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About Neens

Hi, I am Neens, a Norwegian raw foodist, dog lover, singer and amateur photographer, but currently I am mainly a juice feast enthusiast! I am currently undertaking a 92-day juice feast, and you can read all about it on my blog and also follow my progress on YouTube. There are before and current pictures on my blog, and before and current videos on my YouTube channel - I say before and current as I am still feasting so there will be some time before I can take the after picture and film the after video! ;o)

I first discovered the raw vegan diet when I undertook the first of my two 21-day fasts, back in August 2006. I was surfing the internet for some fasting motivation when I came across Triumph Over Disease by Fasting And Natural Diet by Dr. Jack Goldstein. I devoured the online book, but didn't manage to stick to the diet after my fast, not surprising really, as I had yet to meet a raw foodist and didn't know where to turn for more information and for recipes! I did dramatically increase the amount of fresh fruit and veg in my diet, though (which, to be fair, was hardly difficult at this point!). In July 2007, I carried out another 21-day fast, combined with weekly hydrotherapy sessions. This is when I started writing my own blog, Power of Raw. After the fast, I did a gallbladder/liver cleanse, which was extremely hard on my body at the time, I assume due to the shock of all the olive oil I consumed so shortly after having fasted for three weeks. Nevertheless, I felt squeaky clean on the inside, and managed to stay on a high raw diet after this. In October that year, I booked a place on the Detox Your World Annual Retreat 2007, hosted by Shazzie, Kate Magic Wood, David Wolfe and Daniela Vanilla. What an eye-opener that was! Not only was it the first time I met another raw foodist, it was the first time I had eaten genuine raw-food recipes! Add to that the fact that it was the first time that I had tasted raw chocolate, and you get the picture... ;o) I felt totally elated! By December, my boyfriend Ben announced that he wanted to go raw too, and since then I've been eating a 100% raw beegan diet (I do include honey, royal jelly and bee pollen). And I can safely say that I have NEVER felt better!

Contact

Feel free to drop me an email at neens@thepowerofraw.com. Alternatively, you can visit my blog at Power of Raw and leave a comment. ;o)

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