Karen Knowler is the UK’s most sought-after raw food expert with over 14 years of raw food know-how
Dubbed by Tatler magazine as the "Trinny and Susannah" of the Kitchen
“The raw-food diet has already swept through New York and California, and now there are signs that it's taking root here. Business is booming for raw-food coach Karen Knowler, who makes no-nonsense Trinny and Susannah-style home visits to purge kitchens of junk food and restock them with salady superfoods and the army of juicers, blenders and food processors needed to make her detoxifying recipes.” – Tatler
Karen’s immediate contact information
Tel:01353 723133
Email: media@therawfoodcoach.com
Karen Knowler has been a regular face and name in the media since her career in the world of raw foods began in 1998. An accomplished coach, author, speaker, teacher and consultant, Karen has appeared on LK Today (GMTV), Channel Health, The Wellbeing Channel, Rude Health, LBC Radio and The Food Programme (Radio 4), and is featured on a near-monthly basis in the print media, more recently including Tatler, Red, She, Natural Health & Beauty, Glamour and Woman & Home to name but a few.
As a result of her former role as Managing Director of The Fresh Network, the UK’s national raw and living foods organisation, Karen has become the most commonly quoted spokesperson for raw and living foods in the UK. An engaging and inspiring writer and speaker with original spins on all aspects of food and eating, Karen is co-author of Feel-Good Food: A Guide to Intuitive Eating (Women’s Press, London, 2000) and author of the forthcoming Raw Food for Beginners (spring 2007).
Karen has lectured internationally with repeat visits to USA, Germany and Holland featuring in her speaking history including presentations at the International Raw and Living Foods Festival in Oregon and the annual Raw Food Congress in Germany. Back in the UK, Karen has spoken at the Organic Food Festival, London and presents annually at The Fresh Festival, the UK’s annual raw and living foods showcase event. Karen also teaches introductory Raw Food for Beginners classes on raw food “uncooking” on a monthly basis.
Known as The Raw Food Coach, Karen has worked with hundreds of clients over the past five years, including celebrities, city executives, therapists, housewives, coaches, authors and journalists. Karen’s talents lay in her ability to combine her impressive and refreshingly down-to-earth raw food know-how with her wide-ranging skills as an effective and inspiring life coach. Together the combination is incredibly powerful, enabling her clients and readers to gain the energy and clarity they need to get clear, get excited and live out their biggest and boldest dreams in a fit, lithe, clean and healthy body.
A much-loved teacher, presenter and coach, Karen is well known for her warm, compassionate nature and positive inspiring “can do” attitude. As a media personality and teacher she is in high demand because of her ability to communicate clearly and passionately about the benefits of eating raw foods and her skill in demonstrating just how quick and easy raw food preparation really can be.
From pudgy junk-food addict and butcher’s shop worker to slim-line superwoman and raw food eater - read Karen’s fascinating story.
For insights into Karen’s personal and professional journey, what Karen eats in a typical day and other commonly asked questions, read an interview with Karen.
TV
LK Today (GMTV), 5 Nov 2002
Live interview and food tastings with Lorraine Kelly and Dr Hilary Jones
Home Malone (Granada), 2 November 2001
Pre-recorded interview with Carole Malone
Rude Health (Grampian), 2001
Pre-recorded raw food demos
Channel Health (Sky), first aired 2001
5 different 60 second interstitials played during programme breaks - how to sprout seeds and beans, how to make green ginger soup, how to make a great raw muesli and others.
Channel Health (Sky), 2000
Interview / Expert opinion with Eddie and Debbie Shapiro
Wellbeing Channel (Sky), Date circa 2001
Live kitchen demos
Radio
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, 96FM, 12 July 2006
Live interview with Karen about “why raw?” Angle: an unusual local business with a wide reaching influence.
The Food Programme (Radio 4), 30 May 2006
Pre-recorded interview with Sheila Dillon
LBC Radio, 29 Dec 2005
Post-Christmas/ New Year live interview with Angie Greaves
LBC Radio, 20 Feb 2005
General raw food feature/ live interview with Charlie Jordan
Vanessa Feltz show, BBC London 94.9, 24 Sep 2004
Live interview with stand-in host Lynne Franks on all aspects of eating raw with live phone in
Magazines
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In Style, October 2006 Full-page feature on PMS written by Karen |
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Natural Health & Beauty, July 2006 Forever Young Expert comment on why raw is so good for vitality and staying youthful |
| Slimming, April 2006 Raw food feature including the raw food groups (information submitted by Karen) |
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Woman & Home, April 2006 Would the Raw Food Way of Life Be For Me? Helen Lederer’s humorous 2-page feature on living on raw for a week under Karen’s guidance |
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Red, January 2006 Your New Year Vitality Plan Raw food detox recipes from Karen |
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Tatler, January 2006 Happy New You Extensive feature on detoxing featuring Karen as the UK’s raw food coach |
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Zest, November 2005 5 Days to Super-Immunity Karen’s tips on building immunity in Winter through proper nutrition |
| City A.M, November 2005 Eating in the Raw General feature including mention of the Fresh Festival and quotes from Karen |
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Natural Health & Beauty, November 2005 Raw Power Stunning 3-page feature on raw food including interview with Karen |
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OK! (Hot Stars supplement), 6 October 2005 The Raw Food Diet - Lose Up To A Stone In 4 Weeks! Karen supplied majority of “How You Can Do It” tips on third page |
| Metro, September 2005 Tucking in to Crude Food Karen’s raw food coaching mentioned |
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Girl About Town, July 2005 Life in the Raw Reprint of Independent feature where journalist Genevieve Roberts takes advice from Karen for her 1 week on raw |
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You Are What You Eat, Issue 2, June 2005 5-page raw food feature with interview and photo of Karen |
| Glamour, May 2005 Million Dollar Beach Babe Karen Knowler talks on in-flight hydration and how to keep your tummy flat on the beach |
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| She, February 2005 Different Diets Karen Knowler featured as one of four women who eat “unusually” and why she chooses raw |
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Real, February 2004 In The Raw Large feature on raw food eating featuring Karen Knowler and Jade Sermon |
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The Mother, Winter 2003 Cover girl with son Luke |
| Newsweek, July 2003 Some Like it Raw Comment on trend emerging, expert comment |
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| BBC Good Food Summer Special, July 2001 Should We Eat More Raw Food? Expert comment |
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| Positive Health, June and July 2001 2 different features featuring Karen |
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| New Insights, May 2001 The Raw Truth Using Feel-Good Food as her inspiration, Elizabeth Holmes experiments with going raw to see if it’s all it’s cracked up to be |
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| Health Matters, Spring 2001, Issue 44 A Self-Help Book to Chew On Feel-Good Food book review |
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| The Jewish Vegetarian, September 2000 Feel-Good Food book review |
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| Wave, Autumn 2000 Feel-Good Food book review |
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| Positive Health, July 2000 Feel-Good Food book review |
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| Healthy Eating, July 2000 Eating in the Raw Article featuring Karen with Karen’s recipes and menu planner |
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Pulp Fiction Feature on juicing with Karen’s expert comment Feel-Good Food book review |
| Organic Living, June 2000 Feel-Good Food book review |
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| Ms London, June 2000 Rabbit, Rabbit Karen & Susie featured together with Feel-Good Food book review |
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| Best, June 2000 How to Feel Good About Food 6 tips for feeling good about food choices |
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Shape, March 2000 Raw Thing - Still Spending Hours Over A Hot Stove? Expert comment |
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Health & Fitness, November 1998 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Karen’s Christmas menu, together with Paula Radcliffe and Joanna Hall |
Newspapers
Expert Comment
Norwich Union Healthcare's magazine Thrive, Summer 2006
How to select the best seasonal fresh food
Fresh Festival 2006, October 27-29 2006, Rookery Manor Hotel, Somerset
How to Get Started (recipe demo); The 5 Stages of Raw Transformation (lecture)
Fresh Festival 2005, October 28-30 2005, Rookery Manor Hotel, Somerset
Why Going Raw is a Whole Person Journey (lecture)
Coachville Teleclass, August 18 2005
Raw Foods: Finally A Diet That Works! (interview/teleclass/Q&A)
Raw Food Congress, July 2005, Nuremberg, Germany
Presenter
Fresh Festival 2004, July 2004, Buckland Hall, Wales
Raw Food for Beginners (recipe demo)
Raw Food Congress, 2003, Nuremberg, Germany
Presenter
International Raw and Living Foods Festival, June 2001, Portland, Oregon, USA
Assorted lectures and panel discussions
Amsterdam, April 2001
An Introduction to Raw Food Eating (presentation and live food demo with Kristof Pruydt)
Seattle Raw Foods Group, March 2001, Seattle, USA
The Journey To Rawdom: Love & Fear, Doubt & Awakening (lecture)
Seattle Raw Foods Group, January 2001, Seattle, USA
Life As A Raw Fooder In The UK (lecture)
Oxford Vegetarians, September 2000, Oxford
An Introduction to Living Foods (lecture)
Vegan Fayre, September 2000, London
Life As A Raw Fooder (lecture)
Organic Food & Wine Festival, July 2000, London
Why Raw Organic? (lecture)
Feel-Good Food Book Launch, 18 May 2000, London
Intuitive Eating (joint presentation with Susie Miller)
Raw Food for Beginners: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to Going and Staying Raw, publishing spring 2007
Author. A book of seven years in the creating. Read more here.
Feel-Good Food: A Guide to Intuitive Eating, The Women’s Press, London, 2000
Co-author with Susie Miller. Now in second printing. Read more here.
Get Fresh! magazine (UK), 1998 - present
Former editor, now regular contributor as The Raw Food Coach.
Community Soul (UK), 2006 - present
Featured health contributor within weekly Mind-Body-Spirit eZine published in UK.
Instant Raw Sensations, first published Canada, 2005
Recipe contributor in raw recipe book compiled by Frederic Patenaude.
The Complete Book of Raw Food, first published USA, 2003
Recipe contributor, featured as one of the world's leading raw food chefs.
Just Eat An Apple magazine (USA), throughout 2003
Article contributor on the theme of "The Journey to Rawdom".
Pure Modern Lifestyle magazine (UK), October 2002 issue
Why Eat Raw?, author of 4-page feature including recipes/photos
Pure Modern Lifestyle magazine (UK), February/March 2001
Inner Spring Cleaning, author of 2-page article on detoxicifation and the raw food diet
The Retreat Company Time Out magazine (UK), 2000-2002
Refresh Yourself From The Inside Out, series of articles
Channel Health web site (www.channelhealth.tv), 2000
Miscelleanous articles
The Vegan magazine (UK), Summer 2000
Raw Foodism: Veganism for Life, article on raw food by Karen Knowler & Dave Snowden
Wholelife News (UK), 1999
For The Love of The Body, article on diet/spirituality link
RawVeganRadio.com, Recorded April 2006
Karen’s interview about her personal history, her work and an explanation of The 5 Stages of Raw Transformation
RawGuru.com, Written February 2005
A general interview about Karen's work, eating habits and Fresh Network projects
A great introduction to why raw?, what raw food is about and how to get started. Read here.
To follow ...
Karen Knowler is The Raw Food Coach and former director of The Fresh Network, the UK's Raw and Living Foods organisation. With over 14 years of personal experience of eating a raw food diet, Karen has been teaching and coaching thousands to super-health for over nine years.
Co-author of Feel-Good Food and author of the forthcoming Raw Food for Beginners, Karen has lectured around the world, has been seen by over 6 million viewers live on national TV, appears frequently in the national press and has coached and worked with people from all backgrounds including well-known celebrities. Karen has developed a unique 7-step approach to “going raw” and these steps are taught at her hugely popular monthly Raw Food for Beginners classes and weekend workshops.
Karen’s extensive knowledge and experience of all issues relating to raw food eating, as well as her accessible, positive and inspiring take on “eating for energy” make her the most sought-after raw and living foods expert in the UK today.
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