Tonya Zavasta

Tonya Zavasta, is the author of the book Your Right to be Beautiful: How to Halt the Train of Aging and Meet the Most Beautiful You and of the forthcoming recipe book Beautiful on Raw. In these books Tonya comes across as an ambassador for plain looking women in their quest for physical beauty.

Her story is a shining example of how the raw food lifestyle can influence people's lives. She had to wrestle with adversity for her ability to walk from early childhood. Recently after several reconstructive hip surgeries she won that battle.

Tonya has been following the raw food lifestyle since 1997. She put this lifestyle to the real test when she used it against not only the common "after forty" downslide but also against the grave consequences on the body that general anesthetics and pain can bring. The raw food lifestyle not only helped her to sail courageously through troublesome times, brought her general health and appearance to an all time best, but also opened a new chapter of her life.

Now she is a dynamic motivational speaker. In her presentations, through humor, drama, original perspective and deep appreciation for her new homeland, she aspires to help people make sense of their problems and make the most of their potential. Some topics of her speeches include: "How to Bounce Back When You are a Deflated Balloon" and "Embracing America with Laughter and Cheers." She also conducts a seminar about the raw food lifestyle, "Your Right to Be Beautiful," where she inspires people to take the journey "from plain to beautiful."

Tonya has been married to Nick for 24 years. He graciously allows her to share stories of their lives with her audiences about the good, the bad, and the crazy. He believes that a sense of humor is the ability to laugh at your own jokes when your wife tells them. They have one son, Nick Jr., who is 22. His assistance in preparing the featured books for publication was invaluable.

Website: www.BeautifulonRaw.com