Experience Your Good Now... ;)

I'm sure many of you are familiar with the fabulous work of Louise Hay, self-healing author, speaker and lightworker of many decades ;) Well, I'm delighted to say that I was invited to participate in the book launch for Louise's latest publication "Experience Your Good Now", which goes on sale TODAY :)

Anyone who purchases Louise's latest book will receive access to an astounding array of freebies alongside the actual book, including 6 free downloads from Louise herself, the whole of my 'How To Go Raw For Weight Loss" ebook, dozens of other ebooks, audios, videos and even a chance to win a place on Louise's next upcoming inspirational cruise - wow :)

You can check out all the details and get your hands on the goodies HERE - enjoy ;)

On May the 15th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/mandarin juice
yummmmmy cucumber salad meal: grated cucumber, sauerkraut, avocado mush (avocado, lime juice, garlic, cilantro), followed by 3 Incan berry yumballs
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water
3 cups greeeeen juice mixed with pineapple and lime juices
2 cups greeeeen smoothie: granadilla, berries, wild greeeeeens
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water


The last couple of weeks we missed doing our weekly live TV show for The Raw Food World, on Wednesday nights, as we were very involved with things here in S. America for the Vilcabamba raw food gathering... ;)

Well, now the gathering here is over and so we'll continue with regular programming ;) We'd love to invite you all to join us again this Wednesday evening for a LIVE, free, streamed version of the show, from 6pm Pacific time, 9pm Eastern. The site to visit at that time is http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ the-raw-food-world and you can enter the chat room there to connect with others and ask us Qs ;)

See you on Wednesday night, LIVE :)
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ the-raw-food-world

on May the 16th I loved:

1 quart water
cup of sugarcane juice with lime juice
2 cups greeeen juice mixed with sugarcane and lime juices
2 cups greeeeen smoothie (banana, berries, wild greens)
3 cups water
2 cups Monarch Elixir containing coconut water, vitamineral green, chocolate and vanilla extracts and sugar cane juice - wow :)
yummy shared meal with Mr. M of cucumber salad with dulse, avocado, wakame, stuffed in nori sheets, followed by three incan berry yumballs
2 cups water


on May the 17th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
2 cups watermelon juice
3 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
1.5 cups greeeeeeen smoothie from Mr. M: banana, berries, wild greeens
3 cups water
1 cup fresh sugar cane juice
yummmmmy shared raw taco meal with friends (wild peanut pate, coconut sour cream, guacamole, chopped veggies, etc), followed by a little coconut cream dessert :)
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water

Many of you know already that the Hurom is our juicer of preference and the Blendtec Blender with the 4" blade is our blender of choice... ;) We have done many videos and write-ups on these machines in the last year...

WELL...a while back we did some incredible deals on both these machines and there were soooooooooooo many requests to repeat these offers that we're delighted to bring you now, once again, some out-RAW-geous appliance offers - here's Mr. M's explanation of these new deals:

"I just got hold of over 400 Hurom Juicers, NEWEST model, and we are going to FINALLY offer them to you again at a discounted rate! Additionally, I am going to discount my favorite blender at the same time... The Blendtec Blender... Just so everyone gets their FINAL opportunity to get in on these specials, which finish on May 31st. We almost certainly won't be offering these specials again this year, so NOW is the time to take advantage of these offers if you're interested!

Here are the current specials:

Get $43 off the Hurom Juicer if you use the coupon code 'Hurom43'

Get $52 - $63 off all Blendtec models if you use the coupon code 'Blendtec52'

Get $54 off the Hurom Juicer and $60 - $73 off all Blendtec models if you buy a Hurom AND a Blendtec Blender TOGETHER, and you use the coupon code 'HuromBlendtec'

Personally, I feel that it is KEY if you purchase a Blendtec Blender, to MAKE SURE that you purchase one of the models with the larger 3qt (96oz) Carafe.

There are three Blendtec models:

Blendtec with a 2qt (64oz) Carafe $399.95

Blendtec with a 3qt (96oz) Carafe $429

Blendtec with a 2qt & 3qt Carafe $489.95

I almost didn't even offer the $399.95 model here, because I feel and know how beneficial the larger 3qt carafe is. The larger carafe oxidizes the contents less and works much better, in my opinion, than any Vitamix on the market, or the Blendtec 2qt carafe. If you want to see evidence of this, you can check out the write-up and videos I created on this subject by clicking HERE. In the video at that link, you can see a comparison of machines, which shows the food contents oxidizing less in the 3qt carafe compared to the Blendtec 2qt carafe or the Vitamix. I personally bought the Blendtec with the 2qt & 3qt carafes, because I like to have an extra carafe available for various uses and it's the least expensive way to get an extra carafe too.

This is probably the BEST deal that you will ever find on the Hurom Juicer and Blendtec Blenders. Before the Hurom Juicer became available, you could either get a quick juicing and easy-to-clean juicer such as the Breville Juice Fountain, or you could get a slower and harder to clean juicer, which produces juice with a much higher nutrient quality, such as the Green Star juicer. The Hurom Juicer is a REVOLUTIONARY juicer, which combines all of the benefits of HIGH nutrient quality, quick juicing, and easy cleaning.

I feel these are the TOP TWO appliances that are a MUST HAVE in my raw food kitchen. If I had to choose a third and fourth top appliance, it would be a food processor and a Green Star juicer. I am pretty hardcore with juicing my greens and the Green Star juicer can handle even the greens with extreme FIBROUS stems, such as nettles and mature alfalfa, which often ranges from 1-3 feet long. Even the Green Star jams sometimes when juicing these kinds of fibrous greens. When we lived in the USA, we didn't have access to alfalfa and nettles like the kind we have here, so it wasn't an issue for us to use the Hurom for all our juicing. We actually did a video back there, comparing the Green Star and the Hurom Juicer, which can be seen by clicking HERE.

Additionally, here are two more videos we did about the Hurom:

Does the Hurom Juicer do Wheatgrass & Banana Ice Cream?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee0P8-eyHXo

What is the Hurom Slow Juicer?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15VvXtx1cQc

To Purchase a Hurom Juicer, click HERE!
To Purchase a Blendtec Blender, click HERE!"

ENJOY :)

All love,
Ms. A. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Why Am I Not Losing Weight on Raw?" - Your Qs Answered...

A little reminder that tonight we intend to enjoy another LIVE broadcast for The Raw Food World TV Show :) We had *great* fun on the first live show last week and hope you'll join us for this show tonight at THIS LINK :)

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In the meantime, I thought y'all might enjoy seeing a little article I just sent out in my newsletter this week, called "Why Am I Not Losing Weight on Raw?" - Your Qs Answered... the article is set out below, betwixt the food logs...ENJOY :)


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One of the questions from readers that I get asked most often by email is "Why am I not losing weight on raw?"
While in my experience *most* people who start eating primarily raw, fresh, whole foods start to release weight, there are others who seem to struggle...here is some of the guidance I usually share with people in this situation:

There could be any number of factors at play in a situation where someone is holding on to excess weight... One of the first things I would suggest to consider is your thyroid - have you been tested recently for any possible thyroid issues?
If you are not eating totally raw, what else are you eating that is not raw? That is a huge area of consideration in itself; if you are consuming 'toxic' foods such as processed starches and refined sugars even a little, you are not giving your body the opportunity to take healing to the next level. This is KEY for losing weight - cut those highly processed foods out of your intake *completely* and you will very likely start to see results.


on March the 28th I loved:

1 quart water
water of 2 *amazing* young coconuts
2 shots yummy wheatgrass juice mixture at Vilcabamba market
a red banana
2 cups greeeeeen/carrot juice
big bowl of fruit salad with chia-cinnamon-maca-almond milk pudding on top - WOW :) LOVE chia ;)
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea with cinnamon-maca-almond milk stirred in - OUTRAGEOUS :)
3 cups water
2 cups coconut water mixed with Phytoplankton
another outstanding mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea with cinnamon-maca-almond milk stirred in, accompanied by a little raw cookie 'batter' while preparing for the dehydrator...;)
1 cup water

Eating late in the day, when the sun has gone down and/or other-than-optimal food combining can be big issues for people too. Aim to have your biggest meal of the day in the middle of the day rather than in the evening and watch for known food combining issues such as starchy foods with protein-rich foods, fruit/sugary food with protein-rich food and so on...do your best to keep things simple for your digestive tract and you may even find digestive enzymes useful to help move things along more easily...
Not getting enough exercise to keep burning up the stuff you're eating is another key area to consider too...for example, consuming lots of sugars/fruits combined with a sedentary lifestyle is not a great combo... ;)
My main question for anyone in this situation is: are you doing any regular colon cleansing? I feel that this is another vital part of keeping up with our detox when we choose a raw lifestyle. Whether you are doing professional colonics or just enemas at home, most of us have *so* much to release that if you're not keeping up with that releasing process through internal cleansing, you can easily run into back-up issues.
I strongly recommend reading the 'How to go Raw' article by Mr. Monarch if you haven't already, to get more perspective on this matter - see HERE; the 'Blood Gas' and 'Missing Link' articles might be great to review too...

on March the 29th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water mixed with Marine Phytoplankton and Chocolate Extract Drops
2 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with carrot juice
flax crackers topped with avo mush (avocado, basil, garlic, dulse, salt, lime juice), chopped toamtoes and lettuce, followed by a chunk of raw 'cookie' mixture from dehydrator - yummmmm ;)
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
3 cups water
2 cups coconut water mixed with Marine Phytoplankton and Chocolate Extract Drops
bowl of fruit salad (dragon fruit, papaya, banana) with maca-cinnamon-almond-milk soaked chia
2 cups water


on March the 30th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
2 cups coconut water mixed with Marine Phytoplankton
2 cups greeeeeeen juice mixed with carrot juice
flax crackers topped with avo mush (avocado, basil, garlic, dulse, salt, lime juice), chopped toamtoes and lettuce, followed by a chunk of raw 'cookie' mixture from dehydrator - yummmmm ;)
3 cups water
2 cups coconut water mixed with Marine Phytoplankton
2 cups greeeeeeen juice mixed with carrot juice
2 cups water

Also consider how many GREENS you're eating in contrast to other foods - leafy green vegetables in particular are *vital* for feeling balanced, mineralised, calm and alkalising the body to help release excess weight. Especially at the start of raw food journeys, many people tend to over-do heavy 'gourmet' dishes, with lots of dried fruits, nuts, seeds and so on and perhaps don't include as many greeeeens as might be optimal...make sure you're drinking at least one green drink a day to help your body release: that might be a green juice, green smoothies (blending together leafy greens with fruit in a blender), or even just a green powder in liquid...salads, green soups and salad dressings are all great ways to get more greeeeens into your body ;)

We can of course also consider weight retention from more 'emotional/spiritual/psychological' perspectives too, which is an area my book "Raw Emotions" goes into in depth...for now, you might ask yourself a few simple questions such as:

*"What do I *get* from not releasing this weight?"
*"Am I afraid to be slimmer/healthy/radiant?"
*"Which blocks can I identify in my life path right now around weight release?"
*"Am I truly *happy* eating raw, or am I forcing myself and feeling 'deprived'?"
*"Which one thing that I'm not currently doing, could I do on a daily basis that I *know* would help me to release weight and transform my life?"
*"Am I overeating and if so, what triggers me into that?"
*"Are there any big emotional blocks in my life I am yet to resolve (jealousies, resentments, bitterness) - if yes, why do I resist letting go of this painful baggage?"

...and so on...simple healing techniques such as reiki or Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), can help people resolve these kinds of blocks and release excess weight too...
I hope all of that helps give some 'food for thought' to anyone sitting with a plateau right now - best wishes to you all... ;)


All love and lightning-bright-beams-of-joy
Angelalalaalaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

*LIVE* Raw Food World TV and Radio Shows :)

THANKS to all of you who came out to play at our first LIVE broadcast for The Raw Food World TV Show a couple of nights ago - we really enjoyed it and from all the feedback we're getting, we're thinking y'all liked it too ;)
Thanks for dealing with the semi-clunky Ecuadorian internet connection and for repeating questions in the chat room so that we could catch them ;) We ended up broadcasting live for almost an hour in the end and Mr. M managed to record a few chunks for TV Shows over at TheRawFoodWorld.TV - you can see what we were up to over there if you missed it live - I suspect it's more fun to be there live though ;) We intend to hold a live broadcast show each week from now on, on Wednesday nights at 6pm Pacific time, 9pm Eastern time, so we hope you'll join us each week, at THIS LINK. We did a giveaway, answered lots of Qs, told some stories, did some live singing and the chat room was buzzzzzzzing with viewers for hours - fun :)


On March the 24th I was on the road and enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 little apples
glass of alfalfa juice blended with papaya/banana
water of a young coconut
a cherimoya
2 cups water
flax crackers topped with dulse and avocado, followed by a few pieces of homemade 'dry-ies' (rather than cookies ;)
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea with a couple more dry-ies
2 cups water

On the subject of The Raw Food World TV Shows, we also just made a new playlist on YouTube of 20 of our top viewed/rated shows so far...you can see that Playlist HERE. If you have any other favourite suggestions for other videos of ours' that you'd like to see added to this playlist, please let us know at angela@rawreform.com... This playlist might be a good link to share with people new to raw foods too, for an interesting overview of raw lifestyles... ;)

ENJOY...

on March the 25th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water mixed with marine phytoplankton and chocolate extract drops
flax crackers topped with avo mush (avocado, dulse, curry powder, lime juice, cilantro) and chopped tomatoes, followed by a few home-dried plantain chips
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 dragon fruit and half an *amazing* papaya
2 cups water

...and finally, a little reminder that we're *VERY* excited to be holding a free LIVE radio interview tonight with Dr. Leonid Sharashkin, the editor of the "Anastasia" books from Russian to English. The call starts at 6pm Pacific, 9pm Eastern and will surely contain the usual mixture of unique questions, interesting insights and special deals - fun :) You can get all the call details HERE if you're not signed up for this call already - we'll catch you live on the line... ;)

All love,
Angela. xxx

Ask *Your* Qs - LIVE Raw Food World TV Show Tomorrow Night :)

OoOoooo lala, we have an exciting new interactive TV show to tell you about ;) Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 24th, Mr. M and I intend to do a LIVE, free internet broadcast of The Raw Food World TV Show, at 6pm Pacific time, 9pm Eastern.
Everyone is welcome and you will be able to post your questions/comments/suggestions/musings in a text box right below the video screen :)
We intend to broadcast for at least 20 mins to answer questions and all being well, this will be a WEEKLY event from now on, each Wednesday evening...there will be some yummy little surprises too, including maybe even some giveaways...FUN ;)
So, if you are drawn, please join us this Wednesday evening at 6pm Pacific time, 9pm Eastern at THIS LINK - bring your questions, friends and...love :)

on March the 21st I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 shots wheatgrass/green juice at the Vilcabamba farmers' market
1tbsp bee pollen
3 cups coconut water with Marine Phytoplankton
glass of green smoothie: mango, lettuces, cilantro, wild greens
3 cups water
2 cups greeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple and lime juices
chunk of watermelon, chunk of pineapple
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water

Yummy raw diva Terilynn Epperson over at The Daily Raw Cafe (whose amazing food pics were used in my book "Raw Emotions"), today posted a fun little feature titled '10 Thoughts from Angela Stokes-Monarch' - every Tuesday, Terilynn shares 10 cool little-known brain blips from various raw foodie yumsters - you wanna know which kind of factory the Stokes-Monarch used to work in? My biggest achievement so far? Favourite superfood? What I'd like to be remembered for? Hop on over HERE to Madame Epperson's site and tune into the yummies ;)

ENJOY :)

on March the 22nd I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
raw 'pizza' stacks: flax crackers topped with avocado mush (avo, cumin, lime juice, dulse) and chopped tomatoes, followed by a chunk of home-made lucuma 'dry-ies' (rather than cookies ;)
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water
chunk of fresh pineapple
chunk of handmade raw 'dry-ies' with mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water


on March the 23rd I was blissed with:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 cups pineapple/watermelon juice
raw 'pizza' stacks: flax crackers topped with avocado mush (avo, cumin, lime juice, dulse) and chopped tomatoes, followed by a chunk of home-made lucuma 'dry-ies' (rather than cookies ;)
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
3 cups water
2 cups greeeeen juice mixed with carrot juice
2 cups watermelon/pineapple juice
1.5 cups carrot juice
1 cup water

WOW...we have some new products at TheRawFoodWorld.com that Mr. Monarch and I are silly-excited about ;) This new line of *potent*, cold-extracted flavour extracts is like nothing else we've ever seen. Remember those little bottles of unpleasant synthetic vanilla extracts you might have used to make cakes in the '80s, well, imagine a new line of extracts that can be used for cakes, cookies, smoothies, teas and so on that are 100% pure, cold-extracted, wildcrafted or organically grown, made with love, stored in dark glass and absolutely BURSTING with flavour... ;) That's what we've got our sticky little hands on and we *LOVE* them :)
The creator of these amazing extracts was at our wedding last June in Oregon, where her business is based and she gave us some of her amazing products, which we loved...then recently she expanded the line even more to include a *dark chocolate* extract with NO stimulating caffeine or theobromine and that was the tipping point - we loved this new extract SO much that we decided to pick up a whole selection of these profound extracts for the store...we now carry the following five delicious flavours:

*Dark Chocolate*Coconut*Vanilla*Coffee*Strawberry*

I took a pudding made with coconut, honey and just four drops of the chocolate extract to a women's gathering recently and all the gathered goddesses went *CRAZY* for this stuff...Mr. M and I have been using it in teas, cookie mixtures, puddings and other dishes too - absolutely outstanding :) You can see us discussing the extracts in this video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK0tPRIalTQ

...and you can get some of these extracts to play with for yourself, from TheRawFoodWorld.com HERE - ENJOOOOYYY :)

All love and cascading yumminess,
Ms. Angela S-M. xxx