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Q & A Series: People, Products and The Health of Our Planet – Interview with Mariam Kinkladze, co-founder and CEO of Organic Gemini

My Comments: I first found this company when perusing Amazon for products and was intrigued by it. Then I met some of the people from the company at Expo West in Anaheim and tried the product for the first time. It was, Yum at 1st Bite! The Tiger Nut is chewy on the outside and sweet, tasty and satisfying. I also tried the Raw Granola and Horchata – which incorporate the Tiger Nut into them and those where just as wonderful. I look forward to seeing more products made using this amazing tuber/small root vegetable from Spain. It has numerous health benefits as the #1 resistant starch/prebiotic. I also love that they do not use agave or cane sugar to sweeten their Horchata drink, but instead use dates. Thanks for bringing this great product to the USA!

I want to give thanks to Ludovica Vigliardi Paravia, PR Representative and Europe Sales Coordinator at Organic Gemini, for all her efforts and assistance.

For the twenty-fourth interview, I have the pleasure of introducing you to
Mariam Kinkladze, co-founder and CEO of Organic Gemini founded by Mariam Kinkladze and George Papanastasatos in 2013.

Question #1: Tell me briefly about yourself and why you decided to get involved in the “health” industry?

Healing myself from a cancerous cyst following a raw diet showed me how lost we are as a society and how much real-food diet relates into health. Learning and living with an awareness of proper health is empowering. I’ve spent a lot of time educating myself through books, travel and advice from fellow health ambassadors I’ve met along the way. When I realized how much confidence I had found from knowing what to put in my body, I started feeling better in more than just a physical sense.

That was one of my biggest reasons for getting involved in the foods industry. I want to remind people that you can contribute to a better tomorrow for ourselves. Treat your body well, take time in the day to clear your mind and your soul with feel satisfied.

Question #2: If you were stranded on a desert island and were allowed to take only 5 items with you (they can be food, books or specific products that are all health-related), what would they be and why?

1. Tigernuts
2. Water filter
3. Photos of my loved ones
4. Toothbrush
5.Yoga mat–Any time, any place..stop drop and yoga. This would definitely be on a top 5 necessity list for life. Also, I’m sure if I were on a desert island a yoga mat could comfortably double as a cushion for sleep. haha.

Question #3: What one message do you want to share with the people of this world that is crucial for their ultimate well-being and longevity?

We all live our own personal story. What we add and take out of it is up to us, so we have the power to close our own chapters and write our own introductions.. Keeping that in mind, look for things to smile about, remind yourself daily of what you have and live gratefully.

Question #4: If someone could afford to purchase only one product at this moment to start their journey towards better health (food or health-related), what would you recommend and why?

A nice blender goes a long way. I’ve been experimenting so much lately with my own fruit smoothies and TigerNuts, that I’ve been soaking at home. They’ve been turning out great and my son also enjoys the entertainment of the colors. Very versatile invention in the sense of what you can make in it. I also believe that having fun while you make food gives you the best recipes. Splurge on a nice blender, save so much in the long run!

Question #5: Tell me more about your business/company and/or products you offer to the public to help them achieve optimal health and well-being?

Organic Gemini is on a mission to share the beneficial beauty of earth’s ancient super root, the TigerNut. Our company is only 1 year young, but it’s been a constant cycle and mission to spread our love through Organic living. We’ve found multiple functionalities to incorporate Organic TigerNuts into your daily living, and the best part is how much fun we’ve had doing so. We offer Cold-Pressed Horchata, Flour, Oil and Granola, along with demonstrations and a verbal education on how to use our products in day to day cooking. To me, education is most important..especially when you set out to talk about a vegetable with such traditionally cheeky name.

Question #6: What are your hopes/aspirations/dreams for the future health of the people and the planet?

My dreams for the planet all come down to Proactive Awareness and Empowerment of the people through nutrient dense diet. Together, with those things we can start a movement in ourselves and in our community. Positivity spreads!

Question #7: Who is your greatest hero and why?

My greatest hero is my husband, who also happens to be my business partner. I find new inspiration through him daily and he reminds me why we’re on this journey to support something we truly believe in.

Question #8: Is there anything else you would like to share with the public?

I am already saying way more than I’d normally do.

Question #9: I know that there are variables as to how much food/calories each person consumes when eating raw vegan food (based on many lifestyle factors, etc), but is there a basic guideline you would recommend for everyone?

There is no such thing as the best diet – Follow your intuition like our ancestors did. Listen to your body, note how you feel after you eat certain foods.

As an added bonus, I have asked some questions of employees who work at the company: Robert Gleyberman, Assistant to Director of Operations; Chris, E-commerce and Demo Coordinator and Ludovica Vigliardi Paravia, PR Representative and Europe Sales Coordinator at Organic Gemini

Question #1: How did you come to work for this company?

Robert: I came to work for this company by odd chance. I was perusing Craigslist for an interesting job and stumbled upon Organic Gemini. I have a degree in biology and have always been interested in health, so I thought that this would be a natural fit- and it is!

Chris: I was at Whole Foods and the TigerNut Horchata packaging caught my eye, I beelined for it. A few days later I met someone who worked at Organic Gemini and she asked me if I would like to be a brand ambassador for them. It was more than just a coincidence! A month later, I asked her if my fiancee could come onboard too!

Ludovica: I met Mariam Kinkladze when we were both students at Columbia University. Mariam was looking for a PR representative to help increase media exposure for Organic Gemini and, since I truly believed in her company from day 1 and already had experience in PR, she offered me this incredible opportunity.

Question #2: What has been your own personal “health” journey and what do you
foresee for the future?

Robert: My personal health journey started last fall when I wanted to get fit for a vacation to Aruba. Long story short, almost 7 months later I still continue to work out everyday and make smarter food choices. Organic Gemini’s products have done nothing but accelerate my journey, as my immune system has seen an improvement thanks to all of the probiotics that I have been consuming. I foresee the future as being filled with even better choices regarding health and I cannot wait to continue my journey.

Chris: I am beyond excited about our new TigerNut Horchata+ Green. It’s a wonderful way to get in a healthy dose of powerful green veggies each day. I felt and looked my best when I was making green smoothies in the morning, but I had to add in a fruit to make it taste enjoyable. Our new green horchata is perfect for people like me who want to eat the most powerful green veggies but still be delicious!

Ludovica: I always loved to workout and eat healthy food. However, working for Organic Gemini, has made me more aware of the foods that have healing properties and the foods that we should avoid. When I first started working for Organic Gemini I did not know what a TigerNut was and where it was grown. Now, I can’t stop eating them and I am so happy to have found such a nutrient dense food rich in fiber!

For more information about this company and all the products they sell, go to: http://www.organicgemini.com

Also check out the video review of their products on my youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/TheRawsomeVeganGal

Tiger Nut Products: Tiger Nut, Raw Granola and Flour My creation: Cacao Tiger Nut Flour Ssesame Butter Balls

Tiger Nut Products: Tiger Nut, Raw Granola and Flour
My creation: Cacao Tiger Nut Flour Sesame Butter Balls

Tiger Nut Products: Tiger Nut Tiger Nut Flour Tiger Nut Raw Granola Horchata in flavors - Original, Strawberry and Chai

Tiger Nut Products:
Tiger Nut
Tiger Nut Flour
Tiger Nut Raw Granola
Horchata in flavors – Original, Strawberry and Chai

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Q & A Series : People, Products and The Health of Our Planet – Interview with Rama – Paradise (Raw Vegan Food) Diet

For my first interview in this series, you will have the pleasure of reading insights from Rama, who in his own words, and I quote, said “everything I wrote was spontaneous and tailored to your questions and your audience.” I have not met him personally or talked with him on the phone. I made the connection with him through the website of another person who is following a raw vegan lifestyle. His pleasant voice (listened to some audio interviews he has done), kind demeanor and warmth resonated with me immediately. I also like the fact that he went out on his own to discover what is good for his physical body and otherwise. Rama, to me, is a very deep spiritual person/being who has some great information to share with the world and wants to help you to heal yourself. Ultimately, YOU are your own greatest Healer!

To access Rama’s Website, please click on the link I have provided on the right-hand side of the page under the column titled blogroll

Namaste!
Chef Mindy aka Ageless Raw (low-fat) Vegan Beauty

Question #1: Tell me briefly about yourself and why you decided to get involved in the “health” industry?

My goal is to empower people!

As I learned more and more about how to heal myself from the inside out, by studying Nature and my own body, I wanted to share what I was learning with others.

I feel it is everyone’s right to use their Infinite Power to become who they want to be, and to heal and beautify their bodies.

As I learned simple techniques through Self-exploration and bodily evolution, I naturally wanted to share those techniques with others for their benefit.

I do healing work for people, but the main goal of my healing work is to help them to heal themselves.

As I help people to heal and empower themselves, then we can all work together on a massive scale to cause global and Universe-wide transformation.

Question #2: If you were stranded on a desert island and were allowed to take only 5 items with you (they can be food, books or specific products that are all health-related),
what would they be and why?

I wouldn’t take anything with me because I don’t need or want anything other than my own body.

Assuming the desert island was warm enough and had a sufficient supply of coconuts, I wouldn’t need to bring anything with me

All my techniques are centered around the fact that your body is your personal Eternal playground, and as you play in the body you find there’s nothing better

So I would be having fun in Nature playing with my body from the inside out, learning how to levitate and turn my body into crystal and gold, while “stranded” on the island.

Question #3: What one message do you want to share with the people of this world that is crucial for their ultimate well-being and longevity?

You follow the flow of joy in all that you do, this is my one rule for all of life: “Follow the Flow of Joy.” The means more than to just do what you think you love, following the flow of Joy means listening to the voice of your Soul, your Highest Self, your True Nature, and only ever doing that which is in accordance with the Divine Plan.

What this looks like in practice is doing what you truly love and enjoy, even if it’s not always what you intellectually or even emotionally think is best.

There is something higher than intellect and emotions, it is your Flow of Joy.

Fortunately for all of us, the flow of Joy can be felt in the body as the various messages and feelings your body sends you.

So if your womb hurts when you think about someone or something, that means “no, don’t do that” or “avoid that person.”

If your whole body relaxes when you think about doing something, that means “Yes, you should do this”

So following the flow of Joy means listening to your body!

Because She (your body) is always right!

Questions #4: If someone could afford to purchase only one product at this moment
to start their journey towards better health (food or health-related), what would you recommend and why?

My whole point is you don’t need products, you need your body. I would only recommend people to purchase that which they know will further their Self-empowerment process, and that is different for everyone but each person must decide “Yes, this product or service will help me become more Me and achieve what I want in life by showing me how to use my OWN power”

When you find such a product or service, that is what you should use your hard-earned energy/money on.

Because only that product will yield even MORE energy that what it costs, by helping you to access your own energy/power Source.

Question #5: Tell me more about your business/company and/or products you offer to the public to help them achieve optimal health and well-being?

I offer telephone sessions, remote/long-distance healing sessions, recorded .mp3 audios, as well as email sessions.

I also teach a 3 month course that is done by phone on the subject of Self-empowerment, personal healing, and starting a healing business.

At my website, http://www.evernewjoy.com, you can get access to 45+ hours of complimentary (no cost) music, audio information, videos, and interviews that will give you a very clear understanding of exactly how I think and what my system of healing is and how it can help you to empower yourself.

So rather than extensively explain my healing methodology here, I recommend you check out the large quantity of free information on my site that is in a variety of information mediums.

If you are completely new to my material, I recommend you check out my music first.

It is all composed, recorded, and played by just me by myself:
Rama’s Complimentary and Self-created Music
http://evernewjoy.net/?page_id=65

Question #6: What are your hopes/aspirations/dreams for the future health of the people and the planet?

It is my wish that the entire social structure of the planet be changed so that it supports its own members (the people) and also the planet Herself.

Toward this goal I run my healing business to help people become empowered so they can do their own Soul missions and participate in the healing of the planet and the Universe.

Question #7: Who is your greatest hero and why?

I am my own greatest Hero because I have achieved more in this lifetime than all my past lifetimes combined, toward the betterment and Beautification of Creation.

Question #8: Is there anything else you would like to share with the public?

If you have read this far into this article I’d like to ask you “what do you find different about my message and my material?” I do think you’ll find it is my emphasis on YOU.

YOU are the one with all the power you are seeking, all the beauty and all the health you are wanting.

YOU are the one who will change the world and make yourself as you wish to be.

So use these very moments to focus on YOU instead of me, as that is my goal with all my healing work, to help you to be YOU.

So try deeply feeling the top of your brain.

Focus on feeling your body, at the very top of your head.

This is the part of your body that helps you connect to your Higher Wisdom and will help you to understand everything I am saying in a whole new way.

I am serious, please do this now, for about 5 minutes.

See what sensations you notice as you do this!

Question #9: I know that there are variables as to how much food/calories each person consumes when eating raw vegan food (based on many lifestyle factors, etc), but is there a basic guideline you would recommend for everyone?

I have my own raw food diet system called the Paradise Diet which is much more well defined than just “the raw food diet.”

In my system you cannot just eating anything you want, whenever you want, as long as it is raw.

In my dietary system, everything must be raw, and it must also not be dehydrated or powdered, it must be a fresh whole food.

In the Paradise Diet there are three food groups:

1. Fruits/carbohydrates
2. Vegetables/proteins and minerals
3. Nuts and seeds/fat source

In my dietary system you must have a proper balance of these three food groups in order to be eating a healthy diet.

No Mixing

Also in my Paradise Diet, I do not recommend people mix the food groups.

You should eat each food group by itself, at the time of your eating cycles when you want that food group the most.

Listen to Your Body

You must follow your flow of joy (see above questions and answers) to know how to eat my Paradise Diet correctly.

In other words, you must put the Goddess in charge.

You must put your body in charge of your nutrition acquistion.

You must eat according to your own body’s wishes, rather than your intellectual thoughts or even your emotions.

You must listen to the Higher Wisdom of your physical body, and She will tell you which food group you should eat and how much.

I do offer telephone sessions and email sessions on helping people to understand diet and ultimately the principles of my Paradise Diet.

My Paradise Diet is for everyone because it is designed to help you align with your own specific nutritional needs.

I do not provide numbers or statistics and tablespoons and caloric values, I ask you to tune into the wisdom of your body and eat as the animals do, and as Nature does.

🙂

Victory to You!
Rama

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