"Hello Mick and thanks for sharing your experience, it's all so inspiring!When it comes to me, in the beginning of this lifestyle one year ago, I lost so much weight until getting used to the calorie amount I should eat per day, but once I increased…"

"It's a pleasure too! Glad to have more vegan friends:)"

"Wow these are amazing news, I am glad to hear that! Possibly all those kilos you've lost were just caused by water retention (that's why the swollen feeling) and not fat, because your digestive tract needed time to process the change and is still…"

"Hello and first of all congratulations on your transition to vegan diet. The swollen-bloating feeling it's normal after this total transition of your diet and your body needs time to adapt to that change. The amount of time varies for each person as…"

"Hello and thanks a lot for your interest. I am glad that in this forum there is so much support and advice when someone needs help or has questions. Yes, that's true, I am aware of sprouted beans and their high nutritional value and sometimes I find…"

"Thank you for your answer, all these were very helpful."

"Thanks for your answer. Actually I always steam cook all the cruciferous veggies too, but when it comes to spinach, after a lot of research, I have concluded that eating it raw is way more beneficial and it does not cause the aforementioned harmful…"

"Thanks for your advice, I am sticking with the proper food combining and I am feeling fine. Different fruit contain different acids, so it works best for me if I eat them seperately, by group. Also, after lots of research, I have concluded that…"

"I guees you are right, it turns out that my stomach hurt because I was over eating (probably acid reflux) and because I was combining too many fruit from different groups together. Now I am trying to eat seperately 1 large portion of fruit from one…"

Hello guys! I am concerned about oxalic acid issue as oxalates are contained in most of the raw foods we are consuming as vegans. I have read lists about fruit and veggies high in oxalic acid and I have realised that I consume the most of them…