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Sun dried tomatoes

Cause & Effect = Natural Law No one escapes natural law, we are all subject to them, we are free to choose but are not free of the consequences You are free to choose your own way of life, but you are not free to choose the results.” — Herbert M. Shelton 🍅 Building healthier habits takes a little time—but once you know what to do, it becomes pretty simple. You don’t have to change everything overnight. You just need to learn how to slowly swap your current habits for healthier ones until eventually, they become part of your normal routine. That’s exactly what we teach people in our Natural Diet Support Group, but you have to wait until Sept to join- we just closed August late registration. I’ve also written a couple of books to give people direction on getting themselves on the road to better health. Links in the comments below. And speaking of healthy swaps… sun-dried tomatoes are a GAME CHANGER! 🍅 I make my own every summer. I buy boxes of tomatoes, chop them up, sun-dry them (dehydrated) and keep them in the freezer. They’re amazing for making raw tomato sauces and salad dressings because they thicken everything up and add so much flavour. They’re also a staple for me during our cold BC winters when good fresh tomatoes are hard to find. I can just soak my sun-dried tomatoes and have delicious tomatoes all winter. I basically need them to get through the winter for my soul because I live in a non ideal - hostile for my health climate! Building healthier habits is worth the initial struggle because once they become habits, you don’t even have to think about them anymore. They simply become part of your routine. You start serving the body rather than burdening the body. And nothing feels better than living symptom-free. That’s coming from a girl who struggled with symptoms for most of her life. I experienced pain beginning around age six, headaches in my early twenties that progressed into migraines in my late twenties, and more and more symptoms as the years went on. Changing my habits changed my life. My philosophy became simple: lift the burden, stay hydrated with plenty of fruit and water, and create the conditions that allow the body to heal itself. 🍎 What I Do & How I Help Through my books, support groups, and one-on-one guidance, I help people transition toward our Natural Human Diet and build healthier, sustainable habits they can maintain for life. Mariah 🍎 Heal Thyself Healthy Self

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I stopped, forcing myself to eat low carb and low-calorie, and guess what, my health improved!!

I Stopped Restricting Calories… and This Is What Happened 🍉 I stopped forcing myself to eat low-carb and low-calorie, and instead started eating an abundance of fruit, leafy greens, nuts, seeds & vegetables until comfortably satisfied. My health improved, i healed a long list of symptoms, I lost weight, and all the symptoms I had struggled with cleared. I’m over 12 years on this path & im never going back! I don’t count calories. I don’t obsess over portions. I focus on eating our species specific foods —fruit, leafy greens, vegetables, nuts, and seeds—and I eat enough to feel satisfied. My message is simple: stop fearing fruit and stop making restriction the goal. Focus on building healthier habits and giving the body the conditions it needs for health. Health is the result of healthy living. Our August Natural Diet Support Group began yesterday, and late registration is open until August 7. If you’d like help building healthier, sustainable habits that can last a lifetime, I’d love to have you join us. I’ll leave the registration link in the comments below. 🍎 What I Do & How I Help I’ve been living this way for over 12 years, and changing my diet and lifestyle transformed my own health. Through my books, support groups, and one-on-one guidance, I help people transition toward a more natural diet, build sustainable habits, and avoid many of the mistakes I made along the way. Mariah 🍎 Heal Thyself Healthy Self…

10-12 peaches for lunch!

This Has Been My Lunch for the Past Two Weeks 🍑 Every day for lunch, I’ve been eating a large bowl of fresh peaches—usually around 10 to 12. People walk by, see how many I’m eating, and are blown away, but what they don’t understand is that I’m eating fruit as a meal. I’m not having a breakfast sandwich, toast, cereal, or other foods beforehand. During the day, I eat fruit until my evening salad, so 10 to 12 water-rich peaches are simply a good-sized, satisfying meal for me. People often judge the amount through the lens of their own eating habits. They can’t imagine eating that much fruit because they’re accustomed to eating many different, heavier foods throughout the day. And they’re programmed to believe that fruit has too much sugar- I feel sorry for these people, they missing out on health & taste. I’ll eat this bowl and feel comfortably satisfied for several hours. Lately, I’ve been starting my day with a couple of litres of water. Around noon, I have my peaches. At about 3:30, I’ll have banana ice cream made with six or seven bananas, a handful of dates, and a little carob powder for a chocolatey flavour. Then, in the evening, I have one of my enormous salads—which also shocks people! But when salad is your dinner, you need to eat enough of it to feel satisfied and the beauty of eating our natural diet is that we actually get to eat without restricting! I’ve been eating this way for more than 12 years, and changing my diet and lifestyle lifted burden so that my body could heal the long list of health issues I once experienced. Our August Natural Diet Support Group begins tomorrow, and late registration closes on August 7. It’s an amazing place to connect with like-minded people, improve your habits, learn more about health and nutrition, ask questions, and see how others are eating and navigating their healing journeys. I’ll leave the link to register in the comments below. I’ll also leave links to my books for anyone who wants to learn more about the natural human diet, health, and healing. Mariah 🍎 Heal Thyself Healthy Self…

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August Natural Diet Support Group | Build Health One Habit at a Time 🍉 “There is only one proper cure for any abnormal condition of the living body; namely, remove the cause.” — Herbert M. Shelton “The wonder is that we live in spite of our excessive eating.” — Arnold Ehret Our August Natural Diet Support Group is starting soon, and registration will be opening shortly! What makes this group so helpful is that you’re surrounded by like-minded people who are also working toward healthier dietary and lifestyle habits. You don’t have to make every change overnight. Every small change that reduces the burden placed on the body is another step toward greater health, energy, and vitality. Inside the group, you can post your questions about health, healing, food, and transitioning toward our natural human diet. You’ll receive encouragement and guidance from our amazing team of moderators: Lauren Whiteman, Farris, Nat Farris, Gosia, and myself. You’ll also receive plenty of simple meal ideas and a recipe guide to help you create meals that are enjoyable, satisfying, and supportive of your goals. We’ve been running this group consistently for several years, and people continue to join us because having education, practical guidance, accountability, and a supportive community can make such a difference. You don’t need to be perfect or change everything at once. Begin where you are and keep moving forward. Over time, healthier habits can make a world of difference. Every small change that lifts a burden from the body is a step toward health. 🍎 What I Do & How I Help I’ve been living this way for over 12 years, and changing my dietary habits and lifestyle completely transformed my health. Through my books, our monthly Natural Diet Support Group, and one-on-one guidance, I help people transition toward our natural human diet, build sustainable habits, overcome food addictions, and avoid many of the mistakes I made along the way. 🌿 Natural Diet Support Group https://www.therawkey.com 📘 Vital Fuel: Eat Right for Your Species Type https://a.co/d/hSFVDMw 🎧 Vital Fuel Audiobook https://www.audible.com/pd/B0FWM9F6VN 📗 Heal Thyself: Embracing Our Natural Diet for Optimal Health https://a.co/d/bkMjpEb 📙 Our Natural Diet: Recipe & Health Guide https://amzn.to/3tFQf1Q 📘 Testimonial Guide https://a.co/d/5gwn0j9 Mariah 🍎 Heal Thyself Healthy Self…

Today’s lunch

Recipe video here: https://youtu.be/DQ-w_0TK0b4?si=SMJw7OdkyFLMHW2x

Fat-Free Raw Date Bread I just uploaded a new recipe video to my YouTube channel for my fat-free raw date bread! I also have a version made with flaxseed and sunflower seeds, which you can find in Our Natural Diet Recipe Guide on Amazon. For this recipe, though, I wanted to create a completely fat-free version because I was taking a break from nuts, seeds, and avocado for a few days. I still wanted something a little heavier with my evening salad, and this hit the spot. I topped it with tomato, cucumber, lettuce, and my homemade tomato paste, and it turned out delicious—sweet, satisfying, and simple. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned over the past 12 years is that if you want to live with more energy, vitality, and fewer symptoms, you’ve got to start reducing the burden you place on your body. it’s not the food that heals the body. The body heals the body. Our job is to create the conditions that allow the body to do what it was designed to do. If you’d like to learn how to transition toward our natural human diet with simple recipes and practical guidance, our Natural Diet Support Group is opening registration for August soon. We share recipes, answer questions, and help people build long-lasting, sustainable habits at whatever stage they’re at. 📚 You can also pick up a copy of Our Natural Diet: Recipe & Health Guide on Amazon for more simple, raw recipes like this one. ⸻ 🍎 What I Do & How I Help I’ve been eating this way for over 12 years, and changing my dietary habits and lifestyle completely transformed my health. Through my books, support groups, and one-on-one guidance, I help people build healthier, sustainable habits and avoid many of the common mistakes I made while transitioning. Mariah 🍎 Heal Thyself Healthy Self

Recipes for tonight’s plant exclusive raw dinner

Hey Everyone!! I’m taking a break from nuts, seeds, and avocado for a few days, so I decided to experiment with a completely fat-free dinner… and it turned out really well! I made a huge salad with a homemade fat-free raspberry vinaigrette using: 🍓 A handful of fresh raspberries from my garden 🌿 Fresh basil from my garden 🍋 Half a lemon 🌴 Four dates 💧 A little water It was light, fresh, and really delicious. I also made a fat-free date bread (this is a completely experimental recipe that actually turned out alright)!using dates, sun-dried tomatoes, a little celery, and onion powder. I’m going to keep experimenting because I’m not completely sold on the celery yet, but it’s definitely headed in the right direction. I topped my salad with lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, and my homemade tomato paste made with tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, a couple of dates, and a little carrot. It turned out to be a really satisfying meal. I thought I’d share these ideas in case anyone is looking for a light summer vinaigrette or something a little heartier without the nuts, seeds, or avocado. I’m also putting together a recipe video for the date bread with all the measurements and step-by-step instructions. It should be on my YouTube channel within the week. I always intend to post more recipes and videos than I do, but life has a way of getting in the way. I want to share more with you guys, the intention is there! Hope everyone has an amazing day! 🍎🌿 Mariah 🍎 Heal ThySelf Healthy Self…

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Fruit, our species appropriate food!

🍎 For over 12 years, I’ve started every single day with fruit. In fact, I eat fruit all day until dinner, when I have a large salad. These habits have served me in ways that are hard to put into words. Unless you’ve spent your entire life struggling with your health, dealing with symptoms, and trying everything from conventional advice to homesteading and farming, it’s difficult to understand what it feels like to finally discover what species we are and how to live in alignment with our natural design for optimal health. It isn’t that fruit heals the body. The body heals the body. Fruit doesn’t burden the body or create the digestive stress that conventional foods do. The body only has so much energy each day. If it’s constantly working to digest heavy meals, it has less energy available for everything else it needs to do, including healing and repair. The more burden we place on the body, the harder it has to work. The less burden we place on it, the greater the opportunity for the body to do what it was designed to do. I’ll never forget what it felt like to struggle with my health for so many years, and I’ll never take feeling good for granted. If you’d like to learn more about why I eat this way and the lessons I’ve learned along the journey, I’ve written a couple of books on the subject. 📘 Vital Fuel: Eat Right for Your Species Type is also available as an audiobook. My books are filled with insights into the Natural Human Diet and tell the story of how I went from living with a long list of symptoms to completely transforming my health. ⸻ 🍎 What I Do & How I Help I help people build healthier, sustainable habits through my books, support groups, and one-on-one guidance. My goal is to help people simplify their approach to health and build habits they can maintain for life. 📚 I’ll leave links to my books in the comments below. ⸻ Mariah 🍎 Heal ThySelf Healthy Self…

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