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Detox relief?

Okay, I started trying to go raw for 4 days before Xmas but over the holiday I ate junk for 3-4 days. Now that I've been raw for 1 week now, the detox symptoms are really eating at me. I have many headaches throughout the day, I feel weak and fatigue

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Coming to Banana Island 12/29

Hey Everyone!

I'm still transitioning to a 100% RAW vegan diet and I figured the best way to ease my brain while I cruise into this lovely lifestyle is to do banana island first. I was 100% raw for 4 whole days before Xmas but ate cooked for the holid

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Fruit wholesalers in Phoenix

I live in Casa Grande, Arizona and there's not any fruit wholesalers nearby. Dos anyone know of a friendly one in Phoenix or does all of the AZ fruit munchers just use Whole Foods? Also, if any of you know of a big farmers market nearby I'd like a re

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Cooked causing dehydration/sleepiness?

Hey guys,

So I've noticed that the last few nights after eating a baked potato or home-made soup (both are completely SALT free) that I wake up around midnight and my mouth is totally dry and I'm choking cause I feel so dehydrated. This happens 2-3 ti

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Calorie intake & lifespan

So I've read a lot of books and articles where many people make statements that eating a little less than the recommended calorie intake(U.S. is 2000 for most people) results in a longer lifespan. I've also heard claims that "our bodies are like mach

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Weight loss on this diet

Has ANYONE experienced weight loss eating in this way? I am hitting a wall in my head wondering if this will get me anywhere. I could drop all cooked food and eat RAW to gauruntee weight loss but it may be a little challenging. Not impossible though.

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2nd round HCCV 30 day challenge:)

Hey everyone, So I'm sure many people have heard of or read about the challenges done here on 30 BaD:) I'm doing a second round and anyone is able to join me. I'm experimenting for 30 days more to see if this diet affects me as well as I'm hoping for

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Just wondering

Has anyone succeeded in weight loss on a partially cooked high carb, low fat vegan diet? I know Raw is the best and bestest:) but does anyone know of anyone succeeding just weight loss on this form of diet?

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30 day challenge HCCV!

Hello everyone, I'm starting a challenge myself this Saturday(7/7), I've been eating a LOT of added salt lately and really too much fat. I've even slipped up once and ate something that contained powdered SOY MILK!!!!! UGHHH!!!! I've been too leanien

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Best cooked foods

Hey everyone! I was wondering if you guys had an opinion/advice about which cooked foods are best for the body. I haven't read "Grain Damage" yet, but I'm definately going to. but I've been eating brown rice and beans(soaked for a long time, then coo

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To Freelee

Freelee, did you know it took me a WHOLE YEAR after watching your videos to try this lifestyle? I was on youtube searching through videos about weighloss and saw your video "Weight loss tips #2, ditching the scales" and I was like, why would I not we

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Advice? cronometer mistake?

Cronometer said that if I wanted to lose 2 pounds a week on this lifestyle I needed to eat less than 1300 calories each week....is that true? Or if I'm mostly eating fruits and veggies and running every other day(about an hour) should I eat the recom

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Helpie? HCRV diet costs

Hey everyone!!!:)

I'm still fairly new to this site, and first off I have to say I LOVE all of you so far! Everyone on this site is so amazing and commited to this lifestyle, the support here is INCREDIBLE!

Which is why I must ask for advice. I am work

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