Dear friend of Arkadia, You are most welcome to the screening of Simply Raw by Morgan Spurlock on Wednesday 2.2 at 6pm. This film showing will be hosted by Simon Dannapfel. The screening will be followed by a talk conducted in English. The documentary raises a number of questions, some controversial, and a discussion is therefore most encouraged! Welcome! Warm regards, Ian www.arkadiabookshop.fi –Entrance is free and green tea will be offered. A donation of €2 (or more!) is suggested and would be welcome. Simon Dannapfel. Simon is a personal trainer, sports coach and health and fitness enthusiast living Helsinki after moving from New Zealand two years ago. He has been involved in the fitness industry professionally for 10 years, having completed his Master of Science – Sport and Exercise Science degree to compliment his practical experience. His work mission is to assist people with their process of creating healthy, fit and purposeful lives by providing inspiring, personalised health, fitness, nutritional and lifestyle coaching services. He is hosting the film showing of Simply Raw to share an interesting perspective on achieving optimal wellness and to invite an open-minded and friendly discussion about the topics raised in the film. For more information or to contact Simon, please visit www.dannapfelfitness.com or look up Fitness To Health SD on Facebook. Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days is an independent documentary film that chronicles six Americans with diabetes who switch to a diet consisting entirely of vegan, organic, uncooked food in order to reverse disease without pharmaceutical medication. The six are challenged to give up meat, dairy, sugar, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, soda, junk food, fast food, processed food, packaged food, and even cooked food for 30 days. The film follows each participant’s remarkable journey and captures the medical, physical, and emotional transformations brought on by this radical diet and lifestyle change. We witness moments of struggle, support, and hope as what is revealed, with startling clarity, is that diet can reverse disease and change lives. The film highlights each of the six before they begin the program and we first meet them in their home environment with their families. Each participant speaks candidly about their struggle to manage their diabetes and how it has affected every aspect of their life, from work to home to their relationships. Additional wisdom is provided by Morgan Spurlock, Woody Harrelson, Rev. Michael Beckwith, David Wolfe and Doctors Fred Bisci, Joel Fuhrman, and Gabriel Cousens. For more information about the film (including the trailer), you can visit the website: www.rawfor30days.com/index4.html. The screening details can also be found here http://simplyraw.bravenewtheaters.com/screening/show/14423-helsinki.