Living the Raw Life!

Raw food, recept, bilder och inspiration, från en svensk hälsonörd bosatt i Södra Kalifornien.

Raw food, recipes, photos and inspiration, from a Swedish health-nerd living in Southern California.

Yes, this is a bilingual blog!

Grow and Juice Your Own Wheatgrass

Grow and Juice Your Own Wheatgrass

Fresh wheatgrass is a great way to energize your body in the morning (or any time of day, for that matter) and a good alternative to less healthy stimulants such as caffeine. It increases your metabolism, restores alkalinity to your blood, detoxifies the liver, contains tons of beneficial enzymes and...
Cleansing with the Clean Program

Cleansing with the Clean Program

(svenska nedan) Even though we do our best to eat healthy and exercise regularly, there are times when stress, too much work or just lack of time make us fall off the wagon. Like when you find yourself drinking bucketloads of coffee every morning to get into the work groove,...
Erica Palmcrantz Aziz Talks About the Raw Food Lifestyle

Erica Palmcrantz Aziz Talks About the Raw Food Lifestyle

(svenska nedan) Erica Palmcrantz Aziz is one of Sweden’s foremost authorities on raw food. Her third book just came out in Sweden and is available for pre-order here in the U.S. It’s called Fabulous Raw Food: Detox, Lose Weight, and Feel Great in Just Three Weeks! and, like her previous books Raw...
Juice Fast/Detox Recipes

Juice Fast/Detox Recipes

(svenska nedan) As I mentioned last week, I’m doing a five-day detox cleanse right now. It’s a great way to not only loose some unwanted weight you may have accumulated for various reasons, but also to give your body a tune-up and ensure that it works optimally. Many of you...
Hemp 101

Hemp 101

(svenska nedan) It’s only in the past year that I really discovered hemp, but it’s quickly become one of my go-to foods. First of all, hemp is not drugs. Hemp that is grown for seed and fiber comes from a different kind of hemp plant than the one that is...
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Stay Away From Nutrient-zapping Microwaves

Stay Away From Nutrient-zapping Microwaves

(Se nedan för svenska) Even though this is primarily a blog devoted to the joys of eating raw, most of us do eat cooked food in one form or another at times. This is totally fine, being 100% raw is not for everyone, and many of us do benefit from including some cooked food into...
Mercury-free Smile

Mercury-free Smile

(svenska nedan) When I was a child, I had lots of cavities, not because I didn’t brush or ate too much candy, but simply because I have deep grooves in my teeth that were highly prone to them. Two of the earliest fillings I did were amalgam, i.e. mercury, fillings and I have been meaning...
11 Ways to a Healthier Life

11 Ways to a Healthier Life

(Se nedan för svenska) Wise words to live by from some of the world’s foremost experts on health. I (or you) may not agree with all of them, but it’s always good to consider all sides of that health coin. I toast to good health with raw herbal chai latte at Rawvolution in Santa Monica....
Minty Greens

Minty Greens

(Se nedan för svenska) So I’m in Sweden again and I always like discovering new products in the grocery store. The other day I decided to try this Super Greens powder from Swedish health food purveyor Renée Voltaire. Just like Green Vibrance or any of those other green powders you can mix it with just...
Coffee? Good or Bad?

Coffee? Good or Bad?

(Se nedan för svenska) That morning cup of coffee may be causing more harm than you know. Sure, one cup every now and then is fine, but you should be aware of what happens in your body when you drink coffee. Too much can contribute to everything from heart problems, stomach problems and hypertension to...
Five Reasons to do a Juice Fast

Five Reasons to do a Juice Fast

(Se nedan för Svenska) Because I’ve been so busy lately, traveling and what not, I haven’t been able to be as healthy as I would like, especially when it comes to food. So now I’m thinking it may be time for another juice fast. So what, exactly, are juice fasts good for? There are many...
The Secret to Making Great Guacamole

The Secret to Making Great Guacamole

(Se nedan för Svenska) I’ve been asked a few times lately what my secret to make such good guacamole is, and I’m not quite sure, but I have a pretty good idea. First off, you need to make sure you start with ripe Organic avocados, otherwise your guac is never going to make it from...
Good Morning, Garden

Good Morning, Garden

(Se nedan för Svenska) The weather has been amazing here in California lately, and my garden is blooming like crazy. It really feels like summer is on its way. The first thing I do when I get up in the morning is make lemon water. Then I deal with the most urgent work things that...
Hola! I'm back.

Hola! I’m back.

(Se nedan för svenska) As you may have noticed, I took a bit of a break from blogging. What did I do, you wonder? Well, I was in Miami for a week for work (and lots of fun too), then in Costa Rica for two wonderful weeks for fun (and a tiny bit of work),...
Cauliflower Couscous

Cauliflower Couscous

(See below for English) Matberedaren är min nya bästa vän i köket — allt blir så mycket lättare att äta om man hackar upp det. Blomkålscousous är en enkel raw food-variant på den klassiska couscousen, vet inte om det riktigt smakar liknande men det ser väldigt mycket ut som couscous. Så är det väl med...
Valentine Smoothie

Valentine Smoothie

(See below for English) Alla Hjärtans Dag till ära började jag min morgon med en härligt röd-rosa smoothie. Hoppas ni hade en bra dag full av kärlek. Valentine Smoothie 3 isbitar 2 dl frysta hallon 1/2 banan saft från 1 lime 2 tsk hampapulver med vaniljsmak 1 tsk hampaolja 1-2 dl mandelmjölk eller vatten Kör...
Raw Cilantro Pesto

Raw Cilantro Pesto

(svenska nedan) I don’t know about you but something that I always get annoyed with myself about is when I buy fresh herbs at the farmer’s market and don’t use them up before they go bad. This happens particularly often with cilantro, but this week I decided that none of it would be allowed to...