Kosotie and Marie are a young couple who live in the south of Sweden, in a small town called Akarp. Kosotie is 38, and Marie is 34 years old, and they have a 16-month-old boy, Alve. They live a good and happy life, all is well, in fact, very well with them. Kosotie, who lived a typical life until he was 31, realized that he had to get rid of his asthma, allergy, cold hands, skin problems, constipation, etc., he simply had to change his lifestyle! Prescribed drugs didn't help any more, so he decided to become a vegetarian. After a year, his health seemed to improve, although there were still problems. Being a curious person, he turned to veganism, mostly because of ethical reasons, as well as for the sake of his health. A year later he didn't notice any big improvements, and his health problems continued, and he discovered raw foods. He became a raw food vegan and continued with this diet for over two years. It seemed to help him more than the previous diet, and he became very interested in nutrition and body-ecology. One day he stumbled upon a lecture on fruitarianism, and with that additional information has continued to live for the last two years. Now he has no asthma, no allergies, no skin problems, no constipation, and says he feels better than ever. He continues to get rid of his old toxins, or "old sins" as he puts it. He says to create health you have to give the body what it was designed for. Being clean on the inside as well as the outside is the proper way to do it. He adds that everything in the human body points out that we are pure fruitarians. It takes millions of years for us to evolve to changes in our environment, and we haven't done that yet. Cooked food has only been around for some ten or twenty thousand years what did we eat before that time? Raw food. Kosotie has started a fruitarian organization in Sweden, with about 25 members, and it is growing. He also works out with weightlifting and yoga. Marie and Kosotie met four years ago. Marie had been living a rather "normal" life, trying vegetarian foods for some time, but had made no commitment to that diet until she met Kosotie. Love can move mountains, or at least it can change a person! Today she lives better than ever on a vegan diet, 90% raw foods and some daily cooked simple food for lunch and she is moving steadily towards an "all raw" diet.

So far, so good, but that's not the end of this story. No. Their pretty baby Alve is a subject all by himself. His health is excellent. He is very secure, in harmony with life, stronger than most babies in the whole of Sweden! He's been breast fed since birth and still gets this "goodie". At six months' age he was started on fruit juice, slowly adding more and more to his diet. Today he eats a banana, four plums plus one or two figs and some breast milk! Well, he is pure energy. And what about illnesses? What about them? He hasn't had any, other than a few minor colds, or detoxification, as they say. He hasn't been given any vaccinations, since his parents don't believe in poisoning someone to good health, especially not since reading about "natural hygiene". Alve has been carried in a babysling right from birth, either on his stomach or his back this has given him an easy, safe and loving start in life as well as satisfaction for the parents. Alve is strong as a monkey and is not afraid of people, as is sometimes the case with other "normal" children. He seldom cries, doesn't have a "runny" nose... he's just a happy, playful and superhealthy baby. So what's the problem? Well, Kosotie and Marie have no problems, but many of their family have problems with their lifestyle. The local medical establishment doesn't like their lifestyle at all. The doctors say Alve will get serious diseases and become crippled and other nasty problems, so his parents have stopped taking Alve to the doctor. Now it's only Marie's parents who complain about her new lifestyle. Kosotie and Marie have discovered a lot of the health myths that are found in today's society, and welcome any-one who wishes to contact them for advice, friendship, questions or help. They also have big plans to move to Spain and set up a health center, or maybe even a community, but that's a whole other story. They invite everyone to feel free to write them for information. Address: Kosotie Österling, Marie Tyberg, Alve One Tyberg Lundavägen 62 23252 Akarp Sweden Tel: +46 (0) 40 461682 e-mail: Tyling@algonet.se