TESTIMONIALS
I love my new way of eating raw for the past three months. I drink a quart of green smoothies daily and no longer crave sweets and didn't find it difficult giving up dairy or the few meats I was eating. I just had blood work and urinalysis done and the transition to raw changed my PH to alkaline and that's exciting. Thank you, Rene, for sharing your knowledge through raw classes to improve our health.
Carole A. Gaulden
Update to Carole's testimonial on 1-20-08
My eyesight has changed to 20/20 and I no longer have to wear glasses for distance; I am 73 now and have worn glasses since I was 18 years of age. I have also lost eight pounds and no longer feel arthritic pain in my joints. All of this happened in the past two years and I thank you for your influence in my life.
Carole A. Gaulden
I had been a vegan for many years, and even though my general health was drastically improved from my omnivorous days I still had some assorted physical problems. I began eating an all raw diet two and a half years ago, and the best way I can describe my present condition is that I feel younger every day. I eat everything I want, as long as it's raw, and all my former health issues have cleared up.
A few months ago I began reading about "green smoothies", and have added them to my daily diet. This easy addition to my diet has been the missing link to a nearly perfect situation. "Green drinks" or smoothies, are made in a Vita Mix, which is money well spent. I can make a breakfast drink with grapefruit or orange or any other fruit, by just adding some greens, which don't alter the juice taste that I can notice.
My main staple is a drink which tastes like a soup to me. It's made with about three tomatoes, garlic, a quarter of an avocado, the juice of a medium lemon, and dark green leaves such as kale, cabbage, spinach, carrot tops, chard or Romaine lettuce. (It's important to note that these smoothies include the whole vegetables. Water is added to make them drinkable. I never use a juicer which throws away most of the vegetable.) I keep my own supply of greens and tomatoes growing in pots around the house. I have recently planted lambs quarters, red clover, and purslaine seeds ordered from the Boutenkos, who are pioneers in the raw diet, and in juicing in this manner. (These "weeds" are purported to have great nutritional value.)
A totally raw diet may not be for everyone, but the daily addition of green smoothies would greatly improve anyone's health and well being. There are many recipes other than what I use, so experimentation encouraged. Just make sure to include dark green leaves. There's a new bright future out there for anyone willing to make the effort.
I'm 65 years old, and all aspects of my life are like a healthy person in their 20's.
Bonnie Barg
In December of 2005, I was faced with many unexpected stresses in my life and as a result, I fell into a deep depression. I dreaded every day and found it difficult to get out of bed in the mornings. I also found myself crying uncontrollably almost everyday. I was so unhappy and had completely lost my joy for living.
I had two beautiful healthy children who were so full of life and energy and I was miserable. I did not like life anymore, and I didn’t know why. Never before in my life had I experienced such feelings. For many months prior I had been trying to eat a more healthful vegan diet including more raw fruits and vegetables, but found it difficult with my loved ones questioning my decision, and struggling against me.
René had told me about green smoothies and I had become so desperate that I was willing to try anything. By March, I was drinking green smoothies and eating about 90% raw food. At first I did not notice much difference in myself, but then after about two months I began to see changes in myself. My mood was lifted and I began having more good days than bad. I am happy to say that my joy for life has returned and I now see things so much more clearly. I also am able to concentrate better. I slowly have begun to feel like myself again.
Today I feel great and I plan to stick to a raw foods diet. I know I would still be struggling with depression today had I not made the change. I would like to add that making the change to a raw foods diet was not easy for me, but it was worth it.
Anonymous
Rene,
I just wanted to take a moment and thank you for your Saturday class. René, I have got to say that Saturday was the best class I have ever had the pleasure of attending. I learned so much, that right now I am very close to eating all raw living foods and I am feeling Great!! Between all the recipes and green smoothies, which by the way you teach to be so easily made, I am not having any problem making them. And like you also said, now I have food readily available to eat at all times so I don't have to even think about what I am going to eat.
Living Foods Day with Rene has got to be the best way to start a raw living foods life. I would recommend it to everyone. Rene, Thank You for being such a dear person to give your time to share with others your knowledge and experience. I wish you all the best.
Sincerely,
David Strong
At the age of 35, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and I had a lumpectomy and radiation: recurrence at 4 ½ years later. I had a left breast mastectomy and several other reconstructive surgeries. I turned my life into a healthy lifestyle. In 2006 I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and in October 2006 we found a suspicious lump in the right breast. The I asked myself this question, “Why am I producing these cancer cells”? I am a former customer of Nutrition S’Mart and I noticed on their calendar you were teaching a raw food class on Mondays. I told myself to try it out to see if this can have a positive change on my body. Since attending those classes, I’ve learned a lot about raw food and have become a transitional raw foodist. In April, I underwent several testing on Right breast which were all negative and found no lumps. The DNA testing shows no mutation.
I would like to thank you for your support and knowledge and how you showed us the shortcuts that took you 10 years to achieve. I appreciate you taking the time and sharing your experience with us, which helped me cure my IBS which I thought was normal. It was not normal, it was the wrong food I was eating. Because of these classes, I have dropped 2 dress sizes and I feel energized, healthy and wonderful. I just turned 55 this week and my daughter tells me I look better than before. Once again, thank you for your kindness.
Kind regards,
Elsa Noemi Verna-Perez
Hello Rene,
I'm going to your cooking classes every Monday at Nutrition Smart and I began drinking green smoothies since you taught us how to do it. I think it was 1 1/2 month ago. I have been drinking about 24 ounces every day. Even though I don't have any serious illness, the experience has been fantastic. The first week I felt so sleepy. I still don't know if it was because of the smoothie. I was sleeping the same amount of time at night but during the day it was something that I could not control. I was totally sleepy in my job. Do you think it has any relationship with the smoothie? The second week I didn't feel sleepy but very energetic. Since then I have lots of energy.
My digestion improved 100%. Before the smoothies I had many problems like constipation and gas all the time. I had to control this problem with Beano. Since I began drinking green smoothies I have not taken not even one pill of Beano and I am going to the bathroom two or three times a day. This is so wonderful for me!
There is something else that surprised me a lot. During all my life I get the cold several times during the year. Sometimes I get one every month. For this time of the year I always have had the cold. Now I have not got any cold.
My coworkers have got the cold, my husband's son got the flu (He lives with us) and I am so healthy that I can't believe it.
I bought your cooking book at the store and I have to tell you that I am very thankful with you. Thank you for the energy you transfer to us. Thank you for the time you spend teaching us how to be healthier. Thank you for the wonderful book you made. Thank you for the change you are making in our lives.
With love,
Viviana Saavedra
