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• if i am not mistaken, cilantro removes heavy metals. i’m just repeating what i’ve seen posted here a few times. can anyone validate that?

  in Mercury Detox - Help Comment by pianissima
• i doubt you are eating the same amount of calories as before. take a HUGE bowl of spinach for ex (as big as four of your own heads). put it in a wok with some oil and lo and behold it is now the size of your palm. what happened? loss of water, loss …

  in raw diet + supercharged metabolism? Comment by pianissima
• i just wanted to say that for safety, you should start eating a little cooked food (steamed veggies for ex) until you quit. it is very dangerous to be making your body squeaky clean (think babies) with your diet, but polluting it with smoke & ch…

  in Help my health! Comment by pianissima
• i didn’t mean to suggest raw fat was bad, just that sometimes i confuse fat cravings for green cravings. it’s easy to test that theory. if you crave fat and start eating greens and that does it, great. if you need fat, then you can still have it. =)

  in Feed the monster Comment by pianissima
• bitt that is so true. i had to watch a dad force feed a child a corn chip cuz she thought it was gross. i was like, “why start THAT addiction? that seems like a pretty good choice to me!” we know everything, take part in a huge forgetting, and have …

  in Feed the monster Comment by pianissima
• ardesmond & emmie21—here’s the plot (i get you ann!): ann has rediscovered the effect of food on her overall health. sometimes you need a little bad to realize what good is. get it? =) i’ve been doing the 811 thing for a week now and i think it’…

  in the good side of eating SAD Comment by pianissima
• i personally feel that the whole medical and pharmaceutical industry is a tangled web we’ve woven, making ourselves sick from industrial pollution and poor nutrition, and convincing ourselves that the way out is through some third party potion… and …

  in Please help!.. vaccination.. Comment by pianissima
• why would you need to prep 2 days ahead of time? do you mean with dehydrator recipes? when i was making crackers or flatbreads, i made stuff after breakfast and it was ready by dinner. otherwise, raw is the easiest ever. no cooking, no pre-heating a…

  in Changing my ways Comment by pianissima
• if in doubt, eat A LOT more greens. but if it is worrying you, i’d seek out a GOOD naturopath. sometimes other people notice things in our behavior and diet that we don’t even think about cuz they seem so familiar…

  in I have been bruising a lot... Comment by pianissima
• i have no idea. when i wasn’t 100% i used “high raw.” there’s also, “some raw” and “a lot of raw.” =)

  in Calculating your Raw Percentage? Comment by pianissima
• from wikipedia: “Balsamic vinegar is manufactured from the juice of white grapes (typically, trebbiano grapes) boiled down to approximately 50% of its original volume to create a concentrated must, which is then fermented with a slow aging process w…

  in Balsamic vinager Comment by pianissima
• bitt—i was not discouraging ANYONE. i was giving my personal opinion of them, since zoe brought it up. i would love to see some proof that supplements work. some believe they help. but i’ve also read things that actually prove they are somewhat harm…

  in Which vitamins are actually beneficial, taking into consideration my needs? Comment by pianissima
• kevyn—it only gets complicated when we try to follow people’s recipes that aren’t paying attention. anything you get in the produce section is raw. anything you pick or grow yourself is raw. there is a lot to choose from, especially with summer farm…

  in Which vitamins are actually beneficial, taking into consideration my needs? Comment by pianissima
• woohoo lambs quarter. still haven’t tasted that yet. i’ve heard rave reviews though. this just in: a town next to my parents’ town in france has given our composters to all its citizens for FREE. how cool is that? not quite zoe’s village, but gettin…

  in good news! Comment by pianissima
• thanks heartshapedsky! i loved your brother’s as well. =)

  in good news! Comment by pianissima
• congratulations amysue! and newbie that story is AMAZING about your kitty. awwww. nycgrrl- that’s great about divorce. didn’t know that! good news of the day: i had my first local salad of the season! local organic cilantro, red leaf lettuce, waterc…

  in good news! Comment by pianissima
• these rock. i’ve checked out every single one of them and what a great momentum to see things change for the better… my good news today: a local fruit and veg stand just opened at the end of my street. i had reluctant to purchase anything because no…

  in good news! Comment by pianissima
• oh these are so great! keep them coming. i knew this stuff was out there… =)

  in good news! Comment by pianissima
• i agree. i think they are a great routine maintenance. they are pretty useless if go “retox” afterward, but on a raw diet they seem to be very helpful. everyone is different, but hopefully it should be less uncomfortable the next time, and you’ll be…

  in Colonic-Ness is next to Godliness Comment by pianissima
• waterbaby—i signed it and sent out a bulletin on my myspace.

  in Hurry, Last day to help!!! Comment by pianissima
• newbie: i think you would like this. fear is not necessary. =) part one part two the mayan calendar looks at 6.4 billion years… from the BIG BANG onward and explains how there are recognizable patterns in consciousness. this period we are in is typi…

  in Hurry, Last day to help!!! Comment by pianissima
• they do not cost a buttload. but i like that expression. i got mine at wholesale-almonds.com for 10 lbs for $50. that’s cheaper than the pasteurized ones at the store. split them with some friends of freeze them! angie—when i bought mine they said t…

  in RAW Almonds.. Comment by pianissima
• my cuisinart blender is great. not quite as powerful as a vitamix, but fine for my purposes (and budget). a food processor is not the same as it won’t be able to do anything past a certain “liquidity.” (i.e. no smoothies) i also like the fact that i…

  in Blender Help!! Comment by pianissima
• you are definitely detoxing. keep it up… it’ll pass. the feeling of “illness” is when the “cleaning out” becomes uncomfortable. whenever you improve your diet you will be detoxing. it takes many forms.

  in Sick after 3 days... Comment by pianissima
• hey there! thanks! also, i was just reminded by this documentary i watched (care of aspire :)) that it’s important not to keep calling them “corporations” but actual people who need to be held accountable, rather than granted the permission to hide …

  in Agro fuel from my Goodfoods Co-Op newsletter Comment by pianissima
• amysue- i like that. =) i am also very “out” about being raw. it’s important for me to BE who i am rather than wear it.

  in Raw mementos Comment by pianissima
• also: a preventative measure: make sure to clean knobs and sides of drawers and cupboards regularly because if we aren’t washing our hands diligently some of the sugar from our food will invite them in.

  in Ants: how to make them stay outside? Comment by pianissima
• my mom uses dr. bronner’s peppermint soap. works like magic. mix a little in a bowl with water. wet a towel and rub your surfaces with with. you can even squeeze a little of it into holes.

  in Ants: how to make them stay outside? Comment by pianissima
• amsterdam is SUCH a cool place to live. what a great city! biking everywhere is my idea of paradise. but i’d be worried about flooding in the next coming years. it’s already way below sea level.

  in What sort of climate do you prefer? Comment by pianissima
• same here. i used to like rain and snow A LOT more. i still find them beautiful natural phenomena, but i don’t feel “at home” in them. i think because it used to give me an excuse to be introverted and reclusive… and i don’t really get that way anym…

  in What sort of climate do you prefer? Comment by pianissima