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I had been doing green smoothies as my “raw” portion of my day because it is all I knew how to do. Thanks to Lena and her fun and easy classes, I have been able to incorporate incredibly tasting raw meals for my family. It is all about taking baby steps and realizing we can all do it! Changing my diet is exactly what changed my life. I was able to get rid of chronic pain I had for over 5 years and tried all conventional medicine and surgery. Once I had finally changed what was going into my body, the pain was completely gone in a little over a month! Talk about Life changing!!!!

We brought in Chef Lena to our office, Judge Family Chiropractic in St. Charles, IL to share her “Learning Raw Food I” seminar with our staff and patients. We all walked away from the seminar with not only a full stomach from the many delicious raw dishes she prepared and shared with us, but also the knowledge of “why to eat raw”, the “health effects eating raw provides”, what “equipment to have in our kitchens”, the “recipes” for the delactable dishes she shared and a “confidence to change our diets to RAW”. She assured us that it won’t happen overnight, that it is a process to add in the good, raw foods. She also taught us an important message from Hippocrates: “Let FOOD be thy medicene, and let thy mediciene be thy FOOD.” It’s encouraging to have a seminar like this out there for people to become educated on how to change the way they eat instead of relying on pills to keep them healthy!!! Thank you very much Lena!!!

I attended a class of Chef Lena’s two months ago and my life radically changed. I have lost 23 lbs., and have begun to work out again due to the extra energy. Also I have drastically cut back on my diabetes medication. I can’t say thank you enough for her time and love to bring this information to us.

My husband and I decided it was time to make a drastic life change with our eating habits. We were referred to a learning RAW foods seminar and were so glad we went. The information presented really helped us understand the basic preparation of raw foods. We also learned how easy it is to incorporate this eating style into our very busy life. Love our green smoothie!! We are always telling our friends about raw foods and the information we learned as well as preparing the amazing dishes we learned at the classes. We have now converted 3 people to eating more raw in to their diet, yeah!! Also my husband has loss 12lbs. Just a great side effect of eating living foods. Thank you Lena for all your hard work! It paid off in our lives.

Learning about the true source of my food choices has radically impacted my shopping habits and dining out style. Without Lena’s insight and knowledge of the raw food lifestyle, I probably never would have been compelled to change my diet. Now I go to work with a clearer mind and am excited about preparing meals and grocery shopping again. Learning Raw Food has taught me the tools and techniques I need to make better decisions about what I consume in a world full of choices.

I remember meeting Lena at a Recycling Fair in the Chicagoland where she had a tent set up with chocolate macaroons, sprouts and a veggie slicer. I worked my way over for a sample and started talking to her about what she was selling. That was the day my eating habits changed….and for the better. She introduced me to RAW foods and since then I have been hooked. Since I’ve started incorporating RAW into my diet, which was 3 months ago, I have lost 17 pounds (the remainder of my baby weight), experience ZERO digestive issues and have more energy throughout the day. I really noticed the change in my digestive issues when last week, I ate a fully cooked Thanksgiving meal and felt miserable hours later. I hadn’t eaten like that in months and I was shocked at the difference it was making without me really realizing it. I have lived with digestive issues for years, but it had just become part of my “normal daily life”. I am not 100% RAW and still eat cooked meals from time to time, but my choices within that frame still fall along the lines of WHOLE foods and food combining that agrees with my system. I’m extremely happy to have stumbled upon this not just for my sake, but also for my daughter who is still young enough to learn healthier options. She LOVES all the desserts I make and has started to drink my morning smoothies with me.

As a result of attending two RAW COOKING CLASSES my family and I started eating only raw vegetables. We also switched from grain based cereals for breakfast to the RAW FOODS type of “granola.” I immediately lost two pounds in two weeks and I no longer feel hungry mid morning. My energy level has increased. I’m looking forward to attending more classes.

I was at your class last night and was blown away by the knowledge and skill you presented with. Not to mention how delicious the food was and easy to make!! I will be attending more of your classes and am excited to keep on this inspiring path you have shown me!! Thank you Chef Lena