Young and Raw

When you think of raw food, what do you picture in your mind? If you’re imagining gourmet nut-based raw desserts, dehydrated meals, and other time intensive recipes, then it’s understandable why you and many others may have scoffed at the idea of going high raw to better their health. It’s not uncommon to hear excuses like, [...]

I read a pretty shocking statistic today, that more than 12,000 man made chemicals are added to our foods by manufacturers! How scary is that?! These chemicals could range from colorings and flavorings, to preservatives, acidity regulators and stabilizers, to sweeteners, glazing agents, anti-caking agents and bleaching agents! The thought of putting these kinds of [...]

Yield: 4 – 5 dehydrator trays of Kale Chips Ingredients: 1 Cup (147g) Cashews, (Soaked 2 hours) 1 Cup (152g) Pumpkin Seeds, (Soaked 8 hours, or overnight, sprouted) 1 Cup (121g) Yellow Bell Pepper, (Aprox. 1 yellow bell pepper, deseeded and chopped) 1/2 Cup (40g) Nutritional Yeast 2 tbsp (55g) Miso Paste 1/3 Cup (75g) [...]

People are always sending us private messages on the Young and Raw facebook page to ask how they can heal their eczema without using expensive and harmful chemical creams. I for one, have a lot of experience with the agony and embarrassment that eczema breakouts can cause. For the duration of my childhood and early [...]

Ayurveda translates from Sanskrit to English as The Science of Life.  It is the oldest healing tradition in the world, and was passed down orally from teacher to student for generations, before it was ever turned into text.  Ayurveda includes a wide range of disciplines, from diet to herbs to several different methods for diagnosis [...]

Yoga has certainly had a surge in popularity over the last couple of years. In some cities you can throw a rock in any direction and hit a studio. It may seem like yoga is reserved for those who are young, lean and posses a rather acrobatic aptitude. I am here to tell you that [...]

  A high raw meal consists of mostly raw foods with one or more elements being cooked. We chose to integrate sprouted and cooked quinoa to this delicious bowl of seasonal fruits & veggies for a scrumptious new experience for our taste buds. Nutritionally, you have a healthy balance of good fats, plant-based proteins and [...]

This past weekend was my Baby Sisters birthday (Happy Birthday again Sister!) and to celebrate, we took the trek to “Cafe By Tao” in North Vancouver.  We ate many very tasty dishes, one of which was a raw sushi dish.  This sushi roll was stuffed with what they called a “Sea Pate,” which was made [...]

Fiber gently attaches itself to toxins and pulls them out through the body. Green smoothies are loaded with fiber, unlike juices that have the fiber stripped from them first. There are benefits to both juicing and smoothies, but for the most part when we’re going after energy we like to have a green smoothie in [...]

Surprisingly, Basil adds an amazing flavour to this smoothie! Cherries are powerful anti-inflammatory fruits. Wild-blueberries have anti-oxidant properties that can keep you looking and feeling young. If you can get raw, unpasteurized coconut water (either in a coconut or from Exotic Superfoods or Harmless Harvest) it’s a great carrier liquid to use in smoothies. Coconut [...]