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  • Mon46, just for future info – you don’t need a receipt to return stuff to TJs, just take it on back, and they give you the money – no questions asked! It’s awesome. I do it all the time because the produce at our TJs is always rotten/moldy on the in…
  • I have olive/brown hazel eyes that have always changed color a lot, but the brown has faded dramatically on raw. And when I have gone and eaten some cooked food, big brown splotches appeared around my pupils! Conversely, when I juice feast, my eyes …
  • Kandace, I totally love the distinction you make between 4 stars and 5 as being “recipes i will make again and again” and “recipes non-raw friends would love.” because that’s a big difference! There are recipes I absolutely love and eat all the time…
    in Star Rating Comment by jenny2052
  • I have no idea if this is relevant to anyone else, but my dreams are tied directly to my weak digestion. I have really low stomach acid, and I always had particularly horrible dreams when I ate meat (to be honest, though, I think that was partly eth…
    in Nightmares Comment by jenny2052
  • I had these very severely as a child and teenager (generally several on every single nail!) and was always baffled by the zinc/calcium deficiency arguments, as supplementing never helped me at all. But the most recent thing I heard (from a palmist, …
  • Lemon water and cranberry water are miraculous for me in terms of stripping away any excess water weight.
  • Hmm. Of course, I don’t like the emphasis on animal products, but I think that some of the ideas in the article seem sound – it’s the evolutionary angle that a lot of raw people emphasize, too, and I think it does have some merit. But I think it’s a…
  • I think it’s just for texture’s sake – particularly for those that don’t have high-powered blenders. I use the whole thing in my Vitamix, but if I was using my old Cuisinart I would probably devein.
  • Wow, I can’t believe I’ve never heard of these before – they would have really appealed to me as a cooked foodie! The graham cracker bottom layer reminded me of a recipe I saw recently on We Like It Raw: http://www.welikeitraw.com/rawfood/2008/03/ge…
  • I don’t have clinically diagnosed hypothyroidism, but it runs in my family and I had many of the symptoms (severe depression, rapid, bizarre weight gain, sluggishness, hair falling out, very low body temp, etc. – all of which, incidentally, have pra…
  • kundalalita, the taste is really mild if you mix it with grapefruit. I hand squeeze half a grapefruit and stir in a serving of algae and I don’t mind it at all. But one time I thought to give myself a “treat” and had it with OJ instead – to my surpr…
  • Ardesmond and luna blu, I totally agree. E3 Live is the only thing I have ever taken that I could tell a difference immediately. Not in months, weeks, or even days – I felt a difference in about 20 minutes. It’s amazing stuff.
  • I just wanted to bump this topic. Just today I’ve seen several recipes posted with introductions, instructions, and pictures taken verbatim from another chef, sometimes with no source cited. It’s bad enough when the recipes are copied without citing…
    in Recipe Integrity Comment by jenny2052
  • I totally agree, queenfluff. I’ve noticed a lot of recipes recently that are taken pretty much verbatim from books I love, with no citing whatsoever. I find this very frustrating to encounter, and I’m sure the recipes’ original authors would as well…
    in Recipe Integrity Comment by jenny2052
  • I think probably yes. But it depends how you metabolize it and how sensitive you are to the smell. If I eat even a small amount of garlic, it drives me absolutely crazy. I can taste it and smell it on my skin for days, and I can’t stand it. So I eat…
  • You know, I agree so much with omshanti. I’ve never read anything that sounded like real evidence on why the raw diet worked. I was speaking with my uncle, a chemistry professor, last night, and he was very skeptical about some of the theories that …
    in Hard Evidence Comment by jenny2052
  • I think Richard Freeman is my favorite teacher of all time, but I’m not familiar with his videos – there might be another who is better as a video instructor. But I do have to say, ashtanga is super intense if you’ve never done yoga before. I jumped…
    in Ashtanga Yoga Comment by jenny2052
  • This is so interesting! I’ve actually had heartburn many times after eating only bananas, but I never had any idea why. Apparently many cases of heartburn are caused not by too much stomach acid, but too little. When there is too little stomach acid…
    in bannanas Comment by jenny2052
  • YES! I love my Cuisinart Grind Central: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PYISEQ I was surprised to see that the reviews were so bad, but I suppose most people are actually using it as a coffee grinder….I’ve had great luck using it for spices, nu…
  • I’ve started eating guacamole without the garlic—not quite as flavorful, but much more breath-friendly for work! Fruit is kind of the ultimate fast food, as are nuts. If I’m just eating fruit, I’ll also sometimes just eat a few slices of avocado wit…
    in "fast food" Comment by jenny2052
  • Rawrach, that happens if you use dashes without spaces. If you edit the post and add spaces before and after the dashes, it will be fine!
  • Sigg’s aren’t aluminum—they just look like they are. The composition is a proprietary blend that doesn’t leach (according to their materials). I like mine, but I have noticed that, despite what their material says, it does pick up odors. Mine smells…
  • Oh, Marichiesa, I’m so sorry. My stepmother was diagnosed with RA last year and it has been a terrible struggle for her. She’s very open to trying raw, but is just having such difficulties juggling medication and her very intense work schedule that …
  • Cheerydeb, I’ve been having almost exactly the same type of experience as you—I used to sleep fairly “normally” (about 7-9 hours, woke up feeling fine, but not terrible energetic). Now I generally wake up after 4-6 hours and am really, really awake.…
  • Crock pot meals tend to be pretty simple—maybe you could do both? I’m sure there are many meals that would be similar whether raw or cooked (marinated or dehydrated veggies and veggie stew, for example), so perhaps you could do kind of a two-in-one:…
    in I need support Comment by jenny2052
  • Hi Rawrach: it sounds like what you saw/bought was Daikon Radish. (When they get old, which they often do in stores in areas where they aren’t eaten a lot, they are softer and kind of rubbery like you described—but don’t buy those. Good ones should …
    in Durian Confusion Comment by jenny2052
  • Here is a link to a page focusing on MSM’s benefits: http://www.msmforless.com/benefits_msm.htm I’m taking it primarily for skin issues, myself (I’m very fair, and my skin has started to show some sun damage). I take it in capsule form (too chicken …
    in MSM??? Comment by jenny2052
  • Kundalalita, I experience emotional sickness from cooked food! It’s almost exactly like what you are describing. Interestingly, it does seem to matter what the cooked food is. Several weeks ago I had a few cooked baby potatoes and I felt wonderful a…
  • I have to speak up for green bananas! My favorite way to eat bananas is when the ends are green and the main color is green/yellow. They taste so fresh and crisp! Once the peel turns all yellow I only like them in smoothies. I have to say, I’ve had …
  • My eyes are hazel—olive green with a ring of brown around the pupil. About a week after I started eating raw the green color became more intense and the brown ring became much smaller. They used to have a lot of flecks of different shades of brown a…