So, my lil' boy starts school tomorrow... I'm excited for him because I know he's excited but I'm sad because he's my baby... I know every mom goes through this, but still.. *sigh*
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Parsley-Tongue
I *sigh* ate all the fresh veggies we had, save a carrot, so I had some ryvita crackers... this is the only part of being raw that gets to me(well, except the whole detox symptom part, lol) is when you run out and need to do a shop... I mean, this whole working in England thing is great but getting paid *once a month* reeeeeeallly sucks, but I' ok with it( I have to be)! And from what I hear its very common. In America you'd have a hard time finding employees at all... for instance, I waited 7 weeks for my first paycheck!! ... I know! But I need to keep positive, let it flow and not worry so much..... *money comes to me easily and frequently*
Anyway, I woke up feelin' good so we cleaned the house a bit before the landlord came to fix the security lights. Someone thought it would be cool to siphon off and steal our heating oil out of the big tank on the side of the house, left us with less than half an inch of oil in there to heat the house and hot water! >:( So, anyway we've got the oil-filler-upper-people coming at 10 am tomorrow and we'll finally have heat again woohoo!
And on a lighter note, we've shopped, and I made the best salad based on parsley I've ever tasted! It went a little something like this:
one small handful of curly leafed parsley
one small handful of flat leafed parsely
half of a small handful(I basically eyed the amounts) of cilantro(or coriander for my uk peeps)
1 medium avocado
2 tablespoons of cold-pressed xtra virgin olive oil
cayenne pepper to taste
half to one whole teaspoon of ground cumin (I like a lot of it)
sea salt to taste
smoosh(technical term) the avocado w/ the oil and salt and spices, then mix in the greens...
If you're transitioning you can add some organic brown or wild rice, maybe, as long as 51% is made up of raw veg...
Enjoy!
Anyway, I woke up feelin' good so we cleaned the house a bit before the landlord came to fix the security lights. Someone thought it would be cool to siphon off and steal our heating oil out of the big tank on the side of the house, left us with less than half an inch of oil in there to heat the house and hot water! >:( So, anyway we've got the oil-filler-upper-people coming at 10 am tomorrow and we'll finally have heat again woohoo!
And on a lighter note, we've shopped, and I made the best salad based on parsley I've ever tasted! It went a little something like this:
one small handful of curly leafed parsley
one small handful of flat leafed parsely
half of a small handful(I basically eyed the amounts) of cilantro(or coriander for my uk peeps)
1 medium avocado
2 tablespoons of cold-pressed xtra virgin olive oil
cayenne pepper to taste
half to one whole teaspoon of ground cumin (I like a lot of it)
sea salt to taste
smoosh(technical term) the avocado w/ the oil and salt and spices, then mix in the greens...
If you're transitioning you can add some organic brown or wild rice, maybe, as long as 51% is made up of raw veg...
Enjoy!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Feel Good Today, But Last Night Was A DOOZY...
Yes, it was... I'm detoxing heavily because between 10 pm & 2 am is when the panic hormones get released, which is apparently normal.. The adrenaline or whatever it is feels like it's coming from your heart down to your extremities in a matter of seconds, a cool liquidy feeling, followed by nervousness and a slight all over 'indian-burn' type feeling on your skin, numbness on the scalp like you can't get enough blood to flow up... I watched the Celestine Prophecy to lift my spirits and then went to sleep. I just have to stay positive and know that it will pass and that it's NOT dangerous. I'm still drinking lots of water, too. I will be clean and energized when this is all over :)
Keeping positive thoughts is veeeeery important while detoxing. iI's more than just a physical detox, it's also emotional and spiritual... there are a lot of repressed emotions that seem to be released when going through this and holding positive intentions will keep you from feeling hopeless and depressed and keep panic attacks at bay :/ . It WILL pass. Read or watch things that are positive and stay AWAY from the news!!
On a lighter note I'm glad its daytime and there's SUN OUTSIDE! WOOHOO!
I've had(so far...)
soaked pumpkin seeds
an orange
an apple
Spirulina, cacao, 2 banana, suma, reishii mushroom, maca, pureed date smoothie
rocket &watercress salad w/ sprouts, turmeric, cold-pressed xtra virgin olive oil and sea salt
a tomato, again, lol
2 carrots... :/
....
Keeping positive thoughts is veeeeery important while detoxing. iI's more than just a physical detox, it's also emotional and spiritual... there are a lot of repressed emotions that seem to be released when going through this and holding positive intentions will keep you from feeling hopeless and depressed and keep panic attacks at bay :/ . It WILL pass. Read or watch things that are positive and stay AWAY from the news!!
On a lighter note I'm glad its daytime and there's SUN OUTSIDE! WOOHOO!
I've had(so far...)
soaked pumpkin seeds
an orange
an apple
Spirulina, cacao, 2 banana, suma, reishii mushroom, maca, pureed date smoothie
rocket &watercress salad w/ sprouts, turmeric, cold-pressed xtra virgin olive oil and sea salt
a tomato, again, lol
2 carrots... :/
....
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Loong work day... *sigh*
Looooong day at work today. Didn't get much sleep as I was feeling the panic adrenaline in my blood stream... It seems like my hormones are out of whack and I get this way a week before 'Aunt Ruby' visits, lol... I'm trying to keep up my calories but it's hard when your raw. Felt a bit sleepy so I took a short nap, but I had to get up because the back of my head felt numb from laying on one side, and I have to be careful how I sit or lay because I will get numb very quickly on those spots. I'm drinking lots of water but it just makes me pee and it doesn't feel like I'm hydrated.... *sigh* I'm tying to increase my blood volume any way that I can as well so I think Increasing my calories will help me absorb water from the veggies.
I had:
a cup of spring water w/ 1 tsp. of spirulina & 1 apple for breakfast
(running too late for work to make a smoothie)
2 oranges for lunch
Spirulina, maca, dates, suma(for anemia) smoothie
Organic rocket and wtercress salad with sprouts and cumin powder
another apple and orange
a random tomato, sliced, plain... don't know why
Kidney beans with 2 cloves of raw garlic, cumin, chilli powder and a lil' salt... a bit like chili :)
I had:
a cup of spring water w/ 1 tsp. of spirulina & 1 apple for breakfast
(running too late for work to make a smoothie)
2 oranges for lunch
Spirulina, maca, dates, suma(for anemia) smoothie
Organic rocket and wtercress salad with sprouts and cumin powder
another apple and orange
a random tomato, sliced, plain... don't know why
Kidney beans with 2 cloves of raw garlic, cumin, chilli powder and a lil' salt... a bit like chili :)
- I know not totally raw BUT full of iron! I am desparate to refilI my iron reserves (am not 100 percent but will not eat more than 1 cooked thing a day)
My First Post! Yaay...
Hello Everyone! Welcome to the Raw Panda!! I started this blog to document my journey into raw foods and serious self healing. Being my first post I've decided to elaborate a lil' on my reasons for getting serious about going raw vegan. So why 'The Raw Panda'? Because I'm going high raw and I just like pandas! :P
So here goes:
Hmm, where do I start... I've recently, within the last few months, started to have anxiety, or panic attacks which is VERY unusual for me as I eat quite healthy, been vegetarian for a few years, but fell off the wagon for a year and a half (I know) and am now BACK on the wagon since April. I've never really been that stressed in my life to warrant my body going into almost physical convulsions and hyperventilation episodes... those are supposed to be reserved for life or death situations or something aren't they? Numb hands, dizziness, not feeling like I have enough oxygen, thick blood feeling, physically noticable low blood circulation to where I would get so pale that the rosacea around my nose would temporarily go away completely... and EXTREME HUNGER! Not even an 'I haven't eaten in 2 days' hunger but an intense zombie-like-rage-virus need for FOOD with weak knees and not being able to hold up my arms!
I was very confused as to what was going on with my body because I've always been able to handle stress, if that was indeed the cause. So I made an appointment with the doctor (which I didn't want to do) and found out that due to a miscarriage in April which ended with me needing 3 pints of blood put back in me, (it's ok, I'm not over it but everything happens for a reason and I'm dealing, emotional detox as well as physical) that I'm anemic... very very much so. On my blood work (ferritin, I think) on a scale of 20-300 mine was... *drumroll*, 17... yeah, I know, lower than the low score(yikes!) and thats in september/October approximately 5 months after the ordeal, and, of course, coupled with detoxification symptoms, which happen to be similar. I've been a wreck! The more I learn about Iron deficiency, the more serious I get about my raw diet... they say vegans and vegetarians are prone to becoming iron deficient, now they tell me.
So, here I am, of course something bad has to happen before we do something to help ourselves but, better late than never I guess. :) ... I haven't seen any raw food articles or sites having to do with the curing of anemia, unless I haven't looked hard enough, so I think starting this one will help me focus away from depression and anxiety and help others with similar problems. If I help someone, great. We'll heal together.
So here goes:
Hmm, where do I start... I've recently, within the last few months, started to have anxiety, or panic attacks which is VERY unusual for me as I eat quite healthy, been vegetarian for a few years, but fell off the wagon for a year and a half (I know) and am now BACK on the wagon since April. I've never really been that stressed in my life to warrant my body going into almost physical convulsions and hyperventilation episodes... those are supposed to be reserved for life or death situations or something aren't they? Numb hands, dizziness, not feeling like I have enough oxygen, thick blood feeling, physically noticable low blood circulation to where I would get so pale that the rosacea around my nose would temporarily go away completely... and EXTREME HUNGER! Not even an 'I haven't eaten in 2 days' hunger but an intense zombie-like-rage-virus need for FOOD with weak knees and not being able to hold up my arms!
I was very confused as to what was going on with my body because I've always been able to handle stress, if that was indeed the cause. So I made an appointment with the doctor (which I didn't want to do) and found out that due to a miscarriage in April which ended with me needing 3 pints of blood put back in me, (it's ok, I'm not over it but everything happens for a reason and I'm dealing, emotional detox as well as physical) that I'm anemic... very very much so. On my blood work (ferritin, I think) on a scale of 20-300 mine was... *drumroll*, 17... yeah, I know, lower than the low score(yikes!) and thats in september/October approximately 5 months after the ordeal, and, of course, coupled with detoxification symptoms, which happen to be similar. I've been a wreck! The more I learn about Iron deficiency, the more serious I get about my raw diet... they say vegans and vegetarians are prone to becoming iron deficient, now they tell me.
So, here I am, of course something bad has to happen before we do something to help ourselves but, better late than never I guess. :) ... I haven't seen any raw food articles or sites having to do with the curing of anemia, unless I haven't looked hard enough, so I think starting this one will help me focus away from depression and anxiety and help others with similar problems. If I help someone, great. We'll heal together.
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