Why Do Some Raw Foodists & Vegans Look So Unhealthy??

Have you noticed this?

Sometimes you met people who claim to be on “THE” super diet for shining mega health and longevity.  Those people might be raw foodies, vegans, macrobiotics… honestly it doesn’t even matter what the “THE BEST DIET ON EARTH” is.

The point is:

They do NOT look thriving healthy at all.

They look grim, pale and have rings under their eyes.

They are unhappy and very judgmental towards others and themselves

How come??

Then you meet people who are glowing.  They have a smile inside their eyes.  They radiate health and are inspiring to you.  Then they tell you that they do not follow a strict diet at all.

How does this make sense?

You have someone who follows a “healthy” diet to the dot and he struggles with health and someone who allows himself to eat not 100% clean and pure by the book, yet he is healthy – and even more so…. HAPPY!

This paradox is what I am exploring today with this video here.  In my belief and also experience this makes total sense.  First and foremost it is about the love you have for your food rather than the food itself.  Of course it is much easier to love healthy food, but you shouldn’t get obsessed with it.  Those “health food nuts” that are obsessed with each and every part of their diet often lack the joy and feeling. Obsession leads you away from your heart into a dogmatic mind-based place where there is no freedom and fun.

We must have fun and joy while we eat.

We must eat healthy organic raw food because “we want to” and not because we feel that “we have to”.  This is what makes the difference between healthy people and un-healthy food enthusiasts.  Healthy people do things and eat food because they want to.  I eat raw food because I want to and not because I have to.  This is a fundamental change in perspective if you think about it!

This video is meant to uncover those underlying issues and inspire you to be OK with your diet/body and self.

Love yourself, love your food and slowly move towards health and happiness!

All is goooood!

Ka Sundance on eating meat and fish for protein

This is such a controversial topic.

Probably the most asked question EVER in the universe that we “crazy” raw foodies are asked:
“Where do you get your proteins from when you do not eat meat?”

In this video I am taking a clear stand for being a vegetarian, not only for ethical reasons but also for nutritional reasons.

Did you know that the protein that is in meat is changed and restructured on a molecular level when you cook, boil or fry it?  The protein gets so deformed that you can only assimilate very little to NONE of it. In addition, the body has to deal with all the poisonous waste products of that deformed and destroyed bio-mass.

It is a very recent development that we humans eat meat on a day-to-day basis.  We are not designed to eat that way.  Just 50 years ago, it was a very special thing to have a bit of meat.  People were eating meat only for special occasions, as it was a very valuable food.

After the research I have done over the years, by far the best source of protein to build healthy bodies and muscles is plant based protein.  It just has the best bio-availability.  In the end it is not about the amount of proteins in a food, but it is about the amount of protein that we are able to assimilate, wouldn’t you agree??

Here I must take a stand for dark green leaf veggies again.  The strongest animals on earth (and the ones that live the longest!) eat mainly leafy greens and grass.   Elephants, giraffes, zebras and our closest relatives:  The human-like apes like gorillas and chimpanzees.  They grow HUGE bodies and muscles only on greens!  So drink your greens in huge amounts!  You need at least a pound of greens each day!

In addition to that, get other high quality protein sources like hemp seeds, coconuts, bananas and other fruits and vegetables.  We can cover all our nutritional needs via a plant based diet if we do it properly.  I’m not saying we must do it that way, but we can!

This video is really meant to demystify the meat-protein lie and also to share my personal views on eating meat.

What are your thoughts?
Do you still believe that we must eat meat? Why?

The first time at the waterfalls with my daughter

Fast results by moving slow….??

What the heck is this guy talking about?

Well, I believe that this is one of the mysterious paradoxes in life. Some things actually DO follow the rule of “the more you spend the more you receive”. Actually some of them are the most important things in life; love, time and money; just to name some.

Here comes an explanation right from the gut. Don’t you know the feeling that in order to save time, you start to move faster, step on the gas pedal of your car and get stressed? Just then you realize that the traffic lamp is turning red right before your eyes, forcing you to stop ….. AGAIN? You arrive at your destination – and you can take this literally or in a deeper sense – and feel exhausted. You also feel that you do not have time. You keep on moving, chasing and running to meet the next deadline.

On the other hand, you also might know this scenario. It is Sunday morning during your holiday and you have planned NOTHING for the whole day. Yes, you read that right: NOTHING is on the schedule. (Well if this doesn’t sound familiar up until now, then you MUST try this!) You have the whole day to spend, to WASTE and what happens? You feel relaxed, you start to see things that bring you joy that you normally do NOT see. You also go through your day without making the mistakes you normally make when you run around like a headless chicken. You enjoy the ride and you get aligned and creative through relaxation.

Sounds good, huh? Well living in Costa Rica myself and having a pura vida lifestyle, surrounded by easy-going locals who value a good siesta, I can only tell you: TRY THIS!!

The same principles do apply to love. You must spend it, share it, give it with an open heart and not ask for anything in return. The more you give, the more you can receive.

If this all still does not make sense, then please watch this video here, because I share how I take my daughter with my 2 sons to the big waterfalls – for the first time in her life! It meant so much to her and I had to move slow in order to make this possible for her.

Am I still making no sense…?
Just hit the play button!!

But please: Take your time!

5 Secrets Of A Long Term Relationship (or why after 15 yrs, I am still in love with my wife)

My wife Katie and I -including our 4 children – celebrated a very special weekend. I met Katie exactly 15 years ago in the northern part of New Zealand. It was in Pahia, the Bay of Islands. Katie was 18 years old at the time and was traveling “down-under” all by herself, while I was cruising around with my best friend. To me it seems like a lifetime!

Fast forward to today. After traveling the world for the longest part of these 15 years, we have arrived in Costa Rica together with our four children and it is time to catch a breath and think about:

“Wow! How did we make this work for so long?”

Well, at least this is the most asked question people ask us, when we tell them how long we have been together. What they actually really want to know is this:

“How can I create such a beautiful long-term relationship?”

Katie and I have been thinking about this question, and want to present our 5 secrets to you regarding how we made it for so long. (And honestly guys, I plan to stay together with her for the rest of my life.) However, it is not like we are in blissful harmony all day long. Not at all! We also do argue a lot, but we argue with respect. We talk things through until we get at least a compromise we both can live with and this alone can be a very exhausting and time-consuming process. I believe this to be one of our secrets:

We communicate until it hurts.

This has granted us the possibility to grow together, and not grow apart.

Of course, this is just one of our 5 secrets, and if you want to know them all, then we ask you to just click the play button and watch the video – AFTER you subscribed here on YOUTUBE of course…LOL

Enjoy this video dear brothers and sisters!

Lots of love and sunshine from Costa Rica

Katie and Ka Sundance (+ all the kids)

The Anteater Behind Our Washing Machine In Costa Rica – and how he came out having no stress

And How We Helped Him Out In The Jungle Again!

This is a video I made on new years eve 2011-2012
As our neighbors were celebrating the whole evening doing loud fireworks, we had a little guest who tried to hide behind the washing machine!
Our dogs started barking and it took us a while to realize that we had a scared (nonetheless) dangerous anteater who tried to hide behind the machine.

It took us some patience, a broom and some nice words to gently help this poor thing to find its way out in the Costa Rican jungle again….

Please watch and share this episode. A true jungle tale of Costa Rica do reduce stress and take it easy! We hope he had a good start into 2012