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Hygiene on a raw food diet

Started this discussion. Last reply by John Jasper Apr 8, 2012. 9 Replies 1 Like

So when I'm being strict about a raw vegan diet, as I was before for many months and have again been recently, all body odor drops away, skin stops excreting oil, and when I take a shower I don't…Continue

Back to the raw vegan lifestyle

Started this discussion. Last reply by Yogaranka Mar 29, 2012. 2 Replies 1 Like

Alright, so I've finally got my head back on straight and decided to put on the raw vegan robe again.I actually had a lot of success on this diet when I started it about a year ago, and it went well…Continue

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Casey and Nicholas Perry are now friends

Feb 28

Grayson replied to Casey's discussion Woodstock Fruit Festival in the group Washington, DC LFRV

"Awesome. Sign up bro!"

Feb 21

Casey replied to Casey's discussion Woodstock Fruit Festival in the group Washington, DC LFRV

"I'm in Frederick, actually. But work in Columbia. I can pick people up wherever, and there's plenty of room at my house if anybody wants to stay over the night before. I haven't gotten registered yet for this year,…"

Feb 21

Grayson replied to Casey's discussion Woodstock Fruit Festival in the group Washington, DC LFRV

"Casey, I'm goin this year! Signed up a few months ago. I would like to carpool with you. I am in Northern Virginia these days. Are you in Columbia? We should def go together."

Feb 20

Casey commented on Jackay's group Washington, DC LFRV

"I can definitely help FNB (used to in Califoria), and my friends can probably too"

Feb 20

Freshenista replied to Casey's discussion Woodstock Fruit Festival in the group Washington, DC LFRV

"@Qonita - http://www.thewoodstockfruitfestival.com/"

Feb 18

Qonita Badeges replied to Casey's discussion Woodstock Fruit Festival in the group Washington, DC LFRV

"I WANT IN! When is the festival? Tell the times and dates of departure. Quick !"

Feb 18

Destiny and Casey are now friends

Feb 10

Casey left a comment for Destiny

"When you register for WFF on their site, there is an option for wanting to volunteer."

Feb 10

Destiny left a comment for Casey

"Hey quick question??? How do you volunteer for the Wood Stock Fruit Festival???? "

Feb 10

Casey commented on David's group Things You Want to Change About Your Life

"Wow, somebody else interested in self-sufficiency in MD! I've overcome fear and depression and found unconditional forgiveness of parents (and everyone) - these days I'm working on digging through past pain and letting go and forgiving…"

Feb 7

Casey commented on HolisticHealthDetective's group Raw Freegan Divers

"I'm northwest of DC, whereabouts are you talking? I haven't found any good dumpsters here yet..."

Feb 7

Casey commented on Marina's group I'm single, you're single. Let's mingle!

"I'm in Maryland. None of us are ever in the same place it seems. :P"

Feb 5

Casey commented on Marina's group I'm single, you're single. Let's mingle!

"LOL, different William Baldwin."

Feb 4

Elena Collett replied to Casey's discussion Woodstock Fruit Festival in the group Washington, DC LFRV

"I agree! I rather enjoy my first fruit festival...and maybe volunteer another time. I hope it is going to work out for me this year!!!"

Feb 3

Casey replied to Casey's discussion Woodstock Fruit Festival in the group Washington, DC LFRV

"Last year didn't end up working out for me, but this year I'm hoping to go! I am into volunteering but for my first trip I would rather pay and have no responsibilities to worry about. I would prefer to just be as a cat in an abundant pile…"

Feb 2

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Our community would be delighted to know you better. Please tell us more about yourself and what brought you to 30BaD. Detailed responses will only be accepted (feel free to reapply with more detail if at first not approved as a member). We suggest you pick a name other than your own if you want to maintain anonymity.: Been into raw vegan life for the past year and felt great eating that way strictly for several months. I fell off the wagon and didn't eat raw consistently for a while and am recently back to being raw vegan, this time HCLF! I'm looking for more interaction with others to help maintain a higher standard for myself.

My journey to health started a few years ago - I'd always tried to eat somewhat healthy (mostly vegetarian, a lot of organic stuff) since I turned adult, but I really didn't know much about health...and occasionally would eat things I knew were really unhealthy (Pizza Hut, McDonald's) because they were cheap or for social reasons - I'd had minor skin issues - some rashes showing up at my joints, for years. It had never really been enough to be concerned about though. When I was in California, my skin got really bad, initially just on my legs, which doctors and myself guessed to be scabies. That wasn't correct, but I wouldn't figure that out for quite a while. I lived with it and was crazy with trying to get rid of it for many months, taking scalding showers, using permethrin lotions, and trying anything else I thought might help. Nothing did, and it ended up spreading to neck-to-toe... The constant itching and pain was really hard to bear - painfully walking would look like a very old crippled man and I would literally scream into the sky at night when trying to sleep, cursing any god that might exist. I took to drinking to drown out the pain and itching. Then it got worse - some of the sores developed staph infection, and this quickly spread to all over my skin - I was covered with pustules, and some of them were growing deeper into the tissue than just the skin, particularly on my thights and buttocks. I went to a hospital and they told me there was little they could do; they said I'd probably need to have both legs amputated because of how bad off I was. At this point I still thought it was scabies plus infection...I kept researching online and read about neem oil which was both antiparasitic and antibiotic/antiseptic. So I used the tiny bit of money I had (I was homeless and near-possessionless by this time) to rent a cheap motel room for a week and bought a large quantity of neem oil from an herb store. I diluted it with olive oil and would take a really hot shower, then cover my skin with the mix. I'd wait as long as I could stand and then crawl my way to the shower for another rinse/repeat. I could barely move around at all by this point and it was a truly ghastly experience. But the neem oil was definitely addressing the infection - pustules started going back to just being red spots and the bad ones ended up hardening up and with tweezers I'd pull them out - strands of hardened pus up to six inches in length pulled out of my tissues, which goes to show how bad the staph had gotten in a short time. But at the end of the week the original problem, the red itchy rash covering my body, was still not gone though it wasn't as bad.

Still very debilitated, I took refuge at a Krishna temple, where I studied spirituality and stuck to a strict vegetarian (not vegan) diet...I slowly recovered. Eventually it was back to being an annoying problem just in my joints again. After leaving California, I stayed vegetarian, my next health experiment was a macrobiotic diet, which I kept vegan. This was terrible, and my legs ended up getting really bad again. I ultimately discovered a correlation between eating rice and my skin issues. It didn't get completely better avoiding rice, but it stayed manageable. After the macrobiotic failure, I decided veganism was the problem, and turned to the Weston Price diet. I fared fairly well on that for a good while actually. But ultimately I was convinced to try raw veganism - I switched 100% overnight, and had great results. All health issues are completely gone. Now I'm stepping the game up to HCLF!

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At 1:33pm on February 10, 2013, Destiny said…: Hey quick question??? How do you volunteer for the Wood Stock Fruit Festival????

At 8:31am on December 18, 2012, AnarchoFembot said…: Thanks for the invite! I was thinking of starting another group, but really I dont have the time to dedicate thorough writing to it, and wouldnt want to stir the pot without being fully present in it, if that makes sense? I am coming to the conclusion that in many ways it is more positive to not get into too much politics on forums because it can be divisive and it has different levels of importance to each of us. For example my class politics/class struggle is so very important to me, such a big part of my life, that I cant quite think as clearly when I argue with people about it and become to emotional and quick to name call etc. I would love to have these conversations with people in person where you can see a persons intentions more and feel their spirit more without the risk of seeming angry over the internet.

At 8:44am on October 6, 2012, Charity Thistleton said…: Thanku!! I am exploring and finding my feet seeing what works and fits.... great to see lots of different journeys going on within the same field. I like it! no rigidity! Thanks for adding me :)

At 12:54pm on August 26, 2012, Axxess said…: yo dude. here's that song i think i mentioned to you... not quite 100% finished, but close.

http://www65.zippyshare.com/v/95386514/file.html

At 2:12pm on August 19, 2012, Axxess said…: Thanks buddy! :) Ya I put that at the beginning to wake people up a little haha

At 7:08am on July 31, 2012, Cosmic Carrie said…: Happy Birthday Casey...

At 10:15am on July 29, 2012, Andrea said…: Hi Casey! Happy Birthday! Hope you have a fruity and fantastic day. Sending BIG HUGS! (^-^)

At 3:40am on July 29, 2012, FruityGirl :) said…: They say its your B Day .. Nah nah nah...(The Beatles) Have a Wonderful Day Casey! :))

At 4:38am on July 20, 2012, Cosmic Carrie said…: wonderful travels

At 11:24pm on April 24, 2012, Sunshine Diaz said…: 99% fruit and a few greens when my body is craving for it. Thank you for the warm welcome :) feel free to chat when ever :)