Raw Living Foods Lifestyle - chiDiet.net

Surviving the Holidays

As always, right after the Holidays is a great time to change behavior patterns and to begin a new life. NOW is the time to start planning for those changes.
 
Whether you're looking at the raw diet because of your health challenges, or because you're looking to take your healthy diet to a new level, this is the time of the year to start!
 
Studies have shown that it's best to change multiple behavior patterns at the same time. In other words, if you decide to quit smoking, get more exercise, and begin a raw foods lifestyle - all at the same time - you'll be more successful than if you try to accomplish them individually or sequentially.
 
 
However - "the secret to success is having a plan."
 
 
It's not enough just to say to yourself, "I'm going raw." That will work for a while - a few days, perhaps a few weeks - but unless you have tons of willpower, very shortly you'll find yourself going back to your old habit patterns and comfort foods.
 
That's why a plan is important. Let's consider a plan for going raw:
 
 
10 Steps to Going and Staying Raw 
 
1. Assemble the tools you need. A blender - any cheap, used blender - an inexpensive dehydrator, some jars for sprouting, and a variety of raw recipes are the minimum requirements.
 
 
2. Assemble your list of suppliers. Where are you going to buy your food? Are you going be mostly organic? You'll also need to find a supply of sprouting seeds - at least some alfalfa, clover, sunflower and wheatgrass (hard red winter wheat). The wider the variety the better.
 
 
3. Read your instructions. Do you know how to sprout, and how to run a dehydrator?
 
 
4. Plan what you're going to do. If you decide you'd like to make angel-hair pasta from zucchini, for example, you might find having a spiral slicing machine handy. This might put you back to step 1.
 
 
5. Set a starting date and create your support mechanism. Having a support group is the greatest. Check meetup.com for raw groups in your area. If you don't know any rawbies in your area, find a raw chat group or two for support.

Share with them what you plan to do, and the date you're going to start. You'll find yourself more successful this way, than if you "go raw secretly." Secret quitting doesn't work.
 
While I'm constantly reminding people that we don't have to justify our lifestyle choices to anyone, sometimes we can't avoid it. This video I made about Dispelling the Raw Food Myths will help you deal with the standard objections you're going to hear: http://www.chidiet.com/blog/free-stuff/dispelling-raw-food-myths.htm
 
 
6. Don't forget that you're going to need to stay inspired as you go raw. Build a collection of books, videos, and CDs before you start so that you'll have lots of material when you go raw. This will help maintain your momentum. Otherwise you might find yourself running out of steam before you get to the top of the hill.
 
I find that videos motivate me the most. Instead of watching the news or a movie at night, I'll pop in a video on raw foods and watch it, instead. chiVideos.com is a good source for these, and if you have high-speed internet you can watch raw videos online at websites like YouTube.com/chidiet.
 
 
7. Research shows that it takes 21 days for a new behavior to become a habit; if we move to a new house and now have to turn right instead of left when we leave work, it'll be 21 days before it seems natural to turn right when head for home.
 
In dealing with addictions the transitional period is longer. Yes, cooked foods are an addiction. Thus, we need to deal with them as such.
 
Victoria Boutenko has a good book on this subject - 12 Steps to Raw Foods. Her website is RawFamily.com and the book is on Amazon.com, too. Her book covers the subject in detail, but here are her 12 Steps to Raw Food:
 
 
Step 1  - I admit that I have lost control of my addiction to cooked
              food and my eating is becoming unmanageable.

Step 2  - I believe that live vegan food is the most natural diet for a
               human being.

Step 3  - I shall gain necessary skills, learn basic raw recipes and
               obtain equipment to prepare live food.

Step 4  - I shall live in harmony with people who eat cooked food.

Step 5  - I shall stay away from temptations.

Step 6  - I shall create a support group.

Step 7  - I shall find alternative activities or hobbies.

Step 8  - I shall let my higher self lead my life.

Step 9  - I shall make a searching and fearless inventory of the real
               reasons for seeking comfort and pleasure from cooked
               foods.

Step 10 - I shall let my intuition help me.

Step 11 - Through clarity I will gain happiness.

Step 12 - I shall provide support to other raw fooders.
 
 
8. Part of changing your diet and lifestyle is detoxifying the body. Not as a one-time detox, but instead, we should be constantly detoxing. That's where Dr. Ann Wigmore's program comes in. She taught much more than a diet. In her books and videos she lays out the procedures for a continuous healthy detox, including the foods we eat, how we combine them, the usage of colonics or enemas, the uses of wheatgrass juice, and more.
 
The basics are laid out in her book, Why Suffer? How I Overcame Illness and Pain Naturally. While it's out-of-print, used copies can usually be found on Amazon.com for a few dollars.
 
Other great books of Dr. Ann's are Be Your Own Doctor and Rebuild Your Health, both available at Amazon.com.
 
 
9. Be aware, not discouraged. You're going to backslide at times, and it's normal. Don't feel like you've "failed" if you happen to go out for pizza or a hamburger. Instead, think about how well you've been doing, how much better you're eating than you used to, and how much better you're feeling since you started going raw.
 
 
10. Experiment, experiment, experiment.  Knowing that I have addictions to comfort foods, I found new comfort foods. For me that's fresh blueberries, raspberries, and raw vegan pizza, made with flax crust in the dehydrator. It's a recipe I've included in my book. Victoria's Step 9, above, has helped me a lot, too.
 
 
Overwhelmed? I would be, too, if it weren't for the teachings of Dr. Ann.
 
Sometimes I get off the raw path when traveling the country, visiting family and friends. But when I get home I head to the market, stock up on good raw, organic fruits and veggies, then pull out my Dr. Ann Wigmore Raw Living Foods Home Study Program and get back to it.
 
I'm feeling better, more energetic, happier and de-stressed than I did in my old cooked-food life. MUCH better. My warning is when I felt the arthritis coming back in my knees - that's my personal sign that I'm not eating right.
 
 
Here's good news: There's a new Home Study Program. Bigger and better than ever, it's designed to lead you by the hand from raw-curious to fully raw and healthy.
 
The program even includes one-on-one consulting by phone and email with long-time Dr. Ann Wigmore Instructors, people that have been doing this MUCH longer than me, and know a lot about it.
 
This is the most complete collection and comprehensive overview of Dr. Ann's Raw Living Foods Lifestyle available, designed to get you started, keep you on track, and support you when you backslide. It includes:
 
The 300+ page 13 Step Raw Living Foods Success Guide
The 180 page Raw Living Foods Recipe Book
Grassy Roots - Back to the Roots of Healthy Eating - 14 episode Raw Food TV show on DVD
40 videos on DVD by Dr. Ann and her Institute Instructors
1 hour of free Raw Coaching  - 2 sessions of 30 minutes
Free email consulting with Dr. Flora van Orden III, Dr. Ann's long-time assistant
What's in Your Lunch Bucket? Eat Light - Be Bright, by Jan Jensen, a handbook for active working women
Delicious Raw Food Recipes, by Emily Rutherford of RawFoodRestaurantGuide.com
Menu planners, discount coupons for hands-on programs and much more

I do this to help others attain a healthier lifestyle, and can find no better way to start people on the path to healthy living than this program.

While I totally support and encourage people to take a hands-on program at a Dr. Ann Institute, the Home Study Program is much more detailed.

You'd have to spend months at a hands-on program to absorb this much information. Plus, you have it at home for continual reference and inspiration

I'm really excited about this because, over the years, I've received hundreds of thank you letters and success stories from people who have benefited from the Raw Living Foods Home Study Program, and this is the best one I've assembled yet!
 
Here's the link: http://chiDiet.com
 
 
Sincerely Yours,
 
Jim Carey
 

PS: Even if you're not 100% raw, how much better are you doing today than when you were on the SAD?

PPS: "[Because of their diets] nine men in ten are suicides." - Ben Franklin

 

How Much or What? Which Matters Most?

-    What you eat matters more than how much you eat, and why.

By Dr. James Carey, Ph.D. (computers)

Eight years ago, at age 50, I weighed 260 lbs at 5’9” tall. I decided to lose the excess weight. After a lot of research I went on a 1,500 calorie-a-day vegetarian diet, counted every calorie I ate, walked three to five miles a day, and at the end of 18 months I’d lost 20 lbs.

I was happy with myself, but I dreaded another 4-6 years on this boring “rabbit diet,” as I called it, if I was ever to get back to my ideal weight of 165 lbs.

At the end of that year one of my sisters (I have a lot of sisters and step-sisters) – already familiar with this - talked me into going to a hands-on Dr. Ann Wigmore Raw Living Foods Lifestyle training program. This program teaches that we should eat only organic, vegan, raw living foods.

In other words, no animal products whatsoever, and only items grown organically, without chemical fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides. In addition, it recommends lots of fresh sprouts and other foods that, if planted in the ground, would grow (that’s why they’re called “living”).

Oh… and nothing is cooked.

Interesting, I thought, but I’m a tough guy that can live off the land if I need to, and I can tough anything out if it’ll make me stronger (and better looking).

So I went to Creative Health Institute in Union City, Michigan, USA. At the end of my first two weeks I’d lost 20 lbs. At the end the month I’d lost 30 lbs. All this without missing a meal, without counting a calorie, and eating all I wanted. The best part was, the food was delicious, filling and satisfying.

How could this be?

There were several reasons, but, first and foremost, I was toxic. Every time we eat non-organic, processed food full of chemicals and artificial preservatives we’re ingesting toxins.

Now the body is a marvelous, self-healing, self-cleaning machine. So we put a load of toxins into our body at breakfast, and the body goes to work processing and expelling them.

In the middle of this bodily, life-saving chore we eat a lunch consisting of more processed foods and toxins. Now the body is overloaded and can’t process the toxins out as fast as we’re putting them in.

So the body wraps fat molecules around the toxin and parks it somewhere for temporary safekeeping.  Over time these fat molecules accumulate until we find ourselves overweight, even obese.

That’s what had happened to me. When I went on the vegetarian diet I was still eating foods raised with pesticides, fungicides and herbicides – all toxins. Plus, I was still eating a lot of foods high in animal fats, like cheese and milk.

Dr. Jim at 260 lbs., December, 2000

When I went on Dr. Ann’s regime of raw, organic, living foods I greatly reduced the toxins I was putting into my body.

Sure, I was still ingesting some toxins – even the air we breathe, anywhere on the planet, has a certain amount of toxins. But the quantity of toxins I was ingesting was so much lower that it significantly changed my life.

Our bodies never rest, never take a day off, never decide to be lazy for a day. When my body said, “Oh, look, no toxins to process in this meal,” it then went looking for the toxins it had been storing in my body fat.

Dr, Jim at 170 lbs., August 2006, thanks to Dr. Ann's detox lifestyle

My body took those fat-stored toxins, ripped off the fat molecules, discharged them, processed the toxins, and discharged them, too.

Voila, thirty pounds of fat gone in thirty days, without missing a meal or going hungry. All because of what I ate, not how much I ate.

In coming articles I’ll talk about digestive enzymes and stress, how and why they’re important to our health, and how the raw living foods vegan lifestyle interrelates with them.

Yours in Natural Good Health,

Jim Carey

Midville, Georgia, USA

Dr. Jim Carey, PhD, DD, has been a raw living foods advocate for six years, ever since the Dr. Ann Wigmore program changed his life. You can learn more about Dr. Wigmore, N.D., and Dr. Carey at AnnWigmore.com.

He is currently doing an American television series about the raw vegan lifestyle. Episodes of his show can be seen at GrassyRoots.com.

Dr. Carey resides in rural Georgia, USA, where he loves to eat wild edibles, and travels extensively sharing the message of the raw living foods lifestyle.

Learn more at chiDiet.com - be sure to see the "typical benefits" statement.

Diabetes and Your Diet

I am a diabetic (for 20 years), on 8 meds plus a small evening insulin shot. When I found info on the raw food lifestyle, I also found material on reversing diabetes. My doctor & endocrinologist are both supportive of my efforts, surprisingly.

I made it clear that my ultimate goal was to be off most, if not all of my meds. After 3 weeks of green smoothies, not even every morning, and some small changes in diet, I had lost 9 lbs. and felt like I had some energy again. This is definitely incentive!

Thank you for the info you are providing on the internet, and I hope that the legal issues are soon resolved.

Ruth

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Jim's comments:

If I had the money and the resources, it would be great to do one of those big studies like the pharmaceutical companies do of "typical benefits." I'd like to know just what percentage of people see a significant change in their blood sugar levels and energy levels when they convert to a Raw Living Foods program.

During my years as Director of Creative Health Institute every diabetic that went through the program reported a significant reduction in medication, usually within three or four days of starting the program.

The medical community says that treating diabetes is a matter of diet and exercise; well, that's what Dr. Ann Wigmore's Lifestyle Program is all about. It not only changes your diet, it also reduces your stress level and encourages you to get the proper types of exercise on a daily basis, "just what the doctor ordered."

Congratulations to Ruth and to the many others that email me stories about reversing their diabetes - even to the point of getting off their meds - with raw living foods.

One does not have to be sick, but you do need to "choose" to be healthy. Here's a link to our current, legally required "typical benefits and results" statement.

For more information about the Raw Living Foods program, here's the DVD version: http://chiDiet.com

Here's the same program in the green, online version: http://RawLife.org

Updated Raw Living Foods Course Now Available

By popular demand, the Dr. Ann Wigmore Raw Living Foods Home Study Course keeps growing and growing.

I've added more video titles, two ebooks, and the entire Grassy Roots TV series to the course. It now covers everything from "Raw Curious" to Advanced Raw. There's a 300 page Handbook to Going Raw, and a recipe book with hundreds of raw and transitional recipes.

Learn more: chiDiet.com

Yours in Raw Inspiration,

Jim Carey

"Eat to live - not live to eat." - Ben Franklin

"Because of their diets nine men in ten are suicides." - Ben Franklin

(Ben was a pretty smart guy, wasn't he?)

40 Years Following Dr. Ann Wigmore

Jim,

Thank you for your informative site. It has answered  a few questions for my mother (92).

She wondered  what ever happened to Dr. Ann's plan for better health...often lamenting that the world needed it. Last week I plugged Ann Wigmore   into my search  and came up with your information and she is so happy to know this method is still  helping others.

<FYI>

In the 1960's my Mother ( who is now 92 and for whom I am caregiver) was severely ill with Asthma.  After undergoing allergy desensitization shots (then in research in a Harvard  Research project) she  not only did not get  noticeably better, she then began having allergic response to medications given to her to treat the allergies. Bloated by medicines, breaking out in hives, nausea and gasping for breath a lot of the time, her quality of life was on a fast track to nowhere.... she was desperate..  Doctors had told her they could do no more to help her.

So in  desperation she  sought out anything that might be of benefit. She lived in Massachusetts at the time and heard of Dr. Ann Wigmore.

Dr. Ann had a place in Boston where she taught people about  the benefits of wheatgrass and people went there to detoxify.

---

First the body had to get rid of toxins before it could be put on wheat grass therapy.... and Dr. Ann monitored the whole process. Mother packed her bags and went to stay at the facility for two weeks... in spite of others warning her to forget it.  She went anyway... her comment being, "What is more radical than the treatment I have just had?" Followed by, "I am going to try this!"

Father drove her to Boston where she remained in residence for several weeks, during which time she was quite ill and Dr. Ann began an intensive detoxification process.

Dr. Ann had a little male monkey she had named "Precious" that sat at the table and ate with patients.  Precious would sympathize with Mother as her body began to get rid of the poison as she was quite sick. Her system was first cleaned of toxin and then introduced to wheat grass only at first... it was an extreme approach... Dr. Ann told Mother she had never had anyone so very ill... and she was not sure she would attempt  such an extreme fast on another in the future.... only doing so for Mother because Mother so sincerely intended to carry through with  a program to help herself.
 
Dr. Ann  loved her little monkey.... and said Precious had never before gone to anyone other than Dr. Ann, who had rescued him  and saved his life. The monkey was one she had nursed back to health with wheatgrass when it was near death... and she was surprised when it took a liking to Mother.  

The little monkey would pat Mother her on the head and lay its face next to hers as if saying... hang in there, it will get better.... and as Mother began eating at the table nightly, learning about different ways of eating.  She would sample and the monkey sat with her, eating the same food, chattering away as if to tell her, "Well.... now you are on the right track."

Dr. Ann told Mother the little monkey had  also been very very  ill.... so it related to another knowing just how mother felt.   

As time went on Dr. Ann taught Mother the ins and outs of living with wheat grass. And at every milestone reached Precious would clap his hands, overjoyed at Mother's progress.

Mother watched as a woman with cancer whose nose had nearly been eaten away by disease grew the nose back with clear and lovely skin on her nose again She watched the treatment of a severe diabetic, and others with various problems began the road to recovery while in residence, and she  listened to Dr. Ann 's recounting of experiments done in India feeding undernourished people and giving them a new lease on life.
 
Mother spent her life from then on letting anyone who would listen know of her wheatgrass cure, encouraging anyone who she heard of with, any kind of problem, to look into wheatgrass as an alternative to synthetic medicines.    
 
Mother learned to grow her own wheatgrass while with Dr. Ann. Mother grew it in her kitchen and for several decades the pantry smelled all the world like someone had just mowed grass.  She not only drank what some of her children referred to as green slime, she also made it into a paste which she added to avocado in sandwiches.

And she remained healthy. She still has the original notes given to her by Dr. Ann, and Dr. Ann's original instructions as she learned how to use this diet

Over time, with age Mother modified her eating, returning ("Unfortunately," she says ) to a regular diet, and only recently has informed me she is going back on wheatgrass.  She did maintain better eating habits as a result of her experience and still  juices organic raw "stuff" from our backyard garden. Mother is about to grow wheat grass once again! 

She learned that Precious had died and Dr. Ann replaced the little monkey with a new companion, a little dog, which she also named "Precious."  

After Dr. Ann lost her life in the Boston fire Mother often lamented not only the loss of a beautiful person but also the loss of a treatment for those who needed help. When I told her of your site and the continuation of Dr. Ann's  work, she  just beamed!

Thought this part of history might interest you.

Barb
 
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Thank you so much, Barb, for sharing. It's always refreshing to hear from long-time Dr. Ann followers. Dr. Ann wrote about Precious the monkey and Precious the dog in her book, "Our Precious Pets." According to Dr. Flora van Orden, Dr. Ann's assistant for over 22 years, all of Dr. Ann's pets were named Precious.

All of us really appreciate your sharing of this story.

Thank you,

Jim Carey
[email protected]

Jim,

Thank you for your informative site. It has answered  a few questions for my mother(92).

She wondered  what ever happened to Dr. Ann's plan for better health...often lamenting that the world needed it. Last week I plugged Ann Wigmore   into my search  and came up with your information and she is so happy to know this method is still  helping others.

<FYI>

In the 1960's my Mother ( who is now 92 and for whom I am caregiver) was severely ill with Asthma.  After undergoing allergy desensitization shots (then in research in a Harvard  Research project) she  not only did not get  noticeably better, she then began having allergic response to medications given to her to treat the allergies. Bloated by medicines, breaking out in hives, nausea and gasping for breath a lot of the time, her quality of life was on a fast track to nowhere.... she was desperate..  Doctors had told her they could do no more to help her.

So in  desperation she  sought out anything that might be of benefit. She lived in Massachusetts at the time and heard of Dr. Ann Wigmore.

Dr. Ann had a place in Boston where she taught people about  the benefits of wheatgrass and people went there to detoxify.

---

First the body had to get rid of toxins before it could be put on wheat grass therapy.... and Dr. Ann monitored the whole process. Mother packed her bags and went to stay at the facility for two weeks... in spite of others warning her to forget it.  She went anyway... her comment being, "What is more radical than the treatment I have just had?" Followed by, "I am going to try this!"

Father drove her to Boston where she remained in residence for several weeks, during which time she was quite ill and Dr. Ann began an intensive detoxification process.

Dr. Ann had a little male monkey she had named "Precious" that sat at the table and ate with patients.  Precious would sympathize with Mother as her body began to get rid of the poison as she was quite sick. Her system was first cleaned of toxin and then introduced to wheat grass only at first... it was an extreme approach... Dr. Ann told Mother she had never had anyone so very ill... and she was not sure she would attempt  such an extreme fast on another in the future.... only doing so for Mother because Mother so sincerely intended to carry through with  a program to help herself.
 
Dr. Ann  loved her little monkey.... and said Precious had never before gone to anyone other than Dr. Ann, who had rescued him  and saved his life. The monkey was one she had nursed back to health with wheatgrass when it was near death... and she was surprised when it took a liking to Mother.  

The little monkey would pat Mother her on the head and lay its face next to hers as if saying... hang in there, it will get better.... and as Mother began eating at the table nightly, learning about different ways of eating.  She would sample and the monkey sat with her, eating the same food, chattering away as if to tell her, "Well.... now you are on the right track."

Dr. Ann told Mother the little monkey had  also been very very  ill.... so it related to another knowing just how mother felt.   

As time went on Dr. Ann taught Mother the ins and outs of living with wheat grass. And at every milestone reached Precious would clap his hands, overjoyed at Mother's progress.

Mother watched as a woman with cancer whose nose had nearly been eaten away by disease grew the nose back with clear and lovely skin on her nose again She watched the treatment of a severe diabetic, and others with various problems began the road to recovery while in residence, and she  listened to Dr. Ann 's recounting of experiments done in India feeding undernourished people and giving them a new lease on life.
 
Mother spent her life from then on letting anyone who would listen know of her wheatgrass cure, encouraging anyone who she heard of with, any kind of problem, to look into wheatgrass as an alternative to synthetic medicines.    
 
Mother learned to grow her own wheatgrass while with Dr. Ann. Mother grew it in her kitchen and for several decades the pantry smelled all the world like someone had just mowed grass.  She not only drank what some of her children referred to as green slime, she also made it into a paste which she added to avocado in sandwiches.

And she remained healthy. She still has the original notes given to her by Dr. Ann, and Dr. Ann's original instructions as she learned how to use this diet

Over time, with age Mother modified her eating, returning ("Unfortunately," she says ) to a regular diet, and only recently has informed me she is going back on wheatgrass.  She did maintain better eating habits as a result of her experience and still  juices organic raw "stuff" from our backyard garden. Mother is about to grow wheat grass once again! 

She learned that Precious had died and Dr. Ann replaced the little monkey with a new companion, a little dog, which she also named "Precious."  

After Dr. Ann lost her life in the Boston fire Mother often lamented not only the loss of a beautiful person but also the loss of a treatment for those who needed help. When I told her of your site and the continuation of Dr. Ann's  work, she  just beamed!

Thought this part of history might interest you.

Barb
 
-----------------------

Thank you so much, Barb, for sharing. It's always refreshing to hear from long-time Dr. Ann followers. Dr. Ann wrote about Precious the monkey and Precious the dog in her book, "Our Precious Pets." According to Dr. Flora van Orden, Dr. Ann's assistant for over 22 years, all of Dr. Ann's pets were named Precious.

All of us really appreciate your sharing of this story.

Thank you,

Jim Carey
[email protected]

I Love My Program - Lisa Dams

Dear Dr. Carey,

We just received your package yesterday in the mail.  Everything seems to be in good condition.

The boys had fun helping me sort everything and check it off against the checklist online.

We felt like children in a candy store, God's "candy" that is!  Not only were we able to check off everything, but found even more extras!

I told a friend of mine that this will be our Health and Nutrition curriculum for the next 10 years!

The Super Quick Start Guide is extremely helpful!  Like you said, this is A LOT of information and it looks very overwhelming at first.

It is hard to stick to the schedule you laid out, I want to look at and read everything at once, but I know it will be worth it!  :-)

Right now, I am starting to read Why Suffer? How I Overcame Illness & Pain Naturally.

Thank you, once again, Dr. Carey, for the program!

God bless,

Lisa Dams

[ see chiDiet.com for more information ]

Benefits of the Raw Living Foods Lifestyle

We have numerous testimonials from students who credit the Raw Living Foods Lifestyle with their recovery from:

• Arthritis
• Diabetes
• Breast cancer
• Cancer of the larynx
• Cervical cancer
• Malignancies, including uterine cancer
• Colitis
• Leukemia
• Hepatitis
• Gangrene
• Heavy metal poisoning
• Tuberculosis
• Peritonitis
• Pyorrhea
• Hemorrhoids
• Asthma
• Sinus infections
• Burns
• Cuts
• Menstrual irregularities
• PMS
• Constipation
• Headache
• Eczema
• Psoriasis
• Halitosis
• Acute anemia
• Vericose veins
• Metastatic malignant melanoma

PLEASE NOTE: that we offer no cures - we treat and heal no one. We simply share information, developed by Dr. Ann Wigmore, about how a Raw Living Foods Diet and Lifestyle can benefit everyone, and how the body often cures itself with a proper diet.

Things the Program Can Do for You:

• Weight Loss
• Alleviate pain
• Prevent disease
• Combat disease
• Increase energy
• Cleanse the body
• Improve digestion
• Recharge your immune system

Visit chiDiet.com for more information.

Here's a directory of Wigmore Educational Resources (all links open in a new window or tab):
AnnWigmore.com - The story of Dr. Ann Wigmore, and a listing of Wigmore Institutes
Dr. Ann Wigmore's Degrees and Awards - probably not a complete list
GrassyRoots.com - The 14-episode TV series I did about raw foods and the Dr. Ann Wigmore Lifestyle
chiDiet.com - The Home Study version of the Dr. Ann Wigmore Raw Living Foods Lifestyle
RawLife.org - I put all of the videos from Grassy Roots TV and the Wigmore Lifestyle Home Study Program online
chiDiet.com/hs3.htm - The Dr. Ann Wigmore DVD video collection
GoRaw.net - Other raw websites I'm involved with or respect

And the winners are...

And the Winners are... (drum roll, please)...

So many great entries, so many good causes. I wish I could give each and every one of the entrants the complete program.

What I CAN do is give away THREE complete Home Study Programs, instead of just two.

The Winners Are:

#176 Lisa Dams
#204 Hola Hawkeyes
#211 Wilenda

To each of you I give my congratulations. I hope you will use this valuable information to change not only your lives, but the lives of others. The best way to inspire yourself is to inspire others.

For everybody else that entered, or cared enough to vote, I have a consolation prize - here's a coupon good for $100 off the Home Study Program at chiDiet.com - 100HOMESTUDY.

Also, for the online version at RawLife.org, here's a coupon good for $50 off a Premium Membership - 50RAWLIFE.

Again, to all who participated, thank you. I'm touched.

Jim Carey

PS: The above coupons expire on January 15th, 2010.

PPS: What a 2006 graduate of the program has to say about it: Jeff Batter

See all the entries here: http://rawlife.org/contest/win-home-study-program.htm

You Be The Judge...

I have a whole lot of entries for the subscriptions to Dr. Ann Wigmore's Raw Living Foods Online Home Study Program from RawLife.org.

I wish I could give every one of the entries a free membership. But that's not possible.

Would you like to help me choose the winners? I've posted a poll on the website, on the right side of the screen. Look over the entries and check off your choices.

You can choose up to 5 entries (I know how hard it is to pick just two).

Here's the link:
http://rawlife.org/contest/get-the-raw-foods-home-study-course-online-free.htm

I'd really appreciate your opinion on who should win.

You can vote once a day, and voting will be open until December 7th. On that day I'll announce the winner that you helped choose.

Thanks for your help!

Jim Carey

PS: Beth and I did a raw living foods Thanksgiving dinner with her adult kids (3 min video - fun!):
http://www.youtube.com/chidiet#p/a/u/0/rNWum8r8pY0

Beth's son also took us for a plane ride:
http://www.youtube.com/chidiet#p/a/u/0/aHo_jwcDIh4

What You Can Expect in Benefits and Results

Expected Results & Benefits Disclaimer

EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ACCURATELY REPRESENT THIS PRODUCT AND IT'S POTENTIAL. EVEN THOUGH THIS INDUSTRY IS ONE OF THE FEW WHERE ONE CAN CREATE THEIR OWN BENEFITS IN TERMS OF HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE ANY CHANGES OR BENEFITS USING THE TECHNIQUES AND IDEAS IN THESE MATERIALS. EXAMPLES IN THESE MATERIALS ARE NOT TO BE INTERPRETED AS A PROMISE OR GUARANTEE OF BENEFITS. RESULTS ARE ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON THE PERSON USING OUR PRODUCT, IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES. WE DO NOT PURPORT THIS AS A "GET WELL OVERNIGHT," "MIRACLE CURE," OR ANY OTHER SCHEME.

ANY CLAIMS MADE OF ACTUAL BENEFITS OR EXAMPLES OF ACTUAL RESULTS CAN BE VERIFIED UPON REQUEST. YOUR LEVEL OF SUCCESS IN ATTAINING THE RESULTS CLAIMED IN OUR MATERIALS DEPENDS ON THE TIME YOU DEVOTE TO THE PROGRAM, IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES MENTIONED, YOUR MOTIVATION, KNOWLEDGE AND VARIOUS SKILLS. SINCE THESE FACTORS DIFFER ACCORDING TO INDIVIDUALS, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE YOUR SUCCESS OR BENEFITS. NOR ARE WE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF YOUR ACTIONS.

THE USE OF SUCH WORDS SUCH AS “ANTICIPATE,” “ESTIMATE,” “EXPECT,” “PROJECT,” “INTEND,” “PLAN,” “BELIEVE,” AND OTHER WORDS AND TERMS OF SIMILAR MEANING IN CONNECTION WITH A DESCRIPTION OF POTENTIAL BENEFITS DOES NOT MEAN THAT SUCH BENEFITS WILL HAPPEN TO YOU.

MANY FACTORS WILL BE IMPORTANT IN DETERMINING YOUR ACTUAL RESULTS AND NO GUARANTEES ARE MADE THAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE RESULTS SIMILAR TO OURS OR ANYBODY ELSE'S, IN FACT NO GUARANTEES ARE MADE THAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE ANY RESULTS FROM OUR IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES IN OUR MATERIAL.

We offer no cures - we treat and heal no one. We simply share information, developed by Dr. Ann Wigmore, about how a Raw Living Foods Diet and Lifestyle can benefit everyone, and how the body often cures itself with a proper diet.

Information contained within this website is for educational purposes only. Statements have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

This information is neither medical nor dental advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease and should not in any way be used as a substitute for the advice of a physician or other licensed health care practitioner.

What Dr. Ann Wigmore's Raw Living Foods Lifestyle Did, and Does, For Me

by Dr. James Carey, PhD (applied microcomputer technologies)

For 23 years I lived in Key West, Florida, and built several computer companies. In '97 I sold off the business, apartments, office building, house, and most of the stuff I'd accumulated. By January '99 I was 48 years old, free and financially liquid.

I took a year or so off and toured the United States, traveled 60,000 miles, first with an Airstream trailer, and later with a Bluebird motorcoach.

I also spent the time overcoming my addiction to cigarettes, something I'd been dependent upon since I was 14 years old.

By Spring of 2000 I was rested, collected, and tobacco-free. I'd relocated to rural Georgia, adopted a dog, and started building a house with my own hands. I also weighed 260 lbs. I'd been watching my weight creep up over the years, from my college weight of 165 to around 220 by '99.

I considered myself healthy because at 45 I could still shinny up a 30 ft. sailboat mast and repair the masthead while holding on with my legs. But a year of sitting behind the steering wheel substituting junk food and rich meals for the cigarettes I was trying to give up really put the weight on me. Now I was almost 50 and single-handedly building a house.

I considered myself to be in good shape, I was active and pain-free, but I sure was getting big.

Jim at 260 lbs.

Jim at 170 lbs.

So... January, 2001. New Year's Resolution - go on a diet. I read about health and nutrition, then put myself on a 1700 calorie-a-day vegetarian diet. I walked at least three miles a day, five times a week.

In four months I lost 20 lbs., bringing my weight down to 240. I kept counting calories in my little notebook, I kept walking 15 miles or more a week, and by Summer - still 240 lbs.! 

I could not lose any more weight. Frustrating. If I went off my diet for a weekend in Savannah I'd gain 5 lbs. in two days, then take a week - or more - to get rid of it.

Back to the Internet for more research. I read about people who had been on one diet or another, but after initial improvements their health deteriorated and they were facing new health challenges because of the inadequacies of the dietary regime they'd adopted.

The deeper I dug, the more one program stood out. The Raw Living Foods lifestyle, taught by Dr. Ann Wigmore. It was old knowledge going back thousands of years, and she was the most famous of modern advocates. What impressed me most were:

1) Testimonies by people that have lived the lifestyle for 20, 30 and 40 years, and are thriving on it.

2) What does the founder look like today, or what did they die of? Dr. Ann died of smoke inhalation while fighting a fire, at 84. She was fit and healthy.

3) Other raw fooders have died as a result of sports accidents in their 80's and 90's, not of disease or medications. All maintained an active lifestyle up until their passing over.

4) Dr. Wigmore's Raw Living Foods Lifestyle combines raw living food, internal cleansing, body detoxification and plant-based supplementation. All of the elements of good health rolled into one.

5) There are hands-on training centers where one can go and experience the program for an extended period of time, and not just try to sort it out from books or weekend seminars.

6) Most hands-on centers are reasonably priced - I've paid as much for one night at a nice hotel for what they charge for a week's stay.

7) Dr. Ann Wigmore's program is educational, not "do this blindly because I say so." At the training centers they teach why the body isn't healthy, and what you can do about it. As an engineer and scientist, I appreciate this.

The more I looked at it, the more the Raw Living Foods Lifestyle stood out as being the program that would work for me - or for anyone!

Synchronicity also came into play. An old friend. When I mentioned Dr. Ann Wigmore's Raw Living Foods program she told me that she'd studied with Dr. Ann at Hippocrates Institute in Boston, and credited the lifestyle with changing her life.

August of '01 found me at Creative Health Institute, near Union City, Michigan. On a trip to visit family I stopped in for a three-day visit. I was so impressed with the personal experiences of the graduating students that I went back to Georgia, closed up the farm, and returned to Michigan to attend the two-week program. I still weighed 240 lbs.

In my first two weeks at Creative Health I lost 20 lbs. I never went hungry, I never missed a meal, I never counted a calorie. Indeed, I usually had seconds.

At the end of the first month I was down to 210 lbs. When I headed back for Georgia for Christmas I weighed 200 lbs. I'd lost 40 lbs. without even working at it!

Why did the program work so dramatically for me?

I was toxic. Not only did the organic, unprocessed food that Creative Health served reduce and eliminate the toxins in my body, Dr. Ann's program helped my body eliminate toxins that I'd been accumulating all of my life.

By eating processed foods, I'd been putting toxins into my body faster than my body could remove them. I learned that my body was storing these toxins in fat cells in order to protect me. Once I eliminated the toxins I was ingesting, my body was able to process the backlogged accumulation and dispose of it.

I also learned that I had a large amount of impacted fecal matter. Most people do. Enemas cleared out this backlog.

From '01 to '05 I spent three to six months of the year at Creative Health, helping out as a volunteer as I helped myself get healthier. I weigh 170 lbs. now.

The other reason I kept returning to Creative Health was the good feelings I felt when I saw others overcome their health challenges. I've seen people heal diabetes, obesity, arthritis, colitis, after-effects of chemotherapy, breast cancer, hepatitis, heavy metal poisoning, asthma, wounds that wouldn't heal, PMS, migraine headaches... all forms of health challenges.

I've seen people stop smoking, painlessly, in just a few days. They didn't even notice that they'd quit. Wish I knew that back in '99.

I've watched people perk up, heal, and get happy. Like Chantel from Zimbabwe. She came to Creative Health with rheumatoid arthritis, which she'd had since she was 16. She was 26. Upon graduation from the two-week program Chantel said, "I stopped taking my medication after I was here three days. I've not had any pain in more than a week."

With tears streaming down her cheeks, she added, "This is the best I have felt since I was 15 years old."

Some time later Chantel sent me an email: "While I am only 75% raw after these two years, I am not taking medication, and my pain has not returned. I am happy to tell you that I am now married and three months pregnant. Your program made this possible. Thank you, thank you, thank you."

What do raw living foods do for me?

Helped me lose over 70 lbs.,

Gave me an energy level that's like being 25 again (I even took up skydiving - at 52!).

Instead of sleeping 8-10 hours a night, I wake totally refreshed after only 4-6 hours of sleep.

My bowels are regular and move easily.

I'm happier - all the time. I have a more positive outlook on life. People say I "glow," and I smile all the time.

My taste buds have changed, and my cravings for snacks, sweets and caffeine have disappeared.

Most of all, I find my life more satisfying and rewarding than it's ever been before.

I try to help Creative Health in their mission. I've installed computers and a network, rewrote the website, taught classes, mowed the lawn, started a newsletter, served as Program Director, done public speaking, fixed toilets, painted, produced videos, answered the phones, stuffed envelopes, and told my story on TV and radio

When I was answering the phone at Creative Health I repeatedly heard people say, either:

1) I have the time to attend, but just can't afford it, or

2) Affording it is no problem, but there's no way I can take two weeks off.

For those reasons I created the Home Study Program. From a file cabinet with over three decades of research studies and student materials, and two decades worth of videotape, I spent my winters assembling the most comprehensive overview of the program I could.

I now administer the Raw Living Foods Home Study Program in order to help those who:

1) Can't afford to attend a center,

2) Want to have a comprehensive overview of the program to take home with them, or

3) Need training materials to help them share their wonderful transformation with others.

I'm finding it a great way to spend my retirement, and the second half of my life!

Jim Carey
Midville, Georgia
December, 2007

Feedback - Mike Fields, New Zealand

Hi Jim, I am very grateful for you efforts, Kathy has high hopes for this book and is over the moon at the help you have provided. It’s hard to get the computer off her these days as she is constantly checking the emails to see if anyone has sent a story through or emailing her request for stories out.

I have finished reading Ann Wigmore’s book and the road she traveled was very hard. The more I learn about her the more I am in awe, the effect just one person has had on today’s society is inspirational.

I’d love to know what started it all for you, how did you first come across all this and what motivated you to make the change?

Cheers
Mike
New Zealand

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Thanks for the kind words.

Jim Carey

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Feedback - Karen Ferguson

Re: Home Study Package

Just a quick note, Jim. I thought you should know that I am soooo enjoying my adventure into my notebook!! I'm only into Lesson 1 but I am finding it well organized and well put together. Did you do that?? I took a peek into a few other chapters and there are lots of options to the 'original' energy soup. Delighted. Thank you for the extra DVDs: that was thoughtful of you.

Stayed in bed last Saturday all day to relax and read and watched 4 DVDs w/ Ann Wigmore. It was a real pleasure to get to hear her speak [although posthumously]. Oh! I also enjoyed the book of her history as a child and young adult. That was amazing. I hadn't heard of her past before.

Your work is fabulous. You've helped me personally tons! And, those that I come in contact with will learn too as a direct result of your work. They know your name and website. Anyone that makes my life and work easier is my cup of tea! I appreciate you.

Joy,

Karen Ferguson
April 26, 2005

"TRUTH WEARS NO MASK; BOWS AT NO HUMAN SHRINE: SEEKS NEITHER PLACE NOR APPLAUSE: SHE ASKS ONLY A HEARING." - Redfield.

Feedback - Larry Meggs

"Lesson One of chidiet.com was great! ... You must have put it in the mailbox seconds after I placed my order! Thanks for the great program and the great service."

- Larry Meggs
May, 2006

Feedback - Tim Campbell

Dear Jim Carey,

I just wanted to dash off a quick note to let you know how wonderful I think your efforts are.

I spent a month at the Boston Hippocrates Health Institute back in 1977. I think the tone and spirit of what you are about are much truer to who Dr. Ann was than the efforts of others who happened to come into possession of other fruits of her work.

Keep up the excellent work. I look forward to each newsletter.

Best Regards,
Tim Campbell

Feedback - Gloria

Hello Steven and Jim,

I must share with you that I am very happy with the home course.

The big plus is something I would not easily achieve coming for a stay at Creative Health. Although a visit is my future plans.

My children have been watching the videos with me. All three have done wheatgrass shots. Their ages are 10, 12 and 18. I firmly believe hearing the benefits of this lifestyle from the tapes, as opposed to 'just Mom,' is vesting them into at least trying.

Thank you for making this available.

Blessings
Gloria

Feedback - Kristin

... I almost went to see Victoria myself but our group has been really busy lately..

We're really growing as a raw group in Nashville - we just had Tonya Zavasta speak - and your tapes and sheets are helping me so much in organizing things. :)

Thanks again..
Kristin :)

- See chiDiet.com for the material Kristin is referring to.

Feedback - Cheryl Flint

Jim,

Thank you so much. I am really enjoying the lesson and learning new things.

I have been on a raw food diet since Oct '05 but there is so much more to learn. 

Thank you,
Cheryl Flint

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Feedback - Anne Lareau

Thank you! I greatly appreciate your site and personal efforts. I have chosen alternative medicine only. I am 100% raw, doing weekly enema's, & wheatgrass & trying to change my lifestyle in every way (more sleep, exercise, lower stress, etc.).

Again, thanks for telling the truth.

- Anne Lareau

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Feedback - Joan Schrader

Hi Jim,

Thanks for calling and taking the time to visit with me today! I am really looking forward to starting on the next leg of my journey and feel this is the right choice to provide the tools of understanding that I need to embrace a program.

Joan Schrader

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Feedback - Carol Anne

Jim

I appreciate this SO much! I have bunion surgery on Friday, so hope to watch these videos while I recouperate.

I enjoy your chi emails, and think the new format is excellent. There's so much information in them!  I've saved them for months because of the links. The listing of articles makes it much easier to access info on a particular subject, so maybe now I can delete some of my mailbox!

I am hoping to go to Michigan for a 2 week stay some day. My husband does not want to go (although he isn't against the chi philosophy) - it is just very hard for me to get away alone. I would find the environment and encouragement so helpful, since I don't particularly like working in the kitchen. I do a few things right, but there's so much room for improvement and helpful ideas!  It's on my wish list!!!

Thanks again for replacing the DVD's.  I'm really impressed with the work you do in appreciation for what CHI has done for you (I listened to your broadcast tonight).

Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!

Carol Anne

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Feedback - Julie

Jim:

Thanks for the feedback. I did my talk last night and everyone was thrilled to learn about Raw and the benefits.  They asked me all kinds of questions and were hungry (pun intended) for more info.  I will continue to educate people on this amazing way of life and offer suggestions when I am able.  Soon, I will create a newsletter of somesort to being sending to people.  As my dream begins to manifest I would be happy to include in my newletter(s) info about your services and CHI.  I will keep you posted!

Thanks again,

Julie

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Feedback - Janet

Dear Jim,

I got both packages and all seems in order.  Thanks for using junk mail for packing.  I recycle as much as I can.  Thanks for the pen and thanks for the course with extra goodies.

Blessing,
Janet

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Feedback - Michele in New Zealand

Hi there Jim

Our order actually arrived by courier last Friday and the letter arrived with the post on the same day... we thought that was remarkable.  So all in all I believe it only took about 10 days to get here.  Thank you so much for the excellent customer service!

We are already into the lessons and DVD's and enjoying it all.  I don't remember if I mentioned it or not but both my husband and I are doing the course together and are eating the same as well.  Would it be possible for him to get a certificate as well please.  His name is Ross J Sims.

We are hoping to make it over for the energy exchange program in July and have already contacted Barry Duncan about it and will be sending in our application forms as soon as we sort out a few details.  It would be great to spend some time at the centre and the only thing worrying us is that we will love it so much that 3 months won't seem long enough and we will want to stay on longer!

Many thanks for all your help
Michele
New Zealand

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Feedback - Kathy, New Zealand

Hey Jim,

Thank you so much for taking the time to help me find an answer for this, and referring my query to some pretty amazing people. I really appreciate all you have done helping to answer our questions. I know that one day I will make a trip over to America and I can thank you in person.

I looking forward to a response from Dr. Flora van Orden. I will look up her details, anyone who worked with Dr. Ann Wigmore is fine by me. I am reading another of Ann’s books at the moment and I really wish I could have met her, she is so inspiring!

Thanks again for the support you are offering, it is easy to feel a little like a lone voice in the wilderness here in New Zealand and my correspondence with you is a great boost to my belief in what I am doing.

Have a brilliant day!

Cheers, Kathy

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Feedback - Mike Webb

re: ordering from chiDiet.com:

Wow. That was fast! You're welcome, and Thanks!

Mike Webb

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Feedback - Randall Beerman

Jim,

Just thought I would drop a line to you saying thanks so much for the information in the complete package I bought. A group from my church watch a DVD each Friday evening. I prepare a raw food dinner and we have lost over 150lbs in our small group.

I no longer have to take over three hundred dollars of medicines a month.

We watched Matt Monarch come speak Paul Nison came once, then I was able to have him come to our church and speak and really encouraged many people.

Now on December 15th we are having a Healthy For the Holidays Fair at my church.

We have free chair massages, teaching on essential oils, teaching on Raw Foods and I will be putting on a Food Prep Class three times during the day and we have classes on water.

Just saying thanks, as I work to finish my Masters degree in Rehabilitation Counseling I wish I could do an internship at the Union City location but I am having trouble getting time.

Paul Nison suggested I come to Palm Beach to work but I wish I could do the energy exchange program.

But like I said it is just a dream at this point may over the summer between classes.

Randall Beerman

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Feedback - Mona

Dear Jim,

Thank you so much for my order.  And.... a big big thank you for all the bonuses ;) !!!! I'm so excited I'm just jumping out of my skin.  I'm sort of taking this home class "under cover"  I'll have to wait until my spouse is gone to work to watch the dvd's.  Then he'll just have to see the miraculous changes in me without my preaching and I'm sure he'll come on board.  Again a great big THANK YOU!!!

Mona

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Feedback - Prince Fidelis

Thank you once again for the  DVD's you've sent out to me, I will live to appreciate you Dr.Jim, I have started telling my families, Inlaws and friends about you, what God is doing through you in my life, ministry and family. I tell them that you are the Angel of my life.

Regards

Prince Fidelis Bartholomew Udumaga
Kaduna, Nigeria, Africa

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Feedback - Julie

Hi Jim,

I enjoyed the teleclass tonight - it was fun, thanks for doing that!

I am really enjoying the course - It means so much to me that you put all this information together, so I can buy it and have it show up on my doorstep. Thank you so much! I have been wanting to go to a raw food retreat for some time and just couldn't afford taking the time out  - (and what to do with my doggie?!) (my dog likes the kale and papaya green smoothie I make!).

I had been reading books, researching the Internet, trying things on my own, etc. But all this great information in your program, my gosh, I could never have done it on my own.

I also started a web site and blog just for fun and I added links to your site and blog (if that's okay). It's www.rawcitylife.com.

I'm making up recipes and taking photos of everything I make. Its new, so there's not much on it, but when my friends ask about the Raw Food lifestyle I just send them to my links page!

Thanks for all of your hard work, my life is changed forever.

Julie
Sugar Land, TX

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Feedback - Dina

I got the order. Thank you! You are WONDERFUL! Thank you so much for taking such good care of me. I have sent out a mass email referring you to a lot of good friends.

Good luck. You guys do amazing work!

Dina

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Looking forward to the next lesson - Sofia

Happy Monday!

I received my third package last Friday. Looking forward to the next.

Best Regards,
Sofia Pastoriza

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Feedback - Tim Campbell

Dear Jim Carey,

I just wanted to dash off a quick note to let you know how wonderful I think your efforts are. I spent a month at the Boston Hippocrates Health Institute back in 1977.

I think the tone and spirit of what you are about are much truer to who Dr. Ann was than the efforts of others who happened to come into possession of other fruits of her work.

Keep up the excellent work. I look forward to each newsletter.

Best Regards,
Tim Campbell

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Feedback - Becki

Hi,

 

Well, I wouldn't have wanted to miss a class! I have scanned the entire course, especially the food planning and recipe sections.  That is where I need the most help.

 

I hope to get to the videos next week and then go back over the entire course more slowly. It is excellent!

 

I will fax or email my comments per Lesson 15 after my second time through the course.

 

Thank you so much!

 

Becki

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Feedback - Bob Bush

Thank you Jim!  Its done. 

 

Hey, you've got me blushing!  Thank you for the quote in the newsletter.  Guess this proves we read it.

 

Oh, I hope you're not surprised that my copy of "Why Suffer" is already looking rather dog eared.  I'm carrying it with me everywhere, and reading it every chance I get!

 

Looking forward to Lesson 2!

 

Bob Bush

Feedback - Karen Ferguson

Jim,

Re: 7 Most Common Mistakes of Raw Foodists DVD. Thank you for getting this information out! I'm watching Victoria for the 3rd time.... so much fabulous cutting-edge information. And, you're right on, the greens are in the limelight just like Ann Wigmore professed!! It just makes sense!! Chlorophyll... of course!!

Thank you for putting up the 7 Most Common Mistakes of Raw Foodists on your newsletter!! That sold me and the information is invaluable. Now, I don't have to make the same mistakes over and over again, get cravings or continually want 'more.'

Thanks, Jim... and by the way, I saw you too... You did a really good introducing the director. And, I enjoyed hearing a brief version of your story.

Oh, and the cut outs made me curious. I suspect Victoria was 'bashing' some product and didn't want it on the tape... that was rather humorous. I'll ask her when I see her at RAWSTOCK in August. :-) "

- Karen Ferguson

(the article Karen is referring to can be found at http://CreativeHealth.us/news/ and the tape is available from http://chiDietVideos.com)

Feedback - Heide

Hi Jim,

I wrote you an email stating that I was missing some dvds. I have figured out that different numbers go with lessons 1-15 - in other words, yes, I have all the dvds.

Sorry about that, but I am already into my 5th hour of dvds and polished off the 2 books Why Suffer and the one by Don. I feel like I am in the classroom too.

I skipped ahead and watched the Victoria 3 hour talk and LOVED it. She is great. I am hoping you can send me her book and video as part of the "January" special.

I am so looking forward to bringing my family down to CHI, hopefully this year!

Thanks for all the work you put into completing this home study course. No regrets, I am thrilled to have it!!

Heide

Feedback - Paul Maginn

Thanks for taking the time cos I know you're very busy! (must say I'm thrilled to get a email from the man directing such an institute.)

Yes great info on all I've watched so far! And I fully understand that the original is about a while. I find the folder a great help and Dr. Ann's story is a 'Good one!'

Well this is my second day free from all cooked and processed food and I feel good! I think I eat too much sprouted sunflower so it's lying in my stomach.

I go to the local boxing club and just exercise like the rest of the lads there and I feel good as I can to a degree 'keep up,' which is good for me as I'm a former smoker.

Well I hope to lose a few pounds and I know if I don't eat fast food and fatty food I should do.

Thanks again Jim and I'll keep you posted on my progress!!

Take care,
Paul Maginn

Feedback - Bartholomew Udumaga, Nigeria

Dear Jim Carey,

Greetings.
Your testimony is wonderful and challenging.

My friend Seward Yvonne living in the US with this [email address] introduced me to this programme. But you know that we are trying over here in Nigeria, West Africa to come up well with this raw food programme. So we need to do a lot of teaching and awareness campaign to educate the pepople.

Could you kindly send us your teaching DVD or VHS to enable us run a good educative programme over here. Thanks for your consideration. Below is my postal Address.

Bartholomew Udumaga
c/o Elizabeth Felix
Corporate Services Division
NIPOST Headquarters
Yakubu Gowon Way
Kaduna, Nigeria

Reagrds
Bartholomew Udumaga
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- chiDiet.com donated a complete Home Study Program to NIPOST.
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Did you get the manuals I emailed you? We’d like to ship you the complete programme on DVD, also. I’d like to confirm that your mailing address is correct, as listed above.

Jim Carey

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Dear Jim Carey,

Thanks very much.
I just opened my email box today and saw the manuals you sent, I appreciate you.

Yes, my postal address is very correct, any thing you send through it will definitely reach me. Oh! I am so glad you care a lot, I lack words to express my joy in hearing that you are about sending the complete programme to me. That's so nice of you, I can't wait to receive them. I am very greatful.

Thanking you.

Bartholomew Udumaga

Feedback - Mike Fields, New Zealand

Hi Jim,

It all arrived today. Working our way through it already – brilliant.  When I am doing some other work my wife is reading Green For Life and about every paragraph or three I hear a squeal and then I get another update on the story.

We are already making dietary and gardening changes.  The household is buzzing with excitement.

Thanks for it all!

Cheers
Mike Fields
New Zealand

Feedback - Adekai

Hello, Jim:

Received the 1st month's chidiet program info and am loving it. 

Any chance I might "upgrade" to every 2 weeks?

blessings,
adekai

Feedback - Bob Bush

Lesson 1 arrived today.  I opened the box in the post office parking lot, and my mouth dropped open.  I looks great, and I haven't even got into it yet!  Now I'm really pumped!

 

Thank you!
Bob

Feedback - Geri

Thank You Jim.

 

Hugs, love and blessings,

 

Geri

Feedback - Phil

Thanks for the instructions for sprouting!

Phil

Feedback - Jodi

Thanks Jim -

Shipment arrived yesterday and what a wonderful packaging job - all in a great binder to go with me and store easily.

Thank you for having this material available! Will be studying with it in the coming days,

-- Jodi

Feedback - Gloria

Hello Steven and Jim,

I must share with you that I am very happy with the home study course.

The big plus is something I would not easily achieve coming for a stay at Creative Health. Although a visit is my future plans.

My children have been watching the videos with me. All three have done wheatgrass shots. Their ages are 10, 12 and 18. I firmly believe hearing the benefits of this lifestyle from the tapes, as opposed to "just Mom," is vesting them into at least trying.

Thank you for making this available.

Blessings
Gloria

Feedback - Becki Campbell

Hi,

The Course arrived today!

Thanks!

Wow, there is a lot to it!

 

Is there a Certification with the Home Study Course? If so, what do I need to do? If not, how would I get certified?

 

Thanks,

Becki Campbell
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Yes, certification as an "Advanced Practitioner of Health through Diet, Nutrition and Exercise" goes to all graduates of the Home Study Program.

Feedback - James Byrd

Hi Jim,

I have been a vegan for approx. 3 1/2 years and a raw vegan for approx. 1 1/2 years.  I have read several articles about fat/carb/protein ratios what do you all teach about percent/amounts of fat, carbs and protein in the diet and how do I decide who are what do believe.

James Byrd
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Yes, that’s always the challenge, isn’t it? We’ve been teaching the raw living foods lifestyle at Creative Health Institute since 1976. We were co-founded by Dr. Ann Wigmore, and teach what she taught since the 1950’s. We’ve had over 10,000 graduates of our Institute.

The testimonials of our students say a lot: http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/1/testimonials/index.html, as does the feedback we get: http://rawlivingfoods.typepad.com/1/feedback_and_comments/index.html.

To me, the fact that we don’t sell any supplements or any of that other stuff says a lot, too. On our main website, www.chiDiet.com, you’ll see that we sell only books and videos, primarily what’s been created in-house or by our graduates.

You’ll notice that we don’t sell anything, other than training. No supplements, no hardware, no “superfoods.” If we do recommend a product, you can trust our motives when we’re not trying to sell it to you.

I think the fact that almost everyone associated with Creative Health and chiDiet.com is a volunteer is significant, too. There’s nobody here making over 20k a year; I’ve been doing this for free for over 4 years. Because we believe in the program, know how it’s helped us, and have seen what it’s done for others.

Re: your question about fat/carb/protein. We don’t approach nutrition that way. Rather, we see it as a ratio of greens to grains, fruit and veggies. We learn to  listen to what our bodies need.

Re: Who to believe? -- In the end, we take everything we’ve learned from everyone, stir it in the pot and make our own conclusions, don’t we?

Jim Carey

Feedback - Pam

Oh--last but not least--I LOVE LESSON ONE! and can't wait to do them all!!! What a blessing ...that will live on and on and on... Anyway, thanks again! It's a wonderful program!!!

Now, back to the expert so I can be 'fixed' quickly and get on about my business. :) ha

Prayerfully,
Pam

- Pam's talking about chiDiet.com.