional videos, a 12 month membership, webinars, a manual / cookbook, tools, tips, techniques and much more. See larger image The 30-Minute Vegan: Over 175 Quick, Delicious, and Healthy Recipes for Everyday Cooking New From: $7.49 USD In...

  October 28th, 2015 Julieanna Hever, M.S., R.D., C.P.T. , also known as The Plant-Based Dietitian, is a passionate advocate of the miracles associated with following a whole food, plant-based diet-the established effects of which provide positive healthful benefits. Julieanna is the host of Veria Living Network’s What Would Julieanna Do?, author of the best-selling book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition, and the nutrition columnist for VegNews Magazine. She is the co-author of the The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Gluten-Free Vegan Cooking, which she wrote with Chef Beverly Lynn Bennett. Julieanna was recently featured on The Dr. Oz Show, The Steve Harvey Show, E! News, Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell, TEDxCONEJO 2012, Fox 13 Seattle Morning News, and Reluctantly Healthy, co-stars on The Chef and The Dietitian, on numerous radio shows, and lectures extensively throughout the United States and internationaly. Julieanna counsels a variety of clients throughout the world from her Los Angeles, California-based private practice including elite athletes, adults, and children with various nutritional and/or medical concerns. She is published in prominent journals, magazines, blogs, and newsletters. As co-producer and star of the “infotainment” documentary To Your Health, Julieanna interviewed a host of the plant-based world’s most respected doctors and researchers to bring this important information to film and television audiences. Julieanna is also a Special Consultant for the best-selling documentary, Forks Over Knives, and she has contributed recipes to both Forks Over Knives‘ books. Her recent work as the Executive Director of EarthSave, International, provided an opportunity for Julieanna to bring whole food, plant-based nutrition to the forefront of efforts to improve the current global health crisis. Julieanna received her Bachelors degree from UCLA and Masters of Science in Nutrition at California State University, Northridge, where she also completed her Dietetic Internship. She has taught as part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s eCornell Plant-Based Nutrition Certification Program, worked as a clinical dietitian at Century City Doctors Hospital, and has consulted for numerous businesses. See larger image The Vegiterranean Diet: The New and Improved Mediterranean Eating Plan-with Deliciously Satisfying Vegan Recipes for Optimal Health New From: $7.20 USD In...

October 21st, 2015. Dan’s lifelong understanding of living with obesity since childhood, illuminated the fact that sustained weight loss and seeking optimum health is a lifestyle adaptation and may require tools and support. Dan earned his Certificate in Plant-based Nutrition from Cornell University - T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and has been accredited and certified as an AFPA Wholistic Nutrition Consultant and certified Drugless Practitioner. Course of study includes: Ozone & Bio-Oxidative Therapy, Environmental Science, Gerson Therapy, Hippocrates Institute, School of Juicing Wellness, and Tree of Life Center Ayurveda & Raw Food treatment protocol. Dan is grateful for an opportunity to meet, educate and assist all ages (but with a focus on ‘baby-boomers’ like himself) who wish to take control of their own healthcare and subscribe to a sustainable, wholistic grass-roots lifestyle approach to recovered health — without the need for prescription drugs, surgical intervention, or invasive treatments. Elisabeth (Betty) was educated at Tennessee Technological University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology - Magna cum Laude. She is also a licensed & certified Complete Health Improvement (CHIP) Facilitator and an accredited AFPA Wholistic Nutrition Counselor with additional certification as a Forks Over Knives Plan/Rouxbe Plants For Life Chef. Course of study includes: Lifestyle Science, Plant-Based Nutrition, Environmental Science & Geology, Animal Rights Activist. Nutritional Science and Lifestyle medicine encompasses the natural world plant kingdom and when used as a strategic tool, reverses degenerative disease and eradicates food addictions. A complementary and health promoting Lifestyle transition is accomplished through education that empowers and encourages clients toward a more fervent concern for Wholistic self-preservation by embracing the kitchen to promote disease reversal and creating strategies to develop sustainable lifestyle choices. As 22+ year alternative health researchers, alternative wellness advocates and PlantBased WholeFood nutritional consultants, Dan & Elisabeth are understanding and passionate about health-promoting strategies that provide sustainable options to help clients regain control of their lives and prevent or reverse chronic, degenerative diseases. They eagerly seek to help families slash healthcare and food costs, and reduce chronic illness by empowering individuals to live a health-promoting lifestyle to avoid degenerative dis-ease and the associated invasive, ineffective allopathic medical treatments. Working closely with Inventors, Researchers, Quantum Physicists, Scientists, Engineers, Wholistic Healers, Herbalists, Naturopath’s, Homeopath’s, Chiropractor’s, Plant-based Physicians, Plant-based Clinicians, Community Outreach Advocacy and a whole range of alternative health & healing practitioners & Clinical Institutes, they honed their focus through the years. With a concentration in Ozone & Oxygen Therapies, Dan mentored under Dr. William Turska N.D., N.M.D. and studied Bio-Oxidative Therapies with Dr. George Freibott and Dr. James Hutton. After partnering with his wife Elisabeth Rae in 1995, they found direction in Environmental & Health Technologies with a particular interest in...

October 14th, 2015 Beverly Lynn Bennett demonstrates the versatility of spiralizers to transform wholesome vegetables and fruits into exciting and delicious dishes. What better way to get more fresh fruits and veggies into your diet.Featuring both cooked and raw dishes, all recipes are free of gluten and dairy products and can accommodate a wide range of dietary references. Check out her website: http://www.veganchef.com/ She is the author of many books: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Vegan Living (Alpha Books, 2005) The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Vegan Cooking (Alpha Books, 2008) Vegan Bites: Recipes for Singles (Book Publishing Company, 2008) The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Gluten-Free Vegan Cooking (Alpha Books, 2011) The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Vegan Slow Cooking (Alpha Books, 2012) The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Vegan Living, Second Edition (Alpha Books, 2012) Chia: Using the Ancient Superfood (Alive Natural Health Guides) Jan 15, 2014 Spiralize!: Transform vegetables and fruits from ordinary to extraordinary (Aug 7, 2015 E-cookbooks[edit] Eat Your Veggies! Recipes from the Kitchen of the Vegan Chef See larger image Spiralize!: Transform vegetables and fruits from ordinary to extraordinary. (Alive Natural Health Guides) New From: $5.00 USD In...