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• Makes me want to smack someone around.

  in Big Pharm Comment by TomsMom
• I agree, I’ve noticed that some of the raw stores all get their foods from the same distributors(if I can use that word) I got very bad, highly oxidized(rancid) packages of pecans from Natural Zing and since I think perhaps it might be a distributor…

  in are rawguru.com's almonds REALLY raw? Comment by TomsMom
• BAlance out?? LOL, well, what do you expect from someone who would feed their children an unclean(non Kosher) food? Spam is very dirty. It’s actually cheaper to buy a cut of pork and mix it with rice and veggies(although still a dirty meat) Also, do…

  in Spam Sales Increasing Comment by TomsMom
• Brown rice was one of the first things I ever sprouted but I didn’t know what to do with it! (I have Rhio’s book, also)

  in Sweet Brown Rice! Comment by TomsMom
• The best thing to do, is to treat them when the tingling starts, before it atually errupts. But you can treat them the same way with tea tree oil mixed into something like coconut or shea butters, or in a pinch, take a tea bag(black tea) and soak it…

  in Best food/herb for cold sore? Comment by TomsMom
• Much as I love city living, I’m finding myself more and more wanting a garden to grow my own food.

  in Are Today's Natural Foods Less Nutritous? Comment by TomsMom
• Tiny1, hi. Here is a link to a man I think is THE god of kefir. http://users.chariot.net.au/dna/Makekefir.html… He’s an awesome sweet person. That link should bring you to the water kefir recipe but I would read all of the site on kefir. And of cour…

  in Acid Reflex Comment by TomsMom
• achin70 has me remembering something now. SEveral years ago, when I started to have severe acid reflux problems from meds eating my stomach lining, I started to culture kefir. If I took a couple of ounces with a meal and sat up, I had much, much les…

  in Acid Reflex Comment by TomsMom
• rishiFromRoshis, yes and no, I think the majority of people who are diagnosed with Acid Reflux are just eating poorly. However, I had stomach lining and esophageal damage from medications(Zoloft) and have the photos to prove it. Also, I’m not a stup…

  in Acid Reflex Comment by TomsMom
• I had reflux disease badly, damage from medications. Even when I stopped them, there was no relief. Scarring internally, vomiting acid into my mouth in the middle of sleep at night, it was horrible. I did not eat junk or drink alcohol, either(like m…

  in Acid Reflex Comment by TomsMom
• Well, if you need fresh foods that will last a while(if stored in a cool place), consider carrots, zucchini, squashes, apples, cabbages, sun dried tomatoes and sun dried olives, and raw pecans and/or walnuts. Get some nice spices and things like raw…

  in Whole Foods Comment by TomsMom
• It rots your teeth and is horrible for the body. WF has an agenda and I wouldn’t listen to them telling us that it’s a healthy alternative, lol. I’m surprised they said that:-) My advise to anyone would be to severely limit concentrated oils and swe…

  in What's wrong with raw cane sugar? Comment by TomsMom
• Aziah, sometimes I’ll splurge and buy non-pasteurized, brine-cured olives, but they’re really expensive. I’m going to cure my own this year because I’m greedy. (If you mean fresh olives, though, like off the tree, they are totally disgusting. But yo…

  in What is a Raw Olive? Comment by TomsMom
• I think I remember someone talking about the cashews, was that you? I always remembered that!:-)

  in FYI - Free Shipping from NaturalZing Comment by TomsMom
• I just received several pounds of highly oxidized(rancid)pecans from them. I suspect the problem lies with their distributor but it is no excuse as the nuts should have been looked at before they were sent to me. I did call and complain before I sen…

  in FYI - Free Shipping from NaturalZing Comment by TomsMom
• I feel ashamed for his actions concerning Arshavir Ter Hovannessian’s great work. No amount of cuteness or whiteness will change that.

  in I met David Wolfe Comment by TomsMom
• I’m wondering if you aren’t getting a bit of eczema from irritation, maybe from your hearing aids. It can crop up from contact with something you’re allergic to. Usually it’s from shampoo if it’s near or in the ears, but I know you and I don’t have …

  in Watery discharge from ears Comment by TomsMom
• Ear wax won’t be watery. Any chance water got caught in your ears? Do you have pain? What color is this stuff? Is it gray?

  in Watery discharge from ears Comment by TomsMom
• Are you talking about fresh food or prepared raw dishes? Because quite a lot of regular grocery stores offer free delivery. Just keep calling stores until you get a postive. The people who use their services tend to be older folks, so this service i…

  in RAW delivery! Comment by TomsMom
• I just dry body brush and rinse well. Every so often I’ll take short bath with baking soda and salt and rinse after. The only deoderant I use is mineral salt.

  in what do you bathe with? Comment by TomsMom
• I think I joined just before your last post, but at any rate, welcome back!

  in Hey everyone! Missed ya! Comment by TomsMom
• I’m the same way, angie! I hope that site helped, or if not, I’m sure there are tons of help and advice online. I’m sorry no one else has answered you yet, and really sorry I’m so dense with growing things:(

  in termites in my garden Comment by TomsMom
• Eeek, at the risk of having my head snapped off again by someone for daring to mention violence to an insect, have you tried looking up organic/natural farming methods, angie? I found some sites like this one(I haven’t joined and didn’t read the dat…

  in termites in my garden Comment by TomsMom
• I’ve lost 54 pounds on the raw so far(78 pounds lost altogether), but not nearly as fast as the more famous over weight raw fooders. It got faster once I adjusted but I don’t loose more than 8 pounds a month, give or take a bit.

  in Weight loss Comment by TomsMom
• He’s very much what I remember from the 1960’s and 1970s and I guess I’m very comfortable with his turning away from materialism and his much more honest veganism. What I don’t trust is this upcropping of raw food stores I’m seeing online from other…

  in Storm and Jinjee documentary 'Breakthrough' Comment by TomsMom
• I don’t do many fruit smoothies, but I’ve found that honeydew melon(very very ripe) blended with fresh kale is pretty awesome and a yummy way to take a hit of protein, calcium and good carbs! When I make it, I just blend the contents of one honeydew…

  in what's your go-to green smoothie recipe? Comment by TomsMom
• I really think it was the stress that was sapping you. If you’re eating a well-balanced raw diet, being 100 percent raw shouldn’t keep you devoid of strength. But stress is a killer.

  in Interesting... Comment by TomsMom
• She’ll outgrow her mood swings. Some little kids just have mood swings and it’s a part of their physical make-up. I promise she will out-grow it. I know it’s very upsetting and scary to see her like this, but she is just trying to regain control ove…

  in What Do You Use for Medicine? Comment by TomsMom
• You are amazing, rawbeginner! A lot of what you said hit home so hard, I still have goosebumps! Since I was a kid I’ve starved and binged my entire life, going from weights as low as 86 pounds to as high as 256 and done it several times, back and fo…

  in How have the people with genuine food addiction/eating disorders coped with this diet?-This is long. Comment by TomsMom
• chriscarlton, great post! rawbeginner, be careful about the iron and don’t overdo it. The body can’t excrete excess iron if you take too much and it can cause severe damage if it builds up in the body. I have beta thalassemia and know, so be careful…

  in Can any one explain the Protein thing...? Comment by TomsMom