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Well it isn't really watery, but I am going probably 10-12 times a day on green smoothies and it is painful and griping. I really want to do the smoothies and I am hoping I can remedy this.

These tips are great, thanks.

My biggest challenges are that my children and hubby are not all raw. I am moving toward all raw, but just started so I am at 50% raw and moving toward greater...

I just cannot tolerate flax seed at all. It gives me horrible gas, cramping and intestinal pain. I also cannot eat any gluten containing grains (I have celiac disease). I want to find a way to make...

With my busy schedule as a homeschooling mom to 7 children, I thought greens smoothies were the answer. I just couldn't find the time for juicing in the mornings, so I found the Boutenkos' book and...

I am new here and transitioning to a raw and living foods diet. My challenge (and my blessing) is that I have 7 children and two adults to feed everyday. I am overwhelmed to say the least trying to...

With autism, it is of vital importance that you feed your child absolutey no grains of any kind! Do a search of Elaine Gotshall's autism research and the SCD diet and you will learn why grains must...

I have 5 children ages 11 down to 1 and 1/2. I want to feed them mostly raw although I cannot do 100% because hubby is not convinced.

It takes a lot of food to feed all of us and I am wondering...

My favorite basic gardening book is The Encycopedia of Organic Gardening by Rodale. I also like the Encyclopedia of Country Living if you are rural you will learn a lot from that book on how to grow...

I planted 2 apple trees 6 years ago and have yet to eat one apple. I admit, I have not been able to figure out how to prune a tree well from books. So I have done a hodge podge job at best. I would...

I have a friend who was raw 6 months and only lost 12lbs. She was horribly obese and needed to lose about 200lbs total. When she eliminated her carrot juices and dried fruits and greatly increased...

THanks I will have to plant a bigger corn crop this year - some for the racoons and some for me. Problems is - when I plant for them they don't come - when I don't plant for them they come and steal...

I haven't tried it yet, but I am glad to here you have had success. I will try it when my natural foods order arrives. I am anxious to try some of the grain recipes. All the other recipes have been...

Do I need to buy hulled raw buckwheat groats or unhulled buckwheat for sprouting for Alissa's recipes?

THat stuff is expensive! But oh how I love it.

Has anyone sucessfully made it raw. I do not own a vitamix, nor can I afford one now. I do have a regular blender, supersize food processor, "coffee"...

I told you I'd have a lot of questions!

I wondered why frozen corn is considered raw? Aren't all frozen veggies blanched first in boiling water for color retention before freezing? Confused on...

I have celiac disease and get BAD arthritis from wheat. In fact, I do not do well on most grains. I wondered if anyone has used nuts as a replacement for the wheat berries in Alissa's recipes. How...

Will I get a B12 deficiency on this diet? Has anyone been tested?

I read the Malkumus group at Halleluah Acres was recently tested and most came up B12 deficient, so he is now recommending B12...

I wondered if it is OK to freeze my bulk nuts? I live in a very rural area and need to purchase my nuts in bulk from a natural foods community coop that meets in a friends home on a once a month...

I wanted to introduce myself. I am anxious to begin eating raw. I do not currently have major health problems except for my 12lb lump of belly fat.

I have suffered a myriad of health problems in...

Sounds like you might have Candida? You may need to cut out all fruits, carrot juices and other high sugar foods temporarily until your body heals a bit. Also, STRESS! I suffered from stress related...