My raw vegan life

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befairbefunky:

Yummie ~ Pineapple/ Aloe vera Smoothie

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iwillbethepersoniwant13:

Tips!

1. Eat your fruit ripe always! Use all your senses – sight,touch & smell to choose your fruit.  Unripe fruit will negatively impact your digestion. Check out this thread about fruit ripeness.
2. Eat high water content fruits early in the day & move onto denser fruits as the day goes on.
3. If u are feeling emotional, check to make sure u have had enough SWS – Sugar, Water, Sleep
4. For a great youth preserver, on waking drink 1 litre of water & aim for at least another 1 litre throughout the day
5. Aim to eat mono meals as much as possible especially throughout the day, this is heaven on digestion
6. Munch down Date-orade! Blend about 20-30 dates with 1.2 liters of water (how much water depends on your taste). Date-orade is a great to top up on calories.  Sip throughout the day or sit down to a morning/lunch meal. Great for endurance events.
7. Always be prepared with enough ripe fruit on hand – Buy a box of bananas & let them ripen up so u never go hungry
8. If u are thirsty then u are already dehydrated, stay on top of hydration or u will encourage wrinkles, headaches, fluid retention & general disharmony in the body.  Clear urine throughout the day – 8-12 times
9. Keep fat levels low! We are designed to get most of our calories from sweet juicy fruits not fats.  Too much fat in the body raw or cooked inhibits oxygen uptake, transfer & delivery
10. Stop being a ‘candida-feeder‘ & learn about proper food combing.  Fruit likes to be eaten alone & preferably mono
11. Get your fruit meal in ideally within an hour of completing your workout to receive optimal training effect.
12. Squat on the toilet instead of sitting, if we sit it kinks our bowels…there’s no toilets in nature folks! We are ment to squat!
13. Get the 80-10-10 book by Dr Doug Graham!
14. Get sunshine on your pink bits as much as possible & reap the benefits of balanced hormones & emotions
15. Eat before u go out to social occasions & take ripe fruit with u for when u are faced with Canapes at the party
16. Make sure u are getting 10gms of carbs per kg of body weight per day
17. In nature we would get 12hrs of sleep by going to bed on sundown & getting up at sunrise, this may not be always possible but this is optimal.
18. Always have an attitude of gratitude! Write down 4 things u are grateful for daily, some people would give anything to be you.

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theweirdovegan:

TOP TEN HEALTH BENEFITS OF BANANAS

Children and adults alike love sweet, nutritious bananas. Since bananas come neatly packed in their own wrapper, they are very portable. They may be eaten in their whole form, sliced into fruit salad or mashed and added to muffin and bread recipes. Frozen bananas can be added to smoothies in place of yogurt or ice cream. A serving size is one peeled medium-sized banana, about 7 inches long.

Calories

By eating a banana you can indulge your sweet tooth without ruining your diet. A banana averages about only 110 calories.

Fat and Cholesterol

Bananas are naturally fat and cholesterol free. Use mashed bananas to substitute for some or all of the butter or oil when making cookies, for example, for a healthier treat.

Potassium

Bananas are known for their high potassium content, with over 400 mg potassium in a single medium-size banana. According to Colorado State University Extension, potassium is necessary for good nerve and muscle function as well as for maintaining a healthy balance of fluids in the body. The potassium in bananas can help prevent muscle cramps after exercise.

Vitamin C

As with many fruits, bananas contain a good amount of vitamin C. One banana provides about 10 mg of vitamin C, or about 15 percent of your daily recommended amount. Vitamin C boosts your immune system and cell health and improves the absorption of other nutrients such as iron.

Vitamin B-6

Since B vitamins are more commonly found in animal products, it may come as a surprise that bananas are an excellent source of vitamin B-6, also called pyridoxine. One banana supplies 35 percent of your daily B-6 requirement. Your body uses vitamin B-6 to grow new cells.

Manganese

Bananas are a good source of manganese, with one medium banana providing about .3 mg. Adults need between 1.8 and 2.3 mg of manganese daily. Manganese is necessary for bone health and metabolism.

Fiber

According to the USDA, one banana has about 3 g of fiber. Dietary fiber can help you feel fuller longer and also keep your digestive processes running smoothly.

Other Nutrients

Bananas also deliver small amounts of other vitamins and minerals. A banana provides some iron, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus as well as vitamins A and E, folate, carotene and choline. Bananas also contain trace amounts of many amino acids.

Carbohydrates

Your body uses carbohydrates as a primary source of energy. Eat a banana after a workout to refuel. A banana with breakfast will start your day off right and will give you the energy to make it through to lunch without snacking.

Digestibility

Bananas are easy to digest. When you’re sick with a virus or indigestion, bananas can be an appealing way to get some important nutrients into your system without upsetting your stomach. Mashed bananas are also often used as an introduction to solid foods for babies.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/505406-top-ten-health-benefits-of-bananas/

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thereluctantrawfoodist:

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I look around all the raw vegan/vegan blogs that i follow and there are constantly posts about how many cows were killed today or what horrible things are being done to animals etc.

    Since last December I have read lots of books and information about the law of attraction (LOA) and have realized that talking about how cruel everything is isn’t going to make your life better and it certainly isn’t going to make this world a better place to live.

   You are attracting what you put out. When you think that people will say something bad when they hear that you’re vegan/raw vegan then that’s what you’re going to get. I have never worried about it and guess what only one person has asked if I get all my nutrients (and she wasn’t even shocked that I’m raw vegan). When you think/talk that it is so horrible what those animals are have to go through then that’s what you are only going to notice. Instead you should be thankful that there are so many people who have chosen natural way of eating. Be thankful that every day more people go vegan/raw vegan and thanks to that less and less animals are being killed.

thereluctantrawfoodist:

Info :)

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I love my beat up bananas

My bananas must have their own fight club.

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thereluctantrawfoodist:

As I always say! :))

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