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• Itourist: YES people can die of any eating disorder. People can die of orthorexia nervosa due to malnutrition factors of restricting food and starvation. The body shuts down. It eats itself. Organs fail. People die. Cardiac arrest is one of the main…

  in Orthorexia: ABC 20/20 TONIGHT Comment by TheRawDance
• And I’m sorry I need to vent this here as I feel safe to do so here and would most likely not vent it all over the web elsewhere… All this emphasis on raw…as if it was a negative thing… but then again, look at the dietary lifestyles of those who cho…

  in Orthorexia: ABC 20/20 TONIGHT Comment by TheRawDance
• Thank you all. My response will be short and sweet. Those opposed to RAW will never know how wonderful it is if they have not experienced it for themselves. Most are unwilling to even try and hold very bias opinions on it. The word healthy to one ma…

  in Orthorexia: ABC 20/20 TONIGHT Comment by TheRawDance
• Okay, leaving computer to watch a movie and have some raw upstairs with Mom before the show airs here at 10! I feel better than earlier, was stressed out but now I’m excited : ) Thank you all for your support xoxo

  in Orthorexia: ABC 20/20 TONIGHT Comment by TheRawDance
• Thank you all for your support. My intentions were to show the raw truth about my experience with orthorexia. Thefore, I am going to come across very crazy to those who do not understand orthorexia… OR healthy eating in a nonobsessive way. They film…

  in Orthorexia: ABC 20/20 TONIGHT Comment by TheRawDance
• Blue – no, I’m sorry. I have not been on that email account in over a week, really bombarded with messages from various accounts. Please forgive me. I will check it out soon, right now I’m stressed as all hell over this last minute news : ( I think …

  in Orthorexia: ABC 20/20 TONIGHT Comment by TheRawDance
• First and foremost, I would recommend you consult a certified dietician or a nutritionist (a doctor of nutrition) that follows naturopathic/holisitc approaches for dietary assessment purposes. NO ONE here can completely do that for you. Your assessm…

  in Am I getting enough nutrients? Comment by TheRawDance
• Ps. This may sound odd if one hasn’t tried it but analyzing the cravings can help you figure out where they are coming from (emotional hunger or physical hunger, nutritional restriction or defeciency, etc, past associations and good memories around …

  in Help me I have got a case of serious craves! Comment by TheRawDance
• NATURE’S ULTIMATE CANDY = DATES, FRESH…RIPE…PLUMP…JUICY…MEDJOOL DATES. Quick and easy, no frills, all thrills… and 1/4 cup servings of dried fruits are good too. Fruit is a natural desert – figs and bananas are royal craving curbs too but dates are …

  in Help me I have got a case of serious craves! Comment by TheRawDance
• I totally agree. It’s really nice to find a community of others who are genuine, loving, supportive and graciously accept with gratitude all of the offerings RAW brings. It’s also refreshing to see others who appreciate everything down to the dirt t…

  in Thanks to everyone Comment by TheRawDance
• Okay so after a days worth of prep work and a morning of mixing, etc. I have made this cottage cheese and altered it just a tad. It does not taste how I wished it to taste. It is not bad tasting but it does not come close to, in my opinion, the tast…

  in Raw Cottage Cheese (Nut or Seed Please) Comment by TheRawDance
• That’s a good price. I bought supplies at Rainbow yesterday to try. If not, I will def. order from you. Let’s see how my devirginizing the dehydrator goes. I’ve used it to make sweet potatoe chips and veggies burgers… this will be my first bread exp…

  in Raw Cottage Cheese (Nut or Seed Please) Comment by TheRawDance
• Thank you so much! I had a feeling you’d know something about this. Let me know how yours comes out okay? I know you and your man are the Queen and King of raw cheese. Ps. What is Hing? Cottage cheese has a taste between slightly sour and a mild cas…

  in Raw Cottage Cheese (Nut or Seed Please) Comment by TheRawDance
• I feel they are here to serve their purpose, like people… right. I grew a beautiful organic garden and had a hard time picking stuff. Then I watched it start to die, going unused and wasted and felt very bad. So I changed my mentality around that it…

  in Do vegetables have feelings? Comment by TheRawDance
• I feel they are here to serve their purpose, like people… right. I grew a beautiful organic garden and had a hard time picking stuff. Then I watched it start to die, going unused and wasted and felt very bad. So I changed my mentality around that it…

  in Do vegetables have feelings? Comment by TheRawDance
• stacey i love you and your hellicoper. your raw chocolates are even better though.

  in Kitchen Equipment Alternatives!? Comment by TheRawDance
• That’s a great idea for corn and Quiora: pantyhose, this made me chuckle SO hard – I LOVE IT, what a great idea!!!

  in Kitchen Equipment Alternatives!? Comment by TheRawDance
• Evergreen, I’m your soup stalker! I seriously have your fall soup picture saved on my desktop blush It’s so beautiful though. I just love the art in your food/recipes!!! I am going to buy some of the spice ingredients needed to make that soup. I can…

  in Kitchen Equipment Alternatives!? Comment by TheRawDance
• I’m sorry but what really gets me going are those kids cereals stating that kids who ate this sugary-ass-cereal for breakfast did better in school, were more alert and got better grades. The Frosted Mini Wheats commercial is one of the popular ones.…

  in Speachless over this commerical I saw Comment by TheRawDance
• Wiona, your fruit meditation suggestion is beautiful. I love this comment. It’s very inspiring. I do hope others get to read it from this thread. It will help those who are new to raw. There is so much beauty in this post, in the appreciation you sh…

  in Me+raw=Epic fail. Comment by TheRawDance
• Mon46, you are very welcome. I know fasting is like GOD to a lot of raw foodists – and others following more natural based dietary lifestyles. It never worked for me either. Like you said, to each their own. I’m sure my opinions on fasting will ruff…

  in Me+raw=Epic fail. Comment by TheRawDance
• Ms: GREAT ADVICE Your input is just as important as mine. I am so glad you brought up fasting. I did not want to jump in there but honestly I did. I dont support fasting as I do not feel it’s okay to mentally and physically set the body into starvat…

  in Me+raw=Epic fail. Comment by TheRawDance
• First off, my dear and all the rest of you feeling discouraged: THERE ARE NO FAILURES. Holding that attitude is only holding negative energy on yourself and eating and can develop into eating disordered thinking and behaviors. Holding high expectati…

  in Me+raw=Epic fail. Comment by TheRawDance
• CHIA are WONDERFUL seeds! I don’t dehydrate my stuff, own one but don’t care to use it much at all… so I’m not sure how hemp seed would do but it’s right up there in nutrition… black sesame seeds are wonderful too. How about sprouted sunflower seeds…

  in flaxseed replacement Comment by TheRawDance
• Wow, this is fantastic news! Keep up the great work! Long live RAW!

  in My first real health breakthrough with raw Comment by TheRawDance
• Queen and Achin – great educationals. Thank you! Helped me! I buy the Artisana kind and LOVE it.

  in coconut butter? Comment by TheRawDance
• Same thing. We recently had this discussion on one of my posts where I used terminology and confused people, whoops. The coconut butter alters with temperature and often forms a liquid coconut substance at the top of the jar. It’s all the same stuff…

  in coconut butter? Comment by TheRawDance
• VERY IMPORTANT TO ME If you research PH balance, you will learn that some things are more acidic on their trip down but actually alkalize the blood. It can get really confusing at first but look over some good charts. Foods that Heal by Bernard Jens…

  in how important is the acid/alkaline thing to you Comment by TheRawDance
• JaimeReks – that is awful my dear. I’m sorry to hear that happened but so glad you are okay!

  in Gone Raw - Gone Wrong? BLOOPER TIME! Comment by TheRawDance
• Queen – so sorry you had not so swell Gratitude experiences. That’s the first time I’ve ever heard that! So they bagel for seven bucks is half a smaller sized bagel, cashew cream, tomato, nori as the lox, capers -which I did not want and red onion –…

  in Gone Raw - Gone Wrong? BLOOPER TIME! Comment by TheRawDance