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Today’s Commitment

Hey hey everyone! I've been working toward a LFRV diet for about a year with varying success. Ultimately I end up giving in to cooked foods and spiral downward until I start over again. If I come here every day and make the commitment to stay LFRV ju

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Why Does Soy Reduce Estrogen Levels In studies?

Soy is widely known in health circles as pro-estrogenic and feminizing and men are recommended to avoid it. If that’s actually the case, can anyone explain why serum estrogen levels actually decrease in soy-supplemented groups in studies in both men

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Acupuncture and chiropractic on animals is pseudo-science animal cruelty.

I love both animals and science. One way to make me angry is to harm animals with pseudo-science. Animal acupuncturists and chiropractics have done just that. Watch the below videos for an in-depth explanation on why these practices on animals is imm

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Is it good to eat 10 bananas every day?

I am begining my frugivore journey and bananas have always been my most favorite fruit. I read online about the harm that eating too many bananas can make and I was wondering if these articles simply come from an uneducated sources or they do have so

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In 'Northeast, Amerika'. Holistik VegonΩ Travel, Bakpaking Partners? Off Grid, Tropiks

Hi ya'll, wondering if other like minded, straight spirits/sOLs are looking to leave this artificial, hoax, govt mInd Kontrol skam, and hed tU thE tropiks and find a holistick, off grid spot near the ocean and mountains, maybe somewhere in oaxaca or

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A LOT OF Low Fat Raw Vegan recipes! :) (free)

Hi, everyone.

My name is Tiasha and I would like to invite you to my website shinewithnature.com. I post A LOT of low fat raw vegan recipes! :)

http://shinewithnature.com - feel free to say hi! :)

Some of the recipes over there:

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Do you drink (or even eat) anything hot during the long cold winter days?

I've a bunch of green tea bags in my kitchen that are tempting me (it says organic green tea, but I don't know how much of the organic/green part is true). Do you drink anything hot during winter? like hot water, green tea...

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Any thoughts on goji berries?

They are very expensive, I saw them at the supermarket the other day. Anyone try those? Are they really as good for our health as they are hyped to be?

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Ultra-processed foods.

Below is from the British Medicine Journal open, a scholarly peer reviewed article. Processing food matters.

"Results Ultra-processed foods comprised 57.9% of energy intake"

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How do you handle cravings?

Its been almost a month, I've been fully raw. So far, I haven't had cravings. But today, I had some intense cravings for some dense food. I didn't fall off the wagon, but I am just wondering - how do you handle cravings, without using willpower?

Obvio

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Grocery Haul!

Very proud of my grocery haul for the next couple days, although the pomegranates are from my own tree. it's always hilarious checking out at the grocery store, because I buy all fresh produce. The looks on their faces is hilarious! they just can't b

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What's for dinner?

I was just wondering what most people here have for a raw fruit dinner? Breakfast and lunch are easy enough,but a raw dinner will be a first for me....

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Grocery Haul Attempt #2!

I think I did pretty good with this one! With suggestions from my previous attempt I found a box of bananas and some dates...Dates are really expensive near me so that's why I couldn't get too many. I was surprised how cheap the box of bananas were t

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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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Juice as a meal

I recently bought a citrus juicer and am looooooving the fresh orange juice. After drinking about four cups of juice I feel quite satiated and can go a while without feeling hunger again. I've been considering having a large glass, maybe eight cups o

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Thoughts on Tamarind? Is it good to eat?

I found tamarind at the local Whole Foods store. It tastes nice, it is from Thailand. I do not know if it is processed in any way, the packaging does not mention anything.

 

Is it safe to eat? Is it good for us? 

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New to the raw diet lifestyle - how do people eat so much greens? what salads do you eat?

I've been 100% raw for a few weeks now. I have no problems eating lots of fruits, it is fun.

But greens - how do I eat more? Any advice on eating more salads, especially leafy greens? I'm having a hard time getting used to the taste, quantity. 

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WHY are you here? what is your motivation to eat a raw food diet?

it's nearly time for the 30 day frugivore challenge! it's good to get clear about why you are doing this and write it down to help your conviction. please share here what motivated you to want to eat a raw food diet. what health challenges do you wan

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Fruit Diet, too much fibre and hypothyroidism

 

Hi All, I tried all fruit diet some years ago, but didn't work out for me, years after, I realised the culprit is too much fibre, too much fibre  really disturbs my digestion and was permanently bloated (but this is just my digestion, does not apply

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Why i stopped eating cooked food and the raw till 4 diet.

hey frugivore!

i figured this discussion would be beneficial as you head into your 30 day frugivore diet challenge. please add below why YOU are choosing fresh living food now instead of cooked. 

i have been a fruit-based vegan for 14 years on Januar

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