Lesa, there's lots of fiber in raw food and a tremendous amount of water in the whole ones (unless you are dehydrating). It took my body a good year to adjust...
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Tommie
jerushy1944
Dec 3, 2006 6:16 pm
Jane, get back up on the wagon. There's plenty of room! I fell off of it once in the past almost year and a half and that one meal cured me! People keep...
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Tommie
jerushy1944
Dec 3, 2006 6:18 pm
I never thought of myself as brave and fearless but I guess it takes a certain amount of something to put it out there for "the whole world to see." If I had...
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joysainbodyart
Dec 3, 2006 6:28 pm
Hi, I saw in several posts that people are eating cooked food because of time. Good news I found a solution. My days are always hectic because I have a...
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Bob Farrell
avoo47
Dec 3, 2006 8:09 pm
Earning Your Food I've heard Doug Graham more than once mention the concept of "earning" your food. I've seen Elchanan refer to it. Not until today when I had...
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Tommie
jerushy1944
Dec 3, 2006 8:26 pm
Bob, I've learned a lot from the Perfect Health Program and that's one of the principles he mentions several times. He talks about food combining as it relates...
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Elchanan
elchananpc
Dec 3, 2006 10:00 pm
Why not just carry around bananas and save all that work? Just a thought ... Elchanan _____ From: rawfood@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rawfood@yahoogroups.com] On...
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Margaret Gamez
manifestnow
Dec 4, 2006 5:01 am
... Folks, I will once again remind you that there are more than a cookbook worth of recipes in the files at the list website ...
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mstrong56
Dec 4, 2006 1:42 pm
Lesa, You are doing all the right things. Occasionally there are glitches. Don't worry about it. Just look at how far you have come and just keep going. Mark...
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mstrong56
Dec 4, 2006 1:51 pm
I started doing this for health. It's been about a year and is going great. In the year I have been more and more exposed to the cruelty and environmental...
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Joyloulin@...
loulin3
Dec 4, 2006 3:02 pm
Conversation with a friend this morning. (6 months raw - or 5 - not sure now) As you can see, she was a good listener. I did the talking. :) It helped to get...
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melanieburtis
Dec 4, 2006 3:07 pm
Hi Margaret, I sent you an e-mail off list and haven't heard -- did you get it? Melanie ... recipes in the files at the list website ... but that is just...
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SV
shavig
Dec 4, 2006 3:22 pm
Here's what happened in my family when I woke up to the cruelty of eating animal products............One day I finished reading "Diet for a New America" by...
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joysainbodyart
Dec 4, 2006 3:41 pm
Bannanas in the car is a bad idea for me, either they get squished or forgotten and if you go a whole bunch it gets really old to eat them comstantly Joysain ...
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Paula Wood
wolfmother1
Dec 4, 2006 4:05 pm
Lesa, It sounds as if your body is detoxing (diareah and fatigue are classic symptoms), especially if you've only been raw since June. Even with all the...
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Paula Wood
wolfmother1
Dec 4, 2006 4:11 pm
Do you have time one day a week to make food? Perhaps you could get kids or a girlfriend or two involved. Make a pate, and some salad dressing, perhaps...
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Elizabeth Phillips
books4kids2read
Dec 4, 2006 5:36 pm
Mmmmm--I tried the persimmon pudding this morning--yum! I did have a bit of an allergic reaction to it, sorta like I used to have with bananas when I was a...
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Lesa
ljbn
Dec 4, 2006 6:35 pm
Paula & others, Thank you so very much for your replies and encouragement. They have been greatly needed. I didn't realize the need for support with this...
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Elchanan
elchananpc
Dec 4, 2006 6:46 pm
Okay, pick any self-contained fruit ... grapes, oranges, etc. Personally, I've learned where to put the bananas, and I simply developed a tiny bit of awareness...
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Elchanan
elchananpc
Dec 4, 2006 6:47 pm
Be a parent. Guide, teach, show them the way. It may not be in vogue, but it's still a respectable way to live! And try a shift in your focus, away from "this...
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hinarera
Dec 4, 2006 7:07 pm
Hello everyone, A visit to my naturopath has prompted me to question you all about green smoothies. I had been giving some to my 1 year old with very minimal...
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Tobias Urbaitis
littleladsba...
Dec 4, 2006 8:18 pm
Knowing how unhealthy animal foods are...you are doing the right thing by not preparing them for the kids. Tell them you won't make them a hamburger because...
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Laurie
las_lala
Dec 4, 2006 9:03 pm
Hi Mark, That's interesting that your wife is on board w/veg, but feels you shouldn't enforce that on the kids. I don't really like the word enforce, but...
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Laurie
las_lala
Dec 4, 2006 9:11 pm
Hi Hinarera, My understanding is this would be the case with the denser greens like kale and collards, etc. Not sure if the tender lettuces have the same...
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Elchanan
elchananpc
Dec 4, 2006 10:25 pm
Does he seem constipated to you? Elchanan _____ From: rawfood@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rawfood@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of hinarera Sent: Monday, December 04,...
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Lesa
ljbn
Dec 4, 2006 11:29 pm
A bit of an update - about an hour after I ate/sipped/drank the mineral broth 'soup' I had horrible stomach pains with churning and all, thought I would vomit...
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Paula Wood
wolfmother1
Dec 5, 2006 12:46 am
Would your wife read "Diet for a New America"? You could read it outloud to the kids. It goes into detail about how the animals are treated while they're...
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Leah Morrison
l_morrison2002
Dec 5, 2006 1:00 am
Good afternoon, The last few months I have been working (volunteer basis) on a conference planning committee. Being a raw foodist I think makes me a little...
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Margaret Gamez
manifestnow
Dec 5, 2006 2:09 am
... what I have found helpful is to NOT think of it as falling off the wagon, but, rather, to think of it as making choices. I have made choices of all sorts....
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Joyloulin@...
loulin3
Dec 5, 2006 3:52 am
May not matter to many but I did loose 29 pounds in 6 months. Louise [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
