Frederic Patenaude Raw Foods Diet

I just came back from a raw food event in the Czech Republic, a week long retreat of raw foods, meditation, yoga and other alternative approaches. The event was called “Freshness Week” and I was the only foreign speaker there (everyone else was Czech).

We took a train from Berlin to Prague, where we only got to spend a few hours in the beautiful old part of the city before heading to the countryside where the event was happening.

We arrived late after getting lost! Thankfully our fruitarian friend Petr, who lives in Denmark but is originally from the Czech Republic, could speak to people and helped find out where it was.

When we finally arrived, in the middle of nowhere in the beautiful countryside, our hosts Filip and Veronika welcomed us and served us a delicious green smoothie, “Czech Style!”

Flip and Veronica trained with Victoria Boutenko, the Green Smoothie “Queen”, but tend to use some ingredients I’ve never tried in a green smoothie before.

For example, the smoothie they served us was made with banana, blueberry and… BASIL!

At first, I was put off by the *idea* of this combination, but once I tasted it, I was blown away! It was ridiculously good.

I encourage you to try it. Don’t put too much basil, but just enough to flavor it.

We stayed three nights, giving a series of lectures which were translated into Czech by some of the participants.

I even managed to learn a few sentences in Czech and could recognize an occasional word from Russian or German, so I wasn’t completely lost.

We met some great Czech raw-foodists at the retreat, and overall the food served was quite “low-fat” compared to most raw-food events I have attended in the past.

A lot of people were new to raw foods, and one thing I noticed is that because only three meals a day were served, a lot of people were incredibly hungry between meals.

Has that ever happened to you?

Even though massive quantities of food were served, most of it was gone in 10 minutes and many participants were still hungry after.

The reason was that too many people were eating low-calorie fruits like plums, peaches and apples and not enough of the “real sustenance” like banana-based smoothies.

Also, because they were not used to eating raw, they did not learn to eat enough at one meal to last for three meals a day.

In most cases, I recommend to eat 4 or 5 meals a day to people who are starting out, until they can reduce that to 3 or 4 meals only.

If you’re still hungry after a fruit meal, you didn’t eat enough!

Some of the food they made in at this event was truly delicious and low-fat. They made delicious cinnamon-flavored fruit sauces by blending bananas, apples and other fruits with a sweetener and cinnamon, and people were using that to pour on top of more fruit, bananas, chopped up lettuce and even zucchini noodles.

It sounds a little weird (like basil in a smoothie!), but trust me, it was really good.

After saying good bye to our new Czech friends, we headed to Budapest, the capital of Hungary, where we’ll be for the next two days.

The raw trip around the world continues!

Yours for health and success,

Frederic

PS: As I do every summer — in a day or two we’re going to have a GIANT summer sale, where I get rid of all my inventory of books and DVDs before September. So almost everything will be at least 40% off, or more.

Stay tuned for the announcement in a day or two (the sale will only last 24 to 48 hours).

By Veronica Grace Patenaude

Normally Frederic sends in the ezine,
but since he’s working on a new book and preparing for our
Raw Trip Around the World, I decided to sneak in and send
you this update…

I want to share with you some *important* information about
the safety and potential toxicity of some of your favorite
body care products. I’ll show you how to check if the
products you’re using on a daily basis are really as
“healthy” and “natural” as they seem.

Like many of you have experienced, achieving perfect skin is
always a lot of work; both externally and internally. What
you eat, put on your skin, what climate you’re in, amount
of sun exposure, and level of rest can all play a big part
in how healthy your skin is and how it looks.

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QUICK REMINDER:

Just a quick reminder that Frederic’s special for
Annamarie’s body care products — the purest body care
products in the world, is ending tomorrow.

Buy ANY two products and get a bottle of body care oil,
travel size as your special GIFT from us. This is a great
product for moisturizing your entire body as well as your
face.

This promo expires on Friday, or while supplies last!

To order Annmarie’s Skin Care, go to:

http://www.renegadehealth.com/frederic

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We’re here in Montreal, Quebec right now, which if you’re
on the North Eastern Coast, you’ll know exactly how we feel
right now. It is HOT!!! Like 33 degrees C hot (91+ F)

The LAST thing you want in this kind of heat is some sticky
sweaty moisturizer melting off your face and irritating your
skin in this kind of heat. But you also want to protect it
by staying out of direct sunlight for long periods of time
to prevent burning.

Luckilly for me, I have some AMAZING skin care products to
treat my skin while dealing with this heat after coming from
the dry dry climate of the Rocky Mountains where the
humidity level is next to nothing. Frequent climate changes
can wreak havoc on your skin when going from humid to dry
weather all the time.

I have grown up in the dry climate of Calgary, AB where
there is no humidity and all of the water seemed to have
been sucked dry from the air. My skin has always tended to
be dry and flakey in this climate and feel rather
uncomfortable. Going without chapstick for a day is just not
possible either in that climate.

Luckilly (but unluckilly due to the huge heat wave) we’re
back in Montreal where there is some humidity in the air so
my skin is definitely appreciating the increased moisture!

I’m sure I’m not alone here in my quest to find the best
skin care products to protect, hydrate and improve my skin
tone. I have bought and tried almost every product line of
cleansers, moisturizers, toners, scrubs, masks etc.

And what did I get from this? The same results. Often dry,
irritated itchy skin with a huge pile of bottles and
containers filling up my bathroom drawers and medicine
cabinets.

Most products are a total WASTE of money. And what’s more
they’re actually very TOXIC to you as well.

Your skin is your body’s largest organ and it both absorbs
and excretes water, oils and toxins from your body and your
environment. It’s why hormone and nicotine patches work so
“well” to deliver drugs right to your blood stream.

Many beauticians and companies selling beauty products want
to tell you that their products are safe and that you cannot
possibly absorb any of the toxins present in their products
directly into your body.

But they are WRONG. Dead WRONG.

I used to actually sell beauty products with an MLM named
brand company. It’s one of the biggest direct sales beauty
product companies in the world. You probably have an idea
who I’m talking about… “Think Pink” and you’ll be up
to speed.

I noticed at first my skin seemed to not react to these
products and thought it was getting smoother and more
refined, but 6 months later I noticed that I seemed to be
REALLY allergic to something. Patches of skin began to
flake and turn red and peel, especially on my lips. So I
started looking at the ingredients of my products and I was
in shock at what I saw.

PETROLEUM as a main ingredient for my lip balm, hand cream
AND face cream. I was now certain that I was allergic to
this and it was definitely not something my body needed to
come in contact with.

I started googling some of my other beauty products and came
accross this website: www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/. What a
help this was! Now I could simply type in the brand and name
of my products and it would give me a break down of the
ingredients and how safe or toxic they were. You can also
search through all of their products to find which ones are
the safest and read customer reviews on them.

I immediately emailed my company’s head office to talk to
them about this shocking discovery, surely they should know
that most of their products were rating high on the toxicity
scale.

The answer I received really sealed my fate at this company.
“We know about that website and do not endorse its
findings. Skin care products are not absorbed into the skin
past the top layer and are therefore not toxic or dangerous
to use. I hope this helps.”

No it certainly did not help! Immediately after I decided to
quit the company, stop using all products, and send back my
unused inventory. I could not continue to sell products to
my family and customers that were irritating and toxic and
most likely HARMFUL to their health with continued daily
use.

So I began searching again at the health food store this
time, for new products to replace my old ones. But I kept
seeing the same kinds of chemicals on products being labeled
“natural” or “organic”. As far as I’m concerned if I
cannot understand an ingredient on a label I should not be
eating it or wearing it!

Dissappointed, I settled for some plain 100% shea butter and
a high thread count soft washcloth, which helped a little,
waiting for a product like to really stand out to me.

Then I met Annmarie Gianni last summer, while at an Expo in
California along with her husband Kevin Gianni from the
Renegade Health Show. She had brought samples of a new skin
care line she was developing. She had me smell them at first
and asked what I thought. One smelled like honey and
coconut! Mmm. Then she smiled as said, “Guess what? It’s
actually edible too!”

Even Kevin, her husband started telling me how much he loved
using the facial scrub and daily moisturizer. He actually
enjoyed pampering his skin!

I asked her to tell me when these products would be
available for sale because I definitely wanted to purchase
the whole line.

Well, guess what? It’s all available now. For you, for me,
for your loved ones, for everyone!

I have tried Annmarie’s skin care and even tested it on
Frederic for fun too. Whether we’re in hot tropical
climates or dry arrid climates like the mid west, these
products stand the test.

-They’re practically edible
-Great for all skin types
-Using small amounts goes a long way
-Have no hidden preservatives or toxins (they disclose every
ingredient, unlike most companies)
-Feel great
-And smell absolutely delicious

It’s hard for me to pick just one as my absolute favorite.
I love using the daily cleanser, the toning mist, the anti
aging serum, the facial scrub, the coconut body/face oil and
the honey coconut mask.

So my suggestion to you would be to just get it all! It will
seriously improve your skin and rekindle your love for
pampering yourself, all in a safe and natural way.

If the whole package is not for you, then I would at the
VERY least get the cleanser, toner, anti aging serum and the
honey coconut mask. You cannot miss out on that one. You
will love giving yourself facials every week. (and your
partner will love you for smelling so delicious all the time
too!)

Remember to go to www.cosmeticsdatabase.com to check out
your current skin care line to see just how “natural” it
is, and if you could be doing better.

To order Annmarie’s AMAZING Skin Care, go to:

http://www.renegadehealth.com/frederic

Here’s your special promo:

You will be able to buy ANY two products and get a FREE
bottle of body care oil, travel size as your special gift
from us. This is a great product for moisturizing your
entire body as well as your face.

The promo expires on Friday, July 9, or while supplies last!

–> Very important! <–

If you want you free travel sized oil, you will need to tell
them on your order form where you heard about them. So if
you write “Frederic” in the shipping instructions, they
will send you your gift!

This deal is not available anywhere else right now… only
for you.

Again, the link is:

http://www.renegadehealth.com/frederic

Happy shopping!

Veronica and Frederic