Feeling awful

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Permalink Reply by The Raw HairStylist! on April 8, 2008 at 10:07pm

you are detoxing, keep raw...it will pass

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Permalink Reply by Raw by Default on April 8, 2008 at 10:08pm

Some people experience those symptoms with... you guessed it... nuts. Or other fats. If you've eaten your fat allotment for the entire week, you've probably overdone it.

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Permalink Reply by Denise Riley on July 9, 2009 at 4:11pm

okay also experiencing the same feelings, only I wake up in the morning with a stuffy nose that drains all morning. Is this normal, because I dont feel sick nor is anyone in my family sick.....?

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Permalink Reply by Denise Riley on July 10, 2009 at 3:16am

hummm, maybe I am overdoing the nuts. Yesterday and today I had apricots filled with macadamia nuts, honey and dried apricots. It was soooo yummy but, it gets me thinking......

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Permalink Reply by Mellifera on July 9, 2009 at 5:41pm

Are you getting enough calories?

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Permalink Reply by Josh Fossgreen on July 9, 2009 at 6:53pm

I think it's a bit irresponsible for anyone to give you advice without you giving a complete breakdown of everything you're eating/drinking, any supplements etc., your activity levels, and your state of mind.

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Permalink Reply by Debbie Took on July 10, 2009 at 2:35am

Yes, and they could well be nothing to do with food.

As we are all so interested in diet, we're very quick to try to pin our low days on something we've eaten, or something missing in our diets.

After trying to do this over the years (even pre-raw), then adjusting my diet in various ways to compensate, I've come to the conclusion that my 'cloudy' days, where I want to crawl into bed at 9 pm, are almost all to do with 'frame of mind', often connected with events in my life that are nothing to do with food.

Sleep is needed for psychological 'detoxing' as well as physical.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Snyder on July 10, 2009 at 3:08am

Hi Eisa,

It could be toxins causing the symptoms. I use Liquid Zeolite to remove toxins. If I had your symptoms, I might do a green juice fast for one day, or eat a few tablespoons of Vitamineral Green throughout the day, or drink a couple shots of wheatgrass juice. Good luck!

Mike Snyder

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Permalink Reply by Russ (RawDad) on July 11, 2009 at 8:17pm

Yes !!!! Same here.... I used to eat TONs of meat.. prior to going raw... (I really did not transistion). I have a friend at work doing this with me - he feels the same.

We added a cooked veg meal... this spring for awhile - seems to help slow the detox a bit.

Be sure to get your minerals - they can make a big difference. I have been at this .. 95%+ raw for 7 months... and still detoxing...

It really depends how bad of shape you were in previous to your "awakening"...

Lifestyle also plays an important role (stress, exercise, air quality, water quality)..etc..

Hang in there !!

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Permalink Reply by Denise Riley on July 14, 2009 at 1:14am

thank you!!! I guess I have not transitioned, I just jumped in with both feet. Hee hee also I just started working out and I dont think I have been getting enough calories.

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Permalink Reply by Debbie Took on July 14, 2009 at 11:32am

I don't know if anyone else noticed (I didn't), but the original post was dated April...

Calling Eisa...how are you feeling now?!!!

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