No longer will raw food be a book-only, in-an-ideal-world, happens to others lifestyle; we will be seeing a surge of experiential experiences logged and blogged for the entire world to see from people in many different countries. Massive amounts of real world experiential data will swarm the blog world, inspiring others and laying aside doubt and leaving a trail for skeptics to follow and reassess their positions on diet and health.      It will be incredible.
- Justin S. Ohlander

Penni began her raw food journey just over three years ago after reading and becoming inspired by, Eating In the Raw, by supermodel Carol Alt. This journey led her in the successful effort of overcoming a lifelong battle with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue, plaguing allergies and compulsive overeating. Her story can be found in Carol Alt's second book, The Raw 50. Penni has also been a contributor on We Like It Raw, and has had multiple articles in Oklahoma's Tulsa World, a daily newspaper.

As a health enthusiast and educator, Penni enjoys working with people one on one and in groups, helping them find their own perfect balance through a whole person approach to healing, which includes the incorporation of raw and living foods, smoothies and juice therapies. Penni is also a married mother of two, living in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is currently in the midst of a 100 day juice feast!

To visit Penni's blog, follow this link!

Juice Feasting Blog by David and Katrina

David and Katrina Rainoshek are happy, healthy RAW FOODISTS among other things. Although live foods have shaped and transformed our lives to beyond our wildest dreams, we also have many other passions and projects besides being avid live food chefs and connoisseurs. We invite you to visit our blog today, may you learn a little or a lot, and may your path be bright and shinning!

DAVID RAINOSHEK holds a Masters in Vegan/Live Food Nutrition, and has juice fasted or Juice Feasted over 450 days in the past 12 years, his longest Feast being 92 Days. David served as Research Assistant to Dr. Cousens at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center in Arizona, along with coaching the fasts and teaching the nutritional aspect of the 10-week apprenticeship courses. Having coached his 92-Day Juice Feasts for the past four years, David specializes in disease prevention and reversal through nutrient-dense "Juice Feasting," educating students in the underlying causes and transformation of many present day diseases. David, a Dietary Activist, is currently authoring several books on Juice Feasting and Live Food Nutrition, and is a proponent of Nutrient Density and Health Freedom for all. "Availability is not enough. For Live Food Nutrition to be the truly transformative movement of our times, it must be made accessible to all."

KATRINA RAINOSHEK was raised on a primarily vegetarian diet, and began eating raw foods in 2006. She co-hosts JuiceFeasting.com with David, is writing and illustrating a series of raw vegan children's books, and to-date has Juice Feasted for 20 days, with a 92-Day Juice Feast planned for Global Juice Feast 2008!

Loving Raw Blog by Philip McCluskey
Philip McCluskey is a 31-year-old entrepreneur, lecturer, and author, and is passionate about raw foods! Being overweight his entire life, and after 30 failed diets attempts, he surpassed morbid obesity and skyrocketed to a max weight of 400 lbs. He thought gastric bypass surgery was the only option, and after a month of tests he was ready to have it done when he discovered raw foods. He switch to eating 100% raw vegan overnight and has never been off a day since.

To date he has lost over 140 lbs and is on the fast track to rediscovering his life in a way he never thought was imaginable. Everything is his life changed including his health, mental clarity, spirituality, job, and a newfound passion for raw food. He decided to share his message through inspirational blogs, videos, pictures, and advice through his website Lovingraw.com. He also has embarked upon writing his autobiography, which is scheduled to be finished this year, and has begun public speaking as well.

From his Juice Feasting blog: I have been experiencing such amazing and wonderful changes throughout my transformation into the raw vegan lifestyle, but have also felt myself still overeating at times and also not always eating enough high water content foods.  So I thought this would be a great way to break old habits, cleanse my body, and create new habits all at the same time.  Today being the first full moon of the year I couldn’t think of a better time to start.

A Juicy Conspiracy Blog by Ben

I originally decided to juice feast as a means to rid myself of a severe case of psoriasis. The more I read about it, the more I knew juice feasting was the elusive key I had long been searching for. It has proven to be an amazing way to rid my body of toxins and heal this challenging affliction. My skin is healing more and more each day.

Juice feasting has done more for me in a short amount of time than dozens of various medical treatments, creams and holistic approaches have done in years. Furthermore, it enabled me to connect with many parts within me that I didn’t know existed. I’ve dumped a lot of emotional baggage throughout this process and have learned to let go of events that have left me feeling slighted. While I don’t believe I have attained nirvana just yet, I do feel much more inner peace.

I have also learned to entertain the thought that psoriasis was a blessing; being able to ‘see’ the toxins prompted me to take action. Others aren’t so fortunate and their toxins remain hidden until they cause more serious problems.

Each juicy step is bringing me closer to having the smooth skin I’ve wanted for so long… to bestowing my true self-image.
 
- Ben Kaelan

Radical Living Laboratory Blog by Carrie

Carrie Cegelis, M.S., L.Ac., L.M.T. is a natural health practitioner with a private practice in New York City.  Her work integrates a lively mix of acupuncture, massage therapy, Reiki, craniosacral therapy, and raw and living foods education, with a focus on detoxification and health transformation through a nutritiously abundant lifestyle.  She completed her Masters of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (New York, NY) in 2004, her Reiki training (Tokyo, Japan) in 2005, her Associate in Massage Therapy at the Swedish Institute (New York, NY) in 2002, and a B.A. in Dance at Smith College (Northampton, MA) in 1999. 

Carrie on Juice Feasting:  "This jeweled journey has been paved with revelation and insight, and its true heart - life transformation through the embrace of loving nutrition, speaks in crystal clear language to the passionate nutritionist in my soul. The empowering process of feasting has gently escorted fear out of my path, so that I may step with newfound courage into a greater potential that has been brewing under the surface, awaiting its point of entry.  What better way to act upon this inner conversation than to offer loving encouragement to others contemplating the invitation to their own greatness?  I feel so blessed and fortunate to have stumbled upon the gem of Juice Feasting as a potent tool to carve away the chaff of life with ease, grace, beauty, efficiency, not to mention delicious juice(!), and it is with deep satisfaction and joy that I offer assistance to those feeling the longing for more, the abundance of life."

Inspiration:Life Blog by Terilynn

Happy New Year and welcome to Inspiration:Life! You may (or may not) know me from the raw-food recipe blog The Daily Raw Cafe. If you're not familiar with the blog, give it a look-see.

I am inviting you to come with me on the remaining 60 days of my 92-day juice feast.

I know, I know, I started the adventure without you but if you go back to the beginning I explain why it was important to do the first 30 days (or so) alone.

I started the separate blog because I love The Daily Raw Cafe and I don't want to take anything away from what I've created there. So, no worries the recipes will still be on The Daily Raw Cafe, and Inspiration:Life will document my Juice Feast.

So, grab a seat, sip on some green juice and enjoy the ride. I know I will. :)

Wild Health Blog by Blair Boudousquie.

Blair is now finished his fantastic 60 Day Juice Feast, and is now available as a Juice Feasting Consultant!  Be sure to visit him on his blog to see how his transition to solid foods is going. Blair also runs a website all about WILD HEALTH, and isn't that what we all want? On his Juice Feast, Blair was living in Venice, CA, where he was studying Vinyasa Krama Yoga with Srivatsa Ramaswami. He loved yoga on a Juice Feast, two very synergistic practices for sure.

Raw Reform Blog by Angela Stokes

Join me on a magical journey of detox and transformation as I enjoy a 92 day juice feast...

I experienced recovery from morbid obesity with a raw food lifestyle. I have been eating raw for 4 and a half years now and have lost around 160lbs (approx. 11 stone) in that time. My life has been completely transformed on every level and I now devote my life to spreading this message of hope for natural and healthy weight loss for others living with overweight, obesity and overeating issues. My website, www.rawreform.com has been providing raw guidance for others for nearly 3 years. My e-books 'How to go Raw for Weight Loss', 'RawReform: Recipes' and 'RawReform: Revealing the Physical Changes' help hundreds of people on this path to reclaim their health. This year I have completed two lecture tours of the USA, covering both the east and west coasts. I am originally from England, but have spent most of the last decade elsewhere - Scotland, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Thailand... Most of the time I am living in a magical space of feeling so blessed and blissed on my path - life is AMAZING and I am full of gratitude :)