You might have noticed that I haven’t posted any articles on my blog for over a month now. The reason being is that I’ve been going through some pretty challenging times lately. I just turned 40 at the end of August, and this time of the year arou...
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Tagged As: high-carb diet, high-fruit diet, how to transition to high-fruit diet, low-fat diet, low-fat raw vegan, low-fat vegan diet, raw food diet, raw foods, tips on transition to the 80/10/10 diet, transition to the 80/10/10 diet
Sorry guys, but this one is for us ladies. And before I get to the touchy subject of this article I would like to tell you a little story first. Some of you may know that I have a daughter who is 21 y.o., totally independent and doesn’t live with me anym...
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Tagged As: fat loss on 80/10/10 diet, fitness, low-fat raw vegan diet weight loss, weight loss on 80/10/10 diet, weight loss on 811RV
Imagine this: You, laying on a beach wearing quite a revealing swim suit and catching admiring looks from opposite sex… Your body rocks! You live in a fit, lean, healthy & sexy body, and you feel good about showing it off. You feel good about yourse...
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Tagged As: exercise regimen, fitness regimen, how to start exercising, motivation to exercise, the lightning speed fitness program
It happened in the beginning of 2009… I was in a dentist’s office and presented with a treatment plan beyond the scope of my imagination. I needed 2-3 root canals redone, 12-13 fillings replaced, 5 teeth eliminated (including my 4 wisdom teeth),Â...
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Tagged As: dental care, high-carb diet, high-fruit diet, oral care, tooth soap
This is the last article in the series where we’ll talk about the relation between calorie density, calorie restriction and longevity. The first two articles in this series can be found here and here. Living Long The only proven way to extend life in ani...
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Tagged As: calorie density, calories, longevity, low-fat diet, low-fat vegan diet, weight loss
Posted on December 31st, 2011 by
Vlada Divine in
Beyond Raw Foods
Shortly after my 21-year old daughter got her first iPhone last year she told me it had changed her life. What does this have to do with the raw food and health, you ask? Well, let me explain. Even though I love my Apple gadgets dearly (including my recently a...
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Tagged As: change, health, healthy routine
After I published this previous article on my fitness achievements and a picture of myself with a caption saying “Goodbye cellulite, goodbye forever!”, one of my readers asked me a question about cellulite. My reader wanted to know whether I had c...
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Tagged As: cellulite, low-fat diet, raw vegan diet, weight loss
As far as I remember myself I always wanted to have a flat toned stomach. When I was 17 I had a stomach exactly like that naturally — I didn’t do anything special for it to be that way, it came as a part of the package called “young & hea...
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Tagged As: flat stomach, low-fat diet, low-fat raw vegan, stomach exercises, weight loss
What would a South Florida summer be without the sweet flavor and aroma of one of the world’s most delicious fruit? No fruit speaks to as many cultures and age groups as the incredible mango. Mango is on top of my favorite fruit list too, and if I were t...
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Tagged As: low-fat raw vegan, mangoes, raw vegan diet, sweet fruit
Posted on July 15th, 2011 by
Vlada Divine in
Beyond Raw Foods
In my previous two articles on B-12 Vitamin B-12: Are You Deficient? and B-12 Supplementation and Tests I have covered a lot of topics from B-12 history and sources to types of B-12, deficiency symptoms and the best testing options. This article is the last i...
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Tagged As: B-12, B-12 Deficiency, B-12 Supplementation, Vitamin B-12