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Cacao Butter - ''Raw White Chocolate''

Is this the next big thing to hit the world of raw-foods?
Via "The Euphoria Company":

"What is Raw Cacao Butter? Nature's First Law Cacao Butter is the only raw, certified organic, chemical-free cocoa butter - the pure oil of the cacao bean.

100% pure love. 100% pure sensual joy. No chemicals, no hexane, no solvents. Melts at approximately 90 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius)

How to use Cacao Butter:
Nature's First Law Cacao Butter is edible and possesses an extraordinary rich, delicate chocolate aroma. Add a piece of this ecstatic butter to your favorite smoothie, dessert, ice cream or chocolate creation. Because it has not been damaged by heat, our cacao butter melts easily and blends nicely into any type of recipe. This makes it super fun and easy to use."

Raw Agave Nectar, Raw Cacao Beans & Goji Berries have all been mega hits and are all products of the David Wolfe/Nature's First Law Empire. What are your thoughts? Cacao butter too?

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Dhrumil Purohit

Name: Dhrumil Purohit
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Every day we tell a few stories on this blog. Because these stories have a theme (health, wellness, independence, abundance, presence, beauty, spirituality, joy, peace & fun) they create a larger story. That story is the story of raw-foods.

An extremely important aspect of any story is the person doing the telling.

On that note: My name is Dhrumil (Drew-mill).

I've been eating a pretty much 100% raw almost-vegan (I do eat honey) supplemented diet for 5 years now and yes I know it doesn't work for everyone. Sorry, I really don't have any amazing before & after photos.

My raw-mentors primarily include David Wolfe, Dr. Gabriel Cousens M.D & David Jubb, but I have read and am familiar with the works of Ann Wigmore, John & Rhonda Malkmus, Shazzie, Victoras Kulvinskas, Paul Nison, Doug Graham, Norman W. Walker, T.C. Fry, Robert Young, Herbert Shelton, Arnold Ehret and a host of others.

My feeling about the raw-food-diet is that when it is done with attention & presence it works, and when isn't, it doesn't. Raw-food is a vehicle and that's pretty much it. Raw-food alone is nothing except food that is raw. The relative power in the diet comes when it brings a sense of peace and joy to a subject matter that most people worry a lot about - health.

I'm sure there will be plenty other chances for "soap box" moments, but for now, back to work.

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