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Testimonial of Subrato Saha

Subrato Saha and his wife Nivedita attended our 21-day Health Retreat last June. They were pleasantly surprised at the impact that the food on their body and health. They both went back as a changed couple. Listen to Subrato who has been able to get off more than half his medications and is hopeful he will soon reverse his diabetes. He lost 10 kilos, and finds it easy to be whole plant based! He has now regained about 3 kgs. His advice – "when it comes to our health, we need to be selfish, and not worry about offending others." He also has a lovely trick up his sleeve – he always surrounds himself with his favourite fruits!

Strawberry Tart Raw

Strawberries are in season and have lots of Vitamin C & K to give you. They are rich in fibre and have phytonutrients which give them the beautiful bright red. Indulge in this healthy strawberry tart…which is raw too!

Ingredients for crust:

• 1 cup raw almonds

• 1/2 cup large dates, pitted

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• pinch of salt

Ingredients for cream:

• 1 cup cashews, soaked 2-4 hours and drained

• 1/4 cup water

• 1/4 date paste

• 2 tbsp lime juice

Ingredients for topping:

• 2 cups sliced strawberries

Method:

In a food processor, pulse the almonds into a flour. Add the dates, vanilla extract and salt. Pulse until the mixture begins to clump together. Press firmly and evenly into a 9 inch springform pan. Set aside in the refrigerator. In a blender combine the cream ingredients until smooth. Pour the cream over the crust and assemble the strawberries.

Food for Thought

FACEBOOK SUPPORT GROUP

If you love Facebook, then join us to be supported on your plant based journey. We offer 3 possibilities from 1st Jan 2016.

1. SHARAN India This is SHARAN’s main Facebook page which you can like and follow for getting useful daily updates and news from the plant based health world. You will also get news about the latest SHARAN events, see testimonials, and more.

2. SHARAN’s Vegan Support Group This is an open support group to know more about vegan/plant-based lifestyle. Here you can ask questions and share inspiring stories, tips, recipes, etc.

3. SHARAN’s Plant Powered Health This is the new group only for the past attendees of SHARAN’s events: seminars, cooking classes, retreats or longer programs.

All our doctors and presenters will be here to answer your questions and give you tips. If you have attended our events join this group to be a part of our family.

Please like the main SHARAN page and join the group(s) applicable to you.

Time to meet the New You…

We all know what’s good for us and what should be avoided, so why do we end up doing the opposite? It’s simple – it’s the MIND! But luckily we can be in control of our Mind! Our thoughts determine our actions which eventually culminate into habits, and these in turn shape our destiny. Are you ready to take your destiny into your hands?

Changing a habit may sound difficult. There are so many factors that determine the change – one’s willingness, the situation, the environment, the level of commitment, the influence of family and friends, childhood experiences and more. Simple habit changes can make all the difference in the world. Most people wait till they get a serious wake up call. A few wise people change before they have problems.

They say it takes 21 days to change a habit. Whether that’s really true or not, it’s all up to us to set the goals and then put our minds into gear for a period of time to make the change a habit. Once the habit is changed the effort required is minimal.

Here are some tips to help you…

1. Set a goal It all starts with the awareness that you need change! So once that’s identified, set specific acheivable goals and make a plan. Start with small steps…that’s always how a journey begins.

2. Educate your mind Once the mind is convinced, the rest is a vegan cake-walk! So if you wish to adopt to the whole plant based diet for your health, then start reading about it, watch testimonials of people who have been on this diet, join our facebook page, whatsapp support, workshops, movie screenings, pot-lucks etc.

3. Change because you want to If you are doing it for someone else or due to some pressure, then it won’t last long. You should only change if you want to, and then it’s faster and possible.

4. Find an alternative It’s much easier to start doing something new than to stop doing something altogether. For instance instead of stopping milk totally, why not make the alternative nut milks – that will make it easier.

5. Join a group It always helps when you are doing it with others on the same path. Each one motivates the others. Do it as a family or at work with your colleagues or join a support group. If you cannot find a group, rope in a friend who wants to change the same habit as yours!

6. Visualisation Visualise the results as if they have already happened. Make mental images of the same…it helps keep on track!

7. Stick notes around Write down your goal and stick small notes around as reminders – inside your cupboard, the car, office, kitchen….wherever you can see them often.

8.  Forget the time Enjoy the journey….it doesn’t matter how long it takes, as long as you get there.

9. It’s OK to make mistakes Making a mistake once or twice has no measurable impact on your long-term habits. Acknowledge the mistake and develop strategies to get back!

10. Reward yourself When you have been able to stick to the new change for a while, reward yourself, you deserve it!