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Carol Alt's Raw Exposure

PLAYBOY COMES CALLING
Considering the fact that Carol Alt is one of the world’s most photographed women, it seems somewhat surprising that she has never posed for any kind of nude layout. That is about to change. Playboy Magazine has finally, after several attempts over the years, timed its request for a layout of Carol at precisely the right moment. Make that Carol’s right moment. “I’ve never done a nude shoot in my life”, Carol said. “There was one shot of me years ago, illegally “stolen” by a paparazzo. A doctored version of it, including one with my head added to someone else’s body (!), made the rounds on the internet, so this is really a departure for me. It (posing nude) was never really anything that interested me. Playboy had asked me several times, but I always turned them down. And I love Playboy – I look at it myself. I don’t even always read the articles. I do look at the pictures – I’m like any other woman: I compare myself to other women in the magazine. “What was interesting to me at this moment in my life is not just my age…very few women my age do this…but I am a raw foodist and the only reason I look the way I do right now is because I changed my diet and started eating healthy, living foods, which are unprepared and unprocessed foods, the closest they can go from God to me”, she laughed. “That’s what I eat and my body shows it.” The photo layout will be entitled “Carol Alt In The Raw – The Body That Raw Built”. Carol is very excited about the underlying theme of the shoot, which is to show how healthy eating – and in particular, raw, natural foods – can benefit any woman (and of course any man, for that matter), at any age. She began eating this way in her mid-30s and is living proof that what she believes in really works. While admitting that she’s somewhat shy and a teensy bit nervous about the upcoming nude photo shoot, she is driven by the idea that if the same change of lifestyle can save just one person’s life, she’ll have accomplished what she set out to do. Carol has, in fact, already written two books on the subject: “Eating in the Raw: A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Slimmer, Healthier and Looking Younger” (Clarkson Potter/Random House) and “The Raw Fifty” (Random House). “Eating In The Raw” was a USA Today Best Seller. Both books are available through various booksellers, including Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, etc. Playboy and Carol are currently interviewing potential photographers for the upcoming shoot, which they hope to do in late June, 2008. The issue in which the layout will appear has not been decided upon yet, so stay tuned for updates and perhaps, some behind-the-scenes video snippets of the actual shoot. Another factor that has led her to agree to appear in this particular magazine is her strong feeling that Playboy’s photo spreads are always beautifully and tastefully done, and respectful of women. She knows that her artistic vision of this, her first nude photo shoot, will be adhered to without hesitation by both the mutually chosen photographer and the editors of the magazine. Besides which, she retains the right to veto any pictures that she doesn’t like (don’t you wish we all had that privilege?!). How much better could it get? Well, if Carol has her way, it will go one step further, making it even more exciting than it already seems: Her hope is to find a great photographer with whom she can collaborate on a post-photo shoot auction of a very limited number of archival prints from the shoot, which will be autographed by Carol and the as-yet unknown photographer. The purpose of the auction: To raise money for the Nick Gonzalez Alternative Cancer Research Fund. As Carol says, “For me, this is completely about saving lives, from beginning to end. I only accepted Playboy’s offer because I want to help save lives. With the right photographer, we can raise money from the photos to help different charitable organizations that do research on alternative forms of cancer medicine (not regular, conservative methods – I’m very skeptical of those). That’s exactly what I’m hoping to accomplish.” We will keep you updated as Carol and Playboy continue their search for the right photographer. After all, June will be here before any of us knows it.
More on Carol at http://www.carolalt.com/2008/04/30/playboy-comes-calling/

My good friend Carol Alt in the raw for Playboy

Carol Alt to Pose For Playboy Magazine - in the Raw!

Raw foodist and supermodel Carol Alt will be posing in Playboy Magazine something in 2008Carol Alt posing for Sports Illustrated Want to see raw food get really sexy? Carol recently was in the final three of the Celebrity Apprentice, and now she is going to be doing something she has never done before - Playboy Magazine! In a press release dated April 30th on Carol's website, it was announced that Carol has reached an agreement with Playboy to pose nude in a future issue of the magazine. Despite her many years of modeling, including Sports Illustrated, this will be Carol's first nude pictorial - ever! What is most exciting about this photo shoot is that raw food is going to be the focus! Here's the skinny from the press release:     "The photo layout will be entitled “Carol Alt In The Raw – The Body That Raw Built”. Carol is very excited about the underlying theme of the shoot, which is to show how healthy eating – and in particular, raw, natural foods – can benefit any woman (and of course any man, for that matter), at any age." Will Nudity Bring More Interest in the Raw Food Diet? A focus on raw food in Playboy Magazine. Can you imagine how many people are going to be positively affected by this? Especially the people who claim to only read the articles of Playboy? Who is going to get turned onto raw food next? What does Carol have to say about this opportunity? As Carol recently wrote on her blog:     “What was interesting to me at this moment in my life is not just my age…very few women my age do this…but I am a raw foodist and the only reason I look the way I do right now is because I changed my diet and started eating healthy, living foods, which are unprepared and unprocessed foods, the closest they can go from God to me”, she laughed. “That’s what I eat and my body shows it.” It has not yet been determined on what issue the photo shoot will appear in Playboy, but we here at Raw Food Right Now will let you know when we find out! You Go Carol!

Ben Vereen On Staying Raw

Been Vereen was a great customer of mine for many years until he moved out of NYC. He use to come into Quintessence 2 to 3 times a week, many times with Cicely Tyson, who still come to Quintessence quite a bit. I miss hes energy; what a great guy!

Obesity and the Food Industry

He's Half the Man he used to be

Philip: He's Half the Man he used to be..and so Much More!

Story Source

You are all thinking, where are the ladies? You said you have two more.. well I do, but this is a very special day for one righteously raw friend of mine and he happens to be a dude! Philip first came into my sights through We Like It Raw, a magical blog that has introduced me to some of the most amazing, inspiring, positive, loving folks ever! Take a look at Philips before and after photos....

Live On-Line Raw Food Prep Class

So last Sunday I hosted my first On-Line Raw Food Prep Class and it was awesome. The class itself was one of the quietest classes I have had in a long time. I think I may have even mentioned that in the class but the recipes and the food was outrageous. I think I really out done myself this time. All I can say is WOW WOW WOW! At the end of my class we all gathered to eat and the students couldn’t believe the meal they were having. I made this Biryani Curry that was simple to live for. It nearly brought tears to my eyes. I have been eating it on Bananas, Cherimoya, Pineapple, and Cauliflower. Just the smell of the curry paste reminds me of one of the best Indian restaurants I have ever eaten on Lan Kwia Fong St Hong Kong. You have to try it. I also made a Rice Pudding, Pappadam, Banana dumplings (Pakora) and more. Simply some of the best food I have ever created. The good news is you can still take this class as a video playback at Quest.TV.com follow the link below. You will need a good blender and a dehydrator for some of but this class is something you should not miss! Go take the class, I guarantee you will not be disappointed.

To Join the class CLICK HERE

http://www.rawchefdan.com/Promo%20Adds%20Plugs/indi-cl-invt2.html

Raw Food gets slammed by popular website

Hummm not sure what to think of all this or who paid for this article but the whole thing is quite disturbing. See the whole article HERE

The raw foodists claim that eating raw food has long been the "natural" way for us to eat our food. But we have archaeological evidence of humans cooking food some 700,000 years ago.

And finally, about half of the women who follow the raw food diet get so malnourished that they stop having periods. So if a raw food diet makes women infertile, and if raw food was how we used to eat food, then how did the human race multiply so successfully? Surely baby-making should outrank a raw food diet in terms of doing what comes naturally. It seems that with both food and baby-making, some like it hot...

Class tomorrow and the future of our planet

Tomorrow Sunday March 9^th I will be teaching my Introduction to Raw Foods class for the um-teenth time. I taught this topic to a sold out class just a month ago and here I am again in just 4 weeks teaching another sold out class on the same topic. It is encouraging to see so many newbies taking on the challenge of changing their food choices.  I must congratulate all of us teachers, restaurants, and raw snack producers for putting this out there even when there is little if any profit to be had. YouTubers , myspace promoters and all the raw enthusiast who drag their unwilling friends to raw events, potluck and raw eateries have all made the world a better place as a result. Raising consciousness, helping friends, contributing to a sustainable, ecco friendly alternative is just what we need to make the biggest change in the future of this planet. So hats off to all of you and keep up the good work. Remember you don’t have to convince those you care about to come have some “Raw Food” just convince them to try this tasty dish. No matter what anyone is in to, we always share delicious discoveries with our friends. That is how we can share Raw Vegan with the not so willing and the willing. Health food use to be this stuff you ate because it is good for you even if it did not taste so good but now after  my restaurant opened back in 1999 I proved that beautiful, tasty, even amazing foods can be made Organic, Raw, Vegan and HEALTHY. Thanks to all those who saw what I was doing, took it and spread it to other parts of the country, we are making a major impact on the future of food, health , awareness, agriculture and the pharmaceutical, industrial complex. ROCK ON

More on Soy from Dr Mercola

As of 2007, 85 percent of people in the United States perceive soy as healthy (this is according to the Soyfoods Association of North America). This incorrect assumption has, in large part, been propagated by the FDA’s 1999 approval of this health claim for soy foods:

“Diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol that include 25 grams of soy protein a day may reduce the risk of heart disease."

Sound familiar?

If you eat any processed soy foods, it would be hard to miss this claim, as soy manufacturers took it and ran, adding it to every so-called soy health food they could create.

Yet, as is typical when industry marketers dip their hands into a traditional food, the resulting soy burgers, soy ice cream, soy cheese, soy milk (need I go on?), are not even close to the fermented soy foods consumed, with good health results, by many cultures for countless generations.
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