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• I was having some muscle fatigue today (which may just be a side effect of a med I take) and panicked a little. from rawfoodexplained.com: “If you eat a calorie-sufficient diet of fruits, vegetables and sprouts, you can obtain all the amino acids th…

  in The Protein Question Revisited Comment by stevio
• OK, so I did some more research. It turns out many sprouts are up to 35% protein. So, since 8 ounces = 226.8 grams, an 8 oz serving of alfalfa sprouts (which is 35% protein) should contain about 79.4g of protein. Even a sprout blend averaging 25% pr…

  in The Protein Question Revisited Comment by stevio
• my understanding is that active adults needed .8g of protein per kg of lean body weight. We surely do not need protein to help maintain our unneeded fat stores. Great tip on the hemp seed. Can these be sprouted?

  in The Protein Question Revisited Comment by stevio
• Chronometer is the software I couldn’t remember the name of, and yes, there is no information about the amounts of essential amino acids available, and it is a lot of work to track all that stuff down (at least since I don’t know where to look yet).…

  in The Protein Question Revisited Comment by stevio
• I had a visit with my new primary care practitioner, and she suggested cutting my BP med in half to taper off. Well, I missed my blood pressure med 3 days in a row, unintentionally (or perhaps my subconscious guiding me), and when I checked my BP to…

  in My first real health breakthrough with raw Comment by stevio
• Mostly green smoothies, but not the 100% I set out to do. I have a big one for breakfast and another big one for lunch, and sometimes I’ll have some seeds with one or both (I enjoy chewing the seeds, and I LOVE the flavor of straight hemp seeds). I …

  in My first real health breakthrough with raw Comment by stevio
• you guys are all so kind with your support. It really makes an impact. I saw the naturopath monday, and I liked him. He gave me a supplement to take in place of the evil Zocor (read about statin meds if you take them – more dangerous than good for m…

  in My first real health breakthrough with raw Comment by stevio
• Well, his reaction has probably gotten him fired. I am seeing the naturopath tomorrow. It is a long drive for me to get there, but my health is worth it. The doctor said I would probably never be able to get off of the diabetes meds, but might be ab…

  in My first real health breakthrough with raw Comment by stevio
• Well, I had my appointment a couple of days ago. To summerize: I have been on blood pressure medicine for about 8 months. That got me down to 130/90. I have been on diabetes meds for 12 weeks, that started to stabilize my blood sugar. I have been on…

  in My first real health breakthrough with raw Comment by stevio
• I have my follow-up appointment wednesday, and I find out then. I had to reschedule due to some family issues that came up.

  in My first real health breakthrough with raw Comment by stevio
• thanks all! The encouragement and support around here never stops amazing me. I agree with all the advice about working with my doctor and doing this under supervision. He is also a reasonable person, though skeptical of diet being enough to elimina…

  in My first real health breakthrough with raw Comment by stevio
• my big three: making a smoothie with a whole bunch of mustard greens thinking it was kale (it was like drinking fire, and resulted in burping fire for hours). twisting the lid onto my krups blender before I had the blendtec, which caused the pitcher…

  in Gone Raw - Gone Wrong? BLOOPER TIME! Comment by stevio
• Welcome to green smoothieville! I have only been here a short itme myself, but it has already changed my life for the better. This little tangent on apples has made me sad. I recently moved away from the area where I have lived most of my life, and …

  in My very first green smoothie! Comment by stevio
• I think 2 bananas go a long way to hiding the greens flavor. For breakfast this morning I had kale, banana, and blueberry. For lunch I had onion, celery, tomato and avacado. Both were quite yummy!

  in Question about leafy greens and smoothies Comment by stevio
• I am finding that while 100% raw, I have no need for deodorant. Even after 4 days without a shower my body odor is not noticeable to those around me, nor to myself. However, I am sure I will not always be able to stay 100% raw all the time, and this…

  in crystal deodorant Comment by stevio
• I will jump on the TheRawDance bandwagon as well. I feel that my appreciation of your fabulousness is something I can only appreciate since I’ve gone raw. My old self was a grumpy old curmudgeon who would have felt oppressed by your happiness and op…

  in TheRawDance Comment by stevio
• I am not concerned with losing the fiber, as I drink a lot of green smoothies and eat whole fruits and veggies, this would be in addition to that, not in place of it. I am just hoping to hang onto the nutrients (especially the amino acids). I am sor…

  in Sprouts: to juice or not to juice? Comment by stevio
• heyenglish, my mouth started watering just reading that recipe. I can’t wait until tomorrow to make it!

  in Share Your Feel Good Meals!!! Comment by stevio
• I use collards in my green smoothies. The trick is that you need at least 2 bananas plus some other fruit like blueberries or strawberries. Also, keep the ratio reasonable, this one should be more fruit than greens. I try to eat as much blended food…

  in Collard Greens? Comment by stevio
• I lost about 14 pounds in the first 18 days of being 99% raw, but the first week of that was only about 3 pounds of it. I haven’t been on a scale in about a week, so I have no idea where I am now. I was able to lose about 30 pounds this year while s…

  in When's all this weight loss I read about supposed to start? Comment by stevio
• last week my local produce market had conventional canteloupes for $1 each. I got one and it was so ripe and flavorful I went back for half a dozen more. It was such a treat, as the flavorless ones are such a heartbreak to me. I wish I could get the…

  in Cantaloupe Comment by stevio
• Yes, I too thank you for that pointer to the kefir info. Giving up dairy was easy, except yogurt and kefir (especially since I have a co-worker who gives me free home made yogurt from local organic milk). I can’t wait to try this out!

  in KEFIR-water = can it be considered RAW? Comment by stevio
• I agree with you totally Bluedolfin. I have not mentioned to him specifically my raw food veganism (especially since when I saw him last, I had not yet given up meat), but I did tell him of the green smoothies and the fact that I was eating only who…

  in 30 days of green smoothies Comment by stevio
• Thanks for the tip. I will go out for some avocado and celery tonight. I see no harm in including this in my diet over the next month before my next blood test as it is real food, not pills. My doctor is unlikely to be persuaded by the diet as a pot…

  in 30 days of green smoothies Comment by stevio
• Thanks for the support, encouragement, and testimonial. Blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes are the results of bad eating made worse by over a decade of anti-depressants and their horrid side-effects. I do believe that the meds can be an effect…

  in 30 days of green smoothies Comment by stevio
• Great suggestion about the stove breaker. I think I’ll go trip it right now.

  in I made a real commitment today to the raw lifestyle Comment by stevio
• The company I work for is 2.4 miles from my house, and they are doing the study to see if a windmill would be feasible in that location. If so, I think they will be buying one to off set our corporate carbon footprint. So if feasible, I will certain…

  in I made a real commitment today to the raw lifestyle Comment by stevio
• angie, my stove is cluttered not only with the plastic stuff you mention, but with paper products as well. It really could be a fire waiting to happen if I ever turned the stove on. Even when I was eating cooked meat, I would grill it rather than us…

  in I made a real commitment today to the raw lifestyle Comment by stevio
• As far as being green is concerned with this house, it is being built in a new ‘green’ subdivision with energy efficient designs, and geothermal heat pumps for heating and cooling for all 20 houses going up. It is not truly green design, it doesn’t …

  in I made a real commitment today to the raw lifestyle Comment by stevio
• How do you keep them from falling apart? A thin slice of log will crack and check as it dries and become very brittle and not stand up to chopping.

  in Cutting Boards and glue Comment by stevio