This sounds delicious, however, it violates the eating doctrine of Drs. Campbell and Esselstyn. Sounds good, but I’ll pass. They both say NOT OIL, NOT NUTS, in order to reverse heart disease and clogged arteries. I don't have heart disease, but I am following their diet to never get it and die from it. It really is not necessary for anyone to die from heart disease.

This looks great! I am not sure what the previous commenter is talking about. No oils? No nuts? Why the heck not?

I don't have whole cocoa beans, but I do have some raw organic cacao nibs. What would be the equivalent to 10 beans? Can't wait to try this!

Sounds good, it doesn't have milk! Where can i get cacao beans?

Hi Mona, I'd try 4 tsps of the nibs and after tasting work out whether you need less or more.

@Sean Mac an Airchinnigh

You're confusing 'bad fats' with 'good fats' mate. Fats from plant sources are good for you.

Oils and nuts are great for you, especially sprounted Almonds...think I'll sprout(soak)the nibs and cashews first though. Sounds yummy!
Denise

Not sure who Drs Campbell and Esselstyn are but if they read any of Dr Mary Enig's literature, they would know that raw nuts and coconut oil most certainly do NOT contribute to clogged arteries and heart disease. It's the refined, UNSTABLE vegetable oils that become toxic, cause inflammation in the body and consequently cause cholesterol build up in the arteries. I hope the truth gets out there soon and people go back to eating saturated fats again. I will definately try this drink!

Patricia O'Keefe, Dr. T. Colin Campbell wrote the CHINA Study. One of the most important books every writen. I beleive he is in agreement with you and Mary Enig. I would drink this as well. To your health! see my blog at www.jackieshealthblog.blogspot.com

Hello,

* Oils are always refined. As with everything the more you eat and the more benefits/damage ratio you get. Only wholesome food can be consider 100% safe and generally speaking only if it's pleasant to the palate (ie. tropical fruit, lettuce etc) and possibly organic etc.
The fat content of these extracted oils is 100%. No proteins or carbohydrates are contained in these oils. Actually, very few minerals are present and only vitamins E and F are present in any amount. We see that these extracted oils are very lopsided nutritionally—they supply oil, but little else. They may be likened to white sugar or white flour as refined products.

In addition, these extracted oils are very susceptible to pesticide residues. Many of the free vegetable oils have chemicals added to them to prevent them from becoming cloudy or going rancid. Unfortunately, however, almost all free oil undergoes a certain amount of oxidation and becomes rancid regardless of the preservative methods used.
No free oil, not even vegetable oils, should be included in a healthy diet.



* Cocoa is also toxic. If you eat the raw beans you would know this as they are bitter.

* And what about honey?
It is, of course, true that honey is a wonderful food—for bees! The popularly fostered idea among health seekers that honey is a wholesome, nutritious and natural sweet for humans is fallacious.

Honey is the product of the bee's stomach. The bee ingests pollen from flowers and, in its stomach, mixes it with formic, manite and other acids. Then the honey is deposited in cone cells and, by the wind created by a multitude of bees wings, substantially dehydrated.

Without these acids and the drying, honey would readily ferment and prove unusable for the bee which must have a dependable food supply for up to eight months in some of the harsher climates. Because of these acids and dehydration, honey is impregnable to bacteria. It is rather poisonous in the human digestive tract.

As a food for us honey is woefully mineral and vitamin deficient. Humans require infinitely more food factors than bees.

While honey contains several very desirable sugars, these have been rendered toxic by the protective acids imparted to them by the bees. These acids are the bees' preservatives. Humans do not have the enzymes to break these acids down, as have the bees, and must rob their bodies of vital base-forming minerals to neutralize the acids.

Otherwise it looks good but so pizza, lasagne etc.
I'm not saying that if you drink this you will die instantly, of course. Yet, why be slave of food that you know will not lead you to optimun health (which does NOT mean simply "not being sick").

More info on www.rawfoodexplained.com

Take care!

I am just beginning to do some research on raw foods and so far, can definately appreciate this school of thought - that whole, enzyme rich foods are the way to go. Yet, when i shop at my favourite organic food store and chat with some friends i have made there ( friends who are devoted "raw foodists"), i can't help but notice the pallor in their skin, the dullness of their hair and their chronic fatigue. Perhaps this is not exclusively indicative of their diet but it does reaffirm something that is dear to my heart. I believe that each one of us is as unique as a fingerprint and must listen to our bodies to determine what we need! Not all of us are equipped to exist solely on raw foods. Now, some things are obvious, such as eating foods as wholesome and close to nature as possible.
As for the oils, yes, all oils are "refined" or processed, but my point was which oils are made toxic when refined with heat and these are the canola, sunflower etc. They are extremely unstable oils and become toxic when exposed to heat.
For those of us who would like to continue to eat cooked food, it is much safer to do so with saturated oils that have been cold pressed (coconut, palm, olive ). Even butter is better than canola!
I don't feel ready to dive into a completely raw food diet. The appearance of people i have seen who exist on this way of eating just don't inspire me. Something seems to be missing.

Thank you Gio, for the link to "raw foods explained", i'm going to bookmark it. I am very keen on learning more about this way of eating. It's a huge step to take.
All the best in your healing, "Janets". I hope and pray that your body will heal itself of the cancer. There is far too much cancer in the world !!
We need more websites like this one.

Thankyou Patricia for your sensible approach! There is no doubt that what one person thrives on may be detrimental to another. We are indeed intricately made. The thing is that while science, biologists, raw food advocates, nutritionists etc etc understand
so much and have their own bandwagons which promote the end to 'disease' , there is just no way that any one thing or combination of things can be the 'it' solution for all. AND, by the time we think we have found a selection of 'its' that work for us individually,
we have already lived a large proportion of our lives and damage has already been done.....not to mention genetic factors which we often don't know about. I think it is important to get to know our own body. Take note of how it feels and operates in light
of what we feed it and realise that the next nutritional discovery MAY be something we should check out but it may not do us any good either. Personally, I think good quality enzymes greatly assist our bodies in dealing with the food we eat. Some of us have
problems with carbs or protein or even too much raw food not to mention allergies. And the older we get the less enzyme action in the digestive system. For some of us this can mean problems with all the things we used to eat and a completely new approach to
food based on the how I feel approach, not what they say is good.

Rio, I think you are completely incorrect and I'm writing this not to prove you wrong but for the people who are going to read your review and go "So then what ISN'T bad for you? why bother? You say "Oils are always refined" Well actually no. Not oils
are refined. Extra Virgin Coconut Oil for example is not and does amazing things for people. Plus it is a saturated fat and will not oxidize the way some other oils would. If your reasoning is because its no longer in the coconut well then thats like saying
you shouldn't drink green vegetable juice because its been extracted from the vegetable. Yet if you've done your research you would see this too does amazing things for people You say "no oil not even vegetable oil should be included in a healthy diet" Yes
"vegetable oil is toxic because it has been highly refined. BUT Extra Virgin Oils can have amazing benefits. Go to amazon.com and read peoples feed back on things like Udo's oil and products like Krill oil and see what these things are doing for people and
the conditions that its helping. Thats all the proof you need. I dont know where you are getting your information from but obviously its not based on REAL results from REAL people You say "Cacao is toxic" because its bitter. ALL leafy greens are bitter also
so I guess they are toxic too but yet we know thats not true. they are some of the healthiest foods we have. Cacao is the highest antioxidant food you can consume with an amazing amount of magnesium but yes it should be consumed in moderation because it can
be over stimulating if eaten to much at a time. Stick to 1-2 tablespoons at a time and don't consume it EVERY day and ALWAYS listen to your body. Cacao doesn't work for everyone And this thing about honey...HUH? If we didn't have the enzymes to break it down
wouldn't we have a stomach ache after eating it or at least some kind of digestive disturbance. I've never heard of anyone having a problem with honey. Honey is one of the best natural sweeteners we have. Local honey can also help with allergies. Hmm I guess
thats because we shouldn't be consuming it... Sorry if I insulted you but I'm just tired of people scarring people away from things because of something they read somewhere thats not even true.. Am I 100 percent correct? I don't know...I'm just using my common
sense and listening to my body to make the right choices for myself and just couldn't let this one go because I've done a lot of research and just believe you are WAY off..