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• Hi all, day 20 for me and this is not counting 4 days where I was at a conference and ate some vegan/vegetarian cooked food. I am still waiting for that surge of energy folks, I am so tired and apathetic..must be cleansing. My face is totalling brok…

  in Days 100 % Raw Support Group Comment by deasmiles
• Day 17 for me. Weird stuff going on, my face is covered in bumps, small bumps almost like a sweat rash and my emotions are all over the place. I saw the beautiful posting topic 1 thing to do every day and saw the affirmations, blessings and prayer o…

  in Days 100 % Raw Support Group Comment by deasmiles
• Hi all, it is day 16 100% raw and day 20 mostly raw, I had a 4 day weekend at a conference where I could not eat raw but I ate mostly raw. I really feel that I have some control back in my life now that I have made this decision to be raw. I have ha…

  in Days 100 % Raw Support Group Comment by deasmiles
• Hi, I wanted to offer some words of encouragement. I do not have a dehydrator, I live in a place where young coconuts are not available, or any other type of really exotic fruit – durian, etc. I have smoothies at breakfast 60% fruit 40% vegetables (…

  in S.O.S. - Sick of Salads! Comment by deasmiles
• My depression is less marked, my skin glows, my nails are stronger, my hair is shiner, my eyes are brighter.. I no longer have body odor…this suprised me as it happnened right away. My cramps are more manageable. And I am way less prone to panic att…

  in what benefits have you seen ? Comment by deasmiles
• Hey I know the feeling, ouch for me too. I had to leave town for 2 days and wasn’t able to pack lunch, make myself dinner, shop for fruit and veg…and I ate cooked vegan, vegetarian. My mood was down this week, I feel all gassy and gurgly again, and …

  in OUCH - I ate unraw food last night... Comment by deasmiles
• Ok, I realize you guys talked about this a few days ago, but here are my 2 cents worth…I don’t have problems with gas now that I am raw, I had massive problems before though…I was gassy all the time, my digestive system has really calmed down since …

  in evil awful gas Comment by deasmiles
• Chris, go to the following website, I made the toothpaste for sensitive teeth for myself a few months ago and works! http://www.angelfire.com/il2/purpleflame/Herbs/...

  in Toothpaste Recipe? Comment by deasmiles
• Hi guys, day 11 for me, and exept for some agave syrup in a couple of desserts I have been eating entirely raw. So far I have lost 5 lbs, the first week I felt weird, tummy bubbly, some tingling sensation going on in my hands, and left leg and that …

  in Detox benefits and symptoms.. Comment by deasmiles
• Hey TanyaB, I put it on the recipe board- strawberry banana and fig pudding. I am into this for many reasons, never was really happy about cheese, meat, and processed food consumption, want to lose weight and want to feel better. I am sleeping more …

  in Newly raw with questions Comment by deasmiles
• Hi guys, Good luck TanyaB, ok this is day 6 for me, my fiance, his mom and my physical therapist all mentioned that my eyes look brighter.. My skin also is a lot warmer, and glowy…can this happen in as little as 6 days. Chris and Zoe- I will take a …

  in Newly raw with questions Comment by deasmiles
• Thanks chilove, all the best to you. Deika.

  in Should we worry about B12 deficiency Comment by deasmiles
• Hi Patty and thank you for responding. If you go to reports There are several reports you can run, for the day, the week, the month. One of them is called Nutrition. I just wonder. I also read in a report on the internet that our livers store quite …

  in Should we worry about B12 deficiency Comment by deasmiles
• Hi rose, I used to live in DC at 14 and Q and in 2002 and 2003 I got a box of organic veggies, it was run by a coop and this guy used to stop at 16 and P I think and hand out the boxes out of his truck. How I miss DC, great farmer’s market at Dupont…

  in What to make with turnips? Comment by deasmiles
• Hi Juleskess, I am new to this it is only my first week green, raw and alive, but, look into making green smoothies. I do not have access to kale or collards here, but there is swiss chard, escarole, and chicory greens. I blend that with bananas, or…

  in more leafy greens in my belly Comment by deasmiles
• Joesc, would it help to do the master cleanse, to get me ready to embark on this life style. I will google it to find out more. What I ate today: banana apple tomato and carrot salad eggless eggsalad with lettuce leaves 2 liters of water and cold gr…

  in Newly Raw in Chile Comment by deasmiles
• Hi Jules, I just wanted to let you know that I am pretty much in the same boat, I live in Sicily Italy, where the produce is very cheap and very fresh. We pick our own figs, oranges and grapes so I know their provenance as for the rest…no way to tel…

  in Newly Raw in Chile Comment by deasmiles
• Thanks everyone for the lists, I went shopping today. Lots of vegetables, unfortunately here in Sicily I cannot find certified organic produce, but a lot of it local and one hopes… I also bought fruit berries, bananas, apples and oranges. Day 2, goi…

  in Getting started...basic list Comment by deasmiles
• Spiritmama and joesc thank you, spiritmama I ordered that book today, and today I selected several recipes which seemed easy, some fruit and some veg and made myself a list of what to buy. Thank you both, people are so friendly and helpful on this w…

  in Getting started...basic list Comment by deasmiles
• chris, I am really touched by your story, also because I can relate to it to a large degree. I do not get hospitalized, but I am over 70 lbs overweight, struggle with self-esteem issues, and feel down and sad a lot. I live in southern Italy, so you …

  in I used to be huge and sick! Comment by deasmiles
• Being full, I had a green smoothie for breakfast peaches, banana, spinach and lettuce. 2 glasses of water and I full glass of green juice (fennel, celery, apple and cucumber) I feel soo full and satiated. The other wonderful thing about this way of …

  in weight loss Comment by deasmiles
• Hi Stacie, I have to say that weight loss was my primary motivating factor for going raw. But the perks, the perks! My insommnia has vanished, I am off my depression medication and my outlook and mood has lifted, I feel better, not so down anymore (…

  in weight loss Comment by deasmiles
• I spend about 50 euros per week and that’s about $70.00 dollars.. This does not include periodic purchase of nuts and condiments probably close to $100.00 per week. This is for me and lately my b’friend has been eating what I have been eating. He ha…

  in How much do you spend a week? Comment by deasmiles
• One of the things I do is whenever I eat a mango or a papaya, I keep the skin, after eating the fruit part. I rub the skin, fruit side up on my face and let the enzymes work on my skin. I have rubbed the skins of papaya and mango fruit side up on my…

  in Face moisturizer? Comment by deasmiles
• Mine would have to be mango and papaya. we cannot get organic anything here… and the mangoes and papayas are small and tasteless but hey…they give me memory triggers for when I lived in the US and could get anything I wanted. You guys are very very …

  in what's your favorite exotic fruit? Comment by deasmiles
• Satnam, sorry forgot to answer yr question re nuts. I do not know if they are raw or not. I buy my cashews in the UK, just got back from home (US) and I brought back a huge bag of cashews and almonds. I would shop in europe on the internet for nuts,…

  in Hello, Everyone! Comment by deasmiles
• Dear Satnam, That is a good point, environmental impact of items produced far away. I wonder, in the spring and summer can you get lettuce, tomatoes, kale, olive oil, lemons? Apples, pears, strawberries-I bet you have great strawberries in Norway…I …

  in Hello, Everyone! Comment by deasmiles
• Hi Satnam, welcome to the raw world. Don’t worry about finding supplies, nuts etc…just go to ethnic stores. Are there immigrant communities in Norway? Do you live in a big city or a small town? I live in southern Italy, in Sicily a very poor place a…

  in Hello, Everyone! Comment by deasmiles
• Hi tobizarre, I am eating raw in southern Italy in Sicily in a small town, not easy but doable. I just do without a lot of the specialties…no agave nectar, young coconuts, durian, dulse, or any of the superfoods. I just use a handheld immersion blen…

  in Hello, Everyone! Comment by deasmiles
• Judy, First off, while surfing the net (I have a lot time in my hands these days) I found the blog of a woman who is raw in japan www.avocadogirl.wordpress.com Second: I haven’t read all the books that some of the people that have been doing this fo…

  in Hello, Everyone! Comment by deasmiles