Palabras de Amor

Aquel beso que nunca se concretó
Viajó hasta que en tu alma encontró
luces translucientes que penetraron mi corazón

Similares en mente y rostro
Así es que somos
Los dos nos manifestamos en uno
Es como la ley universal del genero
donde me convierto en el "yin" de tu "yang"
Y naturalmente realizamos nuestro propósito cósmico y espiritual

Juntos vamos y regresamos
de aquel abismo incierto
que al crear dentro
se convierte en una realidad mental y física
de nuestro mundo en movimiento

Eres la estrella preferida de mi universo
La ola mas grande de la playa en que me divierto
Aquella flor que se habre y deja salir su perfume encantador
El sol al cual hago mi viaje anual por su alrededor
y el que me da la fuerza
de seguir amando por toda eternidad
tu existencia que siempre sobrepasa la mortalidad

Así es el amor que nos tenemos.

Dominican Guerrillero: Francisco Caamaño Deno

Defining U.S. Imperialism: The Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary
Like most Latin American countries, the Dominican Republic's history has been documented mostly as a Political history, outlining the major political leaders, its structure, events, and ideas. Frank Moya Pon's classic work entitled "The Dominican Republic: A National History" is a political narrative that covers the time of the Native American population of the 1400s up until the time of tyrannical leader Balaguer in the 1990s. Most of the reasons why the historical documentation of Latin America, specifically the Dominican Republic, has been portrayed through its political process is because, like its sister continent: Africa, its peoples' history has always been intertwined with the formation of a particular nation vis-a-vis the industrialized countries of the North. From the time of colonization to modernity we are presented with a history that describes the development of Nations through their political movements. A time of most importance in the political history of Latin America comes with the introduction of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823, which was adopted during the Wars of Independence, when many of the countries were fighting for sovereignty from Spain, a country that has been unrightfully claimed as the motherland of the Spanish, Portuguese, French speaking Black Continent. The Monroe Doctrine was opportunistic in its claim that it would grant the United States intervention into any Latin American country that was facing political aggression from European powers. In 1904, an amendment was added to the Doctrine, called the Roosevelt Corollary by our "beloved" sickly Teddy Roosevelt . The Corollary allowed the United States to interfere with the economic/political affairs of countries in Latin American using its military as the means to do so. The excuse for entrance into these countries was to help specific countries were suffering from international debt. This became known as the U.S.'s "big stick" policy for its characteristic as being an international police. One can get a glimpse of the rationale behind this idea of diplomacy through the address given to Congress by President Theodore Roosevelt. At this gathering he said,

"All that this country desires is to see the neighboring countries stable, orderly, and prosperous. Any country whose people conduct themselves well can count upon our hearty friendship. If a nation shows that it knows how to act with reasonable efficiency and decency in social and political matters, if it keeps order and pays its obligations, it need fear no interference from the United States. Chronic wrongdoing, or an impotence which results in a general loosening of the ties of civilized society, may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation, and in the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of such wrongdoing or impotence, to the exercise of an international police power" (1).

One sees here how an international policy of "helping thy neighbor" from European aggressors becomes one where the idea "we will teach you how to be civilized if you loose your way" dominates. What guidelines of civilization was the United States using? Literally, and to reference our degrees & Elijah, the U.S. sought to be the best knowner. Clearly, one can tell that this was an excuse to invade countries who showed no economic advancement to use their lands and people at very cheap rates for production. It was a means to expand the ego of the white man's nature through the manifestation of a political-economic system of domination over original peoples. If at any moment the United States felt turmoil and chaos was plaguing its neighboring continent, it would be there to "fix" the problem. Simultaneously, its capitalist model would continue to influence and expand throughout the hemisphere. The Original people (modernly defined as "Indios" "Mestizos" "Negros" "Mulatos" and many other words) were to define their country's progress in relation to their "Northern helper". The political and economic infrastructures of Latin American countries would now be under the guised U.S. control. One country that was immediately affected through the Corollary was the Dominican Republic. By January 1905, under this corollary, the United States assumed administration of the Dominican Republic's customs. Under the terms of this agreement, a Receiver-General, appointed by the U.S. President, kept 55% of total revenues to pay off foreign claimants, while remitting 45% to the Dominican government. After two years, the nation's external debt was reduced from $40 million to $17 million (2). This agreement of aid lasted 50 years (3). Let's keep in mind that Puerto Rico had already been seized by the U.S. in 1898.

The international policy of the United States would shape the political climate of this area for more than 20 years and it would control the economic prosperity of most of Latin America. Favoring this external policy were the descendants of the "criollos" (1st generation European born in the New World) and "Peninsulares" (European settlers of the New World) whom during the Colonization of the Americas owned most of its resources. Close ties to the United States would guarantee benefits to their stability and status. During the mid-20th century we see a rise of military dictators all over Latin America and as history has uncover these "leaders" received their military training in the School of the Americas to guarantee sympathy towards the foreign policy of the United States. Such dictators were Jorge Rafael Videla in Argentina, Augusto Pinochet Ugarte in Chile, Hugo Banzer in Bolivia, Anastasio Somoza García of Nicaragua, Jorge Ubico of Guatemala, Tiburcio Carías of Honduras, Fulgencio Batista of Cuba, and Rafael Leonidas Trujillo of the Dominican Republic. These men had all distinguished themselves with exceptional work in their military training and leadership. They were the instruments from which U.S. imperialism (disguised as the Monroe Doctrine and Roosevelt Corollary described above) would be unleashed unto the Original people of these lands. As companies like the United Fruit Company took hold of Central America or the economic infrastructure weakened, as in the case of the Dominican Republic, it was reason enough for the "aid" of the United States in which actions of an imperialist nature took hold.

U.S. Invasions of 1916 & 1965
The Dominican Republic would experience two United States invasions in its political history. The first invasion occurred in 1916 when different leaders fought for President power and control of the republic. The turmoil created caused the United States to become involved and institute a U.S. Military leader by the name of Harry Shepard Knapp. This imposed American military government implemented many of the reforms that were carried out during the Progressive Era of the United States, which included an organized tax system, accounting, expanding primary education, creating a nation-wide police force, construction of roads, one being a highway which connected Santiago to Santo Domingo, the nation's capital. The country would now function under an Americanized socio-political system. This government displaced many "campesinos" from their lands, with the excuse that none had formal titles of ownership while falsefying ownership titles to American sugar companies. This caused massive upheaval and made it hard for counterintelligence to defeat to the unified campesinos. The opposition to American rule grew strong and it lead to the withdraw of American authorities in 1924. However, the Americans continued to plot how to remain their grasp on Dominican politics and economics. The placement of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, then head of the Dominican National Guard, as president, through instilling fear within the people, allowed for heavy U.S. influence to continue. This was the start of one of the most brutal dictatorships in Latin American History, which lasted about 40 years.

As with most puppet dictators, Trujillo began to get out of control for the American interests behind the curtains. "Trujillo and his family established a near-monopoly over the national economy. By the time of his death, he had accumulated a fortune of around $800 million; he and his family owned 50–60 percent of the arable land, some 700,000 acres , and Trujillo-owned businesses accounted for 80% of the commercial activity in the capital" (4). The dog no longer obeyed its master and sought to bite him. He governed the people with extreme fear, disseminated a false social-cultural history amongst the people, and murdered millions of Haitians. The CIA began to plan his assassination and it was achieved in 1961.

Once again, the American government sought to place a more docile leader in the Dominican presidency. Joaquin Balaguer, the master mind behind Trujillo's dictatorship, took the presidency, but was soon forced to resign after an attempted coup. Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly served as interim president while elections were held. In 1962, Juan Bosch a scholar and poet who had been living in exile in Puerto Rico and founder of the" Partido Revolucionario Dominicano", won the elections. During his 7 month regime, Bosch had what was seen as leftist policies. He sought to nationalize certain foreign companies, to redistribute the land, and put the national guard under civilian control. This immediately became a threat as Cuba had achieved its imperialist independence in 1959 and it served as the example for all of Latin America and Africa during that time period. Not wanting another Cuba, Bosch was taken out of power. The people demanded Bosch's restoration. A struggled ensued and the second U.S. invasion took hold when 23,000 troops were ordered into the republic. Lyndon B. Johnson's order became known as Operation Power Pack, with the pretext that the lives of Americans in the Dominican Republic needed to be protected.

The Guerrillero Caamaño
After the coup that took Bosch out of power took place, two governments were simultaneously struggling for power of the Dominican presidency. One was "the constitucionalistas" and the other "gobierno de construccion nacional (5). Francisco was one of the leaders of the constitutionalists who sought to restore Juan Bosch back into power. After many months of fighting, Caamaño consents to a treaty, which dissolved the constitutionalist government. Due to his participation as leader of the constitutionalists, Caamaño's life was in danger. He therefore accepted an offer by the U.S. to serve in the Dominican embassy of the United Kingdom. While here it is said that he left to Cuba and trained as a military guerrilla fighter with the aim of bringing a guerrilla war into the Dominican Republic, to rid his people of U.S. imperialism once and for all. In the winter of 1973, he returns with a small group of rebels to the Dominican Republic in an area known as Playa Caracoles. His purpose was to start a peasant revolution and overthrow Joaquin Balaguer who was once again in power. Due to the massive mental and physical oppression the Dominican people faced, and the power of the National Guard, within weeks Caamaño and his people were captured and murdered. His efforts were virtually forgotten by the Dominican people, but it is important to know that this heavily Americanized and indirect colony of the United States, did indeed, produce a guerrilla leader, who gave his life for a true independence in the Original Island of Quisqueya.

Peace to Brother Caamaño!

Dismantling the Struggle of 1965
As I furthered my research on the issue of Guerrilla Warfare in the Dominican Republic the inability of this struggle to produce results has a lot to do with the actions the U.S. Military Intelligence upon their arrival in the D.R. In an internet page written by what seems to be a Sergeant Major Herbert A. Friedman, an honored military figure of his group, there is revelatory information that has cleared up how exactly was the dismantling of this struggle achieved. In addition, there exists a Leavenworth paper, which means a single subject study of mostly primary research that contains a comprehensive analysis on the "treatment of a subject," with further information. In regards to the activities of the U.S. troops in the Dominican Republic, the synopsis states, "... U.S. forces became engaged in a variety of civic action, PSYWAR, civil affairs, and other noncombat activities, the principal purposes of which were to restore stability, "win hearts and minds," and provide the foundation for a negotiated settlement (7)." It would be a psychological warfare, called PSYWAR, that would plague the minds of the Dominican people, and doom the fight of Caamaño and the "rebels." If the civilizations were fed with wrong information through propaganda, they would eventually cooperate in turning in the rebels. The first PSY operation team set out at midnight on May 1st, with a military truck with radio broadcast. This truck was joined by an airlift that would also broadcast. The aim was, with a language interpreter, to take the U.S's message to the streets where the vastly illiterate people could hear them. Caamaño's people had taken the government radio station, but the broadcast of the U.S. Military proved successful. Litenant Moulis of this said,

"We were trying to let people know what was happening and that American troops had established a buffer zone between three warring factions. We also wanted to let them know that we were their friends. We saw both civilians and military listening to us on portable radios. Kids hung around our radio station and women brought us coffee in the morning. We seemed to be well liked. Of course, we were heavily armed and brought a sense of security to the area of Santo Domingo that we were in. At the time, it appeared that our messages helped to end the fighting. Reports in the years following the American 'intervention' contend that we were simply trying to stop the spread of Communism. That is true, but we also helped to end a civil war(8)."

Newspapers were being passed out to the Dominican people (for those who could read) that would continue to instill fear about the situation with the rebels. Eventually the U.S. Navy also became involved in the matter when, through Capt. George Dixon became Manager of Project Jenny, the U. S. Navy operation to use an additional aircraft to broadcast radio in support of psychological operations, was able to broadcast for 2 weeks straight right from an jet airplane. In addition to the the jet (this same jet was later used in Vietnam), there were jeeps with loudspeakers, leaflets filled with propaganda, that were passed out daily to the people. How could the rebels gain the minds of the people, if it was being distorted? Below is a description of what these papers contained.

"Leaflets bearing pictures of President Kennedy and LBJ and pamphlets extolling the virtues of the OAS and the evils of communism became standard, if innocuous fare. Some propaganda, however, was blatantly false, as USIS officials tried to convince the population that the intervention was a benevolent undertaking. One of the Battalion’s after-action reports listed among the USIS-imposed propaganda themes such fictions as 'the landing was made for peaceful and humanitarian ends,' and the 'U. S. government supports neither side nor has it given military aid to either faction' (9)."

About 70,000 of these type of leaflets were being produced daily. There was even an entire contingent responsible for creating graphics and posters to be disseminated to the people, with the aim of depicting U.S. involvement as positive and gaining a rejection of the rebels. Some of the statements on these paper read "Dominicans this is your peace. Do not permit the Communists to deceive you!" These tactics would lead to the destruction of subversive activity in the island. Eventually, the fighting would end on August 31st, 1965 with more than 3,000 Dominicans and 24 American servicemen dead. This is when Caamaño accepts the treaty and leaves to the UK. He comes back in 1973 to lead his guerrilla struggle that fails.


(1) Marks III, Frederick W. Velvet on Iron: The Diplomacy of Theodore Roosevelt (1979)
(2). Emilio Betances, State and Society in the Dominican Republic Pg. 53 (Westview Press: Boulder, San Francisco, Oxford, 1995)
(3) It is important to note here that this would characterize the Dominican Republic to what I refer to as "an indirect colony" of the United States. There really is not much difference between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. The Dominican Republic has been modeled heavily in its politics, economic structure by the United States since the early 1900s. It has similar architecture, political process, educational framework, etc as the United States. It is very much like Puerto Rico in this sense. Puerto Rico gets taken in 1898, the DR then gets taken in 1905. Both have experienced direct influence in the respective countries' infrastructure by the U.S. It's people have been embedded with an Americanized mentality, the 85%.
(4) Howard Wiarda The Dominican Republic: A Nation in Transition, Pg. 40-41
(5) Moya-Pons, Frank. The Dominican Republic: A National History, Pg. 389
(6) "Dominican Republic PSYOP: Operation Power Pack" Available at: http://www.psywarrior.com/DomRepublicPsyop.html 28 July 2004
(7) "Synopsis of Leavenworth paper" Available at: http://carl.army.mil/download/csipubs/powerpac/power_glossary.pdf 1994
(8) "Dominican Republic PSYOP: Operation Power Pack"
(9) ibid

Diet Resources Part 2- Basic Health Protocol Sheet for the P.E.A.C.E. Course

This piece was written in late 2007. Way before any copycat authors pulled a Greek and stole the original article. Sunez Allah asked me to contribute a second part to his science-philosophy based protocol on Diet which he was giving out and teaching to students interested in this aspect of the self. I agreed to do the piece with a focus on the application aspect of it. It is meant to start discussing the question: How can one eat right and exact living in the hood? The piece has a urban-NYC focus, but the information can be adapted to any City and/or even suburban, rural areas that have markets, supermarkets, etc. I wanted to share this with some of you whom I know we have spoken about this at one point or the other. Peace!

Starting a Living Foods Diet:
For most of us, the idea of eating right is a goal that becomes out of reach and a concept that cannot be actualized. One of the reasons is having no understanding of how to eat right and what foods are healthy for the individual. Even when one understands what eating right is the resources to undertake the process of healthy living lacks. Part one of the health protocol details the idea of “becoming an educated consumer,” a process that entails studying the foods that we have been accustomed to see as good. It also consists of studying the variety of food stores within our neighborhood and the kind of non-perishable and perishable provisions they carry.

In becoming the educated consumer and engaging into the ideal diet, not only to prevent food-related diseases, such as diabetes, high-blood pressure, arthritis, to name a few, from manifesting within our bodies, but to develop the lifestyle that leads into living the right and exact culture (4), one must first study what is a diet, as detailed in part one. In carrying out the proper culture, the diet component in our lives is essential because it will be one of the factors that will propel drawing out the natural talents each individual has to contribute to the world. Thus, the ideal diet is one that aids in full enlightenment (9) of self. We seldom think of the idea that all original people are dealing with war in different manifestations. War is not just physical fighting with guns where one party seeks the oppression of the other through a masquerade that gives advantageous reasoning of democracy. War is experienced in many levels, whether it is through the products that women use, such as lye burning relaxers, aluminum ridden deodorants, swine made lipsticks, pore-clogging perfumes, and fluoride filled toothpastes, the clothes that we choose to wear, or the foods that we choose to eat. One hardly thinks that food has something to do with being revolutionary. It is actual fact that indeed applying the right and exact eating habits into ourselves changes not only the cipher, environment of the person doing so, but causes a change in the society itself. While so many others are blind, deaf, and dumb to what they are being told to eat by the American Food and Drug Administration, those who have realized the atrocities being committed by that entity, to the food that arrives and we then purchase at the Grocery Store or Supermarket, will stop supporting an industry that is overwhelming Meat and Dairy based. Understanding the socio-political, economic, and environmental aspects of this issue is the first way in which to make the first step in changing an aspect of one self. The other must be to investigate and research the science and philosophical ideas of diet. What is the mentality of a diet? Why does my body need certain foods? What are the components of different foods I eat and how does my body assimilate them? These are questions addressed in the first part, which will help in adapting a diet that will aid in elevating the self. If one has an understanding of how the world works, who he or she really is, then with that must come a change in the elements that fuel the energy within our bodies. How can an individual have a high awareness of self is it not being lived out through all components? This includes one’s diet. Through this piece, it is my purpose to provide a thorough description on how to apply the ideal diet discussed in part one into our lives.

“What we choose to eat makes a powerful statement about our ethics and our view of the world -- about our very humanity.”- from www.veganoutreach.com

Navigating the Neighborhood:
The process of eating right and exact entails that one thinks about the relation of one’s neighborhood to foods. What kind of food stores are in my neighborhood? Which ones should I avoid and why? How do I pick and choose products from the supermarket? What are some of the products that are of best quality that I can consume from the corner store bodega? What are the actual ingredients in each of the foods I want to purchase? These are the fundamental questions that will guide an individual to properly transition to a healthier diet. An exploration of the prototypical ghetto will shed light into many of the answers.

Bodegas. These small overcrowded corner stores have had a historical link to the development of our cultural urban identity. From growing up and watching the recently-arrived jibaro, campesino men engage in a game of dominos or playing beautiful reminiscent island music, to watching the business crumpled as the owner is discovered for using the bodega as a front to the real business: the distribution of narcotics in our neighborhoods, these have always been a part of city life. They are smaller versions of supermarket and are more readily available, being that so many are at close proximity of people’s homes.

All in all, when one receives knowledge of self and starts to change their diet the corner store bodega is definitely an option that one must continue to use in regards to the consumption of our foods. However, the options of consumption are very limited, as these stores are a direct contributor to the health detriment of many of our original 85 brothers and sisters, in the very same manner that local fried chicken spots, liquor stores, and the Chinese take-out also perpetuate many of the health oppression of our people. It is the social manifestation of our people’s marginalization. One that is rooted in the study of food and slavery. It was the slave that was fed the unwanted part of the cow, chicken, and pig. While the slave master ate the chicken breast, the steak, or the pork chops, the slave eat the chicken feet, cow’s tail, and the chitlins. While science will prove meat is not for the consumption of man, it was the legacy the European brought, based on his own history, and passed it on to our people who were enslaved and therefore kept in an 85 state of mind.

Below is a list of the items that can be bought at the store. Careful analysis of their contents will show that these are the best and only product one should be buying from this type of food business.

What one can buy at the bodega?
• Canned goods, like Goya beans (of all kinds)
• Vegetable canned goods—like canned carrots, beats, and other vegetables.
• Canned tomato paste or tomato sauce
• Certain selection of juices, making sure that they do not contain high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, or dextrose, or natural caramel color.
• Natural plantain or yucca chips—the only healthy chips available at the store. The other chips contain hydrogenated oils, which cause high amounts of gas after consumption.
• Bottled Water, make sure it does not contain sodium, like Dasani.

Although, I include canned goods, it is preferable to buy beans in a bag, since in the cans omit its metal residue into the beans. However, if they don’t have bagged beans, the next best things are the cans. Bodegas also tend to carry very toxic foods, such as Twinkies, cakes, potato chips, and donuts. If you decide to consume these products, as stated by Sunez Allah in the first part of the protocol, study your body and the reaction it has to these foods. You will realize you were better off in the first place.

Neighborhood Supermarkets (C-Town, Fine Fare, Pathmark, Associated, etc):
Supermarkets have a much wider options of products that we can buy because they are bigger. However, this means that they carry more unhealthy ingredients. Study each lane and the products they carry and make the wisest choices. Below are some of the healthy options for each of the lanes within the supermarket:

• Produce Section: This should be the most visited section in the supermarket. Although not organic, one can purchase a wide variety of fruits (peaches, plums, pineapple, apples, pears, bananas, cantaloupes) and vegetables (like avocado, lettuce, tomatoes, cabbage, red, green, yellow peppers, cucumbers, broccoli, spinach, collard greens, etc) of the best quality. As well as root vegetables: plantains, yucca, yame, yautia, potatoes, garlic, onions, sweet potatoes, carrots, beets, radishes, etc. These can be used for the many dishes prepared for dinner and lunch. The foods are high in chlorophyll (red and green) which rejuvenate and detoxify (8) your body. When preparing these one should purchase a fruit & vegetable wash from the health food store. Refer to Brief Notes on Preparation, 1st paragraph

• Frozen Foods Section: In this section of the supermarket, choose the frozen vegetables and frozen fruits. These are really good for you because they are not picked before they are ripe; rather, they are chosen at the right moment and frozen for longer-lasting use while preserving the phyto-nutrients of the fruit and/or vegetable. You can use the frozen vegetables for stir-fries, stews, soups, and other dishes. A plus is that the food already is pre-cut, which serves for faster cooking. Frozen fruits can be used for the preparation of desserts and fruit smoothies or shakes. This section of the supermarket contains high volumes of processed foods, where one can find the famous TV-Dinners harmful to oneself. Refer to Elimination for Detoxification, section 4, Processed

• Baked Goods Section: When exploring this section one should focus on certain breads. Virtually all bread contains high contents of sugar and salt combined with the artificial properties of the processing methods for these breads. If one looks closely, there are certain breads that can be purchased. Usually breads made out of unbleached wheat flour, and grain breads are really good. Some of these breads will contain a bit of sugar, but you are better off than buying wonder bread. Some breads contain enriched wheat flour, which means that the bread was initially rid of its nutrients and then weaker versions of them were added back into the bread. Regardless, they are of a higher health quality. Please do not buy breads that say “Wheat” on them. Just because they are labeled as wheat does not mean they are not made out of toxic ingredients.

In this section one can also study the cereals within the supermarket. Most cereals are GMO, meaning they are made from a genetically modified organism, in a lab! This on top of artificial sweeteners and milk added to the product. Not good and has no nutritional values. The best cereals to buy are those that say organic and ones you read the ingredients and contain organic cane sugar. The granola cereals that do not contain milk or toxic ingredients are good.

• Meat & Dairy Section: The least visited part of the supermarket; there are actually some products that can be purchased. As a result of gentrification (the movement of young professionals and college students of middle class background into low-income neighborhoods, resulting in the increase of rent and loss of culture) one can find products previously not available. In the dairy section, one can now find soy milk and yogurt. Most likely, the brand you will find is Silk strawberry, blueberry, raspberry yogurt and vanilla or very vanilla soy milk. The benefits of soy consumption are endless, especially for the reproductive system of the Earth. These include lowering risk of cancer, osteoporosis, and other chronic diseases to easing the symptoms of menopause. In this section you will find butters that do not contain milk, but they still contain whey, which is the watery fluid found on the top of the milk. Others may contain casein, derivative of cow’s milk. Refer to Elimination for Detoxification, 2nd part

• Canned Goods and Condiments Section: One can extract many useful products from this area. All the canned beans and vegetables are good to use. However, preferably, one should deal with the bagged beans. These are found here. Look carefully through the condiments and try to find sea salt and organic ketchup. Most likely, you will not find it, but once in a while they do have it. Goya now produces brown rice. This is a good start, although it may not be of great quality, but it beats the bleached white rice.

Navigating Outside our Neighborhoods:
As one progresses in their knowledge of the consumption and purchase of living foods, one must explore outside of their territory. Unfortunately, most health food stores and health based restaurants are in predominantly white-middle class neighborhoods. The saying of “history repeats itself” is very relevant, especially when we are in tune with the mathematical patterns that expresses how oppression is exerted upon original populations. Healthy lifestyles and health movements tend to be associated with the colored man. Just as in the case of ancient Egyptian philosophy, close study of history shows that original people have been eating right and exact from as far back as it’s know in ancient history. This is an aspect of our lifestyle that was appropriated by the colored man. Thus, why the association between whiteness and health is made. What has kept our knowledge of this lifestyle and knowledge alive is the Rasta. Those who embrace (1, 2) aspects of the Rasta everyday life will realize (3) the right and exactness of their diet. Parts of certain Asian diets serve as a great reference as well. This is why one can find 1 or 2 restaurants in heavily original populated areas, as in the case of Harlem, Washington Heights, China Town, and Brooklyn. Below is a list of health food stores and health based restaurants that will sustain the living foods diet of God and Earth.

Westerly:
(54th Street & 8th Avenue)
It’s a health food store/supermarket, containing very expensive, but organic produce. There are many other products, such as healthy cereals, brown-rice pastas, soy or rice based ice-cream, organic frozen fruit and vegetables, organic frozen pre-made food, soy, rice, or almond based milk, soy butter and cheese, tofu, and some fake meats: like Tofurky sausages (very yummy). You can also find vegan mayonnaise and organic ketchup of great tasting quality. Ezekiel bread is a great bread to purchase as well because it is the only bread which contains live nutrients. Of major importance is that here you can purchase the antioxidants documented in Part 1.

Whole Foods:
(Various locations throughout New York City: 59th Street & Central Park West, 24th & 7th Avenue, 14th Street & Union Square),
This enterprise is masked by its association to health food; however, it’s really just a boughsie supermarket, which happens to contain health products. All supermarkets for the upper middle class will always contain health food. Regardless, there are some products that are really good and can only be found here (i.e. vegan French bread rolls- yummy )

Gary Null’s Whole Foods:
(89th Street & Broadway)
Gary Null is the creator of the most potent and effective green and red chlorophyll (Green Stuff & Red Stuff) with a number of additional health products that work wonders on the conditioning of the human body. He has his own health food store, which contains high quality, but expensive, organic produce. It is similar to Westerly in the products it carries. Their food bar is extremely delicious, but again, expensive. This store features delicious Gary Null chocolate (no milk) and products. This store contains all the antioxidants documented in Part 1.
For more information go to: www.garynull.com

Health Nuts:
(99th Street & Broadway)
Health Nuts is the only supermarket with vegan cheesecakes and soy whipped cream. Most of the products here are the same as Westerly and Gary Null’s whole foods.

Fairway:
(Located on 72nd Street & Broadway)
This store contains great cheaper produce and similar products as previously listed stores.

Perelandra:
(175 Remsen Street, in Downtown Brooklyn)
This store contains many similar items as other health food stores and it features great products for cooking vegan Mexican food.

May Wah:
(213 Hester Street, Chinatown)
Wholesale and retail store where one can become a member to buy products at reduced prices. This store features textured soy-protein “meats” for those in transitioning who still need to feel as if they are eating meats. The store has frozen tofu, which are great for stir-fries. In addition, there are veggie steak, fish, chicken, salami, ham, duck, shrimp, meatballs and others. These are all made out of soy. However, some contain milk or milk derivatives.

Hong-Kong Supermarket:
(135 E Broadway, Chinatown)
This supermarket is a great resource to find big bags of healthy rice, like Brown or Jasmine rice. One can also find non GMO tofu, and other healthy products.

Small Hidden Health Food Stores:
(All over the hoods)
Explore your neighborhoods; they contain small unseen health products, but sometimes at much more expensive rates than downtown stores. There’s one really good store in the corner of Hillside Ave & Broadway in Washington Heights, right by the post office.


* Note: Just because it’s a health food store, this does not mean that every product they carry is healthy. The consumer needs to be wise and continue to study the labels, ingredients even at this stage of their diet. Health food stories still contain products with massive amounts of sugar (even if it’s healthy sugar) or milk and its derivatives. There are many soy cheeses that have casein. Also, many potato chips have cheese or whey in them.

A list of restaurants to come later….


For those interested in Part One, notify Sunez Allah.

Peace Family!