About
In search of the perfect human diet, Victoria Boutenko compares the standard American diet with the diet of wild chimpanzees in her book Green for Life. Chimpanzees share an estimated 99.4% of genes with humans,
but their diet is dramatically different from ours. The most glaring difference is that chimpanzees consume significantly more green leaves than humans. The author describes in depth the main benefits of greens for human health. She supports her claims with scientific research. The topics include: the abundance of protein in greens, the benefits of fiber, the role of greens in homeostasis, the significance of stomach acid, how greens make the body more alkaline, the healing power of chlorophyll, and more.
With the help of Dr. Paul Fieber, Victoria conducted a pilot study that illustrated the effectiveness of just adding one quart of green smoothie a day, without changing anything else in participants’ diets. After one month of drinking these blended drinks, 67% of participants showed vast improvement in their stomach acid production.
Victoria developed basic recipes of greens smoothies that enable anyone to consume the necessary amount of greens in a very palatable way.
Whether one eats a raw food, vegan, vegetarian, or mainstream American diet, adding green smoothies to the diet can greatly benefit well-being. Green for Life includes powerful testimonials written by people who have already incorporated green smoothies into their lifestyles, demonstrating the countless positive effects greens have.
Victoria Boutenko lives in Ashland, Oregon. She is the author of Green For Life, Green Smoothie Revolution, Raw Family Signature Dishes, 12 Steps to Raw Foods, Raw Family and several raw recipe books. She teaches classes on raw food and nutrition all over the world. As a result of her teachings, thousands of people in numerous countries have significantly improved their health. She continues traveling worldwide sharing her inspiring story of natural healing.
Boutenko’s, Green For Life, was nominated as a finalist in health and medicine for the Independent Publisher’s Award (IPPY) in 2006. She has published a monthly newsletter since 2003 on her website, www.rawfamily.com. Boutenko gives interviews regularly to a number of radio stations, newspapers, webcasts and teleconferences worldwide. She is a leader in the raw food movement and her works are recognized as having a profound impact on the development of raw food communities across the globe. Boutenko’s work is referenced in numerous books on the subject, and her books have been translated into over a dozen languages. She has been a keynote speaker at a number of international expositions in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, England, Brazil, Canada, Belgium, Iceland, Holland, Jamaica, Spain, France, and the United States.
