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Re: Raw Food and Measurable Health: Does Wendi Have Lyme Disease?

langelbleu — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:03:50 -0000

http://igenex.com/Website/
I just wrote a long comment about this and trying to log into disqus ate it!
the above link is for the one lab in the country that can do conclusive lyme testing. It is considered the industry standard with lyme literate doctors and other healthcare practitioners.
If you test positive for lyme please please please do not hesitate to take the antibiotics, I have seen far too many people's mental and physical health be destroyed by chronic lyme up here in Lyme epidemic territory.

Japanese Knotweed is good for acute early onset lyme pain
Crushed Raw Garlic as well as Cat's Claw are good for working on killing the buggers.

Good luck, I hope you have conclusive answers quickly and can begin appropriate treatment for whatever ails you soon.

Re: Why we all need to keep bees now!

langelbleu — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:56:26 -0000

I hope your garden thrives Jer! I just got pictures of my first snowdrops this morning!

Re: New Horizons

langelbleu — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:58:18 -0000

What do you mean typos? ;-) All is well, though I am in the middle of a homeopathic vaccine detox. It's kicking my butt. For some reason I haven't been called Rawfu l I browse it daily, but I just haven't been adding anything. Fortunately we didn't get any snow.
I heard a rumor there's a new rawfood restaurant opening in Portland! I'm looking forward to checking it out soon. By the way do you know about the David Wolf and Daniel Vitalis weekend workshop? Its the springtime superhero seminathe weekend of April 25 and 26th in York Maine. I signed up I hope you can join join us.

Re: Why we all need to keep bees now!

langelbleu — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:30:30 -0000

I am thrilled to hear you are encouraging others to keep bees!

Re: Why we all need to keep bees now!

langelbleu — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:45:23 -0000

Bottom line is that GLUTEN is the devil.
Dr Ritamarie Loscalzo did an here.

Re: Kombucha the Gift that Keeps on Giving

langelbleu — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:40:22 -0000

Kombucha is a fabulous thing! Ginger juice sounds great. I really like using lime juice myself. Just to clarify, I only do the herbal infusions after I decant the fermented K into bottles.
Lately I've been making my kombucha from green mate, it has a very bright and clear quality.
I am sure I will be bringing some to another meetup some time soon.

Re: Whadda Ya Think?

langelbleu — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:29:34 -0000

Thank you so much my dear! I really appreciate the feedback and the witness

Re: Whadda Ya Think?

langelbleu — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:04:37 -0000

thank you Meredith!!! I really wanted to create a place that was light and refreshing. I am very glad to hear that you like it!

Re: Whadda Ya Think?

langelbleu — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:03:23 -0000

Thank you Robyn! I am excited about it. I've been getting ideas of the direction I want to take things and I've signed up for a program with Karen Knowler that I am excited about. So we'll see what comes down the path in the next few months.

Re: Penni Get's Personal - Day 11

langelbleu — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:21:10 -0000

I just hadn't had a chance to watch your vlog till now!
I freakin love you!
I am so grateful that you talk so freely and openly about colonics and enemas and cleansing our guts.
I feel inspired to go brew a lovely pot of coffee and booty root the coffee enema in a moment or two.

In terms of how I am doing, it has been an interesting interim for me. Lately I've been feeling like I am in the gooey stage between caterpillar & butterfly. I started a series of ROLFING sessions (best thing ever!) and I've been taking a homeopathic remedy for the toxic effects of vaccines. In addition I am gearing up to test for insulin resistance as I have been gaining weight lately despite my stellar diet and I am up more than 10 pounds since late November. My ND is suspecting that in addition to my thyroid I may be experiencing insulin resistance which means that whenever carbs enter my diet I gain weight rapidly. We are also testing for food sensitivities which could also be part of the issue. My weight has not been stabilizing at all since Thanksgiving and until recently I have been eating 100% raw all the time.

To be frank I have been baffled as to what is really going to work for my body. It seems I do not tolerate nuts, seeds, roots, dried fruits or many sweet fruits well at all these days. On a raw (vegan diet) this leaves, greens, low glycemic fruits, brassicas & oils which frankly is not a lot to work with. I've been wanting to eat red meat especially the fatty ribeyes. So I have chosen to eat some good steak on occasion, but I still don't feel like I have dialed in the right equation for my body. I'd say I'm in the 95--100% raw (not vegan) category 97% of the time right now, as I've also been doing some 70% chocolate bars which are not raw. All I know is that this is a process and if I keep showing up I will eventually find some answers. I would be lying if I did not acknowledge I am feeling frustrated and confused right about now.

I see and hear so many stories about the people who simply go 100%
raw vegan and everything gets better. I wish I could say this is completely the case for me, however the journey seems more complicated and convoluted than that for me.

Well since you asked, seriously, I figured I would tell you the whole story. Sending you love
--Jen

Re: Priorities: Diet and Health Come First

langelbleu — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:36:31 -0000

I am also happily surprised.
As a follow up I'ld love it if you guys would post a typical daily diet (including serving sizes/ amounts) from a couple days for both of you. I think in addition to seeing how you stock your fridge it will be helpful to see just how much a raw foodist can eat in a day.

Re: Priorities: Diet and Health Come First

langelbleu — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:46:21 -0000

I LOVE YOU!!! It is so validating to read this post. I can totally relate.
It is refreshing to see a fridge as packed as mine ;-)!

We just spent a week in FL (as you knew) and our grocery bills at Whole Foods including some forgotten supplies & flowers were a bit over $600 for the 2 of us for the week, covering our two rather different diets (me mostly raw vegan, him significantly raw with meats, fish & dairy).

I would say that a substantial portion of our income goes toward feeding and supporting our healthy bodies. Would I have it any other way? NO. I strongly believe we can pay now to invest in our health, or we can pay later with compounded interest!

Re: Heidi's Smile is Back!

langelbleu — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:02:51 -0000

What a BEAUTIFUL SMILE!

Re: Anticipating Travel

langelbleu — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:03:01 -0000

you are most welcome! Now that I am back I'm thinking I've got a couple edits for this.
Like don't forget the vege peeler & the citrus juicer.

Re: March Juice Madness

langelbleu — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:43:05 -0000

I can feel your juicing momentum! Yesterday I did have 16 oz of juice from Wholefoods. Carrot, Beet, Celery, Ginger & Spinach Juice. I had a green juice at Veggie Magic the day before.

Re: Anticipating Travel

langelbleu — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:39:41 -0000

Thanks Robyn,
I promise I will soak up the warmth & sun for all of us! I must say from the weather reports and the two storms coming on Sun & Tues I am thankful to be missing being dumped on yet again. I hope you are spared the full wrath of what is coming up here.
Thankfully spring is right around the corner in the grand scheme of things.

Re: Juicing Couture

langelbleu — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:05:03 -0000

I'm game to try starting on Sat the 7th I'll go for a while not sure how long but I'd like to do at least 2 weeks 21 days sounds great, however hub's 40th BDay (yes I robbed the cradle) is on the 21st. Also I'm heading down to FL for a week of warmth so juice feasting would be challenging till I fly home on the 6th. I've been doing a mostly green smoothie feast for the last 2 weeks and plan to keep going on lots of green smoothies while we're away with some flexibility factored in for traveling & raw restaurants.

Re: That Old Cacao Magic

langelbleu — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:53:10 -0000

thank you Robyn! It was a delight to spend time with you!

Re: That Old Cacao Magic

langelbleu — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:44:35 -0000

Thanks Wendi! Yes the dipped fruit was deevine, especially the clementines!

Re: Raw Foods Travel Tip!

langelbleu — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:01:19 -0000

We're getting ready to fly in a few weeks and so this is timely for me.

Personally my issue is more about adequate hydration than being hungry, so I prefer not to eat a lot of dehydrated foods as they tend to increase my thirst. I will however carry a purebar or larabar or two with me.

A suggestion someone recently made to me that I think is sheer genius is to bring your empty water bottles (I have a 40 oz kleen canteen) and fill it up with water from the water fountain on the other side of security. It won't be spring water, however it won't cost $4 for 16 oz of "Spring Water" from Coca Cola company that has been sitting in a warehouse for a year in an off gassing plastic bottle, before making it to the airport kiosk. Personally I trust the free flowing tap water far more than some of the conventional designer waters in plastic bottles.

A few other tricks are to make a chia seed pudding which can be water rich but viscous enough to pass through security. Also cucumbers make great water rich snacks on airplanes too.

Re: Do You Have A Raw Story To Share?

langelbleu — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:51:22 -0000

Wendi (and Jim) thank you for the opportunity to share "my raw story". It was a true delight and honor to spend some time here in your lovely Pure Jeevan world.

Re: Safe Haircoloring Raw Beegan Style!

langelbleu — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:43:00 -0000

thank you Laura! I am delighted with the results. Aside from it being a bit messy it was quite fun to do and the best part is that it really conditions your hair as well as coloring it :-D

Re: Wanna be a Green Smoothie Gangsta with me?

langelbleu — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:01:41 -0000

What's edufire? Sounds cool. Maybe we could co-create a green smoothie cross country intergalactic vid/class of some sort!
Great to see you here, thanks for jumping on the green smoothie bus!

Re: Wanna be a Green Smoothie Gangsta with me?

langelbleu — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:00:43 -0000

Awesome! A 52 oz blender sounds like a good amount to work with especially when you are talking about 2 blenders full! That's 104 oz.
I saved some 1 quart glass juice bottles and I use them for my smoothies to cart around it helps me to keep track of just how much I am getting daily.
I am glad to share the adventure with you! Thanks for linking to me!

Re: My Raw Story: Jennifer Moore

langelbleu — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:30:10 -0000

Thank you RawBin!
I think because the process was so much more gradual for me than it is for some other people who transition to raw my early SAD pictures can get lost in the shuffle. It is a delight and privilege to have been able to compile and share my story here.
XOXOXOX to you!
--Jen