Big George

My goals are to help spread the news of Health

Big George is a Certified Raw Food Chef / Instructor Trainer who holds classes, seminars and private consulting in Raw Foods. For any further questions please contact him at phone: 1-204-231-5043

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate,
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I
To be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?

Actually, who are you NOT to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There's nothing enlightened about shrinking
So that other people won't feel insecure around you.

We are born to make manifest
The glory of God that is within us.
It is not in some of us, it is in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give others permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others."

Author Unknown

My journey has been a unique one. Where I am today is a direct result of the decisions I have made along this journey. I can blame no one, for I have been given the gift of choice and these have been the choices I have made. I have also learned as in the quote up above that we are all incredible souls and we have the capacity to do what even Jesus, Buddha, or any of the great leaders of the world have done.

This is my story …

Big Georges Journey

I grew up in believing that if one drinks his milk, eats all his food on his plate and eats plenty of meat that I will have robust health and grow up healthy and strong. Of course this seemed to make sense to me because everyone around me was doing this so it must be the right thing to do. How could so many people be wrong? Besides, while growing up my father worked in a meat factory in charge of maintenance, so I never questioned the consumption of meat at that time. I was raised with love and always saw my parents working hard. However their dietary habits were very questionable. People do, I believe, the best they know how to at that given time . I certainly did not have the best eating habits at that time.

Cost of That Bag of Potato Chips

As I walk through the aisles of the grocery store I am amazed at the collection of cardboard, plastic, metal, and glass sitting on the shelves. One must ask oneself where does this all come from and where does it go?

One particular aisle that is unique is the Potato Chip aisle. I guess it is unique in the sense of how a whole aisle is dedicated to this particular product. I call it a product because we really can't call it food now can we?

How to Select Fruit

How to Select Fruits

Buy in season when quality is highest and prices lowest.
Don't buy more than you will use before they perish. Use it as soon as possible they will have a better taste.
Don't buy damaged fruit unless damage is slight and you will use it immediately.
Be careful how you handle fruit in stores so you don't ruin the fruit for others.
Fruit should only be eaten when ripe. Some foods (bananas can be purchased green and ripened at home.
Try to purchase organic fruit as much as possible for they are not sprayed with pesticides.
Smell the produce and see if there is an unpleasant odour coming from the fruit.
If fruit doesn't taste right it is better to disregard it than disregard your health.

Here are some tips for specific fruits:

Apples

Seasons: October through March.
Types: Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Pippin, Golden Grimes, McIntosh, Jonathan and Winesap.
Selecting: Organic if possible. Apples are one of the most sprayed fruits. Apples should be firm and crisp with bright and shiny skin. Color is a sign of maturity in apples - high in color indicates maturity - and only apples picked when mature will have good flavor and texture.

Inspirations I Like

Time

Imagine there is a bank which credits your account each morning with $86,400, carries over no balance from day to day, allows you to keep no cash balance, and every evening cancels whatever part of the amount you had failed to use during the day. What would you do?

Draw out every cent, of course!

Well, everyone has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose.It carries over no balance. It

Juice Recipes From Big George

Please choose organic produce, if at all possible, when selecting your fruits and vegetables. Organic produce is grown without harmful chemicals/pesticides. The key is to buy what is in season. Enjoy.

Juices

Carrot/Apple
6 carrots
2 apples (any kind)

Cantaloupe Juice
Cut into strips and juice (rind and all if organic)

Sunshine Cocktail
2 apples
4-6 strawberries

The Waldorf
1 stalk celery
2 apples

Pineapple/Grapefruit
1/2 grapefruit (peeled)
2 rings of pineapple

Mental Diet

Many people talk about the benefits of different food diets. However we have forgotten probably one of the most important diets to our health and that being a Mental Diet.

It is not only important in what we put in our mouths but also equally important is what we put in our minds. As the saying goes 'Garbage in and Garbage out'. In today's society we have become accustomed to let a box with a screen dominate our thoughts. Have you ever watched a commercial several times then one day you will be walking along and for no reason at all you will start singing the commercials jingle and you will wonder why? Well this is a form of programming. Programming can be a powerful thing if used in the right way.

Pesticides and Our Crops

In today's society we hear often the term pesticides. What are pesticides? Pesticides are harmful chemicals that are sprayed on produce to prevent insects from destoying the crop. That seems kind of odd doesn't it? Putting harmful chemicals on food that we will eventually consume. Do they realize that if insects and bugs are running away from these deadly chemicals what the chemicals would do in our bodies. Pesticides are a big business and in theworld of greed - money seems to be the biggest motivating factor.

Raw Lifestyle Transition

Here are some of the issues I have noticed some people go through while starting on a Raw lifestyle. These issues being low self-esteem and guilt.

When someone chooses this lifestyle they may experience detox (i.e. running noses, head aches, vomiting, skin eruptions etc.) and feel bad physically and mentally. Feeling bad physically makes sense, but feeling bad mentally doesn't.

Many people start to question going Raw as the problem and not the solution to their problems. They wonder

Raw Recipes From Big George

Here are some remarkable raw recipes that will make you rush to the kitchen! Remember as always to buy organic whenever possible.

Cream Of Asparagus Soup
1 bunch of asparagus
3 stalks celery
1/2 small onion
1 1/2-2 avocados
1 cup water
6 sprigs organic parsley
2 tsp. tomatillo powder
kelp or Nori to taste

Blend until creamy. If not creamy enough, add 1/2 small avocado and blend.\\

"Spaghetti" and Tomato Sauce
To make sauce, blend in blender or Vita-Mix:
6 medium totmatoes
3-4 Tbs. tomato powder or all-purpose seasoning
2 tsp. jicama powder (optional)
1 tsp. beet powder (optional)
Italian seasoning
onion and/or garlic or kelp to taste

Stress

I often hear the word Stress almost everywhere I go. It is almost as if it is normal to feel or have Stress. Is it really normal? Many people blame their ill health and lifestyle on Stress.

What is Stress? Stress is simply the result of thoughimages that we choose to repeat over and over in our minds. Therefore if stress comes from our thoughts, is it then not safe to say that since we are in control of our thoughts that we just simply replace poor thoughts with more elevated ones to alleviate Stress? Is it really that simple?