Give it to me Raw - Raw Food Community

Emily's Raw Breakthrough

Emily 32, Female
Chicago, United States

Emily's Friends

Emily's Groups

 

Profile

About Me:
I went raw on 9/10/07 after a woman spoke to the fibromyalgia support group I started and told us that raw foods started to cure her in a week. Five days later, I felt better than I had since before I got sick (in 2001) and I haven't looked back since!

Update- I just started my raw foods coaching adventure, so if you want any help in transitioning to a more raw diet, check out my websites: www.rawbreakthrough.com and www.noblelifeelements.com/chicago.
Relationship Status:
Single
Favorite Raw Food or Recipe?
My homemade cashew ice cream and chocolate sauce- it's heavenly:)
Interests (outside of Raw Food):
Design, fashion, dance, helping others...
Favorite Books or Authors:
Eat Pray Love, Siddhartha, A New Earth
Favorite Quote:
Life is not about finding yourself, it is about creating yourself.
Website or Blog:
http://www.noblelifeelements.com/chicago
Facebook Profile:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=829704139
GI2MR Oath: I promise to do my best to keep this community drama free. I will not name call or throw around personal attacks. I pledge to be respectful even if I do not agree with another member's opinion. When possible, I'll try to smile : )
Yes! I accept the GI2MR Oath.

Emily's Blog

Elements for Life

I was on a conference call with David Wolfe and Kevin Gianni the other night and there is a brand new 100% raw organic superfoods network marketing company!!! The company is called Elements for Life and I really think this could be an awesome way of spreading the word about raw food across the planet. I know network marketing is usually cheesy, but this company is doing it right. Pure, beautiful products like cacao, goji berries, marine phytoplankton, Sacred Chocolate, cordecyps, and colloidal… Continue

Posted on August 2nd, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments (Add)

My Before and After Pics

So in the interest of being totally transparent, here are my lovely before and after pics! Here is me in college, hating my body as compared to my skinny sorority sister, Lisa:)

Me the day before I went raw, September, 2007:

Continue

Posted on July 31st, 2008 at 4:30pm — 5 Comments (Add)

God Bless Humana!

Of course, I'm being facetious with that title, but there is actually a kernel of truth there. I just opened my monthly insurance statement and read the most beautiful sentence ever..."You have zero medical claims and zero prescription claims for this quarter." Less than a year ago, if I had received such a statement, I shudder to think how many claims would have been included. Due to ulcerative colitis, fibromyalgia, sinusitis, allergies, etc., I was on about 25 pills a day, plus a wicked liqui… Continue

Posted on July 13th, 2008 at 8:31pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Great Times at the YJA Convention

This weekend I was fortunate enough to attend the Young Jains of America Convention in Chicago. My man Dhru invited me to speak to some of the attendees about my healing journey with raw foods. For those of you who aren't familiar with the Jains (as I was not before attending the conference), Jainism is a religion of Indian origin that has as one of its main tenets the idea of ahisma, or non-violence towards all living things. Therefore, pretty much everyone there was a vegetarian (in other word… Continue

Posted on July 7th, 2008 at 4:37pm — 3 Comments (Add)

Discovering the Real Me: From Fibromyalgia to My True Self and Beyond

This is also posted as part of Women's Week on We Like It Raw:

Last summer was the absolute low point in my life. I had just separated from my husband, the only man I have ever loved, after telling him that I could not be a mother because of my fibromyalgia. For those of you who haven’t heard of fibromyalgia, it is a chronic pain disease whi…

Continue

Posted on April 21st, 2008 at 12:02pm — 3 Comments (Add)

Emily's Photos

Loading…

Comment Wall (116 comments)

You need to be a member of Give it to me Raw - Raw Food Community to add comments!

Join this network

At 7:42pm on September 23rd, 2008, Tawni said…
Thank you Emily!! :)
At 3:59pm on September 23rd, 2008, Tawni said…
Thanks! Your pics are great too! I wish I could have met David Wolfe...better luck next time. I have heard of Elements for Life, I have a couple friends who do it. I didn't get a chance to really look at a lot of booths! I talked with friends most of the time. I plan on attending the May one though, and hopefull I will get to check more out. I'm very interested in starting my own business, and would love to sell superfoods.
Peace!
~Tawni
At 1:39pm on September 23rd, 2008, CK said…
will do! you never know...

so what were you doing to david wolfe? lol
At 9:15pm on September 18th, 2008, Tawni said…
Cool! You can do it!! A vision board is a great idea. I still haven't made one yet. I like Karen Knowler's new idea...she has come up with a vision journal or smthg of the like. Forgot what its called, but its a journal type thing. I need to put smthg like that together.
Peas n' Carrots, and hope you have a great nights sleep!
~Tawni
At 4:43pm on September 18th, 2008, Tawni said…
Hey!!
Its the Rainbow Raw Games. I just learned about it because I got an email from Sedona's radio station for Raw Spirit.
Here's the website: www.rawgames.org

I am going to try and go. I'm already going on a trip early November, so not sure if I can.

Peace!
Tawni
At 2:50pm on September 18th, 2008, Tawni said…
Awesome Emily!
Thats neat that your kundalini was so strong!
I think that the weekend turned out so perfect. I am so grateful that everything went so full of LOVE and PEACE and just havin' lots of FUN!!! Yes, that tostada was tha bomb.
Have you heard of the Raw Games?? I want to go!! Its in Hawaii.
Peaceful Blessings,
Tawni
At 11:53am on September 18th, 2008, Audrey said…
Doing great! It looks like you had such an amazing time in sedona. I really wanted to go!
At 9:11pm on September 17th, 2008, Audrey said…
Yes! Now that I look through your pictures, I think we sat with you at the potluck. I had the little girl.
At 8:52pm on September 17th, 2008, Audrey said…
Hi Emily, I'm in Illinois also. Were you at Victoria Boutenko's lecture a few weeks ago?
At 7:02am on September 9th, 2008, Karam Khan said…
Emily!I was experimenting and I just came up with the most amazing green smoothie ever!! try it!!

Mangoes 1-2
Spinach
1 tbspn honey
Cacao nibs handful
Raw shredded coconut handful
Vanilla beans or raw vanilla essence 1-2 tspn

Latest Activity

Emily updated their profile photo: 7 hours ago
Emily started a discussion called Any Raw/Vegan options in Madison, WI? Oct 11
Emily replied to the discussion How have EFL shipped to Canada? Oct 8
Emily joined the group Binge-eating disorder Sep 25
Tawni left a comment for Emily Sep 24
Emily left a comment for Tawni Sep 23
Tawni left a comment for Emily Sep 23
Emily left a comment for Tawni Sep 23
 
 

Latest Activity

Xerxes Xerxes replied to the discussion Work/Study Natural Hygiene 1 minute ago
Xerxes Xerxes replied to the discussion CANCER CURE?!?! APRICOT KERNELS!??! 4 minutes ago
RawforLife UK RawforLife UK replied to the discussion Work/Study Natural Hygiene 7 minutes ago
John Coleman John Coleman replied to the discussion Fruit...acidity...cancer? 11 minutes ago
Mica Mica replied to the discussion Eyeliner! 16 minutes ago
Tyler Tyler left a comment for . 21 minutes ago
Leeeeeeena Leeeeeeena left a comment for Suvine 23 minutes ago
Suvine Suvine replied to the discussion Relationship Issues? 34 minutes ago
Suvine Suvine replied to the discussion If I was to buy only ONE superfood item? 36 minutes ago
Tyler Tyler's profile changed 36 minutes ago
Suvine Suvine replied to the discussion why do meat eaters get b12 deficiency? 36 minutes ago
Suvine Suvine replied to the discussion Eyeliner! 38 minutes ago
Suvine Suvine joined the group Raw Beauty, Fashion, Glitz and Glam! 38 minutes ago
Suvine Suvine's profile changed 42 minutes ago
Mica Mica replied to the discussion If I was to buy only ONE superfood item? 45 minutes ago
Suvine Suvine updated their profile photo: 49 minutes ago
Mica Mica replied to the discussion If I was to buy only ONE superfood item? 52 minutes ago
Mica Mica replied to the discussion If I was to buy only ONE superfood item? 59 minutes ago

Community by:

We Like It Raw: Bringing sexy back. Updated daily.

Creative Commons License
Health disclaimer

Agave Network

Raw friendly advertisers looking to reach an influential audience of raw foodies can now purchase ads that run across our network of sites.

Agave Advertising Network
 

© 2008   Created by Dhrumil

Report an Issue  |  Feedback  |  Privacy  |  Terms of Service