Raw Food Chef and Wellness Coach

Please ask the next "Raw Food Chef or Wellness Coach" that you come across...."How did you become a Wellness Coach?"  I would love for you to tell me what kind of answers you get!  I am amazed at how many  Self proclaimed Raw Food Wellness Coaches and Raw Food Chefs, are popping up, literally everywhere.  Lets break it down.  First ask...Are you even a Raw Foodist?   My questions for them could get a lot more complex than just that.  Like food combining and a high fat, low fiber junk food raw diet.  Gourmet garbage I like to call it.

After 6 years and owning 3 restaurants, developing menus, talking to thousands of customers, hosting guest speakers, teaching workshops, coordinating events and cheffing in my kitchens, I am still a little uncomfortable calling myself a Raw Food Chef.  

Not coaching or consulting, but listening and helping.  Explaining and guiding.  Sharing and caring, I have learned much.  My customers have taught me, from their experience.  I hope that I have taught them by my example.  Through my doors have walked many on the path to optimal health. I have seen Stage 4 breast to prostate, melanoma to sarcoma. 17 years old to 87 years old. I have also seen incredible recovery, face to face.  I have been asked and tasked to answer their most heartfelt questions from the soul, about the healing power of the raw food diet and lifestyle.  I have researched and consulted with an incredible array of resources available to me.  Learned what I did not know by talking to Directors of Institutes of healing and learning, Doctors that specialize in natural therapies, my personal natropathic physicians, acupuncture physicians, herbalists and more. Those warriors slash survivors, that have healed themselves and speak to me from their personal experiences.  (they are the best) They have shared their journeys with me.  There have been too many.  I pick the brain of yes, traditional doctors (even they have something to contribute here :))

I am not a wellness coach.  I am not trying to certify anyone to prepare or chef raw foods.  I listen and try to understand where you are coming from and then I just try to help.  What is it they say.  My words are not intended to cure, diagnose, treat or prevent any illness, but I know what I know.  Raw Food heals.  Can I help you integrate raw food into your life....Yes, and I am really good at it!  Email me sometime, if you want to talk more.  

Never having been trained classically as a chef, I humbly accept thanks and praise from the guests of Grass Root that love our food and I know that there is a difference between myself and traditional chefs that trained under master chefs etc.  I do not know all the cuts and cremes, sauces and fancy names.  I will never handle meat and birds while preparing a tasty meal for guests at my restaurants.  Diary is another separation.  I love to cook vegan food and perfect raw food recipes.   I believe in what I do and know that there is healing for all of us.

Enjoy Vegetable YOUR way!