Comments on: CAROL RESPONDS TO READERS OF THE OTTAWA CITIZEN

By: carol alt

carol alt — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:58:06 +0000

hi tricia,
i am sorry it took me so long to answer you. i like to answer all my mail myself and well, i have been somewhat busy with the skin care line and did not realize how much time has passed by.
if you go to HSN or the shopping channel (if you are in canada) you should be able to order my line. I will be on the shopping channel in august (around 8or 9) and i will be on HSN in July (12)
or you can go to rawessentiasl.com and place your order directly.
my sister has very hard to please skin, too and she loves this line. in fact, she was somewhat of a test figure for me as i wanted to know, every step of the way, any effect this would have on her skin.
because she is so sensitive, i can honestly say that sensitive skin responds well to this line. and i base this on her problematic skin.
please let me know if you have any more problems ordering and also let me know how your skin is reacting. if you get the products before i go on air, again, please call into my shows and let me know how you are doing with the line. i would love to hear from you!
ca

By: TRICIA DEDMON

TRICIA DEDMON — Sat, 23 May 2009 01:12:29 +0000

I AM VERY INTERESTED IN YOUR RAW SKIN CARE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO VIEW ANY DETAILS OR EVEN PLACE AN ORDER ,ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE WITH YOUR WEBSITE? DO YOU HAVE A SAMPLE SIZE? I HAVE DIFFICULT SKIN TO PLEASE.

By: carol alt

carol alt — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:11:41 +0000

karen, Namaste to you!
it is you taking the bull by the horns– it is you who has to make the changes.
it is you to be congratulated for trying and researching raw foods to change her life.

you know, when i went to my holistic dr. the first time i had so many ailments bothering me- and some that were ABOUT to rear their ugly heads that my doctor did not want to even tell me the “all of it.”

he just guided me to change my life. only after i had changed my health did he tell me how bad off i WAS– when i thanked him he said, “no, thank yourself. if you did not make the changes, you would not have the results no matter how much i talked to you!”

so i guess the old addage: you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink” applies here, too: you can give people the info but you cannot force them to eat healthy!

Good luck on your journey–drop a line to let me know how you do?
to your health,
carol

By: carol alt

carol alt — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:06:19 +0000

Natasha,
thank you so much for sharing your life experience with raw. i think it is soooooo important that people see that i am not the only raw foodist–
they tend to judge me or my life or my faults and they miss the message.
it is people like you- who help spread the message- who are saving lives….
again, thank you for sharing.
carol

By: carol alt

carol alt — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:01:52 +0000

carrie,
as i write this i am very emotional. thank you for understanding that i posed to make a point. to encourage women. to help other people to open their eyes to what is happening in this world and to open up their minds to something that could save their life.
Not every one wants to talk about raw. and i did not know any other way to get the word out. so judge me if you will, i posed to shock people into talking.
my purpose is not to make other women feel bad. i would not be here-alive and healthy- if someone had not shared this info with me (dr. timothy brantley by the way)
i am doing all i can, in every way i can, to spread the news…..and if some women need to feel bad about themselves to get up and moving
or if some women just need the info that they have not gotten before….
or if they need to make fun of me…..
or if they need to challenge themselves to be better than me…….
whatever it takes, i am prepared to do!
my calling has taken focus–i need to spread the word to save lives like my life was saved.
thank you so much for acknowledging and understanding this….
to your health,
carol

By: carol alt

carol alt — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:53:16 +0000

hi christine,
i chose to pose for playboy for exactly the reason you wrote!! thank you!
it gets people talking….
that was my purpose and as i feel my purpose on earth has changed from selfish to selfless because of the miracle in my life of eating raw-
i gave it all i had.
and people are talking. i got on talk shows that did not want to talk to me about raw–but they would talk to me about playboy and i used that opportunty to talk about raw!
allowing me to reach a whole new audience.
i am so happy to have a purpose on this earth that involves saving lives–nude or not!! LOL
thank you so much for your thoughts and for sharing your life experiences–
it is so hard to open up ones life to public scrutiny and i thank you!
you, too, have a blessed day!
carol

By: Karen McGinnis

Karen McGinnis — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:33:11 +0000

Hi Carol;

You rock! I am a 50 year old woman who is sick and tired of feeling sick and tired! I have gone through some major trama experiences to my body including, 4 major back surgeries, stress due to physical and emotional abuse, alcohol abuse (18 years of sober recovery now) and the most recent was 3 open (sternum cutting) heart surgeries within 15 months (two of them were within 10 days of eachother, 10/15/07 & 10/25/07). This does not include the stress of raising two children on my own and working in a non-profit field. I have had moments and glimpses of living a wonderful life but then the fatigue sets in and I feel like I am at ground zero again. I have journeyed through enough health treatments and fads to know the affect foods have on my body and yet still I… well you know, I don’t stay with it. I woke up today feeling ill due to some bad eating habits and other issues and I saw a video with you on OMG regarding the upcoming marathon sponsored by MORE, and could not get enough. I have started researching all the different sights I could find you on and this is where I have ended up at. I am totally going to research RAW eating and to speak with my Holistic Dr. to see if this type of food lifestyle will work for me. I recently became engaged to man that is beyond my wildest dreams and I so want to live an energetic, healthy lifestyle for him and I because I feel like my REAL life is just beginning. Thank you for inspiring me to do something about my foods and health now as it is never too late to start living!

Namaste
Karen McGinnis

By: Natasha Kyssa

Natasha Kyssa — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:17:58 +0000

Hi Carol,

Interesting read, thanks for posting the responses. I find it sad that so many women (men as well) take such a lax approach to their health and bodies. More of us need to take charge and make changes instead of sitting around making excuses.

I have been raw 18 years now, and at the age of 48, feel absolutely amazing. I have a 13 year old son, run my own business (www.SimplyRaw,), write books, facilitate detox groups, teach classes, run long distances, hike, and rock climb with my very energetic, 13 year younger, hubby, who has recently gone raw to keep up with me. Oh yes, I’m slender, muscular and look pretty darn good!

Keep inspiring us — I look forward to seeing you in the mags at 78!

By: carrie

carrie — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:20:22 +0000

On my way…

After 2 months of doing research on how to become healthier (and not in the mainstream way), I have concluded that eating sprouts and other raw (organic) foods with ALL nutrients and enzymes intact is the way to go. I don’t have the means to do it all at once but as Carol states in her book, you just have to start replacing one thing you like that has been cooked with the same thing that is raw (salsa for example). I have had many weight fluctuations in my adult years (I am 34) and am now at my heaviest after having had 2 beautiful boys. I have also been plagued by constant tiredness for the past 5 years. As recently as yesterday I finished eating my first small batch of sprouts and already feel a bit more alert and energized.

It really is hard to see fit and beautiful women everywhere when you are not, but when we all realize that we are all as unique as our fingerprints, then just maybe we will stop comparing ourselves to the retouched pictures we are bombarded with. Carol is simply trying to share with us how she became the best she could be by making better choices and I think that we should take her lead and become the best we could be and pass our wealth of health to others. So ithink that everyone should stop talking about how they can’t and start taking action and (like me and others) get on the way to becoming healthier and the best self they can be. Thank-you for letting me have a say, Carrie. Thank-you Carol for all of your knowledge.

By: Christine Rasmussen

Christine Rasmussen — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:23:18 +0000

I just read your article on why you posed in the Playboy magazine and the responses from the women who claimed that you looked that good because you had never had any children. I am 39, the natural mother of eleven children, (no twins), and I have been a raw foodist for two years.

I am very slender, and I am often mistaken for a twenty to twenty- five year old. People never believe me when I tell them how many kids I have. I would not choose to pose in the nude for a magazine, but I am not ashamed of my stretch marks, slightly sagging breasts, and tiny sag in my stomach from carrying my children. Those things are not the problem- it is the food that we eat and the attitude that we carry within us that makes us happy, healthy and who we want to be…

Thanks for letting me comment! Have a beautiful day….