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• Salt is the culprit, so eliminate it. I tossed out my sea salt awhile back and now use fresh herbs and some light spices instead.

  in dark circles Comment by lauraj
• Your digestion sounds very sluggish. Start using acidophilus probiotics daily, drink more water and juice to hydrate, and increase the fruits and green smoothies in your diet. Stick with meals that are easily digestible, such as mono meals, sweet an…

  in always cold, never hungry Comment by lauraj
• If it makes you feel like crap afterwards, stop eating the offending food. Your body is telling you something loud and clear. Now, if I could only take my own advice! But seriously, I am against a high fatty diet with too many nuts, seeds, oils and …

  in Cashews Make Me Sick! Comment by lauraj
• I have also fallen off the wagon bigtime for some while now. Eating junk, gaining weight, craving crap foods. There is only one thing to do, and that is to get back on track eating the foods we are meant to eat. It starts with today, and the rest wi…

  in Help! fell off the wagon BADLY. Comment by lauraj
• Alcohol immediately turns to sugar and causes an insulin reaction in your body, which is why you crave pizza and junk afterwards. I am working on cutting the red wine out of my diet, as it is addictive to me and makes me want it daily, makes me feel…

  in Alcohol & Raw? Comment by lauraj
• Lilou, that is one scary picture...kind of reminds me of Chucky! I agree your body is finally shedding the toxic excess and will slow eventually. The heavier you are to begin with the more will initially drop off, but I think your body is finally he…

  in Speedy Weight Loss... Comment by lauraj
• I am a firm believer in what Graham, Patenaude, Boutenko and natural hygienists advise. Too much fat in the diet will cause rapidly declining health. They advocate a small amount of fat in the diet, unlike people such as Cousens who advocate almost …

  in A vegan diet that is very high in fat cannot be good, right? Comment by lauraj
• Just make your own raw pasta and sauce, which is quick and easy, then sit down and have dinner together! Some zucchini noodles, fresh basil and fresh tomatoes...you can't beat that with processed dead food.

  in Non-Raw Boyfriend Comment by lauraj
• My vet said salmonella can be a problem for dogs on a raw diet. I tend to agree, because dogs are not immune to this bacteria. I want to advise everyone to be careful or not give your dogs very hard bones. My sister gave our dog a hard raw bone and …

  in How Do You Deal With Raw Pets? Comment by lauraj
• 34..I think. I'm starting to forget my age!! Haha!!!

  in How old are you? Comment by lauraj
• Try the lemon cookies (on the home page here and also under desserts). It apparently tastes like a homemade larabar, and you can play with different flavors.

  in larabar addiction! Comment by lauraj
• From my own experience and everything I have read, it is best to start out 1 week prior just simple raw fruits and veggies (no nuts or fatty foods), then start a juice “fast”. Juicing fruits and veggies and greens is, in my opinion, the only sane wa…

  in Very interesting reactions... Comment by lauraj
• If you have a Greenstar juicer you can also run soaked nuts through the blank plate to make nut butter, although I haven’t tried this yet on mine. Marantha raw almond butter is supposedly overpriced because the raw organic almonds are in a shortage …

  in almond butter rip off Comment by lauraj
• Ironically, raw fresh fruits and veggies are cheaper than meat and processed, canned or packaged SAD foods. Sure, nuts are expensive, but they can be hard to digest anyway. I also find a lot of gourmet raw recipes are simply unaffordable to make. I …

  in Help! Family of 6 having a hard time with raw Comment by lauraj
• From my experience, you are consuming far too much fat in your diet. You already seem to know this…limit your nuts, seeds, oils, coconuts, avocado! Eat mostly dark leafy greens, fruits, veggies, sprouts, etc. Try to stick with whole, ripe, raw, orga…

  in too much fat? help!! Comment by lauraj
• I find whenever I have any salt at all, my face and especiall my eyes get very puffy and swollen the next day. Also, non-raw foods give me dark circles, puffiness, and a host of other unpleasant symptoms. I reckon cooked and processed foods cause an…

  in stained teeth & dark bags Comment by lauraj
• It is far easier to get into the zone of juice “fasting” if you start the week before and eat whole fresh fruits and veggies, especially melons and fruits with high water content (tomatoes, watermelons, cantaloupe, honeydew, oranges). Also drink jui…

  in Water Fasting/Cleansing Comment by lauraj
• My recommendation would be to start eating lighter, simpler, cleaner raw foods without all the nuts and spices. I would start drinking a lot of fresh juices and eat smaller portions. Try not to combine too many foods and ingredients in one meal, kee…

  in gastrointestinal distress Comment by lauraj
• Sipping carrot juice is great for immediate energy and getting you over the weakness or impulse to break the juice fast. Try mixing it with apple or ginger juice. Red apple(4)/orange(3)/red grapefruit(1) juice combo really reduces my hunger, too.

  in Fasting Questions For You All Comment by lauraj
• What are the symptoms of candida/ How long do you need to go without sweet fruits to nix the problem..please tell me more about this.

  in Lemons changed my life. Comment by lauraj
• I have a Breville Juice Fountain which is wonderful for juicing fruits and root veggies. I also have a Greenstar 1000 that I use strictly for juicing dark leafy greens, cereal grasses, and occasionally making pates, sorbets and nut/seed butters. The…

  in Any juicer suggestions? Comment by lauraj
• Elizabrat, I agree, Alissa’s book is also one of my favs, too. I also have Living Cuisine, which is more gourmet but has a large choice of recipes without nuts, as well. Lately I have grown a far greater appreciation for Shazzie’s Detox Delights and…

  in books, references, and all sources of information Comment by lauraj
• I am a raw vegan. But I do believe that every little bit counts. Even 75% raw vegan will immensely benefit your own health, that of the environment, and the welfare of many animals. Every little step you take in living more conscientiously is going …

  in Thinking about going raw... Comment by lauraj
• kandace, what a great idea! I don’t even know why I’ve stopped using avocados…I think because they’ve been overpriced and very unripe in stores here. But you just reminded me of this glorious fruit! That’s a much better cheese replacement than nuts,…

  in Becoming 100% raw vegan Comment by lauraj
• The more you detoxify through a clean, raw and living foods lifestyle, you’ll reach a point where anything toxic and unnatural will make you feel severely, physically ill and toxic for days after ingesting it. Beer, cooked and processsed foods, choc…

  in I feel guilty Comment by lauraj
• I would also drink lots of fresh diluted carrot juice to help with the detox dips, and more juice overall to help flush the toxins. Beet is a good detoxifier, as well. For sinuses, try a dab of pepperment essential oil on your temples or in a cotton…

  in Feeling horrible, detoxing? Comment by lauraj
• Hi Odalys! I have been raw for quite some time now and I have the dehydrator, two kinds of juicers, mandoline, spiral slicer, blender, etc. The ones I use mostly are my juicers and blender. Dehydrated foods make you feel dehydrated, and I don’t thin…

  in New eager raw foodie! Comment by lauraj
• Spiral slicers turn zucchini, etc into thin long pasta noodles. I bought the Benriner Cook Help from the site below that I listed and it works well, plus fast delivery. You’ll be amazed how light it is. (With the Benriner cook Help, you need a separ…

  in spiral slicers Comment by lauraj
• Link to vitamins/deficiencies- http://www.vitamins-supplements.org/vitamin-def… You sound possibly anemic (depleted hemoglobin). I would recommend vitamin B comlex (B6, B12, folate, biotin, niacin, etc), sunlight (vitamin D), and possibly a multivit…

  in feeling weak Comment by lauraj
• Once you start incorporating a variety of raw into your lifestyle, your body will eventually find it’s true healthy weight. You won’t need to stress over your weight and your health anymore, because a raw and living foods lifestyle that is filled wi…

  in Hoping for some advice... Comment by lauraj