balance - Forum - The Frugivore Diet

Too many grains?

2015-08-05T04:05:02.000Z

I'm not necessarily RawTil4, although somedays I do have a monomeal of fruit for lunch and/or breakfast, is eating grain at every meal going to hinder my results as a HCLF vegan? ie. oats for breakfast, sandwhich on whole grain/wheat bread for lunch and rice for dinner

Me Performing 100 Yoga Poses Video...

2013-06-10T18:54:56.000Z

Hi everyone!

I was originally inspired to try yoga through the yoga charts and yoga videos that I saw on-line, so I decided to make a YouTube video in hopes of inspiring some more people to get into yoga :)

I perform 100 different postures in this video and I also provide the names of all 100 poses so it will hopefully be educational as well as inspirational ;)

I want to say that I strongly believe that promoting yoga is an overlooked way of promoting veganism! Show me the person who has been doing yoga on a regular basis for years who still eats Big Macs and hotdogs, or who's an alcoholic, or who feels that they have "enemies" in this world.

When you get into yoga you become aware of a certain concept which is usually referred to as, "What goes around comes around." and you quikly realize that if it is your desire to have peace and happiness in your life you should never intentionally prevent others from having peace and happiness in theirs. Sure, not all yogi's are vegan or eating 30 bananas a day, but they certainly tend to gravitate towards more of a plant based diet than the average person, and more importantly would probably be far more likely to consider becoming a vegetarian or a vegan if they are presented with the the information and inspiration that we have than the average person.

In so many other forms of fitness (especially bodybuilding and virtually any form of "competitive" sport" out there) there is such a strong belief by many who are involved in them that, "I'm an athelete and I work-out so I need to eat meat in order to get enough protein¨, but again, show me the person who says "I do yoga so I have to eat meat." I just don´t see that happening.

I also want to say that almost half of these poses are poses that I just came up with when filming this project. I've been doing yoga for years and have never really thought of new poses before, but for some reason once I started this project I was thiking of new yoga poses without even trying to and I was happening so often that I kept waking up in the middle of the night and turning the light on so I could draw poses that were just popping up in my mind. I hope that some of these new poses will find their way into yoga charts, yoga classes, and individual person's routines.

For anyone curious, the yoga poses in this video that I came up with were...

* King Lotus Pose
* Medievel Pose
* Frozen Lotus
* Walrus Pose
* Baby Dragon In Egg Pose
* Flower Blooming Pose
* Seashell Pose
* Yin Yang Pose 1
* Yin Yang Pose 2
* God Pose
* Devil Pose
* Upsidedown Goddess Pose
* Balance Pose
* Tangled Roots Pose
* Tangled Roots Leaning Towards The Sun Pose
* Tangled Tip Toe Pose
* Intense Stretch On Tip Toes
* Wheel Pose On Fingers And Toes
* Bow And Arrow Pose 2
* Warrior Pose 4
* Lightning Headstand
* Temple Pose
* Straightjacket Pose
* Corpse Pose In Rigor Mortis
* Head To Knee Pose Intense Stretch
* Master Of Puppets Pose
* Standing On Your Hands While Doing A Backbend
* Headstand In Hell Pose
* Fight Or Flight Pose
* Caught In A Web Pose
* Severed Limbs Pose
* Space Travel Pose
* Infinity And Beyond Pose
* Unicorn Pose
* Sun Worship Pose
* One Hand Pose
* Energy Circulation Pose
* Mosquito Pose
* Standing Hands To The Floor With Arms Crossed
* X Handstand
* Balancing Diamond Pose
* Castle Drawbridge Pose
* Once Continuous One Pose
* Court Jester Headstand

I almost don´t feel right saying that I ¨thought¨ of these poses, because there was absolutely no thinking involved. They just showed up in my mind and since I performed them the best that I could.

I want to thank my friend and fellow 30BAD member Carine Martine for hooking me up with a place to stay and to film this video in Costa Rica. Thank you Carine! The inspiration for new yoga poses was no doubt highly influenced by being able to spend time in nature.

How to make work-life balance.

2012-03-01T16:57:25.000Z

Good talk and it applies to us all.

Sun Exposure

2010-03-13T02:56:22.000Z

Hello!
So I've been on the 811 path for 7 months and have been lavishing myself in sunlight all summer long...well, as much as I can get (maybe 4-5 hours/week of direct exposure) and usually as naked as I can be! I try to go out between 9am to 11am and/or 3pm to 5pm and stay out as long as is comfortable (I never allow myself to get overheated, sweat, or feel "burned"). I have a healthy glow and feel much more balanced from the great hormonal benefits of sunshine.

The reason I'm posting....
I don't want to damage my skin! I know sunshine is natural and we're designed for it, etc...but I also know we live in a very chemical world and the Ozone isn't want it used to be and I'm in New Zealand (such strong sun!) and I got a mole (does anyone know what the true "meaning" of a mole is? Why, Mole? WHY??) and I'm a bit pedantic about getting wrinkles...

Back in the day I was an SPF 50+ girl and UVA/B sunnies, so going sans sunscreen and sunglasses is a big deal for me! But I want to do the right thing for my body/health, no matter what that may be.

Do you highly intelligent and informed folk know of any exceptional reading material or have within the catacombs of personal knowledge any facts of figures which will calm my brain-washed (Slip, Slop, Slap, and Wrap!) mind??

I tried asking someone at the Cancer Society, but they were too busy hosting a fund-raising Sausage Sizzle...you know, to perpetuate cancer awareness by growing it!
Pre-Thanks!
Lily

Ugh to leafy greens

2009-01-12T23:15:13.000Z

Blek, i just wanna spit them out, Im so turned off at the mo. CAN NOT do them plain. I have twice this last week tried mango salsa with romaine. Still YUK for me. 3 bites Im out.I dont like nanners right now either, so the smoothie or romaine/nana wrap is out too.I have so little appetite (a first in my life) for the past 2 mo. very little appeals.Will celery and cucs do ya think?Those two and apples and oranges and fiddleheads are all I want.It does not seem to be changing anytime soon. How long it takes to go deficient?Anyone living without lettuces?I want to drop this guilty feeling.I AM BAD CAUSE I DONT LIKE LETTUCE, ha ha.

Banana Mono Diet: Too much potassium and not enough sodium?

2009-01-11T00:43:08.000Z

I know I'm doing a lot of banana posts but this is something I'd really like to clear up, especially since a lot of us are doing [the best we can on] the banana mono diet.A friend sent this to me earlier today:"If the sodium gets to low and the potassium too high, it throws off the human electrolyte system, and can cause problems from mild gastrointestinal problems to kidney problems, to severe cardiac problems (cardiac arrest-death if) if the NA (sodium) gets too low (below 120 for too long) and the K+ (potassium) gets too high. (above 7-7.5)."Any and all feedback appreciated, thanks family:)