David Wolfe on candida, sugar, herbs and medicinal mushrooms

David Wolfe at the Raw Spirit Festival in Sedona 2008

What can you do about candida? Can you eat mushrooms if you have candida? Listen to this interesting lecture by David Wolfe.

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David Wolfe on Candida and Medicinal Mushrooms

Part of the lecture by David Wolfe on Saturday night at the Raw Spirit Festival 2008 in Sedona, Arizona. Someone asked David Wolfe about candida. What should I do about my candida? And can you eat mushrooms if you have candida? Listen to this interesting raw food video.

The complete video with David Wolfe will be available soon at www.RawFoodAcademy.com.

David Wolfe on raw cacao/chocolate at the Raw Spirit Festival 2008

David Wolfe on raw cacao/chocolate at the Raw Spirit Festival 2008.
Enjoy his inspirational talk.

Reishi Mushroom - Ganoderma Lucidum - Ling Zhi

This video about the Reishi mushroom is made at the Raw Spirit Festival 2008.

The Reishi mushroom has been used in Chinese medicine since hundreds of years to boost the immune system, support cardiovascular health and reduce the risks of cancer. It was recommended for the stomach and intestines, for nutritional deficiencies, and to reduce blood sugar levels.

The Reishi mushroom is also known for its powerful spirit-liberating properties. It is depicted in ancient scroll paintings as a 'bridge between Earth and Heaven'. Reishi, and other 'advanced fungals' are thought to be extra-terrestrial. That is, they are thought by mycologists to have originated in other solar systems.

For more info about the Reishi mushroom read http://www.shamanshack.info/id6.html.

The production of commercial wheatgrass

In this video you can see how commercial wheatgrass is grown.

When you do grow wheatgrass at home, make sure it doesn't get moldy.
I think growing your own wheatgrass with real sunlight, on real soil and fresh air is always better, as long as it is free from bacterial and fungal contamination.

Commercial wheatgrass is always handy to have at hand when you are traveling or if you don't have time to grow your own. It's better to take the commercial version than none at all, since wheatgrass contains so many valuable nutrients.

Raw chocolate protects the skin against sunlight and doubles hydration

Dr. Steven Pratt on dark chocolate:
One portion of the superfood raw chocolate helps to protect your skin against the sunlight and doubles the blood flow to the skin and therefore the hydration. Raw chocolate is a great beauty product.

You can also use the raw cacao butter on your skin as a natural cosmetic. In women raw cacao butter works as an aphrodisiac when used externally.

Goji berries, the production of a traditional superfood

Stop malnutrition with spirulina "the food of the future"

The bluegreen algae spirulina is an ancient food, that people have always eaten all over the world. Spirulina was the main source of protein in Pre-Columbian Mexico for thousands of years. It contains 60% protein.
Spirulina can play a very important role in solving malnutrition, especially under children.
It is cheap to produce and grows best in warm climates, where you find most malnutrition. Spirulina is considered "the food of the future".

The superfood chlorella for energy, weight loss and longevity

Chlorella is a single cell algae. It contains all the nutrients you need, has strong detoxification properties and stimulates the friendly bacteria in your body. Chlorella is a whole food, not an extract or concentrate. In Japan people eat more chlorella, than people in the West vitamin C. Chlorella builds energy, helps with weight loss and is considered to be a longevity food.
The algae was discovered back in 1898. Now it is grown in big ponds filled with purified water.

The origin and health benefits of the avocado, a superfood full of nutrients

Avocado tree (picture Wikipedia.org)

Avocado’s have been cultivated for thousands of years. The name avocado came from the Spanish explorers, who couldn’t pronounce the Aztec name. The Spanish called it ahuacate, leading to the name we know it as today. The English, living in Jamaica during the 15th century, called the avocado an alligator pear. It is believed, because they compare the skin of the fruit to that of an alligator.

Avocado’s were first grown in America in the mid 18 hundreds, in California and Florida. They are now widely grown all over the world, but flourish in warm climates, such as the Mediterranean and South America. Today Mexico is the world’s largest producer.

Monounsaturated fat in the avocado is one of its greatest nutritional values. The olive is the only other fruit, with a comparable amount of this healthy fat, which is thought to lower cholesterol. Avocado’s have the highest protein content of any fruit and provide protein, fat and carbohydrate all in one superfood. In addition they contain vitamin E and fiber, which are good for clear skin and healthy digestion. They are also a good source of the anti-oxidant beta-carotene, helping to protect against heart disease and cancers. The pulp in avocado has both anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, which help boost resistance to disease. It also contains fluorine, which is said to be vital for maintaining a strong immune system.

Dieters tend to shun away from avocado’s as they are highly calorific, but at just 150 calories for one half it contains more nutrients and protein content than any other fruit with the same calorific amount.

Store avocado’s in a cool, dry place until they are ripe. It is possible to tell this by the flesh feeling firm, yet yielding when gently squeezed. To speed up the ripening process, place them in a brown paper bag with an apple overnight. With several varieties to chose from, the avocado is a superfood, that can be found all year round.

Sliced avocado with mozzarella (in the raw food diet, we prefer something else ;-)) and tomato makes a delicious tricolore salad.

Note from Annet: I use avocado in salads, on dehydrated crackers or in smoothies. Especially in smoothies they are a great substitute for milk and yoghurt.

Shazzie: How to make raw cacao bars and feel high forever ;-)

Do you want do feel sustainable high without hangovers and side effects? Try raw cacao.

Raw cacao tastes great like normal chocolate, but contains many more healthy nutrients, because it hasn’t been cooked. Raw cacao is considered one of the best superfoods. It makes you feel ecstatic and blissful, and is also a great food for women with PMS (it contains a lot of magnesium). Once you get a taste of it, you don’t want to miss it anymore.
As Shazzie says it: Cacao gives an ecstatic feeling and makes you into the person you are destined to be.

To make raw cacao bars, you need raw cacao, raw cacao butter, agave nectar and if you want some other superfoods, nuts or vanilla. Melt the cacao butter at low temperature, mix everything in and let it cool down in a nice shape. Sounds easy, doesn't it?
I’ll give it a try today and will let you know, how things go!

Watch this great video and see how these men instantly fall in love with Shazzie and her raw cacao ....

Raw Food Recipe for Raw Almond-Chocolate Spread

This raw almond-chocolate spread tastes great on sweet dehydrated crackers, on sprouted bread, on pieces banana, over pears, or as a dip for strawberries.

Ingredients:
1 cup almond butter
1 heaped tablespoon raw chocolate powder
¼ cup raw honey, maple syrup or agave nectar

Mix with a spoon, fork or knife.
This raw almond-chocolate spread recipe is great for kids and adults ;-)
Enjoy!

Superstars Eat Superfoods, Join the Winning Team!

This fantastic video is made by Mike Adams from NaturalNews.com
The benefits of superfoods are very clear. Let's become champions.
Superstars need superfoods, join the winning team!

Green Superfoods from Nature, Edible Wild Plants

Wild Plants are Natures Number 1 Superfood.
They don't cost you anything, are very healthy, and full of nutrients and lifeforce. This video shows you different wild edible plants growing in the UK: Primrose, Nettle, Pig Nut, Dandelion, Hawthorn, Pennyworth, Wild Garlic (Ramsoms), Jack-by-the-Hedge (Hedge Garlic), Wall Pennywood (Navel Wood).

Be careful, if you don't know the plants. Ask a friend or other expert to join you on your first trips.

Organic Raw Maca for Energy and Hormones

Organic raw maca (Lepidium Meyenii) is an ancient superfood, used by the people of South Amerika since 5000 years, for both energy and hormonal balance. Maca is a root vegetable, like radish and grows at 14,500 ft above sealevel in the highlands of Peru. It is handpicked by the local people, which are wellknown for their stamina and fertility.

Maca is often used for problems during menopause, menstrual difficulties, male impotence, osteoporose, chronic fatigue, and depression.

Maca for women
Maca enhances overall energy. It helps with natural hormonal rejuvenation by encouraging human glands to produce estrogen, progesterone and testosterone hormones. Because it balances the hormones it eliminates hot flashes, night sweating and other symptoms during menopauze and it increases general strength and sexual drive.
Having a lot of energy and balancing hormones is very important for women. Many women have energy and hormonal problems nowadays. Because of this or to avoid this, introducing the superfood maca to your diet is always a good idea.

Maca for men
Maca is also used by the men in South America sinces ages. Also for men it enhances general energy and induces testosterone production, which increases libido and boosts sexual drive.
In many of the natural supplements for libido, that we find in the healthfood stores and natural pharmacies nowadays, maca is one of the main ingredients. By adding maca to your diet, viagra with all it's side effects, is no longer necessary in many cases. Maca, often combined with other herbs ad superfoods, can be used as a natural Viagra.

A good way to eat maca is to add it to your smoothies. Just one or two teaspoons will do. Don't add too much in the beginning, because maca has a strong taste. You can add a little more, once you are used to the taste.

Cacao is a Healthy Weigth Loss Food

Finally the best excuse ever to eat cacao. In this video David Wolfe talks about the health benefits of raw cacao. Cacao is a true health food, that can even help us to lose weight! Can you imagine?

Blending up a Wild Weed Smoothie

My favorite YouTube video!

Green Powder Smoothie

There are many varieties of green powders. You can use them instead of greens, when you are travelling, at work or when you don't have time to make fresh green juice. Green powders are a great natural supplements, containing many vitamins, minerals and enzymes. They are often made of wheat- or barley grass and other green ingredients.
You can drink green powders with cold or lukewarm water, mix them with fruit juices or make smoothies with them. Green powder is a great superfood for children.

Ingredients smoothie:
1 cup fresh apple juice
1 pear
1 tablespoon flax seeds (soaked) or flax oil
3 mint leaves
1 - 2 teaspoons green powder

Blend until smooth. Enjoy!

Shazzie Makes a Salad with Wild Herbs

Goji Berries, Lycium Fruit, Frustus Lycii Chinensis, Wolfberry Fruit, Guo Qi Zi

Worldwide goji berries are used for thousands of years already, because of their healing properties. In Chinese medicine they are called lycium fruit, one of the most often used herbs. They nourish the kidney and the liver, are good for energy, blood, water metabolism, low-grade abdominal pain, impotence and especially good for the eyes.

In the book "Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine" Gabriel Cousens tells about goji berries: “Clinical analysis shows that this unusual berry is a powerful antioxidant that contains eighteen kinds of amino acids (six times higher than bee pollen), more beta carotene than carrots, and five hundred times the amount of vitamin C by weight than oranges. It’s loaded with vitamins B1, B2, B6, and E. It has been found effective in increasing white blood cells, protecting liver function, lowering cholesterol, relieving hyper-tension, and helping strengthen the immune system while building muscle tissue and burning body fat. Goji berries are known for enhancing longevity.”

Goji berries are one of the superfoods, that I use on a daily basis.
They taste great with raw chocolate and agave nectar.