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  • You can look at www.foodnsport.com. In my opinion it is most simple and natural way of eating. It is mostly monomeals but there are salads, ssmoothies and raw soups also. As long as you keep it simple. But to understand it properly you need to reed …
  • I blend all parts of pumpkin – peel, middle part, seeds – in my smoothies and soups. It is all good. Also you can use middle part for massaging your body and cleaning skin.
  • Look at the chi running. It helped me to train for 10 day race. Previously my knees were hurting after 1-2 hour run. Now it happened only after 3 days. You can find the book on chirunning.com. And also in my eating I follow 80/10/10 guidelines which…
  • I totally agree with jgfergus and others who vote against non plant salt in our diet. Salt just holds water and makes you swell. I now I start craving salt when I am not eating enough greens. And I am getting thirsty if I am not eating enough juicy …
  • Out groats are usually not raw. Because raw ones have extremely short shelf life. But you can probably find raw ones sometimes.
  • Winona I like clay because is absolutely natural and I can get it cheaply in my country. For anything else it is not as naturally natural and I would have to order it on web and pay for shipping which is expensive, and I do not like taste of soap.
    in toothpaste? Comment by grashopper
  • I resently started to use blue clay instead of toothpaste. It works great for me. Probably you can add some tinctures to it as well if you want.
    in toothpaste? Comment by grashopper
  • I blend all the pumpkin, seeds and all.If you do not like to eat part with seeds, you can use it for cleaning and massaging your body, face and joints. Check out Golden pumpkin soup recipe on this site. I also have many other pumpkin recipes but the…
  • You can go to rawfamily.com and find a lot of recipes of green smoothies on their previous newsletters. If you want regulate thickness of your sm do it by adding more or less liquid. Bananas or pumpkin will make your sm creamier, thicker and less fo…
  • Here is my universal green smoothie recipe: fruit and/or berries (frozen and dried and soaked can also be used); any edible greens or weeds or mix of those fresh or dried and powdered; water or fresh squezed orange juice to get the right consistency…
    in Green Smoothies Comment by grashopper
  • In my country natural help to get rid at least of some parasites has been pumpkin seeds. You can use pumpkin with all the seeds and peel blended in your smoothies and raw soups.Nice easy and yummy. And it’s the right season for it now…
  • As I know pumpkin seeds are good source of zinc. So it is a right season for it. I blend pumpkin with all seeds and skin in my smoothies, raw soups and dressings right now. You can use all the relatives of pumpkin that way – cucumbers, zucchini, squ…
  • I use all kinds of greens. Lettuce, spinach, kale, parsley, celery, cilantro, dandelion, any edible weeds, carrot greens, beet leaves etc and any mixture of those. My secret is if I make mix then I put more of neutral tasting ones and less of specif…
  • I somatimes have bad cravings and sometimes I go and get some of that bad stuff. So what! I just turn new page, pray for forgiveness of God and strength to deal with my problem. Past is dust. Every day is a new day, every hour is a new hour and I kn…
  • Right now I am working on a bunch of pumpkin recipes using mostly things I can find in my country (Latvia) in fall season. If I would know what’s available in your farmers market I might translate and send you some recipe. 
  • As ZOE said do not worry about protein! But if you are hungry eat more of sweet fruit and definitely reed “The 80/10/10 Diet”. I have done 10 day and 24 hour running races following those gidelines. Even if you will never join 811 that will explain …
  • I use pumpkin and winter squash a lot in my winter smoothies instead of bananas or together. Add some ginger and dates or honey. MMMmmmm…
  • There are some from what I am using. I use herbs and sometimes garlic also. Raspberries + celery blended; Mix of all citrus juices + basil; cucumber + dates + lemon juice = parsley blended; cucumber + pinch sesame seeds + celery + orange juice blend…
  • Blend apples with some berries in a food processor or blender (You can add mint leves to it). Mix in some whole berries and sprinkle some cinnamon on top. Decorate with edible flowers if you want it to look specially fancy.
  • TreeOfLife I found out for myself that if I eat any sour fruit I can eat as much as I want without any danger for my teeth if I eat some green leaves with it. It neutralizes the effect that sour juice have on your teeth and gums. So a lot of greens …
  • Hey MOTH! I think it might be interesting for you. I have problem with sensitive skin and brakeouts on my face and I asked about that in ‘raw food and sports nutrition’ discussion on VegSource.com and got answer from Dr. Graham.
  • In my country and I think in many places this is a great season for pumkin. They are so good and yummy! Right now I use them everywhere – in my fruit smoothies and green smoothies, raw soups and salads. I made cookies with pumpkin and I am going to …
  • It’s nice to meet you all. It was nice to reed your conversations and see that everybody have their ups and downs as I do. I started my raw journey 5 years ago and about 2 years ago I was happy to discover 811. That has been my gide line since. I ha…
  • Try golden pumpkin soup recipe.
  • I had a very painful period before my raw journey began. Now I have been on and off for 5 years and realized that if I really behave I have almost no discomfort at all. For me the best is to stick to 80/10/10 diet as close as possible – low fat, onl…
  • Sweta, lizzyrose71 from my experience as lifelong coldfeeted person I can tell that one of the problems you might have is not eating enough calories which means not enough sweet fruit. The other problem might be that you are not exercising enough. A…
  • I am from Jurmala, Latvia :)
  • Thank you all for inspiring me! I was not sure if I will give a try to living with no shampoo, because I was already improving my poo by adding many things to it. But then a washing substance recipe just entered into my had and I had to try it. I lo…