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• First, the honesty - I don't always do the "daylight diet" (only eat during the daytime). Its usually on and off depending on stress levels and motivation. However, recently I have been doing so consistently. And many others will tell you the same t…

  in What if you DON'T feel or look any better on raw? Comment by eecho
• Everyone is beginning from a different state of toxicity and therefore will have different paths to optimum health. If anything, we should be discussing what works the best for most people. Just because one person can live a certain way doesn't mean…

  in What if you DON'T feel or look any better on raw? Comment by eecho
• If you are experimenting, it would be optimal to water fast from sunset to sunrise. This will give you the most "unbiased" results. I personally do juices at night because I have found this is manageable for me. However, I would confine your experim…

  in What if you DON'T feel or look any better on raw? Comment by eecho
• My one bit of advise is to stop eating late at night (after sunset). Perhaps you don't do this, but most do. Eliminate this habit and you will feel more wonderful all day. Eat a big breakfast, bigger lunch, and a moderate sized dinner before sunset.…

  in What if you DON'T feel or look any better on raw? Comment by eecho
• Basically, you want to maintain 1) enzymes, and 2) moisture 1) maintain enzymes by keeping cool, i.e. refrigerator 2) maintain moisture by keeping in airtight container. I keep mine in ziplock bags with the air squeezed out. Probably any such contai…

  in Storing Dates Comment by eecho
• You are so amazing for working specifically to buy your own food. That is real dedication. Most youths are too lazy to even work to buy things like video games and unnecessary brand name clothes. They are spoiled and mooch off their parents for ever…

  in How much do you spend per week on food and for how many people? mini rant included Comment by eecho
• I don't think $60 bucks a week is that much money for food... that's less than $10 per day. That might be a little above average, but not crazy. Personally, growing up I was a guy who ate a loot of food, all the time, like a lot of other kids in Ame…

  in How much do you spend per week on food and for how many people? mini rant included Comment by eecho
• Yeah, I don't think that GT's is a bad company either. Their kombucaha is certainly a huge step up from Coka Cola or Pepsi. People should just understand that its not an ideal drink. GT's should be used as a transitional drink, and kombucha in gener…

  in GT's Kombucha Comment by eecho
• I tend to agree with these guys

  in GT's Kombucha Comment by eecho
• What are large amounts?

  in Flax Seed Comment by eecho
• Now I realize a relatable note, as a guy: Before raw I was into the weight-lifting scene, meaning I went to the gym on a regular basis, drank protein shakes, etc. Well, I wasn't huge but I was pretty bulky in my arms, neck, and chest. After going ra…

  in seven months being raw and I'm really only loosing my breast. Comment by eecho
• I'm a guy, but I would think its better to have smaller breasts than to have breast cancer? Plus, it could be a fluctuation thing. For instance, most people lose some weight than gain it back later. It took me about a year for my weight to bounce ba…

  in seven months being raw and I'm really only loosing my breast. Comment by eecho
• Dates with almond butter.

  in What's your current obsession?! Comment by eecho
• Blended fruit?

  in Homemade baby foods Comment by eecho
• Check out this website: http://www.sproutpeople.com It has great information for pretty much anything your trying to sprout. Check this for buckwheat: http://www.sproutpeople.com/seed/bwgroats.html They say the soak time for buckwheat is 20-60 minut…

  in To soak or Not to soak Comment by eecho
• Yes, don't sprout red beans or any of its relatives (i.e. pinto beans). And yes, I no longer make raw hummus becuase chickpeas gave me gas as well. I am guessing this happens because they are toxic, like red beans, but not as severe so instead of ge…

  in Tastiest/ best sprouts?? Comment by eecho
• My only input is to try to go off how you feel and *not* how you look. The "healthy" look in America is typically bloated. If you are healthy on the inside and you feel great, then however you look on the outside is how it should be, and that is bea…

  in how do you maintain your weight? Comment by eecho
• Read a lot. Read read read. You have to stay excited about what you are doing. I've been raw for almost two years and still read "introductory" raw books just to keep up my motivation levels. This is especially important in the absence of a raw comm…

  in When good vegans go bad Comment by eecho
• 1 - reading books, blogs, podcasts, forums in order to reaffirm beliefs 2 - talking about it with other people, i.e. confession, in order to break cycles and get gain support and prayers of others 3 - prayer, meditation, focusing on goals

  in Motivation? Comment by eecho
• Although I would also expect a longer shelf life from a dehydrated food, they it would still contain moisture no matter how long its been dehydrated. Also, there's only a certain amount of moisture you can pull out of something using 105 degrees or …

  in Sprouting & Dehydrating= Mildew Comment by eecho
• I would love to source it but I haven't done that research. Thus I began with "in my opinion". It may or may not be true, just seems like a viable hypothesis (perhaps I should have emphasized that more). About my second point, just check out any num…

  in My metabolism seems so fast right now. true? common? Comment by eecho
• Here's my take, many people including myself experience this. In my opinion, based on experience, research, and intuition, there are two reasons for this: 1) When you go raw, your metabolism is still sky high from when you were cooked. So, all the n…

  in My metabolism seems so fast right now. true? common? Comment by eecho
• Read: Green For Life by Victoria Boutenko The Hippocrates Diet and Health Program by Ann Wigmore Your Natural Diet by T. C. Fry

  in Greens? Comment by eecho
• Um, I don't want to be insensitive but this "energy sensitivity" sounds a little bogus. Maybe your problem is psychological - if you expect to be "bombarded", then you will physically react to that expectation. Kind of like people at a party who "ge…

  in Being Raw in the City? Comment by eecho
• If they sprout then they are raw. Even if someone says yes, that doesn't mean the ones you are looking at haven't been pasteurized or something. Purchase a small quantity and try sprouting them.

  in Oat Groats? Comment by eecho
• wow, that's great.

  in I really love this way of eating. Comment by eecho
• When I purchase cacao, I get it from Whole Foods in their bulk section. Its something like $12 a pound there. For the rest of the month, therawfoodworld has some on sale as well. $12.99 per pound which isn't bad: http://www.therawfoodworld.com/advan…

  in Best value cacao Comment by eecho
• Yes, purchasing a Champion juicer off craigslist.

  in the rare raw foodist Comment by eecho
• Haha, I like it.

  in A letter to my tummy Comment by eecho
• I hate to be a party pooper, but I wouldn't call cocoa a "healthy high". Don't get me wrong, I love cocoa, but its a caffeine high, which at best is "minimally bad".

  in healthy highs: foods that make you feel good Comment by eecho