drinking kombucha

That doesn't seem like a good idea, just my "gut" reaction. Too much acid, yeast, sugar... I used to brew but became convinced it's just not a healthy or natural food.

Kraut seems right, though:

True paleo sauerkraut can be made by immersing a cabbage in the ocean.

Please don't drink alcohol, especially now (another thing I'm glad to be rid of, and I heartily defended it)

I hope you feel better soon

Sorry to learn of your injury.

Clay works very well. Also massage and heat once you can tolerate it.

Wishing you a speedy recovery!

asbi

The rigidity on this forum is ludicrous.

Cheese is a naturally occurring food product present in the stomachs of calves.

This study describes the extraction of curds from live calves' stomachs. You have to use calves stomach lining to make cheese. Every suckling mammal killed would have had cheese in it.

The shunning of raw or sprouted grains is also ludicrous. A few natural seeds and nuts can be eaten but a few grains are dangerous?

I didn't say it outright before, but I think that there is a lot of obsession and disordered eating on this forum as well.

Sorry to hear of your many challenges. I hope you soon have excellent health and peace of mind.

I don't know about the benefit of the supplements. In the past, when i've bought such things, I just dilute the dose and take them until they're gone - then I don't buy them again.

The only "supplements" many of us take are more accurately called "foodlements"   meaning that they are potencies of foods that we don't have access to - such as cod liver oil, since cod livers aren't readily available for regular consumption.

As TD says, raw fruits and vegetables are better for the carb cravings than grain foods or sugars. I just went through this same weaning process. I also drank water with a dash of sea salt and that seemed to help, or even a cup of green tea. Eat some fruits and vegetables in addition to an appropriate amount of fat and protein for meals if you feel you are having low blood sugar. You can gradually cut back on the tea, salted water, snacks, and fruits until you reach what is comfortable for you for now. We aren't machines and should be aware and flexible, so don't look for a perfect permanent diet - now or ever.

I didn't find olive oil, flax oil, or any vegetable oil to be satisfying. Avocados and whole raw nuts and seeds are good, but animal fats are best, such as body fat, suet, and marrow. (I also use cheese and butterfat, though many do not). I do use some sea salt on my food which I believe provides important electrolytes for the assimilation of food (=satisfaction). I think seawater is the amniotic fluid of life and that those who do not bathe in the sea or take fresh food from it need sea salt. Some others here do not share this view, BTW, so it's just an opinion.

I hope you don't have or get HIV. I don't know how diet would affect your chances of infection.

Best wishes!

Where are you living now, raw? In India or in the USA?

(I love your av, RawZi!)

there are some in that community (e.g. 30 bananas a day ning community) who seem to thrive

"Seem to" is my gut reaction here.

There are nutrients that are not available in a vegan diet. Such as vitamin B-12.

I'm sorry to say this, but my impression is one of addiction. There is a lot of drug "speak" and sexual innuendo. Not well-grounded. Not serious, mature, or powerful. Not calm.

The body image supported there is greatly distorted. Abnormalities in health are considered inconsequential and even embraced. This is the very definition of an eating disorder.

Refined guideline:

USWellnessMeats jerky is not raw, as enzymes begin to be destroyed >104F.

Thank you for clarifying. It doesn't look raw, it's dark brown.

Oh well. It will have to do for now until I get around to investigating an alternative.

I think I have had candida problems. I had wet itching ears for many years. Since I went raw I don't get it that often any more & when I do some gargling and the sauna clears it up. Of course, sugars don't help, I'm sure. Thanks for the recommendation.

I use the dark leafy greens - mostly kale, spinach, parsley, arugula - they are readily available. I usually juice them, I don't really like "salads." I love the taste of green juice! Maybe that will return for you, Rawzi. I also eat seaweed.

You are probably right, Michael, about your blood sugar. I've had a great sensitivity all my life too. Perhaps I'm an undiagnosed diabetic or something; I didn't eat properly for years and years. Last year when I first tried cutting carbs (drastically) I got really sick - diabetic-style sick. It seems now, gradually, I've inadvertently discovered that I can actually feel a lot better by not eating them. That was suggested to me last year & I didn't "get it;" I thought I "needed" them - and I did, like an addict.

I went through the kitchen just now and decided to cut out the dates, kombucha, honey, wine   and anything else that is very high in sugar. In addition to feeling better, I will save a boatload of $ because these are all quite expensive.

GoodSamaritan: What do you classify as a hydrating fruit? High-enzyme, like papaya, pineapple?

I'll have to experiment with the breakfast situation. All good advice here, thank you.

And maybe I'll go get myself a massage  

I was thinking now that it may be the monounsaturated fat that separates and remains liquid. Butter is pretty high in mono fat. Mono is a very healing fat, which is why olive oil gets such a good reputation, so that would explain its popularity with Price as well.

When I've purchased Green Pastures butter oil in the past it was solid at room temperature.  I've never made my own.  Which butter oil are you referring to livingthelife?

The ghee I buy often has a golden liquid on top of the jar at room temp, sometimes quite a bit of the jar is liquid. It's grassfed organic ghee made by an Indian man according to Ayurvedic principles... Price wrote about using "butter oil" and didn't mention having to warm it when he administered it with cod liver oil.

The "cheapy" ghee I've seen in stores is much whiter and very solid.

I've just googled around and found no explanation for the liquid. I'm stumped.