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  1. Thread: Ann Wigmore...

    by Tom
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    Ann Wigmore

    Hi

    Ann Wigmore authored a book on wheat grass. I have read many accounts of people whose hair returned to it's original color after using wheat grass for a period of time. I think it takes six...
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    raw diet

    Hi

    I was nearly 100% raw for eight months. I lost too much weight and was becoming more prone to viruses. I had to give up raw and I was able to gain twenty pounds in three months. I feel...
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    enzyms

    Jocelyn

    I can highly recommend Vitalzym capsules. You could open the capsule and disolve it in water. Most large health food stores should stock them. They do cost $100 a bottle but well worth...
  4. Thread: acid reflux HELP

    by Tom
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    Acid Reflux

    I suffered with acid reflux for over a year even though I was using a prescribed medicine. I was very careful to avoid all the obvious foods that are known to aggravate this problem. I heard some...
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    oat groats

    If you E-mail the company they will tell you if the product is raw. I use arrowhead Mills organic oat groats and I have asked them about some of their products and they were raw. Someone in this...
  6. Thread: Mason Jars?

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    mason jars

    They are very reasonable at Walmart

    Tom
  7. Thread: Raw Heals

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    Raw food diet

    Hi James

    Thanks for your informative post and your concern.

    Tom
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    carbon block filter

    I know that all the common water filters only filter the chlorine taste plus some solids but one person mentioned refrigerator water. I have seen and used soild carbon block filters that do claim to...
  9. Thread: Raw Heals

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    staying raw

    Hi Trinity

    I want to thank you for the inspiration. I was diagnosed with inoperable lung and liver cancer eight months ago. I started raw food and wheat grass juice plus several other holistic...
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    raw excuse

    I have been raw for eight months and lost about thirty pounds. I don't look good at all. Whenever I see someone that I knew before going raw they are shocked and ask me what is wrong. I just say that...
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    Hot Tea

    Hi Pattico

    I once saw the defination of raw or percentage raw defined as how many calories in the raw compared to the cooked. If you use stevia balance with your tea the calories are nil so it...
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    raw foodist

    Hi lifelover

    I think it's amazing that your skin is so smooth with no veins bone or muscle showing. Your face is round instead of narrow like most raw foodists. I would love to know how you do...
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    raw beans

    Hi

    The sickest I've ever been was from trying to eat raw pinto beans. They are poison. I was new to raw food and hadn't yet read a book on the subject. I don't know about other dry beans.

    ...
  14. Thread: My dehydrator

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    Dehydrator

    Hi Lurker

    I have a four tray and it doesn't have a timer or on/off switch. The timing isn't very critical with a dehydrator and it's not a big deal to unplug it. I think a four tray is...
  15. Thread: Composting??

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    composting

    Hi

    Ann Wigmore has a good section on composting in her book (The Wheatgrass Book). I have been composting for a while and it does eliminate buying potting soil. The procedure is simple but must...
  16. Thread: Grass

    by Tom
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    wheatgrass

    Hi

    I tried lawn grass once out of curiosity and it was awful. I live in Florida so I can keep my wheatgrass outside but I know people who do grow it inside and they keep a fan on the grass to...
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    wheatgrass

    Hi

    I don't know much about hydroponics but growing the grass in trays is not difficult and you can get organic potting soil at Lowes. Wheatgrasskits.com is a good company and all supplies are...
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    kitten

    Hi

    There are web sites that take you step by step with orphaned cats which you may have if it is tiny. A two month old cat would weigh over two pounds. You really need to get some instruction....
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    Hi I soak the oat groats over night and they...

    Hi

    I soak the oat groats over night and they are soft and chewy in the morning. I combine them with millets which I soak with them and add blueberries and stevia. Pine nuts and raisins help the...
  20. Thread: raw nuts a scam?

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    Hi I E-mailed Diamond nuts Friday and asked...

    Hi

    I E-mailed Diamond nuts Friday and asked if the nuts in shells were raw. I got a reply today that said the nuts in shells are packaged raw.

    Tom
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    Poll: pH meters

    Hi
    The cheapest pH meter that is adequate is the Checker by HANNA. I got mine from Pulse Instruments. They have a small electrode that easily fits into a toothpaste tube top. I like that arrangment...
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    Poll: pH of fruit eaters

    I eat a lot of fruit and unless I take a pH balance suppliment the pH of my saliva in the morning is about 6.8. If I take six pills a day I can see a pH of 7.35. I use a pH meter and clear out the...
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    acid reflux

    I guess taking medication is not popular on this site but acid reflux is nothing to experiment with. I would not stop taking it until you have no symptoms for many months. I use Nexium and have paid...
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    detox

    Todd

    Thanks for the warning and what to expect at some point. I was a little skeptical at first when I started reading your post but since you felt better so soon after and you were able to eat...
  25. Thread: wheat grass juicer

    by Tom
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    leeleelocs I think the stainless steel back...

    leeleelocs

    I think the stainless steel back to basics manual wheat grass juicer is great. It is beautiful in appearance, easy to clean, easy to crank and very efficient. If you're only making...
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