briarpatch

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• I wish I could tell you something, but alas, I cannot. You said that you were feeling great until you started introducing cooked foods again and then you started to feel poorly or did you start feeling poorly after you changed your thyroid medicatio…

  in Just wanted to introduce myself and tell you a little bit about myself Comment by briarpatch
• I think this site is informative too! I come here often to search the recipes....love love love them ....and check new topics to see what"s going on and give my two cents.

  in New member here ! Comment by briarpatch
• Hi Papa! This is a great place to get started. I have found a lot of good info here as well as a lot of tasty recipes! Good luck on your journey. I started mine in November and am still transitioning, as I wanted to use up my cooked food, but I keep…

  in Hi All Comment by briarpatch
• I am right there with you HD! I too am trying to figure out the whole sprouting, not sprouting/soaking deal for nuts. I think I have a better handle on the seeds though. I just bought some unhulled sesame seeds at my local health food store and am g…

  in Making sense of seeds and nuts - especially flax Comment by briarpatch
• I have starting by having one cooked meal a day until I use up all my "SAD" food - which will more than likely be next month and then going completely raw until August. For me, mentally that works out. I don't have the mental freak out of having to …

  in A couple of Questions Comment by briarpatch
• That is good advice powerlifer, thank you so much for bringing this up. I was diagnosed about 2 years ago with two small goiter nodules. I am not being treated now as I don't have any thyroid problems -they put me on some meds in the beginning, but …

  in I just survived my first green smoothie! Comment by briarpatch
• I would be happy to be a support partner, if you don't mind that I am transitioning into going completely raw. It would be nice to rally a few people up. My goal is to eat up all the SAD food I have by having one cooked meal at noon time and then ju…

  in New here - try to go raw Comment by briarpatch
• Hi Calico. I am new to raw as well and looking for support too. I am glad I found this site. However, it seems to me that 4 years is a long time to try to go completely raw, so why not resign yourself to just one cooked vegan meal a day? You can alw…

  in New here - try to go raw Comment by briarpatch
• No, but that sounds like fun! I know I need to treat myself to one after the New Year. I will be looking forward to what people have to say about them.

  in Anyone recommend a raw retreat? Comment by briarpatch
• I heard about it about 2 years ago and it didn't really interest me as I was not even a vegan. However, I did start moving closer to reducing my meat intake with the craziness in the meat industry and learning more about what they do to the animals …

  in How did you first hear about raw foods? Comment by briarpatch
• I take a sharp knife and hack away towards the top. The brown shell is a lot softer than a regular coconut. I drain and freeze the water for smoothie later, but love the creamy coconut and wish they produced more than the thin layer *pout*. Just wat…

  in Question about Young Coconuts Comment by briarpatch
• SWEET!

  in Free Giveaway! Package of Maca Comment by briarpatch
• Thanks Amm for clarifying that for me.

  in are freeze dried foods raw? Comment by briarpatch
• Good questions. I was wondering about the freeze dried food question too and after looking at a couple of websites, I've determined that some can be considered raw, but you have to find out how the food was processed first as some have been blanched…

  in are freeze dried foods raw? Comment by briarpatch
• This thread has been very interesting as I am new to raw and am wanting to make sure I getting a balanced diet and there is a lot of conflicting info, just like this thread demonstrates. I don't suffer from candidiasis, but I would like to comment o…

  in 80-10-10 vs Hippocrates Nutrition Program, or something simple? Comment by briarpatch
• When I get the craving for something fried and salty, I try - optimal word - to have these kale chips on hand. They are really really good and the "cheesy" sauce make for a nice salad dressing as well. This is assuming you have a dehydrator.  

  in Craving deep fried crispy fish with vinegar and white rice Comment by briarpatch
• I just planted my seeds yesterday. It rained today, so that is going to delay getting the garden dug up a little bit. Come on Spring!

  in How much do you spend per week on food and for how many people? mini rant included Comment by briarpatch
• OMG! Glad I checked too as I had bought a couple of them. I see that I can make them into taro chips, but I am going to cook them and make roasted tarro curry.

  in Whoa, I almost poisened myself! (Taro) Comment by briarpatch
• Kansas City, Missouri, USA

  in What State/Country are you in? Comment by briarpatch
• Helloooooooooooooo.......I am new to the raw concept and have just started to incorporate raw recipes in the morning and afternoon. I am not sure if I am ever going to go completely raw for life, but my goal is to go raw starting new year's to my b-…

  in Hello, Everyone! Comment by briarpatch