Miami Vegan Blog

Vegan Cupcakes, 2012 and Qi-Gong in South Florida, Stay Kitty

2009-01-23T19:13:00.001-05:00

Listen to our Miami Vegan Podcast #2 (10:45 minutes)

Played: 0 | Download | Duration: 00:00:00

Today we talk about Vegan Cupcakes -- yum!!!!! Qi-Gong on the Beach. 2012 Trip to Mexico. Vegan honey debate. Vegan movie roles. Phisonica music.

Music found on http://www.ingaambrosia.com ~ Ceremony off of my Abyssal Plane (2009)

Trish's Fall In Love Cupcakes
Raw Vegan Organic
Catering & Special Orders
Contact: Trisha Milano
646-705-2810
fallinlovecupcakes@gmail.com

Lola's Cupcakery
Veganized Cupcakes ~ To Order
1523 E. Los Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1-954-530-3153
http://www.lolascupcakery.com

Qi-Gong on the Beach
http://www.meetup.com/rawsomelife/calendar/9440914/

When: January 25, 2009 10:00 AM

Where: Josh's Market
Hollywood Blvd / ON THE BEACH
Hollywood, FL 33019
954-456-3276

Vegan Honey Debate
http://www.noahbrier.com

Movie Role: Vegan w/Psychic Powers
http://www.ecorazzi.com

Phisonica
http://www.phisonica.com

PHIsonica can best be described as world music infused modern Chillout/Downtempo with a new age attitude.
We call it Ethno-Electron-Acoustica.

Eric Dez:Bass, Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion, Voices
Ankuphara: Flutes, Wind-Synth, Didgeridoo, Jaw Harp
Indovisual: Turntables, samplers and visuals
Bolo: Percussion

Trip To Mexico - Center of Being

What: Spring Equinox Journey to Mayan LANDS - Countdown to 2012
When: March 19, 2009 7:00 PM
Where: (A location has not been chosen yet.)
Meetup Description: March 19th - 23rd in the Yucatan

EXPLORE THE THE MYSTERY OF 2012 - During The Spring Equinox

Visit four sacred Mayan sites
Uxmal, Dzibilchaltun, Labná and Chichen Itzá

*** Experience 2 COSMIC EVENTS ****

The sunrise at Dzibilchaltun through the Temple of the Seven Dolls.
The Serpent of Light descending at Chichen Itzá

Visit for more info
http://centerofbeing.org/maya.html

- What is included -

Teachings and Channeling's with WILL I AM
Teachings and ceremonies with Maya Master Teacher Miguel Angel Vergara
Sacred Sound Healing and Peak Frequency Health teachings with Eric Dez

Arrival and departure transfers
Ground transportation to sites on 20, 21 and 22.
4 nights at 5 star hotel in Mérida
2 lunches with the group on the 21 and 22.
Admission fees to Uxmal, Dzibilchaltun, Labná and Chichen Itzá
Local Tour guide service for the 20, 21, and 22
Tips for bellboys and maids.

Air transportation not included

Many people have been asking us to put together another affordable life
changing retreat and now we are delivering! BIG TIME!

We put this together to be as cost effective as possible to get the global work done!

The cosmic SHIFT is happening now.....Are you coming?

William and I (Eric) are hoping for a group of 10 or more to join
us in The Yucatan during SPRING EQUINOX to activate a grid line that
goes from MT Shasta to Peru.

Joining us on this journey will be Miguel Angel Vegara
Mayan Cultural Teacher and leading authority on Chichen Itza and the pyramid of K'u-Kuul-Kaan. He is the author of several books on the Maya including two on Chichen Itza. He was Coordinator of Cultural Services for the Yucatan state government and the director of Chichen Itza for four (4) years.

This has been a long time dream and mission of ours since meeting many years ago, we knew as we rapidly approach 2012
the time would come and its happening NOW?

This is and exciting time for Maya and Earth wisdom as the visionary Mayan calender
counting down to 2012 comes to an end.

Learn more here:
http://shamanism.meetup.com/209/calendar/9570893/

PRESS RELEASE

January 20, 2009

For Immediate Release

Contact:

Scott Cardinal
239-273-2235

Producer@GreenLightFlix.com

To learn more about Green Light Flix or to make a donation, please visit www.GreenLightFlix.com

Help Produce a Movie with $1.00

Treehuggers invited to support films and videos

Naples, FL. January 20, 2009. Today the first fan-managed, motion picture studio, Green Light Flix announced that it is inviting vegetarians, vegans, animal rights activists, and environmentalists to donate at least $1.00 to help finance eco-friendly feature films & educational videos.

"There are millions of animal and nature lovers around the world. We would actually prefer receiving a dollar from each one of them than receive financing entirely from grants and private investors. The idea of crowd-sourcing is very exciting because countless people will create buzz about the projects and will be excited about seeing them," said Dawn Black, co-founder of Green Light Flix.

Green Light Flix launched in 2008 with the aim of producing feature films, TV Programs, and educational videos that appeal to environmentalists, animal rights activists, and vegetarians.

"Many existing videos produced by animal rights activists consist of footage of slaughterhouses and animal cruelty, which most people do not want to watch. Our goal is to produce a wide variety of positive and educational videos that will have wide appeal and will benefit people, animals, and the environment. Green Light Flix will do that, and we have been getting a lot of support from around the world." said co-founder Scott Cardinal.

Green Light Flix' 2009 slate is listed on their website, and include: "Cold Turkey" - about finding a town in the U.S.A. that will go meat and dairy free for 30 days; "V-Day" - a forward-thinking documentary about what the world would be like in the future if everyone was vegan; "GreEntreprenuer," which consists of interviews with owners of earth-friendly businesses; a series of cooking DVDs, and dramas and comedies with characters that are admirable animal rights activists, vegetarians, vegans, and environmentalists.

"Producing and distributing feature films and videos can be a great form of activism. This is a fantastic opportunity for animal and nature lovers to support the causes they believe in," claims Board Advisor Steve Silberberg.

All projects are financed by individual and corporate donors. Once productions are completed they will be made available for free on-line, and Limited Edition DVDs will be mailed to anyone who donates more than $25.00. Profits will finance future productions and will also be donated to animal rescue, rights, rescue, and welfare organizations selected by its Board of Advisors and Donor Members.

Famous Vegan Recruits ~ Miami Vegan Restaurants

2009-01-22T12:17:00.001-05:00

Listen to our very 1st MiamiVegan.info Podcast #1 ~ (11:00 minutes)

Played: 3 | Download | Duration: 00:11:01

Garden Eat'in Restaurant
www.gardeneatin.com
136 NE 62nd Street
Miami, FL 33150
305-754-8050
9am to 9pm (Monday - Saturday)
Vegan, Ital, Rastafarian Cuisine

Life Food Gourmet
www.lifefoodgourmet.com
1248 SW 22 Street
Miami, Fl 33145
786.523.9669
786.587.2223
12p to 9p (Thursday - Sunday)
Raw Vegan, Living Food Gourmet Food

ELLEN AND PORTIA are Vegans!!!

Former Ally McBeal star De Rossi reveals she and her wife went meat and dairy-free late last year - and De Generes' healthy diet choice is already paying off for her.

The actress explains, "We just made that shift in our lives. The benefit of it is weight loss. For her more than me. Her body responded to it very well. It is amazing.

"We are just both very happy. It feels like such a compassionate choice. We are such animal lovers, why stop short of cows and chickens? It didn't make any sense."

[Source]

N.O.R.E. sheds 60+ pounds on new vegan diet!

Via his new blog, 57thAve, the rapper said that via a vegan diet and exercise, he's been able to shed a few pounds, which he's been documenting in a 12-part vlog.

"We are switching it up from the Hang Hang Hood Chicken blogs, to the Hang Hang Hood Vegan blogs. Same N.O.R.E., same hood talk," he said.

The rapper has begun running, and in September started a hardcore workout, thanks to a weight loss competition with fellow rapper Busta Rhymes.

57thAve.WordPress.com.

Smudge Stick ~ Abyssal Plane Album

Available @ http://www.ingaambrosia.com (now)

and Amazon.com MP3 on February 1st, 2009

Where's Inga?

2009-01-20T14:09:00.004-05:00

Alright good people. I'm moving my blog to another server. I'm turning into a podcast, maybe even a video podcast. Woohoo!

I will leave this blog up until February 1st, maybe a little beyond that, but that's where I'm gonna be from now on. I will be posting my first message soon. Love you all ... ~inga~

Please visit:
http://blog.miamivegan.info

Moving on Monday to A New Spot!

2009-01-11T16:43:00.001-05:00

"From tonight onwards, take complete control of your life. Decide, once and for all, to be the master of your fate. Run your own race. Discover your calling and you will start to experience the ecstasy of an inspired life."

~ Robin Sharma from The Monk That sold His Ferrari

We're Moving!!

2009-01-09T12:41:00.002-05:00

Now now, don't freak out ... You'll get plenty of notice ... :)

Patience is ...

2009-01-08T11:39:00.003-05:00

Patience is trying
No use in whining
Fear makes us wait
Until souls can mate
Just remember this
This is real, it is
When you are thinking of me
I am thinking of we

~inga~

1 in 200 kids are vegetarian in the US! :)

2009-01-08T09:21:00.004-05:00

By Mike Stobbe

Associated Press

POSTED: 02:42 p.m. EST, Jan 07, 2009

Sam Silverman is co-captain of his high school football team — a safety accustomed to bruising collisions. But that's nothing compared with the abuse he gets for being a vegetarian.

''I get a lot of flak for it in the locker room,'' said the 16-year-old junior at Westborough High School in Massachusetts.

''All the time, my friends try to get me to eat meat and tell me how good it tastes and how much bigger I would be,'' said Silverman, who is 5-foot-10 and 170 pounds. ''But for me, there's no real temptation.''

Silverman may feel like a vegetable vendor at a butchers' convention, but about 367,000 other kids are in the same boat, according to a recent study that provides the government's first estimate of how many children avoid meat. That's about 1 in 200.

Other surveys suggest the rate could be four to six times that among older teens who have more control over what they eat than young children do.

Vegetarian diets exclude meat, but the name is sometimes loosely worn. Some self-described vegetarians eat fish or poultry on occasion, while others — called vegans — cut out animal products of any kind, including eggs and dairy products.

Anecdotally, adolescent vegetarianism seems to be rising, thanks in part to YouTube animal slaughter videos that shock the developing sensibilities of many U.S. children. But there isn't enough long-term data to prove that, according to government researchers.

The new estimate of young vegetarians comes from a recent federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of alternative medicine based on a survey of thousands of Americans in 2007. Information on children's diet habits was gleaned from about 9,000 parents and other adults speaking on the behalf of those under 18.

''I don't think we've done a good job of counting the number of vegetarian youth, but I think this is reasonable,'' Amy Lanou, a nutrition scientist at the University of North Carolina-Asheville, said of the government estimate. She works with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a vegan advocacy group.

Vegetarians say it's animal welfare, not health, that most often causes kids to stop eating meat.

''Compassion for animals is the major, major reason,'' said Richard Schwartz, president of Jewish Vegetarians of North America, an organization with a newsletter mailing list of about 800. ''When kids find out the things they are eating are living animals — and if they have a pet. . . .''

Case in point is Nicole Nightingale, 14, of Safety Harbor, Fla. In 2007, Nightingale was on the Internet to read about chicken when she came across a video on YouTube that showed the birds being slaughtered. At the end, viewers were invited to go to the Web site peta.org — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Nicole told her parents she was going vegan, prompting her mother to send an angry letter to PETA. But the vegan diet is working out, and now her mother is taking steps to become a vegetarian, too, said Nightingale, an eighth-grader.

She believes her experience was typical for a pre-adolescent vegetarian. ''A lot more kids are using the Internet. They're curious about stuff and trying to become independent and they're trying to find out who they are,'' she said.

[...]

Silverman, the Boston-area football player. He's pleased with his health and has no problem sticking to his diet. Rather than try to negotiate the school cafeteria line, he brings his lunch to school. It's the same lunch every day — rye bread, some chicken-like tofu, cheese, a clementine and an assortment of Nutrigrain, Cliff, granola and Power Bars.

He was raised vegetarian and said it's now so deeply ingrained that the idea of eating meat is nauseating. Recently, he ate something he belatedly realized might contain chicken. ''I felt sick the rest of the day, until I threw up,'' he said.

On the Web: The CDC report at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs.

[Source]

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This has made my day like you can't even imagine. I'm proud of them.

~inga~

Abyssal Plane: Full Album Preview

2009-01-07T20:41:00.001-05:00

Ingas Tunes

[Buy the album]

DJ Inga Ambrosia ~ Now Art, Downtown Hollywood, 1/11/09

2009-01-07T20:02:00.002-05:00

Sunday, January 11, 2009
@ Now aRT (Downtown Hollywood)
1820 Young Circle Hollywood, FL 33020
954-929-9922
7:30pm - 4:00 am

LIVE MUSIC, ART, 21+
Free Admission

Art by Kacey Westall
DJ Jared Cole
DJ Inga Ambrosia
Danny Gardener
Bluebird
Raven
A New Start

DJ Inga Ambrosia @ Edge Zones Gallery - Saturday, January 10th

2009-01-06T21:59:00.002-05:00

DJ Inga Ambrosia performing @ Edge Zones Gallery
47 NE 25th Street, Miami, FL 33127
Saturday, January 10th from 8 - 11 pm
www.edgezones.org

Wider Perspectives on Life

2009-01-06T16:32:00.002-05:00

The other day I was just sitting on my porch, watching the night sky. I noticed a few things, about myself and others. We all have a different perspective on what's happening. I'll give you an example of the internal conversation I had with myself:

Scenario:
It's about 11:00 pm. A car comes down the street with its lights on. Before it turns into the driveway, the lights get turned off. The car pulls in.

My Conclusion #1:
In a matter of seconds, I've deduced that this is a male. He doesn't want the people inside to know that he's home. He's trying to sneak up on them. Hoping to catch them in the act. He might even be home hours early from a trip.

Almost at the same time, I came up with another conclusion.

My Conclusion #2:
It could be that the bedroom window is at the front of the house and the person didn't want to wake anyone up.

My Conclusion #3:
The person may forget to turn their lights off habitually and is turning them off before he forgets.

My Conclusion #4:
This person has copied this behavior from his parents and never really understood why.

Resolution (What actually happened):
The driver got out of the car and was female. She had a baby in the car. A guy came out of the house immediately to get the baby out of the back seat, and carry some of her things into the house. She kissed him on the steps.

My point is:
No matter what judgments or psychic notions you think you have about someone, or why you think they're doing this or that, you could be way off base, but not have the luxury of checking your facts as I did.

It probably doesn't sound like much of a revelation now but think about it.

~inga~

Vegan DJ: Abyssal Plane Album ~ Available Now (CD or MP3)

2009-01-04T14:29:00.005-05:00

Photo by Alissa Christine

Abyssal Plane is the debut album of DJ Inga Ambrosia. Inga has been a DJ in South Florida for almost five years. She has found her niche by playing at conscious, spiritual, artistic and wellness events. The places she's performed include the Standard Hotel, Vagabond, PS-14, Circa28, Whole Foods, Art Rouge Gallery and many more.

The style of her music is a fusion of ambient, trip-hop, jazz, tribal and drones. Tracks such as Atlantis, Ceremony and Mother Nature were inspired by the drum circles that gather on the full moon and new moon in Miami Beach. Her musical vault is very unique in that she prefers to play independent world music and lesser known artists, rather than the conventional Top 40. Inga is a proud vegan and educates the public through her very popular blog, Miami Vegan, which she started in June 2006.

You will enjoy this album because it has many flavors, for the most discriminating musical palate.

Debut Album Abyssal Plane
Is available now on:

CD Mailed

MP3 Download

SAMPLES (1 minute)
{by clicking here}

PRODUCTION NOTES
{by clicking here}

PURCHASE (CD or MP3)
{by clicking here}

Thank you for the support and enjoy ... <3

My Vegan Birthday - 5 years and counting!!

2008-12-30T15:39:00.003-05:00

January 1, 2009
is my Vegan Birthday!!!
I became vegan five years ago and haven't looked back.

xoxo
inga

Miami Vegan New Year's Eve Party & Brunch

2008-12-30T15:26:00.002-05:00

Vegan New Years Eve Party And Brunch
Vegetarian Restaurant by Hakin
73 NE 167 Street
Miami, FL
786-210-8787
7pm - 2am, December 31, 2008
10am Brunch, January 1, 2009

The Vegetarian Restaurant by Hakin is having its first New Year's Eve celebration!! Ring in the New Year with healthy fun. Tired of not being able to fit in with the right social crowd? Want to ring in the New Year comfortably and chil-laxed with like-minded people of the same healthy lifestyle and diet? Start your New Year off with a Resolution Bang! The Vegetarian Restaurant by Hakin presents a New Year's Eve event Un-wine from 2008, live for 2009; a completely responsible drinking environment: an enforced concept with non-alcoholic beverages, vegan prepared dishes and raw food dishes for those that want to eat to live, not live to eat. Bring a date or come mingle with other vegan singles. After enjoying the festive night before, sober up with more fun at our New Year's Day Vegan Brunch, a resolution fit for vegan Queens and Kings! The New Year's Eve Party is from 7 pm to 2 am December 31^st and the New Year's Day Brunch starts at 10 am on January 1^st Call (786) 210-8787 for more information.

Fox News - Silly People

2008-12-28T13:30:00.003-05:00

Who told him he was attractive? This is why we take two steps forward four steps back - because of this type of apathy broadcast worldwide! Majority is not always right but they are the loudest.

[Source]

Free Vegan Condoms ~ Sexy Vegan Not Included!

2008-12-27T13:21:00.000-05:00

Calling all peta2 fans that are 18 and over! Enter to win a box of vegan condoms to give out to your friends to encourage them to practice animal (and human) birth control: http://blog.peta2.com/2008/12/free_stuff_friday_vegan_condom_1.html?c=923f

-peta2

Free Stuff Friday: Vegan Condoms

Source: blog.peta2.com

peta2.com is loaded with exclusive interviews and contests with all of your favorite bands and celebrities from Fall Out Boy, The Used, and hellogoodbye to Steve-O and Pink. Get free iPods, stickers and tickets to concerts in our giveaways.

Inga Ambrosia - CD Release Party - 12/27/08

2008-12-26T17:43:00.003-05:00

Happy Holidays from Inga Ambrosia <3

2008-12-24T15:08:00.003-05:00

May true love find its way into your heart ...
May your biggest wish come true ...
May you be brave enough
To trust the unknown ...
May you let me love you ...

~inga~

dj inga ambrosia - New Year's Eve - ilovemiami365.com

2008-12-24T15:02:00.002-05:00

you are invited to participate in the "i love miami 365™" grand finale

aerial photo & celebration on the last DAY of the year!

enjoy the sunshine!

free to participate in the photoshoot and enjoy the last DAY of the year with some of

miami's best art, music, relaxation and adventure!

alissa christine has been photographing the essence of miami every day since january 1, 2008.

on december 31, 2008, alissa takes flight in an ultralight airplane to photograph her grand finale pool celebration

at the standard miami. the aerial shot will complete her year-long photo documentary book project.

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december 31, 2008

at the standard, miami

fun begins at 1pm

get there early to enjoy the music, entertainment & drink specials from 1-2pm

aerial photoshoot : starts promptly at 2pm : get in the pool!

(please be on time... must stay on schedule for aircraft availability, sunlight, etc...)

attire:

please come ready to get in the pool: swimsuits, swim trunks & cover-ups. bring a towel, you will get wet.

appropriate pool props welcome upon approval.

be creative! photos will also be snapped all day

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hosted by: theresa amandi and marcus blake

dj:

inga ambrosia w/guitarist eric dez

live music:

elastic bond with cleveland jones & lanzallamas crew, cezar santana,

drum performance by jude papaloko thegenus and vocal harmonies by here II here

art in the gardens:

susa alvarez, jeff dekal, jorge fernandez, lawrence gartel, katia jirasova, tomas loewy,

karelle levy, troy "el dibujon" rodriguez & live bodypainting by luis valle

lobby: i love miami 365 photo projetions by alissa christine

performance/dance:

heartbreakerz female breakdance crew, acro yoga, sacred spirals hooping,

pinups 305 & extraodinary closeup magic by mio

massage therapy:

watsu water massage sessions by kanela available by donation

reservations suggested: email kanela

fly ultralight adventures!

experience the rush! take a ride on the ultralight airplane during the event

flights are limited. book your space early for discounted rate: $100 in advance / $125 at event

www.ultralightadventures.com : 305-361-3909

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location:

the standard miami : 40 island avenue : miami beach, fl 33139

located on the venetian causeway

cllck for directions

grand finale toast sponsored by ecstasy liquor

parking:

valet: $7 - includes one complimentary drink

street parking: permitted in most residential areas until 6pm (read signs carefully)

admission: free

must be 21 and over to attend

RSVP for event & pre-registration for photoshoot REQUIRED: love@ilovemiami365.com

join the facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=44722576466

more info: www.ilovemiami365.com

______________________________________________________________________

this event is created with pure love by alissa christine... and a lot of help from her friends!

special thanks :)

martin krediet, ari cohen, inga ambrosia, william shaw, claudia figueredo, adriana marin, lucas bozzello, rasheed clark, miryam rojas, allan ramos, noelle galperin, susan atwater, hadley henriette, jeff brill, mark & laura craven...and much love to all the entertainment: pilots/hosts/musicians/artists/perfomers.. thank you for donating your talents!

most of listed entertainment consists of previously photographed participants in the "i love miami 365" project

______________________________________________________________________

always love,

alissa christine

www.ilovemiami365.com

www.alissachristine.com

Julie Soderblom - Raw Vegan/Chef/Reiki Master/Life Coach - Interview #16

2008-12-18T23:21:00.004-05:00

Julie Soderblom
Raw Vegan/Chef/Reiki Master/Life Coach
www.Soderblom4JuicePLUS.com
www.wellnesstodayonline.net

How long have you been vegan/raw vegan?

I first became vegetarian about five years ago, and from that point I slowly became a raw vegan...For the past two years I have been about 85 - 95% raw.

Is your immediate family vegan? If not, how do you make it work?

I have three grown sons, two that still live with us when home from college and they love animal protein. There was a time that I was having a problem juggling.. Trying to feed everyone the foods that they liked..

Then I came to the conclusion that my life would become less complicated if I just prepared foods the way I preferred and if anyone had a different preference then they were on there own.
I have a step daughter who is 100% raw vegan who is much easier to feed when she is in from school .

I must say that preparing raw dishes is faster and much easier than cooking a meal. I eat enchiladas, tacos, burgers, fries, pies, cookies ... actually all the foods most folks love... just in raw form..

How are you perceived by extended family and friends?

Some friends and relatives see me as a health fanatic I'm sure!
I think it's all based on fear though..No one wants to be reminded that the lifestyle's their choosing has a huge impact on their health. It's all about choices ! Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are...

What did you make for Thanksgiving (general idea)?

Thanksgiving was wonderful..
I made a raw carrot ginger soup with lime
Raw cranberry sauce
Turkey loaf with gravy
Stuffed mushrooms
Mashed potatoes ( thats right raw)
A Great BIG GREEN SALAD !
and for dessert a yummy Blueberry Cheesecake
Wine

Do you have any pets?

Believe it or not I have two dogs.. Quirky Max he's a mixed Border Collie and something else!!!!
Did I mention quirky! He was a rescue ...and is about 9 years old. He's a Luv! Then our latest addition is little Mia a five month old Bichon (a white fluff ball) of energy. Queen Lizzy is a 15 year old gray Coon cat.. She is the queen too a real diva! And we have a house guest named Cauldron, this is my step daughters cat. Cauldron was meant to stay a semester and has been visiting now for two years... From the way he has destroyed our furniture and MEOW"s !!!!!!..
I would say he is a mixture of Siamese and something else.. He's a dear ...and I can't believe I am saying this but I will not be sorry when he goes....But then again I get to get a new living room set..

What is your profession?

I am a Licensed Certified Medical Massage Therapist, Reiki Master. I work with many cancer patients and others dealing with chronic disease. I am also a Certified Health Coach and a Living on Raw Foods Chef and Instructor. Have been a CEO of a business called Wellness Today www.wellnesstodayonline.net since 1999

Two years ago I downsized my practice changed the name and now focus more in Raw Food Instruction and classes. I still practice as a Medical Massage Therapist as well as run a home based business sharing Juice PLUS ( Raw whole Fruits and Veggies that have been juiced , dehydrated with a patent propriety method and then sugar and salts removed and placed in a convenient capsule) www.Soderblom4JuicePLUS.com

Do you think being vegan affects your profession in any way?

I have seen what the power of nutrition can do first hand for ones health..After years of helping clients my WHY really hit home two years ago when I helped my dear friend and daughter in law Concetta pass away from a very rare adrenal cancer ( Rare Cancers are on the rise in this country especially with young adults).... Leaving my 28 year old son and two small grandchildren behind!

In this country Cancer is the number one cause of death for children ! ( How Alarmig and Sad) Our future generation is in trouble and unless we educate and teach folks how to live off of natures pharmacy which is what ( Gods Plan ) intended for...well ..need I say more !

How do your spiritual beliefs coincide with your veganism?

My profession has actually enabled me to touch many lives and truly make a difference. It's not that folks don't want to make changes..they just don't know how ! And so therefore I am a firm believer in education..

For me eating a raw clean diet is not only important for my health but it is also contributes to a clean spirit and clean mind.. It is amazing the more clean I eat the better my body, mind and spirit feels.. God gave us nuts , berries , seeds , vegetables and fruits for a reason... When man decided to industrialize foods for their own greed... it changed everything.. Animals are treated in such inhumane ways all for the slaughter and the money. Cows are plumped up and are forced to produce milk at alarming rates, ( do you know who buys the most antibiotics in this country?)...I cold go on and on ...My advise to folks is do your research...

Thank you Julie for that informative interview ~inga

Suvine - Raw Vegan/Blogger/Legal Secretary - Interview #15

2008-12-18T22:36:00.003-05:00

http://www.suvine.com

Suvine - Raw Vegan/Blogger/Legal Secretary

How long have you been vegan/raw vegan?

Since 2003, I have been raw vegan. All it took was for me to hear of the raw vegan diet. RAW FRUITS, NUTS, VEGGIES and their juices and concoctions. It has been a journey and I have experimented with almost every kind of raw vegan, including fruitarianism. I tried low and high glycemic and many juice fasts. One ten day water fast. I tried no fruit, all fruit, little fat and lots of fat.

Is your immediate family vegan?

No, my mother tried for 4 months and lost 40 lbs once. She eats Latin food like rice and beans. I take on raw food retreats. When she wants to lose weight I give her a Tupperware of sprouts I grew or she will do three days of Apples detox. My Brother eats junk food, but him and his girlfriend love my Kale Chips.

She made my raw vegan Key Lime Pie recipe..

Ingredients:
1 avo, 1 thai coconut, agave, coco oil
juice 4 limes and the crust is mac nut , coconut and dates

.. and is uncooking me a mystery raw food dish for Christmas!

Sometimes he will make a spaghetti sauce by blending pine nuts, sundried tomatoes and Basil like I taught him.

If not, how do you make it work?

Well, I surround myself with books, my blog Suvine.com, and raw vegan message boards like Giveittomeraw.com or Eatrawfood.com. Myspace or Facebook friends.

For recipes there are tons of books in the bookstore under Vegetarian cooking or like at GONERAW.COM

I go to farmer's markets like the Glaser Farms one in Coconut Grove. I have my regular friends there too. We eat raw vegan ice cream and have nori rolls. Always I go to raw food retreats like the Ann Wigmore Institute in Puerto Rico, or to Raw Spirit Fest in Arizona, Tree of Life, Hippocrates, etc.

I go to raw food restaurants all the time like Lifefood Gourmet in Brickell to have raw burritos or pizzas. Or to potlucks all over the place, even on organic farms in Homestead.

I travel to every city and visit the raw vegan scene there. It's really big and the people are so cool. Any city I travel to have a meetup.com meeting that month.

How are you perceived by extended family and friends?

Health nut, pure, strict and picky are some words I have heard. They usually make special effort for me, like getting me hard to find fruit like Durian or driving me to places to get sugarcane juice or tropical fruit stands.

Do you have any pets?

I had raw Chihuahuas following the Barf Diet and Raw vegan as well. All gave birth to beautiful babies, none died or were sick ever. No fleas.

What is your profession/hobby/passion?

My blog and raw food are my passion. So is beauty. I want to be an author. My job is as a legal secretary and I have done many other things. I love paperwork! I also take lots of photos. My other passion is being a superhuman.

Do you think being vegan affects these in any way?

My job, yes! Yes, coffee and donuts Wednesday, Pizza Party Fridays, Christmas dinner at Steakhouses, coffee runs and delivery for the office is always a hassle. Having to explain what that bottle of green juice is on my desk, or what kind of fruit is there. Plus I eat lunch at my desk, not in the kitchen.

Are you vegan for health reasons or spiritual or both?

I am vegan for beauty reasons. I really want to glow and be pretty. I try really hard. It's not about just being pretty but feeling it, to one's self. I know that sounds vain but I am not perfect. That is why I did it. I am not going to lie, the year I left cooked food, I was on twelve antibiotic prescriptions that year. I thought this was normal. Now.. I feel a flow between others. I feel love. I feel I am love. I have connection. I feel emotions and things, highs are very high.

I realize my job isn't about getting what I need, but giving others what they need, in turn healing me. Saving others and seeing in others the gods they are but forgot. I no longer see dating men as getting vengeance on my past.. but rather as totally new experiences I could never expect. It's a constant process. I learned forgiveness is the key to freedom from our prisons. It's not just about raw foods but about the mind. Clean the body, the mind is clean.

Living foods helps my mind become the ideal self I have dreamed of being, all my childhood. It's idyllic and not for everybody but for those who want to feel the joy of life. I never enjoyed food more than I do now. It's not about hunger but satisfaction.

I just got the spiritual thing after including daily wheatgrass and energy soup everyday in my diet. I feel I have made a connection with my highest self. "When you pray, make sure you are the one who is listening" is what I am talking about.

What tips would you give someone considering raw veganism? Challenges or Revelations you've had?

Try it for a few weeks, you will start to see, hear and feel better. It's like you found out you never really lived. I feel better than I did as a child. Hard to believe? Test it out!

After a while I take it for granted of course. But I still feel different. Time goes by really fast for me. Thoughts manifest rapidly. I think it, I see it next week. It's about the mind and thinking clearly. No stress. It's not one thing. Everybody is different. Hyper people need lots of fruits and slower calm people need greens to feel normal.

If you want to become the angel you were born to be, and feel like, then do it. You have nothing to lose expect misery.

How do your spiritual beliefs coincide with your veganism?

I could have never have found it without. I was a life long die hard atheist. God is actually me. But it's hard to explain. It's the me behind the me and inside. It's not out there..it's inside. Nothing in this world will make you happy. Only your relationship to IT is the only one that matters.

Are you involved in any activism, groups, organizations?

PETA, I have marched semi nude for. I guess I am part of the raw vegan army. I have gotten certifications at retreats for raw vegan chef apprenticeships and healthy lifestyle.

Can you recommend a good raw vegan/vegan recipe?

My first dish ever as a raw vegan, which I did overnight was Dean and Deluca's APPLE AND FENNEL SALAD in NYC. But to start out.

( with just a blender)
BREAKFAST: banana, date, tropical fruit smoothie
Snack: juice of some sort, go to Jamba Juice.
Lunch: Soup such as blended avocado, lemon juice, greens or veggies, herbs and water. Raw vegan crackers may be bought at Whole foods until you can make your own
Snack: something exotic like Longans
Dinner: A big wild salad with greens you never heard of and veggies, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, sprouts with a dressing made from tahini, water, garlic and lemon.

Thank you Suvine, this is one of the best interview so far! ~inga

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Bijou Phillips is mistaken about the vegan diet!

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What did you have for breakfast?

I've been on a vegan diet for six months and this morning I had eggs Benedict.

Did that go down OK?

My body was like, "What happened? Did we just recover from a famine?"

So you feel all right?

I feel good! I'm sick and I've been sick four times since I've been vegan and I hadn't been sick for five years before that. I need to eat food because this isn't working. Every vegan I know gets sick all the time.

But did you lose a lot of weight?

That's the only blessing. Sick and thin! "Bijou Phillips: Sick and Thin," in theaters near you. I'm going to have to go back on Atkins to lose weight. There's a movie coming out called "Wake" that I'm really fat in. It's because I quit smoking. And I decided if I had to eat Bolognese every night, it was OK. Then I did "Made for Each Other" when I was on my no-carbs, and I was like a rail. I had to do [dubbing] for both movies in the same week, and after seeing myself in "Wake," I was like, that's it! And I picked up the cigarettes again and became a vegan.
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Let me give you my quick take on this article. First of all, I don't get sick very often. Maybe once a year for like 2 days, and it's when the weather changes drastically - been happening since I was little. Second of all, when you are so addicted to fat, yes it takes your brain a while to get off the "sauce".

Personally, I don't believe she was vegan the whole time. You should not become vegan to lose weight, that is just a nice side benefit. If you don't eat healthy, even as a vegan - yes you can get sick. That goes for any diet, even crash diets. This woman exaggerates - she didn't get sick for five years before being vegan - yea. She needs to contact the CDC, because she's got the panacea over there. Read the rest of her article for more silliness.

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