so, i recently have been trying to increase my carbs to see if that would help me get my female cycle back on track... 1.5 weeks and it worked after 3 months without.  looking for nonsweet carb ideas, i ate steamed broccoli, raw jicama, sea greens powder and avocado.  i also ate a teaspoon of honey each day (something i used as a jump start, but not continuing this because i turn into an addict with raw honey!), but i found that if i ate more than that i would get charlie horses that were so darn uncomfortable until i could them to go away!.. .argh!!! i don't remember having this problem with sweets before, but a google search showed that diabetics have horrible muscle cramps. they can be associated with high or low blood sugar, so diabetics don't know which they are, but they know their blood sugar is off.

anyone else experience this? i've otherwise been relatively low carb and wonder if i now have sugar sensitivity issues?

i've finally pulled this out of the freezer. now what?

any preparation ideas?

i just read an article that defined several subtypes of orthorexia from those eat paleo, eat raw, eat low carb, eat low fat, and on and on.

now granted we all validate each other here, where do you draw the line??  for example, i believe i eat the way i do not out of fear or religion but because my body works teh way i want it to that way. the author of the article above would label me. wtf??

the wrestlers in my school used their beards to hide ring worm 

i love drinking sparkling mineral water too!!

here's the ingredient list for rejuvenative foods 'live ketchup':
http://www.rejuvenative.com/live-ketchup/

might not be as helpful wo the amounts... let us know when you've figured it out 

Ioanna, I think you have to use your intuition about the probiotics.  Like GS said, some are compatible some are not.  I know its a costly thing to experiment with so perhaps just making sure you are eating plenty of aged meats might be a good idea.

so here's what i did... i read that people with ibs and gi issues benefit from psyllium and flax, and taking a probiotic at the same time is synergistic. psyllium/flax slows things down so the probiotics can actually adhere, and the fiber is supposed to be a prebiotic.  so, i did this with psyllium plus probiotic and seems to have worked.  this is the brand of probiotic that previously gave me diarrhea all day, but the combo seemed to keep me 'normal'.

A secondary damage done by shaving is destruction of the woman's self-esteem. The act of women shaving the hair of puberty is a symbol of subservience to men. It's one of the more obvious symbols - reverting to the state of dependent childhood by removing the signs of adulthood. JMHO

strongly disagree here.  shaving is not about removing the signs of adulthood.  do men shave their facial hair as a means of "reverting to the state of dependent childhood by removing the signs of adulthood" and subservience to women???  of course not! 

that does look good! and they package it for the market? super!

gs, and anyone else who has od'd on probiotics... what are the 'symptoms' you experienced?

i've tried to do this, but not lasted more than a day due to frequent bm's (at the normal/recommended dose) and/or diarrhea (doubling the dose).  i can't imagine what would happen at 5-10 x recommended dose 

egg yolks and avocados serve as a base for making sauces, dressings, or dips depending on what spices or herbs you add to them.  egg yolk alone is a great dipping sauce.

egg yolks and flax oil can be whipped together to make mayonnaise.

avocado can be blended with tomato and acv or lemon juice and herbs to make a dressing.

you can probably do a google search for tons of recipes.

I am using all organic make up so far but I am going to try out the charcoal stuff. Have you tried it yet? For water soluable mascara could one mix the charcoal with water only?

i haven't tried it yet, though i do have the ingredients. i don't wear make-up on a daily basis, so i just haven't had a chance to try it yet.  i would think water and charcoal would work just fine too.  let me know if you try it.

i think it was van that posted once about using clay for shampoo and soap. is this what your mud shampoo is like?.. something dry?... or it's a paste/mix?