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• Hey venti, I have a composter from Gardeners Supply Company. It’s very clever – you throw stuff in the top and eventually the finished compost comes out the bottom so there’s no turning. They are about $100 for that type, but I needed a time saver a…

  in composting Comment by amysue
• Hey Misscutecute – I had a similar experience, I dropped 10 pounds in two weeks and was also very tired in the beginning. I’m sure you’ll level off, but if you need to experience less discomfort I agree with pianissima and ardesmond2, just take it a…

  in uh oh... Comment by amysue
• I made one from this site for the first time for Easter. I wouldn’t say it tasted exactly the same, more of a cashew taste. It looked really nice and my Mom, who is the expert baker of the family loved it. I’d say the one I made was good “in it’s ow…

  in silly question Comment by amysue
• Hey heartshapedsky! I had my health food store order it for me, and it didn’t really do it for me. I think I was expecting shortbread in a powdered form! I think it’s probably really good in some recipes, but on its own is just tasted starchy to me,…

  in lucuma powder Comment by amysue
• A Vitamix is a high speed blender – it has a much more powerful motor than a blender you would buy in a store so it pulverizes everything which means your smoothies won’t be lumpy and it can handle much tougher foods without straining the motor. You…

  in So So New Comment by amysue
• DoveyLovey – I’m not in your area, but another option is eBay, that’s where I got my Vitamix which I use much much more than my dehydrator. There’s also lots of online sources for rawfoods – I’ve ordered from www.alissacohen.com and www.sunfoods.com…

  in So So New Comment by amysue
• Hey moxandspaceships, I followed a similar plan as you (although I’m 36 and a mom). I was 100% for the first few months, now I have a cooked treat once in a while. 3 months may work for you (maybe youth helps!) but it took me about 8 months to feel …

  in new to all this Comment by amysue
• kundalalita – it is interesting that the feelings are real. Sometimes I wondered if my body/mind came up with situations that would bring out a certain feeling that I couldn’t express in real life, like anger that I had bottled up. Like screaming ra…

  in Nightmares Comment by amysue
• Ok, this is interesting, Jenny! We ate raw chili that night and my husband also had nightmares, come to think of it our daughter did too. My Mom always told me when she’d eat pepperoni pizza she’d dream of fires needing to be put out. queenfluff, th…

  in Nightmares Comment by amysue
• jenergy – I do think that’s part of it for me, I think the Christmas nightmare is exactly the same as the one where you go to class for a test and realize you skipped class most of the semester and are completely unprepared, it’s just the parental v…

  in Nightmares Comment by amysue
• This is very timely for me – last night I dreamt that a woolly bear caterpillar turned into a monster and carried away my dog (a husky). After I calmed down and fell back asleep I dreamt that it was Christmas morning and I had forgot to do anything …

  in Nightmares Comment by amysue
• pianissima – Oh yeah, I’ve never actually picked up the book and looked at it, but now maybe I will… jenergy – good, I was worried because you seemed to have disappeared and you’re quite a bright light around here. My uncle was similar after his sur…

  in Good article/interview Comment by amysue
• jenergy! You’ve been on my mind, hoping you’re ok and you’re family’s ok. This sounds very interesting and a little creepy how greed is affecting our health.

  in Good article/interview Comment by amysue
• Last night I made corn chowder out of desperation for ingredients – it was cashews, water, a sliver of onion, half a clove garlic, a small chunk of pink himalayan salt and half a bag of organic frozen corn blended in the vitamix, poured it in a bowl…

  in Raw Soup Question... Comment by amysue
• deborahann – I got cut off before i could finish – thank you…and is that a recent photo? I’m guessing chickens.

  in Your pH vs. Your child's pH Comment by amysue
• ardesmond2 – very curious to know…this is my favorite photo of yours so far! deborahann – good to know about the AM, that’s when we did it, but I don’t understand the dumping of alkaline elements – is that good or bad? The first time my husband and …

  in Your pH vs. Your child's pH Comment by amysue
• I’ve decided that the less I do that’s mainstream, the less people bother me, because it’s become the norm. So with lifestyle choices, parenting choices, people have given up trying to change me. Once you’ve gone vegetarian, attachment parenting (co…

  in how do you deal? Comment by amysue
• You might like Angela Stokes website http://www.rawreform.com/, I find her story very inspiring. Keep checking in here and you’ll find support and plenty of recipes. I have actually found a Vitamix to be essential since green smoothies are important…

  in Still Figuring Things Out Comment by amysue
• Hey Nikki! We have some things in common, I’m also a mom, although my daughter is now 7. I nursed her until she was three and she’s always been a vegetarian. I’ve been almost entirely raw for 9 months now (husband is not), but I prepare meals for bo…

  in Hi all... Comment by amysue
• bluebells – Raw_Chocoholic is right, but I wanted to add that it’s harvested in a sustainable way, and doesn’t kill the tree. It’s a traditional remedy, and scientists discovered that fungus doesn’t grow on this particular tree. I order mine as the …

  in Candida Cleansing? Comment by amysue
• I did a candida kit soon after going raw and got really tired, bloated and spacey, lost my mental focus and had other symptoms. I don’t believe it kicked it for me, it just wasn’t enough. Then I did Dr. Gabriel Cousens Phase 1 diet which has no suga…

  in Candida Cleansing? Comment by amysue
• Hey Larsik! You will find out what’s ultimately the best thing for you. This site is focused on a raw vegan lifestyle which means anything from an animal is generally not included except for the occasional honey. You’ll find that in most “raw food” …

  in Few questions..... Comment by amysue
• Raw_Chocoholic – I don’t know offhand but it will tell you on the seed packet they send how long until bloom. I’ve never been very good at growing them but I’ll give my best effort for this.

  in Count Your Bees - The Great Sunflower Project Comment by amysue
• I went to my first Whole Foods recently to pick up lunch – I was so excited – yet so disappointed. My non-raw family members had no trouble finding lunch but I had to settle for the salad bar which was not what I expected and there were no lemons or…

  in Whole Foods stores Comment by amysue
• The brush is Bass with natural bristles – found it at the health food store, it’s a facial cleansing brush, much softer than the big kind. And yes, I use the coconut oil on my face. I put it on in the morning after dry brushing and shower – it makes…

  in rosacea and acne Comment by amysue
• Wow, that is really interesting Dain5000, it’s always been such a mystery. heartshapedsky – I had a facialist tell me I had rosacea once but I wasn’t convinced – I’m fair and I blush easily. I can’t say that I’ve had an acne problem, just occasional…

  in rosacea and acne Comment by amysue
• Hey! Yeah, that’s most likely detox. This is when I started to say, “But what about the boundless energy and all that other stuff??” I’m not sure if eating filling foods is what you’re needing…rest might be more helpful and lots of fluid. You’re bod…

  in Jump right in? Comment by amysue
• I went 100% overnight but looking back I wouldn’t do it again because the discomfort I went through was a bit of a distraction – my digestive system wasn’t quite up to the job so it was a roller coaster ride. Green girl is right, for some it’s all g…

  in Jump right in? Comment by amysue
• Yea – a couple hours after coffee I’m FAMISHED but it must a blood sugar thing. It will take a little time for the other part to get up to speed.

  in coffee withdrawal + constipation Comment by amysue
• artzyfartzy – I hear you, I have a cup a week for fun, but every time I’ve given it up I get a splitting headache and I can’t go as well as before. Coffee does make you go, don’t know what it is that does it, but I have read that besides being a diu…

  in coffee withdrawal + constipation Comment by amysue