3 TIPS for BEAUTY from the INSIDE OUT!

INSIDE OUT BEAUTY TIPS

Here is a snap shot of my trip to the Inside Out Beauty Bar in New York.....!

Liana Werner-Gray Author of The Earth Diet with Health Siegel Owner of The Inside Out Beauty Bar

I was able to sit down with Heather, one of the Owners and speak about 3 TIPS for BEAUTY, from the INSIDE OUT! We each suggested 3 tips each, that we LIVE BY! 

Check it out...

http://www.youtube.com/edit?ns=1&video_id=IqtsHqvqF4k

Video and Photography Thanks to Rock'n Raw Photos.

LIANA:
1. Juice DAILY for cellular nutrition
2. If you can't eat it don't put it on your skin!3. Eat whole organic earth foods - get The Earth Diet book and eat!

HEATHER:
1. Drink Water - HYDRATE
2. Get OMEGA 3'S
3. Use non-toxic skin care and makeup!

Check out Heathers blog at www.insideoutbeautybar.com for more tips!

For RECIPES for the skin visit www.theearthdiet.com

REMEMBER IF YOU CAN'T EAT IT DO NOT PUT IT ON YOUR SKIN!

Here is how my day went... I started the day with an organic smoothie. They have the same menu as Organic Corner as they share owners. Perfect. 

This is why I was so excited to visit the Inside Out Beauty Bar: 

I have traveled the world to over 35 countries and have been to many salons, BUT this one is the healthiest salon I have experienced yet! Their values and standards are high and they hold integrity to bring us the cleanest healthiest options in the 'salon' world. 

It is worth making the trip to this Beauty Bar from no matter where you are in the world! When in New York... Let them know when you get there where you are from and they will make sure you get special treatment! My Swedish friends even got to visit! This is us from last year having fun!

Alice and Aisi from Sweden with Liana Werner-Gray.

This is what The Inside Out Beauty Bar have to offer us:

+ Facials using Organic Natural Plant Based Products
+ Organic Smoothies
+ Organic Skin Care
+ Organic Make Up

+ Much more organic products

And get this, right next door, the same owners run "Who Does Your Hair Salon" and they offer:

+ Organic Hair Dyes
+ Organic Shampoo and Conditioners 

+ Animal Cruelty Free Products

www.whodoesyourhairsalon.com

I treated myself to a facial! Sophia asked me 'When was the last time you had a facial?' I could not even remember to tell her! She taught me the importance of having regular facials, it is necessary to not only pamper ourselves and feel good, but to clean the skin and massage stress out of the face. Sophia said 'A facial is more than just a facial.' Oh she even massaged my arms! Luxury!

I know from when I create The Earth Diet Personalized Programs for people that they do not treat themselves to relaxation and massages anywhere near what we deserve! It is part of health! So I prescribe that in their one month program, a 30 day recipe guide of good whole organic foods and AT LEAST ONE MASSAGE/FACIAL per week! It makes a difference. Try it ;)

What do you think, do you need a doctor to prescribe you "One massage per week, and one facial per month." ??? What is better than feeling good?

I also got to bring in The Earth Diet Raw Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups! The women loved it! The beauty bar is of course also available to men! Of course what we eat is a huge part in making us beautiful, and for us chocolate lovers, what better way to excite the body than chocolate we can feel guilt free about! The cups should also be available for sale soon here! 

The Earth Diet Raw Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups & Almond Butter Cups are produced by Noah's Rock'n Raw Chocolates and are NOW AVAILABLE for order at www.noahsrocknrawchocolates.com

Ingredients of course are all ORGANIC and RAW (except for the peanut butter and almond butter fillings which are roasted!), they have no refined sugar and are sweetened by local NY honey, no dairy and no soy! Health food at its best!

After my facial Lisa did my makeup using organic light high performance make up. 

In Australia my choice is makeup is ADORN, and read about why HERE. I connected the CEO of ADORN with the Owners of Inside Out Beauty Bar so hopefully ADORN will be available here soon! Will keep you posted! 

After my hair, facial and makeup I had a photoshoot with Dean Foggel in NYC! This photo was taken in Times Square. It is promoting a FREE ONLINE GLOBAL TELECLASS that I am hosting next Monday 22nd of April 9pm EST! I am giving away one free VITAMIX, all you have to do is listen for the code word I give out and then email it to us within 48 hours! Register free here: http://globalteleclass.com/scripts/classDetail.lasso?courseNo=LWGGT-101a&-session=GTC_Session%3A426C1BDE09e412C91BtUFF80BAD0

Photo by Dean Foggel NYC Times Square 

REGISTER FREE HERE:
http://globalteleclass.com/scripts/classDetail.lasso?courseNo=LWGGT-101a&-session=GTC_Session%3A426C1BDE09e412C91BtUFF80BAD0

I ended the day with some PHRESH GREENS! This is also available here, as well as at Organic Corner. The Earth Diet readers receive 10% discount on the greens when using this link: www.phreshproducts.com/ted

I felt so good about this day, I was nourished from the Inside Out, with chocolate, greens, smoothie, good clean products on my face and hair! Very grateful for the healthier options that are available to us all today!

If you are not able to make it to New York just yet, in the meantime, here is a recipe for an AVOCADO FACE MASK! 

Treat your skin! 

Enjoy, Love Liana

Create Your Own Program

Create your own program! 

Today is the first day of April 2013! April is my favorite month of the year for many reasons, one being that it is my birthday and I am 26 in 10 days! It is also spring here in NYC and am looking forward to watching Central Park bloom! It is also when more fresh raw food is easily accessible here and oh and it is EASTER so I eat and enjoy chocolate... The Earth Diet style!

Check out the BRAND NEW DAILY RECIPES we post on the website! This was the one for today...chocolate themed of course ;)

CHOCO MOCHA SMOOTHIE

Total making time: 15 minutes

Serves: one

Ingredients:1. 3/4 a cup of nut milk (cashew, macadamia (most creamy), almond, hemp nut, hazelnut etc)
2. 1/2 a cup of ice 
3. 1 frozen banana (for alternative to banana: frozen berries) (if you don't like it cold though do not freeze the banana!)
4. 1 tablespoon coconut oil
5. 2 teaspoons of cacao powder
6. 1 teaspoon of freshly ground organic coffee beans
7. 2 dates
8. 1/4 teaspoon himalayan salt
9. 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
(1 teaspoon of raw honey or maple syrup if extra sweetner needed) 

Action:
1. Place all ingredients in the Vitamix or High speed Blender and blend until SMOOTH consistency. Wahla smoothie! 

Benefits:
+ Vegan
+ Dair Free
+ High in Anti Oxidants
+ Mostly Raw 
+ Living Nutrients
+ Aids Weight Loss
+ High in Magnesium 
+ Increases Energy

Tip: 
+ Don't use the dates unless you have a super high speed blender like the Vitamix... unless you want chunks in your smoothie! 
+ Sprinkle finely ground coffee beans and cacao powder on top of the smoothie!

This recipe was made by Liana Werner-Gray in NYC March 2013, thanks to Shelley who is doing a Personalized Program at this time "THANK YOU for the inspiration to create this recipe!!!! :) !!!! Lots of love, Liana :)"

This recipe is part of © 2013 THE EARTH DIET ™  All Rights Reserved 

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I wanted to write this blog today because yesterday I decided to UPGRADE my health. For the month of April I want to increase my energy and shed a couple of pounds that is excess weight that kept me warm during the winter!

So I created my own program with The Earth Diet, which is also available to you!

The idea with creating my own program is that I MAKE IT WORK FOR ME,
to achieve my goals...

Here is what I wanted to achieve: 

1. To stick to The Earth Diet 100% for 27 days (April 1st - 27th)
2. Alcohol free (not that I drink much but I will have sips of wine every now and then, but for these 27 days I won't be.)
3. To have majority raw vegan days
4. To do lemon water daily
5. To have a beet juice or green juice daily
6. To have orange juice daily
7. To drink PHRESH greens daily (to alkalize my body and get all the greens in)
8. To incorporate some cooked meal days
9. To incorporate some meat meals
10. To incorporate a raw dessert like chocolate daily
11. To select recipes from my favorite flavors including chicken nuggets and mac n cheese
12. To have my daily base of liquids (lemon water, juice, smoothie, juice again, phresh greens and herbal tea) and then eat meals ONLY if i am hungry. I want these liquids for cellular nutrition.

And aside from food my goal is to do yoga 7 times, zumba 4 times, go to the sauna 4 times, do a castor oil pack 4 times, and get one coffee enema (each to their own right!).

So now that I outlined what I want to achieve, AND I am excited about the food I get to eat, my rewards and of course the high on life feeling of eating such healthy life giving foods!

So once my goals were outlined, I came up with this program to realistically work with my schedule:

April
Monday 1st - Lemon Water (LM), then Beet Juice (BJ), then Smoothie (SM), then Orange Juice (OJ), then RAW MEAL, and then Herbal Tea (HT)
Tuesday 2nd - LM, BJ, SM, RAW MEAL, OJ, HT
Wednesday 3rd - LM, Green Juice (GJ), SM, RAW MEAL, OJ, HT
Thursday 4th - LM, Green Juice (GJ), SM, COOKED MEAL, OJ, HT
Friday 5th - LM, BJ, SM, RAW MEAL, OJ, HT
Saturday 6th - LM, BJ, SM, RAW MEAL, OJ, HT
Sunday 7th - LM, GJ, SM, COOKED MEAL, OJ, HT
Monday 8th - LM, GJ, SM, RAW MEAL, OJ, HT
Tuesday 9th - LM, BJ, SM, RAW MEAL, OJ, HT
Wednesday 10th - LM, BJ, SM, COOKED MEAL, OJ, HT
Thursday 11th - LM, GJ, SM, RAW MEAL, OJ, HT
Friday 12th -LM, GJ, SM, RAW MEAL L, OJ, HT
Saturday 13th - LM, BJ, SM, COOKED MEAL, OJ, HT
Sunday 14th - LM, GJ, SM, COOKED MEAL, OJ, HT
Monday 15th - LM, GJ, SM, RAW MEAL, OJ, HT
Tuesday 16th - LM, BJ, SM, COOKED MEAL, OJ, HT
Wednesday 17th - LM, BJ, SM, COOKED MEAL, OJ, HT
Thursday 18th - LM, GJ, SM, RAW MEAL, OJ, HT
Friday 19th - LM, GJ, SM, RAW MEAL, OJ, HT
Saturday 20th - LM, BJ, SM, COOKED MEAL, OJ, HT
Sunday 21st - LM, BJ, SM, COOKED MEAL, OJ, HT
Monday 22nd - LM, GJ, SM, RAW MEAL, OJ, HT
Tuesday 23rd - LM, GJ, SM, RAW MEAL, OJ, HT
Wednesday 24th - LM, BJ, SM, RAW MEAL, OJ, HT
Thursday 25th - LM, BJ, SM, RAW MEAL, OJ, HT
Friday 26th - LM, GJ, SM, COOKED MEAL, OJ, HT
Saturday 27th - LM, GJ, SM, RAW MEAL, OJ, HT

I have selected my favorite meals to choose from in each category:

These are the RAW MEALS I chose to choose from: 
All recipes free at www.theearthdiet.com and also in the BOOK!
1. KALE SALAD
2. SALADS
3. SMOOTHIE
4. WRAPS
5. RAW DESSERT
6. RAW CHOCOLATE

These are the COOKED VEGAN recipes I chose to choose from:
1. BEAN PASTA
2. BROWN RICE PASTA
3. MAC N CHEESE
4. CURRY
5. FRENCH FRIES

These are my MEAT recipes I am choosing from: 
1. ROAST CHICKEN
2. CHICKEN WINGS
3. CHICKEN NUGGETS
4. TED BURGER
5. EGG OMELETTE
6. CHICKEN CURRY
7. SALMON TERIYAKI

And this means in 27 days I will have...

• 19 full raw days
• 8 days where I can incorporate cooked meat meals
• I would have consumed 27 lemon waters
• 27 beet or green juice
• 27 orange juices
• 27 smoothies
• 27 green drinks (PHRESH GREENS)
• which means 27 days of sooo many NUTRIENTS!!!!!!!!

Then I set myself rewards, and what made me excited is to have one reward per day to hold me accountable to sticking to my program. Rewards for me include purchasing a new vegan handbag I have my eye on, buying a trip out of the state to see Black Keys in concert, going to the movies, eating out at my favorite raw food restaurants in NYC, to get a facial, massages etc. So each day that I stick to my program I reward myself.

If you want to create your own program with one of The Earth Diet mentors including myself visit this link here: http://www.theearthdiet.org/personalised-program.html

You will fill out a questionare, select your mentor and we will work with you to create a program that works for you!!!

Here are some results people are having living The Earth Diet lifestyle...

Aniesa S
"I am so excited to report that this is day 2 of my juice cleanse :) THANK YOU! I AM 4 POUNDS DOWN...WAHOOOOOOO"

"We love your program. I refer people constantly to your site! By the way the results for my daughter are incredible. Makes me want to cry because she has been battling a eating disorder for almost 5 years and this program has finally been the ticket for her recovery! Her skin, hair and entire well-being has changed. Thank you so very much. Also, the story in the TED book was and is a huge inspiration to her. HUGS TO ALL OF YOU. Feel free to use this as a testimonial on your site!

A grateful Mom,
Julie Haas
Life Specialist"

Dylan Zarett "Love the earth diet. I have been juicing every day for a month, changing my diet to mostly fruits and vegetables and no bread, I feel great, lots of energy, my skin is clearing up, I no longer need coffee to have great energy, stomach pain from bad food has disappeared, and my health is at an all time high. Thank you Earth Diet!"

“I love the simplicity of The Earth Diet, it's the way we were meant to eat and if we could start from scratch we'd find everything has been created for us to give our bodies exactly what they need. “ - Marilynn Pridham Fitness Model and Personal Trainer

"Marie Wellens Incredible what this book has done for my health.
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The Earth Diet Thanks as always Marie Wellens
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Marie Wellens No, thank you for giving me something priceless to help me heal my cancer."

“I am not addicted to junk foods and refined sugar anymore! Now I do the raw desserts and am completely fulfilled! I can’t believe I lost weight from eating desserts!”
Kaitlin, South Australia

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Love, Liana :) 

P.S I was also on air with Robert Scott Bell on NATURAL NEWS! You can listen to the archives here www.naturalnewsradio.com

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February in Iowa for CHOCOLATE business...

HI LOVERS! 

I spent half of February in Iowa USA!

Why you ask? 

Well on CHOCOLATE BUSINESS of course!! ;)

It turns out the greatest CHOCOLATIER in the World is based in Fairfield, Iowa (Home of Transcendental Mediation)! Oprah visited in 2011 and said the people in this town are changing the world with their consciousness. Oprah found stillness there! I FOUND CHOCOLATE THERE!!! I happened to get to go to Fairfield in October 2012 on a Fuel For the Body with The Earth Diet Bike Tour across the nation to get signatures for Prop 37 (to have food GMO'S on food labels).

It was here that I first met Noah Loin the founder and director of Rock N Raw Chocolates! Noah has created a chocolate that I always speak of, one that is NATURAL, using earths most natural ingredients, no refined sugar, no dairy and no soy! Just whole ingredients! The most natural ANDDDD best tasting RAW CHOCOLATE I have had... and I have eaten a good fair share amount of raw chocolate since living The Earth Diet lifestyle! This is my favorite bar... the AVOCADO PISTACHIO...

Here is why I think this chocolate deserves the title of being the best in the world...

This chocolate is made with CACAO, CACAO BUTTER, COCONUT OIL, AVOCADO OIL, PISTACHIOS  HIMALAYAN SALT and RAW HONEY. 100% Earth Diet approved :)

Nothing processed. No refined sugars. No Dairy. No soy. No gluten. No preservatives.

AND...
1. The ingredients are clean and provided by the earth naturally.
2. It is High in magnesium, aids weight loss, excites the body!
3. The process of making it is very simple using hands with no machines. (Except for the blending of the nuts. But this can also be done by hand.)
4. The shelf life is 2 months so its good for shipping and sharing with friends!
5. IT TASTES TO GOOD! RICH! NUTRIENT DENSE!
6. Noah's integrity of this product is authentic... to keep it as natural as possible, using as natural packaging as possible and making a chocolate that can be replicated in nature with nothing but the ingredients, a bowl and a spoon.

So some of you know that The Earth Diet sells Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups and Almond Butter cups in New York! And well we have been saying no to stores because we were not able to keep up with the demand!!! So it turns out The Earth Diet was looking for a chocolate company to produce the Chocolate Cups on mass demand...and we found the perfect match!!! SO THIS MEANS they will soon be available nation wide THANKS to Noahs's Rock N Raw Chocolates, shipping all over USA! And they will still of course be at the usual spots in New York... Organic Corner... The Water Well and The Purple Elephant!

Noah's Rock N Raw Chocolates PRESENTS The Earth Diet CHOCOLATE CUPS!

While in Iowa I was so chocolate inspired and well it is the month of love and valentine so I also got to come up with a bunch of new CHOCOLATE recipes...



For Valentine's Day, LOVERS' LUSH CHOCOLATE CAKE!

This cake has APHRODISIAC qualities, and is high in magnesium. (relaxes the body!) 
It is stimulating and excites the body by releasing serotonin!

Total making time: 2 hours including cooling

Serves 16

Ingredients
1 cup extra virgin coconut oil, plus more for pans
1/2 cup cacao powder, plus more for pans
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon himalayan salt salt
1 3/4 cups coconut sugar
2 large organic free range eggs plus 2 large egg yolks (room temperature)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup almond milk (or hemp milk or rice milk)
For melted chocolate: (melt together on a double boiler)
5 ounces (8 tablespoons) of melted cacao butter
2 tablespoons of cacao powder
2 tablespoons of maple syrup
For 'cake flour': (blend together to get a fine flour meal consistency)
1/4 cup buckwheat
1/4 cup rice flour
1/4 cup oat flour (rolled oats ground)
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
For icing: (in mixing bowl, use electric mixer, cream the sugar with coconut oil until mixutre is thick and well combined. Add the almond milk, cacao and vanilla and continue to mix until smooth)
2 cups of coconut sugar
1/4 cup extra virgin coconut oil
1/4 cup almond milk
3/4 cup cacao powder
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
*Option... make it GLUTEN FREE by replacing the whole wheat flour with more rice flour or oat flour!

Action:
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Oil two 8-inch round cake pans; dust with cacao and then tap out excess. Line bottom of each pan with a round of parchment paper and set aside.
3.In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour mix, cacao, baking powder and salt, then set aside.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the coconut oil and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in melted chocolate and vanilla. With mixer on low, add the flour and milk in this order: one third of the flour, half of the milk, another third of the flour, the other half of the milk and the last third of the flour.
4. Divide the batter between prepared pans and smooth the tops. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center of a cake comes out clean.
Cool in pans 15 minutes; run a knife around edge of each pan, and move cakes onto a wire rack to cool entirely.
5. Now time for icing the cake... Place one cake on a flat surface and spread the top with 1/3 of CHOCOLATE ICING. Place second cake on top, and spread remaining chocolate icing over top and sides of cake. Now carefully transfer frosted cake to a serving platter.
6. Serve with cherries and whipped cashew cream!

Cashew Cream recipe:
http://www.theearthdiet.org/8/post/2013/01/strawberries-and-cream.html

This recipe is DAIRY FREE, GLUTEN FREE (use gf oats), soy free, GMO free, corn free, refined sugar free. Using earths cleanest ingredients to make a delicious lush chocolate cake!

This recipe was created by the day before Valentines Day 2013.

NEW RECIPES DAILY at http://www.theearthdiet.org/february-2013.html

Check out last month's recipes here!
http://www.theearthdiet.org/january-2013.html




Chocolate Pecan Pie (RAW)

Makes one large pie. Serves 12 slices.

Ingredients:
CRUST
2 cups cacao powder
2 cups of pecans or almonds
1 cup of raw honey (or 1 cup of maple syrup OR 1 cup of dates)
3 tablespoons of coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

FILLING
1 cup cacao
1 1/2 cups pecans (alternative use walnuts)
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup of raw honey (or maple syrup - not raw)
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 teaspoon himalayan salt
1 teaspoon vanilla

Action:1. Make the crust: In a blender/Vitamix mix all ingredients. Press them into a tart/pie pan.
2. Make the filling: In a blender/Vitamix mix all ingredients. Pour into the pie pan on top of the crust!
3. Place pecans on top of the pie see picture!
4. Set in the fridge for an hour, slice and serve!

This recipe is GLUTEN FREE, DAIRY FREE, REFINED SUGAR FREE, SOY FREE! 


This recipe is by Noah's mom who is very much a chocolatier herself...  she made a TED version Flourless Chocolate Cake... so yum!

Photo by Rock'n Raw Photos

Flourless Chocolate Cakes 

Total making time: 50 minutes

Makes: Six cakes
(Ramiken Cakes- meaning you will need 6 4-ounce OVEN SAFE jars)

Ingredients:
2oz of Cacao Butter
1.5g of Cacao Powder
1/2 cup coconut sugar
2 tablespoons extra virgin coconut oil and more for oiling jars
2 organic free range eggs

Action:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 Degrees Fahrenheit
2. Grease six 4-ounce jars with coconut oil. |
3. In a double boiler over simmering water, melt the cacao butter, coconut oil and cacao powder until smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
4. In a separate bowl, use a hand mixer and beat the egg whites (keep the yolks) until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
5. In a stand mixer, beat together the coconut sugar and the egg yolks until thick and creamy. Mix 1/4 of the melted chocolate bowl into the egg yolks. Continue to mix, slowly pour the remaining melted chocolate mixture into the egg yolks until all is incorporated. Fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture.
6. Spoon 4 tablespoons of the cake batter into each greased jar. Place the jars 2 inches apart on a baking sheet. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the tops of the cakes start to crack. Remove from the oven and let the jars cool!
7. Garnish with whatever you like! Chocolate frosting! Fresh Raspberries! Organic Strawberries! Blueberry Sauce! Raw Nut Ice Cream! Plenty of options...

This recipe is REFINED SUGAR FREE, DAIRY FREE, GLUTEN FREE, SOY FREE, CORN FREE. High in magnesium. 

I also drank as much GREEN and BEET juice as possible! Here is a NEW RECIPE for a new juice:


Sweet Beet Potato Super Juice

Makes 4 large juices!

Ingredients:
1 large beet including its green stems
1 sweet potato
1 head of parsley
2 apples
2 peeled oranges
8 carrots
1 cucumber
1 lemon
10 kale stems
1 small piece of turmeric root
1 small piece of burdock root
1 small piece of ginger root
4 garlic cloves

Action:
1. Put in beet, other roots, and garlic in juicer first
2. Juice other veggies in no particular order
3. Enjoy with 3 fellow human beings!

Benefits:
• Antioxidant rich
• Anti-Inflammatory
• Sweet potatoes known to improve blood sugar regulation
• Heart-healthy
• Rich in beta –carotene
• Source of manganese
• Rich in vitamins C and E
• Rich in essential vitamins and minerals
• High in manganese
• Natural antibiotic
• Immune boosting
• Weight control
• Throat pain relief
• For skin conditions

Recipe by Mr. F, who did 25 joyful jumping jacks after slamming down his super juice.

Got my PHRESH GREENS in DAILY! Wheatgrass, spinach, kale.... all in one drink!
If you want to ORDER USE THIS LINK: and the code: TED to get 10% discount! http://www.phreshproducts.com/ted/

and enjoyed snowfall :) embracing the winter in USA.. much different to being at home in Aussie!

I also did yoga, zumba and sauna multiple times to stretch and sweat and feel good!

There are always things available to us that we can do to improve our health and well being!

Lots of LOVE, Liana :) 

http://www.theearthdiet.org/weight-loss-program.html

January in New York...

After the adventures in Costa Rica,
I am back in New York! 

I am fortunate enough to be looking outside the window right now and seeing beautiful snow covering the trees, and streets and cars! White and fresh :) It snowed last night and has settled well!

I am drinking hot herbal tea right now

 and have at least 2 of them a day
to keep warm from INSIDE out! :)
Here is one the recipes I am using... ENJOY!

Makes: tea for 2

Total making time: 15 minutes

Ingredients: 

1 tablespoon of........... lavender

1 tablespoon of..... lemon myrtle

1 tablespoon of................ sage

1 tablespoon of green tea leaves

Action:

1. Boil 4 cups of water in a pot along with all the herbs. Drain at the end for a clear tea.
(Feel free to chew on the herbs after they are boiled for extra nutrients)

2. OR boil the water, pour it into the cups AND THEN dip in the tea strainer and steep for 10 minutes.

SUGGESTIONS:

+ ADD 1 tablespoon of honey if you like it sweet

The herb leaves can be dried or fresh! Both will work!

BENEFITS:

Relaxes the body

Balances mood

Soothes muscles

Relaxes mind

Aids weight loss

Promotes good sleeping

Relieves cramps 

Clears the skin

I have many dreams and one of them was fulfilled this week!
To ICE SKATE in CENTRAL PARK in NYC!

As I was skating around I really got how grateful I am to be alive, and have arms and legs,
and a healthy functioning body to be able fulfill this!

I am learning that
the more I APPRECIATE,
the more I enjoy life.

I was born and raised in Australia, in places like Northern Territory and Queensland where it is MOSTLY HOT weather so living in the winter is a challenge for me! I have been building my immunity to it ;) I have been mixing warming foods that are cooked and heated, with raw foods, juices and smoothies. It seems to be keeping my body warm and at ease! It has been my tastiest and most enjoyable winter yet!

Behind scenes of a photo shoot in NYC.
Thank you Agent Dean!

Here is what I have mostly been EATING the past 2 weeks...

By accident I made MAC N CHEESE!

And WOW! 

I was so happy (and so were my friends!) to create a healthy alternative to one of the tastes I crave!
If you are skeptical try it for yourself! DELICIOUS natural MAC N CHEESE!

Makes plenty for 4 people!

Ingredients: 
1 cup extra virgin coconut oil plus extra for cooking
1 cup of coconut milk 
one brown onion diced
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
3 cloves of garlic diced
1 tablespoon himalayan salt
1/2 cup fresh thyme 
1 tablespoon of sesame oil
1 cup of chopped cauliflower
1 packet of brown rice pasta - macaroni! 
5 cups of vegetable stock 
(or make your own vegetable stock: boil for 1.5-2 hours in a large pot... 5 cups of water with 2 carrots diced, 2 tomatoes chopped, 3 celery stalks chopped, 1 small onion diced, 2 cloves of garlic diced, one leek chopped, 3 tablespoons of himalayan salt, a handful of bay leaves, 2 tablespoons of thyme and 2 tablespoons of parsley... After boiling drain so you are left with the liquid. Use this as vegetable stock and you can store in glass jar in fridge for one week. Discard the fiber of the vegetables, use it for compost or eat it, do what you like to be resourceful.)

Action:
1. In a large pot add the vegetable stock and coconut oil and bring to the boil.
Stir and then add the pasta.
2. While the pasta is boiling, in a fry pan heat extra virgin coconut oil. Add the onion and garlic and fry until golden. Then Add the salt and thyme and fry together for a couple minutes and then add all of this fry into the pasta pot.
3. Next add the chopped cauliflower, coconut milk and thyme and
let simmer on medium heat for 4 minutes.
4. Add the nutritional yeast and stir. 
5. Add the sesame oil as the sauce starts to thicken.
6. It is ready when the pasta is cooked and the sauce is thicker. 

TIP:
+ To make the sauce thicker add more nutritional yeast, cauliflower and/or pasta. 
Try adding one chopped zucchini! 
+ If it becomes too dry add more sesame or coconut oil. 
+ If you want it cheesier add more nutritional yeast!
+ Add more salt if you like it saltier! 
+ Add peas for some color.
+ Add turmeric to make it more yellow!
+ Add curry powder for MAC N CHEESE CURRY STYLE ;) 

This recipe is DAIRY FREE, SOY FREE and GLUTEN FREE. It is a great alternative to 'cheese'!

This ROMANIAN SOUP is a great winter warmer,
I had this in NYC with my photographer friend Roxxe! (Who is Romanian ;))
Click on the photo or HERE for the recipe!

EVERY DAY for the month of JANUARY, 
at The Earth Diet we have been coming up with NEW recipes and sharing them here: http://www.theearthdiet.org/january-2013.html

So there are 26 new recipes as of today in the JANUARY section of the RECIPES !

And of course I have still been eating CHOCOLATE daily !
(as in REAL CHOCOLATE, raw chocolate, made with CACAO and is sugar free, dairy free, crap free, soy free, gluten free, chemical free, JUST REAL WHOLE INGREDIENTS!)

Especially when I have ROCK N RAW CHOCOLATES with me!

GOLD 

HOLDING 40 OUNCES of real CHOCOLATE ! 
FEELS SO GOOD :)

Pistachio, Avocado Oil, Cacao, Raw Honey

Check out the story if you want!!!

"Got my shipment of this chocolate in New York a couple days ago... realizing I will probably become a WEEKLY customer of this chocolate (i love it so much) and so I can have it on hand at all times EVEN while traveling and ESPECIALLY for sharing with friends!!!

oh yum I have made so many combinations with my block of Rock'n Raw Chocolates, like a RR Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwich (TED recipe Nut based ice cream)
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm ENJOYING it DAILY !!!

Check out THE INGREDIENTS super clean and super DENSE....
avocado oil, pistachio, raw local honey, cacao !

WT

Talking to all chocolate lovers here...
OR people who have been turned off chocolate because of tasting the processed version... trust me that is a completely different species of CHOCOLATE! Now its PROCESSED store bought CHOCOLATE vs RAW CHOCOLATE. Store bought chocolate (store bought chocolate is decreasing and other options like Rock N Raw Chocolates are being offered as a tastier and healthier option. Why.... because it makes sense. so many people are feeling better eating better foods and it just so happens to be that majority of human beings on earth eat chocolate on a very regular basis. I know when I ONLY switched to eating REAL CHOCOLATE in my life, IT CHANGED MY LIFE, just that one switch. It is the refined sugar, and affected dairy, genetically modified soy, and other chemical ingredients that leaves us feeling less good after eating store bought chemical laden chocolate. Some people just don't like to buy store bought processed chocolate anymore after finding out about the child who labored the cacao bean...Rock N Raw is one of the new RAW VERSIONS and is dairy free, soy free, gluten free, but ok who cares about that really when it tastes good... so this tastes good PLUS also uses clean ingredients that our body CAN DIGEST WELL. we CAN have our chocolate and EAT IT TOO! :)

HIGH in MAGNESIUM

If you are currently eating processed chocolate with refined sugar... I highly recommend this chocolate, along with other health care experts including doctors who are also telling others to eat more real whole foods.

If you want to try some of the best CHOCOLATE in the world that is AT THE SAME TIME healthy for you ...well do it !

haha :)

but who doesn't love real food... and chocolate...

also aids WEIGHT LOSS.

some people don't believe it until they try it.

relaxes the body :) how does a relaxed body feel?
well we all know that ♥ ♥ ♥ 

I also make sure to get my greens in DAILY, whether it be juicing FRESH fruits and vegetables or adding 1 teaspoon of Phresh Greens in a cup of water...

Oh and The Earth Diet just became an affiliate with PHRESH greens! So if you want to order you receive 10% discount if you use the code word TED! use this link: http://www.phreshproducts.com/ted/

I also ate a lot of SWEET POTATO FRIES!
My new winter favorite :)

Makes one large batch of fries!

Total making time average: 30 minutes

Ingredients:
2 large sweet potatoes cut into fries
coconut oil for cooking
one bunch of fresh basil
one cup of dried shredded coconut 
OR shred your own coconut from a fresh one!

SUGGESTIONS:
+ ADD 1 tablespoon of himalayan salt at 
the end for sweet and salty!
+ ADD 2 tablespoons of curry powder at the end for curried fries!

Action: 
1. Heat 1/4 cup coconut oil in a fry pan. 
2. Add fries, each one should be covered well in oil
3. Let the fries cook and when they are golden brown gradually add coconut and basil ! 

www.facebook.com/theearthdiet 

This was published on facebook: on weight loss...

"The most common question I get is 'how can I lose weight?'. We can all take our health to the next level when we are ready. Losing weight can be simple... it took me years to learn this. I learned that when eating CLEAN REAL WHOLE FOODS like recipes from The Earth Diet our body returns to its natural state. When we fill it with processed sugary food that is hard to digest and weakens our immune system it makes our body sluggish... hence weight gain! If we want to lose weight, we do the opposite and fill our bodies with nutrient dense foods that provide the body with life energy and nutrition! We DO NOT have to deprive ourselves of food at all! Instead we can NOURISH our bodies! I eat raw chocolate almost daily! I love what I eat! I get excited about it! This also helps the body to feel good and lose weight! The weight accumulated from processed food is the first to effortlessly drop! 

The quickest healthiest way to lose weight is to start with LEMON WATER DAILY and A JUICE DAILY. There are so many recipes onwww.theearthdiet.com for free! Utilize them and experience the difference for yourself! I am so grateful to now be free of addiction to refined sugars and processed chocolate and want to share it with you all. " ♥ Liana Werner-Gray

My sister was in Thailand where they filmed "The Beach"

"My favorite recipe of The Earth Diet is the RAW ICE CREAM, made with nuts and honey and is dairy free, soy free and gluten free! I also love the juices and juice whenever I find them in my travels. I do the bentonite clay mud pools when in Fiji!" - Nadine Gray founder of Travel with Papino 

If you care about the planet, check it out! 

Last night I watched this documentary with friends. Was absolutely MIND BLOWING. I recommend checking it out if you want to see some of the beauty and majestic landmarks of the world, along with the grueling jobs that some people do day to day. I say grueling, and check it out for yourself... did you ever think about the factory workers? and what they look like and what they do? 

I am leaving the state to travel a bit and meet people and will be back in New York soon! 

Oh and there is word on the street that I will be giving a RAW CHOCOLATE DEMONSTRATION at Organic Avenue in Manhattan in June so stay tuned for that!

Remember ANY DAY you can utilize The Earth Diet recipes for FREE on www.theearthdiet.com 

OR take advantage of some of the programs we offer where people are having VERY POWERFUL life changing results!

Here they are:

1. NEW YEAR PROGRAM 

2. PERSONALIZED PROGRAM

3. WEIGHT LOSS

LOVE LIANA 

www.TheEarthDiet.com

P.S REMEMBER

you can make your own CHOCOLATE
WITH 3 INGREDIENTS AND 3 STEPS!