THE RAW FOOD PHENOMENON

108 Pages·2017·1.51 MB·English

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THE RAW FOOD PHENOMENON:
My 20-Year Journey

Tonya Zavasta
Disclaimer

The information presented herein represents the view of the author as of the
date of publication. Every effort has been made to make this book as accurate as
possible. The author is not a licensed medical professional. The information
presented herein is an account of the personal experiences of the author and is
offered for informational purposes only with the mutual understanding that the
reader will first seek the advice of a qualified health professional before emulating
any of the author’s actions. If you are not ready to accept full responsibility for your
actions, safety and health, please do not follow these ideas.
The information contained herein is not intended as a diagnosis, cure, or
treatment for any disease or ailment. Because changing one’s diet for the better often
produces initial cleansing reactions, readers are advised to educate themselves
adequately and seek advice from a qualified holistic or medical professional when
needed. Neither the author nor BEAUTIFUL ON RAW, INC. accepts liability or
responsibility for any loss, injury, or damage allegedly arising from any information
or suggestion in this book.
Acknowledgements

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Copyright © 2017 Tonya Zavasta
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Cover design: Alexey Chernovalov
Editors: Bradley Harris, Joel Brody
Proofreading: Pamela Savage and Nikolai Zavas
Layout: Pamela Savage
Photography: Serge Balenko
Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1
Can Science Endorse Your Raw Food Lifestyle?
Chapter 2
The History of Anti-Aging… What Can It Teach Us?
Chapter 3
You in the Cooked Food Society
Chapter 4
You’ve Become a Medical Enigma
Chapter 5
“It Cannot Be Done”… Until You Do It!
Chapter 6
How to Cleanse… and Do It Right!
Chapter 7
How to Make Your Raw Food Diet Safe?
Chapter 8
Slow Your Aging with Raw Foods
Chapter 9
Opposite Sex Resemblance Syndrome… How to Avoid It?
Chapter 10
Bumps Along the Raw Food Road
Chapter 11
Raw Food Meals… How Varied Should They Be?
Chapter 12
Raw Foods… When Theory and Practice Are at Odds
Chapter 13
How Much Should You Move?
Chapter 14
Why Do You Want to be 100% Raw?
Chapter 15
Socializing… for Raw Foodists
Chapter 16
How Much Proof Do You Need?
Conclusion
Do You Have What It Takes To Be a Raw Foodist?
Other Reading
Your Right to Be Beautiful: The Miracle of Raw Foods
Beautiful on Raw: UnCooked Creations
100 Days to 100% Raw: A Step by Step Guide
Quantum Eating: The Ultimate Elixir of Youth
Raw Food and Hot Yoga: From Severe Disability to Superior Health
Rawsome Flex: Beautifying System of Facial Exercises and Raw Foods
The Raw Food Diet and Your Compromised Teeth
Guide to an Ageless Face: The Smartest Skin Training System
The Quantum Key: Transcending Life’s Trials
Introduction

Here’s an interesting comment I received from a reader:

100% raw is great in theory, but if I tried implementing it in real life, I’d have
to give up a big part of my social life. All mainstream people do is stuff their
faces with unhealthy food and alcohol. If you go against that, they consider
you crazy. You’ll be alienated…

This very email was instrumental in my deciding to write this book. You’d be
surprised how many emails I get each week similar to this one.
Let me ask you a few questions…
Would you like to look much younger than your peers?
Want to evade the flu and colds during winter epidemics when others around
you fall victim?
In exercise class, how’d you like to be the one who doesn’t experience muscle
cramps or soreness while everyone else is complaining?
Would you like to be the one who’s not having menopausal hot flashes while
other women around you are fanning themselves and whining for air conditioning?
And how about that waist of yours—would you like it to be small while
others complain about the middle age spread?
Just imagine…You come to fitness class and other women call you “missy,”
not realizing it’s they, not you, who are younger in years. After an hour of class,
everyone is red-faced, sweaty, in need of rest. You, however, are ready to bounce on
to another class, your energy level through the roof.
When people only half your age are talking about upper and lower
blepharoplasty, Botox injections, tummy tucks, laser treatments, face lifts, and
the like, you have nothing to add to their conversation. The years have been
kind to you. Chronological age has not ravaged you, has brought no distortion
to your face and body.
A summer’s day on the beach with friends… everyone slathering on
sunscreen except you. Apparently, not enough. Next day, their skin is red and
inflamed. You, however, have a nice, gentle tan. They’ll smile and say they’re
jealous. They’ll say that they “hate you” for your trim, fit body, as they constantly
wrestle with weight.
You don’t get sick. You’ve got nothing to contribute to conversations about
whatever bug is “going around.” You’re silent when people talk about retiring,
slowing down, about ailments and doctor visits. Your plans include none of these.
You won’t be trading recipes, either, for the most part. You’ll be tired of
saying you’re “much too full already” to try that “cheesecake to die for.” You try not
to be around when it’s served, not being ready to die just yet.
You’ve learned—likely the hard way—that it’s best not to preach. Best not to
talk “lifestyle.” When it comes to the subject of food, and a whole range of issues
having to do with health and illness, you’re accustomed to feeling cut off from most
popular topics. An outsider. You’ve learned: It’s often safest to be quiet.
You don’t want to feel alienated at all? Think what most people do… They
enjoy their gourmet food and fine wine. Then just years later, they joke about how it
all goes straight to the thighs. Or hardens the arteries. Or how this or that dish ought
to come with a defibrillator. And when it all comes true, they stop joking. They
begin bemoaning the ills of old age.
Sadly, that is the norm. It is the price of total acceptance. The degree you drift
from this norm will be the degree of alienation you’ll experience.
Do you really want total acceptance? Do you want to be just like everybody
else? Or are you looking for genuine health? A fulfilled life? Real youthfulness?
Make up your mind.
Either way, you’ll pay a price. The trade-off is real. Raw foods will make you
different. Raw foods will make you look different. Raw foods will make you feel
different. Some will be attracted to you, to your lifestyle. Many, like my
correspondent quoted above, will think the price is too high and will stay away.
Decide here and now whether you want to carry on reading this book.