It’s hard to believe that just one year ago I was packing my bags for LA to attend The Longevity Now Conference and today one of my favourite speakers from it is here on the blog with us.

Nadine Artemis of Living Libations is not just an encyclopaedia of knowledge on natural dental and pure botanical beauty care, she is one of the sweetest, most authentic and truly caring humans leading the health scene today. And to prove my point, she saw I posted THISon Facebook after hearing her speak and sent me a whole selection of her exquisite line of serums, elixirs and essential oils as a thank you. I mean, seriously what a woman!

With her home nestled in the Canadian woods, and a business that is all about how to glow from what grows, Nadine has made living with nature a priority in her life. She is also the author of Holistic Dental Care: The Complete Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums. 

Described by Alanis Morissette as “a true-sense visionary,” I am so excited for you to meet our March Master of the Month…

DESCRIBE YOUR TYPICAL DAY OF EATING AND DRINKING.

We eat what is fresh and seasonal, so our meals are vast and varied but always whole, organic and wild. Our meals are gluten free and processed food free. We live on a beautiful cold, spring-fed lake with many springs in the area. Spring water is the best.

WHAT (OR WHO) INSPIRES YOU TO EAT WELL AND STAY HEALTHY?

My body inspires my health.  We, (me and my body), are going to be hanging out together for many years, so I listen and align to my body’s wisdom.

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST WEAKNESS WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD AND HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT?

Every option in our kitchen is a whole, healthy, beautiful food. So our cravings are always a celebration and eating is a delight.

MY TOP TIP FOR:

Improving your diet is… Go fresh and get real! Eat only fresh, real food. Nothing processed.

Staying healthy while travelling is… Take your own supplies and preplan. Our supplies always include a shower filter too. Arrive at your destination already knowing where you can get organic food and spring water. Check out findaspring.com

Detoxing is… Avoid toxifying the body with chemical products and processed food to start with. And, make excellent health choices every day to activate the innate intelligence of the body that expertly filters out and eliminates toxins.

Immunising is… Playing and bathing in the sunshine!  The sun feeds and lubricates our cells with vitamin D, which mediates our immune responses and boosts our protection against pathogens. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

WHAT’S THE NICEST THING ANYONE HAS EVER SAID TO YOU?

“Mom, you are like no other mother. I love you like a celebration.” (My Son)

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED?

I would like my legacy to be a life of love. Love is my motivating force and my intuition’s source.

IF YOU GOT TO KEEP ONLY 3 OF YOUR BELONGINGS: 1 THING FROM YOUR KITCHEN, 1 THING FROM YOUR GARDEN AND 1 THING FROM YOUR BOOKSHELF- WHAT WOULD THEY BE?

A few years ago our house burned to the ground in the middle of the night. My family escaped safely, but we lost everything in the fire. Everything in our house had to be re-gathered, and I feel less attached to things… Though maybe that is dodging the question…

1. From my kitchen, I would take our go-to large, sharp knife that we use in preparing every meal.

2. I would dig up the bountiful blackberry bramble from my garden to take with me.

3. There is a beautiful edition of The Flower Adornment Sutras on our bookshelf.

IF YOU COULD HOST A DINNER PARTY FOR 3 GUESTS (DEAD OR ALIVE)- WHO WOULD THEY BE AND WHAT WOULD YOU SERVE?

I am a poet at heart, so if I had to choose three guests for a dinner party tonight, I’d pick three Sufi poets: Rumi, Attar of Nishapur, and Lalla Ded. We would feast on dates, oranges, and mead.

WHY DO YOU BELIEVE THAT LIFE IS BETTER RAW (OR WITH MORE PLANTS IN YOUR DIET)?

The first and best reasons to eat more plants is that they are a treat for your taste buds and a plate full of fruit and veggies looks like a painting on a plate. Beautiful!

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Nadine shares her favourite raw food recipe…

CHOCOLATE BLUEBERRY CREPES
Serves 10

Image courtesy of Meghan Telpner

What you’ll need:​

2 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)

½ cup ground chia (sprouted ground chia is the best)/or fresh ground flax seed

1 cup tocotrienols (rice bran solubles)

3 drops lemon essential oil

To make:

Mix all of the ingredients in a food processor.

Spread out like a pancake on a dehydrator tray and dehydrate over night.

Wake up and dress your pancake.

Roll raw chocolate into the pancake, almond butter icing, or a nut cheese. Whatever takes your fancy!

Yum!

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For more on the beautiful and amazing Nadine Artemis, go here >>

Happy New Year, you guys!

I don’t know about you, but something tells me that this year is bound to be truly magical.

After working with many of you over the course of last year and after reflecting back on 2015, I know energetically it’s been a tough one for many. Even as you’ve welcomed brand new digits full of hope and desires, some of us still had ‘debts’ left to pay and found ourselves weak, sick, irritable, achy or disappointed during this first week of 2016 or perhaps losing material but sentimental things, which is also the universe’s way of encouraging you to leave stuff behind.

You may have started with good intentions, but now feeling like you have already let yourself down within days, so I’m here to remind you that you’re OK…

Actually this first week of a new year is more of a transition week, sorta like doing a cleanse and experiencing all kinds of awful detox symptoms before feeling and seeing the benefits.

It’s a week to be kind to yourself and to spend time setting your intentions not just for the start of the year, but for all of it.

It’s a week to explore all of your options. A week to make wishes. A week to day dream and to plan. And only if this plan involves a good and effective detox to clear out the bad and begin with the new, then read on.

Below you will find various detoxing options which I’ve categorised in order of cost, starting from ideas that cost nothing at all…

24 HOUR RAW FOOD PLAN // FREE

Do you have either a juicer or a blender at home? Then you can start this 24 hour plan tomorrow. If you own both, you can even extend your cleanse to 48 hours, because I put together a thorough step-by-step guide with recipes using a juicer and totally different recipes using a blender. Download it for free here >>

VISION BOARD // FREE

Although not exactly a detox plan, this step-by-step guide to creating your own vision board is an essential component to reaching your ideal weight, body and health goals. See my blog post here >>

TOP DETOX TIPS // FREE

 

My amazing friends of Neal’s Yard Remedies just launched their stunning new wellbeing website and I got the privilege to guest-write their very first post. Detox and Alkalising being my favourite topics ever, this blog post includes my Top 10 Detox Tips >>

 

THE UNCOOK BOOK // $3.99 – £11.89

My raw food recipe book, The Uncook Book, is not specifically designed as a detox guide, but there are over 140 recipes and a bunch of them can definitely be used when menu planning for a cleanse. I suggest starting the day with a juice or smoothie (like ‘Everyday Green’), a salad for lunch (like ‘Sauerkraut’ or ‘Hearty Kale Salad’), a porridge for an afternoon snack (like ‘Green Warming Oat Porridge’) and a soup for dinner (like ‘Alkaline Soup’). If you don’t want to wait for a copy in the post, you won’t believe your luck!- the downloadable version of The Uncook Book is on special right now at a majorly discounted rate of US$3.99 (84% off!!). Or order a hardcover copy via Amazon UK or Amazon US at 30% off.

 

7 DAY DETOX PLAN // £15

 

The first eBook that I ever launched came as a result of designing over 100 individual detox programs. After working with so many different clients, there emerged an undeniable pattern of ingredients and food combinations that encouraged toxic release from the body. Any body. ‘Purified- Your Complete 7 Day Detox Program‘ was born as a result. Many that do this plan end up enjoying the changes and energy levels so much that they continue for another 7 days, which I provide as a bonus within this downloadable guide.

 

DETOX EVENT // £25

I’m pretty excited about this one! If you are in London on Monday 11th January, there’s no better way to get inspired and excited about cleansing than hearing directly from industry experts. This Detox Edition of our brand new Nutrition Talks event series launching at Tanya’s will be headlined by Inner Me‘s Nikki Cooper (detox and supplementation), Bodyism‘s James Duigan (detox via movement) and nutritionist Eve Kalinik (mindful detoxing). Even a green juice and raw food canapes are included your ticket price. Secure your seat here >>

 

 

NEW YEAR WORKSHOP // £35-£195

This may not be my event or focused on detoxing, but I have massive respect for Gabby Bernstein and the content she is going to cover at this ‘Make Your Resolutions Stick’ workshop. Plus as Gabby teaches you about how to change old patterns to create new dreams and guides you through powerful meditations, you may just find that the results you experience are more radical and sustainable than any diet or detox will provide. Book your ticket here >>

 

DONE FOR YOU CLEANSE // £75 – £390

A super exciting event series launching at Tanya’s Raw Food Restaurant, are our first ever Nutrition Talks, where a panel of world class experts will reveal their top secrets, tips and techniques for ultimate health.

The first in series will focus on detox and how to do it safely, effectively and with the least amount of symptoms possible.

Hear from Inner Me’s Nikki Cooper on detox and supplementation, Bodyism’s James Duigan on detox via movement and nutritionist Eve Kalinik on mindful detox.

Tanya’s welcome green juice and organic canapés will be awaiting your arrival too!

Nutrition Talks in more detail…

After a diagnosis of MS at the age of 28, Nikki Cooper threw herself into the wonderful world of health, wellbeing and supplements and Inner Me was born. Its first commercial products – Pro Beauty, Pro Hair and Energise Me- were stocked in Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, Whole Foods and Boots, within just four months of their launch.

Nikki knows first hand that even with great diet, many of us are short of essential vitamins and minerals, so she will be revealing her findings on what supplements best support a healthy detox and cleanse.

James Duigan is the founder of Bodyism, one of the most exclusive wellness companies in the world, which offers bespoke personal training, supplements, clothing and five best-selling Clean & Lean books. He’s helped sculpt some of the best bodies in the business, including models Lara Stone, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Elle Macpherson.

Proper mindful movement will supply a cleanse for your system, rather than cause injury and toxicity. There’s no one better than James to speak to you about intelligent movement and not punishing your body, as well as what it takes to create flow, rather than inflammation and pain.

Eve Kalinik is a qualified nutritionist, whose clients will travel any distance just to get her advice. Her individual client programs are based around eating habits that produce positive and long lasting changes for them holistically and she even has a popular column in the multi-award winning Psychologies magazine.

Eve believes that detoxing isn’t just about the body but is equally important for the mind too. Hear her top tips on using mindfulness techniques to get you better connected to your food and your body.

I'd like to think that I don't do the bias thing when it comes to choosing a Master of The Month for the most festive, sparkly, happy, inspirational and love-packed season of the year and then...

I meet a fellow Antipodean, same age as me, who also happens to be a best selling Hay House author, has a weekly radio show, lives in one of my favourite cities in the whole entire world - New York, has a hell of a health transformation story and she's drop dead gorgeous!

Liana Werner-Gray from The Earth Diet, made quite an impression.

She recently interviewed me on everything healthy, fun and alkaline for her Hay House US Radio show (available to listen here) and I was so excited to carry on the conversation, this time all about Liana, right here on the blog...

Meet our December's Master of the Month...

DESCRIBE YOUR TYPICAL DAY OF EATING AND DRINKING.

I do “The Earth Diet”. Custom made to my lifestyle is 70% raw foods and 30% cooked foods. I do incorporate some meat here and there, but I am a majority plant based/vegan including my skin care products, household products and clothing!

After rising: I usually start the day with lemon water or apple cider vinegar. Sometimes I do oil pulling with sesame seed oil.
Breakfast: I love chia seed cereal with sliced tigernuts and hemp seeds as a topping! Then I have one fresh vegetable juice everyday. My favourite is cucumber, celery, kale, parsley, lemon and ginger – just pure goodness!
Supplements: I usually take 2 supplements throughout the day: bentonite clay and activated charcoal. Snacks: I will eat as much raw whole foods as possible like avocado or straight up cauliflower. I always get my whole raw greens in everyday like a salad or at least a Phresh Greens which is just mixing the powder into water for an instant serving of daily greens!
Lunch and Dinner: I usually have one cooked meal a day. Usually a recipe from my book like the Cumin Quinoa, vegan Mac n Cheese (gluten free using brown rice pasta) or Tacos. Everything I eat is as natural as possible that comes straight from nature.
Desserts and treats: I have something sweet every single day, whether it is a piece of fruit, or organic candy, or a Raw Chocolate Almond Butter cup – which is why I created my own raw chocolate line so that I could eat it everyday! :p I used to be addicted to the worst kind of chocolate with refined sugar, soy and dairy, and I broke my binge eating cycle by replacing it with raw chocolate that gives me so many antioxidants, nourishment and protein!

WHAT (OR WHO) INSPIRES YOU TO EAT WELL AND STAY HEALTHY?

The “feeling” good is what keeps me wanting to stay healthy. I spent way too many years (5 years in total) of intense suffering every single day around food. I had an addiction to junk foods and I would binge eat, emotional eat and over eat. I so badly wanted to break out of that vicious cycle and feel better, and I achieved that with doing 365 days of eating only from nature (documented daily at www.TheEarthDiet.blogspot.com) and now I am so grateful to have relief and freedom around food. Now I actually enjoy food and I don’t even crave junk foods at all which amazes me. I love how I feel now and so I want to maintain this peace, harmony and health that I experience.

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST WEAKNESS WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD AND HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT?

When I get emotional, stressed or tired I crave a lot of sweets and carbs and then I usually over eat on them. They are all organic though so I don’t get trapped in it for long. I tell myself the affirmation “It is better than eating a whole lot of junk food, and still a major upgrade from my past habits”. However I am aware of it, and I have set an intention to break out of the habit of over eating when I am emotional. I am choosing instead to replace it with other things like asking God for help, breathing and just being ok with feeling uncomfortable emotions knowing that they will pass soon.

I also eat handfuls of TigerNuts when I am craving or feel like I am about to overeat, because they are a root vegetable so there is no guilt attached to eating vegetables haha, plus they are mostly fibre so they fill me up, but don’t have crazy amounts of calories. Plus they have the same amount of iron as red meat so it makes me feel strong. Also when I crave candy like gummy bears, I will go get organic gummy bears and allow myself to enjoy them as it’s a major upgrade from eating corn syrup candy that is full of gluten!

MY TOP TIP FOR:

Improving your diet is… focus on what nature/God provides us with! The Earth has it all there for us – just eat as many whole foods that come directly from nature as possible!

Staying healthy while travelling is… always carry raw chocolate or your favorite superfoods!

Detoxing is… drink bentonite clay daily. It will absorb toxins, parasites, worms and heavy metals. It is volcanic ash.

Immunising is… drink beet juice and green juice every single. It will literally transform the body!

Beauty is… whiten your teeth with baking soda! No need for harsh chemical whiteners these days. Baking soda costs just a few dollars and comes straight from earth. After you brush your teeth with toothpaste, scoop a nice amount of baking soda up on your toothbrush and then buff your teeth clean with it. Do daily for 14 days and you will notice a new shade of whiteness to your teeth! Stop and take a break if it stings.

WHAT’S THE NICEST THING ANYONE HAS EVER SAID TO YOU?

One of my clients who came through my one-on-one health coaching, Monica Rowsom said, “I could not have done this without you, I don’t know how I could ever repay you. Thank you for having the confidence in me that I could lose weight and improve my thyroid condition when doctors told me I would never be able to lose weight. Now I have lost 38 pounds and feel the best I have ever felt. Thank you.”

And the people who I have helped with cancer are dear to my heart, like Marie Wellens “Liana your book is awesome and I feel so blessed to have it. It has helped with many physical problems including cancer and emphysema. Everyone should have your book at their fingertips.”

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED?

For founding The Earth Diet and helping people achieve their healthiest and happiest life possible.

IF YOU GOT TO KEEP ONLY 3 OF YOUR BELONGINGS: 1 THING FROM YOUR KITCHEN, 1 THING FROM YOUR GARDEN AND 1 THING FROM YOUR BOOKSHELF- WHAT WOULD THEY BE?

Kitchen: Vitamix

Garden: Cilantro (Coriander)

Bookshelf: My Louise Hay Daily Affirmations calendar

IF YOU COULD HOST A DINNER PARTY FOR 3 GUESTS (DEAD OR ALIVE)- WHO WOULD THEY BE AND WHAT WOULD YOU SERVE?

1) Walt Disney – my Cashew Cheesecake recipe

2) Oprah – my Gluten Free Chicken Nugget recipe with a coating of almond flour, turmeric and real salt

3) Eckhart Tolle – Earth Diet Burritos

Can I invite more? LOL! Katy Perry – my candy recipe and raw cookie dough!

Selena Gomez – tea and cookies, and tacos

Mother Teresa – my Turmeric Rice recipe

WHY DO YOU BELIEVE THAT LIFE IS BETTER RAW?

Because raw foods provide us with high high high amounts of nutrition and most of us are nutritionally deprived. Raw foods help our spirituality, they connect us with nature and help us to live in harmony. Raw foods also cure eating disorders like binge eating, emotional eating and overeating. We can heal our mind, body and spirit using raw foods – no joke! And it’s extremely hard to binge eat and overeat on raw foods because they are so nutrient rich! It’s easier to overeat on junk processed foods because they are empty and our digestive system sends a message to the brain “Didn’t get real food, need nutrients, send more food please!” and hence we are left feeling so so hungry after eating huge amounts of junk food. Raw foods fill our cells with nothing but wholeness!

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Our Master of The Month shares her favourite recipe…

INGREDIENTS:

For the Base

4 cups almond meal

5 tablespoons maple syrup (or raw honey)

1 tablespoon coconut oil

For the Cheesecake Filling

½ cup lemon juice (approximately 2 large lemons)

3 cups of cashew nuts, soaked in water for 3 hours to soften

¾ cup maple syrup

¾ cup coconut oil

1 table spoons pure vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon salt

ACTION:

1. Make the base. In a bowl, combine the almond meal, maple syrup (or honey), and coconut oil. The mixture should be dry, but moist enough to hold together. Add a little water if the mixture is too dry.
2. Turn the base mixture into a deep pie dish (large enough to hold 2½ quarters) and press it evenly to cover the bottom and sides of the dish. Set aside.
3. Make the cheesecake filling. Put all the ingredients in a powerful blender and blend until filling is very smooth and light in texture. Pour the filling into the prepared crust.
4. Freeze for 4 hours. Once set. Cut into slices and serve.

TIP:

To make a smaller cheese cake, halve the recipe.

VARIATIONS:

1. Spoon 1 tablespoon of cheesecake filling into each of 32 paper baking cups for Mini Cheesecakes.
2. Top with a few fresh berries.

Calories: 368 Total Fat: 28g Carbohydrates: 23g Dietary Fiber: 6g Protein: 10g

*Recipe excerpted from The Earth Diet book published by Hay House October 2014

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For more on Liana, and The Earth Diet, go here>>

There are sooo many exciting things I’m planning for 2016 and one of them could potentially mean that this is the last sale of this kind… indefinitely.

If you’ve been thinking about equipment for your raw food kitchen, enrolling to Nutrition School or doing a New Year Alkaline Cleanse, now’s your chance to get the very best price I’ve ever been able to offer in the past.

Sneaky secrets:

1. The promo code TANYA10 is available to use on any of the Tribest products through their website: www.tribest.co.uk
2. For the first time ever, my favourite products like the Green Star Elite Juicer and Sedona Dehydrator are available in the UK at almost 40% off!  Tribest have temporarily reduced their prices and you can get a further 10% discount using TANYA10 as a promo code at check out: www.tribest.co.uk
3. The promo code Tanya50 is also available to use on an already reduced in price whole eBook Bundle: betterraw.com/shop

Scroll down, take a peak, lick your screen if you like. It’s the silly season after all 

Tanya’s Alkaline Cleanse |  London delivery only for now

Be it a purchase for yourself or someone else you love dearly, this is one gift that could (and does) transform lives. I designed it especially to work with the daily digestive cycles of your body in order to support you in a gentle yet very effective detox and boost your pH levels. You’ll be able to release the acidity stored in your body over the Christmas period, which is that awful thing that often reflects unwanted weight, aches, pains, dry problem skin and yeast overgrowth.

[Sadly as we are still a small company only able to produce a limited number of fresh organic juices, this cleanse is limited to London deliveries only]

Enter promotional code OHYEAH10 at time of order and save 10% on either 1, 3 or 6 day package>>

Festive- The best raw food Christmas recipes | eBook

This eBook contains the most flavour rich, luxury recipes perfect for the Christmas & Holiday seasons and any other time of the year. You will find 30 recipes with stunning photography. Everything is (as always) absolutely free from gluten, dairy, non-cultured soya and wheat, but definitely not the taste!

Enter coupon code Tanya50 at checkout and save 50%. Take me there>>

The Uncook Book- The Essential Guide to a Raw Food Lifestyle | Hard copy

Inside you will find over 140 easy-to-follow, accessible recipes with a modern edge, everything you need to know to set up a successfully raw kitchen and a whole lot of super handy tips that are both nutritionally viable and creatively fun. It’s the perfect book for anyone who wants to celebrate life through food and there’s even a Kid’s Section and a Party Section (with Superfood Cocktail recipes!), as well as a whole collection of never-before-seen signature recipes from Tanya’s Cafe.

UK version (grams and ounces) available via Amazon.co.uk , click to save 30%. Take me there>>

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Purified- Your complete 7 day detox program | eBook

This eBook is a step-by-step detox guide with 2 different menu plans- 1 for the luxury detoxer and 1 for the budget detoxer. Every breakfast, lunch & dinner recipe is designed with a busy individual in mind, taking only upto 30 minutes to prepare. Comes complete with shopping lists.

Enter coupon code Tanya50 at checkout and save 50%. Take me there>>

Seduced- Raw chocolate recipes to get very excited for | eBook

It’s all in the title really. This eBook contains 22 gorgeous & simple raw chocolate recipes, including raspberry jam centres, marzipan cigars & chocolate coated strawberries. There is even a superfoods glossary & none of the chocolate making requires any special equipment.

Enter coupon code Tanya50 at checkout and save 50%. Take me there>>

Nourished- Comforting raw foods for winter | eBook

This stunning full colour eBook contains 39 of my most carefully selected recipes to feel warm, comforted and nourished during winter & beyond. Get a whole heap of extra tips on staying healthy & immunised in the cold, as well as a guide to seasonal local produce.

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JTC Omniblend 3 Horse Power Blender

I totally get what it’s like to want to make all those frozen fruit ice creams, creamy cheesecakes, pastes, rawtella, nut butters, frozen cocktails, etc, but being left disheartened at the price of a Vitamix or Blendtec. Did you know that the best, closest, most incredible alternative does exist… and costs HALF the price!?

Enter coupon code betterraw into promo code box and save upto 30%. Take me there>>

Tribest Soyabella Nut Milk Maker

The easy way to make dairy free milks at home using the Tribest Soyabella Milk Maker. Simply add soaked soya beans and water to get fresh soya milk in 15 minutes. For raw-vegans, it can make amazing raw almond, cashew, hazelnut and other nut milks in as little as 30 seconds. It can also quickly and easily make delicious milks from a wide variety of other beans and grains such as oat, rice and coconut. The included grinding attachment can even be used to grind nuts, seeds and coffee beans.

Enter coupon code TANYA10 at checkout and save a further 10% on already reduced price.. Take me there>>

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