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• aviatrix79~ I think you may have gotten a bit mixed by my post. I am not vegan. I have been in the past. I, like you, would be hard pressed to find a site that caters strictly to they way I eat. I highlighted the word vegan and mentioned the word vu…

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• I don't control the cat that lives here. She was a stray, and hung around my door for about a year (and no, I was not the one in the neighborhood feeding the strays. Some one else was, so she wasn't hanging at my door for food.) One day she just wal…

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• "every other species on this planet eat exactly as his or her brethren do" Have you not known of animals who didn't eat something that their brother did eat? Perhaps you've never encountered much time around pets, but I certainly have seen animals e…

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• aviatrix79~ I am not the site owner, nor am I a mod. But in my time here, I have encountered several non-vegans. I have not noticed anywhere anyone being told they are not welcome. I am fairly certain that any raw vegan recipe you (or anyone) has to…

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• aviatrix79: "I don't eat intuitively at all, in fact if I'm craving sugars, I usually have some protein instead." They way I see it, you are listening to your body and giving it what you feel it needs. Personally, I find that very wise. :~)

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• Hmmm, yes, this is a vegan site, and to my knowledge no one has posted a recipe here containing meat. Neither angie nor I have told Rawskeptic to go eat a piece of meat. (yes, I've seen others in some threads tell folks to do just that. I disagree w…

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• I'm with you Angie; I think eating intuitively is very important. We all are different! Learning what is healthy is also important, though, as is getting your system clean enough to recognize what is the right "voice" inside to trust. (That little v…

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• http://sproutpeople.com/ This site sells stuff, but they also have way more info (on sprouts & sprouting) online available for free than any other site I have seen.

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• I'm with ya, penfold. That's quite a drop. Somehow I hadn't picked up on those figures. Yes, that certainly would account for a lack of energy.

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• "I'm now having troubles with constipation, which is odd considering my astronomical fiber intake." Not odd at all, if you are not taking in adequate fluids to flush the fiber. Otherwise, all that fiber will draw fluids from the body, and hence, con…

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• "Would I be defeating the purpose of the diet if I consumed all my veggies in smoothie/juice form?" I wouldn't think so. I mean, you'll be chewing other things, right? (Fruit, the almonds you mentioned...) I wouldn't go completely liquid (not long t…

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• You really do need to change up what you will be eating day to day; you won't get the full benefit of the experience (nor of nutrition) if you eat the same things every day. And, IMHO, that is way too much fat for every day. Enjoy your experiment! :…

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• Here's the link for Excalibur on ebay: http://stores.ebay.com/Excalibur-Dehydrator-Factory-Direct Look through that list there, and you will find some of them to be the blemished ones, and therefore discounted. I considered one of the four tray blem…

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• I had a Harvest something-or-other (not sure of the whole name) 20 years ago, and I did not like it either!! But from what I know now, those round ones aren't so good, and run way too hot. I love this one I have now, but admittedly I have a cracker …

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• I have a Good4U dehydrator that I got from the folks at RawFoodLife, via ebay. It was the lowest price I'd seen (mine was $98, with free shipping) It works well, and I have heard it is way quieter than the Excalibur. http://stores.ebay.com/Cassandra…

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• seed cheese nut butter tahini jam (dried fruit, soaked, then blended in water or juice) If they are bite sized, top each with a slice of cucumber, and a bit of finely shredded carrot. Or a tomato relish. The possibilities really are endless........

  in Help with Pumpkin seed crackers accompaniment please. Comment by pixx
• Woohoo, Zoe! Glad it's gong well. :~)

  in Weening off meds, please help. Comment by pixx
• Yeah, that's what I was hoping. Otherwise, I rarely talk about any of that stuff. Kinda personal, ya know? It's tough admitting how ugly things got. I know it's only been a couple days-- but, how's it goin' Zoe. S?

  in Weening off meds, please help. Comment by pixx
• Yes, everyone is different. I did point out that folks who can not take paxil, can not take st johns wort; and that both had been helpful to some folks, as well as disastrous for others. Thanks for your concern Bluedolfin. That was years ago, and a …

  in Weening off meds, please help. Comment by pixx
• The St John's Wort I used was standardized & the same potency & quantity of the study I had read. I became extremely angry and aggressive while on it. Fortunately, I did not hurt anyone, nor myself, while on it. I have always wondered if oth…

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• Unfortunately, I can't direct you to any written material. I've been on both (at different times) with disastrous results. After a bit, I read about the similarities between St Johns Wort and Paxil, which made everything that happened so very clear.…

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• It always scares me when St John's Wort is considered. That stuff has side affects much like it's prescription counterpart Paxil. Yes, it has worked for some (both have) but for some, it (either) can be a very scary experience to hell and (hopefully…

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• Zoe. S: "I'm also interested in how long it takes for the meds to leave the system completely after stopping and whether still having withdrawals means that the meds are still circulating around the body. I've read all the other posts on here about …

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• I do hope you are being careful, and are fully aware of what you are doing and how to go about it. I also hope that whatever you decide to do, that it works well for you. I know folks have done that successfully, but doing it incorrectly can be disa…

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• I wouldn't get too hung up on counting calories every day. But it is a good idea to have a general idea of where you stand on intake, so occasional counting is a good thing. You may want to find out how many calories you burn, doing nothing. Then yo…

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• The *skin* of an avocado?? Oh, my!! Tough stuff!

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• vegan2raw~ Yup! gratefultobe~ :-P & You're welcome! ;~)

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• I found the taste to be awful, but didn't try it with fruit. I don't really see the point, for me personally, to mask the taste of something to be able to get it down. I'll pass. ;)

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• I'm with penfold on this one. I believe that the mesh is just to hold small items from dropping between the slats of the dehydrator trays. If your Nesco didn't come with them, it's likely the trays are made with closer slats, and it is unnecessary. …

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• There is a group over on Yahoo, for sprouting. We talk some about other stuff too: gardening, raw, juicers, and other topics have come up lately. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/sproutpeople/

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