Introduction

March 22, 2003

Hi yourself! Glad your back on to a kinder more sustainable lifestyle.( god that

sounded pompous! )

I too have two small girls, both are vegie from birth, but alas not vegan. My

wife is omniverous, and so I have to sleep with one eye open!...joking apart, I

too have had to put up with all the misguided " advice " from so called health

experts, and even have had grief from their school! I have decided thatwhen they

are old enough to understand the origin of foodstuffs and the production

methods, then they can eat what they like. After all they are individuals, and I

can only offer advice. I hope you manage to keep true to your beliefs. keep

vegan, keep green, and above all keep your sense of humour.

> Hi everyone,

>

>I have just joined this list and would like to introduce myself, I'm a

>26 year old mother of two beautiful babies and have been a vegetarian

>since the age of 8. I was a vegan for a couple of years, then went

>back to eating dairy and eggs and occasionally free range chicken whilst

>I was pregnant due to alot of pressure from family and doctors, I know I

>should have stayed strong but when your partner is a full-on meat eater

>it's hard. Now I'm back to being a vegan and I won't loose my path

>again.

>

>I really want to bring my girls up to be vegans and I think my partner

>my come around but we'll just have to see what happens with that.

>

>Look forward to chatting

>Iris

Peter H

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January 9, 2004

Hello Mark,

Congrats on being smoke free for 1 year!! That is super. I have been

smokless for almost 15 years now. I was a 2 pack a day lady!! Eating

as close to raw will definately help with the weight and make you

feel much better.

Karin

> I just turned 50 and also celebrated being one year smokefree.

>

> I've gained about 30 lbs. in the last 6 months and a friend of mine

> told me about raw foods as a way to regain health and lose weight.

January 9, 2004

> I just turned 50 and also celebrated being one year smokefree.

Way to go, Mark! Welcome.

January 10, 2004

Thanks.

Is the ky part of your addy for Kentucky? I'm from Lexington, KY, but am in

Oklahoma City for another year going to school. I can't wait to get back to

KY!!

Mark

January 10, 2004

Yep. I am in KY... about an hour from Lexington. I am a transplant from

Chicago. I have been here over half my life though.

~Wendy

February 18, 2004

Hello Jennifer,

Welcome and I hope you find something tasty here!

Rich

April 5, 2004

Be careful. If you " lay down the law, " he may just rebel and never

accept going to 100% raw. As long as he is eating raw when with you,

his mind is not completely closed to it. He needs to convince

himself for any meaningful change to take place.

Ron Koenig

RawSeattle , Paula Wood <wolfmother1>

wrote:

> Hi every one!! I am new to this community, and want to introduce

myself. My name is Paula.

>

> I have a 9 year old son (Lachlan) that is not at all happy about

this change. He is only raw when he is with me. Translation = eats

anything at school, friends house, Grandmas, etc... Hopefully in the

next three months I can convince him to make the 100% raw choice, or

lay down the law - whichever needs to happen.

>

> Thanks, Paula

April 5, 2004

Hello Paula,

It's better not to force your kid to eat what he doesn't want to eat. Such food

will not be properly digested. In addition, all people have different body

types, and therefore food you are eating should be different. What is nourishing

for one person might be harmful for another. To find out your body type read

Ayurveda on Deepak Chopra web-site http://www.chopra.com/dosha/doshatest.asp

Or here is another link about blood type and food

http://www.webnat.com/healthinfo/BloodTypeTendencies.htm

Cooking protein does not turn it to uric acid. Any raw animal protein has uric

acid, and cooking it will not change the amount of uric acid. But overcooking

protein destroys amino acids.

Here is a good link to read:

http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=nutrient & dbid=92

Love and blessings to you,

viola

Paula Wood <wolfmother1 wrote:Hi every one!! I am new to this

community, and want to introduce myself. My name is Paula. I began eating live

food and cleansing (Arise and Shine cleanses) the middle of January. It was

quite an upheaval in my life, but the chips have settled, so to speak, and I

like where they have landed!! I am committed to eating raw food for the next

year....which I am sure will turn into the rest of my life. I really love it!!

I am hoping to make it to the next potluck to meet some of you. I will bring

the recipe for whatever I decide to make, so that everyone can choose to enjoy

it or not.

I have a 9 year old son (Lachlan) that is not at all happy about this change.

He is only raw when he is with me. Translation = eats anything at school,

friends house, Grandmas, etc... Hopefully in the next three months I can

convince him to make the 100% raw choice, or lay down the law - whichever needs

to happen. Are children welcome to attend the potlucks? It is my hope that

there are some children in the community (piers) that could help to positively

influence him. He did read " Raw Family. " I was very happy about that!!!

Question: I am wondering if anyone knows of any published information about

cooked protien. Specifically, information citing the denaturing of protien as

it is cooked turning it to uric acid. Any information would be acceptable,

scietific white papers or a book. I have very skeptical friend's that

completely buy in to the brainwashing about diet that we have been taught for

the last 50 years. One friend is a body builder - his diet consists of almost

all protien from animal sources and shakes. He is 28 and taking a blood thinner

because of a recently discovered blood clot. Which the doctor attests to be

from the body building - of course. Any suggestions would be much

appreciated!!

Thanks, Paula

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April 6, 2004

Paula, this is from raw food web-site:

http://www.living-foods.com/articles/ayurveda.html

Foods for Vata Constitutions

Good: most sweet, sour, salty tastes Avoid: bitter, pungent, astringent Vata

people generally have weak/irregular digestions. Raw foods diets are hardest for

such people. (Discussed later.)

Fruits: most sweet fruits are good for vata. However, avoid/minimize dried

fruit. Overconsumption of sweet foods will increase/aggravate vata, rather than

soothe/reduce it. Excess fruit consumption can increase ungroundedness.

Vegetables: most vata people find cooked vegetables easier to digest than raw.

See discussion later on this. Avoid dried, frozen veggies.

Grains: wheat is best for vata, but it is heavy and some are allergic to it.

Sprouted oats are OK. Most other grains are drying and are not good for vata.

Cooked, with oil or butter, they are not so drying and may be easier for vata to

handle. Sprouted and made into milk substitutes, they are similarly easier for

vata.

Legumes: only mung beans, adzuki beans, and small lentils are OK for vata (and

spices may be necessary to help digest them).

Nuts and Seeds: pretty much all nuts, seeds are OK for vata, but one must be

careful and consume only what one can digest!

Oils: sesame oil, ghee are good for vata. Ghee is a digestant, sattvic,

considered the best oil. Again, eat only as much as one can digest.

Dairy: all good for vata, if you are not allergic.

Sweeteners: in moderation, sweeteners reduces vata. In excess, they aggravate

both pitta and vata.

Spices: all, in small quantities, are good for vata

Note: vata people are prone to addiction, including sugar and alcohol (alcohol

has vipak=super sweet).

Foods for Pitta Constitution

Good: sweet, bitter, astringent Avoid: sour, salty, pungent Pitta people

generally have strong digestion and can do well on raw food diets.

Fruits: avoid sour fruits, sweet fruits are OK. Pomegranate reduces pitta and is

one of the best foods for pitta. Bananas, papayas should be used only

occasionally - they are too " hot " for pitta.

Vegetables: all veggies, except salty ones (tomatoes) and pungent ones (e.g.,

radishes) are good for pitta.

Grains: wheat, barley, oats, rice are good,. Other grains are heating and should

be eaten only occasionally.

Legumes: pitta can best digest them, but their gas production is still a

problem. Mung beans are best; pitta can eat any legumes (in small amounts)

except for lentils.

Nuts and Seeds: most are too hot, too oily for pitta. Coconut, pumpkin,

sunflower are OK.

Oils: avoid oils; small amounts of olive oil, ghee are OK.

Dairy: sweet and/or non-fermented dairy is good. Milk, butter, ghee are good;

cheese, yoghurt, sour cream, are not.

Sweeteners: sweet is cooling, so pitta can tolerate sweet better than others.

Honey is heating - use sparingly.

Spices: cooling/mild spices only: coriander, fennel, cinnamon, cardamom,

turmeric, small amounts of cumin, ginger.

Foods for Kapha Constitutions

Good: bitter, pungent, astringent Avoid: sweet, sour, salty Kapha should limit

their food intake, and avoid fat.

Fruit: avoid very sweet, very sour fruits. Dried fruits are OK. Astringent

fruits are good. Vegetables: pungent and bitter vegetables are good; avoid sweet

vegetables (sweet potatos).

Grains: hot, drying grains like millet, buckwheat are good. Wheat is heavy, hard

for many kapha people to tolerate in large quantities.

Legumes: avoid heavy legumes like soy, kidney beans. Mung beans, red lentils are

OK.

Nuts and seeds: too oily, heavy. Can eat small amounts of sunflower and pumpkin

seeds on occasion.

Oils: generally avoid. Small amounts of ghee, sunflower oil OK.

Dairy: small amounts of goats milk, ghee OK. Otherwise avoid - most dairy is too

heavy & oily for kapha.

Sweeteners: avoid, as they increase kapha. Raw honey is the exception - it

reduces kapha.

Spices: any/all are OK, except salt.

Paula Wood <wolfmother1 wrote:

Hi every one!! I am new to this community, and want to introduce myself. My

name is Paula. I began eating live food and cleansing (Arise and Shine

cleanses) the middle of January. It was quite an upheaval in my life, but the

chips have settled, so to speak, and I like where they have landed!! I am

committed to eating raw food for the next year....which I am sure will turn into

the rest of my life. I really love it!! I am hoping to make it to the next

potluck to meet some of you. I will bring the recipe for whatever I decide to

make, so that everyone can choose to enjoy it or not.