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• hairdresser/freelance makeup artist here… ;-)

  in Curious What Careers Raw Foodist have. Comment by jamestheraw
• i drink herbal teas sometimes. but i stay away from caffeinated teas, just because i don’t want to start a habit. i get hooked on caffeine really easily. it’s one of those things, i think, that depends on how you look at it. to me, it’s only tea: it…

  in Tea? Comment by jamestheraw
• i am a cheese-lover. moldy, stinky, sharp, creamy, runny, whatever have you…i used to frequent the cheese shops in nyc…but i don’t crave it anymore at all. it doesn’t gross me out though. i tried to eat a tiny bite of my mom’s ham on thanksgiving, h…

  in Sesame street on milk Comment by jamestheraw
• i’ve eaten cashews here and there for a long time…and i just recently cut them out completely. i went through a craving period for them last month and i realized that i was becoming really irritable…then i ran out for like two weeks and my mood impr…

  in cashews...urrgh Comment by jamestheraw
• for me, a good friend in new york came into my apartment, all excited because she’d just read about how amazing the raw diet is…and i did my research. i went raw right away and she never did! she insisted she couldn’t live without cheese and baklava…

  in What inspired you to eat vegan live food? Comment by jamestheraw
• this is so depressing. TWO cases of salmonella several years ago, not even directly related to almonds, and now they’re all being pasteurized! the sad thing is that the government doesn’t think it tampers with the quality of them at all…what a bunch…

  in Pasteurized Almonds? Comment by jamestheraw
• the cheddar sauce on this site is sooo good…but i don’t use the cashews; i use 1/2 pine-nuts/ 1/2 sunflower seeds instead. it turns out similarly. i was really depressed for a while and it stopped when i cut out the cashews i had been eating regular…

  in Raw Macaroni and Cheese Comment by jamestheraw
• sky princess: it’s SO hard in the first few weeks. you’re still craving things you ‘can’t have’...and i think the hard feelings of seeing others eat what they want and remain ‘healthy’ actually stems a little from anger. ooh, i’ve been there! i real…

  in Raw for six months Comment by jamestheraw
• i used to shop at the whole foods stores in union square and 23rd & 7th when i lived in nyc…and yes, they had an awesome selection…but they WERE expensive! plus, there were always people outside trying to shove flyers in my face (while both of m…

  in whole foods a rip off ????? Comment by jamestheraw
• you know? congrats on making such a huge lifestyle change despite the fact that it’s so difficult…i applaud you! it’s a rare person that could do so under such circumstances…;-) i will tell you what i would do…and this is ME, so you may read this an…

  in Eating raw on the road Comment by jamestheraw
• ha ha ha! the above comment made me chuckle. i enjoyed that. ;-)

  in Site is so slow Comment by jamestheraw
• it sort of sounds like bad food combining to me…but, it could also be a detoxing side-effect. a lot of people get gassy when detoxing.

  in Bad egg like burping gas Comment by jamestheraw
• your body is probably rebuilding. if i’m not mistaken, 6 months is about the time needed for your body to break down a lot of the crap it’s used to build itself on all those years before. when you go raw, generally you lose loads of weight, which is…

  in HUGE appetite Comment by jamestheraw
• this has made me sad! lol i can’t even think about eating honey anymore…

  in What's Wrong With Honey? Comment by jamestheraw
• this has made me sad! lol i can’t even think about eating honey anymore…

  in What's Wrong With Honey? Comment by jamestheraw
• that’s so crazy. i’m totally going to stop using honey. i have a strange affinity for bees; i think they’re amazing creatures…i love the taste of honey, but i think i’ll switch exclusively to agave nectar now, thank you!

  in What's Wrong With Honey? Comment by jamestheraw
• some people say that cayenne and ginger are irritants- but, i’m sorry…they taste good and they really do help to heat you up. i eat all sorts of soup in the winter with garlic and onions and that seems to help…also, for me, avocadoes seem to do some…

  in Surviving winter.. Comment by jamestheraw
• ha ha ha! let’s give her a prize, then…;-) that’s my thought for the next while…

  in loving the non-raw, non-vegan Comment by jamestheraw
• stylistchick-are you a hairdresser? i am, and occasionally i have clients who ask how i stay so thin or whatever, and we get into convo about it, and they sometimes decide to add more raw to their diet. i think it’s great. i did it all at once, but …

  in loving the non-raw, non-vegan Comment by jamestheraw
• ooh, probably! that would explain why you feel you have to take care of them. i’m the middle child, but i get it because i might as well be the eldest…my brother and sister are BOTH lunatics. in the end, if there’s going to be any caretaking of anyo…

  in loving the non-raw, non-vegan Comment by jamestheraw
• pianissima, it sounds like you’re what i like to call a ‘helper’. you can’t fully enjoy what you’re doing for yourself because you want everyone you care about to benefit from it. i know because i’m the same way. it’s hard to deal with…but you just …

  in loving the non-raw, non-vegan Comment by jamestheraw
• you’re probably right, kristensraw…it comes from a big company, so it wouldn’t surprise me. it’s marketed as being ‘purer’, whatever that means! lol i’m going to check out the other options…thanks for the link!

  in raw approved vegan non harmful beauty products?! Comment by jamestheraw
• oh, DUH! mineral makeup! sorry, i didn’t even think about that! it makes my skin really dry, but i know that’s just me because EVERYONE swears by it…i’ll have to look at the cruelty-free-ness of it, but BareMinerals seems to be the most highly recom…

  in raw approved vegan non harmful beauty products?! Comment by jamestheraw
• i haven’t used face moisturizer really at all since i started making my own scrub: 2 cups organic granulated sugar, 1/4 cup raw honey, and enough raw apple cider vinegar to make it “scrubby” i mix it in a jar and leave it in the shower. i’ve never h…

  in raw approved vegan non harmful beauty products?! Comment by jamestheraw
• i crave fats, too…and i try to limit my nuts. but sometimes, the beast gets the best of you! i find that eating an avocado instead of nuts is helpful…the fats in avocado actually help break up cholesterol…and if i DO eat nuts, i try to get my portio…

  in Fat cravings Comment by jamestheraw
• socal- i LOVE probiotics; i make my own rejuvelac, kombucha, seed cheeses, vegan kefir, etc.. but, i’ve also never really read much bad about them…i’ve only read a lot of GOOD about them…is there anywhere you would suggest that i might find informat…

  in Fasting. UGH! Comment by jamestheraw
• also, i’ve always found it’s best to take four or five days to ease out of it- otherwise, you could end up with a wicked nasty stomachache! the first day off of the fast, for instance, drink juice for breakfast and then smoothies for lunch and dinne…

  in Fasting. UGH! Comment by jamestheraw
• oh, and for kandace and ecvraw: several of my books do contain recipes which include freezing to make ‘ice cream’ and whatnot during the transition phase…but i have read many also that say that any temperature extremes will destroy enzymes. so i nev…

  in Coconut "juice" Comment by jamestheraw
• try thai coconuts- the sort with the white husk shaved into a cone-type shape. the water is really sweet, but with a low glycemic index. it tastes a lot like the stuff in the can; but it’s not pasteurized. plus, they’re really easy to open and the m…

  in Coconut "juice" Comment by jamestheraw
• ukiah, CA here…about 100 miles north of san francisco…pukalele, i WAS a new yorker a year ago! i gave it up to have nothing to do every now and then… ;-)

  in What State/Country are you in? Comment by jamestheraw