An Interview with
Longevity & Vitality through
Organic Living Vegan Foods
Viktoras
– with Viktoras Kulvinskas
October 27, at Unity of Bonita.
Kulvinskas
Potluck 5:30pm. Lecture 6pm.
Register at naplesbythebeach@gmail.
com or phone 641-5559. See news brief
by lisa marlene
on page 7 for more details.
V
iktoras Kulvinskas, nutritionist and visionary author of the inspirational went from expo to expo, which I
Survival into the 21st Century, has been a practitioner in the holistic field catered. Sometimes, in one weekend I
for more than 35 years. In this exclusive Natural Awakenings interview, the prepared food for 2,000 people. And
“Father of Living Foods” offers a glimpse into the timeless movement he founded, even though my raw foods recipes
as well as advice on how to shift from a traditional diet to vegetarianism. were competing against the ethnic
and traditional foods available at the
Q. What made Survival into the 21st Century such a groundbreaking festivals, my food was the biggest hit. It
book? tasted better, was more colorful and left
people feeling more energetic.
Originally published in 1972, it has been recognized as the first holistic book writ-
ten about the value of raw foods, particularly the importance of enzymes. Today,
Q. What obstacles did you ini-
it is regarded as the “Living Foods Bible.” The book focuses on timeless informa-
tially encounter when spreading
tion that champions a new paradigm for an uncooked, vegetarian diet, which
the news about the value of raw
is high in enzymes and liquids, but low in protein and starch. My revolutionary
foods and vegetarianism?
theories on a diet consisting of fruits, vegetables, predigested sprouted seeds and
grains, grasses, algae and sea vegetables, have withstood the scrutiny of the medi- When you set out to serve, you don’t
cal community and have been recognized as a key to preserving youthfulness and deal with obstacles, because you only
reversing the aging process. focus on the goals you want to achieve.
In 1972, no other author was writing on the same level about the subject of My goal was to make our country more
raw foods, body ecology or spirituality. Also, no other writer had ever made pub- aware of the benefits of a vegetarian
lic the results of more than 400 studies published in medical journals. These stud- and raw foods diet. I succeeded, and
ies, which I cited in the book, supported the results of my own personal research. today more than 4,000 medical doc-
tors confirm that a vegan diet is more
Q. How did individuals initially perceive this new paradigm?
than adequate to promote and maintain
good health.
We took our raw foods show on the road and, just like rock and roll stars, we
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