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Raw Family: A True Story of Awakening [Paperback]

Victoria Boutenko , Igor Boutenko , Sergei Boutenko , Valya Boutenko
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Book Description

March 1, 2000
There is no knowledge more important than the knowledge of listening to our body for the sake of our own health. We have an illusion that someone from the outside can heal us. If anybody can heal us, it is only ourselves. It will take centuries for science to learn the hopelessness of the attempt to push the everchanging human body into frames of scientific theories. But it is possible to know what we need to do here and now for our health. It is possible to learn to listen to our body's voice.

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People of all ages can benefit from this book! -- Robyn Lee, e-zine VegetarianTeen.com

Raw Family book has such amount of depth, sincerity ,and heart... This is the stuff that films are made of! -- Karen Knowler, Get Fresh! Magazine, U.K.

From the Author

Raw Family is our message to all the people who are suffering from different health problems. We honestly describe our journey from desperation to total health. We show how a family has successfully stayed on a 100% raw diet for seven years, and how it enhances our life. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 109 pages
  • Publisher: Raw Family Publishing (March 1, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0970481950
  • ISBN-13: 978-0970481955
  • Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,580 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The story of the Boutenko family is heartwarming and inspiring. Olesja Lapteva  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
This was a very interesting book to read. Negra1991  |  9 reviewers made a similar statement
P.S. - Just go ahead and get all her other books with your order of this one. Bruce W. Chenoweth  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
75 of 76 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Read it in one sitting, couldn't put it down! June 13, 2003
By Melanie
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I've read quite a bit lately on raw foods, and this book is different from them all. I finished it in one sitting because I couldn't put it down. The Boutenko's welcome us into their lives and share their journey from dire illness to raw foods as a family.

Written in such a way that each family member's voice is included, this book chronicles their introduction to raw foods in 1994 when Sergei, then in 3rd grade, was diagnosed with "incurable" juvenile diabetes. Following her instincts, his mother Victoria refused to put him on insulin, instead beginning to research the effects of diet on health.

Amazingly, the whole family went raw together a short time afterward, and this story includes all the thoughts and feelings, all the changes they experienced as a result of their live food diet. Reading it does something that other more technical raw food manuals and cookbooks cannot do: it allows the reader to actually see what life might be like as a raw fooder.

Though the Boutenko's and their children were experiencing health problems due to their diet and lifestyle which strongly influenced their desire to go raw and encouraged them to stick with it, their story offers hope that making the transition with older children is indeed possible.

This is an inspiring book, and it includes a small recipe section and some before and after photographs of the family. A gem!

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81 of 84 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book August 25, 2001
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent book for inspiring people to try a raw foods diet. Excellent prose are not needed to accomplish this; all that's needed is the heartfelt words of the authors. Here's the benefit I've derived from this book and the Boutenko family: After 13 years as a vegetarian (usually at least 10 pounds overweight the whole vegetarian time - rarely overweight that much before becoming a vegetarian, except for the year before), the most effective route for me has been the 100% raw foods route. I've lost ten pounds in 15 days on this diet, and plan to stay with it to shed several more overweight pounds. I include 3-4 times of 1/2 hour - 1 hour of exercise (Stairmaster, t'ai chi, one round of weights minimum every other day). I had the benefit of being convinced to try this raw foods diet without intent when (1) meeting the Boutenko raw family and (2) knowing a trustworthy acquaintance who knows well and vouches for the reliability of the Boutenko's claims (e.g., that the mom shed away her 280 lb. frame on raw, her son lost his juvenile diabetes, her husband lost his serious thyroid condition, and her daughter lost her asthma). I'm doing a simple raw diet. To make it easier to eat raw all day rather than going frustrated with a lack of time or recipes, I have not used any machinery (juicers, dehydrators, blenders, food processors). Besides, summer is a great time for an abundance of delicious raw foods at reasonable prices (including tomatoes, cucumbers, avocados, bananas (year round), the broccoli family, summer fruits (melons, plums, nectarines). In colder weather, there remain numerous vegetables, citrus (I eat citrus daily), dried fruits, winter fruits, raw nuts, and transported tropical fruits. In this short time, I'm feeling better overall. My body feels cleaner. I don't feel the sniffles that I often had a few times a week for at least an hour. My cravings for un-raw food are slim to none. Jon Katz,
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Awaken Yourself and Those You Love September 9, 2003
Format:Paperback
I love this book. I found it inspiring, truthful, concise, and obviously born of a mothers love. My husband, a lifelong meat-and-potatoes man, read this book and literally became a raw foodist overnight. This book taught him in one read what I had been unable to in 7 years. This book very well may inspire you and your family to become healthy, happy, and harmonious. Beautifully sincere and possibly life altering book!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Cool
Easy and fun read. Definitely a good choice for those new to raw foods. I would recommend this book to anybody interested in changing their eating habits to a more healthy variety. Read more
Published 2 months ago by ME
4.0 out of 5 stars Easy, joyful, inspiring read
I read this book in one night, and have not yet tried out the recipes, though I want to do so over time.
I really liked the flow of the story. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Julia A. Garfield
4.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting!
I really enjoy reading about people who've come to a cross roads in life and have turned it into a complete positive. Read more
Published 3 months ago by JT
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating
Excellent resource book to have in your library...easy book to read. Helpful tips were given. Very inspiring to read about a whole family's transition.
Published 4 months ago by Sharon A. Dror
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely great book quick to read book
It's inspiring to read other people success story.
Anyone who wants to get healthy should definitely read this.
I'm all about raw food now :-)
Published 5 months ago by Mattin Noblia
1.0 out of 5 stars Bad
I'd be worried if this story was true because it describes a family who decide not to give a medicine to their son who is diabetic, even if needed, they back up the idea that... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Laura
2.0 out of 5 stars Little Disappointed
I saw Victoria Boutenko speak on The Simply Raw Encyclopedia dvd and was quite impressed. So, I think my expectations were a little too high for this book. Read more
Published 9 months ago by CJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Heart-felt and Inspiring Raw Story
I met the authors of the book around the time it was published, and attended many live events that the whole family put together. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Frederic Patenaude
4.0 out of 5 stars Hmmm.. still digesting raw
I really enjoy that this book comes from a families perspective. I read this book in about 2.5 hours, I am an average reader, so it's not very long (100 or so pages). Read more
Published 23 months ago by N. Noky
2.0 out of 5 stars take it with a pinch of salt!
I am an undisciplined raw foodist and I must say: in my "good" times I look great (weight loss) and feel great (increased energy). Read more
Published on April 26, 2011 by monique
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