| Archive for Active No-Carber Forums A veggie-free zone |
| Elli |
Plants are sure powerful.Most of us, especially those who grew up in the big cities, tend to think plant as powerless and extremely innocent beings. We see rows of immaculately stacked vegetables when we go shopping, aunt Sue's garden is always pretty with those little flowers, and trees don't bite you like dogs do when you kick them. Sure, roses have thorns but so what?But when we're thrown into the wild, things turn little different. Even when you go camping, clearing away bushes in their natural state is lot harder than mowing the garden and if you are ever in a situation where you have to rely on wild plants as the source of food, it doesn't really take long to look at plants at a different angle. I was playing soccer with my little brother and when the ball rolled into a bush, I reached my arms into it without really thinking much. I was dumbfounded few minutes later when I started to feel itchy and saw millions of tiny bloody patches under my skin. I had only plunged my arms for less than a second, but that was enough to turn my arms into that of an alien. Just imagine if I had actually eaten it! Cultivated grains and vegetables are of course slightly different from their relatives in the wild, however, they haven't yet lost all their protection mechanisms. I'm more aware now that food intolerance, especially those associated with plant chemiclas are no laughing matters. Many people might laugh if I were to explain that salicylates in berries could make them moody, but they won't be laughing when I point out that many of the medicines, both traditionally and nowadays, are derived from the plant chemicals. A particular plant chemical can save an individual from stomach cancer but can also cause breast cancer at the same time. I'm not saying that let's all abandon plant matter and chemicals altogether. As I mentioned above, that would mean no more medications too! But just like the herbivores, who are lot more aware of what plants can hurt them and what will nourish them, we should think more about what we're putting into our system and acknowlege that they could do lot more than what we think they're capable of. Well, the reason why I put little thinking cap on was that I happened to come across a bag of whole wheat berries today. They looked so innocent anad harmless that it was almost impossible to imagine that when peeled, ground, and baked, they become the most addictive thing. Then they looked little scarier. |
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| Carnation |
Does this mean you're trial-ing the failsafe diet, elli-belly? | ||||
| adwred |
SAY YES. | ||||
| Elli |
Well, mom's back in the kitchen and though she doesn't comment much on lack of vegetations on my plate anymore, I can't really control all that herbs and spices she's putting into the dishes. At least I'm trying to wean away from them whenever I could. I think I'll try the whole elimination trial later when I move out to see how much difference it makes  Now that I think about it, whenever I have a 'clean meal' such as couple of soft boiled eggs (only because I was in hurry and didn't have time to spice them), I felt imotionally calm.
Some buddist monks are taught to stay away from herbs and spices and eat foods in their most natural state because there are 'stimulants' as they call them, are present and will disrupt their mental state. Maybe they knew better than most of us, but not entirely so since they were vegetarians. And that's probably why they never really reached nirvana 
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| ReddyMcMeaty |
Peter did not feel very well in the evening. His mother put him to bed and gave him some chamomile tea. One tablespoonful to be taken at bedtime.
One tablespoonful of tea, as medicine. If you look at old texts, you will see similar doses of plant matter as medicine. How much medicine and hot much poison do we drown ourselves in ... forget daily, how about hourly? Tea, coffee, gum, toothpaste, mouthwash, body cream, body wash, scents, spices, flavoured drinks and candies, cleaners, air fresheners.. the list goes on. It's constant. Btw I just want to mention that Elmex, don't know if you have that brand over there, makes a toothpaste to be used when one is on homeopathics and it's is very free of chemicals. Elmex toothpastes make your teeth feel like they've come from a dental cleaning every time, and the homeopathic one is great. |
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| Carnation |
Toothpaste is the hardest. There are some that a chem free, but none that are also free of fluoride, that I've found. I get so sick of the taste of baking soda. I usually just brush plain. | ||||
| ReddyMcMeaty |
lol, I became very used to the taste of baking soda during my pregnancies... before them I would gag and couldn't even brush my teeth with it, but it became so regular to down a shot of water with baking soda in it for my heartburn that the taste doesn't bother me anymore. | ||||
| Avalon |
Elli:
Which chemical is that Elli? I missed this part. I'm aware that plants may not help with risk of Breast Cancer, but have never heard of them leading to it. In fact they tend to help after one has Cancer.
http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/Factsheet/Diet/fs18.fruit.cfm Best wishes, Avalon
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| adwred |
I have a great chem-free toothpaste made here called Thompson's Flavour-Free Toothpaste, specifically made for people with multiple chemical sensitivity. It's like $8 a tube.  You only need a dab, though.
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| Carnation |
Is it fluoride-free as well? | ||||
| adwred |
Yes'm. | ||||
| Carnation |
Gonna see if I can order some online. | ||||
| adwred |
I think it says that it has homeopathic herbs in it, but it's totally unreactive, to me. It has no flavour at all and it says it's suitable for very chemical sensitive people. 
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| Carnation |
Does it froth up? I miss frothiness. | ||||
| adwred |
YES! That's why I love it. | ||||
| Free |
I am with you Carnation. I have gone through a lot of natural (flouride free) toothpastes, but now just use an Oral B electric brush, and water, and I like how my mouth feels and tastes without the strange artificial flavor of toothpaste. I don't have a breath problem, so I don't feel the need to cover anything up. I will dip the brush in H2O2 some times to kill any germs, and that is very good too. The last paste I used was Weleda, still have a drawer full of it. http://shop.weleda.com/SearchByCategory.aspx?CategoryCode=OralCare The other thing to look out for in Tooth Paste is SLS, which is the foaming agent. I find it gives me canker sores. |
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| cabalco |
I do not know if you can get the toothpaste "Ajona" but it does not have a smell, has no fluorid and you need only a very small amount of it. It is the only paste which seems OK with me. It is a red tube. The weleda toothpaste has a very strong smell for me, i dont like it..
It has the following ingredients: Calcium Carbonate Sodium Bicarbonate Sodium Lauryl Sulfate Bisabolol Saccharin Urea Diammonium Phosphate Algin Tricalcium Citrate Glycerin Aqua Anethol Citronellol Eucalyptol Eugenol Geraniol Linalool Mentha viridis Menthol Thymol |
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