The Glow

[luna99]

someone please explain "the glow" to me. Is it just healthier looking skin... shiny eyes.. what?

has anyone out there REALLY (I mean, really truely) seen a HUGE difference in things like that? Skin, eyes, hair, etc???

Ok, I'll admit it.. I"m being completely vein in asking this.. lol.. cause man, I want to have that GLOW!

so far I haven't seen much of a difference in my skin, hair, etc... but then again, I'm not 100%. It's terrible to say this, but a big reason I'm attracted to raw is for the shallow things like looking good! haha.

thanks everyone!

[Veganforlife]

It's all that PLUS! Plus how you feel about yourself, others, life in general. It's an aura you have around you and you portray to others.
You'll get the "glow". All of a sudden it'll hit you! It's way cool! :cool:

[chilove]

Hi Marci,

I noticed a huge difference in my skin tone and the brightness of my eyes. My skin used to be very dull and grey looking and my eyes were dull and the whites were actually yellowish. Now my skin is healthy flesh tone and my eyes are very bright and the whites are white. It took awhile for these changes to happen, about a year or so, but I had a very toxic lifestyle before so I think that is why it took longer for me.

Keep it up! You will see a difference!!! :-)

All the best,

Audrey
www.rawhealing.com

[Beckla]

I agree with Vegan and YES - I honestly, truly have seen the change in me and my husband. Our friends have said things to me like, "You just look... brighter!" and "Wow, you're literally glowing - your eyes are so clear and bright!" -- people that didn't know that I went raw.

Stick with it - it'll come!

[Stina]

Yeah, it is the healthy skin tone and bright eyes but something more indefineable and bigger at the same time. When I get a few weeks of strictly Raw, children and animals like me more!

[tweety]

The glow is 2-fold. You ahve the aura/vibraion glow and you have the cellular/physical manifestation glow.

your hair... is dead. after several years on raw you may see a difference when your *new* raw hair strands grow out.

your skin... try exfoliating 2-3 xs a week to slough old cells off. Try using Dessert Essence Walnut/Olive Oil body scrub. its good and natural and great for the shower

your eyes... give it time. are you on a PC everyday? reading all the time? i dont know if this relates? im monitoring a few of the red blood vessels in my right eye to see if they will minimize or disappear from years of eye strain and bad diet.

i was talking to the produce guy at my store and he is a juicer. he said he noticed his eyesight improve. maybe that accompanies the shiny eyes part?

Vegan is right, i think its also related to your aura.
Alissa also mentioned something key in the Radio Talk w/ Revvell.
She said that you resonate at a higher vibration and i truly believe that! I am feeling an awakening i never felt before and i am raising my vibration.

i expect the ultimate glow to come after majority of the old and damaged cells are fully replaced with healthy hydrated and nourished cells. im willing to give this time because that means I should look 30 when i am 40... and i will be 30 this year!!

After transformation, you dont just glow, you become a whole new person... on a vibrational and cellular level and that's the synergy of the symphony of your amazing human body.


omg! im posting way too much today! :o

[Alba]

One of the most predominant things, that I've noticed since going raw is my eyes...they seem bigger, brighter and crystal clear - I often get comments on how BIG they look...but..that being said, I think "The Glow" is just as much a state of mind...you feel good, you look good.
simple but true:)
Love alba

[luna99]

your eyes... give it time. are you on a PC everyday? reading all the time? i dont know if this relates? im monitoring a few of the red blood vessels in my right eye to see if they will minimize or disappear from years of eye strain and bad diet.

i was talking to the produce guy at my store and he is a juicer. he said he noticed his eyesight improve. maybe that accompanies the shiny eyes part?



yes, I am on a computer everyday.. and honestly... I can feel like something is happening to my eyes lately.... since yesterday it's like sitting in this room with the flourescent (sp) lighting.. it really hurts my eyes almost... and I take a nutrition class and by the middle of that class I get a headache because of the lighting in that room too... maybe I need to do more juice or something?

thanks for all your answers so far everyone! btw, I'm 30 as well, though people tell me I look like i'm in my early 20's.... and I'd love to keep it that way!!!

I do have a lot more grey hair in the past years though than before and I"d love to reverse that and just have a more healthier, dewy, radiant glow about myself...... I should use that alone as an incentive to go 100% right? lol. :p

[punkspirit]

I think you can see this "glow" quite good on the "after juice feasting"-video from angela stokes (on her website)
I like the comparation with the fur of anymals... if its dull they arent healthy

when i was long time 100% raw (before i fell off:-( ) my eyes where enourmous... RADIANT- Even my pale skin got a shimmer of gold...

:P and finally I was attracting THE boy:-D (unfortunately that is past too:rolleyes: )

hm... here some pix... dont mind my silly grimacess... we were having fun on this photoshot:P (you might wanna compare the pix with my un-raw pix on my site... i look completely dull there!!)

edit: pix removed :p

[punkspirit]

I forgott!
as soon as i dont eat 100% (well, as far as that is possible) so maybe only 75 to 80 % the effects are almost completely eliminated:(

[Beckla]

thanks for all your answers so far everyone! btw, I'm 30 as well, though people tell me I look like i'm in my early 20's.... and I'd love to keep it that way!!!

I do have a lot more grey hair in the past years though than before and I"d love to reverse that and just have a more healthier, dewy, radiant glow about myself...... I should use that alone as an incentive to go 100% right? lol. :p

Grin. I'm 32 (for anothe rmonth - sigh) and I often get told I look younger. Especially with no makeup.

And though I know it's not the greatest, I'm not 100% and I got the glow. Let us know when you do! =)

[luna99]

I think you can see this "glow" quite good on the "after juice feasting"-video from angela stokes (on her website)
I like the comparation with the fur of anymals... if its dull they arent healthy

when i was long time 100% raw (before i fell off:-( ) my eyes where enourmous... RADIANT- Even my pale skin got a shimmer of gold...

:P and finally I was attracting THE boy:-D (unfortunately that is past too:rolleyes: )



I'll watch that angela stokes video again and look for "The glow"...thanks. she's amazing and you are quite beautiful too.. thanks for posting those pics.. I'll check your myspace out later when I get a chance! ;)

[hypnocmt]

The glow I see since being raw is that my skin is nearly pore-less, and I have always had big pores. The pores on the sides of my nose are still visible, but barely. Everything else on my face is like glass.


Sight is better, probably due to more betacarotene. :)

Fewer dark circles.

less sallow/grey undertone. Tighter skin, even though I haven' los a ton of weight.


Also, so much energy- people feel it coming off of you. You're literally humming.

Also, intentions seem to manifest quicker when your mind and bod are running on clean fuel.

Punkspirit- You look like someone who would have been an Andy Warhol muse back in the day...you have an Edie thing happening. :)

[punkspirit]

thank you two http://www.smilies-world.de/smilies/smilies_Picture/sonstige_Smilies/icon_redface_2.gif
that was nice said :D

@hypnocmt: curious...whats an Edie thing:confused:

[Solace]

As long as your young you might not see as many changes but you will more than likely stay young looking for a very long time. Its the LONG term bennefits that are the best. My skin is better my hair is not yet but I am just begining....:)

[hypnocmt]

EdySedgwick was the FACE of Andy Warhol's Factory. Beautiful very pixie-ish model. she was always very fresh-looking and had amazing, big eyes, like you!

[punkspirit]

aaaaaaa... okay... :D Thats not the worst compliment!! Thank you!;)

[sherahtaylor]

This thread has been really inspiring for me! Makes me want to work harder to stay 100% much longer to get "the glow". I've had lots of comments that I don't look like I've had five kids (I'm 30) and that I don't look old enough to have had five kids - "you look SO young!" One guy actually thought I was kidding when I said I had five kids, LOL! He totally did a double-take, that was fun.

I'm determined that this pregnancy will be 100% raw - it'll be interesting to see how the raw glow works when combined with the "pregnancy" glow LOL!

[Ama]

I've been raw for 8-9 months now and have not noticed any change in my skin or hair. I don't notice any *glow* nor have I received any comments... and I've never slipped on my raw lifestyle. However, I am still *young*... not sure if that plays a part, I am not yet 30 and I haven't changed much as far as weight (maybe 10 lbs). I was pretty fit before going raw so I think I look the same... I keep hoping that my pores would get smaller or my dandruff & itchy scalp would go away with increased green intake but it hasn't happened... at least not for me.

[Raine]

Luna99.....I am more sensitive to lighting also. Certain places I have to wear sunglasses and look down. I've had a couple occurances where I get shallow breathing, my eyes get dialated and I break into a cold sweat.

This ALWAYS happens at Wally World (I had never been in one until my boyfriend dragged me in - he's afraid to take me in one now!).

As for my complexion...it's become smoother and softer. This is a BIG issue for me because I spend so much time on a motorcycle and the elements can wreck havoc.

[Vann167]

Beckla, i LOVE this... "It's not my diet. It's my lifestyle." I get so sick of people thinking i'm doing this just to lose weight, as if its some fad diet. Thanks so much for sharing the quote... im definitely remembering this!

[aepearson]

Hey Luna99

I totally want the Glow too.... I hope that if we eventually go 100% raw we will have the glow:) we all want to be beautiful and having a little extra glow can't hurt us right !

[Gwena]

Whenever I fast or eat lots and lots of greens I get the glow. In fact, I have it right now.:p

I've never had a better glow than I do now cuz I'm juice fasting. Day 19 and glowing up a storm.

[Nichola]

I get a glowing face when I have eaten melon all morning.