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• I'm having the same problem, after a major skin reaction to some unknown product. My skin is sandpaper right now. I'm trying to exfoliate the dead skin off gently in the shower, then apply liberal amounts of virgin coconut oil. The skin soaks it rig…

  in Really Dry Skin Comment by 1sweetpea
• There's nothing wrong with the skin, as long as it's free of dirt and debris. I would suggest cutting away any discoloured parts or withered, mushy or moldy parts, but other than that, go ahead and use the rest, peel and all. We juice chunks of unpe…

  in do i need to peel ginger root? Comment by 1sweetpea
• On the advice of a book I was given by a Chinese Traditional Medicine practitioner, I aim to eat a variety of no fewer than 15 different plant foods every day. Some days are more successful than others, but the point of the exercise is to regularly …

  in Quinoa, Buckweat and beans Comment by 1sweetpea
• Hi, Ice Cream Dream! I live right across the border from Detroit, in Windsor. I couldn't agree more about the emotional side to eating raw. I've done a ton of positive self-work over the past several months and have lots more to do. I feel like I've…

  in Hello My name is ICE CREAM Comment by 1sweetpea
• Hmmm ... e-mail me and I'll happily keep in touch while travelling. I don't have a blog or personal webpage, so e-mail or Facebook are my only ways to communicate.

  in question about food prep in advance Comment by 1sweetpea
• Josephine, I'm an editor. My SOs second business is a company that creates trivia games. We have an online game and pub-based live hosted trivia league that is played in bars and restaurants across North America. It's still a very young company, but…

  in question about food prep in advance Comment by 1sweetpea
• If it makes your life easier, I think it's okay to peel and/chop enough veggies to last today and tomorrow. I can definitely notice a difference by the third day, though. To encourage my better half to make better snack choices, I will chop celery, …

  in question about food prep in advance Comment by 1sweetpea
• Why not go 100% or as close to it as you can get for a few months and see what happens, detox-wise? After that, if your body has settled down, you can get off the pill and see how it goes. I went on the pill 7 or 8 years ago, because of a latex and/…

  in Please Help! Birth Control Question Comment by 1sweetpea
• I had a rash that lasted 3 weeks. It covered one arm, my face and neck. I was also occasionally itch in the ribcage area. It went away, but a few weeks later, I used an organic lip balm and my lips blew up to 3 times their usual size and had tiny bu…

  in Detox Rash????? Comment by 1sweetpea
• Check the public library system. You may find it there.

  in 80-10-10 Comment by 1sweetpea
• Broccoli and cauliflower are vegetables. I love cauliflower raw. Throw small florets in the food processor and they come out like couscous. I don't enjoy broccoli as much raw. I usually lightly steam the florets, which cuts down on the bitterness, b…

  in Broccoli and cauliflower Comment by 1sweetpea
• I think in addition to the fruit/veg/fat combining issue, you might have overloaded your system with fibre. Blackberries have a lot of fibre, as do kale and avocado.

  in Feeling bloated with too many greens Comment by 1sweetpea
• I think all legumes give off an odour when they're actively sprouting. It's not foul, but it's not sweet either. I soaked some for 12 hours then left them to sprout and I could actually hear them splitting open their skins for the tail to start grow…

  in stinky chickpea sprouts Comment by 1sweetpea
• Stay away from anything in a can. Who knows what they had to add to preserve it. Also, it could be rancid, which will certainly accentuate the bitterness. Best to source out some truly raw, unhulled seeds and make your own tahini. The key to reducin…

  in How does your tahini taste? Comment by 1sweetpea
• This is probably a recipe more geared for spring, but I pulled this from an Eating Well magazine (May/June 2008, p86). As is, it's damn close to being 100% raw. My additions and comments are in brackets. It is called "Green Salad with Asparagus &…

  in Vegetable preparation Comment by 1sweetpea
• I actually think doing a master cleanse or even a colon cleanse at this point might produce an even more extreme detox reaction/healing crisis. Of course, if you're trying to fast track a detox, perhaps it's worth considering. My impression of the i…

  in Emotional Detox HELL...any advice / words of wisdom much appreciated... Comment by 1sweetpea
• I gain weight if you simply look at me the wrong way. LOL. I'm also small and have a slow metabolism. I'm okay with small amounts of grains, but as they're comfort foods for me, I have a tendency to way overdo it on quantity, so I often avoid grains…

  in Eating advice - to lose weight Comment by 1sweetpea
• I'm not kidding about those Sunfood Greek olives. They're insanely good. I also have the Peruvian olives, which are dry and unsalted. They're really different (meaning jury's out on them). I bought them in case I want to make something like tapenade…

  in Where can I find Kalamata olives? Comment by 1sweetpea
• I'm in Canada and I bought mine online from upayanaturals.com. They're the David Wolfe's Sunfood brand, so I'm positive that other sites (in addition to his own site) will offer them as well. Mine are simply called Greek Olives, so they might not te…

  in Where can I find Kalamata olives? Comment by 1sweetpea
• OMG! That would explain so much! I try to eat mostly fruit and veg with a bit of cooked grains, but there are times (nearly every day) that I get really hungry and eat some nuts. It seems like a small amount to me, but it's a lot of fat ... and all …

  in Hives Comment by 1sweetpea
• I think you've missed my point RawNewOrleans. I wasn't particularly sensitive to any foods "before". At this point, pretty much anything could cause a flare-up and the oddest part is that even the flare-ups are inconsistent and unpredictable in appe…

  in Hives Comment by 1sweetpea
• I love the small round ones that are white and purple. The larger, often waxed rutabagas are also called turnips by some. I'm not as fond of these. I really like them cooked and also pickled (popular in Middle Eastern cuisines), but I recently disco…

  in Turnips Comment by 1sweetpea
• You definitely can sprout broccoli. I made radish sprouts a couple of weeks ago. The peppery radish aroma was super strong. They were really good. Make sure to drain all the water off after rinsing. Too much water will rot the sprouts. The jar or bo…

  in Sunflower sprouts? Comment by 1sweetpea
• If I'm really craving it, I give in and eat raw fish. I try to stick with sashimi, to avoid the rice. I'm playing devil's advocate here, but I'd like to point out that a lot of the fish and seafood served in typical sushi joints is not raw. A lot of…

  in Sushi? Comment by 1sweetpea
• I don't know about any of you, but here in the southernmost part of Canada, the weather has been pretty grey and crappy lately. There's no snow, but it just feels like some days don't even get light out. I don't think we're averaging more than 1 day…

  in Vitamin D Comment by 1sweetpea
• I have mentioned my rash in more than one thread. Mine was on my face, parts of my neck and only my left forearm, which seems odd. My lips felt super chapped and sore as well, which never normally happens to me. After 3.5 weeks, my face cleared up. …

  in detox break-out! help Comment by 1sweetpea
• I bought a bottle of agave syrup a while ago. It took me some time to get around to opening it, but once I did, it had a disastrous effect on me. I didn't love the flavour, but it had an addictive quality that led to me finishing the bottle in a mat…

  in raw agave nectar?? health fraud??? fructose not Levulose Comment by 1sweetpea
• I've never tried it but I saw a video about it on YouTube. Search it and watch for yourself. A girl made a smoothie out of a couple of pits, along with the avocado. I can't remember what else she put in it. She said it was good, but I can't imagine …

  in Ground avocado pits???? Comment by 1sweetpea
• Marionvalleygirl, nobody is perfect. Yes, you might have prevented the junky day by bringing foods for your road trip, but for whatever reason, you didn't. No big deal. Today is a new day. There's no reason to think that you aren't still on that "gr…

  in Confession of a Cheater Comment by 1sweetpea
• I haven't lost any weight yet, due to the fact that I'm still trying to sort out how much I really need to eat, without overdoing it, even on perfectly healthy raw food. This not feeling full business has thrown me for a loop. I think I've been eati…

  in how much weight did you lose during the first month? Comment by 1sweetpea