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• kminty3- oh i read SO many books that scared me about my body… starting with Diet for a New America (love that book!). deep tissue cleansing… juicing is the morning and waiting a good 30 mins/1 hour is a good way to release toxins. greens take toxin…

  in Getting Rid of Toxins Comment by pianissima
• standard american diet. it’s used by all sorts of people to make their diet not sound “sad.” i think when raw foodists say “sad” they usually mean people who aren’t raw foodists. generally it refers to the hamburger, steak and potato eating diet. hi…

  in SAD question Comment by pianissima
• oh, one more thing: if you feel like you need it, then i think it’s a perfectly acceptable transition food. no guilt.

  in How much dark chocolate do you eat? Comment by pianissima
• chocolate makes me feel like i’ve had 10 cups of coffee. i don’t eat it anymore as a result. she recommends eating dagoba bars, which is a company that got bought out by nestle. =( if you like chocolate, there are some delicious recipes on this site…

  in How much dark chocolate do you eat? Comment by pianissima
• oh, and i second, third, whatever all the info here. mandelicious is right about the food pyramid. it’s interesting to know that it is a political tool, not a nutritional one. meat and dairy lobbyists have more to do with how it turned out than any …

  in How important are grains/beans/legumes? Comment by pianissima
• i’ve read a lot to suggest soy has negative health benefits, except when traditionally fermented (which means cooked, which means i am a doubter). i’ve also read that soy is highly mucus causing and can cause thyroid problems (which i’ve experienced…

  in How important are grains/beans/legumes? Comment by pianissima
• oh, don’t google, blackle! =) blackle.com (energy saving google)

  in Raw Tahini? Comment by pianissima
• i read that arrowhead mills temps get very high… higher than raw. if you look at the glass jar it doesn’t say “raw” anywhere. plus, tahini isn’t necessarily raw, it’s just PURE tahini paste. if you google arrowhead mills and raw i think you’ll find …

  in Raw Tahini? Comment by pianissima
• oh how annoying. my entire post just got erased! =) ok. what i said in a nutshell: go to foods: -fresh fruit (bananas, oranges, strawberries, whatever you like and is appealing… be adventurous!) -homemade salad dressing—have a good amount in the fri…

  in Newbie here, what basic things should I have? Comment by pianissima
• rawprincess1—when i first went raw i really wanted bread, so i ate manna bread (not raw, but low-temp cooked) dipped in olive oil with some sort of tomato and pepper spread, or just plain. that really helped. and after about 5 days i was sick of it …

  in Where are YOU having trouble? Comment by pianissima
• winona—i know. i play my music in an italian restaurant sometimes and tonight the pasta sauce with the smell of parmesan cheese on it was just killing me. but i try to think of it like any other fragrance. i love the smell of roses, but i’d hardly c…

  in Where are YOU having trouble? Comment by pianissima
• oh dinner was the hardest during winter. i started making raw flatbreads that really do it for me. i love having a meal that i have to assemble as i eat… i lay out loads of “fixings” like marinated and warmed (dehydrated) onion, pepper, mushrooms. i…

  in Where are YOU having trouble? Comment by pianissima
• no idea what i weigh now or before. don’t believe in scales. BUT, i can tell i’ve morphed down by having to buy an entirely new wardrobe. congrats to everyone for achieving your goals! it feels SO much better to be lighter. =)

  in How much weight have you lost? Comment by pianissima
• well i haven’t tried them but i do know that whole foods has this great policy about returning used food items. they actually WANT you try things and if you don’t like them (receipt or not) you can return them.

  in Golden Berries Comment by pianissima
• oh, you can also make herbal concoctions raw by the way. i just realized that my “tea” is only non-raw when i forget to watch the pot. it tastes delicious before it’s boiled.

  in How do you feel about tea? Comment by pianissima
• if you want it try some and see how you feel. no one else can tell you how to feel about something. it’s not raw of course. of course. =) personally, i like a little herbal elixir every once in a while. i like ginger, pepper, & cinnamon boiled i…

  in How do you feel about tea? Comment by pianissima
• i love your post angie. i really hear you. i’ve really had to be “unconcerned” with what i seem to want at any given time. be humbled to it. monsieurrealityisolate why your are worried. are you putting on weight? are you feeling physically bad? if i…

  in need serious advice Comment by pianissima
• wow. there are just so many THEORIES of appropriate times to eat. do you think our bodies were designed to eat on a schedule? i actually don’t. i belive we should eat when we are hungry. stop when we are full. in time i’ve gotten into a better rhyth…

  in How often do you eat, and how much? Comment by pianissima
• that sounds pretty raw to me. unless of course they are roasted. you could ask someone to see how they dry them out. otherwise, bon appetit!

  in Canary seeds? Comment by pianissima
• what are canary seeds?

  in Canary seeds? Comment by pianissima
• oh, i meant to say i was anemic BEFORE going raw. haven’t had any iron problems since, but like i said i attribute my ability to ABSORB it to less worrying (which is hard when you are worrying about your diet… gets to be a pretty vicious cycle.) yea…

  in need expert advice!!! Comment by pianissima
• just so you know… when someone replies to a forum it automatically goes to the top of the forum list, so you can just type “hello” or something on the same forum to get people’s attention, rather than re-posting. =) are you eating a lot of dehydrate…

  in need expert advice!!! Comment by pianissima
• wow. that further confirm my theory that modern medical practitioners have more close encounters with extra-terrestrials than healthy humans!

  in protein levels Comment by pianissima
• achin70- that’s interesting. i have only been consuming fat at night as it just seems too heavy to consume during the day. i’ll try adding a little evoo to see if that feels right.

  in I'm falling... Comment by pianissima
• oh i’m so sorry if i offended you! i did not realize at all that you had had an eating disorder. you mentioned “depression” but when most people say depression it is usually something less serious than true depression. i am truly sorry if i misunder…

  in I'm falling... Comment by pianissima
• i’m really not clear why a carton of strawberries and three bags of grapes is binging. “bags” and “cartons” are man-made. they aren’t some celestial portion indicators. if you want to eat that much fruit, go ahead. soon you won’t want to anymore bec…

  in I'm falling... Comment by pianissima
• colo- arguably that could be a good combo since they both combine as starches. do you blend it in a pudding? or have it like a chop salad?

  in The AVOCADO Comment by pianissima
• i have a recipe for a red guacamole. if you like fennel it’s a pretty cool twist.

  in The AVOCADO Comment by pianissima
• hmmm… i read that pistachios need to be baked because they have a fungus on them… i think you can buy raw pistachios online though…

  in Raw nuts Comment by pianissima
• tea is definitely not at all raw. it’s boiled. but a lot of us on this website do imbibe nonetheless. personally, i gave up caffeine, so only herbal for me. =)

  in exercising with a cold Comment by pianissima