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    I have a raw food friend who lives there and he...

    I have a raw food friend who lives there and he does most of his shopping at a place called Down To Earth. I think he told me there are three of these stores on the island. He eats mostly whole foods...
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    I am really sorry you have DVT. I have had three...

    I am really sorry you have DVT. I have had three pulmonary embolisms in my life and two were directly related to DVTs. My doctors said that I could have easily died from any one of the three. I would...
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    Bee Pollen and honey are completely different....

    Bee Pollen and honey are completely different. Bee Pollen is in the refridgerated section of your HFS and looks like a bunch of tiny little yellow and orange balls about a couple of millimeters in...
  4. Thread: kombucha tea

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    They should have more of a warning than "shake...

    They should have more of a warning than "shake gently" on the bottle. I know now that you have to open, let a little air in, close, open, let a little air in, close, open, let a little air in, close...
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    Morn, Unfortunately, I think your closest...

    Morn,

    Unfortunately, I think your closest health food stores are in Troy (good food co. and whole foods). That can be a hike from where you are but if you take a few hours a month to go out to...
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    MMMMM this sounds great! However, I will have...

    MMMMM this sounds great!

    However, I will have to wait until the price of the pommes go down a bit. They are currently $2 a piece and with the lemons and agave, that can be a pricey lemonade. I...
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    Welcome from another Michigander (Ferndale area)....

    Welcome from another Michigander (Ferndale area).
    Congratulations on your first week of raw. It can be tough and I made it through my first thirty without a dehydrator. It can come in handy though,...
  8. Thread: kombucha tea

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    I, too, love the GTs brand. I've tried a lot of...

    I, too, love the GTs brand. I've tried a lot of the flavors and agree the Mango one is great. I also like the ginger, green and cranberry ones. I get it for $2.99 a bottle here but I feel it's worth...
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    Sounds like he didnt mention that the show also...

    Sounds like he didnt mention that the show also had a doctor who supported raw food through his own "detox diet." The first week he guided his participants through becoming vegan, the next week raw...
  10. Thread: burdock root?

    by Drawn
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    I use it in salads. According to David Wolfe, in...

    I use it in salads. According to David Wolfe, in Eating for Beauty, burdock root is used to alleviate skin conditions such as rashes and acne. He claims that according to Ayurvedic medicine, when...
  11. Thread: Olive Oil

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    I have never had the Organic Nectars but I can...

    I have never had the Organic Nectars but I can tell you that Bariani is the best olive oil I have ever had in my life. I don't always believe the hype but this stuff is amazing. I would suggest...
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    I love my watermelon chilled and can't usually...

    I love my watermelon chilled and can't usually fit it in the fridge whole. So I have to cut the whole thing up and I put them in the recylced "tuperware" that I've bought precut fruit in over the...
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    How can you have a 4th of July picnic WITHOUT...

    How can you have a 4th of July picnic WITHOUT watermelon? It's almost unamerican!!!!! Even all of my SAD years growing up with burgers and hotdogs (until 16 when I became veggie), my mom had...
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    I agree with the concept of everything being...

    I agree with the concept of everything being detox being a bit overdone. It's so easy to dismiss symptoms as detox when maybe it's time to look at your intake and decide if there is a bit of bad food...
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    My favorite are the antacid commercials where...

    My favorite are the antacid commercials where they show everyone all bloated from eating greasy diner food then tell them to relieve themselves with tumtatumtumtums or any other nonsense product. I...
  16. Thread: Beanless Falafel

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    They are a bit like hush puppies in the sense...

    They are a bit like hush puppies in the sense that they are little round fried balls but I would say they are more of a meat substitute. They are often used as a sort of meaty item rolled up in pita...
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    I love cucumbers too and sometimes it's just...

    I love cucumbers too and sometimes it's just impossible to find organic ones so I will buy the non-organic ones and peel them. It's still better to eat organic, but sometimes that's just not possible...
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    [QUOTE=robertandenith] So you eat fruits at...

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    So you eat fruits at night? how late? just curious... thanks in advance!

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    I have a very strange sleep schedule so I sometimes eat later than most. I don't eat...
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    Mel, That typically lasts me the morning and...

    Mel,
    That typically lasts me the morning and into the early afternoon. It's not so much a meal replacement as I consider it a meal. I don't eat a lot of gourmet these days. I often start my morning...
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    oh the benefits of green smoothies.... I enjoy...

    oh the benefits of green smoothies....

    I enjoy sweet fruits so I don't really have a problem getting them in. However, if you want to add more of those to your day, you can always slip a few into...
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    I wish there was a vet on the board who could...

    I wish there was a vet on the board who could help. I feel bad for your dog and family as you go through this ordeal.

    Personally, I don't know if I would switch her food at this point. Her body...
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    David Wolfe states in Eating for Beauty that oil...

    David Wolfe states in Eating for Beauty that oil and butter are essentially the same thing. However, both he and Cousens sell coconut oil and coconut butter. The description of the butter is that the...
  23. Thread: Starving!

    by Drawn
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    It's common to be really hungry in the beginning....

    It's common to be really hungry in the beginning. Feel free to eat as much as you want. Your body is used to bad fats and feeling overfull. It should taper off in a couple days. You may want to...
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    You definitely have to deal with the emotional...

    You definitely have to deal with the emotional issues for overeating but you may want to try adding some fat in earlier in the day or even when you feel hungry. Try putting some coconut oil in a...
  25. Thread: coconut butter

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    NFL and Cousens sites both sell coconut oil and...

    NFL and Cousens sites both sell coconut oil and coconut butter. They state the oil is just oil and the butter is oil and meat. It seems to look very much like a nut butter, not the white color...
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