I posted this on another facet of Gone Raw’s forums, but I think it was in the wrong category, so here I go again.
I’ll cut to the chase: I have a slight (and by slight I mean tremendous) fear of losing my hair. I was a vegetarian (admittedly an unhealthy one), followed by a vegan (still unhealthy), and then a vegetarian again years back. During that time, I lost a staggering amount of hair. My mother blamed it on my lack of protein (she’s pro-meat—I’m attempting to convert her, but she keeps citing her anemia as why she won’t eat healthier), though I’m sure it had to do with multiple deficiencies. I went from my hair being so thick you could lose your arm in it, to having to wrap a hair tie around it twice as much as I had to before. I could literally supply a charity with a few wigs with the amount of it that I lost. Then, my father died of cancer and during his battle, I went a few months without eating more than a piece of toast every few days, so even more fell out (roughly half). Now, about a year later, it’s all coming back in. But I’m afraid of it falling out again due to restrictions in diet. I already have a lot of food allergies and things I can’t eat (ranging from more healthy stuff such as wheat and soy to bad things like MSG and various preservatives that I don’t want to eat anyway), so I’m afraid of putting an even further restriction on myself. That being said, the alternative foods I eat as of now (namely bread) are devoid of any real nutrition, so I know I won’t be delving into a less healthy way of life. Still, I’m a bit apprehensive since I have read of folks losing hair after going raw. I mean, being bald would be cool… if my head wasn’t so darn big :)
Also, I’m very heavy chested (forgive my lack of tact), and I know that going raw is going to make me lose weight and ultimately make that part of my anatomy shrink right along with the rest of me… I’m slightly worried they’re going to deflate and leave me looking like I should be 90 year old woman who thinks over-the-shoulder-boulder-holders are the devil.
Has anyone else had these ‘fears’?
P.S. Forgive me for lacking the ability to stick to short posts :)
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angie, thanks for that post, very usefull.
Wow. You guys are super knowledgeable and prompt. Thanks for that. My mom is actually on her way to the health food store with ‘kelp’ on her list (thanks Angie), so I’m keeping my fingers (and sprouts) crossed that she’ll see the light… and the kelp.
Also, Pianissima, you’re right in looking at my diet as the culprit. I was young and stupid (...the jury is still out on whether or not I’ve changed, haha) and my mantra was ‘save the cheerlead—um, animals, save the world’ but once I cut meat out I had no idea what to eat (it turns out it was a total staple in my diet). I hit up soy big time until I developed an allergy to it, and was eating all of that alternative junk as well as a ton of refined carbs, horrible oils, and things I couldn’t pronounce if I won a national spelling bee. At that point, if someone said ‘veggies’ to me, I automatically thought ‘french fries’... and then shortly after, I would acquire some (such are the hazards of living three blocks away from every major fast food joint going). This was also when I was drinking nothing but soda, so I have indeed come a long way since then (due largely to allergies—hey, something had to make me come to my senses, no?), but I have a long way still to go before I’m happy. One thing I can say for certain is that I am no stranger to greens :D.
Also, I didn’t mean to make it seem as if my mother isn’t supportive (she is, God bless her). I’ve even talked her into planting a modest garden and herb garden :). Now, keeping the stray cats and bunnies out of it will be a chore.
fairytalecorruption, I’m starting to love your “potato affairs”, OMG, :-)))))
Good luck in your raw journey!
It does seem like I have potatoes on the brain, no? Ah, well, it is my favorite vegetable secondary to carrots (which I think will be the most difficult transition to make, both with them and kidney beans), so it’s really no surprise my subconscious is spitting out potato references for all to see. However, in regards to exhibit A in my profile… all I have to say is there is a nefarious entity living within my oven and that it possessed me to get caught up in reruns of CSI whilst cooking those potato wedges :D
:))) I saw your “black potatos” after reading “veg=fries” that’s why i thougth “wow, that seems to be a special relation”. Ah, i love fries too, and i think (now) that even after 10 years raw i would still loving them… They must have a secret!!!!
It's been ages since I've been here, but I'm quite grateful for all of you folks' feedback :).