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• I ate a varied, exclusively raw diet for over 4 years. My hypothyroid symptoms were raging and my blood tested too alkaline following that regimen. I used to be anti-supplements as well. But I needed more EFAs than produce could provide so I started…

  in Additional protein and iron sources Comment by alpdesigns
• In response to Chris Carlson: Let me shed some light on the sense that eating foods other than raw makes. We are diverse in our biological make-up and we have evolved eating different diets. What's good for you might not be good for me. Also, the ch…

  in Additional protein and iron sources Comment by alpdesigns
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  in Additional protein and iron sources Comment by alpdesigns
• Have any of you read The China Study by T. Colin Campbell? It will convince anyone who reads it that the people who live longer without disease eat primarily plant foods. This is long study with observations, not test tubes.

  in Additional protein and iron sources Comment by alpdesigns
• Broccoli is one of those veggies that are reportedly more bioavailable cooked than raw. The preparation may change the stats from one study to another. Broccoli is also goitrogenous. Cooking it lessons the ability for it to inhibit iodine uptake. Th…

  in Additional protein and iron sources Comment by alpdesigns
• If you want to get technical, chlorophyll is attributed to plants, not animals. All plants have toxins of their own by nature to ward off preditors like birds and bugs (e.g. saponins, lectins). All plants on land filter the air and it’s polluted too…

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• Colloidal silver is a good natural antibiotic. So is GSE (grapefruit seed extract). Medicinal antibiotics kill the good bacteria along with the bad guys.

  in Antibiotics Comment by alpdesigns
• I’ve read that about Bragg’s too. I bought Alissa Cohen’s book “Living on Live Food” and some of her recipes call for Bragg’s liquid aminos. I bought the Bragg’s and later learned that it isn’t raw. I’ve recently been reading about ACV not being as …

  in Lemon juice in hot water? Comment by alpdesigns
• The lemon juice will also help with digestion.

  in Lemon juice in hot water? Comment by alpdesigns
• jkd_soccer801, you lose some of the nutrients everytime air hits the surface. If you don’t overblend and store for a long time, you should be OK. It’s better than eating cooked food and sometimes we do what we have to to make it work into our schedu…

  in Toying and then some Comment by alpdesigns
• Oxidation will deplete the nutrients if you blend veggies ahead of time. Salad dressings will work though if you keep them tightly covered. Congratulations on going raw!

  in Toying and then some Comment by alpdesigns
• We were all new once. Better to ask than to waste the tomatoes. You might want to just halve them and rub a little oil over the cut side so they won’t be so dry. You can dry them in the sun too. Lots of recipes on this and other raw food sites use s…

  in Tomato Help Comment by alpdesigns
• Dehydrate them!

  in Tomato Help Comment by alpdesigns
• Try olive oil. I bought a product called Egyptian Magic that contains beeswax, olive oil and love. No other ingredients. I use it as a moisturizer on my face, as a cream if my skin is dry and a conditioner if my hair needs it. It may not act as a su…

  in Couple questions: Sun and grains Comment by alpdesigns
• Brown Seaweed contains fucoidin/fucose, a glyconutrient that kills cancer cells. It’s called apoptosis. I like to go outside and make vitamin D! It’s cheaper than taking supplements and more bioavailable. You shouldn’t burn if you don’t stay out too…

  in Couple questions: Sun and grains Comment by alpdesigns
• I have one that makes spaghetti-type noodles that is a hand-held model, like those described above, by Pampered Chef. As rarely as I use it, it’s great because it doesn’t take up any space and it’s easy to wash. Pampered Chef products are usually mo…

  in spiral slicers Comment by alpdesigns
• Yes, parchment paper is a good substitute.

  in EXTREMELY Silly Question Comment by alpdesigns
• I’m not sure that the USDA/FDA is concerned about foreign produce being organic. They don’t seem to be concerned about genetic modification, so why would they care about any health issues concerning food? They’re only trying to keep the foreign para…

  in Imported Produce Comment by alpdesigns
• There are many sites with this information on the Internet. Here’s just one of them. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/10/22/MN142439.DTL You know that this fall when California almonds are treated that they will still be mark…

  in Imported Produce Comment by alpdesigns
• Queenfluff, it’s a government thing that all imports are irradiated, even if it was grown organically and comes marked that way. Cacao has toxins other than irradiation. Caffeine and theobromine in cacao are toxic. Both are neurotoxins.

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• I’ve been raw for nearly three years and I’m not gravitating away from sweets! I’m not always perfect either and that may play a role. I will have a garden soon if the weather will allow (in the hottest part of the summer in Texas).

  in Imported Produce Comment by alpdesigns
• I don’t understand why you should gain weight before a cleanse. Also, what kind of animal protein were you eating that wasn’t meat or dairy? Eggs? Maybe you should eat lower glycemic fruits. Those BCPs are bad news, as you already know. Have you con…

  in Hoping for some advice... Comment by alpdesigns
• There is a good sweet potato chip on this site and several suggestions how to make zucchini chips. Sometimes I chop the green head of broccoli with some carrot and onion and dehydrate that to make a crumbled topping on salad. You can season it any w…

  in Raw Bread and Cracker Help! Comment by alpdesigns
• Food allergies can also cause an immune response. I don’t see many greens in your diet Granola. Where’s the lettuce? Spinach, kale and flaxseeds are goitrogenous. You may need to eat some sea vegetables for the iodine and other minerals. Brown seawe…

  in How long should this be uncomfortable?! Comment by alpdesigns
• Gluten grains , soy, for me it’s tomatoes, for you it might be something else. I also don’t eat many goitrogenous foods (cruciferous vegetables) because they block iodine abdorption, but I do eat some regularly (flaxseeds). The trick is to monitor y…

  in How long should this be uncomfortable?! Comment by alpdesigns
• It sounds like you’re having a cleansing/healing reaction or you might have food allergies that you don’t know about. Also, plants contain natural toxins, saponins, lectins, fagopyrin, etc. You might just need to adjust your diet. Transition more sl…

  in How long should this be uncomfortable?! Comment by alpdesigns
• I like Dr. Schulze’s Superfood. When I can’t (or don’t) eat a well rounded diet, this is a good way to get the right nutrients. Or is it? I’ve been moving away from this philosophy some. It’s hard to say whether the results are beneficial because vi…

  in Green powder Comment by alpdesigns
• Eat a slice of lemon before a meal high in fats. It will help stimulate HCl (hydrochloric acid). Blending helps break up fiberous vegetables. Allison

  in Going raw and digestion Comment by alpdesigns
• You could add tamari, miso, umeboshi plums or umeboshi vinegar, or seaweed. All are salty.

  in Mushrooms Comment by alpdesigns
• I think that sounds like a great idea. I’m also dealing with symptoms of undiagnosed hypothyroidism and take a seaweed supplement with fucoidin (a gyconutrient) and iodine. I’m planning a garden when we get moved soon (if it isn’t too late) and I re…

  in Gardening Question Comment by alpdesigns