October 2010 Blog Posts (322)

I know many people will dress like her today in their Halloween costume, so what better day to send up a tribute to Carmen Miranda, the Lady in the Tutti-Frutti Hat!

Yes, there is a Carmen Miranda museum even!

Many people have imitated…

I guess I am just getting frustrated with the fact that no one seems to understand the health benefits related to a raw, and/or vegan lifestyle. I've given up months ago trying to explain my decision. It just makes people frustrated, mainly because they know that their diet is bad/terrible/freakishly unapealing. The only people around me who seem to understand my dietary choices are a few friends, and some of my family. I was visiting the junk food addict side of the family the other day,…

Okay, well, Dave, Penni, Lucy and Susan all knew I would like it, but I really didn't think I would.

Day one of my first ever juice feast is over and done with, and let me tell you, It was so easy!! Since I just decided to do it without any fore planning, my first half gallon of juice was horrible. Okay, it wasn't so bad, but it's something I know my family would not have liked at all. I basically just opened up the fridge and took everything I had and juiced it. LOL. It was…

Well, my reason was because I got Alissa Cohen's new book "Raw Food for Everyone. I actually got it 2 days ago, but I could not get to like I wanted to until today. I was comfy in my bed with the pillow and I begin to read and digest, my toes curled up and here is why: It is well put together. I had the experience of eating at her former restaurant Grezzo in Boston in 2008. I loved my food, especially the sliders and gnocchi and those recipe is in here. They were heavenly. Even if you are a…

Thank you for sharing my birhday with me. This was the best party I have ever had and it was fat-free. What a celebration from my friends. It was my double nickel birthday, and although I did not do anything spectacular, well for me, BREATHING IS SPECTACULAR. I was born a very happy, cuddly, not wrinkled, reddish brown, with sandy hair, just shy of nine pounds. My life's beginning should have been the pattern for my life, because my delivery was smooth, and peaceful. BUT,…

Ruth Ann Holloway shared this beautiful picture and quote with me. I wanted to pass it on to all of you!

"The Fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose!"

The rose bush and rose is called "Miracle" . The bush it came from was a cutting, and my son~ who loves roses~ grew a bush from the cutting, against many odds, and this was it's VERY…

What a treat tonight! For the first time we went out to this Vegetarian Cafe that on Friday nights do a RAW MENU!

It was AWESOME! My hubby was so sweet He ordered everything RAW even if He could off ordered cook stuff. He said is RAW night so RAW we are eating!

Also I am so proud of myself! On Thursday was a tough day for me. I had brought my raw burger and salad into work then my boss is like we got to…

I have been high raw for almost a full week and I am really feelin' the raw love!

I decided this time around, no rules, no ultimatums, just doing it best that I can.

In the past I have set out to do all smoothies for a period of time, 30 days raw and all kinds of other things. I stressed about it or set…

I have been having pain under my ribcage, middle of abdomen. If my stomach is empty it really hurts, such as in the morning. I've had people tell me it's my gallbladder. My husband looked up the symptoms and I don't have them, only the pain. I have noticed that it seems to happen after I eat cheese. Unless it's in my head.

Clearly this is a sign to go higher raw. :) It feels that I have gas bubbles moving through my intestines and then I either burp or it exits below :S Anyone…