achin70

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• Meditating: Glad to be of assistance! If you’re on maca and the adaptogen supps, you’re definitely on the right path for balancing your adrenals. :)

  in Salt Comment by achin70
• This discussion has made me retreat to my modest library to reacquaint myself with information on salt. Well, it does look like our bodies are primarily salt and water. According to Gabriel Cousens, our blood is the composition of the ocean. By salt…

  in Salt Comment by achin70
• NoBones: You can use sea veggies to get your iodine, esp. kelp granules!

  in Salt Comment by achin70
• I agree that sodium chloride, or table salt, is bad for you. However, the live salts like Celtic Salt and Himalayan Salt are not sodium chloride. They do have sodium and chloride, but also a host of other minerals as well. So it can really help your…

  in Salt Comment by achin70
• Chinese medicine believes that we just don’t have the digestive fire to digest raw foods adequately. However, this does not consider that we can strengthen our digestive fire to the point where we can easily digest and assimilate raw foods. :)

  in raw food & chinese medicine Comment by achin70
• Yes, buying your almonds online is the way to go. Also, small farms are exempt from this rule, so your local farmer’s market might have raw almonds available as well. I usually get mine from the co-op, for they import raw almonds from Spain. Great l…

  in Almonds not really raw? Comment by achin70
• I’m starting a new job tomorrow at Whole Foods, so it’s going to take a lot of planning to keep raw. They’ve got me working different hours every day, so I’ve really got to keep on top of menu planning. Oh well, it’ll just take a little more discipl…

  in Anybody else find "raw" time-consuming and "difficult"? Comment by achin70
• Meditating: When I was at Tree of Life, I met someone who had adrenal fatigue because of the overconsumption of cacao. She was tired in the mornings, and had dark circles under her eyes. I believe Gabriel Cousens had some testing done at TOL, and he…

  in cacao for pms Comment by achin70
• I’m trying to figure out how to eat as much cacao as possible without stressing my adrenals. Using it with maca seems to help, since maca supports the adrenals. Also, in Naked Chocolate, David Wolfe estimates 5 cacao beans eaten whole equals about 1…

  in cacao for pms Comment by achin70
• Here’s a link to thenaughtyvegan.com with expert instructions on how to remove the coconut meat. There are also instructions on opening mature and young coconuts on this website. :) http://www.thenaughtyvegan.com/coconutmeat.htm

  in Coconut Problem! Comment by achin70
• Does nutritional yeast have B12? I have heard that it’s a good source of B12 for pregnant women. Despite the fact it’s not raw, it’s a good supplement if you’re pregnant. :)

  in nutritonal yeast-how bad is it? Comment by achin70
• Have you Seattleites tried Nature’s Pantry in Bellevue? Their raw lunches are awesome. There’s no table service, but you can buy and eat in store in you like. Chef Adam is highly talented? :)

  in Best Raw Restaurants Comment by achin70
• Here’s my two cents’ worth: In the past, the terms coconut oil and coconut butter were used interchangeably. Then Artisana’s Coconut Butter threw a wrench into the whole thing with their version of coconut butter, which is ground from whole coconut,…

  in coconut butter? Comment by achin70
• Try rawvegansource.com. They have the best prices around! They have all the items you listed except for the grains. :)

  in Need cheapest online stores for these things: Comment by achin70
• Here are some foods and supps your friend can use for acid reflux (I’ve attached a link as well): http://www.goneraw.com/forums/7/topics/4404 Most people suffering from GERD have low stomach acid, so there

  in Acid Reflex Comment by achin70
• I treat myself once a week for a meal at a raw restaurant to keep myself motivated. Do you have any in your area? Going to raw potlucks are a lot of fun, too. Do you have a local raw community you can turn to for support? LOL. :)

  in I totally fell off the raw wagon Comment by achin70
• I don’t think I could stand making complex raw recipes all the time. I think I’m in the kitchen enough making green smoothies! The Sunfood Diet Success System was really inspiring. David Wolfe hardly ever makes complex recipes. He shares his typical…

  in Just can't do this anymore Comment by achin70
• Pumpkin seeds are economical too, and they have a pretty nice combination of omega 3, 6 and 9 (oleic acid) fatty acids. Also, omega 9’s are very beautifying!

  in Essential Fatty-Acids... Comment by achin70
• I’ll leave the questions about dates to someone else, but I believe goji berries are sun dried most of the time. You would need to check with the source to be sure. However, even if they’re are sun dried, if the temperature is too high, I suppose th…

  in dates are all sun-dried and raw Comment by achin70
• Hey, great idea. I’m going to start sprouting soon, once I get a good filtration system installed! :)

  in ocean grown agriculture Comment by achin70
• The seaweed fertilizer idea is cool! Yes, if you overdo the salt, it will kill the wheatgrass, so I think it needs to be diluted. If you use actually ocean water, at 20:1 to 30:1 ratio of water to ocean water is required. :)

  in ocean grown agriculture Comment by achin70
• el-bo: Thanks for the info, I will see what happens when I take the plunge. I know some raw foodists have gotten by fine with less food over time, but they have had to obtain their nutrients from “subtle” sources (like air). Harder to do if you live…

  in 100% raw improves assimilation? Comment by achin70
• Thanks for the info! I’m going for it. Even if 100% raw doesn’t work out, the effort is what counts. Yes, I got the e-mail offering 10 spots for the program a couple weeks ago, and I jumped at the opportunity! :)

  in 100% raw improves assimilation? Comment by achin70
• I e-mailed sunfood.com when I bought some last year, and they recommended soaking for 6-7 hours. :)

  in Wild Jungle Peanuts - Soaking Necessary? Comment by achin70
• Raw taro can cause severe throat and mouth discomfort. Cassava aka yucca root is toxic in its raw state or if it’s not cooked thoroughly, and can be potentially fatal. :)

  in Are there any foods not suitable to be eaten raw? Comment by achin70
• Samilicious: I think it depends on the pollen. At my local farmer’s market, the beekeeper claims his pollen stay enzymatically active for 7 years. Granted, it’s not going to taste as fresh after that long, but it’s still active. Also, this is wild f…

  in Bee Pollen Texture Comment by achin70
• You might want to try adding a tablespoon or more of coconut oil, olive oil, or flax oil to your smoothies, if you’re not already doing so. It will help the fruit sugars from the smoothies to absorb more slowly to provide you with longer lasting ene…

  in rough day Comment by achin70
• You can go down to Whole Foods/the local co-op and try some goji berries for a pick me up! :)

  in rough day Comment by achin70
• I’ve been told the only unsprayed goji berries are sunfood.com, Authentic Tibetan Goji Berries (also from sunfood.com), and some of the Himalayan Organic Goji Berries. I think there’s a lot of false advertising out there. I get mine from Extreme Hea…

  in best on-line raw source? Comment by achin70
• Try ebay for vanilla beans. It’s really inexpensive, about $1 per bean! Try rawvegansource for inexpensive cacao butter. It’s $12.99/lb. :)

  in Need help with a couple Raw ingredients... Comment by achin70