grain=tears

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Permalink Reply by Veronica on April 20, 2009 at 11:19am

thank u so much survine!!
i'm better now... but it was really wired how only those 2 days i ate "sad" i got that emotional state.... who knows!!

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Permalink Reply by Sistina on April 20, 2009 at 1:00pm

I went for a whole month with no grain, had some white rice recently, and was in tears and felt depressed the next morning. I don't doubt it was the grain. I thought rice was neutral to my body. My poor little brain! Doug Graham might be right!

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Permalink Reply by Jasmine.green on April 20, 2009 at 9:32pm

I can eat grain without feeling bad like that only if I work my body hard afterwards.

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Permalink Reply by Sistina on April 23, 2009 at 12:29pm

So, I'm wondering about the "non-grain grains" like quinoa and wild rice..................They're actually seeds. So far, I seem to digest quinoa very well and feel good on it. I cut back on my fruit, down to two pieces a day, and incorporated quinoa for breakfast (cooked.....) and my brain is working better.

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Permalink Reply by Grant on May 1, 2009 at 3:38am

I agree that grains, gluten bread etc have an effect on our emotions. They always cloud my brain, and I can't think straight when I eat them. Same with meat.

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Permalink Reply by Grant on May 1, 2009 at 5:55pm

Hey Rawzi.
When the grains have been sprouted they make me feel good.
When they havn't been sprouted I tend to get a toxic build up. My skin begins to feel extremely acidic, and I quite often have to go down to the gym for a sauna.
No I havn't tried rejuvelac... what's that??
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All meat makes me feel sick. I live on an organic farm here in NZ with access to some of the healthiest grass fed beef in the world... and it still makes me feel like crap!!
I've only ever tried it cooked, so I couldn't give a raw comparison.

Red meat tends to have a more dramatic effect than white meat does.
And I will admit, freshly caught fish straight off the boat does make me feel good.

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Permalink Reply by Veronica on May 1, 2009 at 6:47am

all your answers are very interesting..thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Marte on May 1, 2009 at 8:13am

If I eat grains I get depressed and can start crying like you describe. It makes a little difference if it is whole grain and if it is raw, but not that much. I think some people just can't handle grains, and I'm one of them.

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Permalink Reply by Malene Trut on May 1, 2009 at 8:26am

How about sprouted quinoa and amaranth??? I am cautious with them because I'm scared they might be grains although botanically they say that they're not. Has anyone else been eating them sprouted, and how do you do it, for how long, make quinoa-milk etc..?

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Permalink Reply by Kim Caldwell on May 1, 2009 at 8:50am

I love Suvines answer.
The other night I ate some cooked beans and I felt so yucky afterward that it make it a TRUE PLEASURE to go back to my raw.
The messups only spiral us higher I believe. They have their purpose so I say bless them and keep moving forward.

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Permalink Reply by Veronica on May 9, 2009 at 4:30am

what about rice? does that do it too? and kamut?

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Permalink Reply by Mellifera on May 9, 2009 at 6:12am

I would posit that the absence of grains is one of the reasons people do well as fruitatarians. Grains are "new" as a significant source of food for humans. Other primates do not consume them and we didn't until quite recently on the evolutionary time scale. There are many problems with them in terms of anti-nutrients, carcinogens, leaky-gut causing molecules, and immune system reactions.

http://jccglutenfree.googlepages.com

You don't have to be celiac to react!

Wheat is probably the most well-researched in terms of dangers, but other grains can simply irritate the digestive tract. I personally haven't ever been able to digest wheat or even non-grain-grains like quinoa properly, even when sprouted. I have had some success with rice either fermented or prepared with vinegar. It's on my "Not So Bad Cooked Foods List" but that list is probably different for everyone.

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