Testimonial of the Month (March 2012)

Shelly, age 42, wrote us:

Just thought I’d forward my “before” and “after” pix showing the results of doing the chin exercises you’ve shared with us. Thank you, Tonya! I’d been so dismayed about my double chin that I’d begun thinking plastic surgery was the answer.

         I started (almost raw diet) at the start of this year. The first picture-on the left side-was taken on the 7^th of January of this year at a family gathering. I think it really shows the “saggy” chin.

The second picture-on the right-was taken on February 28^th, 2012 and shows a difference in the chin/neck. I have been doing the ‘fish kiss’ exercises almost every day – until it burns. I had also juice-fasted for 4 days and did vigorous exercise during January to lose the kilograms. So it has taken me approximately 6 weeks of work to see this difference (again taking into account diet as well as the exercising/fasting).
Thanks, Shelly

My personal comment to Shelly on the photos: Your before looks not bad at all. But your after picture: Stunningly different. You look terrific!

I’m so grateful for Shelly’s permission to use these photos. As we can see she used a systematic approach to improve her health and appearance. She also went through a juice fast to cleanse her body and lose some kilograms.  She was performing whole-body exercise, leading to more weight loss, and giving her a better muscle tone overall.  She added a lot of raw foods for both better nutrition and more efficient nutrition (more nutrient value per calorie, much less toxicity in total and per calorie). Then she added specific exercises recommended for a specific problem area—the chin and neck, in Shelly’s case.

We all “have issues”—specific things about ourselves that bug us. For Shelly, it was that now-vanished double chin. For you it might be crows feet or jowls, wrinkles around your mouth or under the eyes. All these facial concerns and more can be resolved through a combination of the raw food diet and facial exercises. Check out my book Rawsome Flex: Beautifying System of Raw Foods and Facial Exercises.

Dear Tonya, I’m prompted to respond to the recent comments of yours replying to people who, for one reason or another, have given up their raw food regimen.

Background…I’m from Russia, aged 40, been on a raw foods diet some two and a half years. Early on, I felt quite inspired. I was surprised by the mental clarity and bright spirit raw foods brought me. My hearing improved. I stopped catching colds. I felt proud of these improvements.

Then I had occasion to attend a party of raw food people. I’d hoped to see beautiful, healthy guests. But reality showed to me just ordinary people, some of them looking downright unhealthy.

Then, despite the benefits I’d already gained, my looks became worse than before I’d ventured onto the raw food diet. I didn’t want to give up this diet, didn’t want, in particular, to give up my good spirits and clarity of mind. Something was wrong—especially the color of my face.

I read countless books about raw foods. Only one, however, stressed the necessity of cleansing from parasites. I’d believed that raw foods by themselves could rid me of parasites—many raw foods books say so. Nevertheless, I decided to get a bioresonance diagnostic test to determine whether my body was harboring parasites. The results astounded me—a half-page list of various fungal parasites. I found the root of my problems. Perhaps this is also a problem for many others who feel they’re not achieving optimum results from going raw.

I began treatment and it’s working. A few raw sites are starting to mention that going raw does not by itself always rid us of parasites, the fungal ones in particular.

For all our similarities, each person’s body system is also unique. When going raw, some people get immediate and thoroughly positive results. Some take more time. Most experience a mixed bag of results until they achieve a more consistently positive condition. And a few seem to endure disappointment for a good long time before real health embraces them. But the real reason I’m suggesting, for a lack of positive results from raw foods lies in the state of your body at the time you switch to raw.

As for me, I am still continuing parasite treatment, and already have regained a healthy glow in my face and have begun to see more fully than ever before my own natural beauty. Perhaps best of all, my cellulite’s disappeared!

Anna Kaminskaya

Tonya, you say: “Many people comment on how difficult it can be to follow a raw food lifestyle in a cold climate.”

Now, fortunately, I can say that hasn’t been my experience. My husband and I are originally from Finland—cold climate people from the get-go—so we somehow just naturally know how to deal with such things.

Eating 100% raw in a cold climate is actually not hard at all. But you need to learn a secret. Here’s what I tell people in my raw food group…

Warm versus cooked food…Here we’re caught on the horns of a dilemma. One horn: raw foodists and all the healing that’s taken place with raw eating. The other: the macrobiotic claims that you have to cook all your food to help the spleen.

But a thought…if the spleen really does need warm food, why jump to the conclusion that it has to be cooked? That is a big misconception. When you cook food, do you eat it at a boiling temperature? No—you let the food cool down to 110° F or so. At that temperature, it feels warm, but does not burn your mouth. Why, then, did we ever need to cook our food in the first place, if just 110° F is a good eating temperature? Just because the culture said so!

Here’s what we do now—“we” being I and my formerly macrobiotic cook-husband. Over five long cold Montana winters—5 ½ years of 100% raw foods—we have warmed our food to 105 – 110 degrees using double boilers. In the case of plain fruit, we’ve put the fruit into 110° F water for 15 to 20 minutes until the whole apple, pear, banana, grapes, persimmon or what have you is completely warm. We also have a good, temperature-controlled skillet that we adjust to 110 degrees so that at any time we can warm our fruit, or use it to warm our salad bowls. To keep our food warm throughout mealtimes, we’ll bring our double boiler near the table, its hot water continuing to keep food warm.

We make raw soups in our Vita Mix blender, finding that it actually nicely warms the food when we let it run a little while. We also put our raw soup in the double boiler to keep it warm while eating. We drink warm water only, always just above 100 degrees, like everything else. That is very important—we start our day by drinking 110° F water right away upon awakening.

When we make fresh juice, that goes to the warm water bath, too. In wintertime, we put nothing in our mouths that is below body temperature. Room temperature, you should realize, is roughly 30 degrees F lower than body temperature, so in wintertime don’t take any food or drink that is at room temperature. The liver has to make up the difference.

The key for living in a cold climate and being able to eat all raw is to eat warm, raw, living foods.

The temperature of the warming water is about right when you can keep your hand in the water without your hand feeling a burn. Food warmed to that range of temperature hasn’t yet been heated enough to begin destroying its enzymes. Go higher, though, and you’ll begin to lose food value. Just as when a fever goes over 107 degrees, the brain starts to coagulate and the body to die, the same happens with our food—at higher temperatures, it dies and denaturalizes.

Cooking creates chemicals that the body cannot use, and thus lots of waste material for the body to handle. Cooking destroys important food enzymes. (There are many scientific studies about this fact, starting with Kouchakoff’s in the 1930s. Go and Google him.)

This misunderstanding, that in order for food to be warm it has to be cooked first, has led the macrobiotics believe that you have to cook your food in order for our spleen and digestive system to work properly. But in truth, there’s simply no need to cook at all, so long as what we eat is in the 105 to 110° F range.

The Vita Mix blender or any other 2-horsepower blender can make food as nice thick, warm, pudding-like texture, good tasting, and easily digested. Years of experience prove it!

We can find love, life and light in our food, without heating the life out of it!

— Raya Johansson, Montana, rayanjan@wispwest.net

12/30/2011

Dear Tonya, I saw your testimony on YouTube and it was so heart felt, I saw the amount of effort you had put into strengthening your hips and I had to say, you did an extraordinary job, keep inspiring people, it led me to look for you on facebook, it’s truly inspiring! –A.Z.

12/24/2011

Hello, I want to start off by thanking you for changing my life, health, and happiness. I have been predominately raw for over 7 years now after reading your first book, and I have to tell you that I wake up everyday feeling fantastic. I am in my LATE 20’s and just yesterday a neighbor guessed my age at 14! From my example alone, I have influenced countless friends and family, and I believe the circle will just keep widening.

Clean living is such a blessing. I know that I have the diet part down, and I also choose to live simply, but recently I have had this gnawing feeling in my gut about spirituality. I know from your books that this is important to you, and I truly believe that you have an opportunity to have some serious influence on us. The way you write is so beautiful and convincing- it is my hope that if you were to write a book on Christianity it could have the same life-changing effect over so many of us as your diet books did. I just wanted to be one more voice to prompt you to consider it, just in case you were thinking about this and needed a little more push. Thank you once again for sharing all your knowledge and wisdom. Please know that you are making a huge impact on so many of us. Cheers, –M.

12/20/2011

Thank you for connecting with me, Tonya. Your work with quantum eating and dry fasting is truly inspiring me to take my diet and life to the next level!—K.S.

12/19/2011

Thank you for the hair tonic. It works really well.  I was using Rogaine which, according to many people on the web, causes under-eye bags/pockets to appear.–E.

12/19/2011

I love your facial cream so much!! I recommend it all the time to friends, family, and strangers. –S.

12/15/2011

I’ve used your hair tonic for the last month and it has literally stopped my hair loss!  I also love the fact I can use it in the morning after shampooing and it doesn’t make my hair oily or limp. I just ordered and received your shampoo and conditioner, so I’m hoping with the 3 items I will now start to see some hair growth. –S.

12/14/2011

Hi, Tonya, I am excited and look forward to reading your new book. Currently, I am rereading all your books. I am awed with the beauty, truth and passion in your books.

It really has been a life changing experience for me.  I love your honesty….very refreshing. –V.

12/13/2011

Several years ago my health failed and as I searched the Internet for help. I blundered upon the Raw family and fell in love with the Boutenko’s. I was devastated when the family went in different directions. As a matter of fact I first heard of you through Victoria Boutenko and have read most of your books. I have also searched for info from Hallelujah Acres and read Hippocrates Health Institute magazine for years…

I am interested in learning all that I can and I love your comparisons.  I always wonder where you are going when you start sharing your side and comparing it with other opinions and I am never disappointed. Your honesty, your wit and your command of the English language leave me speechless. I was born and raised here, I am 70+ years old and I have trouble expressing myself. You are amazing. You are a perfect role model for raw eating. I have read Quantum Eating and agree with you concerning beauty and nutrition. Your skin is beautiful, your tummy is flat and your waist is small. Hmmm I have a long way to go and a short time to get there but I am working on it.

I feel that raw is the way to go but being old, living in a remote area and on a low income I have been unable to do so. My situation is very similar to those you describe in Russia trying to eat raw. I just don’t have access to enough fresh produce and forget the organic stuff. I go to Sam’s once a month and stock up on carrots, celery and salad greens. A few bananas and if the other fruit is decent I get a little of it but before the month is over… well, I do the best I can with what I have.

BTW I love your hair and skincare products. I enjoyed using the “old” cream and I also enjoy the “new” cream. I have rosacea and I have read Sea Buckthorn oil is good for it sooo I am hoping for a miracle. Depending on you to keep me informed…Keep up the good work.

12/12/2011

Best newsletter yet!  Please share more information–these direct email quotes from raw foodists were SOOO inspiring! Along with listing their varying diets, this was a great newsletter!! –R.

12/12/2011

Dear Tonya,  thank you for the wonderful, healthy information:-). I’m feeling beautiful outside and inside thanks to Your information and recommendation. Waiting for the next Newsletter about Raw food and beauty. The best wishes, –E.

12/12/2011

I will be 50 in two weeks. I just started performing the facial exercises a week ago and can already see some difference. There is already a slight lift above my eyes, my nose looks different, and the droop is not as pronounced on the upper sides of my mouth. I drive a lot at night and do the exercises in the car (no one can see me!) that don’t require my hands. Others I fit in here and there when I have a minute of privacy during the day. So I am getting most of the exercises in multiple times each day. I can’t wait to see what a month of these exercises will do for me. You look absolutely beautiful and are a great inspiration. –J.

Hello Tonya, I just wanted to say I love the new face cream; I also loved the old one which seemed a bit lighter. I like the new one better and like the fact it has more sea buckthorn oil in it. Maybe offer both formulas, one day and one night cream. They both smell wonderful. I have really oily skin and both work well for me. I am also 50 years old and the new formula seems to be doing the trick for around the eyes. I am also about 80% raw food. –D.

11/26/2011

My products finally arrived! I just wanted to say how pleased I am already, I have used the masque 3 times and the lotion 4 times. I have never used a natural lotion like this that actually absorbs into my skin leaving it non greasy and oily. I have been using evening primrose oil as a moisturizer for a long time and this is 10x better. My pores are already half the size and my skin feels like I get a mini face lift every time I put on the face cream, thanks so much for such good products. –A.H.

11/25/2011

I just LOVE your shampoo & conditioner! I have long knee length hair and my hair has never shined or been so manageable before using your great products. My hair feels so wonderful and soft and SHINY.I also used your scalp tonic and after about 3 weeks of using my sister said that my hair looked longer! Which is what I want because I want to trim it to stay knee length. Your shampoo also FOAMS which is what most other organic/natural shampoos don’t do. Thank you Tonya! —I.A.

11/25/2011

Dear Tonya, thank you so much for your latest video on botox alternatives to wrinkles – REALLY appreciate you sharing so much with us all and your heart to help all women reach their beauty potential. Never be discouraged – you’re a true blessing to us all. Have a great day. In Jesus, –Ja.

11/23/2011

I need to catch up on my reading of your website.  You inspire me so! I did Bikram 4 days in a row a couple of weeks ago on vacation!  I thought of you!!! –S.

11/23/2011

Happy Thankgiving to you, your family, and your co-workers. You’ve changed my life for the better and thank you for the encouragement to stick with it through these Holidays. I am truly thankful for you and your work. Blessings, –B.J.

11/22/2011

Tonya, just wanted to thank you for being who you are and please stay that way. It seems like one by one, the raw “gurus”, as they get bigger, choose money over ethics, honesty and respect. …. It seems to me that you are one of the rare few who still does your work because you truly want to better the world. Your work is your living but it also clearly is about helping people not just about making money….and you are honest, down to earth and upfront, that’s what I like. There is nothing fake about you!  Stay true to yourself, the world need more people like you. Thank you and many blessings, –S.

11/10/2011

Hi Tonya, I have been on your program for about two years now.  I do a lot of reading.  I find your articles, books and products to be the best and most influential in making a difference. I have referenced some of your bibliography resources. I use the masque and brush, dry brushing, violet ray, pins, hair tonic, cream, gum, diet and face exercises. I live in NYC and basically walk around the city “making funny faces” and generally nobody cares. Or if they notice they just ignore me. I do not practice yoga (will get it into my schedule at some point) and do practice regularly pilates, heavy weight training and cardio. My endurance and strength has increased beyond what I ever thought I could do.  My whole body, face and neck has changed  for the better. I truly glow. I look 10-15 years younger than my age of early fifties and feel even younger. The gum is amazing.  A fabulous exercise for the jaw and aids digestion. I feel good and I receive compliments almost every day. I consider myself in transition as I am still  “detoxifying” and it is a lovely, at the same time frustrating and thought provoking journey. I highly value your  research and passion to the anti-aging process. At some point I will send you before and after pictures. Please keep the articles, insights, books and products coming. With much thanks, –M.

11/7/2011

Dear Tonya, I took your advice and have been reading Quantum Eating and I am loving it, it is so fascinating and I am learning so much. –J.S.

11/07/2011

Ahhhhhhh, I am seeing now, and the truths are clicking into place for me.  I’m now half-way through Quantum Eating, and the more I read, the more ALL of this makes sense. Thank you for bringing this information to light. –P.R.

11/07/2011

Thanks so much for your newsletter, Tonya!  You, along with Victoria Boutenko, Brenda Cobb and Ann Wigmore have saved my and my husband’s life! We very much cherish the books you wonderful women have written and they are the go-to books when we need answers. We are forever grateful for your combined pioneering efforts to bring the world’s health situation into proper perspective. –B & D.W.

10/31/2011

Thanks Tonya. You have such beautiful skin wow! I am following in your footsteps. –M.

10/12/2011

I have been using this cream for some time………The new formula is GREAT. This cream is outstanding under makeup foundation (I use liquid organic foundation). It is absolutely absorbed into the skin and does not make my skin “shiny” at the end of the day….AND thank you so much for cutting back on the vanilla scent……. it was ever so slightly  overpowering. –N.B.

10/10/2011

I love your products….best toothpaste ever…many thanks. I am also 70 years young and mostly raw working on getting all the way…blessings, –B.

10/7/2011

I have to say that the shampoo and conditioner are the best I have ever used, as is the face cream. And I love the oral balm as well. Very satisfied customer! –L.S.

10/7/2011  

Tonya, I’m loving your book, “Quantum Eating”! I’ve learned so much already and I’m only half way through it. I am bringing it on a trip to Australia where I am speaking in a couple weeks and I will share it with my friends and the families I work with. Rock on!–D.M.

10/05/2011

Hi Tonya! Perfect timing! After struggling with eye allergies all summer, I’ve decided to go back to 100 percent raw and not look back! In just two days, my allergies cleared up and my eyes have a sparkle they lacked in a long time! I look forward to more good health on raw and reading your suggestions! I’m so happy with my decision. Best wishes, M.A.

10/02/2011

Hi Tonya, I am a big fan of your work, I have all your skin care and books. I read them again and again and learn something every time I pick the books up.  I started changing my diet to a rawsome diet in February this year. I got sick in April for a few days and no sickness since then. I have come close but I added turmeric root to my juices and my body’s immunity just did the rest. The whole family is feeling amazing, my husband and I have lost weight and look the healthiest and energised we have in years. I haven’t totally transitioned to non-dairy and non-meat yet, but I have significantly reduced the quantities and in another year hopefully will be totally raw.

Hello Tonya, I met you quite a while ago – at a talk you were giving for RawBC in Vancouver. I was so moved by your life and actions and am very much understanding your path. I was having health issues as well and turned to raw food – am now a Raw Food Chef and very healthy, happy and vibrant…Thank you for sharing your gifts with us, –M.

September 16, 2011

I just bought your book, Quantum Eating… Fabulous! I look forward to every page. Your humor, intelligence and grace are outstanding and of course, inspirational. I am on my way to Higher Health –C.C.

September 20, 2011

I really miss the stronger vanilla scent that used to be in the cream. Still great but I liked it better before.-C.

September 15, 2011

The cream has just arrived and I LOVE it!!!!!! THANK YOU )))) –J.

September 12, 2011

Dearest Tonya: I recently ordered more of your wonderful facial cream and was pleasantly surprised. I have been using this cream from the very beginning and loved it. I didn’t think you could improve it, but YOU DID!!! I am totally amazed at how wonderful this new version is; even though it’s still the same… it’s even better. It smells so good I want to slather it all over me and the silky consistency is absolutely heavenly. Thank you Tonya, you are a genius and a continuous inspiration to me.

I am now 64, will be 65 February 16, 2012, and would not feel or look as good as I do if it wasn’t for your influence and your wonderful products. I liked the fact that you also wrote about your husband. I am living with my 2^nd husband, 15 years my junior, and our relationship is great, but he still eats meat and I do cook for him, mostly vegetarian, but it is hard on me because it temps me to eat cooked, though not the meat. I have gotten him to eat more fruit and salads, but like you say, we each have our own path.

Thank you so much Tonya for your inspirational comments and for sharing your life with all of us. I have come to see you twice now when you came to Toronto and I am absolutely in awe of you and your accomplishments, as well as your radiant, rawsome beauty. Thank you so much for your inspiration and advice. Your loyal fan, –C.R.

September 11, 2011

My face is looking over the top gorgeous and I only brush it and use the roller a little each day. I truly wish I had taken a picture before I started doing the facial exercises.  Initially I spent about 2 hours a session training my face to respond. There is only one exercise I can’t do, the one to lift my cheeks.  (That’s what I want the most of course!)

Blessings in Beauty, –T.

September 11, 2011

Your “Beautiful on Raw Beauty Bundle” is fantastic. I am enjoying using your cosmetics. Great recipes. And thank you to motivate me to stay on raw food diet, which is a miracle. Your books are priceless. Thank you for sharing your experience. Kindest regards from Australia, –E.S.

September 8, 2011

Dear Tonya, I have been ‘following you’ for three years now, I believe. I swear you look younger every month and more symetrical – if that’s possible.  I use your skin cream, green clay mask, dry face brush, pin roller, shampoo and conditioner, and bamboo comb.  I have also read Quantum Eating, Your Right To Be Beautiful, and Facial Exercises.  I loved them all, and I’m wondering what I should read next for inspiration (always necessary when eating raw).

I was touched by you sharing your intimate story about Nick.  I loved that you placed your private issues in our (your readers) hands and hearts so that we may relate to you.  I think so many of us feel like this in many ways. –D.M.

September 7, 2011

I loved your honesty and your words about Nick High Raw and 100% Raw. I’m High Raw and want to be 100%. I’m just not there yet. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. –C.

September 7, 2011

Thanks Tonya – You’re very inspirational! I look forward to your news letters. Keep up the good work. –B.

September 7, 2011

Hi Tonya, I just wanted to write to tell you how much I am enjoying your face cream and mask. I’ve been on a raw food diet since June (it’s now the beginning of September) and in that time I also received the consciousness to shift my toxic cosmetics as well. But what to do? I’ve never been able to use moisturizer before since I have large pores, (formerly) oily skin and some rosacea. I also couldn’t bear perfumes and scents. Then I didn’t want to invest in three or four creams for different parts of my face (day, night, eyes, etc). All I can say is that your cream is just yummy, smells delicious, my skin loves it, and I use the mask after my infrared sauna every day. With the diet supporting my transformation full-blast, my skin looks better than it ever has. And I am also happy to be able to use the cream on all parts of my face (even body!). A medical intuitive muscle tested all my supplements and cosmetics and yours were one of the few cosmetics that my body liked – along with Dr. Bronner’s Peppermint Cleanser. But I also full-heartedly support your comment, however, that diet is the first step to great skin and health. YEAH for all your explorations, experiments and discoveries…

Many blessings and continued good fortune to you in the raw food cosmos. You were the first “guru” I discovered online and I thought, “My God, she is beautiful! This is what I want!!” You became a major inspiration in knowing all is possible. Thanks again!!! Will reorder soon!!! Love in the Raw, –P.

September 05, 2011

I bought the rolling bed of pins and absolutely love it. I am an active member of the EDS skin forum and started a thread on the device. Several of my friends have ordered because of the thread and are happy with theirs as well….Thank you, –P.

September 1, 2011

Tonya–where can I start?

I began with reading your book, “Your Right to be Beautiful.” At the time I was already a vegan, but now am completely raw, as well. Next, I decided that I had learned so much from you, that I would try the facial brush and facial cream. WOW! It’s been a month, and I’ve never seen my face look so amazing. People comment on my skin constantly.

Okay, so THEN, I figured I’d give your facial exercises a try, and I bought your book (Flex) and started practicing. I have gotten Botox in the past, but I have thrown that doctor’s phone number away, as I don’t feel I’ll ever need to do that again.

My twice a day practice of the facial exercises is now my special time for myself, and the results are amazing.  My under-chin area is firmer, my cheeks are fuller, and my lips are REALLY noticeably fuller. This picture was taken before I began the exercises, and I think I look much better now! How can I thank you enough?

Remember, if you’re ever available for a visit or raw veggie lunch, I’d be so honored to meet you and would have so much good stuff to share! Thanks, Tonya! –Paige Rideout (you can use full name!)

September 01, 2011

Hi Tonya, my endless thanks to you for sharing your beauty secrets. You are an honest person on internet. God bless you and your family. Thank you so much. Love n hugs In gratitude yours, –N.

September 1, 2011

I LOVE the face cream and mask! Recently I spent $180 on a well advertised product only to be greatly disappointed. Thank you for making your products high quality and affordable. –D.

Hi Tonya, I recently contacted you for some information via email and bought Quantum Eating and some cosmetics from you. I am totally in admiration of what you do and actually began to follow your Quantum Eating and face exercises!!!! Feeling great and becoming more beautiful every day. Because of this I could inspire some friends who also became very interested in the truth you are teaching. I actually learned about you from Jinjie and Storm who are my other inspiration. Many blessings, –N.

08/24/11

Your new book, Quantum Eating, is amazing!!! I have to say…it fills in the missing pieces of what I received from Gabriel’s ‘Spiritual Nutrition’ and David’s ‘Eating for Beauty’ 7 years ago…thank you for this beautyful sharing!!! –S.T.

08/23/11

Hi Tonya, I am a big fan of your work. Thanks to your books and research – I have been following the raw food diet (90% raw) for 4 months dry fasting after 2 p.m. for 2 weeks and have lost 35 lbs. (from 157 to 122 lbs). I get compliments and people say that they do not recognize me!!!

I have all your books! They are well written and you deliver the message with a great sense of humour… I just love it!!!! If you ever come to Ottawa (Canada) for a presentation-please let me know. I would love to come see you in person! Keep up the good work! –N.

08/23/11

Dear Tonya, dear friends/team of her, thank you from heart for the beautiful and excellent products, the careful wrapping and fast delivery. I appreciate it very much. I also wanted to post a remark, even though I guess Tonya heard it very often: your books are excellent, thoroughly researched, each chapter a world in itself, elaborated intelligently and with much care and diligence, understandable also for beginners. I already have some experience in the raw field, read many books but I had to be patient to find yours. Better late than never.

You fill a gap in the wide field of carrots and juices which concerns aesthetics and the female point of view. Thank you so much! I also found questions answered on which even capacities on dermatology could not help me (liver/age spots removal). Me and my (with 69 years juvenile) mother are already excited about your facial creme; I definitely have to post a new order soon as she begged me to get my refill. We could tell books about our search for an appropriate face cream…

Thanks for your very important and most motivating dedication to Rawsome and Beauty. It surely is often hard to be an exception but nowadays where people are looking for truth it is a necessity to be a living proof that it works. All the best to you and your family. –Corina from Switzerland

08/20/11

…Also I absolutely love your Bentonite toothpaste. I’ve used every raw brand out there, this is by far the best, most refreshing and tasty. –A.

08/19/11

I love Tonya’s books and videos. She is so inspirational to me. I was actually disappointed when I finished Quantum Eating, because I just wanted it to last forever!! Tonya has such an engaging style…I so appreciate your finding that article for me — I had not realised the extent of blog posts archived, and shall spend some happy moments, this weekend perusing them.

08/19/11

Dear Tonya, you and your assistant were quite helpful to me when I was making my transition into a Raw lifestyle a couple of years ago. Today, I am nearly 100 percent Raw, and feel and look better than I have in my entire adult life! I underwent major medical trauma in 2005, and many of the effects (largely from medications I was on) have cleared, and areas of my body restored. Doctors are surprised – but interestingly, none of them want to believe that it has anything to do with having converted to a plant based raw diet! Thank you! Best, –O.M.

08/18/11

Thank you Tonya! You Seriously have the best face cream. I have had numerous allergies appear and it seems that your cream is soothing to my face, whereas others just burn. It’s been hard for me to eat raw, or even just eat healthier, because I am no longer allowed to eat cucumbers, zucchini, sunflower seeds, bananas, and or any kind of melon without it being cooked. It seems even after it has been cooked, my body still sees the proteins in these foods as similar to the protein in ragweed pollen, my allergy. I end up breaking out in hives, acne, or having these small red bumps appear all over my body that are dry and itch. But the itching is better than when I eat these items raw, I end up with a face that is swelling and completely red. I am looking for alternatives, until then I am trying to eat as clean as possible.

Thank you once again for creating a cream that doesn’t seem to make me itch! It makes a world of difference to me! –A.O.

08/18/11

Hi Tonya, my name is G. from Kenya Africa, I love everything about your site and I want to start facial exercise. I am only doing kissing the ceiling and lifting the spoon and am amazed of what it is doing to my face. Am 35 years and I need more exercises, please send me more since I believe in them and I want to look younger. –G.

08/17/11

I love your facial cream!!!! Think this is about the 7th or 8th jar I’ve bought from you. I recommend it to people all the time. And now I’m really excited to use your shampoo and the bamboo comb. You put so much thought and effort into your products. Thanks for that!!! I’ll be a customer of yours for as long as you sell stuff. –S.

08/12/11

Thank u Tonya, U have been a great inspiration. I will one day tell u all about it. Not only did u get me raw nearly overnight but I went back to yoga though not hot yet. The closest I come is my infrared red tent which is a miracle of sweat induced bliss. We do have a right to be beautiful. Yeah for u! –P.

08/08/11

I finally managed to order some of your products and am looking forward to receiving them. I also read the Quantum Eating and it provided me with the missing information I was looking for so long. I have been eating quite healthy, highly raw diet (but with long “off the wagon” passages) and experimenting with fasting (mainly fruit and rarely water ones) since more than 15 years. Now as I reached 40 years old I feel like I need to do something extreme and permanent, before my age starts showing. Finding your books and website recently (via Jinjee Talifero) gave me exactly what I needed to motivate me and filled the gaps in my knowledge about raw beauty. You are a genius! Thank you so much…–N.

08/05/11

Hi Tonya, I love your books and lotions (I sell them in my store) and absolutely love Quantum Eating. You are such an inspriation beautiful! –Elaina Love.

08/04/11

I can’t tell you how pleased I am with your service to date! I’m very much looking forward to my products arriving – I hope they’re as great as your customer service! (I’m sure they will be!) Thanks again & enjoy your weekend! –E.

08/03/11

Thank you so much — I think this was the speediest delivery I have ever received!! You are all moving as fast as the speed of thought it seems!! Thank you! –C.

08/03/11

Hi Tonya, My name is Suzi and I’m from Australia. I have been mostly raw for a few years now and my looks and health have improved dramatically. However, I still had the pigmentation on my face, that would not go away despite such a healthy lifestyle.

After several months of starting to have vegetable juice every morning (like Tonya) I noticed that the pigmentation on my face was fading, (although at one stage it did get worse before it got better), and now it has almost completely gone! I no longer wear makeup to hide my skin and people keep commenting on how beautiful my skin looks, like when I was young, (I’m 43).

I thought I should write to you and let you know my results so you can pass it on to other women if they suffer from pigmentation like I did and have tried everything but to no avail. Drink vegetable juice daily, it works! Very Happy, Suzi.

08/03/11

Dear Tonya, I hope this letter finds you very happy. I am a 28 year old from Istanbul and have been enjoying your Rawsome Flex facial exercise book for about 3 months now. Thank you so much for such a helpful and enjoyable read! –D.

Hi Tonya, Just a quick note to say that I’ve been using the face exercises, exactly as you said to, and today is the 4th day, and I’m 46 1/2 years old. I cannot believe it, but frown lines that I had developed between my eyebrows in the last year and half are literally GONE!

Also, my nose is lifted and my eyes are open more. In only FOUR DAYS! Also, what you say about not eating the evening meal is so right on. I’m a holistic healthcare professional and medical intuitive and tell my clients all the time if they would just eat little or nothing for dinner, and get to sleep by 10pm, that would eliminate most health problems. I don’t do this myself-yet-but your reminder is inspiration for me to start now!

I’m not all raw yet, not even all vegan completely, but have been all raw many times in the past, getting teacher certification from Alissa Cohen at one point. Sorry for no photos, but will take after photos at the end of the 21 days. I can’t believe how effective these exercises are. Tell everyone just to stick with it! They will get easier and their face will transform! Many blessings and thanks for all you do! –T.M.

07/24/11

I have read your book Raw Food and Hot Yoga and enjoyed it immensely! Thanks and Regards, –R.

07/23/11

Hi Tonya, : ) I found your beautiful site the other night when I was looking for raw sites. Just knew I had to sign up! I love raw food and have lost a quite a lot of weight. Very happy to be here and I am enjoying looking around. Have a blessed day, –D.

07/21/11

I LOVE ALL YOUR PRODUCTS!!!!!!!  People are starting to notice my face and are asking what I’m doing so I give them the web site . –N.O.

07/20/11

I just began using the cream with the facial brush two days ago and can already see and feel the difference! This is a first and I’ve used so many different creams in my 54 years. My face has not been this smooth since I was a child. Last night when I went to bed my husband even noticed how good my skin smelled. I recognize the vanilla and he said that he is a fan. Thanks so much! Although I’m weaning myself off cooked foods and not 100% yet, I’m loving my raw diet evolution. I can’t wait to share progress pictures as I transform my life…
I’m loving the raw food lifestyle right now. I noticed that a dry patch of skin on my elbow that would not heal is beginning to heal already. I also wake up with no aches or pains anymore…
Can you also share with Tonya that I just had my first hip replacement surgery and relate to her struggle so much. I am trying to postpone my second surgery for as long as possible. I know that she promotes yoga and hope that maybe she could recommend a yoga DVD that I could use. I have purchased three ebooks to date and can’t stop reading about her journey. It’s been almost four months since my surgery and I’m just getting back into my weight lifting and stationary bike. She is such a shining example of determination and beauty and I find her a huge inspiration. Thanks again Kelli! –R.W.

07/19/11

Dear Tonya, I just finished Quantum Eating.  Thank you for all your work and your honesty.  It is the 3rd book I have read by you.  I have been raw for 4 months, (95%) and a “healthy” cooked food eater before that.  Raw is better for me.  I do notice better skin, a happier, lighter feeling.  When I can not eat after 2 or eat little, there is a big difference in my energy the next day.  I like your sense too of not having to be perfect…the last paragraphs of the book were the perfect way to finish the book. Have you read “The ringing Cedars Series”?  I think you would like them a great deal. Sincerely, –J.S.

07/11/11

Tonya, I LOVE the face brush and lotion!!!!!!!!!!! What a difference in the quality of my skin and complexion!

07/01/11

Hello Tonya, I admire you so much! I met you several years ago in Gastonia, N.C. And after-I did great on Raw!! And then like a fool, I went SAD!!! You are re-inspiring me… You are Truly one in a million to devote your life to helping others live a long and healthy life, God bless You!!! –D.

Hi Tonya, I have just purchased your book on facial exercise and I’m enjoying it tremendously.  At 34 and eating a high raw diet I believe I’m seeing results after one week of facial exercise. I also love your face cream and mask. I am able to use them on my extremely sensitive skin, even during eczema breakouts…I am almost finished reading Quantum Eating, which is absolutely astonishing. I believe in my whole being that your words are truth, and our God wants them to be known. I am a Christian, and I love that you are also. The dead water, the dry fasting, the meridians in our body, all so fascinating and revealing. God’s ways are not the world’s ways, and thus, the truth about health is so opposite from the world’s. –D.M.

June 21, 2011

I like having your products around, what I’ve done is give them away as gifts.  People love them! My son especially loves the mask for his acne and my mother-in-law loves the face cream. –S.

June 14, 2011

Hi Tonya – thank you for putting your inspiring videos on YouTube and on your website. They have been a wealth of information for myself and my family. We have five children aged between 1 and 15 and we love raw food. My daughter who is 15 and I are both 100% raw and love the way it makes us feel.

We live in New Zealand and are trying to source your books second hand, as we are unable to purchase them brand new because of our financial circumstances, but are hoping that one day we will have them so that we will be able to learn more. I am especially interested in your views on calorie restriction.

I have in the past been very overweight (137kg) and am now down to 97kgs and enjoying the raw food lifestyle. I first became vegan and am now a raw food vegan.

Its the best decision that we ever made!! Our children have all been raw for periods of time, and love the green smoothies and enjoy fresh vegetable juice. Just so you know that you are helping people at the bottom of the world, in little New Zealand!!! Take care and God Bless—F.J.

June 7, 2011

I love your newsletters, blogs, youtube videos and especially…products!  Thank you for your generosity in sharing your insights and discoveries! –E.

June 2, 2011

Dear Tonya, I just want to express my appreciation for all your work and research. Your products are top notch!! And I have tried most of them. My favorites are (of course) your Cream and shampoo/conditioner is the Bomb! My whole family loves the Oral Balm…especially my 3 year old! The sharing of your journey is a complete Inspiration!

I just wanted to share with you a healing tool that might also help with your healing or breaking up of scar tissue…check out  ~Electro Acuscope…I recently had treatment with it for an injury and in an area where I have scar tissue…now  the scar tissue is totally breaking down. As well my injury is well enough to train on (I do circus arts). –K.

June 1, 2011

Dear Tonya, you are such an inspiration to me. I know you have put a lot of excruciatingly hard work into your health, which is clearly outwardly apparent also.  I was listening to an interview with Paul Nison and Ron Strauss over the weekend.  Ron Strauss commented on your incredible glow of health and said that REALLY you look to be 35, and that you were the most disciplined person he knew of regarding being consistent with the raw diet.

I think sometimes we wonder if a person just has “good genes.”  I know many raw food people who don’t look anything like you do and do not glow like you do.  I was encouraged by Ron’s compliment of you. Your beauty regimen must be what sets you apart from the others and also your truthful dedication to your diet.

Anyway, I was inspired by his compliment of you and your newsletter this morning to give raw foods another try. It has been challenging for me during cold weather to stay on the diet. Vegan is easy, but raw is very difficult. Thank you for truly walking your talk!—A.

June 1, 2011

It is my absolute favorite cream ever and I’ve shared it with my daughter-in-law and she too orders it from you and loves it!  I just want to say thank you Tonya for all your tips and great products. You are definitely getting younger looking with every video I see.  How awesome!  I am 51 years young and no one ever guesses that number!  Thanks for all your secrets, I utilize them all!  –A.W.

June 1, 2011

Dear Tonya, I think back in October or November you had a video that showed how to massage your face. Is there any way you can send that again to me?…I am 60 years old next month and starting to get wrinkles. I am VERY interested in all your articles on how to rid them. I just got married two months ago to a younger man and I NEED to stay youthful to look good for him. Thanks for all your help. –J.

Dear Tonya, wow super fast service as always!! I truly love your customer service, you’re the best with much thank you thank you thank you.  I’m super stoked to get my hands on this book again [Compromised Teeth] –N.

May 22, 2011

Thanks Tonya…I can’t wait to try your products. I discovered your website by accident, and have really enjoyed reading it…you are SO impressive…can’t imagine how you’ve done all you have…you’re truly an inspiration.  I think we’re close to the same age…I want to look like you!!!! I’ll buy the books this summer when I have time to read them…hopefully will improve my diet. In the meantime, I hope for some improvement with the beauty products. –K.

May 21, 2011

Hello, I have to tell you how happy I am with your hair products, I certainly do see results in the way of new growth. However, I think I have hit the maximum growth, maybe not, I hope my hair gets thicker with more time. Again, thank you for at least helping me to inhibit falling hair that was to me alarming. –A.A.

May 18, 2011

Tonya, I enjoyed your DVD and am I now reading through your book Quantum Eating. I am all raw going on my second year in May, 2011. I am looking forward to receiving the facial cream and brush. Thanks for your books, etc. which inspire us older girls to be beautiful. I will be 65 years old in September…-L.

May 20, 2011

The Bentonite Oral Balm is absolutely divine. I was expecting an awful salty taste like most other dental balms labeled natural and was amazed at just how palatable and refreshing this really was. –S.