layladebloody

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• powerlifer - I have Ulcerative Colitis. I just noticed that I can use a lot of the raw recipes (with adaptation) with the diet I'm on (specific carbohydrate diet) and I just feel healthier eating raw foods. When I first started the SCD I was really …

  in raw vs cooked article Comment by layladebloody
• I don't know if this helps but I've heard compresses help and drinking water. When my eye twitches occasionally it means I need to drink water.

  in Eye Twitching Comment by layladebloody
• I had shingles a couple years ago. When I told the urgent care nurse that I thought it might be shingles (my bf had had them several years before and knew the symptoms) she said that that was an "old person's disease." The doc came in and told me I …

  in Shingles Comment by layladebloody
• I have to agree with previous posters, I loved Ani Pyo's book and Raw Food for 1 or 2 people as well. I also liked Alive in Five for quick and tasty recipes.

  in What's the best raw food Book/Other books? Comment by layladebloody
• Thanks so much evergreen! :)

  in Update question Comment by layladebloody
• There's a raw food meetup/potluck in the DC metro area? Fabulous! I may look into it as well. Thanks DreamBrother.

  in A formal hello...from DC Comment by layladebloody
• Hey radchad, I was interested in the link you put up but unfortunately the site is under construction and it doesn't have any information about the ingredients. You wouldn't happen to know where I can find that information, would you? I'm always on …

  in Why do people eat so many dates, cashews, dehydrated foods? Comment by layladebloody
• I don't use agave because the main carbohydrate is a complex form of fructose called inulin or fructosan and my body can't tolerate that. It's the same for maple so I use dates or honey to sweeten. If I use di- or polysaccharides I get extremely ill…

  in Why do people eat so many dates, cashews, dehydrated foods? Comment by layladebloody
• I have colitis. I’ve had it for 14 years and the one thing that helped me get off all the medication I was on wasn’t other meds it was the specific carbohydrate diet. It can be hard to commit to but the results (for me) were completely worth it. The…

  in Colitis Help!! Comment by layladebloody
• My favorite is from Raw Food Real World though I usually adapted it a little. For example I’ll halve the amount of sweetener because it really doesn’t need it and I use honey because I cannot eat any other kind of sweetener. Also in the recipe if yo…

  in Ice Cream - Give me your favorite! Comment by layladebloody
• I know that when I make “candied walnuts” with honey the honey stays sticky. It seems like honey on it’s own isn’t able to dehydrate in the traditional way but I’d certainly love to hear if you’re able to find a way to get it in a powdered form! I h…

  in ever dehydrated honey? Comment by layladebloody
• I don’t know if this helps at all (because I don’t know what recipe you used) but I use cashews when I make raw ice cream. They seem to help with it staying softer. I also noticed that if I use extracts other then vanilla that helps too – peppermint…

  in Freezing Raw Ice Cream Comment by layladebloody
• Northern VA/DC metro area. I haven’t been able to find much of a raw scene here but we do have some good farmer’s markets, Asian markets & Co-ops for fresh/organic fruits and veggies.

  in Where do you live? Comment by layladebloody