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Table of Contents
Energy Secret #1 Acid Makes You Fat Energy Secret #2 Enzymes - Your Fat Burning Work Horses *FREE GIFT* - Enzyme-Rich Raw Recipes Energy Secret #3 Digestion, Digestion, Digestion Energy Secret #4 The Real Energy in Foods Energy Secret #5 The Causes and Dangers of Being Fat Energy Secret #6 The Raw Food Diet vs. All the Rest 4 9 15 18 23 29 37
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Every cell in your body functions optimally within a certain pH range (pH is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of the body). In different cells, this optimal range is different, however, the net pH of the body has to remain tightly regulated. The blood, the most important tissue of the body, requires a pH of between 7.35 and 7.45, which is slightly alkaline.
If the pH of the blood falls even slightly out of this range, then you die its that simple! The stomach on the other hand is meant to be acidic in order to properly breakdown and begin digesting proteins. The stomach is generally at a pH of 2.0, which is highly acidic. One of the reasons that antacids are not recommended (except from your doctor unfortunately) is that they lessen the acidic environment of the stomach. As a result, the stomach ends up churning and working harder in an attempt to digest protein-based foods. The result incomplete digestion! Low acid in the stomach also impairs the absorption of several critical minerals especially iron and calcium. So just remember, the blood needs to be alkaline, the stomach needs to be acidic.
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One of the biggest challenges we now face especially in the western world is that because our diet is so high in refined grains, animal products, and processed foods, most of our population is in a constant state of ACIDOSIS! And this is bad news because when youre body is acidic it becomes a playground for sickness and disease! Also, the more acidic you are, the more easily you will store fat (more on that shortly). So, in a nutshell ACID DIET = ACID BODY = SICKNESS, DISEASE, AND FATNESS! Why else is acidosis dangerous to your health? Since your body must, at all costs, operate at a stable pH, it will go to great lengths to ensure that it achieves this goal. Thus, any dietary acid load MUST be neutralized by one of several acid-reducing mechanisms. Here are some of the most severe consequences of your body's attempt to maintain a constant pH in the face of an acidic environment
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"Yuri, I'd like to just let you know how you and Eating for Energy have changed my life..."
"I bought Eating for Energy after much hesitation, read it from cover to cover (I was glued to it and still am) so I'd like to share with you the difference it made to my life.
Needless to say, the medical profession has let me down greatly. After extensive examinations, MRI and CT scans, visits to ENT specialists and even a Neurologist, I was told nothing can be done about my condition and I would have to be fitted with a hearing aid and just live with the fact that my hearing loss would not get better and put up with the tinnitus for the rest of my life.
Well, I may be getting old (I'm 55 now in a few months I will be 56) and I don't feel this old and I'm certainly not ready to be fitted with a hearing aide yet. To cut along story short I decided to take matters into my own hands.
I started your raw food diet plan for just 4 weeks and WOW! The results are amazing, see for yourself.
Exactly one year ago, in October, my husband and I went to Japan for 3 week holiday and I weighed 172 pounds, the second picture is of me earlier this month on a trip with my girlfriends in Sydney. I have lost 22 lbs, have more energy now then I ever did in my life before, and I feel happier and healthier then on my 50th birthday almost six years ago.
Yuri, I just want to say there is so much information and so many web sites on the internet on health and fitness but you are by far THE BEST!
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On the flipside, if your body is constantly forced to use greater amounts of its own energy and enzymes as a result of eating too many cooked foods there will be less energy available to heal your body and restore optimal health. Enzymes also play a pivotal role in your bodys ability to breakdown and metabolize fat. In the following depiction you'll notice the fat-digesting enzyme lipase, which acts at various "active sites" on fat molecules to break them down into 3 fatty acids and 1 glycerol molecule. If lipase is not present (or in lesser amounts) what do you think will happen???
If you said improper fat breakdown you're right! So, you might be wondering. How do you drain your "enzyme bank account"? Its simple really
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By consuming foods that are void of natural food enzymes such as cooked foods, refined foods, and non-foods. These dead foods all place high demands on your pancreas to secrete more digestive enzymes. According to the Law of Adaptive Secretion of Digestive Enzymes, your pancreas will only produce/secrete the necessary amount and type of enzymes required for digesting a particular meal. Therefore, consuming large amounts of enzyme-void dead foods forces your body to spend more energy on devoting its enzymes to digestion and less energy on producing metabolic enzymes for other bodily functions! This is important to understand and is also supported by evidence that consuming less food can actually help you live longer and healthier. This occurs because less food means fewer digestive enzymes are required. As a result, more energy can be spent on allowing your bodys metabolic enzymes to fend off disease and breakdown unneeded fat reserves for energy. In fact, for a good part of the 20th Century, European oncologists have included enzyme therapy as a natural, non-toxic therapy against cancer. Almost all of the leading alternative cancer specialists prescribe both food enzymes and concentrated enzyme supplements as primary or adjunct cancer therapies. One might assume that if pancreatic enzymes are effective in treating existing cancers that maintaining a large pool of these precious enzymes in the body would help to prevent cancer from developing in the first place. Makes sense to me. How about you?
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Studies on human populations show that those who eat fresh fruits and vegetables (which are naturally loaded with natural food enzymes) have dramatically reduced levels of cancer, obesity, and other diseases.
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Animal studies have even shown that the brains of wild animals are almost always larger in size and heavier than those of their domesticated enzyme-void counterparts. The brains of wild meadow mice are twice as heavy as those of laboratory mice. Even Charles Darwin noted that the domesticated rabbit has a smaller brain than his wild cousin. If there is an enzyme deficiency in the body, the pancreas will compensate and swell indicating that it is having to work much harder. Laboratory mice fed heatprocessed enzyme-less food have a pancreas 2-3 times heavier than that of wild mice eating their natural enzyme-rich diet of living food. Moreover, Dr. Howell found in his research that there is a direct correlation between consumption of dead, enzyme-void foods and obesity in mice. Mice that consumed cooked, dead food diets were almost nearly twice as heavy as mice consuming natural living foods found in the wild!! So how do you make deposits into our "enzyme bank account" to optimize your health and burn more fat? Well, thats exactly what youll discover in Eating for Energy. You dont want to turn into one of those overweight mice do you? Well, then grab your copy today by clicking on this link:
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Want MORE great raw food recipes that take little to no effort to make?
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"Yuri, just wanted to say thanks for a great book! I do want to say that you have put all the information all together rather nicely. I like the action steps and your raw food recipes are like a breath of fresh air. I was getting pretty tired of the same old stuff but your book is so refreshing. I will recommend your book to others as I think they will appreciate the fact that it is easy to understand. Thanks again for all that you are doing."
"Yuri, I have been completely astounded by the information contained in your book. It has been for me the best purchase online ever 'to date'.
I fast read it in 3 days, I am an Aries and very impulsive impatient, ha ha! Boy was it good. Your recipes are delicious and I have been writing them out in a little notebook, to use as a guide when i am shopping."
"I am half-way through Eating For Energy and am thrilled at how much I am learning about how our body functions and nutrition! I've been a vegetarian for 20 years, and vegan for one, and the information you are providing is invaluable to me, especially because I have a three year old that I am trying to raise on a plant-based vegan diet. I found myself feeding him a lot of "mock" foods just to avoid meat and dairy, but still very processed. Now I know what whole/plant foods I can feed him with the knowledge that he is getting all his nutritional requirements. Thanks for writing this book!"
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This chronic irritation can eventually lead to a condition known as Leaky Gut Syndrome, which is characterized by an increasingly permeable intestinal tract where undigested food particles freely enter into the blood stream (when they're not supposed to!). These large undigested particles are then identified by the immune system as foreign and, thus, elicit an immune or allergic response. And that is the primary way in which food sensitivities and allergies come about. That's something your doctor won't tell you! When the body becomes sensitive or allergic to particular foods a nasty cascade of events begins which can lead to all sorts of problems including skin disorders, asthma, more allergies, and weight gain.
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For optimal digestive (and overall) health you should be passing 1-3 non-strenuous bowel movements each day. Most people I've dealt with are lucky if they pass just 1 per day!!! If you aren't going regularly then you need to start. There are some very simple things that you can do improve your "transit time" and bowel movement quality and frequency, several of which I share with you in Eating for Energy. You may not have known this but your poop is one of the best indicators of your digestive and overall health. And a lack of bowel movements (ie. constipation) is a strong indicator that things are not working as they should. And dont worry You dont need some kind of magic potion to get you regular. Instead, everything you need for smooth and regular #2s can be found in the foods you eat (and those which you should also avoid). I hope youre starting to see that constipation is a serious issue with some pretty severe consequences. Did you know that a build-up of un-eliminated feces gives off toxins that circulate back into your bloodstream. This is known as auto-intoxication and it places a huge toxic burden on your bodys most important organ the liver! The liver is your body's detoxifying organ and thus filters everything that enters the bloodstream from the digestive tract. Because the liver is also one of the key fat metabolizing organs, if it is overworked or impaired (due to high filtering or other demands), its ability to burn fat will be
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hindered. Many people who have weight problems most often also suffer from a "toxic" liver. In Eating for Energy you'll learn the exact steps that you need to take to ensure optimal digestive and bowel function. You will learn specific food combining principles to maximize digestion, learn about 2 easy ways to relieve constipation and improve your bowel movements right away, and discover several liver-friendly foods that will ensure your liver stays in fat burning health!
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"My hair was white-grey and now is brown-grey and still slowly going darker!"
"Yuri, your book "Eating for Energy" has been a refreshing delight. Due to food intolerances and multiple chemical sensitivities I needed a change from the restrictive diet that I have been following.
Your recipes have provided me with a lot of different taste sensations and healthy alternatives. My immediate goal is to cut out all dairy products eventually and as a start I have been using almond milk in my tea instead of milk. You reminded me to retry sprouting and I bought some Hemp sprouting bags with delightful results.
Due to your juices I have now been free from constant urinary infections and the need to take large amounts of antibiotics.
I have had constipation all my life and that is now gone too! My skin had sore patches on it and they are gone as well.
My hair was white grey and now is brown grey and still slowly going darker. My eldest granddaughter tells me I am the most active grandmother she knows."
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We can also investigate the quality of the ingredients (if applicable) of the foods. Are there preservatives, fillers, fortifiers, and so forth that have been added? Such an investigation may also reveal some previously unknown sensitivities or allergies to particular foods both of which severely affect your health. I personally prefer looking at the quality of ingredients in foods rather than counting their calories and nutrient contents. When you focus on quality ingredients, the quantity becomes less important. And who enjoys counting calories anyways? I sure dont! But there's still something more to this story of food energy...
We Are Electromagnetic Beings and Foods Either Provide or Drain our Energy
That's right! All living things are electromagnetic. We conduct electricity within our body much as a computer does within its hard drive. Think about it for a moment. When our body breaks down food, it is must go somewhere to have an effect, right? Well, how does it get to its destination and what happens to it when it gets there? The precise details of this are truly fascinating and I cover them in detail in Eating for Energy. They're a little beyond the scope of this lesson. But just remember that all communication in our body occurs via nerve impulses, which are...electric impulses! And it helps to also realize that every single piece of food is charged! Food is pure energy it has a specific vibration and frequency. We can't see it but we know it's
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there (actually we can and Ill show you in just a second). The importance of this is that each of the body's cells, organs, and systems also require this electromagnetic vibrational "energy" to perform its function. For instance, the average energy of your core organs such your brain, your heart, your lungs is 70 megahertz. Food has the same measurable electrical energy. For example, what kind of electrical charges are available in chocolate cake, in megahertz? 1-3 MHz. A Big Mac has 5 megahertz of vibrational energy. Most vitamin and mineral supplements are 10-30 megahertz and thats if your body can absorb them. Raw almonds are 40-50 MHz. And there are groups of other foods which will blow your mind when you see the amount of energy that they provide - well above 90 MHz! You will learn all about them in Eating for Energy. So can we now better answer our initial question? I think so. Foods definitely do not provide the same energy to our bodies even if they have the same caloric value! Check this out...
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These are two Kirlian photographs (courtesy of Kirlian photographer Christopher Wodtke) of two different ORGANIC SPROUTS (a lentil specifically). Kirlian photography is a method that enables us to see the vibrational energy emanating from living things. The picture on the left is of a RAW ORGANIC SPROUT while the picture on the right is of an organic sprout that has been cooked for just 3 minutes. Do you see the IMMENSE DIFFERENCE in energy emanating from the RAW sprout on the left versus the one on the right? Here's the best part...the lentil sprouts in these pictures yield the exact same 82 calories per cup! I guarantee that each will affect your body TOTALLY differently. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY MORE TO ENERGY THAN JUST CALORIES!!!
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Raw Food = Greater Vibrational Energy = Your Body Recognizes The Food its Given = You Feel More Energetic and Have an Easier Time Metabolizing Fat (and Food), Instead of Storing it! Now if you're truly interested in learning the whole story about this energy phenomenon and discovering which foods will give you the energy and thus tremendous fat burning capacity, then you'll want to pick up your copy of Eating for Energy (if you havent done so already). You will be blown away by the transformation your body will experience following the natural raw food nutrition principles in this program. You will discover that by eating the right foods you'll be able to eat more and feel more energized; all while burning more fat than ever before!
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I've purchased several diet and raw diet e-books and this is the best of the best.
I love your recipes and the 12-week meal plan is great - it keeps me focus on eating right. I have so much energy its scary. I know its only been three weeks but I feel like I could eat this way forever. I just can't thank you enough."
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But before we get to that lets look at TWO major factors predicting who is at risk for obesity include: 1. Adults with a low basal metabolic rate (strongly familial but can be altered) 2. Obese infants of obese mothers One of the ways in which obesity can develop is related to fat cells. Specifically, how many of them you have and how large they are. Fat cells differ from other cells in the body in that they are greedier and more elastic than most other cells. They can hold up to 62% fat, while other cells contain only about 20% fat. An average weight person will have 25-35 billion fat cells, while an obese person may have 100-150 billion! In response to weight gain (and an acidic body), fat cells puff up like tiny balloons to store extra fat. Like balloons, there is a limit to their capacity but when this limit is reached a stimulus occurs resulting in the production of even more fat cells. Once fat cells have been produced, they remain in the body for life and can only be removed surgically. It's important to remember that only during certain times in your life can the actual number of fat cells increase. Conversely, the size of your fat cells can change throughout your life. As you'll see shortly, women are unfortunately more susceptible to gaining fat and being overweight.
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There are several times during the life cycle when the body is receptive to the accumulation of new fat cells. Keep in mind that these periods of time can shape who you are for the rest of your life! So be sure to make the proper food and lifestyle choices.
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metabolism to fat storage and fat use, saving the carbohydrates for the developing fetus. NOTE: Aside from pregnancy, the time between adolescence and menopause is not a natural period of fat cell number expansion. 4. POST-MENOPAUSE The final period of possible fat cell accumulation (at least for women) is after menopause. Studies show that 65-75% of menopausal women involuntarily gain weight. This may be due to a lack of progesterone and the consequent estrogen dominance that can cause weight gain.
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Ask any health/fitness/diet expert worth their weight and theyll tell you that when it comes to losing weight, what you eat is by far the MOST important factor to your success. Yes, exercise is critical too but you can never out-train a bad diet! The unfortunate reality is that there are so many garbage diets on the market that promise quick weight loss. The problem with these fad diets is that they are dangerous sure they may help you lose weight temporarily, but they certainly wont better your health. Do you honestly think you can eat whatever you want (as some diets claim) to lose weight AND better your health? I dont think so! But Ill show you how to do so safely, naturally, and effectively! Because its really is simple as this When you eat for health, everything else falls into place!
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First, and perhaps most importantly, being overweight shortens your lifespan. According to the National Institutes of Health, someone who is only 10% above their ideal weight has a 5-15% likelihood of not reaching their life expectancy. Someone who weighs 100% above their ideal weight is a whopping 1,100% likely of not reaching their full life expectancy! Other diseases and conditions related to being overweight include: Type II Diabetes - enlarged fat cells which then poorly bind and poorly respond to insulin. Asthma - more likely to develop asthma the heavier you are. Bone and Joint Disorders - excess pressure on hip, knee, and ankle joints. Heart Disease - increases in serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels Gall Bladder Stones - increased cholesterol content in bile Hypertension - the heavier you are, the harder the heart has to pump to circulate the blood. Various Cancers - estrogen produced by fat cells and excess energy intake may promote tumor development. Is it really worth suffering any more? If you've been struggling with excess weight for some time now, then you NEED to start doing something that is different than what you've been doing. If youre lost, held hostage by food, or cant seem to get going with healthier eating, then I guarantee that Eating for Energy will transform your life!
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Eating for Energy will hold your hand and show you the exact step-by-step nutritional strategies that you can (and must) fit into your life. Following the principles in this book will not only shed pounds of unwanted fat off your body but will promote tremendous health since it is based on eating as nature intended for you to eat. No gimmicks, no drugs, no pills. Isnt it time to stop the insanity? Now, you can lose weight and have more energy WHILE actually improving your health. Wouldnt it be great to have more energy to play with your kids, go out with your friends, and experience so much more of what life has to offer? Dont you want to feel more attractive for that special someone? Just imagine how much more confident and happy you would feel if people started paying more attention to you because of how beautiful you lookand your radiant personality!
Are you ready to take your body, your health, and your life to the next level?
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Within the first week, people were commenting to me that I had lost weight. Also many women are telling me how beautiful my skin is. Now I am doing two juices a day - one fruit and one green veggie and have discovered that I am not as hungry.
Part of your program is helping me reduce time spent in other areas. For instance, I am juicing more which means less cooking and more time for exercise and other activities. I never thought about it before but my vita mix is really my stove.
I know that as my results keep improving, people will ask how did you do it? Weight Watchers? Atkins? South Beach? None of the above - I am going to shout Yuri's Eating for Energy! I feel greatttt!! Thanks so much for your book."
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Energy Secret #6 The Raw Food Diet vs. All The Rest
I'm sure you'd agree that the health of the Western world is a sad state of affairs! We're overwhelmed with a plethora of dieting books and told that one way of eating is better than the next. I feel your frustration. After all, who are you supposed to believe? One thing is for sure - those who are most successful at anything in life have developed lifestyle habits that propel them towards their goals. The key to long lasting healthy weight loss is in developing empowering lifestyle habits that begin with nourishing your body (not depriving it) of foods that energize and sculpt it. But in the meantime, let's see what nature and science have to say. Obesity, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular, osteoporosis, arthritis, etc... These are all diseases that affect an overwhelming majority of our population. Do you fall into any of these categories? If so, you need to take action now. If not, you still need to take action now to maintain great health and to prevent to onset of these "man-made" diseases. A recent study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that there is growing awareness that the profound changes in the environment (eg. in diet and other lifestyle conditions) that began with the introduction of agriculture and animal
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husbandry approximately 10,000 years ago occurred too recently on an evolutionary time scale for humans to adjust to. In conjunction with the discordance between our ancient, genetically determined biology and the nutritional, cultural, and activity patterns of contemporary Western life, many of the so-called aforementioned diseases have emerged. In particular, the difference between food staples and food-processing procedures introduced during the Neolithic era ("The Stone Age" - 8500 BC) and the Industrial Revolution (late 18th century) has fundamentally altered 7 crucial nutritional characteristics of our ancestors diets: 1. Glycemic load - how a food's sugar content affects the body's insulin response 2. Fatty acid composition - types and quality of fats 3. Macronutrient composition - proportion of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins within a food 4. Micronutrient density - quantity of mineral, vitamins, and phytonutrients within a food 5. Acid-base balance - is the food acid or alkaline-forming in the body? 6. Sodium-potassium ratio - more foods are now higher in sodium (making them more addictive) 7. Fiber content - newer processed foods have lower fiber content. These changes have evidently not been to our benefit! The evolutionary collision of our ancient genetic make-up with the poor nutritional qualities of todays food underlie many of the chronic diseases that affect so many of us.
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well as the U.S. government's 2005 Food Guide Pyramid, since it offers diet guidelines to all Americans. The AHEI evaluates a diet's potential heart benefits based on factors such as the amount of fruits, vegetables and fiber, and the ratio of heart-healthy polyunsaturated fats to cholesterol-raising saturated fat. The top score went to the (can't state the name) diet, a low-fat, largely vegetarian plan. The diet, is intended to prevent and treat heart disease, so its high score -- 64.6 out of a possible 70 points -- is not unexpected. The Atkins plan and some other low-carb, high-protein diets, including the Weight Watchers High-Protein option, were deemed less heart-healthy. Surprisingly, Ma said, the U.S. government's Food Pyramid landed in the middle. Although the Pyramid was revamped in 2005, it still falls short of the top-ranked diets for fruits, vegetables, fiber and limits on "bad" fats, Ma added. Its no wonder that the average American only east 1.5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day! The researchers did not advocate any one particular brand of weight-loss plan. But, according to Ma, people who are trying to lose weight should look to the components of the top-scoring diets (ie. low fat and vegetarian) to help fashion a heart-healthy weight loss eating plan. What's interesting is that Eating for Energy, although not yet selling on the New York Times Best Seller list resembles the diet that was chosen as #1.
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However, Eating for Energy takes weight loss and healthy eating to the next level! There truly is nothing like it on the market, especially when it comes to raw foods.
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Whether you want to go 100% raw or just start adding a few more salads or smoothies into your lifestyle is up to you! Either way, the benefits are truly incredible!
From New York Times Best Selling Author and Success Coach
In a world filled with dubious diet books, Eating for Energy identifies the proven steps that will lead to abundant health, a fit body, and radiant energy. It is easy, understandable, inspiring, and applicable. It's the best tool to come along in years.
- Raymond Aaron New York Times Best Selling Author, Chicken Soup for the Parents Soul
- Dr. Danny Grossi, BSc., MSc., MD Clinic Director, Toronto Regional Pain Management Centre
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- David Wolfe Author of The Sunfood Diet Success System, Naked Chocolate, Amazing Grace, and Eating For Beauty.
Live the LIFE you know you deserve. Get started today!
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After losing ALL his hair to an autoimmune condition, called Alopecia (as a result of years of unhealthy eating), Yuri turned to holistic raw food nutrition for answers. It wasnt long until his improved eating habits helped him re-grow his hair (although he still keeps his head shaved as its become his claim to fame) and skyrocketed his health and vitality to an entirely new level!
Over the past 12 years, Yuri has helped over 29,000 people around the world lose weight, get fit, and live their healthiest lives ever through his innovative iPod workout programs Fitter U, Treadmill Trainer, and Fitter U Fitness and his best-selling nutrition programs Eating for Energy and the Total Wellness Cleanse.
Before founding his company Total Wellness Consulting - Yuri played professional soccer for 3 years - with the Toronto Lynx of the North American A-League and with Lille OSC of the French 1st division. Yuri was also named a 2-time All-Canadian All-Star and team MVP/captain with the University of Toronto Mens Soccer team helping the team capture provincial gold and silver medals and leading the team to the National Championships.
Yuri has shared his wealth of knowledge and expertise by publishing articles in Beyond Fitness Magazine, Impact Magazine, and Fitness Business Canada Magazine. He and his fitness and nutrition program have also been featured in several media including: Maximum Fitness Magazine, CityTV, Perfect Fit, CP24, 24 Hours, Calgary Herald, eTalk Daily, and Breakfast Television.
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