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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Disqus - Latest Comments for haffeesah simmmons </title><link>http://disqus.com/people/ba2e95fdcd8663f1bd3d5e0dfdfe4630/</link><description></description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:31:26 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: The Best Diet Book I’ve Ever Come Across</title><link>http://gorawchicago.disqus.com/the_best_diet_book_iave_ever_come_across/#comment-2719063</link><description>Vegan Nutritional Culpits &lt;br&gt;I have been a vegan for 37 years. I haven’t taken any kind of medications or been to the drug store for over the counter drugs.  I make my own beauty and holistic medicine. I weighed over 200 pounds when I started. I lost too much weight eating raw foods. I also loss muscles mass in areas of my body. I had to go back to eating 20 percent cooked and steamed foods. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Protein; I also make fresh vegan tofu daily with 2 percent carbohydrate flour. If I don’t eat vegan tofu I get feel exhausted. I might eat a small amount of cooked beans and rice every now and then. I love the way I feel. I rather die than eat from a meatarian diet. But there are many nutritional culprits.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hospital: I had to go to the hospital once. It was horrible. The doctor thought I was anxious. They decided to force me to eat meatarian diet. That’s when I learned you do not have rights to a raw or vegan diet in the hospitals jails and armed forces. We are own our own.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Physicals: I did not go to doctors for physicals over the years. B12 deficiency. When my big toes kept getting numb I got a physical. My B-12 was 220 and 920 is normal. I had to take B12 shots each week until it was 720. I went back to doctors for my yearly physical. The doctor had to give me B 12 shots again because B12 was in the lower range. He told me to get a B12 monthly.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ortharthritis: I woke up one morning and I could not walk. The doctor said I had ortharthritis of my lower spine. The pain was unbearable. I refuse medication.  I gave my body arthritis flush by drinking cabbage juice. I also dry brush my body daily and use deep tissue massages with my King Garlic arthritis massage oil. I was thankful it reduces the inflammation. I only feel the pain once or twice a year. I am in a wheel chair. Calcium. The doctor said I didn’t get enough calcium from raw foods or take calcium supplements. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Vegan Urine: Over the years I notice a vegan’s urine is different from meat eaters. Our body detox each day. You can see it with your eyes. I checked my urine every two or three days. It let me know when to fast and detox. Vegans should get physicals. I am 67 now knowing I don’t have meat or diary food in my body is a blessing. Take care. &lt;br&gt;Hafeesah Simmons &lt;a href="mailto:strictveggiespds@aol.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;strictveggiespds@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">haffeesah simmmons </dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:31:26 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>