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Best of You Today Interviews Thor Bazler, author of the new book Raw Power! The Power of Raw Foods, Superfoods, and Building Strength and Muscle Naturally
Can you live by a vegan raw diet and build muscle at the same time? Best of You Today thought that was a question, among many others, for raw food expert and natural bodybuilder Thor Bazler. It turns out that the two go well together, and Bazler is living proof.
In his book Raw Power! The Power of Raw Foods, Superfoods and Building Strength and Muscle Naturally Bazler outlines various techniques and strategies on how to gain muscle and strength completely naturally, eating a diet of raw foods and superfoods. The fourth edition of Raw Power! was published in 2011 with up-to-date information based on Bazler’s experiences since the book was first published in 1998. Here, he discusses eating raw and building muscle at the same time and shares one of his favorite workout recipes.
BOYT: What was your inspiration to write your book Raw Power?
Thor Bazler: Over the last 15 years I've met thousands of people who have ventured down the raw food path. One thing I've found to be universally true is that people who adopt a raw-food diet have an easy time losing weight, but they have a much more difficult time gaining back healthy weight and muscle. For many years I have experimented with different raw foods and exercise routines and have found that certain foods and certain exercise routines help while others don't. There is no field of science more clouded by misinformation than nutrition (even most doctors don't know what the human diet should consist of), so I wanted to put together an easy-to-follow program for myself and others, a program based upon what has worked for me and many others.
BOYT: We love the emphasis on the benefits of raw eating and the ability to gain muscle while following a raw diet. What are the benefits of a raw diet for athletes?
Thor Bazler: Since raw foods are our most natural foods, they are our cleanest, healthiest and most efficient "fuel" for the body. Raw foods are much lighter on our digestive system and thus allow us to keep our energy levels up all the time. In contrast, a diet of heavy, concentrated, cooked foods causes the body to require much more rest and recovery time to deal with all the denatured and coagulated proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. So, basically, the raw athlete has boundless energy and little to no recovery time from a meal. Plus, proteins from raw, vegan sources are much more absorbable and assimilable than cooked non-vegan sources of protein. The benefit, of course, is that a body nourished with raw, vegan proteins is not in a constant state of taxation on the internal organs, as is the case with a body fed with meal after meal of cooked animal-based proteins (not to mention the countless unnatural chemical additives found in most commercial products today).
BOYT: What are the top muscle-building raw foods?
Thor Bazler: Green-leafy vegetables, berries, hemp seeds, celery, purple cabbage, raw olives, avocados, coconuts, bananas, Brazil nuts, fresh green juices, sea vegetables, Raw Power Protein blend, and Thor’s Hammer cold-pressed tablets (70% protein content).
BOYT: Is the timing of when you eat important? What are the ingredients to a raw pre- and post-workout smoothie or shake?
Thor Bazler: I never eat before a workout. I am at my strongest and have the most energy when I have an empty stomach. No energy is being diverted toward digestion and more blood flow can be allocated to the muscles. Remember, digestion takes by far more energy than any other internal bodily activity.
Within 30 minutes after my workout, I drink my Raw Power protein/superfood/fruit smoothie with my Thor’s Hammer tablets to help me refuel and replenish glycogen stores, provide high-quality protein and super nutrition to my muscles, and help speed up recovery. I'm massively into raw, vegan, high-protein smoothies, so here's my current favorite:
* 2 scoops Raw Power! Protein Superfood Blend
* 24 ounces fresh organic orange juice (or pure water)
* 1 ripe organic banana
* 1 cup (or half bag) frozen organic berries (strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, etc.)
* 1 handful organic raw/organic Goji Berries
* 1 tbsp raw/organic Acai Powder
* 1 tsp raw/wildcrafted Camu Camu Berry Powder
Blend all ingredients until desired consistency. Then, depending on your tablet-swallowing capabilities, with each swig of your smoothie, take 3-15 Thor’s Hammer tablets. This super meal contains approximately 40 grams of protein and little to no fat, and has countless health benefits. Massive nutrition...truly one of the healthiest meals anyone is eating today.
BOYT: What supplements do you recommend a person take daily?
Thor Bazler: I take Raw Power Protein blend and Thor’s Hammer cold-pressed tablets every day. Other highly beneficial supplements I take frequently are Blue Ocean Minerals, Pure MSM Powder, Vitamineral Green superfood powder, and a high-quality multivitamin such as Vita-Synergy.
BOYT: What are your top foods that aide in digestion?
Thor Bazler: Chlorella (a super powerful algae), oranges, papaya, pineapple, Thor’s Hammer tablets, and a digestive enzyme product such as Digestion Enhancement Enzymes.
BOYT: What are your top sources of raw protein? How much protein is necessary for people to consume daily?
Thor Bazler: Hemp seeds, chlorella, spirulina, Thor’s Hammer tablets, and Raw Power Protein blend. Over the years, I have found that a person eating a high-raw diet and working out regularly with weights needs about a half a gram of protein per desired pound of bodyweight per day to achieve his or her goal physique. Example: If your goal physique is 200 pounds and ripped, low body fat, super strong, etc., then a minimum of 100 grams of usable, absorbable protein per day will be required. Not all protein is created equal—in fact, quality and absorbability can differ greatly amongst protein sources. A good daily guideline is this: try to consume the highest amount of protein you can with the highest percentage of that protein being raw, organic and vegan. This way, you have a good daily goal and it will be very difficult to overdo protein intake.
BOYT: What are your thoughts on organic produce? Is it always recommended?
Thor Bazler: Eating our food in the most unadulterated way and free from chemical sprays and additives is essential. The commercial food of civilization is unfit for consumption and has countless negative effects. Pesticides and genetically-modified foods are not acceptable for the true health-seeker. Humanity cannot improve upon natural foods with poisons and laboratory experiments. If our choice is between foods sprayed with pesticides or foods not sprayed with pesticides, that choice is pretty easy, right? A good guideline is to try to eat 80-100% fresh, organic, ripe, raw plant foods. I think the best way to think about what foods to eat is this: you want to be eating the most unharmful, most nutrient-rich foods. The best thing about eating raw, organic foods is not that they are "magical," but that you are not eating the junk that the majority of people are eating. The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook!
BOYT: What foods, if any, are dangerous if consumed raw?
Thor Bazler: Commercial produce sprayed with chemicals is dangerous, I don't care who tells you otherwise, and I've seen ugly things happen to people who consume raw meat (unless from a very high-quality source, and stored/prepared properly, etc., and even then one should be cautious), as well as certain beans and rhubarb (if eaten in large quantities).
BOYT: Lastly, in addition to eating raw, what daily practices do you swear by to remain emotionally, spiritually, and physically fit?
Thor Bazler: Great question. Here is a short list:
* Get outdoors in fresh air and the sun and experience nature
* Exercise vigorously
* Associate with positive people
* Think powerful thoughts
* Delve into the mysteries of life
* Avoid mass media, television and other time- and mind-wasters
* Live in a place that is conducive to good health (fresh, clean air, low crime rate, local recreational opportunities, etc.)
* Have (or find) a really cool, balanced partner to share life with
Your life is either a chore or a celebration. The choice is yours.
About Thor Bazler
Thor Bazler has promoted natural foods and natural living and has worked in the raw food field since 1995 when he co-founded the first online raw/organic food company, which later evolved into Rawpower.com. Thor is the author of "Raw Power! The Power of Raw Foods, Superfoods, and Building Strength and Muscle Naturally."
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Our Raw Power! Protein Superfood Blend was born out of our wishing such a product existed for our own use. We would talk about how it would be great if there were a 100% organic, 100% raw, 100% vegan, 100% HEALTHY protein powder out there -- with no fillers and no average ingredients -- strictly the best ingredients planet Earth has to offer.
After a few years of trying dozens of different ingredient blends, Thor finally got it just perfect, and here it is, for everyone to enjoy. And we mean everyone: men, women, children, young, old, active, less-active, athlete, vegan, vegetarian, whole-food-eater, etc. The beauty of our product is that it is clean, usable nutrition for every body. Raw Power! Protein is for everyone who wants to add premium-quality, vegetarian protein and/or super nutrition to their diet.
Raw Power! is not just a protein powder, it's a Superfood Blend. In fact, we weren't sure if we should market it as a protein powder or Superfood Blend since it's really both. But we realize that a lot of people out there need and want more clean, high-quality protein in their diets, and that's what they look for.
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Thor's Hammer superfood tablets (pure chlorella & pure spirulina) back in stock at Rawpower.com
We FINALLY received our new shipment of Thor's Hammer tablets after an absurd 6-week delay by the FDA (Doritos, Fun Dips and Butterfingers are approved by the FDA right away, but not healthy, essential foods and superfoods!). The Japan disaster caused a world-wide rush on all chlorella and spirulina products and virtually all inventories of these amazing superfoods were bought up, including ours.
We are extremely happy to announce our inventory is now full again and all backorders were shipped on Wednesday and Thursday, so if you've been waiting patiently...THANK YOU!
If you wish to order, or find out more information, here's the scoop:
Thor's Hammer, cold-pressed tablets, Raw Power (1000 count, 250g, pure chlorella/pure spirulina)
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