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Valine's Groups
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Essential Oils
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Raw Germany
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Cuckoo for Coconuts
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GET FRESH! MAGAZINE FANS
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Raw Bikram
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Tea
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Just because this makes me laugh........out loud. haha.
This man is a comedy genius - watch Noel Fielding deal with a Heckler (offensive language):
And because I love this video....
It's TEDDY!!!!!! Punt & Dennis on the Mary Whitehouse Experience:
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This man is a comedy genius - watch Noel Fielding deal with a Heckler (offensive language):
And because I love this video....
It's TEDDY!!!!!! Punt & Dennis on the Mary Whitehouse Experience:
More Mary Whitehouse:
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This is a group for those to discuss essential oils, recipes, mixtures, and healing testimonies.
I've been getting into Oolong teas recently after previously not touching them for ages due to some past bad experiences with low quality ones. For home made brews little can beat 100% ginger, or some lemongrass (a lemongrass stalk shredded into 2...
Thanks for the link, thats real close to where I live so will have to get a trip down there sometime!!
Valine's Discussions
Polycystic Ovaries Syndrome (PCOS)
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Polycystic Ovaries Syndrome (PCOS)
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V has been away for time, sorry for the lack of response, can always find me on facebook xx
Valine's Blog
Music, stress management & laughing 'till my belly hurts
Posted on July 1, 2008 at 1:30am —
Friends & Family: Greatest Support or Biggest Challenge?
Posted on May 26, 2008 at 1:00am — 2 Comments
A bit of background about V
Posted on May 13, 2008 at 10:30pm — 7 Comments
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- About Me:
- I'd describe my musical taste as eclectic. I LOVE how music can shape your mood, be it lift you up, make you high (sans the recreational drugs), soothe your pain, release emotion and just generally enjoy music and dancing my t*ts off. The list below is by no means exhaustive, just a range of what I enjoy (I ran out of time searching for music! More to add later!!).
Some of my favourite beats
More About Me:
Hey - I'm Valine, 27, was a cooked pescetarian for 10 months before getting into raw and was 100% raw for 3 months before having a following 4 months sketchy, rocky rawness. I just have to keep coming back. Success is falling down 9 times and getting up 10 someone said. I'm trying not to kill myself over the integrity of the percentage of raw in my diet as I think as long as I feel good and am aware of what I am doing, then this is all part of my journey and my health has never been better.
I would like to be in this for the long-run so I'm having fun discovering what works for me and what doesn't. I'm open to whatever I feel gives me optimum health, whether that be raw/vegan/raw dairy/high raw/100% raw - I'm reading, learning and keeping my options open and subject to change. What I am loving though is seeing more raw-related things appear in the mainstream media. I don't think its going to be long before the friends who looked at me weird for eating raw chocolate mousse will be begging me for the recipe!!!
I absolutely love the feeling of being high Raw - its been a real epiphany for me - no cravings? no mood swings? loads of energy?? Feel the best I have ever felt and am looking forward to making this part of my life forever. It has been difficult and challenging but then all good things in life are worth the effort. Just bear with me.
- How can the community best support you in your journey? (moral support, transition advice, fitness tips, etc)
- Support. When I use the boards and keep in contact with all the beautiful shiny people I believe what I am doing is amazing and totally what I deserve and what everyone would want to strive for if they knew how good it felt but when I am absent from the boards I feel a bit judged and like I'm a crazy person for wanting to eat raw.
- Relationship Status:
- Single
- Favorite Raw Food or Recipe?
- Sprouts (surprising, even to myself!) Sharon Fruit, Watermelon, Other Melon, Cacao, Flax, Hemp or Sesame seed shakes with Maca, Raw home-made humous, Spinach, Apple & Lemon smoothie with spirulina, Coconut water, Coconut, Soaked almonds, Avocado, Asian crunch salad....
- Interests (outside of Raw Food):
- - Bikram Yoga *LOVE* it!!!
- Running
- Martial Arts
- Good Films
- Theatre
- Holidays
- Reading
- Reading on holiday
- My Family
- Reading on holiday with my family?!
- Good friends
- Good times
- Summer Days
- Winter nights
- Ocean/Rivers/Lakes
- Thunderstorms
- Sunshine
- Dancing my t*ts off
- Meeting new and warm people
- Favorite Books or Authors:
- True-life stuff, anything I can learn from, autobiographies, Raw stuff......
- Favorite Quote:
- Everything happens for a reason...
- GI2MR Oath: I promise to do my best to keep this community drama free. I will not name call or throw around personal attacks. I pledge to be respectful even if I do not agree with another member's opinion. When possible, I'll try to smile : )
- Yes! I accept the GI2MR Oath.
Comment Wall (214 comments)
- At 4:00am on October 6, 2009,
Charles said… - You haven't gotten a single comment all year. Howdy.
- At 12:03am on December 12, 2008,
Andrew J said… - Hey V!
Sorry for taking a while to get back to you - busy busy busy!
Didn't get to the second lecture, which is a shame - I'm sure it would have been great. I just find Brian very inspirational in terms of getting your health back through proper nutrition, and having heard so many testimonies first hand of how the diet he suggests has transformed lives even the most cynical person would have to admit that he has to be on to something.
Very impressed with the exercise. I need to do more - I've slacked off going to the gym in recent months but I intend to put that right again soon. I wish I could run for 50 minutes - too many years of smoking have meant that my lungs aren't quite up to that yet! I'm sure if I pulled my finger out and did more running, mind you, that that would have an effect...
The flat sounds cool. I would never have guessed that you were excited about it! Good that you've a raw-friendly mate there too.
Off to a raw potluck in Walthamstow tomorrow, and maybe to the Eco-fair in Brick Lane at sometime over the weekend. I also really should get some Christmas cards sorted out - really disorganised this year!
Take care,
AJ
- At 1:57pm on December 5, 2008,
Sarah said… - Hola, mami. Are you still doing that Bikram Yoga stuff?!
And hi!
- At 8:14am on December 3, 2008,
Andrew J said…
- That new avatar is scarily lifelike!! LOL
- At 10:51am on December 2, 2008,
Andrew J said…
- Hey Valine!
I've heard that Dave Grohl comparison a few times now, and I have to agree he's almost as good looking as me! :o)
The talk by Brian Clements last night was fantastic, and well worth the admission fee. It started a bit later than scheduled but that gave people a chance to get some of the delicious food that was available (though you still had to pay for it). I'm actually eating a bit of raw chocolate cake as I type this; well, I had to bring home some kind of souvenir!
It was a pretty no-holds-barred talk, which is pretty typical of Brian's style, and he highlighted the horrific effect that diet is having on the world's health. What was quite scary was that in terms of diabetes the UK is now beginning to overtake the US in terms of adult onset diabetes in the under 16s; he joked that the US used to be the one to invent disease but the UK had broken that monopoly.
He fielded loads of questions on individual cases and on some of the dietary regimes that are out there. I tend to hold a lot of store by what he says for the simple reason that as well as being actively involved in research he works with a lot of people and sees the amazing effects of what he teaches on the health of the people that attend the Hippocrates Health Institute, and having been there and met a few of them myself I know just how much it has transformed the lives of so many people.
It's a shame you're not going to be able to go to the one tonight, 'cos I'm sure you'd have enjoyed it.
Good luck with the flat viewing. Anywhere nice?
Take care
AJ
- At 5:06pm on December 1, 2008,
Rebecca Lynn said… - thank you Valin! I will check them out for SURE :)
- At 8:37am on December 1, 2008,
Andrew J said…
- Hey Valine! Thanks for your post on my blog and it's fabulous to see you back. I'll be keeping an eye our for that little back-seat driver photo!
Can't believe it's December already - where did 2008 go?
The internet's wonderful, but I just don't have the time to keep up a profile on all the pages that I used to. I had a myspace page and a facebook page, but not enough hours in the day to tweak them, so they went pretty quickly. Plus, of course, it's not terribly exciting for most people to read what raw thing I've eaten today or what mood I'm in. All I really have time for is this place and a music-based forum of which I've been a member for years. The Inland Revenue, HMRC and work account for the rest of the time I spend in front of the computer (which is already too much).
That said, things are far less stressful, so I'm no longer dreaming of all the nasty habits in which I used to indulge to make me feel better. Thankfully, despite a couple of REALLY stressful days I never really had the urge to have a ciggie either, which used to be my comforter of choice - not had one now for well over a year and I intend to keep it that way for the rest of my life.
Off to see Brian tonight at the Fresh Network event in Euston, which should be fun (and an excuse to eat some raw cake!). May even get to the one at CNM tomorrow - will see how it goes.
Anyway, lovely to see you back, and hopefully I'll bump into you soon, and feel free to drop me a line if you need a bit of moral support. In the meantime, if you want to avoid negative press, try here.
- At 3:32am on November 29, 2008,
RAW is the LAW said… - Hey Valine, how u been ?
long time...
how was your 100 day raw challenge??
ive moved in here now, ive got a little camp bed over there in the corner, OMG its official Im an
addict aaargh..lol..haaha
peace
- At 2:57am on October 21, 2008,
aishwarya said… - HI Val! yes, long time....
so so so long indeed! I missed you while you were gone. but i understand we all need breaks from the com and all. thats so important... phew!
how have you been doing? work? life ? love? raw?
do let me know !
many things have changed for me in the meanwhile and many things havent. let you know more soon!
take care and rawwwk on!!!
oh and did i tell you that am in love with those eyes of yours? ;)
- At 5:22am on October 12, 2008,
Derek said… - Thanks! I've been at it for about 8-9 years
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I don't watch much or follow the story. I just watch it whenever it's on. My list.
True Blood
Scrubs
Family Guy
South Park
History Chanel
so you think you can dance (lol)...celebrity sex addiction (!!!)..
Thanks! Do they make you smell good or neutralize bad smells?
Ani Phyo would be good, given your ingredients. I like Ani Phyo's Raw Kitchen. Her stuff is very sweet and heavy, though, IMHO.
Hi Michele,
I recently posted much or my story here somewhere...maybe it was in a note to someone who had asked...
In any case, I started studying nutrition in 1977 out of personal interest. I was primarily interest in gaining muscle weight and ...
wheee no havent tasted em,but nuts from the shell(raw OF COURSE te he) are fabulous...im a raw nut ...squeak squeak....
im mad keen for really raw cashews that i buy from rawpleasure.com in Oz,they are incredible...
bloody hell mate this is ridiculous..recipe pls,before Vamps gets here with a big whip cos you havent posted whats in it..lol
this is awesome! i will definitely be following your mom's progress. how exciting! GOOD LUCK!!!! :)
El you are just lovely :)
My pleasure mate:)
yup i agree Loren,however i chew my smoothies really well and eat them really slowly....
i love blending especially green smoothies,and you cant surgically remove me from it,i feel amzing...;) so thayar lol
Yeah, never much thought at the time though as it was late at night and had been about 40 degrees here. Oh well. I am so familiar with the way the Engish and Irish talk that I just assume everyone is the same with the kiwis and Aussies.
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