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The first time that I decided to go raw my big investment was in a food processor, dehydrator and mandolin slicer. The food processor and dehydrator were wonderful, but the mandolin annoyed me. I could never get it to work in a way that made those perfect thin slices seem worth it.

This time around though, I just have been craving pasta in a serious way. I decided that even though it would be disappointing that I was going to get that goofy little tool.

Wow!
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Today I have begun to notice a difference in my energy. When I was a kid I was the most outgoing, energetic and friendly kid. I was fearless and would debate with adults on any topic. For a long time now, I've noticed a certain shyness. Usually it's not a big deal, but it's been persistently there and enough so that I had gotten used to it and accepted it. Lately though, I've noticed that the old spark and confidence is back...I start conversations when before I would have just thought I should ...

Today is going to be my first day back on the raw food journey. Two years ago I started the whole raw food thing with two friends. One of them did semiregular raw detoxes, and the other was her boyfriend and into all that hippy stuff ;-) I'd decided to give it a try after my cat's IBD went into full remission upon my switching him to a raw, species appropriate diet.

A year ago, I moved to Israel, and while the raw culture there does not exist the way that it does here, and I ...