Raw Food, The Garden Diet eBooks, Testimonials

Hi, Jinjee.

I've been eating raw for a couple of weeks. I find it so amazing that changing your diet changes your whole life. I'm definately entering a new realm of consciousness and beginning a new path in life. I bought my first raw "cook"-book this weekend. It has inspired me so much! (I've already created my own recipe for a granola bar) I sit here eating a salad made with fresh picked lettuce and corn straight off the cob grown in my garden. As odd as it may be, I am esctatic about it. I never would have thought it would be such a gratifying experience. My whole concept of food has changed... Eating no longer results in a guilty conscience because I have removed all of the harmful options. It has become a pleasant and mindful process. Eating raw makes me feel more grounded... more closely connected to nature and God... mentally, physically and spiritually. I honestly have never felt so good in my life! And to think that this way of life has eluded so many, when it is the all-natural, simple and logical way to eat. (It's a crying shame that we, as a culture, got derailed and so very far off the track on this)

Thanks so much for your daily inspiration! I've been getting your newsletters for about a year. They were instrumental in keeping my interest and keeping me motivated and determined to make this transition! :)

Sincerely,
Johnette

I just love your website. Thank you so much for sharing your life with everyone on the raw foods lifestyle. Spirit has been inspiring each morning when I awake for the past three years to go raw vegan. Since reading your website, I know it can be done. I am going for it one day at a time now...This is day 14 and I am still going....amazing but subtle changes are happening each day...

At 55 years of age and eating cooked foods, well needless to say some of my body parts were wearing out and showing signs of age. (sleeping, digestion, sex, joints, stamina, to name a few)

After 14 days, this sounds odd to anyone that has not tried this I am sure, I am feeling younger each day - like my age is in reverse...it is amazing really...and all this with raw foods and no supplements....

I woke up and actually started spontaneously dancing for two days now...yeah, dancing...oh my gosh...

I have lots of questions...so, I have decided to go to your ojai retreat in 2008. I cant wait....

I have even been thinking that I will bring one of your retreat centers to the city I live. I am meditating on that these days...I just have a feeling that something is shifting here...

Thank you Jinjee, love to Storm and the family,
Becky

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Jinjee & Storm,

I want to thank you for introducing me to the raw foods lifestyle!!!! I've been raw for 3 months now & I've NEVER felt so healthy! I've lost 21 lbs and have tons of energy! ( I need all the energy I can get! I work at a preschool teaching 2 yr olds! ) Thank you again!!!

Kelzy Fox

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Dear Storm and family,

I recently came across your website and, I, too, am
a firm believer in natural (real!) food and natural living.

But what caught my eye, and emotions, was to see a family,
living it, day-in and day-out, and experiencing the profound
effects of raw foods. I was struck with a deep sense of conviction.

I was emotionally moved by your dedication to truth
(not money) and helping people with the real message
of health.

It is time the myths be untangled and the realization be
known that we are all entitled to an incredible state of health;
and that it is possible - once we remove all the man-made
foods we have been programmed to think are superior to
nature's own.

I just ordered your DVD Breakthrough and e-books, and I am
looking forward to pursuing this clean, wholesome and rejuvenating
way of life and knowledge and sharing it with my family and friends.

Everything you and your family stand for and represent is truly
admirable! May God bless you and your family for your committement to
true health and spreading its life-giving message.

Heather Jamieson

I also would like to tell you how much I admire the
way you've opened up your family and lifestyle to the
world. The recipes are great. Everything I've read so
far has been a real eye opener. More 'duh' than 'aha'
moments because it all makes so much sense! Thank you
so much.

All the best,
Prana, Netherlands

Hi Jinjee,
I participated in the 7 day raw challenge last week and it was great! I did it with my husband who made it
most of the week and said he felt really good. He has gone back to some
cooked vegan foods and I have continued raw. I have been feeling really
good, I don't have that heavy feeling of cooked foods, I have started losing
some weight and have had more energy. I also keep adding more raw foods
into my children's lives.
Thank you,

Lisa Pearl-Edwards

Hello Jinjee,

Let me take the opportunity to say that it seems to me that everyone who
goes raw has someone to thank. I have you! I was shocked to see how healthy
you looked 10 days after having your last baby, and it really got through
to me. I mean, I was already thinking about it; after reading The China
Study it clicked, finally, that it doesn't make sense that we try to immitate
the low-fat diet of of those who are healthy by processing our food and
removing the fat! The low fat diet of those people is low fat because it
is also low protein. It goes hand-in-hand. After that book I became confident
that I don't need animal protein, in fact it is detrimental to our health.

Anyway, if I needed a push... here's the story: I have a 6 months old daughter.
I was in good shape, but I gained 45 lbs in my pregnancy. I lived off of
granola and milk, brown rice and grass fed beef, some cooked veggies, and
cheese; basically. And lots of granola and milk, and cheese. I cut out the
dairy after she was born because I sensed it was giving her colic. I thought:
if it isn't good for her, it can't be good for me, so I never re-started
consuming those.
Then I read the book I mentioned; then I went to take a second look at raw...
it was when I saw your picture that I said to myself: that's it! I went
raw 100% the next day, and that was four weeks ago. I'm doing great, I don't
crave anything. My husband it's also doing it, and we are loving it. I'm
drinking a 1 liter of green smoothie as I type this, just before I go to
bed. These have completely made my want of coffee be history, even when
I get very little sleep (I never get enough these days). So the green smoothies
became the drink that I can't live without! And we bought a super orange
juicer (from Breville) inspired by your love of fresh oj, my husband thinks
it's the best investment we've made in a while.

I have read most of the material that comes in your package. The text you
have for children is so thorough.

Jinjee, thank you for sharing the experience your family had with the diet.
It gave me the confidence that I would know what to do, and it's been working.
I haven't had a cooked meal for this whole time, and I really don't miss
it.

If I can ask you something, it is this: my baby can eat solids now if I
want (I breastfeed). I do give her organic fruits, but not much, just for
fun. I am concerned about the iron issue though. I know she should be fine
with just breast milk since the absorption is greater but... if I wanted
to be safe, do you think I could give her some green juice? Or do you have
any other suggestion for a raw source of iron for a baby? Thank you.

With all the best to all of you,
--Carlisia

Note From Jinjee: Thank you for sharing your story! I agree that breastmilk is enough for a 6 month old to get all their nutrients. I also think it is fine to give your baby some green juice if she likes it. My babies always did, especially if it had carrot or apples in it too. Green smoothies are fine too, which are made from two pieces of fruit, a few cups of water, and a handful of greens usually.

Review of "Breakthrough" on Jennifer James' Joyride Through Insanity blog on ClubMom.com.
http://joyride.clubmom.com/joyride_through_insanity/2006/10/going_green.html

Dear Jinjee and Storm,

I was just about to e-mail you both, one, to found
out if the Breakthrough video had been mailed, and
two, to acknowledge how grateful I am for The Garden
Diet. I saw the advertisement for Breakthrough in
the Common Ground. I tore out the ad and saved it for
a few weeks, then decided to check out the website.

Jinjee and Storm, your words and your actions are
inspiring. I have been raw for three weeks and I feel
as if I have come home. I am slowly clearing a path
for my two children to go raw; it has proved so far to
be quite a struggle, not because of their resistance,
but of their grandparents' and their father's
resistance.

When resistance seems to strong, I reread your
words, and continue to walk this path with my
children. We look forward to receiving Breakthrough.

Thank you!

We have been enjoying the music by downloading it! And busy exploring recipes! We can't wait to see "Breakthrough", and meet your family!... My six year old is skeptical that all of this fruit and veggies can taste good and be good for you. He was diagnosed with an allergy to fruit when he was just six months old. Within the last year I got to thinking about it, and tested him at home.... Turns out, he does just fine on RAW fruit... it was the cooked and processed stuff that made him sick! But learning to eat what you thought was making you hurt so bad is a long journey! Good thing he has his little brother who has always gobbled up fruit and veggies to help him back to the good stuff! And his older sister, who Daddy calls an "appletarian". I am so excited to see all of your information. The kids and I have been tending towards the garden diet instinctively, and it is wonderful to see another family with healthy children eating this way.
Keep up all of the great work... your everyday thoughts are changing the world!
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Time 2Create a fantastic day!
Cathy -Life Coach & Speaker
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Just launched! Check out the companion blog at http://2CreateYourLife.blogspot.com
Trust yourself...the answer you need is within you.

Thanks again for offering such GREAT support :o).. My raw pregnancy went so well, and I have you to thank Jinjee! I am looking forward to the menus especially for my children. All the Best, Christina

Hello there,

We just ordered your raw vegan special and I have very much been enjoying
your 3 raw kitchen episodes, so much more helpful than just reading books.
Also, your recipies taste heaps better than any other raw savory foods I
have tried so far :-)

when skimming through your e-books/recipies, I saw that you are using
wakame in salads. Now, I have got some wakame in the freezer, the dried
kind of "stuff", which I always used to cook before turning it into salas.
I guess, you don't cook it, how do you prepare it before you add it to
your salads? Just rinse/soak/rinse it? Seems a bit tough, or don't I soak
it long enough?

Also, I am still extensively breast feeding our almost 20 months old son,
which always left me hungry on raw foods resulting in me eating steamed
vegetable or even sometimes some organic sour dough spelt bread or eggs;
your recipies seems to give me much more what I need :-) Thanks!

Kind regards,
Jane

My husband Collin awoke and said, "Okay, this is going to be the true test." He was referring to his blood pressure which has, in the past, proven to be higher than it should be. However, as you all know, this week, he has committed to the 7-day Raw Challenge and has been so faithful to it. I remain in awe.

So, back to this morning. After waiting for the results of his blood pressure, Collin said in a startled tone: "Oh my goodness!"

I was waiting in anticipation...now knowing if that was a positive or negative "Oh my goodness!"

"What is it?" I asked in a holding-my-breath-but-heart-beating-rapidly kind of way.

"This is the LOWEST my pressure has been," Collin replied with pure delight and amazement. "This is the pressure of a 28 or 29 year old," he stated. (He's 41.)

Needless to say, I cheered. I squealed. I ran and kissed him. I ran to the bathroom where my son was showering, and talked to the bathroom door, so to speak, explaining the great news to Caleb on the other side of the door. With a smile of fascination, our 10-year-old son immediately strolled out of the bathroom with towel wrapped around his waist and proceeded to come face to face with Dad about this matter. Caleb's smile said it all. No words were needed. (I'm sure he said something, but I can't remember what those words were. All I saw/heard was that smile from a proud son.)

Penny, Florida

raw is so exciting,and am inspired every day..

i love to get your daily inspirations...thank you...

after 3 years all raw,the healing the changes the amazingness that happens in my body,my spirit my emotional wellbeing,is astounding and very very exciting...

much raw lovin
Janita.xx

I think it's wonderful that you've begun your series and modled like a TV channel structure. As someone with no TV (and doesn't want one--or the service) You may be seeding the internet with revolutionary ideas for media channels without the constraints of commercial influence upon them! I applaud you, and wish you all the luck, strength, support and joy you need.

--Lee

Let nothing which can be treated by diet
be treated by other means.
Maimonides

Hi Jinjee
I was finally able to download the dvd. Apparently the setting from
your website made it
difficult according to the apple store "genius". He changed the
setting from txt to mv4 I think it
was and put it into itunes and I was able to watch it.

I was very happy to see such an active, thriving family. You guys
have a beautiful place.
The concerns expressed are ones I certainly have as well. I think
you're both right,-- I think
people are going to wake up to a raw diet that's vegan--or at least a
cooked vegan diet.

Thanks for making the dvd. I look forward to downloading others you
have available. You have
an awesome, beautiful family.

Dennie

i was completely blown away by your web site
pictures. i have showed it to everyone i know,
especially in my work..er.

Cindy

Hi Jinjee and Storm -

I am a subscriber to The Daily Raw Inspiration and recently ordered your excellent new e-book about raw food weight loss/shopping lists. I know you guys receive a ton of e-mail, but I wanted to drop you a line to say hello.

I started eating raw four months ago, have lost 20 pounds (down to ~210, so I have a while to go before I'm at a truly healthy weight) and feel great overall! However, as you know, there are times when being a raw foodist is really challenging, and lately I've been struggling a bit. I am the only raw foodist I know, so I'm trying to reach out to others for support and community.

Thank you so much for your web site and the work that you do to bring the raw food message to others - you are a great source of information and inspiration. Your family is gorgeous and I really admire your determination and commitment to your health! Keep up the AWESOME work!!!

:) Kristi

Dear Jinjee,
I never knew about eating raw before. I found out about you because I was on the Central Coast, and picked up a copy of Hope Dance, where I saw an ad for your movie. I realized how blindly immersed we are in our culture, with it's paradigms about food and medical doctors, that is more about profits.
But the basic point is that bodies heal themselves, given the optimal conditions.
I saw "Breakthrough" and loved it. Your children are adorable. I especially loved your visit to the clinic! That was hilarious.
My husband is an agricultural geneticist and I have a degree in economics. We have eight grown children and I seldom worked outside of our home. If I could do it over again I would raise my kids how you do. Very inspiring. The crazy thing is, my husband is eating mostly raw now, too.
Thanks,
Saundra

Jinjee:

The music is WONDERFUL!!! Thank you (PARADOX) for
creating it.

Sincerely,

yemaya

Thank you so much for this plan! I absolutely love the herb salad
from Day 1. I never would have thought of using cilantro and parsley
as the base but it is so delicious!

Blessings for you and your family,

Jennifer
Salt Lake City, Utah

I joined the 7 day raw plan and I am loving it. The food is so delicious, far superior to cooked food – I think I am finally going to stay raw and now I want to get the rest of my family and friends onto this.

Thank you so much Jinjee and Storm, I had been trying to go raw for the last pass year, It hard for me here in Ohio, but now I'm ready thanks to you and your family.

God Bless
Brenda

I had recently become a vegan and was looking for
information on recipes. I remembered a story on Carol Alt on TV on the
raw food vegan diet and began searching for information. Your web site
pulled up on the search engine. Since then I have been coming back
again and again because you have one of the most straightforward,
unpretentious sites I have seen in my information quest. I thank you
and Storm both for what you are doing in the raw community.

Sincerely,
Erin King

Jinjee-
I just wanted to let you know that I received our copy of breakthrough. We absolutely loved it! You are living our dream...simplicity! We are also homeschoolers who allow our children the freedom to truly learn. What a gift! Thanks so much for mailing out the DVD.

Oh! Quick thanks to you and Storm. My husband and I have three children...15,13,11. As a family we have lost 140 lbs so far! Thanks for your time and effort you put forth with the garden diet!

Peace and Blessings,
Darla Tarr

Thanks Jinjee! I am excited to do this. I have been doing raw for a couple of years. One of those 100% and the current 70%. I love the shopping list and meal plans.

Hi Jinjee and Storm,

many thanks for the wonderful Ecstatic Childbirth ebook, I was thrilled with it, totally inspiring and fascinating!
Love and Peace

Hannah

I really do
appreciate
the efforts made by you and Storm in making the decision to go raw so
effortless. I would have never
considered to do this on my own.

Most Sincerely,
Wendy Thao Nguyen

I've run across your story a number of times in the two years I've been raw
(on & off). Yesterday I was looking for a raw tomato pesto recipe and your
website popped up. I took a look at it and was especially interested in the
Eating DVD. I poked around and read your blogs. They hit so close to home
I just got more interested in what you had to offer. That's when I found I
wanted to order the Pear Magazine Special too :)

I have been on/off raw for two years and I was thinking to myself that when
I fall off it is because I need to 'wind down.' Storm you hit the nail on
the head with the transmuted energy. I really need to work on taking care
of all the good energy rather than trying to kill it with cooked food.
Congrats to you both on #5! And thank you Jinjee for sharing your struggle
with falling off the wagon. At first I was disappointed you haven't been
100% raw but at the same time you have helped me feel less guilty for what I
see as my failures! You are truly an inspiration. I can't wait to see the
DVD about your family. It is wonderful that you are both so sharing and
caring with your personal life. THANK YOU!

Hi Jinjee,
Just a note to tell you how much I enjoyed you and Storm's documentary. You have such a beautiful family and I admire and am inspired by both of you for your courage to follow your vision and home-school your children, have Storm deliver your baby, raise your kids raw and have a home-based business so that your children can have both a mom and a dad at home to raise them. I also thoroughly enjoyed your articles on home-birth without interference and the thoughts on having the husband deliver the baby. Wow. All I can say is that the time has come for us to take back our instincts and power to raise our children. The hospital system has instilled so much fear that we can't do this by ourselves. How very sad for the community at large when corporate interests take away this fundamental power. It was in John Robbins book Reclaiming Your Health that I first learned of the horrors of birthing in a hospital and when I read it I thought, "No way will I EVER subject myself or my child to that". Thank you for giving us direction by being a successful example and pointing us to other successful examples.

Sincerely,
Michele Martinez

Dear Storm and Jinjee,

We love all the e-books and videos!!! I feel so blessed that we
were able to take part in your holiday special and have access to all of
this wonderful information at an affordable price!
I have been vegan for 10 years (cooked vegan), our 3 children too (they
were 80% raw (and nursing) until about age 3...), but have wanted to try
all raw and now it is so easy. We are all on day 3 of all raw! :)

I found your site because I was looking for a vegan vacation resort and
the link popped up.

Thank you again!
Mary Finch

Hello there-
After taking a long look at myself and the way I am raising my children I came to the conclusion that I am slowly killing the people I love. I saw a show many years back with a guy talking about the raw food diet and how it is very healthy and also as a bonus it is good for the environment (don't produce much trash). I have kept this filed in the back of my head and today decided to Google raw food diet and see what is out there. There are quite a few sites out there but your site made me most comfortable. Your site was the only one that specifically gave a plan and shopping list to start eating raw. I cannot get over the pictures of your beautiful children and how vibrant and healthy they appear. Both of my children at this time are slightly overweight and have very little energy. After spending a good hour on your website I decided that this is the best gift I can give to my family and myself. Thank you for making it easy to understand and for having all the resources in one spot.

Lisa

Thank you Jinjee, i read your birth journals and felt such an affinity with you. While I was virtually 100% all raw for the past two years this summer I went "off the wagon" with the glutonous, stuff lots of the foods you mentioned. I've been making dedicated efforts to return to all live as my weight has jacked up 10-15 pounds more than I'd like it to be. Today I bought a case of organic juicing oranges as well as beets, lacinto kale, celery and carrots for juicing (allright I also bough wasabi peas!!!!) and i've been drinking juice all day. I also made a really great tasting lasangne with brazil and pine nuts for the cheese- i had a small portion of that this morning.
Again THANK YOU JINJEE and STORM for your continued inspiration.
love and blessings always
Pam

I appreciate so much the efforts that you and your family have put into making knowledge, products, and resources available to people at all levels of health and healing. I will use these gifts, not only to continue my own road to better health and happiness, but also to hopefully inspire the rest of my family to enjoy the journey with me. I will be sharing what I learn with the friends I make in Japan. I already have one Japanese friend hooked on making smoothies with orange juice, blueberries, and bananas. We call it "murasaki jiuusu"! (Purple juice) ^_^ And as I host my Japanese "daughters" for a Homestay program in two weeks, I will be teaching them how to make raw fudge treats instead of rice krispy treats. So, your hard work is appreciated here, half-way around the world. Little by little the change is positive.

Korekara, Nihon ni doumo arigatou gozaimashita. Akemashite omedettou gozaimasu.
(And so, from Japan thank you so very much for all you've done. Please have a Happy New Year.)

Melody Daggerhart

Hi Jinjee,
I just had to write back and tell you how much I LOVED your documentary "Breakthrough". I really needed to see that to help me get back on the raw food wagon. My family is not on the same page as I am with all this and your family inspires me so much!

THANK YOU! and tell the rest of your family THANK YOU too from a Raw Foodist in Kansas.
Love,
Angie

Here's a little about my raw food experience. I did it for three months in the summer back in 2001. It was the healthiest three months of my life. I'd always been plagued by sinus problems and the diet cleared my whole respiratory system....especially my lungs. I lost weight, my skin cleared up and things like bunions and ashy elbows and knees disappeared. Then the winter came and I began to crave warmer foods. I didn't know how to handle that and soon regressed back to cooked food.

Now, I'm about to turn 35 in May 2007 and I am determined to get it right and stick to it this time. I've been on your email Daily Inspiration list for a long time. Thank you for existing!!!

Sincerely,

Carmen

To Thine Own Self Be True!

Dear Jinjee and family,
I am truly thankful for your faithfulness to this mission. I read every one of them and find your views refreshing to my spirit and they are part of the master plan in keeping me on the path of the raw! I am very thankful I learned about this lifestyle, even with its difficulties. Yesterday was tough for me, but I stayed committed to the raw force in my life and today I feel wonderful!!
With deepest appreciation and gratitude for you,
Susan Serfass

Thank you so much for your suggestion that I pick up the RAVE Diet. You were right. I was off meat after the first ten minutes! By the second half, though, I was in tears. I mean, we go out to the farm 30 miles from our house and play with these huge cows! We gather eggs (I sometimes enjoy raw, fresh eggs) from these wonderful chickens! So here we are paying someone to hurt them?! I'm still crying today (it just hurts so bad to remember those cows being force-fed, and those baby chicks going into the mulcher)...I can't stand thinking about it, but I guess this is what people need to really get their attention. God help us if we treated our dogs that way!

Thanks again. Sorry for ranting...it's just too much.

Debra Patterson

Jinjee and Storm,
I just fed my family your RAW Tacos and they LOVED them. Cleared the plates and wanted more!

Thank you soooooo much!

Cindy in Iowa

We wanted to look into raw or raw vegan since my dad was diagnosed with cancer and went on a raw vegan diet (85% raw)

I wasn't thrilled with his, but wanted to look into it and my husband found you through google.

I love your gentle style and attitude about raw food. I love that you struggled. I am so grateful that you make these ebooks available at such a reasonable cost. This is daunting enough and you try to make it so easy! thank you
Cassie Moore

Your ebook for recipes is one of the most inspiring and easy to use books on raw foods I have read. I like the way you explain very simply in lay mens terms how the body is not designed for cooked food. I have been researching raw food for three years and yours is only the second I've seen that doesn't require a dehydrator. I look forward to more ebooks from you. Very glad I purchased it. Thank you. Sincerely, Ammon D

I am a first year law student and after a few days on this diet, I stayed up longer and wasn't tired, I was excited about the day (because I didn't have in the back of my mind, when am I going to get the next food fix) and I have been comprehending things in class a lot better. I feel almost like a fog has been lifted off my brain, like things are clearer. Julian

I started going raw about a month and a half ago now and I have lost over 25 pounds! Besides the great weight loss so far, I have noticed that my problems with insomnia have vanished, I am no longer depressed, I have much more energy, my skin looks great, and I am just feeling fantastic! I am very satisfied eating this way, and I am finding that I am able to get by on much less food than I used to eat. I have a feeling of "lightness" that is hard to describe, but perhaps you know what I mean. God bless you and Storm for your work! Mary Caldwell

For a simple, short, and to the point book, excellent. Wish your family all the best. Have a rawsome day, Luigi

May God bless you. Your missives inspire me. As I ascend into the heaven of raw food emanations, my 79-year-old body rejoices. Charles W. Mosser

Have you ever read something that was so "right", that it brought tears to your eyes? Your e-book just made me feel that way! Thanks. Loraine Hill Tampa, FL

I bought your e-books some time ago, went on the orange juice diet which made me feel wonderful and convinced me of the wonders of living foods. Michele

Hi Jinjee, I just wanted to tell you that when I got this email a few days ago, I printed it out and it was more than Food for Thought...I loved it, and I'm going to follow it. You didn't tell people what to think, but just gave them something to think about, and I just can't even explain how it struck me. Thank you. Susan

Hi Jinjee, Thank you so much for all the hard work and research you and Storm have done! I appreciate how you and your family not only talk the talk, but walk the walk and have a beautiful family to prove it! You all are a true inspiration, and I feel honored and blessed to be a part of your fantastic efforts to bring us back to the "garden". Peace and harmony. Jennie Lee

Dear Jinjee! We loved your movie! I sent it to my son and his girlfriend (they are about to get married!). They were very impressed! Tonya Zavasta

hi there...got the package and must say it is the best way i have spent my money in a while. Storm has been following the raw as long as I have known and believed in it, but not had the follow through. Thanks for the inspiration! Patricia Ciccotelli

You are recreating a remarkable hallmark of balance & soundness in your thinking and presentations that is much needed in the raw food world. People who stay focused, balanced and centered. Stephanie Koulet, Cambridge College/Augusta

I have been on the OJ Diet for 4 days now and I really feel great.My headaches are gone and I just feel great about it.Thanks again I look forward to watching the DVD. Carrie

I watched the DVD tonight and I could not have done anything that would have lifted my spirits, totally blew me away and that I enjoyed soooooooooooo much .... What a testimony for the raw vegan lifestyle.. The eBooks are INVALUABLE...Both you and Storms ability to convey the information.. It's hard to put to words but your Genuiness and GENEROSITY are PRICESLESS...Love and Blessings to you all. Sally Negus

GOT IT, WATCHED IT, LOVE IT!! We’ve seen our share of homespun, homeschooler videos over the years, and yours is the most professional, clean, clear, viewer-friendly one, yet :) KUDOS to everyone involved in this touching, informative production with heartfelt thanks for having the courage to share your story with our communities and the world!! Penne and family

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Just wanted to drop you a quick note of thanks --- I've been on your list for awhile and I'm just about fully transitioned to raw...a few deviations here an there but overall dramatic shifts have happend to me and I attribute these wonderful changes to my new diet. I feel as if RAW opens up new spaces in the body and mind -- new spaces that can be filled with opportunity and a lightness that is pretty amazing... thank you for the daily inspiration...because life is so one day at a time and I look forward to your nuggets of quick knowledge. so thanks again for sharing all of your wonderful tips and thoughts...I live in Venice... does your family ever visit - I'd love to meet your entire family one day.

Lots of love light, yummy foods and respect,
Jennifer :)

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Hi Storm,

I appreciate your story. Thanks for sharing your insight. It gave me some peace to know that these ideas do exist, do take root and can spread through the world.

love lights all life and waits for those who are still seeds >

Michael
Baltimore, MD

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Hello, I just wanted to say thank you. I have been closely watching your website for quite sometime now... I find you guys very inspiring. I appreciate what you wrote in your blog.. I'm going to show my husband tonight, and hope deep down it will strike some cord. I have been trying to transition into raw foods for the past few months, but I find it hard because of the lack of support around me - That explains the daily visits to your website!!! I find seeing pictures of your children makes me feel like it is possible to have a raw family. They looks so healthy and vibrant! I'm thankful so far, that my 2 children like eating lots of fruit and veggies. After wasting my 20s away from being bulemic to being boarderline obese, from being obsessed about being healthy, but still not convinced I was still eating right. I am just TIRED of diets, TIRED of the contradictions of whats good for you and whats not.. NOW I am convinced. Thanks to both you and your wife for what you do. I will always continue to get excited when I see the "daily raw inspiration" in my email.

To a good life, and happiness...

Nicole

Hi Jinjee and Storm. This is a letter I emailed to my family members: These people are my heroes. Look at these guys! This is how the human body was meant to be. This is how it was designed to be by its Creator. Look at the before and afters. Look at this 57 year old man and this woman who has had 4 kids at home with no meds. Look at these children. If these guys aren't the epitome of radiant health I don't know what is. This is how the people of the Garden of Eden looked. It sure is what they ate. How beautiful to just live your own truth so consistently. How brave. How strong. How respectful and loving to take care of your own self in this way. It really truly moves me.

This is love guys. This is what love looks like. If love comes from the inside out, and you have to love yourself before you can love another... then these guys are like Ghandis. They are the superstars of love. No BS, no excuses, no drama. They just really love themselves. And their children are so totally loved they glow. What a model for how to be a human being and a spiritual being and live in this world. This is what I ascribe to. One day. One day. One day I too will eat light and radiate light and live in light. For light and love are synonymous. And I have lived without love for a long long time. I'll be able to help a lot of people if I could just do this one thing. Heal.

I would love to meet these guys one day and just tell them how much I admire them. Just, wow!

Those who can laugh without cause
have either found the true meaning of happiness
or have gone stark raving mad.
- Norm Papernick

Hi Jinjee,
Congratulations on beating those temptations! Your DVD Breakthrough recently helped me get through such a period. So I just wanted to take this opportunity to say thanks. The DVD is GREAT. Even my family, who is cooked, enjoyed it. Particularly my husband, who was happy to see another African American brother eating raw food and NOT looking emaciated. That was an eye-opener for him. Plus he is a rock climber so that whole aspect of the movie really caught his attention. Very inspirational. The whole package was great, including Storm's drawing. The songs you two performed in the movie were also very beautiful (I'm a musician too and love improvisational, free music). I wish you and your family continued happiness and success on this wonderful path, you all have helped so many people.

Have you thought of culling your daily inspirations together and publishing them in a book (not an ebook)? I've seen daily inspirations for yoga, runners, recovering alcoholics and everyone else under the sun in Barnes and Noble. I think your thoughts/quotes/musings would make a wonderful addition, there is so much wisdom in them. Peace.
Lynn W.

I will take this opportunity to tell you how much your website has meant to me, and why I ordered your books.I have been receiving your newsletter for quite some time now, but have just really gotten serious about going totally raw. I am in poor/fair health. Have high blood pressure controlled by drugs, and just now this past month went over on glucose testing so drs now consider me diabetic. I have a lot of arthritis - severe stiffness getting out of chairs and cars, etc. I also have 3 herniated discs on the right and an ankle in need of surgery on the left (arthritic and ruptured tibia tendon) which makes walking difficult. I want the surgery done, but not before I lose weight, and I am 58 yrs old. I follow your example of no dehydrated foods, no soy (it thickens my blood, anyway) nothing but fresh squeezed juices diluted with water, fresh squeezed green juices, fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds, and 1st cold press olive oil. It is very hard to find Organic foods here in my neck of the woods, but I believe I have found an Organic farm in Lancaster, PA about 2 hrs away that may sell direct to me. My new motto is: "It must come out of the ground or off a tree, direct non-stop to my plate" I must tell you how great I feel! I went totally raw on 3/17/06 and have lost 15 lbs in 14 days!! The stiffness is still here but I believe it is not as much. But I feel Happy Happy Happy!!! No more tiredness, sluggishness, headaches, sour moods, etc.and I do not miss any of the old food (except bread). I am hoping my next blood work will show glucose back in range. I really appreciate all you share in your newsletters and on the website. I wish I lived on the West Coast in order to enjoy more of what you experience and be more in touch with raw foodists. They are a rarity out here. I will write again later with my progress. Blessings to you and your beautiful family,
Nancy Skyler

Your daily raw inspiration is priceless..so beautiful, as raw for 4 years I find everything new and exciting, even the recipes, I love it. so simple and yummy. I am happy to get these, they make being raw a little fun reading about how others do it..

Hi, I recently bought the garden diet e-book, and I’m loving the recipes. I’m 61 years old and feel wonderful on this diet. It satisfies me longer with less food eaten. I’m losing weight and feeling great! Thanks to you both, Tica

Well, I bought a juicer and have been (over the last month) trying to go raw. I printed The Garden Diet eBook and have found some serious inspiration. When researching raw food (as I have been for a long time), it can be pretty overwhelming ....juicers, dehydrators, spiralizers, etc. To the working class mom, it seems impossible. But thank goodness your recipes are very easy to make.

Dear Jinjee and Storm, I love these emails! They are so informative! Thanks you so much. I'm glad you guys are in my life. I had a dehydrator and I sold it. Everything I was making was too snacky and I kept needing more and more gadgets. I only have a cusinart bought for $5.00 from the thrift shop and a juicer bought on sale. You guys stick to nature's basics and I don't have to spend years in the kitchen. Thanks again for keepin' it real and raw! Much love, Nicole

I have enjoyed all the recipes.Thanks a million for all the inspiration that you send. I have now lost 43 lbs. and still losing. I am a 70 year old woman and I can now exercise, where for a while I couldn't even walk! Sue Harris, Kansas, Oklahoma.

I just read the ebooks and I feel so "full" and so elated. I have been researching the raw diet online for many months and now I feel as though I have something more stable, if you will, to help me make the transition to a living foods diet. Cherie

I find your e-book to be very refreshing and non judgmental. Thank you for writing it. I appreciate your ideas regarding transitioning into living foods. Kristina

Thanks for your knowledge and support, to me and everyone else looking for a better way to a healthy life. I had the first painless, symptomless period I think I've ever had and my mood overall is noticeably more up. Leigh

From the bottom of my heart I thank you for your truly enlightened words! Reading your Garden Diet E-book and your masterful words in your e-mails has revitalized my commitment to the right way of life for me. I have read nearly everything in the subject of Living Nutrition and have found some good from this, but you have the most amazing way of communicating these principles! Your writings have truly rejuvenated my soul! I thank you from the depths of my heart for the gift you have given me! Alexei Romanov

Just wanted to let you know, i am a somewhat recent subscriber to your "newsletter" and i read each "note' with anticipation. Not yet on the right path, but ready and eager to get there with much help from your insightful information. thanks, "t" in san diego

I read Storm's Garden Diet eBook. I cant seem to stop reading the part about "You get to go back to the Garden." Every time I read it or think of those words I cry--my heart opens so deeply. We get to go back to the garden and its source THE SUN! Home! ~Anahata

I’ve got your ‘Garden Diet’ book’ – which I find is so nice and simple and easy to follow. Alida Penney

I downloaded your ebook. It is very, very interesting. I started eating raw today. I have had a very good day, drinking lots and lots of water and eating nothing but raw fruits, vegetables, and nuts. I just love your website! Thank you again! Ruth

Hello! It was so very nice to see your daily inspiration once again in my in-box. Your positive comments really help me a lot. I just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate all that you do. You and your family really make a difference in people's lives.

EXCELLENT!!!! Right-ON NUTMAN!!! I really enjoyed the CD, and my husband did too!!! :) Funny, because it's everything I have been preaching to him (my junkfood king) but Nutman said it in a way that he finally heard!!!! THANK YOU!!! ~Donna Dixon-Manios

Thank you SO VERY MUCH for your daily "Raw Inspirations". It means so much as I have no support but ridicule or put down from family and friends. I sure appreciate your work of encouragement. Janet

I just wanted to take a minute out of my day to say a huge thank you for all that you do. I look forward to your emails daily -- it's one of the first things I do in the morning! The information is very inspiring and truthful. Thank you so much for being so dedicated and for having such a positive effect on the health of so many people. Peace and love. Theresa

Thank YOU so so soooo much!!! You guys always have so many great things to share but this one definitely hit home...I was raw vegan for 4 months and I fell off the wagon about two weeks ago and it is for sure someone else I am over eating for and not only that it has been destructive and I KNOW it!!! I feel so beautiful when I eat 100% raw I just find it such a huge struggle to get back on track...my goodnes what am I thinking!!! thank you so much. Marie

Hello, Just a short note to let you all know that I love your daily inspirations. I have been doing better staying on the path of Raw. Sincerely, Ann Beth McCorry

Dear Jinjee and Storm, Thank you so much for your daily inspiration! I very much appreciated the recent links on the science of the damages of cooking food. Your own life stories as they relate to the raw vegan diet are very inspiring. Letitia

Thank you for this email. I love them all, but did I need to hear this, and you gave a good suggestion of how to get motivated :). In health, Susan

Just to let you know how I am going. It took some time, I had 2 goes at it, but now I am in the 10th day of full raw. I have lost 6 kilos, just over 12 pounds, of body waste that I don't need. My head is much clearer. I can think of more than one thing at a time with out the pain of pressure in the head. My eyesight is more relaxed and I can hold fixed vision again. My body is more upright so there is less pain on the back and legs. I have another 17 kilos of cooked garbage to throw off before I am home to a good weight and I can be free of all this waste matter. It is now very hot in Australia and we are going through a heat wave. Boy, am I glad I went raw. Have a wonderful Christmas and enjoy God's cooking on your Christmas table. There is no better way to give thanks than to have only God's food on the table. Better still, go to the tree and eat it there as I do. much love, Lorna.

Thank you so much for the lovely e-book! I was about to resign to serve roast duck and white potatoes at Christmas, because I couldn't seem to find something new and really delicious Christmaslike to serve. Thank you so much - my second raw Christmas is just around the corner thanks to you. Now I'm determined, and children and guests will not even start to complain when I'm sure and determined to stay raw. - They only become unsure when I am. Lots of love, Joanna, Denmark

I will from this point on eat all organic. I am a changed woman. Thank you for caring about people so much that you inform them of this kind of truth. God Bless You, Yolanda Crowe

You, Storm and Your Children are Living "Proof" of how Safe this Diet is that came from The Creator of the Human Body and The "Great Physician"! Kay Star, Carmel, CA.

I think what you and your family is doing is great. Finding your website online was a life changing event. Keep up the good work! Katie Savage, 17 North Carolina

I'm very pleased with myself......pleased because I signed up to receive your emails. Each and every one has been a much needed bit of inspiration. Thank you for adding me to your world of positive words and wisdom. Renee

I just wanted to say "right-on" to your message; it's so very true. Frank

You have a beautiful family... You each glow with a beauty and peace that is not the norm of the world today. When I see your photos I think to myself... "I want what they have!" What lovely examples you are. - Helen

What wonderful pictures! Your kids are so beautiful! I loved the pictures of the girls in their fancy dresses. How precious! My husband LOVED the print that I bought from you and Storm. It was the one with the white haired man in the sailboat. Cathy

Jinjee, your Daily Inspirations always do what they were intended to do. Today, you hit the nail on the head AGAIN. Danielle

I must thank you again from the bottom of my heart for the wonderful ebook on raising raw vegan children. And now having seen the beautiful Christmas pictures of yourself, Storm and the children - I must add that - the proof is in the pudding! you all look so wonderfully happy and healthy. Leah

Thank you for all that you have done and all that you are doing. Your services are priceless. I am sending You and Yours Much Love and Light! Baba Kundi Ma'at-Shambhalah

About two months after I decided to start eating raw foods, I ordered your complete e-book set. I read every one of them very thoroughly, and found a huge clearing which has allowed me to super-charge the effectiveness of my raw diet. I now do only organic, and have imitated your sample daily meal schedule using your recipes. It's brought me to a whole new level of wellness and poise! Forever grateful, Sue

I found Jinjee's story on another raw food website while trying to find out more about this lifestyle. After hearing her story and seeing her pictures I was finally moved to make a real effort to become raw. You and your family's beauty (emotional as well as physical) are true testaments to what leading a healthy, peaceful lifestyle can do for a person. I have only just begun to understand and practice a raw foods lifestyle but I am already hooked, and when I falter, I always return to your website to find my path again. Thank you all so much for letting strangers into your home to help us make ours healthier and happier! Best wishes--marie.

I`ve been feeling really skeptical the last few months because all the "raw foodists" are now pushing "raw protein powders", "essential omegas" in a pill, "maca", "green powders" etc..Raw food was about eating fresh whole plant foods but now it seems like it`s about eating foods out of a bottle again. I don`t have a problem with a supplement or two, a "superfood" or two but the amount of these items being pushed out as essential is crazy. So I`ve lost my faith but now I`ve found it back again.

So thank you for this incredible documentary that sheds light on sooo many things (seeing your sparkling children was especially touching) and thank you for being one of the few raw foodists who I think are truly and deeply sincere!

Much love,
Prathiba

i am 52 years old. this is the first time in my life that i actually get up earlier to make my breakfast and lunch for the day. i smile as i juice my oj and blend in the blender the oj and banana and come up with wonderful salads for lunch. Everyone at work glances over to see what i've brought in for the day. they all say they wish they could eat the way i do. i feel wonderful. thank you, thank you, thank you. myriam azgour

"As a beginner, this is both an exciting and frustrating part of the raw foods journey. I want to learn a healthy balance. Already, your ebooks are blessing me. Already, I would have forged ahead into a raw lifestyle and probably would have set myself up for burn out (no pun) very quickly. This, along with impossible expectations were headed off today as I began to read about your family's wonderful story. As you share in your journal that you also find it tempting to return to some former food choices, it makes me realize how very genuine you are. ~ Thank you for lighting the path!" ~ Jean

"I am reading your e-books online and have spent the entire day in front of this computer!!! WOW!! I am totally fascinated with this and enjoy the good reading. I am 55 years old (female) and have been trying to go raw on and off (mostly off!!) for a few years now. I have incorporated a few good things in my diet but would like to go RAW once and for all. I LOVE YOUR APPROACH!!!! I really think this is why I never could get a handle on this raw life style before as I got sick and tired of all the EXTREMELY DIFFICULT recipes with attachments ( S-blades, etc) and dehydrators. I don't own any of those but I do have a great juicer and juice several times a week. I have seen a lot and read a lot, but your no-nonsense approach and easy recipes are a great find. Thanks so much. You FINALLY gave me some advice that I can follow!!!" ~ Jann Stewart, Jacksonville, Florida

Of all the books that I've read on raw food, your information is the easiest and most simple to apply and the tastiest of them all. I really appreciate your realness. Thanks for offering such wonderful information!!! You guys are a true inspiration! Gratefully, Julie in Indiana

Thanks for the continued inspiration. My husband and I have now been raw since November 2003 and are feeling FABULOUS. On top of our increased energy and wellbeing he has gone from 17% body fat to 9% and I have lost 40 pounds!!! Thank you! ~ Sheryl

I am just loving the recipes. Many of the recipe books out there seem to have meals based on seeds and nuts. Your recipes are mostly based on fruits and vegetables with so much variety! I've been trying different ones every day. I love making meals and your recipes have given me great confidence and inspiration to create healthy meals. Dori Lewis

Hi Jinjee, So far this week of raw food has been great. All the fatigue, bodyache, and emotional difficulty that I was suffering before are now gone. McKendra

I am really enjoying the second e-book I have bought from you - they are so worth it, and so inspiring! When I first discovered raw foods in 1998-99, I did not find recipes that really clicked for me; I found a lot of information on dehydration (which I'm not really interested in). I find that when I eat a Storm/Jinjee recipe, I feel... HAPPY! I also find your taste combinations to be exciting. Kelly Speiser

Your ebook for recipes is one of the most inspiring and easy to use books on raw foods I have read. I like the way you explain very simply in lay mens terms how the body is not designed for cooked food. I have been researching raw food for three years and yours is only the second I've seen that doesn't require a dehydrator. I look forward to more ebooks from you. Very glad I purchased it. Thank you. Sincerely, Ammon D

I am a first year law student and after a few days on this diet, I stayed up longer and wasn't tired, I was excited about the day (because I didn't have in the back of my mind, when am I going to get the next food fix) and I have been comprehending things in class a lot better. I feel almost like a fog has been lifted off my brain, like things are clearer. Julian

I started going raw about a month and a half ago now and I have lost over 25 pounds! Besides the great weight loss so far, I have noticed that my problems with insomnia have vanished, I am no longer depressed, I have much more energy, my skin looks great, and I am just feeling fantastic! I am very satisfied eating this way, and I am finding that I am able to get by on much less food than I used to eat. I have a feeling of "lightness" that is hard to describe, but perhaps you know what I mean. God bless you and Storm for your work! Mary Caldwell

For a simple, short, and to the point book, excellent. Wish your family all the best. Have a rawsome day, Luigi

May God bless you. Your missives inspire me. As I ascend into the heaven of raw food emanations, my 79-year-old body rejoices. Charles W. Mosser

Have you ever read something that was so "right", that it brought tears to your eyes? Your e-book just made me feel that way! Thanks. Loraine Hill Tampa, FL

I bought your e-books some time ago, went on the orange juice diet which made me feel wonderful and convinced me of the wonders of living foods. Michele

Hi Jinjee, I just wanted to tell you that when I got this email a few days ago, I printed it out and it was more than Food for Thought...I loved it, and I'm going to follow it. You didn't tell people what to think, but just gave them something to think about, and I just can't even explain how it struck me. Thank you. Susan

Hi Jinjee, Thank you so much for all the hard work and research you and Storm have done! I appreciate how you and your family not only talk the talk, but walk the walk and have a beautiful family to prove it! You all are a true inspiration, and I feel honored and blessed to be a part of your fantastic efforts to bring us back to the "garden". Peace and harmony. Jennie Lee

Dear Jinjee! We loved your movie! I sent it to my son and his girlfriend (they are about to get married!). They were very impressed! Tonya Zavasta

hi there...got the package and must say it is the best way i have spent my money in a while. Storm has been following the raw as long as I have known and believed in it, but not had the follow through. Thanks for the inspiration! Patricia Ciccotelli

You are recreating a remarkable hallmark of balance & soundness in your thinking and presentations that is much needed in the raw food world. People who stay focused, balanced and centered. Stephanie Koulet, Cambridge College/Augusta

I have been on the OJ Diet for 4 days now and I really feel great.My headaches are gone and I just feel great about it.Thanks again I look forward to watching the DVD. Carrie

I watched the DVD tonight and I could not have done anything that would have lifted my spirits, totally blew me away and that I enjoyed soooooooooooo much .... What a testimony for the raw vegan lifestyle.. The eBooks are INVALUABLE...Both you and Storms ability to convey the information.. It's hard to put to words but your Genuiness and GENEROSITY are PRICESLESS...Love and Blessings to you all. Sally Negus

GOT IT, WATCHED IT, LOVE IT!! We’ve seen our share of homespun, homeschooler videos over the years, and yours is the most professional, clean, clear, viewer-friendly one, yet :) KUDOS to everyone involved in this touching, informative production with heartfelt thanks for having the courage to share your story with our communities and the world!! Penne and family

I have to say I am inspired by your pictures and your story. Seeing a raw bodybuilder seems rare and one in his late fifties even more rare. I will turn 43 in December and I've recently committed to going 90 percent raw. I've known about raw foods for about 13 years. I'd go on raw then go off. But really, on every level it calls to me. And in my heart I know it's time for me to do this. I have a mild form of cerebral palsy and I swear going raw helps me so much. It makes walking and running so much easier. My joints feel better and my energy level evens out so much. So it's great to hear your experiences. I like what you said about being lighter. I feel the same way. It's so important for me to be lighter. And it's like I'm really starting to be able to feel my body from the inside out. Thanks again for the inspiring information.

I ordered your Breakthrough DVD and fell in love with your entire family! You're such an inspiration. I have been raw for only three months but am experiencing great results. Storm's words helped me to influence my meat eating husband to become a vegetarian! If you knew my husband you would understand what a great feat this was! Thank you just doesn't seem to cover how I feel. Gretta

A very well done production on the Breakthrough DVD. I have done so much reading and information gathering that focuses on the negative impact of humans on the Earth and each other, that to find a positively oriented focus on something is a relief. I especially liked the nutrient comparisons, quite dramatic. The kids animation was a fun item to watch, little people can be surprising with their endeavors. The areas where the filming was done were beautiful. The feeling that you are friends after spending time with you in your lives was great too. The positive encouragement and how healthy you all look is wonderful, I will return to the dvd's for a "visit" with all of you periodically just to have that reinforcement. I agree with you that the food we choose has more effect on us spiritually than most people realize or would be comfortable with. I believe that with all things looking so critical for humanity and the Earth at this point in time the one thing which I can control, that will make a difference, is how much light and peace I can open myself to, to bring into the world and create a flowing that will go outwards. As for the music CD I only have one comment, more PLEASE. There is something relaxing and quiet about it and I would like to have more. Quite beautiful really. Kind regards, Cheryl

Dear Jinjee,

I wanted to share with you what raw foods have done for me. I have a polysistic kidney disease that is inherited from my father's side of the family. My brother had to have a transplant about four years ago. I have used supplements and losing weights and all kinds of things over the years to try and keep myself healthy so that I won't have to have a transplant.

All those things I am sure kept me healthier but my kidneys were growing larger and larger and filling with cysts.

I have read every book I could get my hands on about going raw and a year ago I decided to go raw because I believed it would keep me healthier. It has been a spiritual journey and I know I was led to this life-style so that I could keep my weight that I had lost off.

Anyway, yesterday, I went in for my nephrology exam and the doctor could no longer feel my right kidney and could barely feel my left kidney. I was thrilled. That means that my cysts are shrinking and that will help my kidneys to work better. My doctor told me that I could plan on keeping my own kidneys for many years to come. That is wonderful news because it was just a couple of years ago that they were telling me that I could plan on having a transplant around the same age as my brother was when he had his. It follows like that in families.

I hope in sharing my story, it can help someone else make the decison as to whether they will embraced this lifestyle or not.

Thank you for all your support.

With Love and New Found Peace,
Karen Anderson

Greetings. I am 75 years old and went on 80% raw diet, no meat and no dairy just two months ago. I have been diabetic for about 4 years and on a pill. I was taking 4 pills each day and after 10 days on the diet I went to 1 pill each day, which I am still on.

I have had a pacemaker (3 wire) since 1999. I did not have a heart attack but something happened to my heart which damaged it. I still have very little energy, but hopefully this diet will help in time.

My son in law was diagnosed with Lymphoma and the doctor told him his kind was not treatable. He found a doctor that put him on the raw diet with some supplements and now his cancer is gone. That happened to him about a year ago. That made a believer out of him and me also.

Keep up the good work. John P

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