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• if you are in the choosing stage, consider weather as a factor. it will be a lot easier (and cheaper!) to continue being raw in florida, say, than in rhode island. this isn’t just about raw food… imagine how much more OUTDOORS you could be in a warm…

  in College Comment by pianissima
• thank you! my library had the weight loss version of the book so i am reading it right now. it’s very similar to rainbow green live food cuisine with the fungus and blood cells and all that. GREAT info on water purification, which i had been looking…

  in acid-forming vs. acidic Comment by pianissima
• kombucha tastes like slightly sour-er (word?) sparkling cider. i’ve heard it is an acquired taste, but i must have acquired it cuz i think it is sublime. but it’s LOADED with bacteria. maybe you are right deborahann about the canker sores because i …

  in acid-forming vs. acidic Comment by pianissima
• ok. this doesn’t seem like a popular topic, but i just found this on freedomyou.com in the section about reactions to fasting. Canker Sores… “Toxic build-up in the mouth and the absence of the washing-action of chewing food can allow an increase of …

  in acid-forming vs. acidic Comment by pianissima
• thanks. do you think maybe the acidity of my saliva made the situation worse?

  in acid-forming vs. acidic Comment by pianissima
• a few seeds make a great thickener in salad dressings

  in Ground Pumpkin Seeds Comment by pianissima
• i agree with lovefoodlaughter- that is definitely the solution i found, rather than throwing “RAW” out the window… maybe i needed to shift my idea of what RAW was. one thing i get from all these posts: this takes time! i won’t generalize since i don…

  in Why are you not 100% raw? Comment by pianissima
• hey elizabeth- thanks for the steaming tip! i like buckwheat once in a while, but since reading RAINBOW GREEN LIVE FOOD CUISINE i don’t do oats (though i can’t ever find oat groats anyway) this is so personal, some people do better with grains than …

  in raw grains! Comment by pianissima
• i would say eat everything fresh (not dehydrated) and you won’t be able to eat enough calories to gain weight… nuts are extremely hard to digest, so avocados, or a few soaked & dried seeds are a better option. if you are new to this though, i fo…

  in Foods to Avoid Comment by pianissima
• i find that i can pretty much get a decent salad anywhere in a city, within reason. i was out with two (very meat-eating) guys in Boston and went to a shabu-shabu restaurant. i asked the waitress about the food and then went “wait, so everything is …

  in Dining and Dating Comment by pianissima
• Really Adamant about Wellness Ravishing Adoration of Wholeness Ritualistic Assertion of Wonderment Rightful Adulation of the World or some combination? i love words…

  in RAW? Comment by pianissima
• citrusgirl—it sounds like your mother is spiritually unhealthy. no mom should compete with her daughter. that is NOT loving parenting. i think you need to trust your decision and come to terms with the fact that you are wiser in this regard. this me…

  in parents are a reck Comment by pianissima
• kundalalita- i’m curious, cuz this was my experience on a 5 day juice fast. my stomach went concave and i feared i was starving myself, so on day 4 i broke fast. has anyone else had this experience? how can you avoid this?

  in ALL ABOARD! Join us December 1 for a Master Cleanse (MC) Comment by pianissima
• i’m taking a plane on the 4th and heard it’s best to fast on planes anyway… i could stop it right after, or continue, but i think this could be “FUN” in that health-nutty sort of way =)

  in ALL ABOARD! Join us December 1 for a Master Cleanse (MC) Comment by pianissima
• stibizi- i agree. i never feel good after eating grains and try to avoid them. exceptions i make (occasionally) are buckwheat and quinoa because they aren’t “stored”... they are several years old before consumption (i hope)

  in Grains? Comment by pianissima
• cold climate “local” is harder than warm climate. when you think about it, very few people LIVE seasonally, so eating seasonally makes a little less sense than it should. (i.e. we are heated up indoors in winter) BUT, for the planet, i completely ag…

  in Local eating and raw Comment by pianissima
• agreed i think if you are eating fresh you can’t really overeat i also read that combining different fats isn’t wise, which makes sense to me since they are difficult to digest anyway.

  in has anyone gained weight from a raw diet? Comment by pianissima
• i’m at a loss so will be dehydrating my own. if you have a dehydrator it seems simple enough. have you tried the raw food websites like sunfoodnutrition and the like?

  in Dried Cranberries Comment by pianissima
• i know nothing but would love to hear an expert on this one. my question would be about herbal tea though. instinctively it doesn’t seem like a good idea…

  in Cooked Drink Comment by pianissima
• do you sleep on a full stomach then? fruit after dinner isn’t usually a good idea because you would want to eat fruit on an empty stomach (i’m not totally innocent here, but i’m just trying to suggest things that come to mind). maybe you could try p…

  in I finally got the test results back from the doc Comment by pianissima
• zoe- i use distilled to soak nuts though… a tip i got from raw food, real world. do you think that is OK? or do you use something else. i agree about vegetables and fruits. BUT, sometimes i need to add water to say soups or sauces and it’s just not …

  in Water for drinking and recipes -- any recommendations? Comment by pianissima
• i totally respect this and think that, whether we eat honey it or not, we should probably keep it out of our recipes on this site out of consideration for those it offends. unlike nama shoyu or other non-raw products, this is an ethical issue and i …

  in What's Wrong With Honey? Comment by pianissima
• i buy them at my asian grocery store.

  in Kelp Noodles Comment by pianissima
• i totally agree. ani phyo’s book is awesome. but it depends if you want to buy something super useful (i.e. phyo) or super decadent. if you want a stunning book on raw food, then i’d go for “raw” by klein and trotter. also, i rarely see this one men…

  in raw book for a gift Comment by pianissima
• mango woman- if you do yoga, do you ever hold chair pose for a while. that’s a really great heat builder. or eagle pose. pretty much any balance actually.

  in Surviving winter.. Comment by pianissima
• i find that now that i am raw i don’t get cold like i used to. in “12 steps to raw” the raw family supposed sleeps outside during the winter months, in the nude no less. i am not quite up to that yet! actually, if you have access to that book victor…

  in Surviving winter.. Comment by pianissima
• (lionmouse is right

  in loving the non-raw, non-vegan Comment by pianissima
• jamestheraw- wow. i feel like my parents are health nuts after that story about your mom. that is a heavy load. you are very courageous! i had to make a decision that just because i am capable of being the family moderator that i wouldn’t fall into …

  in loving the non-raw, non-vegan Comment by pianissima
• agreed. it’s really nice to have you guys bounce off all the psychological stuff that comes along with being raw. jamestheraw—i love it. “the helper.” yep. product of being the eldest child perhaps? =)

  in loving the non-raw, non-vegan Comment by pianissima
• shane- you (and pema) are really keying in on something here i think. raw food does not make the body immortal and it’s important i don’t fool myself that i don’t need to deal with death. i guess since my parents had me later in their life, it’s all…

  in loving the non-raw, non-vegan Comment by pianissima