- Shazzie
Shazzie, born
January 23 1969 inYorkshire , UK, is a raw vegan and a prominent figure inraw foodism . Shazzie is a raw food chef and author, having written "Shazzie's Detox Delights", "Detox Your World" [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0954397703 Detox Your World: Quick and Lasting Results for a Beautiful Mind, Body and Spirit (Paperback)] ] , "Naked Chocolate" [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0954397711 Naked Chocolate: Uncovering the Astonishing Truth About the World's Greatest Food (Paperback)] ] (co-authored with David Wolfe) and "Evie's Kitchen". Shazzie is also the managing director of Rawcreation Ltd (trading online as Detox Your World) and also runs regular raw food events in the UK [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2005/07/04/hraw04.xml The Telegraph: Time for the crunch test] ] .Shazzie has raised her daughter, Evie, on a raw vegan diet. Evie, who was born in 2004, is also breastfed and unvaccinated. Shazzie and Evie live in Cambridge, UK.
Shazzie recently launched a campaign [ [http://www.smartplanet.com/news/food/10000981/get-ready-for-the-raw-food-revolution.htm Smart Planet: Get ready for the raw revolution] ] , aiming to get raw food onto the menus of restaurants and cafes.
Over 100 recipes created by Shazzie were featured in The Complete Book of Raw Food [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1578261430 The Complete Book of Raw Food] ] and the story of her raw journey was featured in Living on Live Food by US raw foodist Alissa Cohen [ [http://www.alissacohen.com Living on Live Food by Alissa Cohen] ] . Shazzie also wrote the foreword for Raw Living [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1904943748 Raw Living by Kate Wood] ] and Eat Smart Eat Raw (US version) [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0757002617 Eat Smart Eat Raw by Kate Wood] ] ,both written by Kate Wood.
In 2007, Shazzie was one of twelve health and living food experts who participated in the [http://www.rawsummit.com Raw Food Summit] , providing free worldwide telecalls. Over 12,000 people worldwide signed up for this event.
Shazzie has been featured in the UK media [ [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/woman/story/0,,1985636,00.html The Observer Woman: The truth about female stereotypes] ] [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/food/Story/0,,2046663,00.html The Guardian: A raw deal] ] discussing raw food, superfoods, breastfeeding and being an ecstatic being.
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