My 16yo daughter has been raw since mid August. She has always been kinda "sickly" like me, always lots of problems with headaches etc. A little over a year ago she began having problems with racing heart and shortness of breath which we finally traced to sugar and gluten, so she has been gluten and sugar free for over a year. But she still had lots of problems with muscle pain and headaches, and one very worrying symptom: parts of her leg muscles would go numb quite often. It was usually the front thigh muscles, the quadriceps, an area that doesn't fall asleep normally like your foot can. It was worrying, and I actually was beginning to wonder abou MS, since that can go hand in hand with gluten intolerance.
Since going raw, I have asked her from time to time if she is noticing any difference, and most of the time she has said she doesn't notice any big changes yet. That was a bit disappointing. But then just yesterday she said that she suddenly realized that her legs are not going numb at all anymore! I think that is so amazing! Very happy for her, and I hope it is enough to keep her raw, as she said that symptom was scary for her.
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My 16yo raw daughter just shared......
53yo mom to six homeschooled children, part time nurse, living in beautiful Montana.
Getting back on the wagon after being off raw for over a year.
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11-03-2009 11:05 PM #2
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Wonderful!!!
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11-04-2009 12:01 AM #3
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that's fantastic. She is smart to stick with the raw diet even though her changes might be slow. You are a great mom for encouraging her.
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11-04-2009 12:44 AM #4
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BLESSINGS to you Both.
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This, my dear, is the beauty of raw. One day you look up and all your ailments are gone. Even better, you forget what they even were!!! Better write them down to help others though!!!
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YEAH!!! This is fabulous!
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11-04-2009 08:15 AM #7
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I'm happy to hear your daughter's improvements on raw!! :)
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11-04-2009 10:12 AM #8
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That is wonderful! I know so many teenagers who could benefit from our lifestyle - K, your daughter is an inspiration!
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11-04-2009 02:28 PM #9
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Yeah, this is great news. I am so happy for her too.
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11-04-2009 05:44 PM #10
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great for all of you!!
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How wonderful for both of you! I can just imagine how relieved you must feel. I'd sure feel that way. Maybe within the year my daughter will be a rawbie too?;)
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11-04-2009 10:31 PM #12
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this is so wonderful!:)
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11-04-2009 11:48 PM #13
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That is so typical of how raw heals. The bad just quietly fades away until one day you realize that you haven't felt bad in awhile. Good for her! :)
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I salute you for guiding your daughter to raw diet. My mother has been into raw diet for years now. She used to convince us to go raw but the taste of cooked food is so appealing that we(along with my brothers) refused to her request.
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