September is a haven for raw food lovers. Fresh, ripe and raw produce bursting with flavor, color and nutrition is to be found practically everywhere.

Avocado Boats

If you are transitioning to the raw food diet, avocado is likely a staple in your diet. You can prepare this simple, yet delicious and beautiful dish for any crowd, composed of raw foodists or otherwise.

Ingredients:
4 avocados
2 yellow bell peppers
1 orange/red bell pepper
3-4 medium tomatoes
3 green onions
1 bunch of fresh dill
3 tablespoons sunflower oil, optional
Sea salt to taste, optional

Cut the avocado in half, lengthwise (see picture). With a spoon, scoop out the avocado pulp. Do not discard the resulting 2 “boats” from each avocado. Chop the avocado pulp, bell peppers and tomatoes. Finely dice the green onions and dill. Stir everything together with the oil and add sea salt if needed. Using a spoon fill each “boat” and place on a serving plate. Enjoy!

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08/28/11

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. Read the rest of this entry »

Got coarse-textured hair that grows fast? Good for you! My own hair is fine (meaning each individual hair strand has a small diameter) and growing it has always been a challenge. Now, this would be just great if I were sporting a cute little pixie cut—it would be simple and practical.

But no—not me. I’ve always wanted long hair. Always preferred it. This was challenging enough in my youth. But after 40, it just hasn’t grown as readily. And once my hair reaches a certain length, it seems just to stop growing altogether. If your age is forties or better, you know exactly what I mean. For some of us, growing hair can be as challenging as growing palm trees in the arctic. Read the rest of this entry »

I got an interesting e-mail a while back: I thought you might find this interesting, Tonya. In the Ladies Home Journal (Christie Brinkley on the cover, July 2009, page 141), a study is quoted…’in fact, there’s evidence your body is less efficient at filtering out toxins when your water intake is higher.’ That, Tonya, is what you say in your books!!! Read the rest of this entry »

August is ripe with delicious fresh produce to help you beat the heat. Fruit is abundant this month with stone fruits such as peaches, apricots and nectarines as well as raspberries, and of course, watermelon. You will also find fresh basil and a rainbow medley of bell peppers begging to be used in your raw creations.

Recipe of the Month

Easy Nori Rolls
This recipe is adapted from my Beautiful on Raw: unCooked Creations. This easy version of the “sushi” rolls can be made very quickly and doesn’t even require a food processor.

Ingredients:
1 medium bell pepper, cut into long thin strips
6 raw nori sheets (sun-dried)
2 large carrots, cut into long thin strips
2 cucumbers, cut into long thin strips (English cucumbers work well for this recipe)
2 avocados, cut into long strips
6 green onions
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07/28/11

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. Read the rest of this entry »

During the last eight years I have learned a great deal about cosmetics, how they’re made, and what’s possible and impossible, quite apart from the marketing claims. The catalogue of misleading messages employed by manufacturers, advertisers and labelers is a vast and fascinating one. Let’s look at a few… Read the rest of this entry »

It’s July: That wonderful summer month when celebrations really start to get underway and there seems to be fresh produce everywhere you look.  Fireworks, picnics, and fresh raw food go hand in hand. Some of the seasonal produce making its appearance on the scene this month include plums, melons, corn, cucumbers and tomatoes.

Luxurious Lasagna
I am usually one for whipping up quick simple dishes, but whenever my son, Nick, visits I always ask him to make this amazing dish from my book Beautiful on Raw-UnCooked Creations. This dish has such a rich flavor, you will definitely remember it for a long time to come. Not to be indulged in too often!
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In his YouTube video, Effects of Facial Exercises on Your Skin, Dr. Schultz states that instead of benefiting your face, facial exercises will make you lose tone and encourage lines and wrinkles.  He cautions that stretching and twisting of the facial muscles will eventually stretch the skin’s elastin to its final limit so that it can no longer snap back, like an old pair of underwear. Read the rest of this entry »

June 22, 2011

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. Read the rest of this entry »