I met Susan Schenck in September, while doing the RV tour and got to recently meet with her again a few days ago. I loves Susan’s quest for information about what will truly make us optimally well and slow the aging process. She has also been very dedicated to researching raw food information and sharing it with the world in her comprehensive book, Live Food Factor. It is one of my favorite resources to recommend because of the studies and research about raw food that are described in her book. You can check out more about the book here:

http://www.livefoodfactor.com/specialoffer/index.php?af=1048723

We discuss concerns about soy, as mentioned below. I thought it would be fun to give a couple of recipes from Susan’s book. She has 120 recipes in her book:

Nut milk
1 cup nuts (almonds or others)
6 cups water
Soak nuts overnight in water. Strain with nut milk bag. Makes about 6 servings.

Strawberry Shake
1 batch almond milk
2 qt basket organic strawberries
1 T vanilla extract
1/2 cup agave (or 1/2 tsp. stevia – Dr. Ariel’s addition)
2 T coconut oil
Blend in blender, Vita-Mix or Blend-Tec and enjoy!!!

In this clip, we touched a variety of topics that are covered in her book including enzymes, healthy gut bacteria and which foods are not “raw” though the package might state that they are raw. One of my favorite topics comes at the end of this clip, as we talked about some of the concerns about soy products. Cooked and processed soy products are not part of the raw food diet, obviously. But people do consume miso and nama shoyu (a kind of raw soy sauce) in the raw food world. Susan mentions that originally soy was a by-product of paint production, and the Dupont company was seeking a consumer base to sell this by-product. I have not researched this, so I do not know if it was true. If it is, she describes it as a kind of PR campaign that was used to convince people that the soy would be a great source of protein for vegetarians. And remember, toxic sludge is good for you, high fructose corn syrup dangers have not been refuted (by the company that produces it), and Cocao Krispies improve your child’s immune system (not kidding, a real campaign, I saw it myself on the cereal box at Albertson’s!).

Enjoy this clip. I will be adding more. And check out the Live Food Factor, a must have if you are trying to master live food nutrition!

I also wrote an article for Herbivore magazine about the controversy over soy a few years back. Here is a link to it:

http://doctorariel.blogspot.com/2008/04/wondering-about-soy.html