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• rawafromama – I’ve had my Champion for a year and my juice is always warm….. no matter how fast or slow I juice. I just put ice in the bowl underneath – which I hate. I’ve wanted to buy a Greenstar but I guess I keep holding out for a Norwalk (which…

  in UMM WHY Does my CHAMPION Juicer heat UP Comment by aleta
• I get that feeling all the time too. But more than a handful of nuts or seeds a day makes me feel…. gross. I find that grazing helps a little and avocados or olive oil help too. If I don’t have them at least once a day I find myself eating a ton of …

  in Hungry and full at the same time? Comment by aleta
• Mandelicious – I’ve always loved coffee and always been easily affected by it, headaches, etc. I’ve been off coffee for over a year and I think I’d notice any similar affects. So, no on the cacao. I have it about every other day, usually in the afte…

  in Caffeine Catastrophe! Comment by aleta
• Luna blu – I can’t wait to see a pic of you! I see your avatar on so many posts and I just assumed you were really young but it seems we are the same age! I agree, EVERYONE here is beautiful! For those of you who haven’t been to the Raw Spirit Festi…

  in Beautiful females Comment by aleta
• Just curious… Does anyone else have trouble with their Champion making their juices warm? I don’t really love my Champion and was actually thinking of selling it and getting a GreenStar or something similar with twin gears. I hear they don’t heat up…

  in Champion Juicer??? Comment by aleta
• 39 but feel 25!

  in How old are you? Comment by aleta
• I’ve tried so many recipes and some were good, most not so good. So I’ve learned to keep it simple. 1/2 C Olive Oil, Tbs Nama Shoyu (or Braggs), Tbs Apple Cider Vinegar, 1/2 Lemon juice, lots of curry powder then I chop up a 1/2 to 1 avocado, put it…

  in Raw Dressings? Comment by aleta
• Personally speaking. When I found this website I was looking for a raw vegan site, not a raw meat site. So, I support it being fully and only a raw vegan site….. but that doesn’t mean I’m knocking anyone else’s choices or lifestyles!!! That being sa…

  in Is this site Vegan? Comment by aleta
• My husband and 3 teenage sons are all SAD eaters. So, I fix SAD meals everyday, sometimes every meal. Everyone is very supportive of my raw vegan life though. My husband and eldest will, very rarely, try my food. My two younger boys are more willing…

  in anyone with non raw partners? Comment by aleta
• When I was at the Raw Spirit Fest in Sedona in Oct 2007, one night they had a coconut curry type soup. I’ve never tasted anything like it before or since and I can’t find the recipe!! They also served ice cream one day for lunch that was amazing.

  in The best raw food you've ever eaten???? Comment by aleta
• I did give up coffee when I went raw. I still love the smell and I still want it. I just assumed I couldn’t have it. I have made myself a raw version that I found on this site’s recipes. And it’s soooooo amazing! I think it’s called Rawbucks Iced Mo…

  in coffee Comment by aleta
• “The Live Food Factor” by Susan Shenck was my first book and was a real eye opener for me. But my personal opinion (worthless, of course!) is that you need to try it for yourself, experience it yourself and be your own proof!!!

  in Hard Evidence Comment by aleta
• I had RA and Fibro before becoming raw. Now I consider myself “healed” from those diseases. Yet any little thing can trigger pain. Like eating just one cooked vegan meal will make my joints hurt for a couple days until the raw food takes over again.…

  in Thoughts on tattoos???? Comment by aleta
• This is a great topic! I’ve been thinking about this every since going raw myself. I got my first tattoo 13 years ago after my divorce. Then 3 months into going raw I had one done to commemorate my new life as a raw foodist. About a month ago I got …

  in Thoughts on tattoos???? Comment by aleta
• Wow – thanks for all the support! Would have gotten back to everyone sooner, but we got stranded in Atlanta last night and my laptop was dead…. Now, we are finally home and I’ve made my tomato basil soup and had 3 cups of pau d’arco tea w/honey for …

  in vacation woes Comment by aleta
• I forgot to mention one item that is very important to me and my RA/Fibro….. I can’t, I mean I just can’t eat tomatoes! One every now and then as a kind of bonus or something. But more than one small tomato and I’m in pain within hours. But I can ea…

  in Raw with Rheumatoid Arthritis Comment by aleta
• Marichiesa – I’ve been watching your post since you started and I’ve been wanting to reply. But honestly, your post scares me. See I HAD RA and Fibro for several years and nothing helped me. Nothing. I was on Methotrexate (BAD, BAD, BAD STUFF!!!) st…

  in Raw with Rheumatoid Arthritis Comment by aleta
• spider7075 – I soooo wish I could get into sprouts, but as hard as I try, I’m just not a big fan… I keep trying though. kminty3 – I drink a Kombucha about everyday. I like the High Country Goji Berry the most at the moment. I also like a lot of the …

  in do you have raw food staples Comment by aleta
• Wow! It’s been great hearing from so many people! I do like making new things but sometimes it’s just too easy to make something simple! Recipes: The curry carrot soup I got off of this site! It’s just called carrot soup but I add more than the rec…

  in do you have raw food staples Comment by aleta
• curried cauliflower… hum, sounds interesting! Wanna share your recipe? I’m always looking for quick and easy things to make. I’m the only raw person within a 100 miles so I’m always fixing the family a full meal then I fix me something and I’m too t…

  in do you have raw food staples Comment by aleta
• Do I feel truly amazing? Yes and no. But mostly YES!!! Raw food has cured, in my opinion, my rheumatoid arthritis and fibro. I’ve lost 80 lbs and my year anniversary isn’t until May. I found, under all the pain and fat a light body and spirit that’…

  in Who actually feels amazing? Comment by aleta
• capcommander – Where in rural Wyoming do you live? I live in Kimball, Nebraska, just 15 miles across the eastern Wyoming border on I-80. I’m the only person I know who is raw and I’m always on the lookout for someone close who is raw too! Hopefully …

  in help! no support at home Comment by aleta
• Wow, you are all amazing! I wish I could do half as much as any of you. But, honestly, I don’t have an exercise program. I do yoga about once a week, not enough to make a difference but enough to keep my sane. And then I have the ranch, which means …

  in What's your exercise? Comment by aleta
• All right! I’ve tried sprouting almonds too without luck but then again, I terribly impatient. I also don’t sprout much, just don’t crave the sprouts very often… anyway Carmentina, where did you get your almonds? I was thinking of buying some from w…

  in Sprouting almonds Comment by aleta
• Hello hairstar! And welcome to being raw! I’ve been raw since May 2007 and I live in a little town in 3,000 in the southwestern Nebraska panhandle. Before going to the Raw Spirit Fest last October I’d never even met another raw person before. Also, …

  in Fresh foods midwest blues Comment by aleta
• I don’t think I really read the question. Sorry! How long before it feels normal. Okay, thats different. Yea, a couple months is probably right! Eating 100% raw is completely and totally normal to me now. And if I’d eaten that lasagna last night wou…

  in How long until raw becomes normal? Comment by aleta
• REALLY? Are you guys really being honest? A month, a month and a half? Really? I’ve been raw 9 months and last nights meat lasagna smelled amazing. The fresh smell of bread nearly killed me, okay, slight overreaction there. But seriously, even thoug…

  in How long until raw becomes normal? Comment by aleta
• I really wanted a geo-dome! I love their product. But I really want it to last a long time and well, for the money I figured it would be cheaper to build my own. We already have the back-hoe, cement block and some lumber so I’m nearly half way there…

  in what are these ingredients? Comment by aleta
• Thanks germin8. It’s been an amazing evolution! The trips not so bad, only 1.5 hrs from my house to Fort Collins. And I just save any other shopping I have for that day too. I would have to drive 1 hour to the closest mall/lowes/whatever anyway, so …

  in what are these ingredients? Comment by aleta
• Welcome! Where in the midwest are you? I live in western Nebraska. Maybe I can help! I’ve been raw since May 2007. I live in a small town and have to drive to get healthy organic food. Actually, I just posted about this to someone else. At first it …

  in what are these ingredients? Comment by aleta