but he was pioneering a new kind of cancer treatment, one that involved a diet rich in active enzymes.

His program was ocially listed with the American Cancer Society as an unproven method in 1971, and for Wynters, the changes he prescribed altered not just her health but also the course of her lifes work. I became conscious of what I was putting in, on, and around my body, and my life changed, she explains. This was a new way of living, removing the toxic chemicals from her environment; a new way of eating, incorporating raw food and adopting a vegan diet. It became a 40-plus-year life journey as well as the self-imposed research that is the basis of her new book, The Pure Cure. Originally released in 2010 under the selfpublished title Survive! A Family Guide to Thriving in a Toxic World, The Pure Cure is now backed by a professional publishing house and includes a new forward by physician and homeopath Dr. Gabriel Cousens as well as an endorsement by Dr. Brian Clement of the Hippocrates Health Institute. It is now available on Kindle and in print, making it readily available to a much wider audience. This book is about being consciously enlightened, Wynters says. She is passionate about how we can change our world and ourselves. If were going to make a dierence on this planet, then we need to become conscious and make some shifts in ourselves, and in making shifts in ourselves, well make a shift in whats going on on this planet that weve so diligently destroyed. I asked Wynters to explain more about what it means to be a naturopath and how this kind of practice can make you healthier and happier. Her succinct explanation makes what might seem like an out there concept, imminently relatable. I believe that for every physical ailment, theres an emotional attachment. Very simply, a great example of that, when somebody comes to me with a digestive issue, I dont just say, Okay, take this, this, and this. I want to know whats going on in their life that they cant digestIts addressing the whole.

Were not just a pancreas walking around. Were not just a liver walking around. Were a whole human, living, breathing being, and we need to treat the whole. I was reminded of what my yoga teacher says, about how we store emotional issues in the hips, or how we are stressed because we cant quiet the mind. I asked how the two practices were similar. Okay, so when you go to yoga, Wynters explained, the whole thing about yogaall about your left foots doing this, and your muscles doing that, and your right foot is doing this. Its becoming conscious of what is going on in the body, in the moment, and taking responsibility for it. Its the same thing with being a naturopathBe in the present. Not in the past, not in the future, be here nowThe more you can practice and focus on being in the present, the better you will be. Wynters not only demysties this concept of conscious, pure living, she proves that its practical and also quite personal. She acknowledges that everybody is dierent, and what works for one person might not for another. She acknowledges that a vegan, mostly raw diet is her recommendation when possible, and it is also her personal practice, but that it might not be the right answer for everyone, or they just might need some adjustment to the types of foods they are consuming within a particular diet. In her consultation practice, she deals with each client individually, focusing on his or her needs, and points out that its not about perfection, its about intention. We create our illnesses. And just as we create them, we can also un-create them. If you want to learn more about Sharyns experiences and her expertise, her comprehensive website is a wealth of information, and her new book, The Pure Cure, will help you incorporate what has worked for her into your everyday life and that of your family. A newly launched web site, a partnership with an Indian doctor, gives you open-door access into the world of raw food from an Ayurvedic standpoint. An online test tells you what dosha you fall into vata (air and space), pitta (re and water) or kapha (water and earth). Weekly menu plans for each dosha make it easy to eat raw right for your body. It all comes down to a simple concept. Everything you do in your life is a deposit or a withdrawal. What Ive learned, what I teach my clients is, okay, youre making withdrawals, lets put some deposits in your body to balance out the scales. www.wyntersway.com www. ahrawveda.com

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