Hi!!

[pierrethecat]

Hi! I just moved from CA to WA and I'm moving again! Not sure where, but I'm researching the best places... I live next door to my mom.
I got her into raw too..
We moved here together, we had no clue that she was going to end up with Arthritis, from the high levels of humidity here... It was there, but she just never felt it before... So we got here, and the pain started in her hip and her thumb... We're both artists, moms a professional artist, and imagine all of a sudden, the thumb on the drawing hand, WON'T BEND!
Well, I'm a pisces (3-18-76) believer...
I believe with all my heart that her pain will end from going raw..

Guess what??? Her osteoarthritis hip pain is GONE from going raw! And the thumb stiffness and pain is slowly improving...

She hasnt been on raw more than a week, but the relief in the hip was almost over instantaneously...

Getting her to start, was harder than going raw itself! lol
I'm pushy, but a great saleswoman...

So,
I detoxed the kitchens...
I've been a kitchen control freak for about 3 years...
I started on low carbs but vegitarian...
I'm not a meat person, but used to be, but I'm also not a sweets person!

I like spicy, salty, herby, watery, etc..

So I already have the taste for raw... etc.

Stepping a little off the raw subject, but sorta close..

I also use chemical free and fragrance free deodorant, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, and cosmetics..
all absolutely natural and harmless...

I've been using chemical free for about a year now.

I am STRONG on it...

this site: www.thinkbeforeyoupink.org
gives info on how our bodies basically EAT all the chemicals we use..

Another story about my mom...

She had breast cancer when I was 9 years old..

and before the cancer, I remember this chemical odor that was constant from 1 armpit whether she wore deodorant or not..
but it seemed stronger when the deodorant was on...
I'd say, mama whats that smell...

Anyway,
I know a few friends, who've had that exact experience...
and they are kind of in the dark or in denial,
they say oh I just had to change the deodorant, now the chemical odor is gone..
yeah,
but its the chemicals that create the odor...

So basically, scientists have found these parabens,
in every single breast cancer cell..
the same parabens found in deodorant,

soap, cosmetics, etc..
but the deodorants are the worst..

So my mom had 1 of her lymphnodes in her arm removed from the cancer...
its her weak arm...
etc...

I'm very proactive about protecting myself and my mom from dangers...

and I had a long thought about raw and vegan and chemical free...

I love life, so much,
I love my mom, my beauitful cat Pierre.. (who loves raw oats, oatmeal, sunflower seeds raisins and raw food - he trys to eat them with his paw to mouth! He's a gemini, so smart)
I would die if I lost them..

And eating animals, is so sad..

AND what is the number 1 cause of death in America (or the world I think),,
HEART DISEASE!
How do we get it?
cholestrol - clogged arteries! well and genetics and stuff too..
but cholestrol.. right? yes.. it's true...

Fish has cholestrol... etc.. animals have cholestrol! good or bad...
So yeah,
thats one reason,
no animals...

its the universes way of saying,
its bad for your heart, because its emotionally, physically, and spiritually wrong.

I dont' care about how thin I am,
what I look like,
the numbers on the scale...

I care about how I feel,
how I make others feels,
how I can protect the people I love...
how I can protect myself... etc.

Diets, are like rat races, to me.

I know there are so many ugly business people who are laughing at the majority of people,
who frantically call 1-800 numbers in search of a quick fix diet...
they are stealing our money... in 1 shot, so many people, throw it away once a year over and over again every year like insanity revisited,
and then they keep programming themselves..
I can't do it, the diet didnt work...
next time... I'm not ready... my metabolism is off... I know the pill will work next time when I'm ready... if the commerical says it will, I believe it... but I did'nt stick to it for more than a week, so it won't work...

maybe its their higher self, telling them,
give up, you can't stick to something thats phony and bogus..
so part of them, subconsciously, doesnt really believe afterall... thats why they can't stick to those diets!
But people trick themselves into believing in things that in their heart, they know arent true...

The commercials are filled with phony promises!

I don't like to lie to myself...

I've been fast food free for over 6 years...
never really cared for meat, so it wasnt so hard...
But,
I admit,
7 years ago, I was eating pizza... with my ex bf.
A LOT of it..
I wasnt into as much as he was...
so I was his tag a long pizza eater...

and I stopped, and said,
woa, this is a strange kind of peer pressure,
I was gaining weight A LOT from pizza...
within 2 months, my clothes werent fitting,
and then I just got trapped, and felt like a caged rat!
and then I made a vow, I'd never eat
another pizza again! AND I included fast food and restaraunt food as well..
So I havent had restaurant or fast food for over 6 years...

That strong little independant voice in me erupted from a dormant volcano back then...
and now I'm on a mission!

It's much easier for me to adapt to my healthy eating,
if my belief system is so strongly involved!!!

For years, something in me was asleep...
and part of me physically and however else... was trying to wake up from it... I've always had a strong inner voice...
but I battled with what was right and wrong, with food, etc..

I'm awake more now than ever...
I'm proud to be who I am...
and I love that something also settled in me, after going raw, and chemical free, etc...
I'm in harmony with my inner self...
not frustrated, not in a battle with food, etc...

So this is me!
xo peace and love
-KB :p

[Pierre]

Welcome to raw! And I agree about the cosmetics. Here's what I use:
Shampoo: None. I just comb my hair in the shower.
Condish: Jojoba oil on slightly damp hair.
Hair color: Henna, amla, and cloves.
Teeth: A mixture of three essential oils. Also an acmella bud occasionally.
Perfume: Essential oils in jojoba.
Soap: I make my own, and use it mainly for laundry.

[spicyfull]

Blessings to you for taking care of your Mother. Does she know how Blessed she is to have a daughter like you? I am sure she does.

RAW has that effect on you, making all of your ills disapear. So you love the Road, seems like you left the best place ever, CALI--FOR==NIA..........

You also seem to have everything covered and that is so exciting, Never lose the excitement always keep it High, it is a great motovater.

I wish you everything you need to Stay RAW.....Welcome to MY World.......

[juliebove]

Hi and welcome!

[tinystrawberry]

Hope you like it here :)
Your cat is so cute!!

[Frog]

Hello from me too :)

[luckitri]

Welcome! Did you mention that you are a writer also? And really big on communicating?

about that sense of smell - I used to be able to smell emotions of people....can't do it anymore but am wondering if that ability is used by some healers - the way you can smell the chemicals.

Also you might be able to advise me. I just went and bought Burts Bees baby shampoo bar. It really cleans well and my scalp was not itchy like after regular shampoo but it made my hair into a huge knot and I could not comb it but it would rip - I had to use 3 kinds of conditioners to get through the knot so it kind of ruined the whole point of it. Have you enough product experience that you could advise me on that? I would really like to use something healthier on my hair but I am kind of put out for the $6 for that and I saw $12 and $24 little bottles of shampoo - I can't go that high. I still stink and my body seems to absorb odors from what is around me so I need shampoo - I really like cheap stuff that I don't have to worry alot about and do not want to make my own with lye.

[Lay-Lay]

Howdy and Welcome!

[pierrethecat]

Wow Hi Pierre! You're the first human Pierre I've met ever!
I'm sending a private pm to beg for some personal care recipes from you!!!!

[pierrethecat]

Hi Spicyfull!!! Yes CA is so down to earth, people are so friendly..
but I lived in a ghettoish area, for 30 years...
it was getting worse... I was near Oakland/San Francisco...
I'm thinking about going to sunny beautiful North Carolina.

My mom has been on a major weight plateau, the weight she couldnt lose for 3 years, is falling off with raw!
And we are chowing down...
its so awesome to not be on a diet and eat whatever you want and lose weight..

There is only so much joy you can get out of eating nuts day after day... I LOVE them... but there are more exciting things to do, than eat a pound of mixed nuts.. so it's fun and easy on the temptation part...
I am pmsing right now..
yesterday I had minor cramps...
but I had this overwhelming burst of energy,
Can you believe I woke up today and all week, I've lost 3 lbs with pms? I'm eating raw like a giant piggy! haha


Hi juliebove!
Hi Tiny Stawberry! Aww your kitty is sooo cute!

Hi Frog, fyi, I LOVE frogs... we have a lake behind my house, with tons of frogs during the summer or spring. I love the sound of frogs.

Hi Lay-Lay!!

[pierrethecat]

Hi Lucktri!
Ooo you're right, clairscentience... it is a psychic ability...
hmm I never thought of that as psychic, but you're absolutely right, maybe it was...
Ironically, I am in the psychic business... but I'm not advertising myself here for that at all. I work as an independant contractor through 3 advisor networks. It's been my only job since I was 19. and I can move wherever I want.. so I'm taking advantage of the moving part.


I have severe allergies to cosmetics..
the major expensive name brands
which claim to be hypoallergenic,
still make me hurt...
I've been allergic since age 17.
My eyes and the skin around my eyes
turn red and itchy..
and the rash doesnt go away until I stop wearing the make up.
And it burns..
I almost couldnt see after about an hour of wearing eye make up... and I don't wear glasses or contacts.
The chemical/fragrance free stuff feels like I'm wearing nothing..

On http://thinkbeforeyoupink.org/Pages/Resources.html
on that page look at the 2 lists..
one is chemical free, one is fragrance free.
go down the list, and look for the companies who don't use either...

Burts bees is on the paraben free, but not on the Phthalate free.

but Tom's of Maine is on both lists..
my fav. company for shampoo, condit, soap, toothpast, thats on the list is: One Group (or known as: miessence

I am a recovering shop=a-holic,
and I've tried, MANY of the brands you'll see at drugstore, or on that list.. lol So I picked the one I liked the most... miessence is my winner.. but I love Toms of Maine too!!

and the brand Weleda, they make a good spray bottle deodorant, which is all natural and recommended too.
I've tried it..
but I prefer the rock spray water deodorant over it..
but miessence wins in deodorant...

For cosmetics,
I'll tell you what I use:
Lavera is not on the list,
but its on another list... I have to try to find it.. I'll pm you when I find it...
lavera pencil liner.
it's so great.
and for my facial powder, and if I ever use liquid make up, maskara, lip gloss, I use miessence.
I also use miessence for my toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner,
liquid and bar hand soap.

and for mineral eyeshadow and colored lipcreme,
I use terrafirma cosmetics.

and thats it. I'm keeping it simple.

I rarely use the cosmetics...
I'm single at the moment,
and I work from my home office...
haha
so why wear make up? I don't have anyone to impress! lol
but when I do, I love it, and I have no allergic reactions at all!
it's so awesome!

[rawpriestess]

WELCOME TO THE BOARDSwelcome to my state.