http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/index.php Thu, 17 May 2012 10:05:24 -0400 Phorum 5.2.14 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?4,209409,209409#msg-209409 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?4,209409,209409#msg-209409
1 banana
1 passionfruit
handful raspberries (previously frozen)
half hass avocado
spoonful raw cacoa powder
water to blend

You can add hemp or flax or whatever but I don't at the moment. Also it is not particularly sweet which is what i prefer but you can add more banana or dates to sweeten. Yesterday i put a handful of spinach in too which was good.]]> flipperjan Recipes and Food Preparation Thu, 17 May 2012 05:34:37 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209406,209406#msg-209406 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209406,209406#msg-209406
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Currently selling on their website -

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Please go to www.emfblues.com for more info. about the item.

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Lympholine Rebounder
38" x 45"
Frame / legs that glide up and down with user
Softest bounce, absorbing all trauma to the body
Only full suspension system rebounder
Manual, DVD and spring cover included
Excellent, barely used condition
$500 + $50 shipping New]]> oceansunset Classifieds for individuals Wed, 16 May 2012 13:57:56 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209368,209368#msg-209368 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209368,209368#msg-209368
[www.lugols.com]

it improves:

sleep, stress
endurance
cures Hypothyroidism


Thanks]]> Panchito Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) Thu, 17 May 2012 05:23:19 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209356,209356#msg-209356 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209356,209356#msg-209356
I can tell when i get that "yuck" feeling in my body to know it's detox. It usually occurs when I am eating 100 percent.

I have a lot of weight to lose and I am wonding if I will experience this until all the weight is gone?

I have been using various forms of colon cleansing to help speed this process up.]]> spectrum Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) Thu, 17 May 2012 03:43:10 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?12,209339,209339#msg-209339 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?12,209339,209339#msg-209339
I've been on an 80% raw diet for about 4 months and have noticed many positive changes like clear and glowing skin, minimal allergies and my previously very dark brown eyes seem to be getting a little lighter. I was wondering if anyone else out there experienced any eye color changes while on a raw diet or about any other changes anyone has experienced. I would love to hear your feedback!

Also, does if anyone could post a recipe for a good liver flush, I would greatly appreciate that, as that is the next step in the raw detox lifestyle that I would like to take.

Thanks,
Rawgirlr]]> rawgirlr Raw Diary - Your Personal Experience Tue, 15 May 2012 16:37:02 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209319,209319#msg-209319 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209319,209319#msg-209319
Does anyone know what process they go through?

And if I can't find raw ones (and i can't afford them! :) ) should I just leave them alone?

I am still at my transitioning to raw stage. Eating raw for breakfast and lunch, but cooked veggie dinner. Eating a few things that are not raw, like olives.

But I'm ready to make some more small changes, I have "IBS" stuff, and just want to halp my digestive system be strong again, so trying to make my diet the best i can for healing my body.

How bad/good are non-raw olives for you?

thanks :)]]> gems Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) Tue, 15 May 2012 11:49:24 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209317,209317#msg-209317 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209317,209317#msg-209317
I just talked with an apple grower. I asked about why some apples feel waxy. He said that that's not a coating sprayed on apples (which was a suspicion I had), but that it is a sign that the apple is older and not very fresh.

He also said that some apples are stored in cool storage units that remove the oxygen in the air and replace it with nitrogen. In those conditions the apples stay fresh until they go to market in other seasons (after fall harvest).]]> Trive Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) Wed, 16 May 2012 12:32:19 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209316,209316#msg-209316 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209316,209316#msg-209316 [www.slashfood.com]]]> Trive Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) Wed, 16 May 2012 08:47:17 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?8,209297,209297#msg-209297 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?8,209297,209297#msg-209297 www.youtube.com]

[www.youtube.com]]]> rawsomehealth Success Stories Mon, 14 May 2012 13:35:28 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?8,209296,209296#msg-209296 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?8,209296,209296#msg-209296
[www.youtube.com]]]> rawsomehealth Success Stories Mon, 14 May 2012 13:19:09 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209286,209286#msg-209286 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209286,209286#msg-209286
[www.foodasmedicine.ca]

I wasn't sure if it was sent to me to say what I am doing is wrong or what? But I know raw foods are going to turn my life around, hey they already have.

Tell me what you think about this.]]> spectrum Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) Tue, 15 May 2012 23:15:04 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209279,209279#msg-209279 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209279,209279#msg-209279
[www.guardian.co.uk]


one paragraph is as follows "Cutting daily food intake to around 500 calories – which amounts to little more than a few vegetables and some tea – for two days out of seven had clear beneficial effects in their studies, claimed Mattson, who is also professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore"

I'm wondering if this should be 2 consecutive days or randomly in 7 days. Also How does one calculate the calories in juice as I would like to juice fast for 2 days a week? - this seems very appealing to me as I am struggling at the moment and some structure would help I think]]> flipperjan Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) Mon, 14 May 2012 13:09:39 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?11,209277,209277#msg-209277 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?11,209277,209277#msg-209277 Any of you know anything about this???

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Because We Celebrate You!...


... We would love to invite you home with us to the Happy Oasis Retreat soon! Feel free to call us for a personalized retreat any time. We've been traveling on the "Lovingkindness Tour" for most of 2012 thus far and as spring has sprung the retreat is now seeking a live-in gardener (1 hour of gardening per day in exchange for accommodations in an amazing, private, small glass room with a see-through roof!) as well as a live-in experienced property manager with a loving heart and splendid communication skills. Bio and references are essential. Also, as winter students are moving on for the summer, a room with a view and studio apartment with an organic greenhouse are now coming available.
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WHY IS RAW SPIRIT FEST'S HEADQUARTERS BEING SOLD? As some of you know, due to it's phenomenal success, since Sedona in 2007, the Raw Spirit Festival and it's founder have been under attack by forces that did not wish for the raw vegan organic movement to become widespread. Forces opposing the festival included a large corporation that manufactures GMOs, others that make and distribute over-the-counter drugs, and a nation-wide association involving medical establishments, all intertwined with governmental agencies.
It took me awhile to believe my friends who were trying to tell me in the early years between 2004 and 2006 that we were being observed, as I now know it is not unusual for any event with more than 150 participants.
The first active agent, posing as "a concerned citizen", was hired to smear the festival's reputation, including its founder, in an attempt to disband the movement in 2008. The founder realized that if she made it her mission to respond to the false accusations and death threats that happened happened from 2008 to 2011, the movement could be distracted and paralyzed with fear about this deleterious side issue, as many people's confidence to get involved with the raw lifestyle could be dampened, and the truth that eating fresh organic vegetables and fruits to help prevent and overcome most diseases would remain hidden.
The founder had suffered greatly for decades from not knowing this simple truth herself. Her ignorance created many bouts of serious pneumonia, as well as arthritis, diabetes, chronic fatigue and more needless illnesses. Having personally experienced the healing power of siimple, raw, organic foods, including vegetable juices, the founder of today's movement was deeply inspired to let everyone know that many hospital visits, prescriptions, surgeries, and premature deaths could be prevented.
Rather than taking to the stage and selling products, as she could have over the years, instead, she as the Mother of The Movement, invited more than 900 vendors & sponsors and 675 presenters to join her, most of the latter at first reluctant until she encouraged them, to share their truth and beauty on stage. So much love, hope, kindness and generosity of spirit filled the festival air as women were welcomed in equal numbers on stage for the first time in modern raw vegan history. Meanwhile we reached out to thousands of friends of myriad ethnic backgrounds, including many leaders hailing from Africa to Asia to Europe to the Native Americas, who enthusiastically converged in Raw Spirit's international festival atmosphere in historic numbers.

The founder realized that using a Bodhisattva approach, by quietening her own ego while silently accepting absurd allegations concocted about her and Raw Spirit, rather than fighting them, that her reputation might be ruined by the less wise, less kind, and less discerning, but that her greater aim to make "raw vegan" a household word, would happen. And boy howdy! Did it happen! In less than a decade, a billion dollar economy was created out of thin air! Raw Spirit was the inspiration of more raw vegan-friendly companies, creative corporations, couples and kids than any other known raw vegan-eco-peace gathering in modern history.

During these years, the joyful founder-philanthropist went from having ample hard-earned personal savings, which were donated to the Raw Spirit Movement, to going broke due to an embezzling CFO, and several embezzlements during festivals by registration staff, over several years due to unwittingly hiring numerous agents!
This is a risk that idealistic history-changing pioneers take. Historically, these often too-trusting founders are not supported after smear campaigns on the founder's character. When the leader of a movement that "must be stopped", according to the powers that be, happens to be peaceful and a woman, rather than imprisoning her, it is more often the case to attempt destroy such a movement by 1. damaging the female founder's reputation while 2. bankrupting her. What was surprising and sad was that a few Raw Spirit business leaders opted to have "competing" events, and in their competitive spirit, decided to promote the misinformation, not realizing that I do not compete, but cooperate with all, including the agents, preferring to not have an enemy in the world because of the way I conduct myself.

The good news is that after announcing in January of 2012 that the Raw Spirit Festival is 'hibernating', the surreptious perennial stream of noxious agents suddenly and immediately packed their bags, not to be seen (thus far) again. They had apparently completed their mission with this particular movement leader.
But did they win? I think not.THE PEOPLE WON the knowledge, which is what they were fighting for, because the truth is now out about the power of raw vegan foods. Today, the movement is so big, that it would take a tremendous number of arrests and an army of disinformation campaigns claiming that raw veganism is dangerous or unsustainable, etc, to overturn what we have co-created. Congratulations everyone!
So, I can rest in peace with my mission accomplished. I am selling my home to pay back the remaining $29,000 of the $135,000 debt that occurred back in 2009 from the largest embezzlement. I opted to place this debt, perhaps over-responsibly, on my personal credit cards until we could figure out what happened. The CFO was too clever for me to follow (book keeping is admittedly not my forte) with clever, illegal, on line transfers to non-festival accounts that would soon disappear, so I have chosen the more noble path to pay these bills that are not mine so that everyone could get paid. The money to pay them was there, but it vanished while I was on extensive tour in 2009.

As my friends know, I have been living simply my entire life; however, more hand-to-mouth for three years now. Thank goodness I know how to forage, fast and grow sprouts! These skills have come in handy! Since I did not start the non-profit with the aim to get rich, beside the monetary pickle, it has all been a fabulous adventure, mostly due to befriending so many (truly) wonderful human angels, perhaps including you! So unless someone steps into with creative assistance, to which my heart is wide open, I am having to sell my precious home-sweet-home of 20 years (thankfully owned free and clear for many years) to pay off the remaining festival debts and to be Free To Be. I love nothing more than living a peaceful life of voluntary simplicity.
There are lower paths and higher paths. May we follow the highest spiritual path. May the next generation of raw vegan activists not have to endure what i did. The path has been dug, the road has been plowed and paved. Now it just needs YOUR maintenance and wonderful, unique, creative offerings. May we support each other and see the goodness in all as we continue to experience ceaseless miracles!

Meanwhile, We Hope To Be In Your Special Presence at these upcoming events on our Ever-Sprouting Spring Schedule:

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Thank You for staying in touch, visiting us sooon at the Happy Oasis and along the path as we continue on the "2012 Lovingkindness With Infinite Abundance Tour" throughout the year around the nation and planet. Feel free to sign up for the newsletter at RawSpirit.com. Please let us know where we can best serve you in ceaseless celebration! We would love to see you along the endless path of bliss either at our home or yours.
Joyous Journey!
Peace, Love, Truth & Hugs,
Happyo]]> RawBliss Other Topics (not health related) Wed, 16 May 2012 23:13:23 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209272,209272#msg-209272 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209272,209272#msg-209272
How does raw food have influence your personal relationships? In my case, even though I consider myself atractive?, I've started to not follow the social inertia and become satisfied living single. At first, I felt some worry because everybody else is doing the oposite. But at the same time, I found a lot of relief as if I had cut a big metal ball attached with a chain from my neck. I feel free and fearless acepting being myself as I am right now. I eat, sleep, do exercise, read, that's it! I feel I don't need anybody else to be happy. That does not mean that I'll stay single though :) It is a journey of discoveries. I feel as if raw food has made me start life from scratch, shaking off old goals, and reevalueting new ones.]]> Panchito Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) Wed, 16 May 2012 08:59:04 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?9,209268,209268#msg-209268 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?9,209268,209268#msg-209268 johnpetter Other Health Related Thu, 17 May 2012 09:51:06 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209259,209259#msg-209259 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209259,209259#msg-209259 pretty quickly. I'm interested in any feedback that anyone has.]]> TerrryR Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) Wed, 16 May 2012 22:39:17 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209244,209244#msg-209244 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209244,209244#msg-209244 WanderRA Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) Mon, 14 May 2012 00:38:05 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?9,209242,209242#msg-209242 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?9,209242,209242#msg-209242 I just bought a Condo that has a Food Waste Disposer. I've never used one, but it looks easy and clean.
Do any of you use one, and can give me the Pros and Cons?......WY

[www.youtube.com]]]> WheatgrassYogi Other Health Related Tue, 15 May 2012 08:32:06 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?6,209238,209238#msg-209238 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?6,209238,209238#msg-209238 Anyways, my goal is to improve my health through raw and living vegan foods. I have learned a lot just from reading here, I hope to continue to do so and absorb the awesome vibes from all you wonderful people :)]]> Nic Meeting Place Sat, 12 May 2012 21:22:02 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?10,207349,209232#msg-209232 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?10,207349,209232#msg-209232 Here's the post:

WARNING to all who might be taken by this con artist asking for 200k 300k
Before you even think about giving this guy a cent, you should look into this guys track record. Just ask around the raw food community, and ask some of the prominent individuals about this guy, you will get the raw truth so fast it will make your head spin. This guy is a dangereous sociopath so be warned. I have talked to several people who have had first hand experience with this fraud. He has bilked many people out of literally hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars. Ask him to give you references of people who have made money with him, or even invested in his scams, watch him squirm and change his tune quicker than you can blink.
Can you spot a con artist? if not, simply do your research, you will uncover the truth very quickly. Don't get taken, spread the warning. He is a danger to the raw lifestyle community.]]> rawchef20 Classifieds for individuals Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?10,209230,209230#msg-209230 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?10,209230,209230#msg-209230 Before you even think about giving this guy a cent, you should look into this guys track record. Just ask around the raw food community, and ask some of the prominent individuals about this guy, you will get the raw truth so fast it will make your head spin. This guy is a dangereous sociopath so be warned. I have talked to several people who have had first hand experience with this fraud. He has bilked many people out of literally hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars. Ask him to give you references of people who have made money with him, or even invested in his scams, watch him squirm and change his tune quicker than you can blink.
Can you spot a con artist? if not, simply do your research, you will uncover the truth very quickly. Don't get taken, spread the warning. He is a danger to the raw lifestyle community.]]> rawchef20 Classifieds for individuals Sat, 12 May 2012 17:10:19 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209226,209226#msg-209226 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209226,209226#msg-209226
The other day I went out, came back late, and did not sleep well. The morning after I got up early and headed to work. I was tired an feeling "unfiltered." At night, I tried to go out again but I got irritable. Somehow I knew I was setting myself up for more trouble. So I think I was suffering an internal conflict between socializing at night (getting tired- little sleep) and feeling good energetic peaceful) and everything seemed to pissed me off. In the past, before going raw, I could handle going out late at night and sleeping little but not any more. It took me two days to recover.

Have you experienced something like this?]]> Panchito Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) Sat, 12 May 2012 17:19:31 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?9,209223,209223#msg-209223 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?9,209223,209223#msg-209223
Same with an electric toothbrush vs. a manual toothbrush?

I used to have a Sonicare when I was in high school. I used it until the charger died. I always had the best dental exams.

Then I had two wisdom teeth pulled, the dentist almost killed me, and I haven't been to a dentist since.

I needed to replace my old toothbrush a little while ago. I saw they had toothbrushes on sale for $1 at the grocery store. I found a soft-bristled one... and it was everything but soft. The massacre that ensued resulted in the NASTIEST mouth infection, and I had a scare that the infection may have spread to my remaining wisdom teeth. It didn't. Thank goodness.

That was when I decided NEVER A CHEAP TOOTHBRUSH AGAIN... and (pseudo) invested in an electric toothbrush and a water flosser on eBay. I've had them for two days, now, and my mouth feels much cleaner. :) The first time I used the electric toothbrush, it felt like a bit of a shock, though.

There are some peer-reviewed studies that a water flosser can match or beat traditional flossing... which I never really liked, anyway. :P

Healthy gums are linked to a healthy heart...]]> phantom Other Health Related Sun, 13 May 2012 09:27:14 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?4,209210,209210#msg-209210 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?4,209210,209210#msg-209210
I received my first order of raw organic nori rolls this morning, and at 10pm tonight I decided to roll up some stuff I had in the fridge. Here's how it went:

celery
carrot
peach
cucumber
...all thinly sliced, and
hemp seeds
sea vegetable flakes
coconut aminos

Next time I'll probably mash up an avocado (but leave out the peach cos fruit doesn't digest well with fats). I'm waiting on some broccoli seeds to sprout so I'll add some of them too. I think pineapple would be really nice, maybe black pepper too.

Any other suggestions for nori roll fillings?

Helen x]]> red dragon Recipes and Food Preparation Tue, 15 May 2012 21:02:23 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209205,209205#msg-209205 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209205,209205#msg-209205 sunlightoncloudyday Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) Mon, 14 May 2012 14:41:11 -0400 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209188,209188#msg-209188 http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?2,209188,209188#msg-209188
Also there are alot of people who are better with fruits in the morning being that it's lighter and the body is still detoxing from the day before. Also in Victoria Boutenko's book Greens for Life she writes about how chimpanzees eat fruits in the morning and greens in the afternoon. And only 2 meals at that. Since chimps hardly eat any grains/beans, and/or nuts/seeds where do we fit these in?

Can we assume that nuts/seeds if more available to the chimps would be eaten along with the greens? I assume one of the cravings for greens comes from the fact that fruits when eaten in excess can leach calcium from the bones.

And some cultures believe in having grains in breakfast. I like superfoods in the morning usually like seaweed or maybe some veggies (not greens though, that would be for later) or a concoction of greens plus other powdered herbs.

What are some good meal plans for a day?

I'm not looking for recipes either I'm a very mono eater. I hardly make any recipes, those are for special occassions. However I dont eat one food per meal I just eat each food alone or by hand without additional flavorings etc. Eg I will have a bowl of greens, a small bowl of low glycemic fruits and soaked flaxseed or chia seed before hand, eating this way is probably best at least for those who have sensitive stomachs or to gain some awareness of the digestive processes.

I also think there's a difference between carbs from fruits and carbs from grains being that fruit has a lot of fructose and grains have starches. Fructose goes straight to the liver and it can only store up to 100g of fructose before it turns to fat. Starches/glucose is different however. The body can store up to 200-500g of glucose in the muscles.

Maybe this provides insight as to how much fructose one can eat as opposed to starches? Are starches even necessary? Which is the better carbohydate? Obviously in a natural 'paleolithic' type of raw vegan diet starches from grains/beans would be limited being that they are hard to process or digest, ie they have to be cultivated and are poorly digested and not to mention they aren't as palatable as fruits. Cultivated meaning for example grains have to be taken out of their husks and collected for them to provide enough carbs. Some of them need to be cooked to even be tender enough. I'm not sure though because I've never seen how grains and beans taste in their Wild forms or how they can be eaten or cultivated. However they do provide a source of energy.. I'm thinking of foods that require minimal processing (ie not requiring mills, even simple grinders anymore than what can be found in nature without modifying) that can be readily eaten straight from the plant, raw.

Our bodies have likely become accustomed to more "unnatural" foods by use of tools and now we can digest a bit better some foods... such that maybe our bodies may rely more on starches. Or even fats and protein being that we have a history of meat eating. Even if a carnivorous diet isn't the most optimal for humans we still have had a history of meat eating such that perhaps more fats or protein may now be required by us.]]> THeSt0rm Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan) Fri, 11 May 2012 20:28:09 -0400