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  • There is an excellent article about cat food by a vet: http://www.catinfo.org/ She feeds her cats raw food. Here is what she says about diabetic cats. It is ESSENTIAL that you read this and understand it before making a drastic change in your cat's …
    in Diabetic cat Comment by RawLibrarian
  • Hee hee! You're right. Storm and Jinjee do not have a publishing company or production company behind them like so many others, and because of that, their productions lack polish. However, I really do like them. They were among the very first raw te…
    in Storm and Jinjee's movie - Breakthrough Comment by RawLibrarian
  • Suasoria, I agree--Storm and Jinjee are a bit under the radar. I don't know whether they go to Raw Spirit Fest and other such gatherings, or whether they prefer to keep a low profile. I do know they are in the midst of a project to create a raw vega…
    in Storm and Jinjee's movie - Breakthrough Comment by RawLibrarian
  • The Garden Diet e-book is my favorite. As well as the raw recipes, it also includes some transition recipes (for those who are still eating cooked food--good info for newbies). This e-book is NOT a polished production, and I think it could use quite…
    in Storm and Jinjee's movie - Breakthrough Comment by RawLibrarian
  • I have it. I wouldn't call it a polished production, but it's quite interesting. I got several of their e-books too. I like their emphasis on eating real food, as opposed to supplements, powders, etc. I also like the fact that they do not have a deh…
    in Storm and Jinjee's movie - Breakthrough Comment by RawLibrarian
  • I don't follow the Phase I diet but I'm familiar with it. Since your candida has greatly improved by your own description by following it, seems like continuing it would be a good thing. It's only another few weeks. I make non-sweet green smoothies …
    in Gabriel Cousin's Phase I Diet ???? Comment by RawLibrarian
  • Glad the info was helpful. What I would do if I were you is to call the Montgomery County Dept. of Health and talk to someone about this. It doesn't sound like your situation is described on their web site, and talking to a real person at the health…
    in Question about Food Handlers Permit (MD) Comment by RawLibrarian
  • Libraries are a great source of information for questions like this. :-) However, if you want to do it yourself, try a Google search--for example, "baltimore health department" "montgomery county maryland health department" etc. (Don't know where yo…
    in Question about Food Handlers Permit (MD) Comment by RawLibrarian
  • Thich Nhat Hanh's books spring to mind. I especially like 'Being peace'. One of my favorite books of all time is 'When things fall apart: heart advice for difficult times' by Pema Chodron. Pema is an American Buddhist nun (she is the abbess of Gampo…
    in books worth pondering Comment by RawLibrarian
  • Expensive gadgetry isn't necessary unless you make a lot of raw gourmet foods. I already had a Cuisinart food processor and it's a very handy tool to chop lots of food very quickly--a big time saver. I got a high-speed blender (thanks to a generous …
    in Expensive Equipment? No thanks! Comment by RawLibrarian
  • Good professional cooking schools teach you things like knife skills (especially in a raw restaurant, this is absolutely essential), plating, portion sizes, health department regulations, finances, along with how to put together interesting meals. O…
    in Raw Chef-ism Comment by RawLibrarian
  • I too have Raynaud's. I keep my hands and feet warm at all times--before it was diagnosed, my toes got so bad that the skin was sloughing off at the tips. (I was going barefoot around the house all the time). Now I wear slippers and socks at home al…
    in chilblains- please help! Comment by RawLibrarian
  • Excellent comments by all, and I heartily agree with Durianrider & IWWkevin--exercise is a *key* ingredient for weight loss. Also, many raw gourmet recipes are quite high in fat--even though it is good fat. If one is trying to lose weight, keepi…
    in Tips for Losing Weight for the Raw foodist Comment by RawLibrarian
  • I'm 52. The only menopausal discomfort I have is occasional insomnia, which was much worse during perimenopause. I also do have dryness but it isn't painful. No hot flashes, mood disorders, nothing, although when I was menstruating I never had cramp…
    in Menopause? curious Comment by RawLibrarian
  • Zeina, You wrote: "I'm very skeptical about putting anything in my body that might cause any harm " I ask this as gently as I can--then why are you considering breast implants? These implants can leak, shift, and just look like hell (not to mention …
    in Pueraria mirifica - Fountain of Youth Comment by RawLibrarian
  • For a cream substitute in the banana chocolate cream recipe, you could make a cashew cream: Soak 1 cup raw cashews for a couple of hours. Put in blender with 1/2 to 1 cup filtered water, 1/2 tsp. vanilla and 1 tsp. agave nectar (or sweetener of your…
    in Recipe transformation help needed! Comment by RawLibrarian
  • I’n not 100%; more like 90-95%. It doesn’t bother me a bit not to be 100% because I don’t view it as a holy grail. If I feel like having something cooked, I do—mostly this happens when I go out. I eat what I want without guilt. There is no raw food …
    in To All in TRANSITION... Comment by RawLibrarian
  • I’m a librarian, and I would urge your sister to ask a librarian at the university for help. It is not easy finding scholarly articles on raw/living foods, especially on the open web. The vast majority of scholarly articles are in full-text database…
    in Raw vegan scholarly sources Comment by RawLibrarian
  • Stuffed mushroom caps, maybe? Stuffed with a pate of some sort, or pesto?
    in HELP!! office party!! Comment by RawLibrarian
  • I agree with pianissima. I just watched the DVD today (received it yesterday). Overall, I found it quite inspirational. I too wondered about the nonstop childbearing, but the kids are beautiful and look happy and healthy. They certainly seem to be t…
    in Storm and Jinjee documentary 'Breakthrough' Comment by RawLibrarian
  • Greenie, Unfortunately, there are not clips of the kundalini yoga DVDs that I mentioned. I checked several sites. If you want to try DVDs. one that I recommend starting with is Ravi and Ana’s ‘Kundalini Yoga for Beginners and Beyond’. It has two pra…
    in Kundalini Comment by RawLibrarian
  • I got certified to teach kundalini yoga a year ago, and in my personal practice I do kundalini yoga as well as hatha yoga. If there are live classes in your area, I recommend going, because you get guidance from the teacher, and energy from the othe…
    in Kundalini Comment by RawLibrarian
  • Nothing wrong with having beautiful dark brown or black eyes! Mine are very dark brown and are one of my best features.
    in Change in eye colour Comment by RawLibrarian
  • Sadly, there really aren’t any “raw” restaurants in DC per se, like there are in NYC and other places. If there were, you better believe I’d be a regular! Here are a couple of places I have been: Everlasting Life at 2928 Georgia Avenue NW.(“http://w…
    in Raw food restaurants in the Washington, DC Area Comment by RawLibrarian
  • Great posts. I agree with Zooey—Americans have an extremely difficult time with moderation. There tends to be an all-or-nothing mindset about many things, not just food. It saddens me to see people beating themselves up over every morsel they put in…
    in When RAW becomes DOGMA? Comment by RawLibrarian
  • I’ve had my Cuisinart for about 12 years and it is still going strong. The food processor really saves a lot of time; it would be much more time-consuming, though of course not impossible, to make things like pates and hummus without it.
    in Food Processors Comment by RawLibrarian
  • I’ll be 52 in May.
    in How old are you? Comment by RawLibrarian
  • I also agree that live classes can’t be beat, if you have never done yoga before, I’d say they are key, particularly with a style of yoga as intense as ashtanga. A teacher can really help you with alignment and offer modifications to postures. If yo…
    in Ashtanga Yoga Comment by RawLibrarian
  • Sorry that I didn’t see this sooner. There’s a place in DC called ‘Everlasting Life’: http://www.everlastinglife.net/ Here are directions: http://www.everlastinglife.net/DirectionsToEL.htm It’s on Georgia Avenue. They have a juice bar and a carryout…
    in Raw in D.C. or VA Comment by RawLibrarian
  • I upgraded to a BlendTec from a Black and Decker blender that cost 50 bucks—there is a photo of the Black and Decker on the cover of “Raw food made easy”. The BlendTec is superior, no question, and I love it, but the Black and Decker was fine too, j…
    in Choosing the right blender (HELP) Comment by RawLibrarian