Hi there Karen,
Lovely to hear from you.
I'm interested in our native northern herbs really - anything I can grow or pick from the locality. Whereever I go I carry little bags, to fill with nettles, hawthorn, elderberries at this time of year. I'm...
Hello raw herbalists out there, just joined. I'm in the north of England, and currently studying herbalism with the Scottish School of Medical Herbalism. My current essay is "The Miracle of Life" - wow, where do you start with that one? This cours...
A place to talk about our lovely weeds & herbal allies. Recipes for sun teas, herbal oils, salves, balms, tinctures, baths, soaps. Anything herbal and no MLM here!
Another wonderful book is called Hedgerow Medicine by Julie Bruton. I make lots of herbal infusions from dried and fresh plants, these require hot water - unless you live somewhere really sunny - then they could simply be infused on a sunny window...
Hi there fellow yogis and yoginis,
I just thought I would introduce myself, as I am new to this group.
I'm Jude, and live and teach yoga in the north of England.
I teach yoga for pregnancy, yoga for postnatal recovery, baby yoga, children's yoga, ...
Hi there Pammie,
How about making your own?
Lemon juice or bicarb of soda are good for washing your hair. You can make a hair rinse with an infusion of nettle and rosemary and a little cider vinegar - you know what goes into them and they are pret...
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Nearly 41 and with a non-raw family, I'm still (after all these years) struggling to be raw. But on the bright side - I'm loving the yoga I teach, loving Qigong I practice, loving the raw food I do eat and loving the way it makes me feel.
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Hi... I'm juicing at the moment along with cutting out refined sugar, wheat etc ... yes we need loads of support .... some of my friends / family just wouldn't get that I'm going to go as raw as possible... and I'm sure some will say another fad ... but I'm 100% positive about this :)... and lovely to meet you :)
probably detox...detox is interesting and creative. thanks for the strength of putting it all out there! it takes a lot to stick with it when the body cleanses. you can do it though i can tell you know it....8^))
you need to whack it right around the top of the coconut with either a heavy handled knife or a machete..im an expert now and crack open those babies in no time....
are you having to take off the outer green shell,or just crack open the white coc...
we are hugely blessed to have Loren here i so agree...
ahh complete rest with eyes closed....sounds wonderful...just the not eating part for that long,i guess after a while you would lose your 'hunger' anyway ??
i would say give it time...if you are feeling flu like symptoms i would say you are detoxing...40 days isnt a long time,when you consider how long you havent been 100% well..your body will heal and clean house in its own time....
hey there Thad,well done on all your running?
you run on your fuel from yesterday,not the day of the run...how much did you eat the day before?how much did you sleep,were you hydrated enough,are you getting enough rest in general?
try adding alo...
i got rid of my candida in 8 weeks...with lower fruit intake(around 6-8 pieces a day)yup thats lower for me(the first 4 weeks i did 4 pieces of fruit a day only)...heaps of greens and green smoothies,greens juice with wheatgrass...loads of unsweet...
i like my own smell,i get told i smell nice even if i dont wear any essential oils etc...i have been told that my saliva tastes sweet ,i dunno...
im with Charles,hey my shit doesnt stink right,he he he laughs!