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• Hi I am offering two classes this Spring: The first one is Alissa Cohen Living on Live Foods, April 24th. Details here: http://www.rawforlife.co.uk/alissa_cohen.php The second is the RawforLife Experience, May 14th. Details here: http://www.rawf…

  in Raw Kitchen Classes UK Comment by debbietook
• I run raw food kitchen classes – in Berkshire UK! See my site for details – www.rawforlife.co.uk Love Debbie Took

  in Raw Kitchen Classes UK Comment by debbietook
• Jeannine, interesting point… They may be ‘usable’ but how sure can we be that nothing’s changed about the sperm/eggs? :-) I don’t eat frozen food any more, and my reasons are outlined here: http://debbietookrawforlife.blogspot.com/2008/0…

  in Fresh vs Frozen Comment by debbietook
• On brazil nuts, as mentioned earlier, ‘pre-shelled’ brazil nuts are almost always not raw. Brazils bought in their shells are fine. I’m really glad Candace has raised this, as, yes, although probably mot people aren’t 100% raw, the constant inclusio…

  in Help with a non-raw list! Comment by debbietook
• In the early months of the raw diet, when raw is a sharp learning curve, and does consume one’s thoughts and time, I would think most raw fooders would score 4 or above on that quiz. ‘In trouble’? What rubbish. It’s quite understandable that the wor…

  in Orthorexia Nervosa Comment by debbietook
• Yes. The pinky-red ones with the orange/cream flesh are sweet potatoes and fine (sometimes called yams in the US, although they’re not yams). They’re lovely raw (well, I think so). The mud-coloured ones with the pale flesh are yams. See the wikipedi…

  in What vegetables can't be eaten raw? Comment by debbietook
• NEVER eat yams raw. In David Wolfe’s ‘Sunfood Diet Success System’ he recommends juicing two yams ‘for young women looking for a boost, menopausal women, or anyone looking to taste something great.’ I tried this. Firstly, yams don’t juice. They just…

  in What vegetables can't be eaten raw? Comment by debbietook
• I’m in Berkshire UK. Can’t remember if I’ve replied to this thread before – it’s a ‘one of those day’ days. I seem to remember seeing an earlier post from someone in Berkshire. Do contact me via my website at www.rawforlife.co.uk (we’re trying to ma…

  in Raw in England? Comment by debbietook
• Hi I’m from sunny south England as well (or at least it certainly was today!) Hmm…not sure if I should say this, but there’s plenty of advice on UK raw-food places/shops/etc on the UK forum I moderate…click my pic – all info on profile.

  in Raw in England? Comment by debbietook
• IMO (backed by my research) apple pips are fine, and can even be good for you (in moderation). See my blog article on ‘Do you Eat the Pips?’ (www.debbietookrawforlife.blogspot.com).

  in Eating the Whole Thing (Skins, Seeds, Hulls, Rind, Peel) YSWIAG Comment by debbietook
• I sprout beans (chick peas, mung, lentils) regularly and am never sick. I’d never eat beans in their raw unsprouted state, but they are fine once they have become little plants. Also, Christine, have you tried sprouted wheat? It’s my understanding t…

  in toxic? uh oh! Comment by debbietook
• Hi everyone Just wanted to say a HUGE thank you. The information you’ve supplied so generously and enthusiastically will help me enormously! Love, Debbie Took

  in Help me plan trip to Ca and Sedona? Comment by debbietook
• I like Socal’s points. They make sense to me. I think I tend more towards Dr Doug Graham’s approach than Gabriel Coussens’ (to me) over-complicated approach. The only issue I have with Dr Graham is that I believe (please correct me if I’m wrong) he …

  in Anyone Have one of Gabriel Cousen's Books? Comment by debbietook
• RawJim, I’m only about one-third through, but finding it an interesting read (although we have to bear in mind it was written 30 or so years ago). Was just about to have a long hot bath (VERY cold here right now!) and read a bit more. For those who …

  in Well-known long-term 100% raw fooders? Comment by debbietook
• Hi everyone, again! Thank you for more very interesting information. RawJim – I’ll follow that link. I’m reading ‘Survival into the TwentyFirst Century’ right now, and had googled Dick Gregory, but hadn’t found much, so that’ll be useful. Also, I ha…

  in Well-known long-term 100% raw fooders? Comment by debbietook
• Hi everyone Brilliant info so far (and thanks in advance for any further contributions). Really wanted to see what everyone else felt as with some it is a bit of a ‘grey area’ (eg Gabriel Coussens – that had been my feeling as well, Zoe…). Just col…

  in Well-known long-term 100% raw fooders? Comment by debbietook
• I buy my flax oil from Stone Mills in the UK. I can drink it off a spoon it’s so lovely..to me it tastes like candy-floss (but I’m a bit weird). BUT a while ago I saw some in Tesco (big UK supermarket) so bought some. It was expensive, so (incorrect…

  in "I can't believe it's not butter' Comment by debbietook
• Well, these ‘experts’ certainly say some interesting things. Yes, I’m sure those on a 100% raw diet ‘can’ introduce cooked food, but to my mind that would be a retrograde step healthwise. Dr Clements may be a very respected figure, but respected fig…

  in 25% Cooked! Comment by debbietook
• If ‘Wholefoods’ in the US is related to ‘Wholefoods’ in Kensington High St, UK, I’d agree that it is RIDICULOUSLY expensive (

  in whole foods a rip off ????? Comment by debbietook
• Surely it must be California, USA. Worst place: Emmer Green, Reading, Berkshire, UK.

  in Best Place to Live for Raw Comment by debbietook
• Hi Chella! Completely take your point. I’m not sure it’s a good idea for raw recipes to call themselves ‘mock tuna/chicken’ etc. If you serve these to a non-raw tuna/chicken eating person, you are setting yourselves up for a fall, as they a) taste n…

  in Does anybody eat raw food without dehydrating n such? Comment by debbietook
• 123, I would stress that the original point I was making is that there are some who choose not to eat 100% raw who do rather have a habit of implying that those who eat 100% are sad obsessives, and that those trying to attain 100% are heading the sa…

  in Grrr...Is nothing raw? Comment by debbietook
• Zoe, that sounds interesting – I’ll try that today! I’ll eat that in preference to ‘untoasted’ nori, which (at least in the UK) may not have been toasted, but sure has been hot-air-dried, and then ROASTED :-) Further to 123’s message re nuts, if any…

  in Grrr...Is nothing raw? Comment by debbietook
• Er,yes, of course I do know we’re all different (none of the people dearest to me are 100% raw!). Let’s put it a different way – to those who ARE apparently ‘stressing’ and ‘obsessing’ over non-raw ingredients, look at it this way…it can be FUN to f…

  in Grrr...Is nothing raw? Comment by debbietook
• I’d like to give people some good news here. I eat 100% raw and I am not ‘obsessed’, I do not ‘worry’ about food, and not ‘stressed’. It really is VERY easy! There are hundred (thousands?) of delicious raw foods out there. Chris and Zoe, in the ‘dea…

  in Grrr...Is nothing raw? Comment by debbietook
• Hi Ron Me again! On re-reading your post it has occurred to me that you were describing your DIET as ‘essentially raw’ rather than the boiled pulses as ‘essentially raw’. So sorry if I misinterpreted that. But I still don’t think you should be boil…

  in Grrr...Is nothing raw? Comment by debbietook
• Ron, sprouting legumes and grains is good for the digestion, as when the enzymes are activated the starches turn to simple sugars, rendering the foods more digestible. Many people have problems digesting cooked pulses, but not live sprouted ones. Yo…

  in Grrr...Is nothing raw? Comment by debbietook
• Further to last post, realised that I didn’t read the question properly. I’m only 95% raw. I’d really like to be getting up at 4 each morning, so perhaps when I’m 100? :-1) My husband’s the opposite, a night owl. We have been known to bump into each…

  in How much do you sleep? Comment by debbietook
• About six hours on average. An hour or two less than when cooked. I think this is because the quality of my sleep is so much better. I sometimes ‘sleep through the night’ now – I very rarely did when cooked. Also, when I was cooked I used to have to…

  in How much do you sleep? Comment by debbietook
• Alix1962 – your Mom has the dehydrator on too high. Has she tested the food all the way through cooking, ie not just at the beginning, or the end? There is a misconception amongst some raw fooders that, if the Excalibur dial says, eg, 125, that refe…

  in Dehydrator temperture not accurate. Comment by debbietook