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• Okay, we started a day early so today is Day 1. Just did the saltwater flush which was not fun to drink, but it wasn’t the worst thing in the world. I kept telling myself it was vegetable broth so that I wouldn’t throw up.

  in 10 day master cleanse Comment by rawpatience
• I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who is sharing their experience with the MC here. Sky Princess your account has been fun to read! My husband and I are starting the 10-day on Saturday and I’m very excited…kind of nervous. Anyways it’s nice…

  in 10 day master cleanse Comment by rawpatience
• Aziah, how old is your youngest? Just curious. I think it’s great you are looking into natural ways to bring health to you family. Naturopaths are all so very different from one another depending on their background and training. I was referred to o…

  in What Do You Use for Medicine? Comment by rawpatience
• Yes, the CA125. My mother died of ovarian cancer, and both of her sisters have breast cancer. Mom advised me to start getting that test every 6 months (and moving up my pelvic exams to every 6 months vs. yearly). I went to 2 MD’s and both did not wa…

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• Great ideas. I’m getting a dehydrator for mom’s day…i’m so excited! so i’ll have the opportunity to try out both of these ideas. Thanks!

  in Any substitute for popcorn?? Comment by rawpatience
• kayo, i am so sorry for your suffering! my son has had severe eczema since the cradle cap disappeared. He exchanged one skin issue with another and like you i have tried everything to ease his suffering. I’ve been giving him green smoothies everyday…

  in EZCEMA help! Comment by rawpatience
• I hear you simplyraw. I’m way into kelp noodles now and they just go so darned well with the flavor of soy! great information…thank you!

  in where to get nama shoyu? Comment by rawpatience
• At Juiliano’s raw dinner last night in Portland, he was raving about “raw honey”, bee pollen, and propylis (sp?). He was claiming that to take honey from bee hives is actually a humane thing because it saves 30% of the bee population from over-eatin…

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• good luck with your garden karuna, its definitely enought room! we just started using a small black compost bin that was left here by the previous owners of our house. there is no lack on info on the web of how to properly fill it. after a month it’…

  in want to reduce waste Comment by rawpatience
• Freedom of speech…cool, fear-driven anything…not cool. it plays to humankind’s deepest vulnerabilities…very weak approach, yet very effective for some…just look at bush. okay, sorry for transgressing into politics. in the end, this is an on-line “co…

  in URGENT MESSAGE EVERYONE! PLEASE LISTEN! Comment by rawpatience
• My son is allergic to soy. Soy lecithin is in EVERYTHING…it’s one of the main things that lead me to a raw lifestyle.

  in Soy Controversy Comment by rawpatience
• the rolls were a hit and so far nobody is feeling bad ;o) there are some leftovers though (i made a huge batch) so i think i will be safe and toss the rest. does anybody here ever freeze the leftover almond pulp? if so, what effect does that have on…

  in HELP-Is my almond meal bad? Comment by rawpatience
• Yes, I smelled it before I used it. The meal was 4 days old. I usually eye it pretty well before I use it for recipes but it looked fine. I think you are right rawkidchef, it was probably spots of almond meal. the recipe said to “mix by hand” so may…

  in HELP-Is my almond meal bad? Comment by rawpatience
• heartshapedsky: my name is karen and i’ll definitely look for you. my hair is a boy cut now, not at all like the picture in my profile. See you then!

  in Locations?? Comment by rawpatience
• heartshaped: I just signed up for the juliano dinner on the 12th too…am bringing my sister who is interested in raw…I’m really looking forward to having some yummy food prepared for me!!!!

  in Locations?? Comment by rawpatience
• Hi Shrkbyte. I live in Hood River and was wondering the same thing. I would think there would be a ton of raw foodies in Eugene. There are no local sites in my community that I can find and I think it would be great to connect with some folks locall…

  in Locations?? Comment by rawpatience
• That was a smart idea! Rawmama, the olive oil worked pretty darned well…thanks for the tip!

  in carrot juice stains Comment by rawpatience
• That might work in the summertime, but we are a bit short of the sun most of the year where I live :o)

  in carrot juice stains Comment by rawpatience
• Yes, good thought, will try that next!

  in carrot juice stains Comment by rawpatience
• Hmmm. I also wonder if that residue contains bacteria that may seep back into new juice batches…

  in carrot juice stains Comment by rawpatience
• Yes this is a great topic, artzy: you know I had been following the no poo thread under health and beauty and have been poo-free for a week. In that thread there was much talk of the chemical from soaps and shampoos so I’ve stopped using them with m…

  in Raw for Toddler Comment by rawpatience
• Thanks you guys for the inspiration. Rawleen the smoothie recipe with coconut sounds yummy. It’s interesting reading your replies, my son will eat most of the raw items you all have mentioned (with the exception of avocados and greens) and so we are…

  in Raw for Toddler Comment by rawpatience
• kandace, i made those same roles last night and they look almost exactly like your picture, except my frosting is not nearly as smooth. I used cashew/almond butter with a bit of agave and pinch of salt. My frosting was very tasty, but not at all smo…

  in Recipe Pictures Comment by rawpatience
• okay this is going to sound crazy but a woman sitting next to me at the juliano event last night (she was a rep for VegNews) said that David Wolfe told her she could gain wait from applying olive oil to her skin because the fat seeps through the tis…

  in Dry skin - help please Comment by rawpatience
• Wow there sure are alot of runners in this group. It’s excellent to hear everyone’s stories. I’ve never considered myself an athlete but I do participate in alot of sports: mountain bike or road ride a few days per week, trail run a couple of days t…

  in Raw Athletes? Comment by rawpatience
• right…water, water, water. I get so filled up on smoothies and fruits that I don’t often feel thirsty. Water will sometimes make me feel bloated after eating nuts (even though the nuts are soaked) but I’m thinking teas are a good replacement…for som…

  in Painful poopie?? Comment by rawpatience
• okay, iv’e been going through the exact same thing. i’m about 80% raw right now and everything was going along “smoothly” until last night. all of the sudden a painful not in my colon, it felt like something was in there that wanted to come out, onl…

  in Painful poopie?? Comment by rawpatience
• Thanks to running into this thread a while ago I’ve now been poo-free for 4 months. I keep my hair short now so I never experienced the growing out of yucks. I use diluted ACV every other day with really warm water and occasionally will use a baking…

  in To shampoo or not to shampoo? Comment by rawpatience
• Ugh! Thanks for telling me what I probably already knew in my heart but haven’t wanted to confront. Swimming is a big part of my life, can’t imagine eliminating it from my life, but certainly something I must ponder. Our only other alternative for s…

  in To shampoo or not to shampoo? Comment by rawpatience
• stickybumps23, it usually gets frizzy and my scalp has often been dry.

  in To shampoo or not to shampoo? Comment by rawpatience