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I have been prone to cracked lips and a sore tongue in the past and they always turned out to be a vitamin B deficiency.

I got a urinary tract infection after going raw and I hadn't had one for decades. I associated it with an imbalance due to eating too much alkaline fruit and veg which is why they tend to clear up...

I am 59. Prior to raw I had gained some weight/fluid though it crept up on me so gradually I didn't really notice. Since being high raw, as I haven't managed 100 percent yet though somedays it is...

My basic smoothie recipe is

2 bananas
large tablespoon of nut butter
3 handfuls of green vegetables and I vary these between different lettuces, rocket, spinach, chard, kale and watercress or a...

I have a champion juicer and I have juiced cranberries in that. It worked really well.

I shop at Waitrose and Sainsbury's buying mostly organic if possible and also my local farmer' market which is excellent for biodynamic greens like chard and kale and fresh herbs and in the summer...

I was quite determined not to have children from the earliest age. I wouldn't even have a doll. I'm not sure why I felt this way initially though as I have got older I am quite certain it was the...

I tried one in Indonesia when I was on holiday and they were in season, piles of them in the market. The smell was dreadful but once opened I really liked the taste but I find many of the more...

I use tooth soap instead of toothpaste, facial products from a herbalist, very basic non perfumed soap and plain almond oil bought from the health shop for my skin generally. For domestic cleaning I...

I shop twice a week for fresh produce at supermarkets or a farmer's market and get a general delivery from an online retailer once a fortnight. My basics are bananas, celery, broccoli or spinach,...

I love birds but the ones I feed are wild. They tend to enjoy any disasters I have with nut and fruit recipes and the thrushes love soaked sultanas. They are also partial to coconut meat and fat. ...

I make my own bars out of varied combinations of nuts, dried fruit and dried raw coconut to thicken it up. Shape it into a bar and keep in fridge till I need something on the run. I get ideas from...

I am 58 and have been eating mainly raw for 1 and a half years now. I wasn't overweight but have slimmed down a bit and no longer get very bad hay fever in summer.

Swollen ankles and tiredness could be a symptom of kidney or circulatory problems. Oedema is present if when you press into the skin of the ankle it leaves an impression. Also possible side effects...

I live on the Kent coast. I started eating high raw after reading an article on raw food recipes in a food magazine. I have always eaten fairly healthily but I was getting a bit jaded with the...

I always use celery in smoothie combinations. My normal daily one contains lime and celery juice, bananas, spinach and avocado. It is very filling.

I pick up on people's energies when they are physically near me and have had some problems with this in the past even to the point of suffering extreme dizziness if I am with someone very unbalanced...

I have a hand blender which I use every day for soups, puddings, cookies and smoothies and it is very adaptable as it can be used in any size utensil so if you are doing a large batch you just use a...