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• I just want to say, you gals are such an inspiration. I can’t wait to have my own kids. Well I can, and will, but it’s nice to know I won’t be the only one doing things differently (so strange that naturally means “differently” these days…)

  in To all the raw, nursing mothers. Comment by Za
• Staple: apples and pears in autumn. Indulgence: durian from Chinatown, or a raw restaurant meal. Always on hand: greens; some sort of citrus fruit; sproutable red lentils (the best); some kind of seed or nut.

  in Three Questions be honest! Comment by Za
• Bean, I used to be diagnosed Bipolar Type I, have been hospitalized, suicidal, the works, but curiously all my symptoms basically stopped when I quit medications and drastically changed my diet several years ago. I probably have this in common with …

  in What do you do for unhappiness? Comment by Za
• warning: Nature’s Variety brand of raw “organic” cat/dog food (bought frozen) contains cow’s milk!! now why on earth did they do that??! did they figure a hypothetical “natural” cat would go around suckling cows? Beware of this innocent-looking pack…

  in Transitioning my SAD Cat to Raw Comment by Za
• This is so interesting. Thanks everyone. I think I’m going to go ahead and feed them at least 50% whole prey, some live mice, and the rest that ground raw frozen stuff. I couldn’t bring myself to feed them canned or dry food. Or even all-frozen food…

  in Transitioning my SAD Cat to Raw Comment by Za
• The rawfedcats.org site is quite a resource, thanks for the reference! I’m fostering two 10-week-old kittens as of yesterday. One has been eating raw since she was “weaned” off “formula” (I shudder to think of what was in that) and the other has bee…

  in Transitioning my SAD Cat to Raw Comment by Za
• mmm…cut computer time? sometimes the simplest solution is the right one…

  in blood shot eyes Comment by Za
• I get my persimmons in chinatown because otherwise I would go broke—they sell for $2-3 per fruit minimum in grocery stores and I can never eat just one or two. But they are at least potentially local, just so you know, Pianissima!!! There’s a wild p…

  in Fruit in Winter Comment by Za
• persimmons persimmons persimmons persimmons persimmons! =my favorite thing about fall!

  in Fruit in Winter Comment by Za
• How can a bristle brush not scratch your skin?! In theory it sounds nice, but when I think of putting a brush to my already super-sensitive skin I can’t help but bristle a bit (heh-heh, no pun intended). Are we talking hairbrush kind of bristle brus…

  in Anyone here dry brush twice a day or more? Comment by Za
• I’m curious, where do you get the idea that dry brushing your skin is a good thing to do, and how does it work? I’ve just never heard of it. Thanks.

  in Anyone here dry brush twice a day or more? Comment by Za
• http://www.atthemeadow.com/shop/index.php?main_… This is one company that seems to carry the grey salt from Noirmoutier, an island in France where I have gone every summer since my childhood. I can guarantee you that nothing fishy is added to this s…

  in Where do I find Wet Sea Salt? Comment by Za
• TreeofLife, I may well “be” 80-10-10 practically speaking, but I do not believe that one should “aim” for 80-10-10 right off the bat, or even ever. Many people find themselves thriving on a comparable ratio of carbs to protein to fat after years of …

  in October 811 Comment by Za
• Superpapaya, I like your attitude. My default diet, after about 3 years close to 100% raw, is not 80-10-10 but close, depending on the time of year. (More like 90-5-5 in summer, more like 60-20-20 in the winter.) And I eat a much larger variety of f…

  in October 811 Comment by Za
• I actually never liked papayas until I discovered the “Martha’s Best” brand. I really don’t mean to sound like a commercial but they are incredible and now papayas are my favorite fruit. They’re from Jamaica, and if you live in the US, I believe thi…

  in Papaya...the sweet red kind? Comment by Za
• Sounds like a riboflavin (B2) deficiency, my friends. If you’re vegans, then it looks like crimini mushrooms and spinach are your new best friends. http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrie…

  in Sores at edges of lips Comment by Za
• Well, since I’m in the middle of doing research for a presentation on comparative diets among the great apes, I’m going to contribute this article, which claims that human alcoholism (or rather, taste for alcohol) may be a sort of over-evolution of …

  in alcoholism Comment by Za
• There are many valid ethical resons for avoiding eggs and dairy, but if you are just concerned about your health I would consider this: humans are the only animals to consume the milk of another species. Milk is biologically designed to support the …

  in Dairy Dilemma Comment by Za
• Incidentally, I was in Dublin last summer and it absolutely blew my mind how many juice bars there were. Seriously, walking along the sidewalk I passed a pub, a shop, a pub, a juice-bar, a pub, a shop, a pub, a juice bar. Very promising. There was e…

  in Raw Travel Comment by Za
• Less is more. When you travel in cars, busses, trains, and planes (the worst) your poor body is being bombarded by all sorts of nasty chemicals and radiation that you’re probably not used to. Give it a chance to defend itself by eating as lightly as…

  in Raw Travel Comment by Za
• You’ve heard about the benefits of raw food, I’m guessing, since you’re here…. Feed your cat her natural diet!! Ie. Raw meat, poultry, fish, and a little patch of wheatgrass she can chew on when she feels like it! Anything that she is not biologica…

  in old cat question Comment by Za
• I tried feeding my cats—not dogs—some “raw food” cat-food that came frozen, but they didn’t like it at all, I had to “transition” them by sliping it into their canned food bit by bit, and it was also a hassle to have to thaw the frozen stuff all the…

  in Do any of you feed your dogs 100% raw food? Comment by Za
• Actually the only thing I use a dehydrator for regularly when making food for myself is meat and fish. Like jerky? Otherwise I recommend sticking to whole, fresh, unmixed foods as much as you can!

  in Does anybody eat raw food without dehydrating n such? Comment by Za
• Hey you. Don’t worry about the dehydrator, it’s really far from a necessity. The best way to start out, in my opinion, is to focus on fruits. In the morning, just drink a lot of water until you genuinely feel hungry, and then eat as much fruit as y…

  in New to Raw Food... Comment by Za
• Any of the Lara bars containing cashews are not raw. Any of the Lara bars containing almonds are not raw. None of the nuts are soaked and sprouted. And the fruit/nut combination (especially ungerminated nuts!) is probably the most difficult to dige…

  in Are Larabars completely raw? Comment by Za
• Eat more FRUIT!!!

  in Starving?? Comment by Za
• A big chopped red cabbage and cilantro salad with some flax-teriyaki sauce (orange, flax seeds, nama shoyu, fresh ginger and onion blended together). But that’s for my little sister. I just put it in the fridge for her when she gets home from school…

  in whats for dinner? Comment by Za
• You don’t like carrot juice?! Have you tried carrot juice with ginger? It’s my favorite!

  in carrot overload Comment by Za
• Mon: 1) why do you think you need protein? 2) wild-caught alaskan salmon, sashimi-style

  in Why are you not 100% raw? Comment by Za
• It’s interesting, Ron, I could start out my story pretty similarly to yours, ie: “After some time on a 100% raw diet, I didn’t feel quite right. I wound up [not using] my dehydrator and [no longer purchasing] my supply of dates, nuts, avocados and c…

  in Why are you not 100% raw? Comment by Za