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• eek! wichten, i've heard bad, bad things about eating sprouted buckwheat. i think it's ok to eat them soaked and dehydrated, but i would absolutely avoid the green sprouts. i've read accounts of people developing photo-sensitivity among other bizarr…

  in How to sprout? Comment by tangerina
• i've heard a lot about the power of maca to restore hormonal balance. rather than introducing hormones or phyto-hormones, it encourages your endocrine system to produce the right hormones in the right balance. also, i'm a big fan of traditional chin…

  in Coming off the Pill Comment by tangerina
• ditto on the grapefruit seed extract, and i recommend taking it in liquid form. it tastes super nasty, but i believe it to be more effective as a liquid and you get used to it. as an added bonus, you can use it to clean your shower too! i also agree…

  in Candida Cure Please Comment by tangerina
• sesame seeds have a ton of calcium. tahini, then, would be a great way to get a lot in. chia seeds, too. chia seeds also have those other minerals you need to process the calcium. susan121 has a point about the sugar-acid from fruit. be careful not …

  in Yet another question about... Comment by tangerina
• i really hear you. i have a high metabolism and often resort to grains to keep me grounded. i've been successful with raw oatmeal and sprouted buckwheat groats. buckwheat is technically a fruit seed, so if you have sensitivities to grains, you could…

  in Overcoming grain addictions??? Comment by tangerina
• perhaps you could transition slowly, make the improvements you are capable of given your circumstances, and see if you can improve your circumstances next year? my college dining hall had an amazing salad bar and a little wok bar. i imagine yours mi…

  in my story, in need of some advice Comment by tangerina
• yeah, i have noticed the same. it's like i lost my alimentary innocence or like i awoke from the matrix and can't go back to living in the blissful ignorance of the past. it seems as our bodies detox and our systems refine themselves, they resist go…

  in Is change in digestion normal? Comment by tangerina
• blend! i made a soup out of a tomato, half a zucchini, a carrot, hemp seeds, black pepper and miso. all in the blender. just add a little hot water before you blend. it was warming and delicious and it used up some veggies that needed eating stat. y…

  in So many vegetables...so little time Comment by tangerina
• "she is obese, has rotten teeth and a 400 pound husband..." i know it sucks to feel judged, but it doesn't seem like this lady has good judgment in the first place! it's so strange that people in the health profession can be so unhealthy. and to eve…

  in Coping with co-workers Comment by tangerina
• lime is supposed to help your body process alcohol; if drinking liquor, it's good to take it with lime. coconut is supposed to be amazing for hangovers too. put the lime in the coconut and drink 'em both down (while picking the c7 chord on your guit…

  in drinking organic wine and waking up at 2:00am Comment by tangerina
• i have. not so much the gas, but my sweat is infused with the smell. it's really gross. i love garlic, too. but i recently cut it out of my diet because i couldn't take it anymore. i tried eating a lot of greens, thinking that it would clean out the…

  in Smell? Comment by tangerina
• turtlecrane, i'm planning on getting the vibram five fingers sometime this weekend to try this barefoot running thing. i haven't run in forever because my feet used to get numb and my joints would get mad at me. so i'm excited to try these out. i'll…

  in born to run Comment by tangerina
• make sure you increase your calorie intake when you exercise. i bike 6-12 miles every day and i feel like i have to eat a lot of food to maintain my weight. i out-eat pretty much all of my friends and i am the thinnest of the bunch. but it's because…

  in weight gain while BF Comment by tangerina
• perhaps it's just that the proportions do not suit you. i definitely do not put that much greens in my smoothies. i often only put three or four leaves of kale or collards (depending on how big the leaves are) with at least two pieces of fruit (eith…

  in Green Smoothies Comment by tangerina
• carrot-apple porridge two carrots, one apple, a couple of dates, cinnamon, and a dash of water in the blender; poured over chia seeds and raisins. it's got this great consistency, like souffle. sweet and good. i love putting that color into my body.…

  in What's your current obsession?! Comment by tangerina
• taking msm is supposed to help. i read all over the internet that it helps heal scars. that's one of the many reasons i decided to start taking it. i've been on it only one full week and i did notice one recently earned acne scar fade surprisingly f…

  in acne scars Comment by tangerina
• too bad. you can still be super healthy eating some cooked foods. even living cuisine raw cookbook author Renee Loux Underkoffler includes steamed veggies in some of her recipes. i agree with most of the suggestions above, but i'd like to add that q…

  in No more raw vegansim : ( Comment by tangerina
• eye exercises! our eyesight uses various muscles and when we stare at our computer screens too long, they start to get weak. take a short break once in a while and give them a work out! check out these exercises:

  in vision Comment by tangerina
• maybe the book is an accurate history of our socio-economic development, but does it account for the advancements in blending and juicing over the last few decades? i mean, it's great that cooking brought humans to the level it has reached in the la…

  in "Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human" Comment by tangerina
• black walnut tincture is good for oral thrush. put about 30 drops or so in a shot of water and rinse your mouth with it before you swallow. do this every two hours until it goes away. it shouldn't take long. last year that nastiness tried to sprout …

  in Thrush in Mouth Comment by tangerina
• i'm not into caked deodorant, natural or not. i wear a lot of black and don't like the residue it leaves everywhere. it's totally unnecessary, anyway. i have settled on "weleda - sage deodorant." it's spray-on made up of just alcohol, water, and ess…

  in Does anyone have any natural deodorant ideas? Comment by tangerina
• wichten: check out the dental care products from ascended health: http://www.ascendedhealth.com/products_dentalcare.htm#Products i use the oral regenerative elixir as toothpaste. it's the best toothpaste/mouthwash i've ever used and totally vegan. i…

  in 811 jacked up my teeth Comment by tangerina
• bummer. when depression starts to take over, i fight it with exercise, journaling, and forced positive thinking. journaling helps with the positive thinking. i try to look at the stuff getting me down as a vehicle for growth. i reflect, write and pr…

  in 2 Things: Depression, and my girly bits are sick :( Comment by tangerina
• i find it really helpful to have particular goals in mind. i just recently started running and picked out a few short distance races i want to participate in so that i have something to work toward. runningintheusa.com lists upcoming races by state.…

  in Jogging tips Comment by tangerina
• i second the rolfing recommendation. it's pretty amazing. my rolfer straightened out muscles i didn't even know i had, and i really felt the difference. it felt like my body came back into itself.

  in What is my body trying to tell me? Comment by tangerina
• i don't know. a cup of walnut milk and some hemp seeds does not seem like a lot of fat to me. the avocado is only "sometimes" even. i can't imagine that token amount of fat would cause all that weird pain. then again, every body is different. i woul…

  in weird stomach pains and fatigue Comment by tangerina
• rawspice - chia seeds are great for the skin because they have a great balance of essential fatty acids. our skin thrives on those omegas, and some days the avocados in my kitchen just aren't ripe enough. chia seeds are such a good source for them b…

  in hormonal aging and skin Comment by tangerina
• apparently, jellyfish have discovered the secret of immortality: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/4357829/Immortal-jellyfish-swarming-across-the-world.html who knows, maybe sometime in the future we will either learn from them and truly bec…

  in hormonal aging and skin Comment by tangerina
• ethnic grocery stores often carry some unusual fruits. look for a latino or asian market in your town. any place with a significant immigrant community is bound to have one somewhere nearby. my home town (pop. 100,000) has little chinese, korean, an…

  in Interesting fruit? Comment by tangerina
• all very good suggestions above, especially leahceleste's book recommendations. read, read, read, and you will discover how your experiences fit into the bigger picture. regarding the non-raw portions of your transitional diet, i have read it is ben…

  in Truly lost :( Comment by tangerina