You may have thought you only purchased a cookbook, a guide in using the nutritionally and energetically special hemp seed. If recipes are all you want then turn immediately to Section Two for some mouth-watering dishes from around the world. If you want to know more about why we want and need to use certain ingredients, and for the basics on a number of key nutritional theories then Section One is where you should begin. And if the idea of hemp as a lifestyle interests you, then you will find the basis to the information I have researched from around the world for you to peruse.

As for myself, I am not a vegetarian, a vegan, a health freak, or even a raw or living foodist. What I have chosen, is to become aware of the effects processed foods have on my mind, body and spirit. I have chosen to let go of any habits, attachment or drugs that affect the truth that exists within us all, as it exists within everything. To become one with existence is to become one with nothing; 'nirvana'. Diametrically opposed to being 'spaced out', it is to become fully aware of every moment, grounded and centred. It is the ultimate truth, the reason for existence, where there is ironically no reason, no right, no wrong, no good and no bad.

Food and food

Despite the fact that this book concerns food and its effects on us, I truly believe that food, per se, is not an issue. As long as you are aware of the facts herewith enclosed, you will naturally move towards a diet filled with more pure and living foods. With the aid of a diet consisting of living foods and fasting, your body will naturally heal and clean itself from years of toxicity, giving you the space to reach goals hitherto unknown. You will become more efficient, need less sleep and worry less about what you are eating and how it may affect you. The aim is to drop the need to 'know'. Ironically to reach this stage we must undertake a process that involves becoming aware of some basic truths. Not slightly twisted truths ruled by an economic gain, but truths that help us to become more in harmony with nature.

'Good, bad, right, wrong are all judgements of what is done. If we consider how it is done, without our ego, with awareness, without the I then we may come to understand whether we are using our actions to protect ourselves or to set ourselves free.'

The new millennium is a time for change on this planet, not just in the way we live physically, but for change on a spiritual level. No-one can escape this. The movement to natural, living foods is part of this change and can be understood more by action than by words: let us begin at the end, with balance.