Men, Raw Food, and Beauty

November 30th, 2009 . by Tonya Zavasta

Testimonial of the Month (November 2009)
Hello Tonya!

I just couldn’t hold back without letting you know how much I appreciate having come across your book Your Right to Be Beautiful. It may surprise you that a middle aged man can be interested in such a subject. The fact is that, although a vegetarian for as far as I can remember, nothing in my appearance distinguished me much from the average person and only recently I realized the “why?”. Read the rest of this entry »


Raw Food Holiday Recipes 2009

November 29th, 2009 . by Tonya Zavasta

Raw food holiday recipes are enjoyable because we get to find satisfying replacements for their cooked counterparts. Healthier raw versions of cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, stuffing and mincemeat abound. But seriously folks, if I come across one more recipe for raw pumpkin pie I am going on strike. Read the rest of this entry »


Less Food for More Energy

November 25th, 2009 . by Tonya Zavasta

We live in a hectic, fast-paced world. We need a surplus of energy to keep up with life’s demands instead of sinking into our beds in a stupor at night, catching a few winks, then getting up to do it all over again. Coffee…tea…energy drinks…the morning doughnut…caffeine and sugar—these are our culture’s standard remedies. Read the rest of this entry »


Tennis Elbow: How Raw Food and Hot Yoga Can Help

November 18th, 2009 . by Tonya Zavasta

In my third book, Quantum Eating, many of you have read of my experience with a condition known as tennis elbow, sometimes called “frozen elbow.” Not only painful, it’s a quite disabling condition plaguing many people. It is, as well, a condition which many doctors too-summarily rule out as being mere “chronic inflammation.’ After it has developed, for many people it practically becomes their personal noose. Everyday activities—pouring a pitcher of water, picking up a bag of groceries, any movement involving wrist or fingers—become a painful struggle. You’re virtually down one arm! Read the rest of this entry »


Fall Transitional Raw Food Recipes

November 1st, 2009 . by Tonya Zavasta

November ushers in crops that are not only beautiful to behold, but they offer taste and nutritional benefits that will keep you warm all over as the temperatures begin to drop.

Apple Pudding Read the rest of this entry »