Forum: Raw 'Over 50' group

Well, i was very bad today. I have a very bad chocolate addiction, and finally broke down and got some Lindt chocolate. I avoided 2 similar...

Well, here i am, after 7 weeks of being "good", i could feel the pressure building up......the temptation that was completely absent for 7 weeks...

Is Pickling or fermented food, considered raw?

Hello all, I apologize in advance if someone has already mentioned this video (which i am sure someone must have), but i have just watched this...

So i'm at work, talking to my co-worker whose mother just suffered a stroke. She has previously had a heart attack. Now, she doesn't know the names...

Any one in pb county I can communicate with will be appreciated. :o juicy55

Hello, my name is Gaby and i am very new to this lifestyle. I had a health scare (a false positive stress test) which led me down the road to...

Hi all, I'm a 56 year old man with a load of problems. Just had 3 stents put in my heart for 3 blockages, 70, 80, and 95% blockages. I've had type...

Hi, everyone! I just signed up, so I thought this would be a good place for my first post. I'm 55, post-menopausal (:D), and was diagnosed with...

I was diagnosed with vaginal cancer November 2004, have had all the conventional treatments (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery) but now cancer has...

I found this today, interesting: 1. Our small and large intestines, like those of other primates, are four times longer than those of carnivores....

Are there really THAT few of us in the raw food lifestyle, or is it all much younger people who are adopting a raw food lifestyle? I know in real...

on your experience with high blood pressure while eating raw foods? Did raw food contribute to lowering your blood pressure? I would appreciate as...

I read and hear so much about parasites, and "that black rubbery substance lining the colon". What do you think? Yes, I know this is not our...

Well, i just finished my first week and lost 15 pounds. I know this is mostly water weight, and remember that i have over 100 pounds to lose, so i'm...

Over the years I have heard and read a lot about Food Combining for weight loss, improved health, etc. However, I read about as much negative as...

I'm just sitting here so depressed. I've read for weeks three to be exact about how hard it is for people to go (excuse the phrase) "cold turkey"...

Hi. I'm Karla and very, very new to the whole idea of eating raw. I didn't go looking for this; it sort of found me. At this point in time I'm...

Suggestions for getting in the greens? No problem with eating fruits and nuts but realized today that I'm not getting as much 'greens' as I know I...

Hi everyone, im not in the 'over 50's' but my grandad is, i was going to buy him something like cacao or maca as he is suffering from depression, he...

I have had high cholesterol for at least 20 years. My doctors had me on medications which I quit taking over 2 years ago. I had my cholesterol...

Hi everyone, it's me, the new person again. Day 7, no more headaches, am not dizzy any more, don't feel shaky, feel really clear-headed and...

I would really appreciate hearing from any of you about this. And were there any particular foods that you found you had to avoid to keep your...

Does anyone have it, or does that only happen for folks in their teens through 30s? I have sun-damaged skin(spots, but few wrinkles) that tends to...

Can i get some ideas of how you all use coconut oil/butter? Especially since we are eating "raw" and not "cooked" foods? I have been reading so...

Hi, My husband and I are just starting. We have Alissa's book and dvd, bought a food processor, Blendtec and are going to do the 30 day challenge...

I work at Whole Foods and a women came thru my line with a belt filled with veggies and fruits. She wrote a check so I had to look at her drivers...

Yoooo hooo, i lost 8 more pounds since starting raw, that makes 28 pounds in a little over a month! It is just melting off. I can't wait to get my...

I've been trying to do this now for over a year. At age 65, I've read books that warn me that a 65 y/o male who has been eating SAD his entire life...