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Boston Marathon Bombing

Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Apr 19. 68 Replies 10 Likes

Really sorry to hear about the bombing at the Boston Marathon today. I immediately thought of all the people I know who have gotten into the high veggie/fruit lifestyle and discovered a love for…Continue

Can I vent?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Chris P. Mar 27. 25 Replies 6 Likes

OK, So I saw a piece on CNN where they were interviewing a chef who was born in Italy who talked about Horse meat. They brought up some statistics about horse meat being lean, having more B12 and…Continue

Meat Scandals make me happy!

Started this discussion. Last reply by Jon Fergus Feb 11. 19 Replies 4 Likes

...maybe they will help people re-think what they eat, and why.<SNIP>The latest scandal surrounding horsemeat in processed food could be "disastrous" for the meat processing industry, retail…Continue

Tru-green got spray on my garden! What now?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Chris P. Jun 28, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes

So the guy who owns the farm I work, decided to use tru-Green lawn service against my advice. I told him I was growing a garden and did not want them spraying on it. So he had me go out to them and…Continue

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"Hi Lola, sure! I am glad you're here! :) Re: Cooked food, one of the reasons we recommend getting at least 2500 calories a day for females and at least 3000 calories a day for males, aside from energy and proper nutrition, is to help prevent…"

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"HEY Chris:) Thank you for welcoming me, any advices on how to keep away temptations from cooked foods? my biggest issue right now...."

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"Thank you Chris! It's great to be a part of this community of light and life ! :-D"

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"LOL! I'll have to check out that site more too, looks funny. The account posting that vid had a reputation level of "bong water" LOL! Nice! :D"

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"Hi,Welcome aboard! :)You can check out the Banana Welcome Wagon at:http://www.30bananasaday.com/profiles/blogs/30bad-banana-wagon-tourTo get started. Be sure to note food, calorie, water, sleep recommendations and log (can use www.cronometer.com or…"

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Chris P. replied to Petr N.'s discussion Went raw vegan for 2 weeks, ended up in hospital

"I have to disagree with you that epilepsy is "easily remedied with magnesium" while some people may be low in magnesium and supplementation will help lower seizure frequency, for others taking more magnesium will not stop them or lower…"

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"You are very welcome :)"

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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.: I've been more or less raw since Spring 2009 with great benefits. But having suffered some gut problems recently, I thought it would be best to try a fruit emphasis diet and so far so good. I'm hoping to glean from all the folks here inspiration and experience.

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The "Ecstasy" of Raw Veganism

Posted on March 21, 2013 at 10:30am 4 Comments 11 Likes

So a friend posted something about parents being watchful of their kids getting involved with "Molly" (MDMA, ecstasy) and I seemed to remember something about taking a lot of it causing depression so I looked it up and found these effects:

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Short-term experiential effects, which tend to last less than 4 hours, include:

Mental and physical euphoria
A sense of general…

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I'm becoming a Fruit "Pusher" and I think I like it

Posted on February 9, 2013 at 2:40am 12 Comments 8 Likes

In our family, I am the fruity. My wife and daughter eat vegetarian, although there is this recent mental move away from dairy (yes! I'm keeping my fingers crossed!). They eat lots of vegan too, but eggs and dairy are always there, at least a little. Cheese will be a tough one to get them off of.

So every morning, my daughter typically has eggs and toast, Oatmeal, Cream of Wheat, waffles, etc. LOTS of grain type stuff which is probably really not good for her, for many reasons but…

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Really well done presentation - Carnism

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I like this video/speech - captures a lot of what I've been thinking in recent years

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At 1:42pm on May 18, 2013, Lola said…: HEY Chris:) Thank you for welcoming me, any advices on how to keep away temptations from cooked foods? my biggest issue right now....

At 3:49am on May 17, 2013, David Omid Matian said…: Thank you Chris! It's great to be a part of this community of light and life ! :-D

At 2:15am on May 14, 2013, char said…: Thank you :))

At 9:59pm on May 11, 2013, Johanna Durden said…: hey chris, thanks for the welcome :) i already use cronometer and am also participating freelee's BG Diet Challenge on facebook, so i think i'm in good hands.

so i'm gonna take a closer look at all the threads on this page and get me better educated on the fruity lifestyle.

have a nice day then! xx

At 5:40pm on May 11, 2013, ellenfisher said…: hi chris! thanks for the welcome! if you have time would you mind taking a look at my story in my profile and let me know if you have any suggestions? id REALLY appreciate the help im going through a lot with all the bloating im getting. and everyone ive talked to has no idea what i should be doing differently. thanks! xo

At 8:06am on April 25, 2013, Abigail S said…: haha yeah! ;) how long have you been HCRV?

At 3:50am on April 21, 2013, Abigail S said…: thanks, it must be this mental clarity I get from eating living foods! ;D have a wonderful day!

At 10:35am on April 20, 2013, Abigail S said…: haha! :) that's good to hear! i'm pretty great, too! i scored a 114% on a statistics test last week! who knew that was possible? ;)

At 7:12am on April 19, 2013, Abigail S said…: :) How goes it?

At 4:51am on April 19, 2013, Mike said…: I'm the anti-hooligan anti-counter-culture. :) The hooligans have already taken over... time to take it back! (peacefully and non-violently with ideas, words and peaceful activism!) :)