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• Fig Ficus carica Family: Moraceae Description & storage Fig: soft sweet fruit, full of small seeds and often eaten dried. Fresh figs are delicious and often jam and chutney is made from them. The skin of figs is very thin and ripe figs can't be …

  in Fruit Game :) Comment by kniteangel
• I am so sorry for you. A mothers love is important. Did anything else happen to your mom around the time you turned 17? Also, she may feel that you are a grown up girl and dont need her any more. Perhaps its time to talk to her about it and see what…

  in emotional Comment by kniteangel
• I had bananas for dinner like 6 pm ish.... I thought I would never go to sleep.... I dont do anything sweet or caffeine related after 4 pm....forget cacao... :( never dreamed a banana would be a problem so now watch all sweet fruits in evening time.…

  in Banana Island. Comment by kniteangel
• anyone have trouble eating bananas at night? they keep me awake like I had a cup of coffee....

  in Banana Island. Comment by kniteangel
• thanks tweedle. good idea... have no idea why i didnt think like that... duh moment... lol..

  in Banana Island. Comment by kniteangel
• I cant seem to get past 3 bananas when my system seems to say enough already.... Anyone else have this issue? I would love to do banana island. I also need to stay low fat as I seem to have trouble with nuts and get the same enough already for more …

  in Banana Island. Comment by kniteangel
• I had some gum issues a couple years ago. I saw some info on this website regarding oil pulling. I got some cold pressed sesame oil and tried it. I cleared up all of the problem and when I went for my 6 month check up the dentist wanted to know wher…

  in Oral health advice? Comment by kniteangel
• I have had a vita-mix for a year now and I love it. I use it almost every day for green smoothies. I have made ice cream, salsa and soup in it too. It is the most used piece of equipment other than my refridgerator in my kitchen. I started with a Ha…

  in Vita-Mix Comment by kniteangel
• Hi JoyceH! I did the end of May class. It was fantastic. I was having trouble with some things like dressings, ice cream, cheese, etc. - getting disasterous results and lots of wasted food.... This class brings alot of flavors, techniques & tool…

  in Alissa Cohen's Living on Live Foods Classes Comment by kniteangel
• I also have fibromyalgia and have had remarkable improvement with the raw lifestyle. The biggest improvement came from green smoothies. If I eat too much non-raw food or even some raw nuts (mostly cashews) I have regression. I kept a food log for a …

  in Healing from fibromyalgia, allergies. Your personal stories. Comment by kniteangel
• I have always been on the cool side... I average 97.0 - 97.6. Last time at the doctor I was 96.8. I do have an under active thyroid and have read that a low temp is a signal. If I ever hit the "normal" temp I know I am sick. Since going raw I have b…

  in What's your body temp? Comment by kniteangel
• I was reading the March 2009 "Health" magazine the other day. It had an article on this topic. It suggested the probiotic way also. In particular ones with these probiotics included: L. rhamnosus GR-1 and L.reuteri RC-14 for yeast or bacteria overgr…

  in the dreaded yeast beast Comment by kniteangel
• I have had both bacterial and yeast infections. NO FUN! You get either one when your system is out of balance. Too much sweets or taking antibiotics and you get yeast overgrowth. Treat the yeast and you get bacteria. Yeast and bacteria have to stay …

  in the dreaded yeast beast Comment by kniteangel
• I have to admit to falling off the wagon periodically too...it is getting less frequent as time goes on and I am adjusting to this lifestyle... it will get better for you too! I agree with the above comments, treat yourself lovingly and try to under…

  in Falling off the Wagon Comment by kniteangel
• Update on progress in case someone is looking for information on gout. After the dr took me off my medicine and let me try diet last year I had the 2 month checkup. My uric acid level was down to 6.5 from 9.5 mg/dL. I have been seeing the dr at 6 mo…

  in Gout Issues Comment by kniteangel
• beany beegan, I think I meant my connection to sodium is related to dehydration..Sorry I wasnt clear. I was very very dehydrated after taking that prep solution. In the following link it talks about dehydration as a trigger for a gout flare. http://…

  in Gout Issues Comment by kniteangel
• Thanks for the great info Beany Beegan! I am a huge peanut fan and living in Alabama sure doesnt help! Also my other favorite is chocolate... these have been the last things I have slowly been giving up. Gave away the last of my peanutbutter after m…

  in Gout Issues Comment by kniteangel
• Sisterbecky, thank you for your response. Genetics are supposed to be partially responsible but the only history I know of is a supposed attack my dad had after eating alot of shrimp in Australia 30 years ago. He never had it verified by a doctor an…

  in Gout Issues Comment by kniteangel
• I use/rotate all kinds of variety of greens in my smoothies.... spinach, kale, green and red lettuce, romaine, parsley, celery tops, etc...you get the idea. Now I cant seem to make a smoothie without some kind of greens. Check out rawfamily.com Vict…

  in Lettuce in Green Smoothies anyone? Comment by kniteangel
• All this jogging talk has me wanting to do it. I was Chi Walking a couple miles a day (in Birkenstock sandals) until weather got too cold & wet for me. I am really missing it. I have a pinched nerve in the ball of my foot and have had major trou…

  in Jogging tips Comment by kniteangel
• I use fitday.com to log my food and activity diaries. It also calculates the percentages of fats, carbs and protein for your total calories. Right now I average 80- 82% carb, 12- 18% fat and 5% protein. I may be trying to hard to match numbers and o…

  in for all those struggling on 811 Comment by kniteangel
• I do I do! I eat about 12 oz a day: 4 in a breakfast smoothie, 4 in a salad for lunch and supper, lots of fruits, bananas, a few dates and one serving of flax crackers. Thank good for smoothies I dont think I could chew much more. I cant seem to get…

  in for all those struggling on 811 Comment by kniteangel
• I started 811 Jan 5. I am having trouble eating enough protein with out getting the fats up too high.. currently only getting 5% protein. Anyone got any suggestions on how much protein one should have and where to get it from with out fat increase? …

  in for all those struggling on 811 Comment by kniteangel
• I am having a similiar problem. everytime the site gets a new update my password doesnt work and i have to go thru the request a new password to my email address. I think there is a kink in the system somewhere...

  in HELP! I forgot my password! Comment by kniteangel
• i have been oil pulling with sesame oil since last October. I havent had any fillings fall out and dont appear near to doing it. I had a dentist appt yesterday, I have one old cracked filling that will be replaced soon thats all. However I did amaze…

  in Oil pulling Comment by kniteangel