Drinking

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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Lynn on April 18, 2008 at 9:26pm

Hello Eisa, I used to drink a lot of red wine, but since I went mostly raw I haven't had a sip, HOWEVER, I do enjoy a beer or two over the weekend. In fact I am having one right now. I do notice though, the more raw I become, the less I can drink. At first I'd have 3 or 4 in one Friday night and the next day i'd feel fine... but then i started not feeling so well the next day and now I can have 2 at the most. It's like the cleaner my body becomes...the more it tells me what is right for me and what isn't so right. Yours will let you know too.

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Permalink Reply by Mellifera on April 18, 2008 at 9:27pm

Yeah me too. Gar. One glass of red wine and I am quite drunk. Cheap date indeed?

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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Lynn on April 18, 2008 at 9:31pm

Yep... now I also am quite the cheap date!!

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Permalink Reply by Doria McGahey on April 18, 2008 at 9:30pm

I still enjoy wine! I have definately cut back though. I really enjoy wine and have a cellar full of it so I don't plan on giving it up. I have quit drinking hard alcohol and beer and I'm sure my body thanks me for that.

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Permalink Reply by Raw by Default on April 18, 2008 at 9:32pm

I don't drink at all. Never really have. But I think some raw foodists drink wine. Beer isn't raw, so...

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Permalink Reply by Peanutpea on April 18, 2008 at 10:15pm

I drink....heavily 2 or 3 times a week. I also social smoke and eat raw foods. I'm still in transition for me and I know that one day I will find a balance. But today is not that day and I am not ready to compromise a lot of social situations and alienate some of my friends to make this change yet. I also have devised some raw food hangover cures that helps my body process the extra toxins. It's not a solution but it helps.

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Permalink Reply by Jenna Hensley on April 19, 2008 at 8:03pm

I LOVE how honest you are! I think we can all take a lesson from you on how to be forgiving of ourselves and where we are in the process. Keep up the good work!

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Permalink Reply by silvergirlsouth on April 18, 2008 at 10:57pm

yeah i stopped drinking when i went high raw .... haven't had alcohol of any kind since January this year. and it has been fine - also stopped coffee altogether too, and no problems there either.

my drink of choice when i am out is usually sparkling mineral water.

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Permalink Reply by Keith on April 19, 2008 at 2:26pm

I still drink wine, but Champagne is my true weakness. I don't honestly see giving it up, by I have given up cofee. I have a lot more energy now since changing the way I eat, and don't really crave it any more.

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Permalink Reply by em on April 19, 2008 at 8:32pm

i think if you want to make some kind of a change for the better, but not give up drinking entirely, just get rid of the hard alcohol and go for wine. i have retired from shots and the like.... haha. good mexican beer is my weakness, but i'll still go months upon months without drinking any if the situation doesn't come up. and then when/if it does....i can only handle one!

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Permalink Reply by Anisha on April 19, 2008 at 10:20pm

Yes I definitely agree with you. I figure I have given up so many of the foods i love to gain optimal health that I can have some things tucked into a niche. I drink when I go out to dinner or clubbing, but to ensure hydration - I eat a cucumbers or celery before drinking. Never gotten a hung over, or not a horribly bad one since. (=

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Permalink Reply by Raw Pop Music on April 19, 2008 at 10:34pm

Has anyone seen the YouTube video where Juliano is talking about how he likes to get drunk? Haha, I'll see if I can find it!

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