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• W.B.R. (and rawmama, and others too…) You are certainly NOT alone! Now that my family is going raw, we are meeting ALOT of resistance from my husband’s family. I will not get in to it here…but to make a long story short, sadly we have had to put our…

  in Trying and Frustrated Comment by spiritedmama
• Omshanti- We should be here in Nov., as we love it so much, we wouldn’t want to leave! So, let’s get together when you come to Prescott! I’ll be here (on goneraw) until then, but you can also email me off the site at sunnyot@gmail.com. Writeeternity…

  in KristensRaw: Q about Living Light Comment by spiritedmama
• Yep, born and raised in the BEST place on the entire planet (but of course I am biased…LOL!) We lived near Bellingham for about 3 1/2 years, and I worked there on and off for about a year, until just before my daughter was born. A raw restaurant wou…

  in KristensRaw: Q about Living Light Comment by spiritedmama
• Omshanti….I used to live right near Bellingham, WA…. (and actually worked there for a few months) BEUTIFUL town, with so much wonderful energy. One of the reason’s we moved to Flagstaff, AZ is because it reminded us so much of Bellingham. Which Moth…

  in KristensRaw: Q about Living Light Comment by spiritedmama
• I have never heard of it…it sounds interesting, where did you get it?

  in banana vinegar Comment by spiritedmama
• Joesc, To make date paste/syrup, I just soak dates in water for about 30 min., then blend the dates up with the soak water. I keep mine in a bottle in the refrigerator and use it when I want to use something other than stevia to sweeten a recipe.

  in Dates! Comment by spiritedmama
• I live in Arizona, and I buy “Fresh Arizona Dates- Black Sphinx” for 5.99/pound. They are grown here in AZ (obviously), so not sure why they cost so much…I get them at New Frontiers. I LOVE dates, and usually make a large batch of date syrup once pe…

  in Dates! Comment by spiritedmama
• I keep mine in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks. But, I have frozen it for up to a month and it has been fine. As far as recipes go, I have made crackers, cup cakes, cookies, & pie crusts with it and they all turn out great!

  in Two Questions about Almond Meal Comment by spiritedmama
• I have had similar experiences after going raw and then trying alcohol…wow is right! It “hits” you alot harder than it would if you weren’t raw. Now, I never think about alcohol unless it is put in my face, and even then it is not hard to say no to …

  in Alcohol... wow, never expected this Comment by spiritedmama
• brenilou & W.E. thanks for the great advice! I have a fairly strong knowledge base of diabetes, but always want to learn more. I am very hopeful for my mother and want to support her in her goal to get off insulin. Brenilou, I would love the inf…

  in We are home! Comment by spiritedmama
• Thanks for that site elizabeth! I just purchased a bulk, 25 pound bag of raw almonds from my local New Frontiers health food store. I get a 10% discount if I order in bulk. I am glad that I will be able to get the raw almonds after Sept. once my 25 …

  in Upset about Raw Almond Pasteurization? Some Information about Peaceful Protests and Religous Freedom Comment by spiritedmama
• Write Eternity & Om Shanti, I live in the mountains of AZ, about 1 hour from Prescott…it is very nice. We LOVE it here. You may want to check it out. Om Shanti, I have been away from the boards for a while, due to vacation, but finally had a cha…

  in OMG!!ITS HUGE...... Comment by spiritedmama
• If you go to the forums section on this site and search for colonics, there are a number of people who have posted their experiences.

  in Colonics Comment by spiritedmama
• What our family does for the environment: 1. re-usable shopping totes 2. re-use produce and bulk bags 3. recycle 4. compost 5. garden 6. moved and adjusted our lifestyle so we work from home so we don’t have to drive to work 7. We are working toward…

  in Are you doing your part? Comment by spiritedmama
• I have a site too that lists over 100 studies about how bad soy is for you…it is www.taoistlife.com if you go to the bottom of the page and hit soy and/or soy studies you will find it. In my opinion, the only good uses for soy are alternative fuel, …

  in The Dangers of Soy Comment by spiritedmama
• Raw agave is generally not really raw, so it should be fine to keep in the cupboard. For more info. on the “really raw” part, see Zoe and Chris’s dead food list at purelyraw.com

  in Storing raw agave nectar? Comment by spiritedmama
• One of my favorites is kale and pineapple juice. Yum Yum!

  in Favorite green juice Comment by spiritedmama
• Spinach is a natural laxative, and it looks like you have had quite a bit today. So, it could be light detox, a reaction to the cooked garbanzo’s, or the it could just be the spinach doing it’s “magic” ;)

  in Having some stomach troubles.. Comment by spiritedmama
• What you are describing happens to me as well. I just got off the plane a few days ago (went from Flagstaff, AZ…small mountain town) in Seattle. My children and I immediately got runny nose, sneezing, itchy watery eyes, etc. Until we took the ferry …

  in pollution and the raw foodist Comment by spiritedmama
• Avo Cado, My champion is a used one, but it still works AMAZINGLY! I use it to make nut butters all the time, and it does frozen fruits like…well…like a champ! (LOL!) As far as the lara bars go, I make my lara-bar type bars in the food processor, I …

  in Juicer Help! Comment by spiritedmama
• That is why I wanted the greenstar, ‘cuz it did the wheatgrass as well as the fruits and veggies. I am keeping my manual for the wheatgrass (even though it takes 2-3 people to use the darn thing!), but am so thankful that I found the champion. I use…

  in Juicer Help! Comment by spiritedmama
• I agree with jaymz72, I got a greenstar manual juicer and was so disappointed! I found a champion juicer and craigslist for $100 and have been so much happier with it. Was your’s manual or electric? I was told that the electric was just as bad as th…

  in Juicer Help! Comment by spiritedmama
• O.k., you guys have convinced me…I am going to go find a fig as soon as I can! I had stayed away because of the whole fig newton thing, but now I am curious and can’t wait to try one!

  in Figs! Comment by spiritedmama
• Bastyr University in Seattle (Kenmore), WA Southwest Naturopathic Institute in Phoenix, AZ Southwest Institute of Healing Arts in Tempe, AZ all of these are very reputable

  in Natural "Medicine" Comment by spiritedmama
• Yeah Dea! I am so happy for you. I know this has been a concern of yours in the past. We haven’t heard from you in a while, how are you doing? Are you still moving to the USA this summer?

  in Found an organic cooperative!!! Comment by spiritedmama
• Yikes! Thanks for the info. Socal!

  in More scary news - sorry :( Comment by spiritedmama
• I am getting that error (same one I posted about earlier), I use Internet Explorer 6.0

  in something has gone wrong? Comment by spiritedmama
• Welcome! I love your enthusiasm!

  in Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food- Hippocrates Comment by spiritedmama
• weirdphoenician, if I don’t eat, for sure I am hungry! I was just saying that unless you are fasting, there is no reason not to eat wonderful raw food whenever you get hungry! (Hope that made sense) :)

  in Day #2 Comment by spiritedmama
• Please don’t take this wrong, I am in a bit of a hurry, so have to make this short: Why are you waiting to eat? Are you doing a fast? I have never been hungry since going raw. I eat fruits and veggies throughout the day. Whenever my body tells me it…

  in Day #2 Comment by spiritedmama