Simply Raw

I am happy to announce that Brian Clement will be back in Geneva this year for both an evening conference, as in previous years, as well as a full day workshop. This will give people a chance to get up close with Brian and learn all the latest research findings on a healthful lifestyle. This promises to be a fascinating as well as intimate experience as participants are asked to submit their questions in advance. Brian will address these in a structured fashion, providing participants with the feedback they need and want.

Lecture on Wednesday 23 June 2010, 19h30 to 22h: Youthfulness and Longevity

Welcome: A healthy drink will be served as of 18h30 and you will be able to purchase books and products. Venue: Geneva University UNIMAIL, 40 Bvd du Pont d’Arve – Salle M S150. Price:  CHF 30. It is best to sign up here. Language: Dr Clement will speak in English, with simultaneous French translation by Dr Schaller.

Topic: Youthfulness of our mind… of our body and all cells – Longevity
Preventing Aging (disease, malnutrition, pollution) – Enjoying Life without limits
Director of the Hippocrates Health Institute, Dr. Brian Clement will reveal the growing body of evidence from modern research showing why a raw, plant based diet including whole food supplements and exercise can enrich, revitalize and extend our lives.

Workshop on Thursday 24 June 2010, from 9h30 to 17h: Living Food for Life Change

Venue: Le Cénacle, 17 Promenade Charles-Martin, 1208 Geneva (access by car via Route de Malagnou)– Salle 1 – Signing up in advance is required – Price: CHF 100 to be paid in advance. Lunch : Raw Living Food as at Hippocrates Institute from 12h30 to 13h30.

Topic:  Harmonizing Body and Spirit
Don’t miss the opportunity to greatly benefit from Brian’s precious experience and also receive individual answers to your questions. The Life Change Program deals not only with the body but also the mind, emotions and spirit. This workshop will specifically address topics such as reactions when beginning the raw food diet, is this lifestyle for everyone, the impact of spirit and emotions on health, how to optimize the raw food approach, how to best integrate this lifestyle day after day. Prepare your questions and send them in when you sign up.

TO SIGN UP: Both events are organized by Carole Dougoud from the Institut Haute Vitalité. The agenda can be found on the site calendar. For more information, please call Carole: (027) 288 22 52 or send an email. When you sign up, please mention that you have been sent by Amy Webster @ Simply Raw, thank you! And of course, I will be there!

Simply Raw Class in English: Saturday 5 June 2010

The recent survey to find a new date to draw enough participants to an English class was successful and the date has now been set for Saturday 5 June 2010.  I was unable to respond to two persons who voted for that same date, however, as they did not get in touch with me directly: I’d like to ask Marcia and Nicole, if they recognize themselves, to quickly get in touch with me here so I can reserve a seat for them! Thank you to all those who took part in the survey.

For more information on the class, check out this page. There are a few seats left so seize this opportunity to get started with raw and get into great shape for the summer season! There won’t be another introductory class in English for a while, so come and join us for a day of exciting and inspiring learning! Again, sign up using this email. Thank you!

Among the foods that really deserve to be included in our daily diet are chia seeds. I share with you one of my favorite recipes, a chia see porridge from famous raw chef Russell James. To better understand these wonderful little seeds that provide us with the good fats that are essential to the proper functioning of our bodies (especially the precious Omega-3’s) and to find out where you can find them, read on.

Chia Seed Porridge

Soak in water on the previous evening:
- ½ cup sunflower seeds
- ½ cup whole oats
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
- ¼ cup raisins
- 4 Medjool dates

Soak separately ½ cup chia seeds in 1 cup of water.

On the following morning, drain and rinse the seed mixture and place it in a blender or food processor with the chia seed and water mix (which will have become one gelatinous mass).

Add :
- 1 ½ cup almond milk
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon cinammon

Blend for just a few seconds until the oats and seeds have broken down and you have a mixture that looks like porridge. Serve with fresh fruit (banana, apple, all kinds of berries, etc.) and a little more almond milk, if desired. This porridge will keep in the refrigerator for a few days in an airtight container.

Treasures of nutrition

Chia seeds come from Central America. They are real treasures of nutrition, boasting high quantities of iron, fiber and essential fatty acids, and are a great natural plant source of Omega-3 and Omega-6 EFA’s. They are well known to mankind as they have been a staple of the Aztec and Mayan diets for many centuries.

Like flax seeds (linseeds), chia seeds will become gelatinous when soaked in water. They can absorb 4 times their volume in water. They are mostly used soaked, and added to other ingredients to make porridge, or unsoaked but ground to add to dessert recipes. They can replace flax in any recipe, can be added ground on salads or cereals, or constitute the basis of smoothies and other energizing drinks. Make chia milk as you would any other seed milk.

These tiny little seeds are a real marvel for raw fooders who favor nutritious food, the kind that is clean, free of toxins, easy to digest and full of energy! According to various sources, they offer many health benefits, from improving heart health to reducing blood pressure, stabilizing blood sugar, helping people lose weight or giving people extra energy.

Where can you find them?

They are not easy to find around here, however, as most health food stores have never heard of them, and they are relatively expensive. But when it comes to my health, I clearly look for quality! If you want to buy some, I carry them here (CHF39 for 500 gr.) I have been importing them from France for a few months, a high quality strain from Spain, but I have now found another supplier which will allow me to offer it at better rates in the autumn. Don’t wait until them to try these little gems out!

Chia Fresca Drink

- 2 teaspoons chia seeds
- 1 cup water
- juice of one orange
- 2 teaspoons agave nectar
- pinch cinammon

Blend all ingredients and enjoy. This refreshing and energizing drink is simply divine!