12 Steps to Whole Foods
I will continue on the journey for myself and continue telling others about the program. It is time to reverse the way we eat. It will only help us. Thank you! —Meghan Meredith It’s been over 30 years since my husband and I started working on a healthy nutritional plan. It took 10 years of that time for me to consider myself fairly knowledgeable about nutrition and to have a “health food kitchen” with whole grains, cold-pressed oils, etc. My impetus for going veggie was a diagnosis of Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD: Lupus, scleroderma, and rheumatoid arthritis). Then I met my husband who was perfectly healthy but also working to become a vegetarian. I remember when we first started to be vegetarians, all I knew how to prepare was stir-fry. I mean, I put every vegetable known together in every combination! We had so much stir-fry that if I never see it again, it will be too soon! The years passed, and we learned more and more and eventually became vegans. About four years ago I was diagnosed with Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease and started to lose my hearing. It didn’t take long until I was wearing hearing aids turned up to the maximum hearing ability. In all the trials I had with MCTD, I never even considered I might lose my hearing. Thankfully, last November, a BFF emailed me your website. I immediately downloaded “12 Steps to Whole Foods.” I LOVE it and know that I could have saved 10 years off my nutritional education if I had your book 30 years ago! Of course, I know you were only 12 at the time! I started in just as the book suggests to read one chapter a month and follow what it says. I bought a Blendtec and I was off and running. Within 2½ months, my hearing was completely restored and my hearing tests normal! I just never thought that might be a result of the smoothies and was so pleasantly surprised! I’m sure you know that connective tissue disorders are very inflammatory, and with the grace of God and your green smoothies my Sed. Rate (measure of inflammation) went to 1 on a scale of 1-30. I can just imagine what other fabulous things green smoothies are doing for my body! I feel so grateful for you and your book. I know for a fact that if we had not pursued good nutrition 30 years ago, I would not be alive today. I know that with the knowledge I have gained from “12 Steps” that I will live a quality life even longer! Thank you, thank you! —Margaret Kalin xviii 12 Steps to Whole Foods © Copyright Robyn Openshaw
I knew a “whole-foods diet” was good for you. I knew it would help me with my health, weight, energy, and such. I knew that it would be good for my family and my children. But where to start was the question. Reading all of the information out there was overwhelming. With busy days and hectic schedules, it was simply too much for me to add “one more thing”—studying nutrition— to my day, and it seemed (at the time) that it would be much easier just to find the quickest meal and be done with it. But I came across Robyn's 12 Steps to Whole Foods program, read more and more about it, and thought, “I could do that!” Having it divided into 12 steps and being encouraged to take on one new step and habit each month was something that didn’t seem overwhelming. Soon the idea of sprouting, dehydrating, drinking green smoothies, and creating a lifestyle change with whole foods was not intimidating—rather, it was exciting and motivating. As soon as I got the book, I dived right into it. I took it on vacation, on car rides, to appointments, you name it—I was ready to make a change and it was so enjoyable to read. I loved knowing the “why” behind what I was doing in each step, and then implementing those ideas with the easy recipes. I can honestly say that this 12-step manual is the “cookbook” I now use the majority of the time. While other recipe books sit in a drawer, Robyn's 12 Steps to Whole Foods is one that stays on the counter to be referenced on a daily basis. It’s marked up with a highlighter pen, written on with my own “a-ha moment” side notes and, yes, even a bit messy because of a little food here and there from the kitchen. I see it as both my favorite health book and cookbook. Thank you, Robyn, for the recipes, experiences, and the “you really can do this!” attitude you present in your book, blog, and videos. It’s inspiring, and it does make a difference. —Kim Christopherson (founder of YouCanMakeThis.com) © Copyright Robyn Openshaw 12 Steps to Whole Foods xix
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I knew a “whole-foods diet” was good for you. I knew it would help me with my health, weight, energy, and<br />
such. I knew that it would be good for my family and my children. But where <strong>to</strong> start was the question.<br />
Reading all of the information out there was overwhelming. With busy days and hectic schedules, it was simply<br />
<strong>to</strong>o much for me <strong>to</strong> add “one more thing”—studying nutrition— <strong>to</strong> my day, and it seemed (at the time) that it<br />
would be much easier just <strong>to</strong> find the quickest meal and be done with it.<br />
But I came across Robyn's <strong>12</strong> <strong>Steps</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Whole</strong> <strong>Foods</strong> program, read more and more about it, and thought, “I<br />
could do that!” Having it divided in<strong>to</strong> <strong>12</strong> steps and being encouraged <strong>to</strong> take on one new step and habit each<br />
month was something that didn’t seem overwhelming. Soon the idea of sprouting, dehydrating, drinking green<br />
smoothies, and creating a lifestyle change with whole foods was not intimidating—rather, it was exciting and<br />
motivating. As soon as I got the book, I dived right in<strong>to</strong> it. I <strong>to</strong>ok it on vacation, on car rides, <strong>to</strong> appointments,<br />
you name it—I was ready <strong>to</strong> make a change and it was so enjoyable <strong>to</strong> read.<br />
I loved knowing the “why” behind what I was doing in each step, and then implementing those ideas with the<br />
easy recipes. I can honestly say that this <strong>12</strong>-step manual is the “cookbook” I now use the majority of the time.<br />
While other recipe books sit in a drawer, Robyn's <strong>12</strong> <strong>Steps</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Whole</strong> <strong>Foods</strong> is one that stays on the counter <strong>to</strong> be<br />
referenced on a daily basis. It’s marked up with a highlighter pen, written on with my own “a-ha moment” side<br />
notes and, yes, even a bit messy because of a little food here and there from the kitchen. I see it as both my<br />
favorite health book and cookbook.<br />
Thank you, Robyn, for the recipes, experiences, and the “you really can do this!” attitude you present in your<br />
book, blog, and videos. It’s inspiring, and it does make a difference.<br />
—Kim Chris<strong>to</strong>pherson (founder of YouCanMakeThis.com)<br />
© Copyright Robyn Openshaw <strong>12</strong> <strong>Steps</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Whole</strong> <strong>Foods</strong> xix
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