Softcover book - 550+ pages
Living on Live Food teaches you what a raw and living food diet is and how to get started immediately! But that's not all, this motivational book also covers such topics as: addiction to cooked foods, changing your thought process, being social while staying healthy, enzymes, acid-alkaline balance, strategies and techniques, matters beyond food... plus so much more.
An amazing 290 recipes and a detailed 4-week plan complete with menu, shopping lists and meal preparation instructions.
This book also includes 15 compelling real-life success stories with amazing before and after photographs.
"You will see results! Not within years, or months, or even weeks, but within days! Does this sound like I'm promising a lot? I am! But I'm not exaggerating. You'll believe me almost from the instant you start eating this way. It's a miracle just waiting to happen to you."
Alissa Cohen
Testimonials
With a book like this, we really can't put it any better than the people who've already bought this magnificent encyclopedia of going raw. Rather than try, just take a look at what people who have already seen Alissa's book / DVD thought of it...
"I am only on Ch. 19 but I have to tell you this is ABSOLUTELY THE BEST book I have ever read! Not just in the category of "raw" books either! You have no idea how inspired I am now. I was about to give up on the whole raw food thing and your book could not have come at a better time!!! The DVDs really put it over the top because I got to see just how EASY it is to prepare amazing raw food and also to see how vibrant and healthy you are. I was discouraged for many reasons, thinking the food was boring because I didn't want to have to take a bunch of time to make any "recipes", seeing a lot of raw foodists who just look "unhealthy" with sunken eyes and boney limbs. I am into bodybuilding like you are so I had fear of losing hard earned muscle too! Not anymore....I have decided to go 100% for 30 days and see what happens.
"Received your book and DVD's yesterday. Your book is absolutely amazing and should be called the raw food encyclopedia it covers so much."
Pam in New Zealand
"BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO! Everything now makes sense! The DVDs and accompanying raw book are awesome. The DVDs are visually wonderful. My family, husband, daughter & me love your infectious enthusiasm and simplicity in explaining the raw diet &lifestyle. As I mentioned to you recently, we've been raw vegans about 75-95% from February 2004 but since your book & DVDs arrived, we're officially 100% raw.
I've purchased quite a few raw books during the last year & since February have attempted raw but until your package arrived I found the raw lifestyle daunting, but not anymore. I love the book presentation and especially the DVDs. Everything in both is so very professional. Move over Martha Stewart because Alissa has arrived! More DVD's please Alissa! The makeovers of the two women at the end of the DVD is remarkable.
The food is delicious Alissa & relatively quite easy to prepare. We were all very amazed!
Keep up the fantastic DVD's & we look forward to more raw food books. You're an amazing role model & teacher. Until we meet . . . Thank you for our new lives are better health & slimness."
Barbara
"I read your book the whole day, and did nothing else other than played with my 3 yr old Joseph. What an amazing thing you're doing. I AM SO EXCITED. I recognize myself in many of your clients. I recognize my symptoms in their stories, and I know I have found the answer. I have been suffering daily head and neck aches for years, and have searched for the permanent cure, but to no avail. In fact, I am building a Wellness business because I am still searching for answers. I have found them in your book!
I will begin shopping with your shopping list tomorrow."
Nen
"Your DVDs and book are sooooo wonderful. I just finished watching you. I love how you are chatting answering questions while demonstrating. It makes going raw look very simple. The thing that challenged me in the past were books of complicated recipes. Yours are so simple that a child can make them. My children and I have been planning on going totally raw, now we know we can do it. I feel like I can handle making raw food, caring for my two children as a divorced, single parent, and work at the same time.
If the food is as tasty as shown on those ladies expressions then my kids will go wild over it and stick to the diet.
I tried going raw in Jan., made it about a month and quit due to the time involved in preparation of the recipes. Now I know I can, I know I can, I know I can heal my body. Thank you for giving me such clear information.
When is your next book and DVD coming out.??"
Cindy
"The Living on Live Foods book and DVD set was waiting for me when I got home from work Friday. I watched the first DVD that night and the second one the next morning as soon as I got up. They are both wonderful!!! So is the book! I spent most of today just reading and thinking and....making living foods! I have about 8 raw food "cookbooks" and one raw food prep video. Yours is just different. I've been playing around with raw foods for a couple of years now but after watching you on the DVD's and reading your book, I feel like I can do this! And better yet, I am. My sister, Sharon, lives with me and we decided tonight to give it the full 100% commitment to 30 days. Tomorrow I'm moving the microwave and the toaster oven and all the pots and pans to the store room to ensure no temptations sneak up on me! Thank you a million times for doing the DVDs and the writing the book. Your clear, concise style of writing coupled with your "can do" attitude make committing to raw seem to be the only rational choice to make!
If you want to use part or all of this email as an endorsement of the book and DVDs, I would be honored to have the opportunity to go on record that they are far superior to anything I've seen yet!"
"I absolutely love it. It has re-inspired me. It is beautifully written and I love the layout. I've been making crackers. I think I'm finally getting the hang of the dehydrator. I made cream cheese to go with it. I've tried several recipes. I love them. I finally decided to try angel hair pasta from zucchini. I was really apprehensive. I didn't think it was possible for raw squash to taste good because I didn't care for it cooked. That's exactly the idea!! It is better raw. I've become absolutely re-energized this past week or so!!
"I just received your book Living on Live Food and I'm so excited. I love the easy to read, "chatty" style and finally feel inspired that eating raw actually is doable! Thanks so much for caring about others and sharing what you know!"
Best wishes and God bless. Cheryl
"I received your book and DVD earlier three days ago, and immediately opened it up and put in the DVD. My mom, who is age 62, and overweight by quite a bit, was there. She loves to watch cooking shows and loves to entertain, ie. cook for others. I'm sure you are familiar with the false belief that food = love. Anyway, she watched the DVD with me and the following day, she announced that she was going to commit to going raw for 30 days. She said, and I quote, "When she said I could eat pie for breakfast, that's what got me."
<>I have been concerned about my mom's health for quite some time. She has a cyst in her breast that is bigger than a silver dollar, and two fingers on her left hand are constantly numb. Her knees hurt frequently and sometimes give out, and although she says she wants to get rid of her more than 100 pounds of extra fat/weight, she struggles with it constantly.
I getting tears in my eyes as I write this, because I really love my mom, and you have done something for her that I could not. You have inspired her to step outside her self-imposed box. How can I express my gratitude to you? I don't know what lies ahead for Mom, doesn't matter. What matters is now, and she is moving forward in a positive way. She is on the right path. As you said, once you know how it feels to be all raw, you cannot deny it."
My heartfelt gratitude and deepest thanks, Micaela
"Just a quick update re our Raw Diet. A milestone occurred yesterday, May 25th, my 30th wedding anniversary - I lost 30 lbs. How cool is that! It's like the weight is melting away at about a pound a day."
Just a quick email, Barbara
"I received your DVD's & book last night. I started watching them and am very impressed with the format. What you said about application of raw living being the hardest part. I've been off and on raw for years, and I think this DVD/book combo may be just what I've needed. I was starting to think it wasn't right for me to be 100% raw, but you make it look easy. I agree that while many speakers are great and motivational, without easy food prep, the diet can sometimes be lacking and lead to straying. I've got those many raw food prep books you talked about, going unused. I have met so many raw fooders who don't look healthy, and so I love that you are about not starving yourself! You look so strong and healthy, it's a motivation. I also love the discussion and questions with and from the health-food store owners...it added realism to the picture. It was well worth the wait...thanks a bunch!"
Amanda, 1LT, USAF, BSC, RD Nutritional Medicine. Texas
"I adopted a raw food diet one year ago for health reasons. While the improvement in my health was immediately apparent, I knew I would not be able to eat this way forever unless the food started tasting better and I had more variety. I simply could not look at another salad! I had bought many raw food cookbooks, and while some were beautifully photographed, the recipes were so long and complicated with a laundry list of ingredients that I simply did not have the time to make them. In the 10 books I had purchased in the last year I was lucky if I could get 1 or 2 recipes that were actual doable. Then I saw an ad for Alissa's book on the webpage advertising a raw food dinner. Something about it appealed to me but I was skeptical about buying yet another book that looked beautiful and being disappointed. I e-mailed Alissa with a few questions about the book and she go back to me right away. When I got the book I was amazed at how user-friendly ALL of the recipes were!!! And I loved the feel of the glossy pages. Even though I am a chef, I don't like to spend a lot of time on my own food preparation and I was delighted that all of Alissa's recipes were straightforward and easy to prepare. And they didn't use those weird exotic ingredients. Just about everything in every recipe I already had on hand! And the best part was that every recipe I've tried came out absolutely delicious!!! When I buy a new cookbook I feel lucky if I get one really good recipe out of it. But so far, every recipe from Alissa's book came out perfect and was delicious. Not a clunker among them. And the best part is that my husband, who does not like "raw food", so far has loved every recipe I've made from Alissa's book! Learn from my mistake and save yourself time and money. Whether you are attempting to go raw for the first time or have been eating this way for a while, Alissa's book is the only one you'll ever need!!!
Sincerely, Chef AJ
"I got your book yesterday and it is BEAUTIFUL. I really, really love it. You've done an outstanding job. It is kind of heavy though - 4 lbs. and I thought my book was heavy at 2 1/4 lbs. That weight will up the postage but hey, it's worth it because it is soooo inspirational. THANK YOU for writing it. Please sign two of the books that you are sending."
With blessings and peace, Rhio
"Thank you soooooooo much for the book and DVDs which I received today. The book looks amazing! What a huge job. It looks like a book that could take this movement mainstream! I hope we can continue to network!"
Hugs, Jinjee
"I just wanted to thank you for your book and DVDs. They have been the motivation I needed in order to go back to 100% raw. The DVDs are so helpful and have given me so many new things to try!"
Thank you again! Naomi
"Got your book and DVDs yesterday. Changed my plans for the day -- I spent all day watching the DVDs and then flicking through the book ;-) Well done -- massive achievement! Much love, and big congratulatory hugs!!"
"I woke up at 5:00 AM today and feel remarkably well and energized. This week has been a fascinating experience for my daughter, myself and our neighbors across the street from us. Since we've cleaned our cabinets out from February 2004 forward, we've been giving them all our cooked & processed items. You see they're still on the SAD! However, I've been talking with them both about our new Raw diet. This week, since I had it off from work, I started to tease them with some raw food from your recipes. Marjorie-lee & I started them with a teaser of the Torte. They both loved the recipe. As we talked more to our neighbors across the street, the wife, who is 81, wanted to know more about the Raw diet. So it has been fun educating her with the information. Yesterday she came over from Noon-3 PM. She helped us prepare the Tomato Soup. She even purchased the raw organic tomatoes for us. I had the garage door open & doing laundry about 10:30 AM when I spotted her returning car. She waved and then came over & presented the tomatoes to me which I promptly put in the refrigerator to cool for lunch.
At noon when she arrived, she had expressed earlier that she would also love some carrot juice, we made this as she watched. Before eating the carrot juice, she watched as I cleaned the juicer. Afterwards she dove in and cut up the tomatoes, onions, garlic, & put in all spices for the Raw Tomato Soup. Marjorie-lee processed & viola lunch was served. She loved everything! She couldn't imagine how something so wonderful could taste so good cold. She's like a small child wanting to know more & more. It's been quite a lot of fun. She has diabetes. I mentioned to her that this Raw diet would cure her of diabetes. However, I told her that's only what I've read & heard as I didn't want to come on too strong. And she said, if you love someone, you'll share what you know. Isn't she something for someone 81 years old. Very open individual which is so rare these days! Afterwards, she wanted to watch your DVD, as she had heard so much about it from both of us. So as we watched your DVD we had dessert. Marjorie-lee made Banana Ice Cream in the food processor & last night we made the Fudge Brownie & placed it in the refrigerator. She also thumbed through your Raw food book. Even her husband loves our recipes. She even said you'll make her a convert yet. We're taking it slow with them but the seed is planted. She's having us over next weekend for a Raw dinner. It should be interesting to see what she serves. Also, since we've been giving her so much food and this week we also gave her our toaster oven, she's coming over next week to help us pack.
By the way a few days ago we made them Boston Lettuce Wraps to try. When she came over, she said forget about her husband, she devoured them all.
Another God moment happened this week! We decided to visit another neighbor in the culdesac. She lives alone and is also 80ish. She had just gotten up from a nap when we arrived. She has terrible arthritis. We brought her some Fudge Balls for her to try. She loved it. As we talked, I remembered Marjorie-lee hadn't finished all her lunch as she was full. We asked her what she was doing for dinner & she simply wasn't sure she was up to much. So Marjorie went home to retrieve her lunch. She was thrilled & thought it looked divine. We made Red Lettuce Wraps & stuffed them with our own sprouted Mung Beans. Friday night my husband John finally came home from being down in St. Petersburg all week. What a welcome site! First thing we introduced him to that we had made this week was the sprouted Hummus on Carrot & Plain Essene crackers which we purchased in Tampa earlier in the week. He was in heaven! He couldnÆt get over all the flavors. He said he could have used some snacks down in St. Petersburg. This week he's taking a cooler down with him! For dinner we made Red Lettuce Wraps. Earlier we made the Guacamole and used this as the filler for the wraps along with the Cauliflower rice. He was just utterly amazed that Cauliflower resembled & tasted just like rice. He loved all the flavors and couldn't really pick out one individually because they all made for such interesting & wonderful flavors as one devoured each wrap.
He couldn't get over what we had both learned this week. We were amazed too!
Perhaps a long email but I just wanted to tell you from us & our neighbors thanks again for your advice, book & DVD. You gave us the knowledge & simplicity to make this Raw diet our own. And now we can go forth & spread these seeds to others.
We can't wait to thank you in person & have your sign our book & DVD."
John, Barbara & Marjorie-lee
"It's been a little over a week since I met you in Tampa. I am enjoying your book and really appreciate the information on the DVD.
It is Day 8 for me and so far I have lost 9 lbs! At 33, I have been slender two other times since then at 18 and at 24. I have used food as a coping mechanism for the relationships and situations that had gone awry. My threshold for pain is at hand and I am done. Last week when you met me, I was 5Ǝ" at precisely 250 lbs. Last summer I noticed that my ankles were painfully swollen from July-Sept and now after a few days of downing almost a gallon of water a day and eating raw, my ankles are normal even when I stay outside in the heat!
The biggest thing for me is that my emotional equilibrium is at an even keel. Caffeine and my beloved coffee are gone...Day 2 was ugly...Day 5 was fabu...thanks to you! I even survived a cook-out next door thanks to you iterating to eat food before and to bring food so I won't feel deprived. I showed up with a banana for a snack and a "nice dressed water glass" that had a slice of lemon and peppermint sprig on the side of the glass and a lemon slice floating in the water.
I would highly recommend the DVD (before getting the book if budget doesn't allow both at the same time) to anyone considering going raw since it feels like a "virtual coach" is there with you through two high quality discs. Alissa, you've given so much more than a food prep demo -- there are other bits of information that people really need to truly know about going raw. I'm glad I waited for the book/DVD set to come out! It was a blessing to have met you and I hope to one day do so again where you will see less of me!"
Joy & Blessings, Sarah @ 9lbs. less.
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