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All I've heard that applies to this is how the body most efficiently synthesizes protein out of separate amino acids from different food sources. In other words, it might be better to synthesize protein from many foods than to just eat foods that ...
yea why do they let people advertise on this site at all? It's lame...they also show 0 responses to threads.
As for Durian Rider, I don't know, we live in a world where we are exposed to every conceivable kind of information and viewpoint. Banter...
sweet music, all. go raw...
the Japanese say Kombu for men, Wakame for women. I like em all and a really nutritious one is bladderwrack. Raw bulk nori is also nutrient-dense. Dulse comes purple and red. yummy...
80-10-10 is good especially if I am very active. But if I'm sitting around the house, I feel all that fruit sugar is rotting my innards and my brain. If I eat that much fruit, I need to stay moving. There are times when less fruit sugar is appropr...
I think it's best for me not to think of my weight as a criterion for my success. I get a bit lighter while raw but feel great most of the time. When I'm more athletic I get a bit heavier. I really believe that being light is a key to longevity an...
I wonder if those chemicals found in Noni can be found locally in the fruits and weeds I eat in Northern Cali. gotta be somewhere. I am struggling to be a local-vore. good luck good people!
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- About Me:
- %100 vegetable-based, 90% raw, athletic, likes sleeping.
- How can the community best support you in your journey? (moral support, transition advice, fitness tips, etc)
- moral support, transition, humor, alternative to gurus
- Relationship Status:
- In a Relationship
- Favorite Raw Food or Recipe?
- bananas with little brown spots
- Interests (outside of Raw Food):
- buddhism, tai chi, travel, books.
- Favorite Books or Authors:
- far from the madding crowd, thomas hardy
- Favorite Quote:
- ambition wanders blind
- 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 : )
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- At 4:46pm on May 14, 2009,
Erin said… - It might! It really depends on what's ging on in your body.
Too many hot spices just to combat the coldness of raw can still imbalance you. My situation was this- I had major spleen qi deficiency, which raw made worse. Hot spices can build yang but not qi (think astragalus, ginseng for qi).
I also had yin deficiency. When you become yin deficient, hot spices overheat you (because you already have a relative yang/fire. imbalance) and they can dry you further. So, I'd still be cold all day and then be way too hot at night. The only way for me to build my spleen qi was to eat more (temperature) warm, dry foods. I added quinoa hot cereal, baked yams ad sprouted bread. It helped so much.
- At 12:31am on May 14, 2009,
Erin said…
- Hey John! Although raw people love to deny this fact, the truth of the matter is that raw can make you cold because it CREATES coldness in the body by the very nature of the energetics of the food! LOL!
I've been studying a lot of Chinese medicine and it's very clear that for many, 100% raw leads to some serious spleen qi deficiency. In other words, it can put out your digestive fire, which then leads to weak kidney yang and then you're cold all the time. Simple as that!
I did 100% last summer and it really worked against my acupuncture treatments. I finally figured out that I can's do all raw with the particular set of conditions I have. Over the winter I ate maybe 30% raw (and never cold food). Now I'm slowly upping my % but it will not be 100% again.
You just have to figure out what your unique constitution requires:)
- At 1:59pm on December 19, 2008,
Todd Meyers said… - John,
Some of the best things one can do to stay raw in the beginning is to eat those yummy transitional foods we all love, go to eat raw (order whatever looks good), and join potlucks which are great for support and for making and trying different dishes. I will be sure to invite you to any potluck thats happening.
P.S. I guess I kinda do look like a young dylan...LOL
- At 9:43pm on December 15, 2008,
Dhrumil said… - Welcome John!
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GASP! I would never accuse you of such. Take that back right now.
Hey Michele! We fast 8-10 people per year for 6 weeks and most of them have amazing experiences. Incidentally, though some people imagine there's a need to "work up" to a long fast like this, many are fasting this long for the first time; in fact,...
NOVELS
we guys should all have a short story day
For People who love to write.
I think I am addicted to this board. I stopped making sense, ALL I know is I have to post
We dont want organic pasteurized, that is the same as conventional to us. Its been treated with something to kill it because that it what people do kill beautiful things it seems. Dead people.
Jennifer sounds like a smart one...I'd listen to her Nicolas!
are they pasteurized>>>
Hi Jeff,
Every organism is completely self-healing. When sick or badly injured enough, every species will lie down and rest completely. Fasting itself has no curative power, but when we stop processing food (the single most energy expensive proce...
I thought that it was illegal to sell unpasteurized almonds in California?
whew1!!
OMG
steamed? I needed a nutcracker to open them and it was really hard to get them opened. You think? My pristine lips touched something that was steamed>??
Why would anyone water fast from unripe pineapple?
its a pretty good video, POOR POOR GEORGE
He is showing that is one bad ass
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