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Detox symptoms?

Hello all!

I have been vegan for many years now. I've never been fully raw but recently I have been eating more raw til 4 with lots of fruit throughout the day. 
Often after eating a mono meal of fruit, I feel this weird tightness discomfort in my ches

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One-fruit fast went wrong

Hi, my girlfriend decided to do a one-fruit fast (watermelon) every sunday as a first step towards water fasting but it went wrong the first attempt, the second, third, fourth... Strong headaches were experienced along with nauseas and weaknesses. Sh

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cilantro smoothie recipes? Where to buy wild blueberries?

What are some good smoothie recipes with cilantro? Please include the amount of eat ingredient used xD

And where do you buy wild blue berries? I heard those are amazing for ridding the body of viruses. 

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More water I drink, the thirstier I get?

I've been following durianrider's advice to drink more water each day.  Been drinking at least 4 liters a day.  What I've been finding recently, is that I wake up at 3am thirsty.  Also I already drank about 3 liters today, and got thirsty around 4pm.

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Banana island

Hi everyone! I've come to banana island to fix lots of digestive issues, constipation and skin issues. I've been rt4 for 6 months and was going great. Have no idea what's caused all of these issues but anyway!I'm wondering a few things, I'm 2 days in

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eczema on a high carb vegan diet

Hi,

So I have been experiencing some moderate to severe cases of eczema for the past year. For some background, i had eczema growing up. It was pretty bad and i used steroid creams to stop the itching. once I started eating a raw food diet, and shortl

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How long were Freelee and Harley fully raw before going raw till 4?

I would like to know this because I went 100% fruit with no transition seven months ago, and since then I have been detoxing way too much including juice fasting for two months and extreme calorie restriction throughout due to not having access to go

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HELP - acne since starting HCLFV diet ! :(

I used to have annoying acne as a young teen (it started at around age 12), and at age 15 i decided to go on accutane, which cleared my skin up completely. I became vegetarian around 10 months ago, and during this i saw no changes in my skin, BUT bas

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STILL experiencing acne after 3 months Raw till 4. HELP!

Hello fellow fruit bats! :)

I am hoping to receive some tips, advice, personal experience, or encouragement with acne on this lifestyle. I have been doing raw till 4 for about 3 months now. I have always had some mild acne (most problematic around jaw

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Super Tired and fast hart rate after 10 banana smoothie.. any-one had the same as detox symptoms?

Hello Fruities.

I am a RTL-er for almost 6 weeks now. And this week I FEEL SO TIRED> WOW> never been so tired.

And I have a really fast hart-rate after a 10 banana smoothie in the morning. WHY?

Any-body some tips ?

Or any-one had the same symptoms in the

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Still detoxing after one year hclf ? and weight gain

Hey everybody...

I just signed up. I thought maybe it might be a good idea to get some support from people who are on the same path...

first little history: (i am 23 years old now)

i am coming from an extreme background of drug abuse since i was born (s

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red poooop on watermelon island

So it's day 3 of watermelon island for me and I feel great, fairly calm and clear headed! However, I was thrown off for a moment by my bright red poop! Haha I'm guessing this is pretty standard for watermelon island since I'm eating nothing but copio

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Frustrating, my stomach feels empy

Hi fruit bats!
Allow me to start with the problem I have. I recently had a tasting / high tea. I did binge (not until I was sick) I had no problem with it, and still do not. It actually was not a binge because I enjoy it and learned my valuable lesso

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HELP!! Liver spots, protein, detox, retainer

I have been following this lifestyle for around 7-8 months and have slightly been undereating on the protein (eating a lot of dates with only 2% protein, I have been getting enough calories though, 3500+ calories) because I recently had my albumin le

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Going raw "detox" symptoms

So I've been 100% raw for the last week an a half and have a few questions regarding the "detox" or transition phase. Before going raw I was eating a HCLF cooked vegan diet and I tried to include as much fruit as possible.

1. Did you experience any sy

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Thinking on getting on antidepressants for a short time so I can get my life together...

(keeping it short trying not to rant)

"I plan to take these (antidepressant) pills, accomplish my goals, get a steady job for a while, ease myself off and then with the money from my job I can overload my system with top quality plants foods/fruit....

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Losing weight. Normal?

Hi all,

So I've been fairly consistently raw for the last several months and I've been losing some weight. I've never been that concerned with my weight but I just want other people's opinions/experiences on the subject. I'm 6 feet tall and I'm down t

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Detox Rash or... ?

I've been vegan for a year, raw 'til 4ish for about 7 months and raw for about a month and a half. So I've been getting these little clusters of what vaguely resemble bug bites for about 8 days. They're extremely itchy and most of them are happening

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"RT4 & Gaining" Group?

Some folks seem to gain weight, while others appear to lose it right away or at least stay steady on this lifestyle. For those of us who gain on the RT4 lifestyle, is there any interest in starting a group within this site to offer each other support

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I WANT EVERYBODY'S TWO CENTS ON SKIN STUFF

I have a lot of questions about skin health and acne treatment.  I would like as many opinions as possible.  Please do not feel the need to keep it brief.  Please do not feel the need to limit yourself to the questions below.  They are just for inspi

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