Type I diabetes is an autoimmune disease that initiates when the body produces antibodies that attack antigens – poisons that that body has been exposed to – that unfortunately are almost identical to its own pancreas cells.  This causes the body to attack its own cells, and the result is that the pancreas will stop producing insulin.  From the recent studies, Dr.  Campbell states that they may have pinpointed milk consumption as a potential food that initiates the production of these antibodies in infants.  The research showed that when an infant is weaned from breast milk too early and consumes cow’s milk, they may not fully digest the milk proteins, and as a result amino acid fragments from the cow’s milk pass from the infant’s stomach into the bloodstream, where the immune system attacks them as foreign invaders.  The immune system cannot tell the difference from these amino acid fragments and its own pancreas cells, and thus type I diabetes is initiated.

Marketing from the dairy industry leads us to believe that cow’s milk is healthful for children, and is the source of nutrition currently used in many infant formulas.  This research may cause many new parents to reconsider.

For more information on this topic, please contact the T. Colin Campbell Foundation at www.tcolincampbell.org

Bethany’s Raw Pizza

Equipment used: Excalibur Dehydrator and Blendtec blender (food processor or other high speed blender will work)

Pizza Crust:
2 Cups soaked & sprouted wheatberries
3/4 cup water
1 cup ground flax seeds
4 tbsp garlic powder
2 large handfuls parsley
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp sea salt
Directions: Process all ingredients except for flax seed meal in high speed blender. Put in a bowl and mix in the ground flax seeds. Spread on a dehydrator sheet and dehydrate 12-14 hours at 115. Flip and dehydrate another 10-12 hours, or until as firm you would like your crust to be. I left mine soft enough to be able to slice the pizza easily.

Pizza Sauce:
5 roma tomatoes
1 cup sundried tomatoes
2 pitted dates
juice of 1 large lemon
1/3 tsp sea salt
1 handful fresh basil
4 cloves garlic
2-3 tbsp olive oil
Directions: Process all ingredients until chunky-smooth

Cheese:
3 cups cashews
1 cup nutritional yeast
1 cup water
1/2 tsp sea salt
juice of 2-3 large lemons
4 leaves of basil
2-3 fresh garlic cloves
Directions: Process all ingredients in high speed blender or food processor until smooth and creamy. Use more water if needed, but ideally use the least amount needed to get it to blend.

Toppings: I used spinach, red bell peppers, onion slices, basil, and olives to top this pizza and then sprinkled on some paprika and black pepper. Get creative with your own favorite toppings! Tip #1: Assemble the pizza right before serving to avoid the crust from absorbing the juices and getting soggy! Tip #2: Don’t let your friends get to it before you do, or there wont be any left!

ENJOY – and let me know how your pizza turns out!

Cantaloupe-Cilantro Smoothie

Ingredients:

• ½ Cantaloupe
• handful of cilantro
• juice of 1 lemon
• 2 dates (pitted)
• 2/3 cup water

Directions:

1. Blend all ingredients!

Raw Superfood Corn Tortillas

Ingredients:

• 3 cups corn
• ¾ cups ground golden flaxseed
• 1 cup diced tomato
• juice of 1 lemon
• ½ tsp chili powder
• ½ tsp paprika
• 1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 tsp Greener Grasses

Directions:

1. Blend all ingredients in a food processor.
2. Smooth onto a dehydrator sheet.
3. Dehydrate at 115 for 4 hours, flip and dehydrate for 2-3 more until it reaches the desired consistency.
4. Cut into individual tortillas.

Mango Salsa

Ingredients:

• 2 mangoes
• 3 tomatoes
• ½  onion
• ¼ jalapeno
• juice 2 lemons
• 1 bunch cilantro
• 2 dates (pitted), chopped
• 1 tsp sea salt

Directions:

1. Chop all ingredients and mix in a bowl!

Chunky Guacamole

Ingredients:

• 2 avocados
• ¼ onion
• handful of cilantro
• juice of 2 limes
• 1 tsp sea salt

Directions:

1. Chop all ingredients and mix in a bowl

Mexican Fruit Tart

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cashews
• 1 ½ cups dates (pitted)
• 3-5 bananas
• 1 cup strawberries
• 2 mangoes
• juice of 2 limes
• 1 tsp Fruits of the Earth

Directions:

1. Pulse-chop cashews and dates in food processor until chunky-smooth.  Press into a pie dish.
2. Blend bananas in food processor and pour on top of crust.
3. Slice mangoes and strawberries and use them to cover the banana layer.
4. Squeeze lime juice on top for a zesty finish.  You may also add a pinch of sea salt for extra flavor!  Refrigerate for 2 hours for a firmer pie.

Vanilla Almond Milk

Ingredients:

• 1 cup almonds, soaked overnight
• 3 cups water
• 4-5 dates
• 1 tsp vanilla extract or ground vanilla bean

Directions:

1. Put all ingredients into blender and blend.
2. Strain through a nut milk bag into large container.  Serve as is or chill.

Peach ‘n’ Berry Parfait

• 4 Bananas
• 10 oz frozen peaches
• 1/2 cup dried shredded coconut
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 cup strawberries
• 1 cup dried figs

Directions:

1. Blend bananas and peaches.  Place into a bowl.
2. Blend strawberries and figs.  Place into a bowl.
3. In parfait glasses, make layers with the banana-peach blend, the strawberry-fig blend, the raisins, and the shredded coconut.  YUM!

Chocolate-Cherry Truffles

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Dried cherries
• 1 cup Dates
• 2 tbsp Raw Cacao Powder
• 1/4 cup dried shredded coconut
• 1 cup Walnuts

Directions

1. In a food processor, pulse-chop/blend all ingredient except for shredded coconut.
2. Mold mixture into balls and roll in shredded coconut
3. Eat as is, or refrigerate for a firmer texture.

Raw Berry Cheesecake

–>Watch the Cheesecake video on Rawkstar TV!