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April 17, 2009 by admin
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These Health Experts Are Giving Away $359 in Bonuses for FREE When You Purchase “Simply Raw” in Support of The Movement to Reverse Diabetes Naturally
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April 25th, 2009 - Reversing Diabetes Action Day
April 8, 2009 by admin
Filed under Updates on the Movement
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Local Events in Your Area![]()
A critical component to reversing the diabetes epedemic and changing the health in the world is organizing a large grassroots campaign. We realize that the current diabetes organizations are not going to embrace us with open arms so the only choice we have left is to begin to organize ourselves.
Our goal is to run events across the country for Reversing Diabetes Action Day on April 25th. You can find an event in your area by clicking on the link below. If there isn’t one in your area than you can create one (Scroll down for ideas)! Also, you don’t need to be a part of a group to take action on April 25th. There are lots of things you can do on your own to support The Movement to Reverse Diabetes Naturally and make a difference in your area.
– Click Here to Find an Event in Your Local Area – Clicking on this link will bring you to the RDN community site where all events are registered. If you can’t find an event in your area and don’t want to organize your own fill in the form below and we will get back to you shortly with more details on how you can help!Organize an Event in Your Area
Want to step up and be a leader in your area? The Movement to Reverse Diabetes Naturally is all about people like YOU! We need your support. To become a leader in The Movement in your area register an event for the April 25th Reversing Diabetes Action Day. You can also organize an event on a day around this time if it fits in with a meetup or other similar group that you run.
.Ideas for Events
There are a number of options for live events, depending on what you would like to do. Below are some of the ideas for events. Hopefully we will get more ideas from individual volunteers like you!
The overall goal of the events however should be to inform others and get out to people who do not know of this information. While it is great to connect with others in the different health conscious communities the goal is to introduce new people into our communities to save lives and change the planet
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Leaflet / Flyer / Poster campaigns.
Walking around neighborhoods or public areas handing out informational pamphlets and flyers (we will be creating these) and putting up posters (asking stores to put them up) about the movement to reverse diabetes. You can download materials by clicking here. Speak to healthcare professionals such as doctors and chiropractors as well as places such as Yoga Studios and other health conscious centers. With both of these there is the option of having them sign a petition to join the movement with name and email. Download materials to give to them by clicking here. |
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If you would like to participate in one of our events or host your own event just click on the links at the top of the page!
Here are some Pamphlets, Flyers and Posters that you can use for the April 25th, 2009 Reversing Diabetes Action Day! Please feel free to email us at Alex@RDNmovement.com if you have questions!
Pamphlets
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Tri-Fold Brochure #1 - Side 1 (Outside)
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Tri-Fold Brochure #1 - Side 2 (Inside)
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INSTRUCTIONS - To print this brochure print Side 1, then flip paper over and print side 2. Then fold right side in, then left side so that image of vegetables is on the front.
NOTE: You may need to change your printer settings so that it prints on all of the paper and does not leave a border.
(Easiest way is to print multiple copies of Side 1 and then turn them all over and print side 2)
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Tri-Fold Design #2 - Side 1 (Outside)
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Tri-Fold Design #2 - Side 2 (Inside)
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INSTRUCTIONS - To print this brochure print Side 1, then flip paper over and print side 2. Then fold right side in, then left side so that image of vegetables is on the front.
(Easiest way is to print multiple copies of Side 1 and then turn them all over and print side 2)
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OPTION #1 - Create Your Own Posters
Just Right Click and Save Here to download the image shown to the left to create your own poster and flyers.
OPTION #2 - Purchase Professional Poster Prints
Click Here to visit our Cafe Press Store or click on the image below
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(All profits from the store go towards a larger research study for 500 people like the one shown in the film “Simply Raw” being conducted by Gabriel Cousens, M.D.)
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T-Shirts / Sweaters / Bags and Other Apparel
What a cool way to show your support for The Movement and to get the conversation going with others in your area! Roughly 8% of the US population is diabetic. That means that when you’re walking in public with a T-Shirt that talks about Reversing Diabetes roughly 1 out of every 10 people you walk by will have diabetes! Share your knowledge with them! Most of them don’t know that they have options to reverse their diabetes!
Click Here to Visit the RDN Movement Cafe Press Store to See Items Like the Ones Shown Below!.
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Thanks for your support!
Alex Ortner and the Entire Raw for Thirty Team!
New Simply Raw Trailer
March 3, 2009 by admin
Filed under Documentary Films, Featured Resources
Check out the new trailer for “Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days” and let us know your thoughts below.
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days is an independent documentary film that chronicles six Americans with ‘incurable’ diabetes switching their diet and getting off insulin.
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The film follows each participant’s remarkable journey and captures the medical, physical, and emotional transformations brought on by this diet and lifestyle change. We witness moments of struggle, support, and hope as what is revealed, with startling clarity, is that diet can reverse diabetes* and change lives. Additional wisdom is provided by Morgan Spurlock, Woody Harrelson, Anthony Robbins, Rev. Michael Beckwith, and Doctors Fred Bisci, Joel Furman, and Gabriel Cousens. More…
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If you haven’t picked up your copy of the film just click on “Buy Now” above. And don’t forget to let us know what you think about the trailer by writing your remarks below! :
Building a Movement by Alex Ortner
February 26, 2009 by admin
Filed under Updates on the Movement
Alex Ortner
The other day I was driving through the center of my home town of Bethel, CT, with a population of less than 19,000 and in a strip of less than a mile I passed 6 pizza places. When I got home I went on google and looked up “pizza – Bethel, CT” and found that there were in fact 10 pizza places in the town. I couldn’t help but think to myself, what if those were all raw food restaurants?
How much easier would eating raw foods be for you if you replaced every pizza place in your local area with a raw food restaurant? Personally, I’d be ecstatic if it was even 50%-50% in my town. With the lack of resources available it’s no wonder that many people say that going raw is hard. It’s not easy driving past 6 pizza places after a long day of work to come home and prepare food raw food.
Now for you the pizza place might not be the challenge. Maybe it’s the fast food place, or the Chinese restaurant, or the Italian restaurant. Whatever it is you get the point. Lots of options for eating junk food…few options if any for eating healthy food. In my town of Bethel, CT we had one natural food store for a couple of years but then it went out of business. Now I have to drive about 20 minutes to go to a small store that has a very limited selection.
And it’s not just about restaurants either. In my grocery store 90% of the store is processed junk and the other 10% has living foods but most of it is not organic. There’s just a little 10 feet long area for organics. It’s no wonder that people buy junk food in grocery stores. There’s just more to choose from!
It’s easy to understand why many people have a hard time going raw. But here’s the thing…it’s not about the food. If you think that you can’t go raw because you just like cooked foods too much it’s not about that. That’s just what you’re used to. It’s what you’ve seen your whole life, it’s what’s advertised on TV, it’s what your friends are likely eating, it’s just what you think is “normal.”
Imagine what it would be like if when you drove home you saw 6 raw food restaurants and 2 large organic food grocery stores? Would you be as worried about eating raw foods or would you be thinking “Should I go to the raw pizza place, the raw burger place, the juice place or should I just pick up some healthy food at the organic grocery store?” If you’re like me it’s probably the later one.
I know what you’re thinking…”come off of cloud 9 and come back to the real world because it’s not happening.” Well I say…”Why not?” Ok, so maybe it won’t be all raw food but what if it was half and half. I wouldn’t mind having 5 pizza places in my town and 5 raw food restaurants. I’d at least have some choice.
So how do we get there? How do we get from being a fast food nation to a health food nation? I’ve asked myself this question numerous times over the last few months and I always come to the say conclusion. We have to grow a movement for change.
A movement for change…I know what you’re thinking…”Who are you…Barrack Obama?” I don’t mean to jump on the bandwagon but building a movement is what we need right now. It’s exactly because of this political environment that we have to act now. People want change and healthcare reform is one of the areas that needs it the most. The real healthcare reform that this country needs is to get off all of the unneeded drugs and unhealthy food and go back to eating real food.
This requires all of us coming together for a cohesive movement. We have to stop the bickering between “fruit is better” and “veggies are better” and “superfoods are the way” and remember that any of these options are better than what most people are eating. We have to unite to bring new people into the movement and open up people’s consciousness to the fact that what they’re eating on a daily basis is making them sick and unhappy.
That’s why in January of this year I started the Movement to Reverse Diabetes Naturally (RDNmovement.com). I figured that to have a successful movement you also need a cause. People have a tough time joining something unless there’s some emotion behind. I didn’t want to just make it about raw food, we need something more tangible that people can grab on to (especially the media) to make them realize that we are what we eat. Trying to eliminate diabetes when there are 246 million diabetics is a strong cause. And out of all of the major health issues to deal with I think it’s the one that is easiest to prove medically.
So why should you get involved if you’re not diabetic? First off, because it just feels good to be able to help another person. It’s an amazingly fulfilling feeling when you hear about somebody who came off of their drugs, has lost weight and feels hopeful about their future again because you helped them. Try it, it’s a powerful feeling.
Secondly, because the more demand you can create for raw foods the more resources will become available for YOU in your area. And diabetics clearly aren’t going to be the only ones that hear about the movement. It’s much easier to approach your local community, or your town representatives or your local businesses if you say that it’s about a cause then just about raw food. It’s much harder for them to say no when it’s about healing sick people. When you can show them that raw food can reverse one health issue then they’ll be open to learning about how it can help others.
So how do you get involved? How can you help grow the movement?
Step 1 – Step up as a Leader in Your Community
Being a leader doesn’t mean you have to become a raw food speaker or chef and put all your efforts into it. It just means taking some simple steps and becoming active in your community.
Participate in a local raw meetup group, invite others to participate and share in your knowledge to help build more demand in your area. Share what you know (but don’t push it on others). Online communities such as the RDN Movement community are great places to connect with others as well.
Step 2 – Share Real Life Educational Resources You Have With Others
I believe that we can’t just tell people how to eat differently, we need to show them through real life examples. That’s why we made the film “Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days.” We realized that just having resources that told people why raw food was important wasn’t enough. People can ignore that. But it’s hard to argue that raw food doesn’t make a difference after you watch 6 diabetics make huge changes because of it, losing weight, coming off of insulin and other drugs and just generally feeling better.
What we wanted to create was that “aha” moment where people would say “maybe I should learn more about raw foods.” We knew that that was the biggest hurdle to overcome. Once they open up to the possibility then they can go to the abundance of information on raw food.
Economics – The Bottom Line
The bottom line when it comes to creating more raw resources like raw restaurants is that it’s all about economics. We need to create more demand. And the way to create more demand is to open up others to raw foods.
So here’s my question to you: Will you step up and become a leader? I need your help, the world needs your help and most importantly you need your help.
A raw food restaurant on every corner. Yum. I can’t wait…
Shelley Young on the Lymphatic System and More
February 26, 2009 by admin
Filed under Featured Raw Food Information, Lymphatic System
In this interview Shelley discusses:
-What the lymphatic system is and why exercise is critical to properly remove toxins through this system
-How overexercising builds up acid in your body and effects your pH balance
-The type of yoga that is super effective for getting the lymphatic system going
-The importance of getting a massage!
-How to transition to a more alkaline diet and how her own family made the transition years ago
-What to eat for breakfast on an alkaline diet!
-The emotional challenges to switching your diet
-How to get your kids to transition to a better diet.
-The two children children, Gabriel and Nathan, that recently reversed their Type I diabetes.
-And Much More!
To listen to the audio click here or click on the image below:
Click here to download…
Shelley Young is the author of:
The pH Miracle
Doc Broc Adventure Coloring Book
To Learn More About Shelley Young and all her books click here.
And make sure to leave us your comments below and let us know what you thought about the interview!
Dr. Robert Young on PhMiracle Living
February 24, 2009 by admin
Filed under Diabetes, Featured Raw Food Information, Ph Balance
In this interview Dr. Robert Young discusses:
-Why the pH balance is critical to health for everyone (diabetics and non-diabetics)
-Why the energy of food is important and which foods have the most energy
-Why sugar is acidic and detrimental to the pH balance
-Why meat is acid forming
-Why every raw food diet is not the same and which raw foods are best for pH balance
-How you can test your pH balance to measure your health
-And much more!
Dr. Robert Young is the author of:
The pH Miracle
The pH Miracle for Diabetics
To Learn More About Dr. Young, all his books, and his pH Miracle secrets click here
Raw for Thirty Team Leads the Way
January 15, 2009 by admin
Filed under Home Page Featured, Updates on the Movement
In March of 2005 Mark Perlmutter (second in from left in picture below) had an eye opening experience at the Tree of Life in Patagonia, Arizona. It was at this time that he truly experienced first hand the magic of eating raw and living foods and had the inspiration to create the movie “Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days.”
Three years later, now in December of 2008, countless people are benefiting from this film. People around the world are realizing that they can reverse their diabetes through good nutrition, something that has been known for years but never fully grasped by many.
The making of the film was not an overnight experience however. It took countless hours, numerous generous investors, a hard working team and a lot of luck! Below is a picture of the Raw for Thirty filming and editing team:
The making of this film is just the beginning. Getting it out to the masses is the true challenge. There are millions of diabetics around the world who still do not realize the effect their diet is having on their health.
Getting it out means overcoming the false information that diabetics have to be on medication forever. It means pushing past the drug companies that are holding back this information. It means creating an entire shift on how the world looks at food.
It may be a large task but at least it has begun…and hopefully with your help it will continue to grow.
Holiday Story About a 10 Year Old Boy that Watched “Simply Raw”
January 15, 2009 by admin
Filed under Updates on the Movement
“Why Some Diabetics Are Afraid of Raw Food”
Last night was a great night for us. We hired the local theatre and screened “Simply Raw: 30 Days to Reverse Diabetes” This video just blew us away when we saw it, so much so that after watching it at home we immediately decided to share it by hiring the local theatre. It’s one of those rare videos that has you jumping for joy. We printed brochures, we advertised, we talked about it on our blog, and after all of that the 110 seat theatre held just 42 souls. And please don’t mention breaking even! And yet, for us, it was a roaring success, due to a large degree to one little boy. Now you’d think that a movie about curing diabetes naturally would bring diabetics, wouldn’t you? Me too. But it actually seemed to bring raw foodies, and general natural health people – at least that’s the feedback we got from people as they filed into the theatre. It was only after the show, as people gathered in the foyer, that we discovered young Matt. All of ten years old, he’d come with his parents, and his Dad approached me first. “Are you hoping to run a 30-Day retreat?” “Yes, we are.” I answered. “Are you interested?” “Not me,” said Dad, “Him! Do you have age restrictions?” I looked at this beautiful kid. He was looking back at me with open, hopeful eyes. “Are you a diabetic too?” I asked. “Yep” he said, his eyes never leaving mine. “And would you want to go 30 days on raw food like the film?” I asked. “Yep.” He answered. No question about it. He knew what he’s seen. Of course, we have no ‘policy’ about age. Hey, we haven’t even arranged the retreat yet. But I’d love to see young Matt there. He’s Type A diabetic; the one the experts say is capable of producing insulin. Yet we’d just witnessed a young man on the video who got completely off his injections and medications, who stopped peeing at all hours, whose sight stopped deteriorating, and who had, as a result of his 30-day experience, decided on a change of lifestyle to naturopath specialising in raw foods so he could ‘spread the love’. (And only after the retreat did he learn that he was a misdiagnosed Type 1 ‘incurable’). I saw an old, overweight lady completely off insulin return home and begin a local awareness program targeting doctors and health care centres. I saw a elderly Italian American man change before my eyes into someone with light in his eyes and purpose in his life.. all because the proof was incontrovertible. The retreat worked. So even though there was only one young diabetic we know of attending, it was still such a great night that I awoke this morning still buzzing - because I knew we had something that can change lives right here in the palm of our hands. So.. there WILL be a 30 day retreat in the new year. There WILL be a chance to attend. It WILL change lives, attitudes and futures. I also will have copies of the DVD so you can experience the Video yourselves and pass the message on to your friends. My lesson of the night came from watching a 26-year old man on the video. He was being asked why he didn’t want to make the final jump to no insulin at all. His answer: “Because all my life, every doctor I ever went to told me I’d be on insulin for the rest of my life.” That explained to me why we had so few diabetics responding to our advertising and brochures. They believe that investigating a cure for diabetes, when their doctor has told them it is hopeless, will only bring on new pain and disappointment. So rather than investigate and come along, they stayed home with their insulin. This morning I talked to Peter, my own doctor. He agreed. People don’t believe they can be healed, and he added that research into anti-diabetes drugs is taking on more and more complex drug research avenues. Just like cancer, just like heart disease, just like just what is happening for about every ‘incurable’ ailment. And yet think about it! Raw food diets heal diabetes! So if you have a friend with Diabetes type one or two, please tell them to check out my site. If they just sign on to my newsletter I’ll make sure they have access to news as it happens about the video and the 30 day retreat. Why? Because I love the feeling of getting up in the morning knowing I changed the world in my small way yesterday! For you Aussies.. please let me know if you’d like a local screening and we’ll see what we can do in the new year. You can email me at ian@ionlife.info |
Last Minute Christmas Ideas
January 10, 2009 by admin
Filed under Featured Resources
Alex Ortner
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(Originally written on December 20th, 2008) Hi Everyone, I wanted to give you some great last minute ideas for the holiday season and tell you a GREAT story about a 10 year old boy who watched “Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days” written by Ian Blair Hamilton in Australia. First off, here are the great holiday gift ideas intermixed with some great YouTube videos to watch! |
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| Speaking of Green Smoothies. Check out this great video from Karen Knowler “The Raw Food Coach” about how to make a Green Smoothie. Click on the image to the right: |
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| Check out this great raw footage of Bob Proctor from the filming of “Try It On Everything.” He’s talking about energy. Guess what else effects our energy…what we eat! Raw foods have more energy than cooked foods. Click on the image to the right to see it now: |
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| Check out this great clip from “The Ultimate Encylopedia of the Raw Food Lifestyle.” The clip features Morgan Spurlock from the film “Super Size Me” and the actor Wood Harrelson. Click on the image to the right to see it now: |
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Thanks for your support of the film and it’s healing message, Alex Ortner
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