Carmentina

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• Thanks everyone. I guess I should cut back somewhat. Because I’m transitioning, I’m craving desserts and chocolate daily, but I suppose I should just make a banana “ice cream” !!

  in Nuts: how much is too much? Comment by Carmentina
• Although being 100% raw is a wonderful thing to aspire to, making it possible ALL THE TIME would become an obsession for me – it would kill my social life. I think the answer is finding the balance that’s right for each of us. I aspire to 100% when …

  in Your thoughts on addiction Comment by Carmentina
• I often eat clover blossom when in season. It doesn’t taste like much, but it makes salads lovely! I don’t really care for lavendar.

  in Edible Flowers Comment by Carmentina
• I’m stoked too! The recipes are amazing and so is the community.

  in hello to all Comment by Carmentina
• I’ve been rubbing olive oil onto my wet face, then wiping it off with a cotton wad before going to bed. It gets off all cosmetics and even eye make-up. I also rub a bit of coconut oil on my skin from time to time. I usually do these in the evening b…

  in Skin Product recommendations Comment by Carmentina
• Choctastic, one of the greatest benefits of eating RAW and healthy in general is improving health – maybe even where you weren’t expecting it. If you had painful periods it could be something like endometriosis. I had terrible pain and it DISAPPEARE…

  in Raw Foods Eliminated My Menstrual Pain Comment by Carmentina
• But the magnets stay “stuck” (magnetized) to the walls, which are metal, so there’s no friction. And they don’t change the molecular structure of water (which would be scary), but the charge. I’m no expert, that’s why I had my sister and her family …

  in Magnets for doing laundry Comment by Carmentina
• I’d love to hear your comments too when you receive them. I won’t start using them till I get to the States next fall.

  in Magnets for doing laundry Comment by Carmentina
• Wow! My sister’s been using the magnets for a week now and she’s really impressed. They even got rid of stubborn stains that wouldn’t wash out before. Ok so each order comes with 2 magnets + enzymes for stain removal. I don’t know anything about the…

  in Magnets for doing laundry Comment by Carmentina
• I’ve ordered some for my sister (I can’t mail order anything for myself cuz I live in Italy and the postal service can’t be trusted!!), so maybe I can post back with my sister’s comments as soon as she gets it.

  in Magnets for doing laundry Comment by Carmentina
• Activated charcoal works great with so many intestinal/stomach disturbances, but of course it’s only a BAND-AID, and you need to address the initial cause. Cow dairy does it for me, but living in Italy, it’s impossible to avoid unless I stop going …

  in Killer Gas- Detox??? Comment by Carmentina
• I’ve never done raw rice. It doesn’t have to be sprouted after soaking? Does it taste good?

  in crunchy rice... Comment by Carmentina
• I use it in making raw chocolate recipe link. It’s so easy and to DIE FOR!!

  in Uses of Coconut Oil Comment by Carmentina
• I sprout using only jars and it works fine. I’ve tried using nutbags, but the little sprout tails get stuck in the mesh and it’s hard to get them out without breaking off the tails. I highly recommend the website sproutpeople.com for all info on spr…

  in Searching for a Sprouting System Comment by Carmentina
• I live in Italy and ALL social events are accompanied by food. So I try to be as raw as I can AT HOME (about 70%). I’ve even gotten my husband involved, unbeknownst to him. Winter produce isn’t a problem, but with this cold weather, I really crave W…

  in If you are not 100% raw... Comment by Carmentina
• Just to add more anxiety, a chocolate bar can trigger both a seizure and a migraine to my sister, and not two weeks ago I had a whole lot and got a bit of rapid heart rate that lasted about an hour. We’re both very sensitive to alcohol, chocolate, a…

  in cocao and anxiety symptoms? Comment by Carmentina
• I always use the same mylk jar. That helps loads. I had the same problem before, then I read somewhere to soak and use the same jar. I was kind of rotating my jars with everything, so I guess the bacteria was getting mixed up. Now mylk lasts at leas…

  in Almond Milk Comment by Carmentina
• Sorry to be chiming in so late! I’d add that raw eggs beat up beautifully into wonderful creams. Just add a little sweetener before whipping with the hand whipper, but it should be dry (like date sugar or powdered Stevia) or just work in a liquid sw…

  in Raw Eggs? Comment by Carmentina
• I’m a translator, interpreter, and English as a second language teacher. Italian to English mostly, but also French and Spanish. I actually double majored in psychology and French, but haven’t pursued anything with psychology since I’m in Italy and …

  in Curious What Careers Raw Foodist have. Comment by Carmentina
• I’m from California, but I live in Italy. In fact it’s not easy finding a lot of the RAW ingredients here like Goji Berries. I’ve ordered some things from the Internet, but the Italian postal service has a habit of losing things.

  in What State/Country are you in? Comment by Carmentina
• Your clothes are on in the pic, so I can’t see how thin you are, but you look just fine to me! Like bitt above, I too find you handsome! Do what feels right for yourself and put others’ comments aside. If you start to feel weak or lacking, then you …

  in Ugly duckling Comment by Carmentina
• Rub garlic on it. It works I swear!

  in Warts Comment by Carmentina
• Rub garlic on it for a few days. It works for me!!

  in warts -- advice? Comment by Carmentina
• I must be doing some serious detoxing cuz it’s coming out from everywhere now – breath and pits!! Can’t wait till I’m oderless!!

  in raw foodists don't smell! Comment by Carmentina
• This site has been inspirational to me as well as educational. I love it!

  in love this site Comment by Carmentina
• My favorite recipe is Raw Chocolate (on this website). I made a double batch today and sneaked in a tsp of maca, spirulina, and billberry extract powder. My husband didn’t even notice the additions – he actually liked it more than usual!!

  in favorite recipes that keep you raw? Comment by Carmentina
• I’m doing the baking soda/salt combination plus a drop of essential oil for breath freshness. My teeth are great, but genetics sure helps a lot, I’m sure.

  in Brushing your teeth? Comment by Carmentina
• This is great stuff. Now I have more ammo. Thanks.

  in The Protein Myth Comment by Carmentina
• Hi Queenfluff and all others no-pooers. I just wanted to post that I’ve also had good luck with boiled lemon rind. First I squeeze the juice out, then boil the rind in a little water to get the lemon oil out. I know it’s not raw this, but my hair se…

  in To shampoo or not to shampoo? Comment by Carmentina
• Oh and I really don’t like the smell of ACV, so I prefer lemon.

  in To shampoo or not to shampoo? Comment by Carmentina