stellaJewels

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• ^^ditto Garden of Life. I've been using Dr Ohhira's recently as well and like them even better. I also eat a lot of fermented foods

  in Probiotics Comment by stellaJewels
• this is an excellent question and one I have often wondered about. If this raw lifestyle is so great and perfect, why do people get so sensitive, especially in digestion?? If it's making us so strong, shouldn't we be MORE able to handle the occasion…

  in Can you get too clean and too sensitive? Comment by stellaJewels
• Well it's 'natural' by Hershey's standards, meaning it may not have sugar and chemicals added to the box, but it's not 100% natural by our standards of not being cooked to death and processed with chemicals

  in I have a big doubt.. please help me Comment by stellaJewels
• Sometimes they're so tasty I chug them down too quickly and my stomach feels like its gonna burst from being so full. All the fiber in them swells up in your tummy I think. It goes down pretty quickly once the water digests out though. But be carefu…

  in Are green smoothies supposed to fill you up? Comment by stellaJewels
• I guess I'm lucky in a way. I came to raw foods when I was so sick I weighed 82 lbs and had grey skin and teeth, along with an "incurable disease". People are so amazed at the transformation that they don't criticize, they want tips on how they coul…

  in How do you handle the critics? Comment by stellaJewels
• I tried it on me and my dog when we had weird spots from lake algae on us. Didn't do much but stain badly and smell horrible. Olive Leaf was WAY better, ditto Tea Tree Oil. What are you trying it for?

  in Anyone use Neem? Comment by stellaJewels
• I found a pink knife at Target for $10. I only bought it because it was cute, but it actually works better than any knife I've ever had! Go figure...

  in favorite knife? Comment by stellaJewels
• how cute! the indian spinach looks yummo too

  in Lovely, Free Recipe Book Comment by stellaJewels
• I was on the pill for endometriosis and went off it last September because of a different health crisis. I haven't had another period since, and I'm 38. Not really complaining b/c no more cramps, but don't be surprised if you never have another one.…

  in Coming off the Pill Comment by stellaJewels
• How about sprouted lentils? Weston A. Price was a big fan of lentils because of their calcium/phosphorous balance. They taste really good sprouted, especially the French one

  in Yet another question about... Comment by stellaJewels
• I'm the opposite of a lot of you, if I don't eat enough fat, especially with veggies, I get bloated. I eat tons of coconut oil and add it to green smoothies so I don't get a sugar crash from the fruit and I eat at least one avo a day

  in Fat Comment by stellaJewels
• Just make sure the asafoetida doesn't have rice flour in it like the one I bought did. Started sneezing immediately when I opened it and looked it up on Frontier's website which listed rice flour as the first ingredient...

  in Smell? Comment by stellaJewels
• Thanks, that my sweet little Stella! :)

  in COFFEE Comment by stellaJewels
• My fingers and joints swell without coffee too! It totally helps and I LOVE having en excuse to drink it again... I put a little sprinkle of cinnamon and a tiny dash of cayenne in it too, it's SOO GOOD! and ups the poor circulation even more obvious…

  in COFFEE Comment by stellaJewels
• I'm allergic to cashews so I always sub young coconut meat for cashews and it works great, as long as it's kinda firm. Would probably work really well for kale chips

  in Cashew alternative? Comment by stellaJewels
• Banana Apple Chai Smoothie 1 Frozen Banana 1 Apple 1 Big Date 1/2 c Coconut Milk (optional) 1 inch Vanilla Bean 1/2 t Ginger or thumb of fresh 1/2 t Cinnamon 1-2 Cardamom Pods 1/4 t Allspice 1 Clove Bud or pinch of powder Dash Salt Dash Black Pepper…

  in What's your current obsession?! Comment by stellaJewels
• Banana Apple Chai Smoothie. I've had at least one a day for the last 2 weeks. I can't get enough! My mouth is watering right now for one... :P

  in What's your current obsession?! Comment by stellaJewels
• Hey Cami - I'm trying to get well from Addison's Disease, another autoimmune related disorder, and I definitely have major ups and downs, more so than most raw foodies. I think some of it is related to detox, but I definitely think that people like …

  in So Tired - fighting illnesses? Comment by stellaJewels
• hey superfood2, I feel like we hijacked the thread but oh well, sorry OP! Examples of my GS: Banana, Apple, Greens, Water and/or coconut water Papaya, peach, greens, ginger, mint, water Banana, blueberries, greens, coco water, ice, cinnamon Mango, p…

  in Motivation? Comment by stellaJewels
• fruit and greens, ya know the usual green smoothie things

  in Motivation? Comment by stellaJewels
• Yup I did a Green Smoothie fast thinking it was "healthy", wasn't trying to gain or lose weight. I felt great for the first couple days cuz i was on a big ol' sugar high, but then I started to feel sluggish and noticed I was getting love handles and…

  in Motivation? Comment by stellaJewels
• Last time I ate a lot of sweet fruits I got fat and cellulite. So gross! So, yes you can overeat sweet fruit, especially if you're not an elite athlete... And my motivation is to not get sick again, and to not let Addison's Disease be stronger than …

  in Motivation? Comment by stellaJewels
• I think you need to get your hormones tested. I have Addison's Disease and a lot of the same issues you are describing. I'd say it's hormonal, especially the edema. The raw food diet will definitely help, as well as coconuts and maca, but you might …

  in Loose skin Comment by stellaJewels
• When they say one juices slower, they mean the blades or auger move slower to introduce less heat into the juice which should keep more nutrients intact. Time wise it's the same. If you're not doing greens champion is good. I have a SoloStar II juic…

  in Juicer--which one, Green Star, Champion, Breville???? Comment by stellaJewels
• Castor oil packs are good, but Coconut Oil packs are even better (good on the tummy too)! Also, coconut oil with a couple drops of peppermint EO mixed in rubbed on the inflamed areas feels really good and helps get blood flow moving to help get the …

  in SEVERE joint pain.... Detox? Comment by stellaJewels
• I'm also underweight and the more I eat, the more I lose (without complex carbs of course). I think the whole calorie thing is a myth, just like the saturated fat myth (from coconuts I mean). Also had the belly bloating issue and have helped it imme…

  in 1 month 100%RAW and no weight lost???? Comment by stellaJewels
• Fat doesn't make you store fat. Carbs make you store fat. Cut out the oatmeal, not the bananas

  in 1 month 100%RAW and no weight lost???? Comment by stellaJewels
• I've been oil pulling for a while with coconut oil (I read Bruce Fife's Oil Pulling book). My teeth, gums, tongue and sinuses have gotten a lot better. I have TMJ and it makes that worse, but I started mixing a few drops of Tea Tree Oil (Fife says y…

  in Oil Pulling Comment by stellaJewels
• I always soak seeds/nuts/dried fruit in salt water (celtic/himalayan/REAL) They taste better, more oil comes out, less floaties and are much easier for me to digest this way (but that may just be me and my weak adrenals needing a lot of good salt...…

  in soaked sunflower seeds... Comment by stellaJewels
• Thanx for the advice. I'm a spice freak and eat tons and put ginger in almost every meal. I'll try it topically too, what the heck! And I'll definitely look for the Topricin and the book, thanks so much for the recommendations

  in Natural Painkiller? Comment by stellaJewels