Raw Vegan Smoothie Recipe (Video)

4/21/2014
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4/21/2014

Model Valentina Zelyaeva explains why she’s added raw vegan juices into her diet to improve her skin and stay healthy. She also weighs in on those popular juice fasts.

Connecting the Dots Between Climate, Food, and Health Can Bring Communities Together

In 2012 I started S.o.S Juice, which stands for System out of our System, an Oakland-based nonprofit that sells organic raw vegan juice, smoothies, tonics, and elixirs and popped up in areas that lacked healthy options for locals. In the early days, I’d set up a juice bar outside a fast-food restaurant and encourage people to make a healthier choice. Instead of opting for a processed product that was both bad for their health and bad for the planet, I got them to try fresh juice and gave them information about wellness.

Soon, S.o.S. expanded from pop-up juice bars to farmers markets, and my team now hosts monthly food justice, health equity, and spiritual liberation events at a local community center, United Roots Oakland. We bring in a variety of speakers, from activists to hip-hop artists, to educate the community on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Over the past two years we’ve reached thousands of people.

This article was originally published on www.takepart.com on April 17 2014. Read the complete article here.

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