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• you are looking at two extremes here. there are people who do a middle of the road approach and do fine. plus everyone's body is different. both extremes may claim their side is right, but really most people i know have tried some sort of variation …

  in High Fat vs High Sugar/Nuts vs Fruitarianism Comment by bitt
• for iron, greens and seeds. what kinds of seeds do you want? we usually get chia seeds from amazon.com.

  in quick and filling? also - iron? Comment by bitt
• Blend the night before. There is no substitute for a green smoothie. :-)

  in Cheap and easy Comment by bitt
• I get almost all fruits and veggies organic. I do eat those frozen TJ's mangoes and sometimes bananas or pineapple that are not organic. I have read that there is more nutrition in organic at least for greens (in victoria boutenko's green for life s…

  in How Important is Organic Food to you? Comment by bitt
• There's a big difference in my opinion from mostly raw to raw. I don't lose weight and even gain when I eat any cooked food. However I lose weight or maintain a lower weight when I eat raw only. When I eat ANY cooked food, it causes me to want to ea…

  in No weight loss? Comment by bitt
• nope, not truth! you have to soak them for several hours. you just don't want to eat the greens (which take days to grow)

  in Raw Buckwheat Comment by bitt
• well there is no way to be prepared for it all because it's different for everyone. from reading a lot, i'd say the most common symptoms seem to be fatigue, digestive upset, and skin breakouts. google detox for more scary details!

  in Detox-The Untold Truth Comment by bitt
• one only thing i can think of is that your iron is low. you have to eat a lot of greens to keep your iron up on the raw diet. try to get your blood tested for stored ferritin. in the meantime, either take an iron supplement or add some beans into yo…

  in I really wish someone help me.. :( Comment by bitt
• i would guess since they are split, they can't sprout.

  in Green split peas Comment by bitt
• dates!

  in Sweeteners Comment by bitt
• Heathy just did one: http://rawgoddessheathy.blogspot.com/2010/01/liver-flush.html

  in Has Anyone Ever Tried A Liver Flush? Comment by bitt
• my results were low, because i had not really been supplementing after several years vegan. i started getting shots because once you are low it's hard to get it up with just sublinguals.

  in B12 deficiency shown in blood work Comment by bitt
• I struggle with this too. Some ideas are: raw chili, raw wraps in collard leaves (wrap like a burrito), kelp or zucchini noodles with many sauces. It doesn't have to be complicated!

  in Lunches and Dinners, Other than salad?? Comment by bitt
• I wrote about this on my blog awhile back. I do notice that raw foods help my depression. http://bittsblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-raw-helped-my-depression.html

  in Depression and Anxiety on a raw diet Comment by bitt
• what do you eat that IS raw? do you get enough greens and fruit? those are the things that keep me from getting sick. I also take raw vitamins (vitamin code) just to fill in. i agree with eecho, look at other factors in your life. to get sick, you h…

  in always sick Comment by bitt
• schrip, thank you for mentioning my blog!! bittsblog.blogspot.com I will add these: http://earthmother-intheraw.blogspot.com/ http://thehappyrawkitchen.blogspot.com/ http://crazysexylife.com/

  in Favorite Raw Vegan Blogs Comment by bitt
• hey cami! you're on goneraw too! see you at chaco. we can talk more about irish moss then, but for now i have to say i haven't experienced any inflammation from sea veggies. and i'm pretty sensitive. i have joint pain too.

  in Carageenan/Irish Moss concerns Comment by bitt
• I think different people like different things. I have a mini tribest blender and also have used the magic bullet. I can say after using the Blendtec there is really no comparison. I get frsturated because of the small amounts in the mini-blenders. …

  in Equipment Comment by bitt
• Hmm, maybe you haven't eaten enough earlier in the day? That can make me get really hungry at night. I know zucchini pasta tastes great but it has very few calories. When I was first transitioning to eating raw I needed to eat a lot more than that. …

  in simple fat loss/non raw craving help! Comment by bitt
• This is a fairly typical response to wheatgrass. And it can vary from time to time. I can drink about 2 ounces on an emply stomach but I add a bit of water and ginger to cut it. I would start with an ounce and then put some other juice or water into…

  in Wheat grass juice made me sick!! Comment by bitt
• So sorry your joints are aching! I have suffered from joint aches as well and it can be pretty brutal. I know that certain foods can cause flare-ups. It can take awhile to figure out which though. If you are eating a lot of a certain nut you may wan…

  in Joint pains and detox Comment by bitt
• I recently wrote about my juice feasting experience here: http://bittsblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/juice-feast-journal-and-juice-party.html I personally believe in the philosophy of 4 quarts of juice a day and as much green juice as possible. Unless it…

  in 1st juice fast! some questions Comment by bitt
• 1) I don't know of any stores making raw nutmilks. If you are transitioning you could use store bought nut milk but it's pasteurized. It's pretty easy to make your own nut milk from with a blender and nutmilk bag. 2) i boil water for tea all the ti…

  in A few quick questions please :) Comment by bitt
• I wondered this too and talked to someone who lived at artisana and said they ferment and have special machines to do it. I have heard and seen videos of people making nut butter with their champion juicer. Anyone tried that?

  in Nut butters ...? Comment by bitt
• i don't crave fat too much. i think i eat a balanced amount. i like to lean towards seeds (hemp, sunflower, chia and flax) for most of my fats. they digest fine for me. but each of our bodies are different.

  in Fat Comment by bitt
• I don't think the cacao in them is even touted to be raw or less processed. But I think they say 95% raw or something on the package. Silly to be named raw revolution if they are not raw! Although a lot of raw foodies out there are not dogmatic abou…

  in Raw Revolution Bars Comment by bitt
• I know that angela stokes has hypothyroidism and has some ideas on her site raw reform. she doesn't take synthetic meds anymore.

  in Who Has Hypothyroidism? Comment by bitt
• you don't have to avoid cruciferous veggies if you don't want to. kevin gianni did a great segment on this. i have hypothyroidism. i am on the synthetc meds and it seems to be under control. i also take herbs for it.

  in Who Has Hypothyroidism? Comment by bitt
• never tried synergy. i do like vitamineral green. i don't add it to water, i add it to smoothies and other foods. i use it most when traveling.  

  in Vitamineral Green vs. Pure Synergy Comment by bitt
• I drink either well or filtered water. I can't afford alkaline water and I don't have an alkalinizer. I drink a lot of green juice which is very alkalinizing. I like vitamineral green a lot although I haven't used a lot of types of powders. Some fo…

  in Alkaline Water? Comment by bitt