Marina James Blog

It is the NIGHT before the ELECTION of our NEW PRESIDENT for the next four years. I hope that things turn out well tomorrow ... I am a BIG Obama/ Biden FAN... and see that we do need change to happen in this world. I am also a HUGE supporter of Proposition 2 in California to save the animals from living in cages. I have read/ watched/ learned a lot about this Proposition and can't imagine anyone being against it. I like to tell someone " Imagine if you were stuck in an elevator with 10 other people and you couldn't move or turn around - among other things.. " how would you feel? We seem to forget that cows, sheeps,veal, chickens, etc are not just ANIMALS but have " FEELINGS" as well. How can we not think that this aggressive energy doesn't get into the FOOD that we eat..

This bring me to a book that I highly recommend to all of my readers of this BLOG " Quantum Wellness" by Kathy Freston. You can check out her website at www.kathyfreston.com . Kathy was on Oprah this past spring or summer. I missed the show but saw a few clips along with reading her BOOK. I really have learned so much about what is really happening to our planet by the consumption of animal proteins. I first want to state that I respect where everyone is on their path and am not trying to persuade or think less of anyone who eats animal protein. I am personally still eating some animal protein , although it is getting less and less and my body feels great. I have mainly given up red meat and most dairy for now. I am not sure where I am on this path but I am taking this one day at a time .

My friend Dr. Brandy McCans and I just started a 21 day cleanse. We are eliminating all animal protein, sugar, wheat, corn, gluten, chocolate, alcohol from our diet. We met the other day to take measurements of each other and take our weights and body-fat. I am not posting that here but am excited about having something to look at on a daily basis. We each set our goals for where we would like to be in 3 weeks. We each want to lose about 5 pounds and some inches. We will mainly focus on raw foods with some cooked veggies or gluten-free grains if needed. We will also continue our normal workout schedule which differs for each of us. Brandy and I have become fast friends and have learned a lot from each other. Brandy has been following the path of Raw foods a bit longer than myself . I have learned a lot from Brandy, Shea Baird who I see for colonics ( www.shealynnbaird.com ) and Cecilia at www.rawglow.com . Brandy and I took a class from Cecilia which was so informative and then I took another one with my friend Jesse who is also experimenting the Raw food lifestyle with me.

Brandy and I are excited to be having our FIRST Raw food Prep class this Sunday. We met last weekend to go over all the recipes which turned out perfect. We have a class this Sunday which is now FULL and again on Dec 7th. I believe we have one space left. Our desire is to continue to expand this and see where this leads.

I also found another great website to check out called Raw Divas. You can check them out at www.therawdivas.com for more information. They have some great information on their website.

I also just decided to subscribe to this new Raw Magazine from the UK called " Get Fresh " .. you can check out their website at www.fresh-network.com.


The last website that I highly recommend you check out is www.organicalthlete.org
Justin Torrelas who is the Director of Organic Athlete will be a guest speaker this Friday night at Cecilia's Raw Food potluck in Petaluma. You can check out the details on her website www.rawglow.com

Happy fall to everyone and I will be posting new Information on a more consistent basis. I welcome any comments/ feedback.

Health & Veggies, Marina