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• To each his own. I never thought garlic odor was offensive. I guess it depends whose breath it’s on. Here is a LINK to a previous thread on garlic.

  in Onions and Garlic Comment by Meditating
• A juicy pear is alway my favorite fruit to have on hand,

  in phew! a pear to the rescue. Comment by Meditating
• Here is the link for this lovely family and their farm – Five Leaves Farm Couldn’t you just eat them with a spoon?

  in How to find an organic farmer in your area Comment by Meditating
• JSORENSENS2 - Thank you so much for this post. I contacted a local, family-run farm as a result of your post and met them on Earth Day. I have purchased shares in their lovely little farm and will soon be eating their veggies. They grow primarily gr…

  in How to find an organic farmer in your area Comment by Meditating
• The way I understand that it works is that you are puchasing a share of whatever is produced. For example, after a farmer figures out what she needs for her family, she pre-sell the rest of her crops to local families. She may base a share on the av…

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• Jsorensens2 – Thank you so much for this link. I hae found 2 area CSAs that I have called and left messages for. Neither one mentions if they grow oeganic or not, but I am sure I will find out. Thanks again, much appreciated.

  in How to find an organic farmer in your area Comment by Meditating
• Corn and soy are big problems right now because food is less profitable than fuel substitutes. Much of the rainforests are being consumed to plant soybeans for this very reason.

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• Thanks for posting that article.

  in Blender Healing Comment by Meditating
• Congratulations. The coolest store I ever went to was a Whole Foods. One of our members calls it Whole Paycheck. LOL. You will understand what that means when you shop there. At least there you will have a selection of organics, Here, we have a stor…

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• Did he tell you or will he tell you what he is looking for during the scope? If you can discover this you can research to see it there is a healthier, non-western way to discover the same thing. Sometimes procedures are necessary, but not always.

  in Esophageal scope Comment by Meditating
• While I don’t doubt they are making good money, the associated costs of managing, moving, packaging, meeting government regulations, business administration, etc. really adds up quickly. If you havn’t been in that type of business, you have no idea …

  in Profits on Cacao - shocker! Comment by Meditating
• I could actually gag on sugar now. I used to love really sweet things but my palate has adjusted to natural food, Before adding more raw fod to my diet, I ate macrobiotic for 3 years. That food has no sugar but some sweetners just like raw. This Eas…

  in Indulged in non-raw sweets? Not as good as expected? Comment by Meditating
• Simplyraw – thanks for your post. I have always read that the pith (white part between skin and fruit) is the most beneficial. I probably drink one grapefruit peel a week when I can get organic grapefruits. It has never given me a problem. Perhaps i…

  in juice grapefruit peel? Comment by Meditating
• I don’t know what type of juicer you have, but most say you can. I would cut a section of the grapefruit and juice that with the peel to see how your juicer handles it, Citrus peels really can change the flavor of the juice. I usually enjoy it but m…

  in juice grapefruit peel? Comment by Meditating
• I have also read that the less air that is in the storage container the slower it will oxidize so fill those containers to the brim snd snap on a lid.

  in How long do smoothies keep? Comment by Meditating
• Those look amazing!

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• Cotton has been and still is an environmental nightmare due to agribiz. There is a wonderful cotton out there which used to be primarily gron in Peru. In Peru they call it Pakucho. The color is natural and actually in the cotton. It reacts to heat s…

  in Food for thought and it was thought NOT to be food!??!? Comment by Meditating
• I have always been a volume eater. About 2 1/2 – 3 weeks into it, my food volume dropped by almost half. I couldn’t believe it but I just wasn’t hungry any more. Now, I try to eat a little something ever hour or so. I keep little cucumbers, kiwis, a…

  in Days 1 & 2 sticker shock Comment by Meditating
• I ordered mine yesterday. I am really excited about it coming in. I used to love to jump on my bed. I did this until about 21, which was when I had my own baby. I think this is something I can physically do and would be motivated to continue doing. …

  in Need advice on Rebounder Comment by Meditating
• Thank you guys so much for the input. I had been looking at the Needak and from what I read online thought it was a sturdy machine that would last. I am ordering it today, The idea of jumping as exercise is hysterical to me. It sound like someone te…

  in Need advice on Rebounder Comment by Meditating
• I read that almond skins are high in tannins and if ingested in high quantities can deplete your body of minerals. I sprouted, peeled, and dehydrated about 8 cupe of dry almond the other day for the first time and it was a time-consuming task.

  in Consequences for soaking almonds after peeling them ? Comment by Meditating
• I buy these things called Sea Chips. They are 100% organic corn chips seasoned with dulse, kelp, onion, and garlic. Mmmmmm. I am looking at the bag right now. The market I shop at sells these and a veganaise based chipolte sauce they make in their d…

  in Favorite Pre-Made foods/Snacks to buy? Comment by Meditating
• ARTZY - Who knows what it is. I told my nurse practitioner I had 3+ bowel movements daily and she thought I had IBS. Can you believe it? I stopped myself from being rude but I just wanted to say, “Are you sure you have medical training.” I think the…

  in pulling+bloated sensation on right side? liver, gallbladder? Comment by Meditating
• There does seem to be plenty of information out there on that topic but keep in mind that it would only happen to that part of your food that the friction caused to heat up to the required temperature, which wouldn’t be much. I suspect the primary s…

  in Blenders/enzymes? Comment by Meditating
• Mewmewmint – I believe what you are referring to was coined the “white tide.” It is a scientific fact that cooked foods cause an immune system response. However, I think anyone who thinks that going 100% raw completely eliminates this problem is foo…

  in replacements for nama shoyu and/or miso? Comment by Meditating
• I have a ceramic water cooler at home and my office. I started going by the local health food market and picking up their empty glass 1 gallon apple juice containers from the juice bar. I use those to replace my 5 gallon polycarbonate cooler bottles…

  in Toxic Plastic Bottles Comment by Meditating
• i have had two MRIs in app. 5 years and just had very high gadolinium readings. It can do nasty things to your body and I personally would not want to risk it if I had kidney issues. Sometimes it is riskier to not have the MRI. Everyone needs to loo…

  in HELP! MRI w/ gadolinium on thursday! Comment by Meditating
• That was a good article. It was written in 1966 and he was right: millions would be destined to die unnecesarily.

  in Cancer info Comment by Meditating
• I am so sorry to hear that you have hurt yourself but I’m glad you are up to visiting the site. It certainly could have been worse. I found this tidbit on Bromelain enzymes help the body reabsorb hematomas, but there are no specifics on dosage. Howe…

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• That is exactly the reason why the US is pushing so hard that GMP not be labeled. Other countries are very suspicious of GMO although there hasn’t been much of an uprising here. I think as soon as possible links with GMO and diseases like Morgellons…

  in hope for non-GMO future (yes!) Comment by Meditating