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Lnanaa
04-11-2009, 08:28 PM
Hello everyone,

I just learned about eating raw food from reading a summary from Perfect Health: The Natural Way by Mary-Ann Shearer. She mentioned about eating fruit or vegetable before a meal to protect white blood cells. I decided to test that out and noticed immediate weight loss. I recently had a baby boy 4 months ago and weight loss has been slow. Since I started eating more raw fruits and vegetables, the scale finally started to move down. I also got post nasal drip and then it turned into a cold. I didn't realized at that time, my body was detoxing from fruits and vegetables I added to my diet.

My cold and post nasal drip is gone, but my face broke out really bad. I also struggled with acne. I have been slowly adding more greens to my diet by trying green smoothies, salads before a meal, and fruit or veggie for snacks. I do noticed a big difference in energy and sleeping good.

I thought to introduce myself here since I have been snooping around here for the past couple of days. I find this site with the thread for Green Smoothie recipes. I was happy to find 70 of them! :) My name is Lauren and I live in Florida. I am a stay at home mom with 2 beautiful kids. I'm always trying to find new things for natural living and healthy food.

I have not read Alissa Cohen's book yet and I'm interested in reading it when I get the book. :)

I hope everyone have a happy Easter tomorrow. :)

Dimond
04-11-2009, 09:15 PM
Welcome Lauren. :)

spicyfull
04-12-2009, 02:25 AM
I wish you everything you need to Stay RAW..........Welcome to MY World.

rayofsunshine
04-12-2009, 08:16 AM
Lauren,

Good luck on your raw journey. It sounds like you are off to a great start! Alissa's book is very informative and will give you a great foundation as you add more and more raw food to your diet.

Frugal Raw
04-12-2009, 12:06 PM
Welcome!! I wish you the best of rawesome health!!

juliew
04-12-2009, 03:05 PM
Welcome!!! Where in Fl do you live? I live in FL.

Lnanaa
04-13-2009, 06:50 AM
Hi Julie,

I live in Oviedo, FL. Where do you live in FL? :) Thank you for the welcome.

Lnanaa
04-13-2009, 06:53 AM
Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. My face is clearing up much better now. My husband is supporting me to try to eat more raw and he has been trying some stuff too. I felt great yesterday after having a green smoothie and being outside in the sun for an hour with the kids. I even felt great in the evening after I finish my meal with a big bowl of salad and drank water all evening. I felt asleep with no problem and slept all night. :)

freshlight
04-14-2009, 06:19 AM
Welcome :) Great to hear you have a supportive hubby. Enjoy the raw power!
Eva xx