Hi MaryAnn,

Welcome to the forum. The wonderful information here in the forum has inspired me. I had a fantastic afternoon at my first Raw Picnic. Everyone I met was incredibly supportive and friendly.
Enjoy your journey...

Dianne

This link is to Dr Hulda Clark's webpage. Lots of information + tells you how to build your own zapper.

http://www.drclark.net/en/products_devices/devices/zapper/build_zapper.php

Dianne

Hi Leontine,

Welcome to the forum from another relative newbie. Enjoy your journey. There are so many wonderful people here and heaps of fantastic information.

Dianne

Hi Jen,

So glad to hear that you are feeling better and getting some guidance. I have had a sensitivity to nightshade family for several years........they trigger rheumatoid arthritis. Interesting though, my sensitivity seems to have diminished since quitting smoking and eating mainly raw foods. I am still very wary of eating many nightshades and I don't buy any. I have always believed that food sensitivities are related to the liver not working effectively......give your liver a chance to heal and you may find that other symptoms will simply vanish.

Love and Hugs
Dianne

I hear you, veganwolf, and I feel the pain. It sometimes seems that nothing stands in the way of human greed.
I didn't want to put this quote in the positive thread. I think it is relevant to your response and in some way BB's post.

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

              -   Mahatma Gandhi

Love and Hugs

Dianne

Life is no brief candle for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make burn as brightly as possible before handing it to future generations.

George Bernard Shaw

Thank you BB for posting such an uplifting thread. A few quotes from the Dalai Lama -

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

Love and Hugs

Dianne

Hi onion-beat,

I am fairly new to this site and eating raw. I have not read 80/10/10 but I know that many folks in the forum refer to it and I have been thinking of purchasing a copy. You can buy a copy from the Raw Shop here on this website.

Be true to yourself and laugh often

Love and hugs

Dianne

"This day of days again we keep -
In memory of those who sleep
Away beyond the quiet sea.....
Away in far Gallipolli.

'Tis Anzac Day - 'tis Anzac Day..
Our soldier comrades far away,
They died in war  -  that we in peace
May live and love that war may cease".

....Lest We Forget......

Hi Nic

I am fairly new to this forum and eating raw as well. Welcome! I have also found that I am spending a fair bit of money given that I am only buying for myself. Particularly, when I buy organic nuts and dried fruits. I have also found that some of the items that are mentioned in the recipes are specialty lines and come with a specialty price tag, lol. I have a lot to learn. I think we would spend less if we were lucky enough to be in buying groups and shared the benefits of buying in bulk.

I believe that my body and my health are worth whatever it costs. I also believe that we are very lucky to live in this beautiful coutry where fruit and vegetables are plentiful and generally easy to obtain.

Enjoy your journey....

Love and Hugs

Dianne

Thanks for starting this thread, Kittyk. I was just about to start a new thread "Help, I am freezing", lol. Here I am in beautiful Queensland and not used to a cold change. The weather has been windy and raining all day after a beautiful sunny day yesterday.

Over the last few weeks, I have managed to get myself to about 95% raw foods. I have been having delicious green smoothies everyday. I feel like I get younger everyday, woohoo. Yesterday, I was at the fruit barn....bopping away to the music and one of the guys there came and started dancing with me...everyone was smiling and laughing.

I am feeling nice and warm now. I have had some raw cacao, a warm shower, gave myself a facial, massaged my legs and arms, and put on some warm clothes.

I don't have a dehydrator, so I will be trying some of the other suggestions for warming food if I need to.

Take care of you

Dianne

Lol, lulu, I don't know what the recommended amount is but a dessert spoon seems a bit much. I put around a teaspoon in my green smoothie blend. That blend is usually about 1.5 to 2 litres and will last me for most of the day. I think your gall bladder may have had something to say about the amount of oil you had. It will pass, lol.

Take care of you

Dianne 

Hi Jennie,

I haven't posted before but have been lurking around reading all the awesome, inspiring posts. I am gradually adding more and more raw food to my diet. I rarely eat any cooked food. I was so excited when my new blender was delivered yesterday. I was  looking forward to trying out some of the smoothie recipes I had seen on this forum.

I live at Cleveland and I am keen to meet other raw food enthusiasts. This may seem like an obvious question from a newbie. What time do your picnic usually start? I couldn't see any time written in the post for the picnic tomorrow. Also, how will I recognise the group? Or should I wander around asking what people are having for lunch, lol...

Hope to meet you soon

Dianne