Yesterday, I finally visited Mirador, a gem of a store in SE Portland. They are full of kitchen supplies (like the Vitamix Blender we’ve been drooling over), countless Raw books (we picked up one of two remaining copies of SmartMonkey Foods Book: The Art of Raw) as well as yoga mats, etc.
Plus, they rent videos! […]

After a walk downtown yesterday, we discovered the Blossoming Lotus. The cafe has an incredible menu of local, organic, vegan, live food - and everyone there was extremely friendly!
We tried their Chef’s Muse menu - $12.50 for chef’s choice of appetizer, salad, entrée and desert. They even brought out a melon/pepper soup for […]

After the first day of our cleanse, I am feeling confident about having made the choice to do this. Yesterday went along well, as I have a check sheet for all of the pills and tinctures to take throughout the day, along with healthy eating reminders and exercises.
Now, it appears that one new routine […]

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Today is the first day of a 2-week cleansing that Ray and I are embarking on. I woke today with a positive affirmation, breathing exercises and lymphatic stretches. One, called the Calming Breath resonated with and, well, calmed me. It is a simple 5-minute breathing exercise each morning before you rise from bed […]

Last night was my initial meeting to learn the details of the 2 week total body rejuvenation cleanse that starts tomorrow. There are six of us going through the program. Reasons for attending were varied, but it appears most were present in order to help with headaches, fatigue, etc that are already existing.
I am […]

I have to say that the most difficult part of the non-inflammatory diet is the fact that it relies so heavily on steamed vegetables and grains/legumes (which I had cut out previously). I am dismayed enough to have sent a note to my nutritionist about whether I might continue to eat more raw, less ai. […]

My friends, this has been a month like no other. It is a long story (take a peek at Ray’s post about his lung cancer misdiagnosis). The short of it is that Ray was misdiagnosed with lung cancer and , as you can imagine, those two weeks resulted in much health research and soul […]