joannabanana

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• ahh i'm jealous you got it for so cheap!! i paid regular price for it but it was well spent. it's basically the most important raw book i have. you'll love the book, but everyone around you will disagree with it!! haha my ex bf and family thought it…

  in Hurrah - Bargain on 80 10 10 book!!! Comment by joannabanana
• i didn't have any detox symptoms besides pimples, mostly on my back and chest. i felt a lot better going into raw than i felt before i did. my digestive problems stopped like 2 days into raw so that was a blessing. i don't think you have to experien…

  in Detox Question Comment by joannabanana
• On school days, I have to wake up early and don't like the fact that I can't let my body wake up when it wants to. I usually sleep 7-8 hours on school nights, but on non-school days, I sleep about 10 hours. It may seem like a lot but I'd end up taki…

  in Beginning, again . . . motivated to sleep less. :o) Comment by joannabanana
• Reading this story made my cry. That poor cow. It was only natural for it to run away from its own death. I'm glad he got away. I hope he's lucky enough to go to a farm sanctuary.

  in Cow Escapes Slaughterhouse Comment by joannabanana
• I've noticed some companies are just really inconsiderate of their customers. I hope you get a reply. I ordered sea kelp noodles from the Sea Kelp Company and they overcharged me by about $10. I emailed them and I never got an email back. I refuse t…

  in Rawguru.com problems Comment by joannabanana
• coconutty, that's so funny!! i'm the same way. i just ordered the mega's this time because i knew i'd demolish a whole box.

  in Raweos Comment by joannabanana
• I just ordered all of the ones that I haven't tried - chai oreos, fudge oreos, luscious lemon swirls, thumbalina, and contrast. i cannot wait for them to get here!

  in Raweos Comment by joannabanana
• The thumbprint is pretty interesting looking but I'll definitely order it. The chai sounds so heavenly!! I love chai tea so I bet it's really good. Did you try the lemon swirls or the fudge raweos? I'm going on vacation a lot this summer so I want t…

  in Raweos Comment by joannabanana
• I wasn't impressed with the Jack LaLane juicer at all. I got NO juice out of any of my greens so I was always left with a big container of shredded greens. I need to get a new one, too.

  in Best Juicer? Comment by joannabanana
• Valgal, I suffered from constipation and other horrible digestive problems my entire life until I started eating RAW. The main reason I can get constipated sometimes is if I eat too much fat. Fat slows your digestion down a lot, so I would cut out s…

  in 2 weeks on raw and bloated, mucusy, fatigue all from stress, would yoga and meditation help? Comment by joannabanana
• zinfandel, thanks for posting that link. i read the whole article (very long but it's a sunday) and i'm just really surprised that getting your period might not be so good for you. i didn't get mine for a year and my doctors and parents were panicki…

  in Come on people cant I gain weight?!? please!? Comment by joannabanana
• kaybee, i was purchasing those same valencia almonds, too!! i am so shocked that you know all this stuff. it's nice to get "behind-the-scenes" information on their food. i usually shop at giant eagle and go to whole foods once every 3 months. it's p…

  in Trader Joe's Comment by joannabanana
• I first became vegan because I had an eating disorder. That sounds kind of weird, but I was trying to disguise it as "oh, it's healthier to eat this way" but I was really just restricting my diet and limiting the foods I could eat. When I look back …

  in Why Are You Vegan??? Comment by joannabanana
• that's such a good idea. i always have some handy because i use it on my face. i've tried other oils like jojoba and coconut, but they just made my hair really slick and greasy.

  in No Poo Comment by joannabanana
• pixx, i will definitely get some bar shampoos. it seems like a lot of people use them now. i've used bottled shampoo 2 times since i posted on the 18th and my hair has been REALLY REALLY REALLY itchy the past 2 days. do you think my hair is rejectin…

  in No Poo Comment by joannabanana
• well, after 4 months of living with disgusting hair, i snapped and bought an organic shampoo!! i used it this morning and the smell of it put me over the edge. it's rosemary and now my hair smells like a garden. it was one of the shower experiences …

  in No Poo Comment by joannabanana
• duwan, i juice the lemons myself so it's definitely raw. i think my hair is just doomed. it's very fine, and ever since i got a perm, it has a gunky texture : ( bdcraddock, i was probably looking at the same sites you have been looking at. i usually…

  in No Poo Comment by joannabanana
• I did a diluted lemon juice rinse this morning and my hair is pure oil. eeekkk!!!

  in No Poo Comment by joannabanana
• rawisbeauty, i've been using all natural soaps on my body but haven't tried it in my hair. i'm trying to get to the spot where i don't need hair products. sexyraw, i feel the same way about my hair!!! i've always had really long hair, and a couple o…

  in No Poo Comment by joannabanana
• You should never weigh yourself more than once a week because your weight fluctuates a lot. Even in the morning, my weight is different than it is in the afternoon and at night. The best time to weight yourself is after you've went to the bathroom i…

  in 1 WeeK RaW and Gaining weight?!!! Comment by joannabanana
• Broccoli is one of the only vegetables i still eat steamed. It is too hard for me to digest when it's raw and I get really constipated. I don't eat it often, but when I do, I enjoy it to the fullest. I'll have to do the dehydrator method. That's pre…

  in Steaming Broccoli?? Comment by joannabanana
• Ginge, I actually read it in Ani Phyo's Raw Food Kitchen. She said if you eat a raw diet, you won't need sunscreen. Your body will be free of toxins and that is basically what causes skin cancer in the first place. The sun draws the toxins to the sk…

  in Sunscreen and Bug Spray Comment by joannabanana
• Don't use sunscreen. It's basically putting a lot of chemicals on your skin and it blocks the absorption of Vitamin D. If you're on a raw diet, your body should be relatively free of toxins so when you go out in the sun, the sun won't have toxins to…

  in Sunscreen and Bug Spray Comment by joannabanana
• fee, i am so happy you posted this recipe!! it's the same one i wanted to post but i couldn't find my book. it's totally amazing, though, and i didn't dehydrate mine.

  in good pate and burger recipes anyone? Comment by joannabanana
• lulushka8, i love halva!! i have never had the cooked version but i made the raw version from this site. it was delicious. i will definitely try the date/tahini snack. halva has a very strong sesame flavor so if you hate tahini, it's definitely not …

  in I HATE tahini! Am I alone? Comment by joannabanana
• susan, i'm with you on that one!!! i'm obsessed with it. the first time i tried it alone, it was disgusting to me, but after mixing it in with some dressing and in hummus, i can eat it by itself now.

  in I HATE tahini! Am I alone? Comment by joannabanana
• congratulations!! that's such great news for you!!! i love hearing stories like this. i used to have this obsession with these giant cookies called "character cookies." if you shop at giant eagle, they are at the bakery. basically, it's two huge coo…

  in Me finally caffeine free! Take that Starbucks! Comment by joannabanana
• i usually drink my smoothie throughout the morning. i have class every day at 10, so i have a glass at 9:15 in the morning and bring the rest in this big thermos for after class. i usually have enough for 3-4 large glasses depending on how many bana…

  in New to this, and no energy :( Comment by joannabanana
• Your body is used to eating cooked foods and when you replace your meals with raw foods, you get fuller much quicker. I had to re-learn how to eat because your stomach is designed to hold a lot much more food than you're eating. On a raw diet, I bel…

  in New to this, and no energy :( Comment by joannabanana
• hbartlett, i usually shop every 2 or 3 days because i go through tons of fruit and veggies. my main cheap staples are bananas, big packages of spinach, cantaloupes, honeydew melon, and medjool dates (very filling). i go through tons of bananas!!! an…

  in 3 days in and I feel wierd... Comment by joannabanana