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• Hi missemy, sorry I missed your post! I have no idea what your pain could be, but I would suggest a short fast or at least eating very very simply for the next week (like bananas and water only). Also, you could contact Dr. Graham on his forum "Raw …

  in Why I'm So Mad At The Raw Food Movement Today - an interesting article. Thoughts? Comment by swayze
• Cows are herbivores. They may eat different plant foods depending upon where they live, but it still falls into the herbivorous category. People are the same way. Sure, we can eat lots and lots of different foods and survive quite well, but it doesn…

  in Why I'm So Mad At The Raw Food Movement Today - an interesting article. Thoughts? Comment by swayze
• missemy, body type has nothing to do with diet. Have you ever met a horse, elephant, lion, etc. that eats a specific diet different from the rest of its species because of it's blood type/ metabolism rate/etc? It's complete nonsense. In regards to F…

  in Why I'm So Mad At The Raw Food Movement Today - an interesting article. Thoughts? Comment by swayze
• Casey, I was in the same position as you when I first went raw back in 2007. I tried a still popular un-cook book for a couple weeks, but I always felt hungry, it took forever to make anything, and every dish was brimming with fat. I finally added u…

  in Why I'm So Mad At The Raw Food Movement Today - an interesting article. Thoughts? Comment by swayze
• Oh, I forgot about cantaloupe! Technically, it's musk melon where I live, but still delicious. There's a little fruit cart that sells em near my house during the summer so I just ride my bike over and load up! :) I've actually never had figs. There…

  in What is your favorite fruit? Comment by swayze
• Mangoes or peaches, I can never decide. :) Swayze www.fitonraw.com/blog

  in What is your favorite fruit? Comment by swayze
• It's also important to remember that 10% fat is the maximum amount, not the target. I usually consume about 5% and my yearly average is probably around 7%. Swayze  

  in Chia makes high fruit safer? Comment by swayze
• brontesaurus (cool name), it is not optimal to consume protein with carbs, even after intense physical exercise: http://www.healthline.com/hlbook/nut-protein-and-physical-activity "High-protein foods have a long gastric emptying time so are not re…

  in Chia makes high fruit safer? Comment by swayze
• Awesome! You can never have too many healthy and tasty raw recipes. :) Swayze  

  in Check out my 811 lfrv recipe blog--Fruity Fare Comment by swayze
• Hi Amanda! Welcome to the forum and congrats on 10 months raw! And a big hello to ValTryingRaw, too! :) Swayze  

  in *Wave* Hello fellow raw fooodies :) Comment by swayze
• "Not many people succeed on this path due to feeling guilty about eating the amount of fruits it takes to stay raw and energised and sane. Ive seen a lot of people go off the deep end on this path and blame the diet but its simply that they starved …

  in Anyone else starting 80/10/10 or have been 811 for a long time? Comment by swayze
• Awesome, sounds like you've got it down! Yea, I'm looking forward to some summer sun as well...I'm so pale! It's actually 65 degrees today, which is great, but no sun. :( Haha, DR definitely has his own personal style. While abrasive to some (okay…

  in Anyone else starting 80/10/10 or have been 811 for a long time? Comment by swayze
• Hey Lyn, congrats on 3 months raw! I've been low fat raw since 2007 so maybe I can help. :) 1) That's it?! Salt, garlic and vinegar?! During my first few months, it was more like tortilla chips, hummus, and soy cheese. Seriously, you're doing aweso…

  in Anyone else starting 80/10/10 or have been 811 for a long time? Comment by swayze
• Excellently put, eecho! There is nothing available in animal flesh or animal by-products that I cannot receive from ripe, raw, whole fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, so I am 100% vegan. Swayze  

  in 100% vegan or not Comment by swayze
• As long as you don't sit out in the sun, you should be just fine. :) Swayze  

  in Will ACV bleach my hair? Comment by swayze
• Aww, thanks Lyn! :) Swayze  

  in Coconut - good or bad? Comment by swayze
• Coconut is delicious and perfectly healthy. Just make sure to limit the amount you consume as it is a fattier food than most sweet fruits. Calories in Coconut Milk: http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-coconut-milk-i12117 Calories in Coconut Me…

  in Coconut - good or bad? Comment by swayze
• You can definitely skip the greens for now if you are absolutely repulsed by them. I really disliked all greens and even most non-sweet fruits when I first went raw in '07 and so I just didn't eat them. I disliked a lot of sweet fruits as well, actu…

  in I'm NOT handling greens very well... but I don't want to become a fruitarian Comment by swayze
• I eat about 2000 calories per day, so that leaves 200 calories for fat. Covert fats in fruits and veggies will be around 60 calories or so, leaving about 140 calories from overt fats. That works out to about 1/2 of an avocado or 1 ounce of nuts/seed…

  in Getting carb/fat/protein ratio right SO time consuming - is there a better way? Comment by swayze
• Amen, superfood. Have you ever tried hemp protein powder? OMG, I can't believe I used to force that stuff down when I was vegan. I really thought I needed the extra protein to build muscle mass! *rolls eyes* Swayze www.fitonraw.com/blog

  in protein sources Comment by swayze
• "i like the hemp because it is a complete protein." The complete protein myth has been long since debunked. Our bodies actual store and recycle the amino acids we consume (100-300 grams per day). There is no need to eat all of the essential amino ac…

  in protein sources Comment by swayze
• Yes, they do get thrown away. You can try talking to a manager and see if you can buy the unwanted produce at a discount. Swayze  

  in Where does all the produce go??? Comment by swayze
• I've never had that happen to blended bananas, but it does with tomatoes if I blend too quickly or over blend. Instead of blending, try gently pulsing the bananas until they are half way smooth and then switch to a low setting until completely blend…

  in Blended bananas turn to foam - help! Comment by swayze
• A more important question that "Is it raw?" is "Is it healthy?" Just because a particular food, like agave nectar, is raw does not mean it is health promoting. There are plenty of raw foods out there that are toxic to humans, such as several legume …

  in 4 Foods you think are raw but actually aren't. Comment by swayze
• I actually wrote an article recently about raw sweeteners if anyone is interested: http://www.fitonraw.com/2010/02/raw-sweeteners-raw-and-healthy/ Swayze  

  in 4 Foods you think are raw but actually aren't. Comment by swayze
• Dr. Joel Fuhrman offers a low fat cooked vegan diet plan. It emphasizes raw produce, but is very grains and legumes-heavy (where you get your calories from on the plan), which made me extremely tired and bloated all the time (which was why I switche…

  in fats or carbs? Comment by swayze
• Here's my Salty Salt-Free Salsa. It's super savory from all the tomatoes and celery, but there's no added salt! *Ingredients* -24 ounces cherry or grape tomatoes ( I LOVE the Nature Sweet cherubs!) -16 ounces of celery (5-6 stalks) -8 ounces red bel…

  in SWEET! SWEET! and more SWEET! Comment by swayze
• I agree with superfood2. If you feel healthy when not bleeding, then there is little reason to worry. An important point to emphasize is the difference between menstruation and bleeding. Menstruation is completely natural; bleeding may not be. Just …

  in Dates Comment by swayze
• Yes, it's quite the touchy subject within the raw food movement, partly because one can lose their period for many different reasons (both good and bad). Even amongst low fat raw vegan women, many do not stop bleeding completely. All I know is that,…

  in Dates Comment by swayze
• Sorry, I was a little unclear. I wasn't responding to Sweet's period question, just to the diet as a whole. As far as periods go, I still menstruate, but have not bled or experienced any pain in over a year. Here's a thread on the topic with some o…

  in Dates Comment by swayze