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Raw and Simple Detox: A Delicious Body Reboot for Health, Energy, and Weight Loss by Judita WignallEnglish | 2015 | ISBN: 1592539815 | 176 pages | EPUB | 17,3 MBRaw & Simple Detox is a guide to help you detoxify your body with simple, nourishing foods. Get your detox started with information on how to set up your kitchen, raw food techniques, and lifestyle advice. Then, use the 100 recipes included to improve your health, energy, immune system, memory, and digestion. Shopping lists, meal plans, and menus are included to help you easily plan meals and combine recipes for maximum effect. Whether you want to go on a day-long, multiple-day, or week-long cleanse, or add detoxifying meals to your regular diet, Raw & Simple Detox will help you reset your eating habits and live a healthier life!About the AuthorJudita Wignall is a raw and natural foods chef and integrative nutrition health coach from Los Angeles, California. A former commercial actress, model and musician, she discovered the healing power of raw foods after health challenges made her reassess her diet and lifestyle. She left the entrainment industry to follow her passion for great-tasting food, holistic health, and wellness. She’s a graduate of the Living Light Culinary Institute, Institute for Integrative Nutrition and Rouxbe Cooking School. In between her many creative projects, she continues to run her online health boutique, teach classes, host retreats, and coach clients around the country. Learn more at www.juditawignall.com.Amazon Reviews5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Fabulous! I’m a convert!By Happy Elizabeth on May 1, 2015Let me start by saying that I own this author’s previous 2 books and I use them more than any other cookbooks I own, and I would say she’s pretty much my favorite author. So, when I saw that her newest book was going to be a detox/cleanse book, I was sooooo disappointed. I’m not into the whole detox/cleanse thing – I eat healthy every day, emphasis on the word “eat”. I had no, and I mean zero, interest in a cleanse. But, prior to the release of Raw & Simple Detox, the author published a few “sneak peek” recipes, and the Amazon “look inside” feature also allowed me to see more of the book. From these previews I was able to see that there was indeed food involved! I made 3 or 4 of the advance recipes and they were really good and satisfying, so I ordered the book, still with some hesitation.Yadda, yadda, yadda – The book is amazing!!!I have been making the recipes and doing a slightly modified version of the lower-sugar “light” cleanse for about 2+ weeks, and I must say I feel the best I’ve felt in a long time. I’ve been an ovo-vegetarian since birth (no meat, fish, poultry, or dairy – the only animal products I consume are eggs and bee pollen/honey), so although I eat a healthy diet, I’ve definitely been a victim of carb-overload. Despite being an avid runner, as I’ve aged (44 years), I noticed that my stomach has gotten bigger and my energy has sagged (along with many other things! lol). The recipes in this book, along with the author’s general program (green juice in morning, big lunch, light dinner, low glycemic) have really helped me in so many ways! My stomach is completely flat now! My energy level has returned. I sleep like a baby at night. And, most importantly, my sugar cravings have completely subsided.It was a bit of a struggle at first – the thought of having just soup for dinner scared the hell out of me. The Fennel Pea soup is very satisfying, and I am stunned that I have not needed more food at night. The coco greens smoothie for dinner didn’t do it for me – just not enough bite to make me feel like I’m eating, so I’ve been sticking to the chunky soups and that works well (the dilly beet soup is awesome). They are all delicious and easy, by the way.As far as breakfast – I make big batches of juice 3-4 times per week (basically from whatever is fresh and priced well at supermarket), and keep them in sealed flip top bottles in the fridge. I add a little MCT oil to my juice, but frankly, it’s simply not enough to hold me through a morning workout. The “Cacao Chia Silk” recipe in this book makes an absolutely perfect pre-workout breakfast. I add a little maca and chaga to the recipe, so it’s basically a superfood pudding/coffee replacement. It’s very light in my stomach, yet it holds me until lunch. When it’s really cold (I live in Connecticut), I’ve been having the berry muesli with hot water (I also add a little psyllium husk to make it a perfect oatmeal replacement).For lunch – I really do feast. My favorites have been the rustic raw lasagna, the ginger miso rolls (I didn’t bother with the rolls, just made them a giant salad), sweet and spicy kelp noodles (served this to lunch guests who loved it!), Romaine fresco tacos (OMG!!!!!). Her salad dressings are superb, so many times, I just make a giant vegetarian bowl with whatever is in the fridge, and top it with her salad dressings. The hemp ranch is a must-try, as is the orange tahini.For Treats/Misc – My favorites have been the Adrenal Elixir (you must try this!!!), the chocolate almond bark is possibly the yummiest thing ever, but it’s almost too easy to make, and I don’t have the will power to have it in the house, so after 2 batches that lasted only about 3-4 days each, I had to stop making it. The coconut yogurt is orgasmic!!! Beet kvass is a fantastic and easy alternative to water kefir (which is a total PIA and makes me crave sugar).General Positives – I really like some of the supplement info, I’m finding that the nascent iodine and GTF chromium have really helped me in many ways. The recipes are easy and delicious. The plan is flexible – it’s really just a guide for your own experimentation to figure out what works best for you. Shockingly, my endurance as a runner has actually improved by eating this way! As always, the book is wonderfully designed, well photographed, easy to read, with top-notch food styling.General Negatives – Several typos (the recipe for pickled cabbage is missing the cabbage!), and often the grams to volume conversions are way off, so use common sense and pay attention if you tend to cook with grams. I pee a lot on this cleanse (I know, TMI, but the foods are mostly diuretics, so be prepared!). In the beginning I was very cold, but I did calorie counts and I’m certainly getting enough calories, so I think it’s my body possibly burning fat for fuel instead of the tons of carbs I usually feed it. She includes a recipe for salmon so “protein types” will have a little something extra, but there’s no reasoning as to why eggs aren’t also included. Full disclosure – I’ve eaten 1-2 local eggs from happy chickens every day on my light version of the cleanse.Overall – I’m just thrilled. I really continue to love this author’s food. As an FYI – she’s one of the only author’s with recipes primarily consisting of fruits and vegetables, with nuts/seeds/grains all being accents to the main focus, which is the veggies. I don’t mind at all that she’s included cooked things and even fish. I’m happy that she’s more focused on what’s healthy, tasty and practical, rather than what is strictly raw or vegan. I can’t wait for her next book!5.0 out of 5 stars LUV ME SOME JUDITA!!By bradford brigman on April 28, 2015Judita’s new Raw & Simple Detox book is PHENOMENAL!! What I love about all of Juditas books is that all of her recipes are easy to make and absolutely delicious! I NEVER crave cooked foods or junk food bc her recipes leave me both full & satisfied.In the new book she offers great tips on detoxing & cleansing. I follow her liver cleanse recipe every morning now. I feel alert & energized bc of it. It helps me get the best out of my workouts.Her salads & dressings are amazing. My top favorite dressings would have to be her garlic tahini & acv honey from her carrot coleslaw. I sometimes use the garlic tahini as a spread like hummus. I use her acv honey dressing on different types of salads as well.Some of my favorite dishes in this book are her sweet and spicy kelp noodles, rustic raw lasagna, tomato marinara sauce, coconut yogurt, pesto spread & beanless spinach hummus. I’m only naming a few. I haven’t tried her soups yet bc THERE’S SO MANY other recipes I’m still working through. However, I’m looking forward to it! I have not bought coconut milk since I started using Judita’s simple coconut milk recipe. It has saved me a lot of $$$.If you love chocolate, you’ll love Judita’s creamy chocolate chia silk mousse & almond butter chocolate bark. Both are sugar free. That almond butter chocolate bark was so good I had to keep it in a neighbor’s freezer. I could have finished it in one sitting! No joke!!Out of all my raw recipe books I refer to all 3 of Judita’s books the most. I honestly don’t know what I would do without them. These books help me plan my daily menu. I look forward to the meals. They’re never dull. They keep me on track with my raw lifestyle.I am beyond grateful and thankful for Judita for sharing her great recipes with the world. ANY OF HER BOOKS ARE A WIN WIN!! I promise!5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous food with amazing results :: Love This Book!By Lisa Niles on April 29, 2015With juice bars popping up all over the world and everyone talking about going on a detox, it can feel overwhelming to find reliable information from a trusted source about just how to go about this process. Judita Wignall IS that source. With her third book, she delves into this “trend” with a level of expertise and an eye toward balance that both novice and expert readers will love.Wignall’s other books – Going Raw and Raw and Simple – are my “go tos” not only for fabulous recipes but also for realistic advice about living a raw vegan lifestyle, which I have been living for more than a year. What I love about her approach in her earlier works is her practicality, sprinkled with a lot of humor, and the best raw recipes EVER. I don’t even go to the other raw food cookbooks on my shelf anymore, as Judita’s recipes are always guaranteed to be fantastic and relatively easy to prepare. Who needs more than that?As you can imagine, I came to her newest offering, Raw and Simple Detox, with high expectations. And she did not disappoint. In four sections, Judita walks readers through the what, why and how of detoxification through your diet and lifestyle choices. It’s beautifully organized to walk anyone through the steps of a detox – whether you are a long-time raw foodie or just someone interested in trying to incorporate more healthful foods into your diet.The recipes are ones that I will make whether I’m in detox mode or not. They’re satisfying and varied, so you don’t feel deprived. From the “Kale is Kind Salad” to the “Tropical Bliss Pudding,” there is something to please every palate. And Judita makes it easy by giving you shopping lists and comprehensive advice on structuring your detox for maximum benefit.Overall, if you’re thinking about improving your health and don’t know where to turn, turn here! My hope is that you will find as much joy in reading her books as I have and that your health will be improved as vastly as mine has been by following her plans.