Raw Food by Mihoko Sekido (Japanese) Food

About Mihoko
Born in Osaka and grew up in Tokyo, Mihoko started her career in Tokyo after college as an advertising sales representative at an English free paper called “Tokyo Classified” (which is now called “Metropolis”) where she learned her business skills in English/Japanese bilingual environment. She came to America by herself in 1998 and started a career as a marketing professional in NY IT industry where she was in charge of developing Japanese market. Later she moved to cosmetics/beauty industry where she discovered there was more to life than pursuing material gains and started to look into health and nutrition. She went back to Japan in 2002 and worked with her friend selling advertisements for his magazine. She also did an event planning / production for a major cosmetic brand. While working, she spent her free time developing whole-grain rice-based "gluten-free” products. In 2003 she went back to NY and started a muffin company called "Mihoko' Magnificent Muffins" The muffin became a big hit quickly, however, her desire to eat 100% raw foods for her health could not be fulfilled if she continued the business, which also demanded a very hard work on her part and an awkward sleeping schedule. So, she closed the business and went to Ann Wigmore Natural Health Institute in Puerto Rico, which she had always wished to do. The decision changed her life. Now she teaches Living Food Life Style(TM) and natural healing with live foods - doing what she believes in and making it a career.

Since childhood, Mihoko has always been fascinated by mystery of life. She became interested in natural healing in her teens after reading a book by Edger Cayce. Then, in the early 90’s, she found out about Aroma Therapy, which was just introduced to Japan and started to study about it on her own. She recalls that one of the main reasons why she is so attracted to natural healing is her own mother. Her mother was a student of Noguchi Seitai, the founding father of all Reiki movements around the world. The young Mihoko watched people healing themselves without drugs, which was good enough for her to “know” why natural healing is the truth. “Eating raw foods for health” made sense to her naturally because her mother, a "natural born rawfoodist", has always been the biggest lover of fruits. Her mother loves fruits so much that she often does not eat her dinner to save room for her favorite foods - fruits! Her mother being the living example of health and youthfulness at any age convinced Mihoko that humans not only could live on raw vegetarian foods but to be healthy and beautiful forever.