Welcome to the green smoothie and raw food headquarters.
This is the official site of Victoria, Sergei, and Valya Boutenko, otherwise known as The Raw Family. In 1994, we experienced an intense decline in health. Faced with our numerous health problems, (juvenile diabetes, obesity, hyper thyroid, chronic fatigue, arrhythmia, arthritis, asthma, and allergies) we began researching nutrition. After switching over to a healthful way of eating we were able to fully reverse our symptoms and regain vibrant health. Since that time our family has been dedicated to helping people around the globe learn about natural healing and nutrition by writing books, making films, and presenting health lectures. We are here to inspire you to take your health into your own hands. On this site you will find an abundance of free information and research about acquiring naturally radiant health.
We invite you to browse our extensive newsletter archives and follow our raw food journey as we discovered the healing power of greens and introduced green smoothies to the world. Greens are the most nutritionally dense food available on the planet. They are loaded with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, proteins, and phytonutrients. What better way to consume them than in a delicious green smoothie? The fresh ripe fruits dominate the flavor of the greens and the absence of any fats maximize the absorption of the nutrients. These two factors make the green smoothie the most epic nutritious concoction the world has seen to date. Adding even one cup of green smoothie a day to one’s existing diet can dramatically improve anyone’s health. And the best part is, nearly everyone already has what they need to make a green smoothie sitting around in their kitchen right now!
For even more information and research into greens and raw foods we invite you to browse our Green Smoothies Blog, watch our educational video clips, check out our green smoothie recipes, listen to our free teleconferences, learn from inspiring testimonials and visit our store where you will find all of our books and DVD’s.
With green love, the Boutenko family
Learn more about Victoria, Sergei and Valya here
Joy for Life Retreat in Canada: Aug 1st – Aug 7th
The Joy for life Retreat is a unique opportunity to nourish and rejuvenate your health while embracing the opportunity for self realization
We are looking forward to our next Joy for Life Retreat, being held at Oceans Resort on Vancouver Island. Oceans Resort is one of our favorite locations because it is a beautiful property next to the sea, and the grounds are designed especially for healing and relaxation.
The retreat will show you the power and potential of green smoothies. Each day you will be served 4 different green smoothies along with fresh organic fruit and vegetables. This will give your body a chance to be revived and, as in past retreats, it could enable you to look and feel ten years younger!
Green smoothies are only one aspect of this week, you will also be given a chance to immerse yourself in The Work of Byron Katie. The Work is a transformative process of inquiry into thoughts and truth. We are lucky to have Tom Compton facilitate The Work at our retreats. Tom has years of experience with this process and an amazing ability to guide in a heart felt and informed way, helping everyone to understand the true nature of their thoughts and themselves.
Victoria, Sergei and Valya Boutenko will be your hosts for the week. The Raw Family will teach classes on the miracle of greens, wild edibles, green smoothie preparation and their own experiences.
The Boutneko’s and Tom believe that the combination of green smoothies and The Work is very complementary and effective. The program is intended to help you come away feeling physically rejuvenated and mentally cleansed.
The cost is $695 plus accommodation. Please go to the Joy For life Retreat web site for more details and registration.
From a past Participant:
“I wanted to take this time to let you know how much the Palisades Retreat changed my life. First of all, I lost 11 pounds. I weighed 189 lbs before I left and weighed 178 lbs when I got back home. I noticed how much more energy I had during the retreat even though I was only sleeping 3-4 hours per night. On the health side, the facts I learned from Victoria and the Cancer movie, part 1 & 2, have completely changed the way I am going to eat, especially meat. I immediately went to a Mediterranean restaurant Saturday night and ate mostly raw salad & some cooked vegetables. I feel more alert and find myself going out of my way to say hello to strangers instead of walking by them at the store. I never want to lose that feeling again.
Tom’s workshop on “The Work” caused me to check myself immediately when I have a negative emotional reaction to something. It was a great combination, health and emotional recovery, I feel so good.”
Read more feedback from past participants here
