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by sunmaiden
Fri 08 Jun 2012 15:42
Forum: Muscle Gain / prevent weightloss
Topic: Raw wai like diet for body building
Replies: 6
Views: 7323

Re: Raw wai like diet for body building

Yeah, I discovered that vegan was sub-optimal the hard way :D I thought it was interesting to see the Wai style fruit consumption, with the small meals working best and he was certain that low fat didn't work well. I am interested in his point that muscular body comes from high intensity training. S...
by sunmaiden
Fri 08 Jun 2012 14:34
Forum: Muscle Gain / prevent weightloss
Topic: Raw wai like diet for body building
Replies: 6
Views: 7323

Raw wai like diet for body building

Not sure where to share this since it isn't fully Wai (feel free to move it), but thought it was close enough to be of interest to people here. This body builder is vegan, but has found that following many Wai principles work best for him. He eats small fruit meals throughout the day (about 2 banana...
by sunmaiden
Tue 17 Apr 2012 15:34
Forum: Acne
Topic: Acne, aging, and sensitivity
Replies: 42
Views: 26419

Re: Acne, aging, and sensitivity

Thank you RRM for helping me see that more clearly. I should note too, that I've been eating more fat than protein, so this must help with the water retention too. My protein intake is usually 2-3 eggs plus about 4 oz of fish or sea food. And yes, my hormones are more and more balanced as acne reduc...
by sunmaiden
Mon 16 Apr 2012 19:55
Forum: Positive differences
Topic: Good Skin at Last! (vegetarian -> vegan -> Wai)
Replies: 8
Views: 9793

Re: Good Skin at Last! (vegetarian -> vegan -> Wai)

This week I started preparing our own raw fish. I bought some freshly frozen fillets of marlin and corvina, which I liked plain better than ceviche style (squeezed lemon to "cook" them in). Then a fisherman friend brought us some whole mackerel, which I managed to fillet and de-bone myself! I though...
by sunmaiden
Mon 16 Apr 2012 19:41
Forum: Acne
Topic: Acne, aging, and sensitivity
Replies: 42
Views: 26419

Re: Acne, aging, and sensitivity

I've found that food sensitivities (allergies) can improve a lot in time, especially if you completely avoid the irritant foods, and I wonder if some of this has to do with the gut lining, which can heal with the right circumstances. Probably protein tolerance may be a slightly different issue thoug...
by sunmaiden
Tue 03 Apr 2012 16:36
Forum: Positive differences
Topic: Good Skin at Last! (vegetarian -> vegan -> Wai)
Replies: 8
Views: 9793

Re: Good Skin at Last! (vegetarian -> vegan -> Wai)

Also, its a very good point about "suffering" and plant life. Personally, I don't harbor guilty feelings when I eat anything, as I value (my) human life very much, but I have realized more recently that there is a lot of feeling/awareness in plants. Agriculture practices (especially grain crops) are...
by sunmaiden
Tue 03 Apr 2012 16:25
Forum: Positive differences
Topic: Good Skin at Last! (vegetarian -> vegan -> Wai)
Replies: 8
Views: 9793

Re: Good Skin at Last! (vegetarian -> vegan -> Wai)

Nice to read your thoughts overkees. I agree that fruit, and perhaps eggs are foods which are very freely given. For me, I actually feel closer now to the animal world and it was important for me to realize the gift and God presence in animal foods. I feel grateful and more connected to the world as...
by sunmaiden
Mon 02 Apr 2012 19:52
Forum: Positive differences
Topic: Good Skin at Last! (vegetarian -> vegan -> Wai)
Replies: 8
Views: 9793

Re: Good Skin at Last! (vegetarian -> vegan -> Wai)

Thanks Waipete! I'm still figuring my diet out and after some food experiments, am heading naturally back towards wai style again. Two things I can say for certain though... I feel the best with an all raw diet and I am very grateful to all the information here which led me to try raw fish. I've bee...
by sunmaiden
Mon 02 Apr 2012 19:41
Forum: Diet Diaries
Topic: Wai baby
Replies: 204
Views: 772181

Re: Wai baby

Very sweet to see your baby, congratulations!:) Thanks for sharing the photos here! I always feel so happy to learn of other naturally raised babies with attentive and informed parents. She's doing great!
by sunmaiden
Sun 15 Jan 2012 22:21
Forum: Mental Issues
Topic: Good days & Bad days
Replies: 36
Views: 28330

Re: Good days & Bad days

In my opinion whether a newborn baby can learn to communicate if it needs to pee or poop or not is only good if they are not suppressing it and waiting for the parent Absolutely! I can hardly believe you know so much about it :D We used cloth diapers w/out covers for both our kids, which was a fast...
by sunmaiden
Sun 15 Jan 2012 22:04
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ultimate health guide
Replies: 18
Views: 15435

Re: Ultimate health guide

I wanted to add some female specific items to this list, to share with other readers/partners/spouses/friends. Healthy menstrual products: Use menstrual cups (like keeper, diva cup or others), reusable cloth pads (glad rags, hemp cloth, flannel, a simple wash cloth) or sea sponges instead of paper p...
by sunmaiden
Sat 14 Jan 2012 18:29
Forum: General health issues
Topic: Radiant light emitted by TV and computer screens
Replies: 12
Views: 9547

Re: Radiant light emitted by TV and computer screens

I haven't read all these studies but I agree on a few points and disagree on others: Learning from electronic media is one of the best ways to learn about life/history/culture all over the world, without traveling. It opens up more channels of learning than it closes. I grew up w/out TV, and my kids...
by sunmaiden
Sat 14 Jan 2012 18:18
Forum: Mental Issues
Topic: Good days & Bad days
Replies: 36
Views: 28330

Re: Good days & Bad days

Ever heard of elimination communication (EC), panacea? Newborn babies can and do communicate when they need to go pee or poop. Its mostly a lost art in modern parenting societies, but tuning in to that was what all traditional parents used to do. Much easier and quicker without the clothes for sure!...
by sunmaiden
Fri 13 Jan 2012 20:55
Forum: Diet Diaries
Topic: Reaching where I want to be
Replies: 7
Views: 5980

Re: Reaching where I want to be

Thanks panacea, I'll try the simpler meals and the chewing... it makes a lot of sense. :D
by sunmaiden
Fri 13 Jan 2012 20:53
Forum: Mental Issues
Topic: Good days & Bad days
Replies: 36
Views: 28330

Re: Good days & Bad days

You guys are all my kind of people, and I'm having a good day just reading through these posts!:) Reaching for the next best emotion, like Ekhart Tolle talks about in some of his books, sounds a lot like panacea's explanation, but panacea's is much more concrete and indepth - I like it! When reachin...