(NaturalNews) Following up from my previous report live from the Raw Spirit Festival in Sedona Arizona, I spent two more days at the event, interviewing vendors and exploring the best of the best in the raw foods community. I found some exciting new products to share with you here:
Paul Mamakos at Everything Raw (
www.EverythingRaw.com) has a new raw white chocolate bar called the
Yoga Bar (
http://www.everythingraw.com/yogabar.htm). It tastes fantastic: Light, energetic, and not too dense or overly sweet. I bought a whole box and handed them out to friends. Look for these in
health food stores or get them directly from Paul's
website. (Paul's company also has a dark
chocolate raw food bar that's worth looking into...)
Transition Nutrition (
www.TransitionNutrition.com) has introduced an incredibly delicious new
Bliss Mix superfood mix made of raw cashews,
goji berries, mulberries, macadamia
nuts and other goodies. These aren't just commodity items, however: These are
premium, organic fruits and nuts, and you can clearly
taste the difference. I dare say it's the most delicious raw fruit-n-nut mix I've ever tasted. I actually bought a four-pound package and lugged it around all day just so I could eat some on the drive
home. Get some for yourself -- along with over a dozen other raw
fruit and nut mixes -- at
www.TransitionNutrition.com (This company is also a great source for Royal Himalayan Pink Crystal Salt, cacao nibs, coconut oil, irish moss, goji
berries and much more...)
I was incredibly excited to discover a raw
aloe product from Herbal Answers, Inc. (
www.HerbalAnswers.com). It's called
Herbal Aloe Force and it combines raw aloe vera gel with a potent combination of anti-cancer
herbs including cat's claw, "Essiac" herbs and astragalus. I'm not sure yet if there's any of the aloe vera leaf sap found in this formula (I'm working on finding that out), and that's important because I like to avoid the leaf sap and just eat the gel. In any case, I immediately recognized it as a highly medicinal cancer-busting formula that I know would be extremely helpful in preventing or treating various forms of cancer.
By the way, you probably already know this, but nobody pays me to be listed here. I bring you the best
products I find, and I earn nothing from these companies or these product sales. I remain in service to my readers, and money cannot buy my recommendation.
Is there a quack in the audience?
At one point during the festival, the main stage featured a panel of keynote speakers from the
event. Dorit, David Wolfe,
Jameth Sheridan, David Carmos and Shawn Miller, and several other key speakers took the stage. Most of the
Q&A was incredible informative, covering topics like how to protect parents from prosecution from ignorant Child Protective Services officials who somehow think that not feeding children
processed foods is some form of dietary
child abuse.
At one point, an overzealous audience member who was obviously at the wrong festival started getting pissy with
David Wolfe and, with microphone in hand, ranted off a series of personal attacks. (Didn't the guy know that personal attacks should be reserved for blogs and websites?) I noticed he had his fifth and sixth chakras all blown out the front, and I actually felt sorry for him, but the audience basically told him to pipe down and took away his microphone, returning the Q&A to topics of interest to real raw foodists who are far more interested in learning how to transform the world than bashing each other over minor differences in philosophy.
And that's a good point to mention: If you gather a hundred raw foodists in a room, you'll get a hundred different opinions on exactly what's the right
raw food diet to follow. But in truth, they're all probably 95% in alignment, with only minor variations based on personal experience or nutritional knowledge. All raw foodists agree that returning to a
living foods diet is crucial for the future of
life on Earth (human life, plant life, animal life, etc.). And all raw foodists also agree that consuming raw living
foods is an important foundation for spiritual growth and the evolution of human
consciousness.
If that last phrase seems odd to you, I'll ask you to suspend disbelief and learn more about
raw foods before deciding what's true about it. I can tell you from experience that it IS true: The more living foods you eat, the higher your vibration becomes. Before long, you find yourself connected to all living things, thinking thoughts of global peace and
compassion for all living things. It's not hocus pocus, it's simply attunement to the vibration of living plants (and the absence of angry
meat energy or processed foods pollution). People who support war are almost entirely angry meat eaters suffering from chronic, diet-induced degenerative disease.
Raw foods artists, musicians and more...
Getting back to the vendors at the Raw Spirit Festival, one of the featured artists of the day was
Manaca from Hawaii (
www.ManakaMusic.com), a raw foods vegan vocalist and musician with inspiring lyrics who lives an authentically high-vibration
lifestyle.
A world-renowned sound healer, Mark Patterson, also known as
The Human Singing Bowl, offered some chanting and overtone
singing for the audience. Steve "Sproutman" offered an enlightening lecture on the healing power of living foods
nutrition, and Yumi Kukuchi came all the way from Japan to talk about her remarkable sustainable living projects in her home country.
Jameth Sheridan, founder of HealthForce Nutritionals (
www.HealthForce.com), offered a passionate speech on health myths and truths. His company is the maker of the exceptional superfood product
Vitamineral Green, a favorite supplement of raw foods vegans. He's introducing a new product called
Fruits of the Earth which I haven't tried yet, but hope to soon review here on the website.
Viiktoras Kulvinskas, one of the "fathers" of the raw foods
movement, spoke twice at the event, and Victoria
Boutenko (author of numerous raw foods books and an influential visionary in the movement) also offered her wisdom to the audience. See
www.RawFamily.com to learn more about the Boutenko family's journey to health using raw living foods.
Patricia Bragg, one of the most adored senior members of the raw foods
community and a living legend in
natural health, joyfully toured the grounds, hugging people and smiling her way from one pavilion to the next. You can see her family's products at
www.Bragg.com where you'll find the story about Paul C. Bragg, a man who was decades ahead of his time in teaching
natural health principles to a nation embracing junk
food. (Much like nutrition pioneer Weston Price.)
Astarius blessed the audience multiple times with the droning of his didgeridoo. Learn more about his incredible healing
music and available audio CDs at
www.astarius.comTommy Anton also performed for the audience (
www.TommyAnton.com), and we were all fortunate to be blessed with the presence of Dorit, a raw foods author and radio show host (
www.IamHealthyRadio.com).
Many other artists and speakers participated as well, and sadly, I was unable to be in three places at once to see everybody perform. My apologies to anyone who is not mentioned here, but should be.
Lastly, one of the stars of the show was, without question, the incredible raw foods
cuisine created by Bruce Horowitz (
www.TheSunKitchen.com). I was absolutely blown away by the living foods meals served at the event. They were more flavorful and nourishing than any
cooked food I've ever eaten (no kidding). The fact that they were able to serve this food to 2,000+ people was absolutely amazing. Sure, the food was a bit late, but who cares? This was worth every minute standing in line. I became an instant fan of Bruce's cuisine, and I've made a note to make sure I invite him for a future interview. Bruce trains raw foods chefs at culinary institutes throughout Oregon and California. He's a young living legend in the raw foods community.
What did we learn?
When you look at the event in its totality, it's worth asking the question, "What did we learn at this event this year?" Here's my own observation of the main points:
• We learned that raw living foods is a fast-growing movement. The event attracted ten times as many people this year compared to last year, and next year looks to be even larger.
• We learned that raw living foods people are the healthiest people you'll find anywhere. They're far healthier than mainstream consumers, healthier than
processed food vegetarians and infinitely healthier than Atkins Diet followers. If you're looking for people who are genuinely
healthy, go hang out with raw foods people! You won't find a happier, healthier bunch of people anywhere except perhaps in the mountains of Tibet.
• We learned that high-vibration living (higher consciousness, compassion towards living things, spiritual awareness, etc.) goes hand-in-hand with following a raw foods
diet. Simply ingesting the energy of living plants transforms your
body, mind and spirit, with no additional effort on your part. Any person who eats raw foods for 90 days will absolutely, without question begin to see the world in a very different way.
• We learned that living the raw foods lifestyle isn't just about nutrition. It's about being with nature, experiencing artistry, dance, movement, music, and so on. This movement transcends the nutritional aspects of raw foods nutrition.
• We learned that raw foods living is FUN! This event was a blast. Typical natural health events like the Expo West trade show is stuffy and boring by comparison. If you wanna have fun, hang with raw foods people (or go live at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center for a few days
www.TreeofLife.nu -- you'll have so much fun with Phillip the raw foods Jedi that you'll forget all about the cooked food you left behind!).
I will, of course, be present at the event next year, and in the next few weeks, I'll be posting a way you can sign up for the event at a discount. We'll bring together a large NaturalNews group of participants who can share this fun, yet incredibly important experience in 2008. Mark your calendars: The event is on Sep. 12 - 14, 2008 in Sedona,
Arizona.
I'll keep you posted on the sign-up process and schedule. Hope to see you at next year's festival!
About the author: Mike Adams is a natural health author and award-winning journalist with a passion for sharing empowering information to help improve personal and planetary health He is a prolific writer and has published thousands of articles, interviews, reports and consumer guides, impacting the lives of millions of readers around the world who are experiencing phenomenal health benefits from reading his articles. Adams is an honest, independent journalist and accepts no money or commissions on the third-party products he writes about or the companies he promotes. In 2010, Adams created NaturalNews.TV, a natural living video sharing site featuring thousands of user videos on foods, fitness, green living and more. He also founded an environmentally-friendly online retailer called BetterLifeGoods.com that uses retail profits to help support consumer advocacy programs. He's also a noted pioneer in the email marketing software industry, having been the first to launch an HTML email newsletter technology that has grown to become a standard in the industry. Adams also serves as the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a non-profit consumer protection group, and enjoys outdoor activities, nature photography, Pilates and martial arts training. Known on the 'net as 'the Health Ranger,' Adams shares his ethics, mission statements and personal health statistics at www.HealthRanger.org
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