I’ve been incredibly busy doing private consultations with the women who have come on board for our Body Enlightenment System. I love connecting one on one with participants of the program…hearing the stories, giggling and getting windows into where they’re at.

And yet, it’s incredible to see again and again that more than eating “bad” food, or not getting enough exercise, the one thing plaguing women around the globe more than anything else is a nasty virus of self-punishment, guilt and invalidation. (Now, if you can relate, please don’t start punishing yourself about the fact that you tend to punish yourself!)

Chances are pretty good that, though you may feel generally positive, productive and happy, you have moments where you can fall victim to beating yourself up for:

not eating the “right” foods

not eating the “best” foods

eating too much food

spending too much on food

not eating organic food

wanting to eat “bad” food

not exercising enough

weighing too much

having too much loose skin on your body

not having enough money

asking for help

feeling helpless

feeling out of control

not being fast enough

not being productive enough

not being considerate enough

not trying hard enough

not getting enough done

Blah, blah, blah, blah, BLAH!! *PATOOOIE!!*

These are circuits of data and they do not belong to you. But, when you are tired, worn out, stressed, under pressure or just down, these circuits come and slap you around like a nasty old witch.

They’re old stuff. If your memories collected dust, these ones are way up high in dusty shoe boxes where you can’t even reach them any more. They’re older than you remember, because if you could remember them, they wouldn’t be there slapping you around.

You probably don’t have to work very hard to spot similar circuits that were played out by your mother, and her mother before her. No, they’re not passed on genetically. There’s more to it than that. I’m not going to get into a dissertation on how the mind works. You’ve got enough stuff on your desk to sift through, already, so I’m not going to give you any more “data” to pile on your little piles.

I will tell you this:

Self-invalidation may be calorie free, but it is not any healthier than a double fudge, NON vegan brownie or a greasy plate of French fries and gravy.

Before you obsess about that 10% cooked food you’re trying to eliminate from your diet, how ’bout you send guilt, self-punishment and invalidation for a flying leap from a tall, tall window.

You ARE beautiful.

You ARE a great woman with tremendous potential.

If you’re seeking perfection, you’re never going to find it. It’s not the attainment of goals that keeps us alive, it’s the thrill of the chase. Just create more important things to put your attention on than those last 10 pounds, and they’ll fall off automatically. Get busy living.

Celebrate how lucky you are to have fresh fruits and vegetables and a marvelous, healthy way to nourish your body, instead of punishing yourself for that cracker you ate.

Celebrate how great it is to be part of a community of women working to get closer and closer to their ideal of what vibrant living looks like.

And celebrate the fact that where you are, even if it challenges you, offers the potential for great learning and change. So just get busy living and loving and you’ll get to where you want to go.

For the time being, don’t accept these “circuits” as an inherent part of you. They are not.

Get out of your head, and get into life. Just live life joyfully and accept the learning along the way.

You CAN get to where you’re trying to go, but enjoy the journey of getting there and celebrate your success along the way.

There ARE solutions to the things that aren’t working for you right now.

Be patient trust the process, and remember, asking for help is a sign of intelligence.

I feel like it’s been a while since I wrote. I think it’s really only been a week or so, but SO much has been going on, I seem to have lost my grip on the relativity of time!

In the past week, I’ve packed up house (yes, again!) to prepare for a move. Done all of the usual Raw Diva tasks, completed a fun illustration job, chased after my 3 year old Etelle, struggled with failing energy I can only blame on pregnancy (where the heck was that 2nd trimester energy surge anyway??), hopped on a plane and flew back to Canada. Phew!

Tonight I’ll making a 2 hour drive to drop someone off at the same airport I just arrived at, and tomorrow will make the 2 hour drive home, with a stop off to the grandparents’ on the way home… and then, you guessed it… back to work!

I suppose it doesn’t sound very interesting, but that’s the flurry of activity I’ve been caught up in at the moment. I’m staying with my parents for the moment, but will be moving on again in the coming weeks.

It’s funny, because I used to tease my dad about the many moves we made growing up. I think we moved 9 times while I lived with my parents, before I left home for University. With my track record, I’ve made his frequent relocations look like child’s play. I’ve lost count of all the moves between the 3 different countries I’ve lived in so far.

Now in my early 30′s, I find myself wanting to be nearer my family, and wanting to settle into one place. I feel the urge to see Etelle and the new addition grow up with life long best friends and familiar neighbours. My previous yearnings for new faces and places and the glamour of frequent flights has disolved with experience, and I realize more and more that there truly is “no place like home”… so now I just need to decide where mine is going to be!

It’s strange, you know. I had an enlightened experience when I realized the importance of eye contact. I was thinking about how important it is to look people in the eyes–how powerful it is.

Then I realized that the center of the eye, is just a hole, and I thought to myself that if people could just look each other in the eyes, and connect with that dark spot, that “nothingness”, maybe all the other stuff they judge and attach meaning to would just fall away.

Maybe they could just realize that the black part… that little nothingness is really all there is.

I’m either highly illuminated, or extremely under-slept. You decide.

In the meantime, check out Tracy’s super contribution called:

The Eyes Are The Windows to The Soul

I’ve been thinking a lot about our eyes and how we show so much emotion through them. You know, there are some days when I wake up and I look in the mirror and I am just shocked that whatever I had on my mind before I went to bed, still shows up in my eyes the next day.

I thought it was only fitting that I talk about how to care for our eyes today, since the skin underneath them is pretty fragile and has less oil glands than other areas of our face and body.

As we get older, the skin under the eyes becomes more delicate and how we take care of them has an effect on our emotional well being.

Here are a few simple ideas to keep our eyes looking healthy and full of life:

• Hydrate your body and drink good clean water, now is a great time to check out the Divas Water Ionizers. When a person is dehydrated the body starts storing water as a defense system and this will add to puffiness around the eyes.

• Buy a great pair of sunglasses to reduce the amount of squinting when out in the sun. A good quality pair of glasses should have enough protection to block out UVA and UVB rays.

• Quit smoking. Smoking cause’s vascular (blood vessel) problems that can not only threaten your life, but also make your blood vessels appear more prominent and bluer beneath the skin, causing dark circles.

• Cut down on the amount of salt in your diet. It could add to water retention and puffiness

• Balance the stress in your life with something that brings you pleasure

• If you have allergies, look for natural, herbal, or alternative treatments that may possess the same long lasting effect that over the counter products provide.

• Get a restful night sleep, and if possible sleep with your head slightly raised. Add an extra pillow or prop up the head of your mattress. This helps prevent fluids from accumulating around your eyes as you sleep to prevent puffiness.

• Eat a healthy balanced diet loaded with fruits and vegetables, especially leafy green vegetables, which offer major benefits to your entire body, including your brain, your bones and your heart, while helping to prevent cancer, detoxify your body, boost your immune system and give you more energy.

Diva Beauty Tips:

• Grind a raw potato and add almond paste to it. Use the mixture regularly on the under-eyes to minimize dark circles and puffiness.

• Cut a fresh fig in half, place a half over each eye, flesh side down , leave on for 15 minutes to minimize dark circles

• Soak cotton pads in cold milk and place over closed eyes for five to ten minutes to reduce puffiness or swollen eyes.

• Apply crushed mint leaves in cheese cloth around eyes for five to ten minutes to minimize dark circles

• Steep two herbal tea (chamomile (if allergic to chamomile or ragweed use, black or green tea),( rosehip), bags for about 2 minutes, chill the tea bags and use them as a compress to reduce puffiness and drink the tea to relax and unwind.

• Place 2 thinly sliced, chilled cucumbers on each eye and relax for 15 minutes to minimize puffiness

Enjoy!!

When we had the chance recently to connect with Raw Model, Anthony Anderson we had lots of giggles and great inspiration to share. So, in the spirit of sweet treats, renewal and inspiration, we wanted to leave you with this. Sit back, click play and as you bustle about your kitchen or sit back to kick up your feet, enjoy this inspiring interview with a young guy who’s making a big impact on the world around him.

In this interview, Tera and Anthony discuss:

The 4 Things To Focus On To Ensure You Look and Feel Your Best
(Hint: One of them, you might NEVER have thought of!!)

What it takes to get to the place where you can easily maintain your weight.

How to get off the raw-cooked roller coaster. (It’s easier than you think!)

We wouldn’t be divas if we hadn’t asked him to give us the scoop on his new girlfriend!

What are his plans from here on out?

The two things you simply must avoid if you don’t want a puffy face and dark circles under your eyes!!

How vanity sparked his raw food pursuits and interests and how his passion for raw food and conscious living may help him leave modelling behind.

When you’ve reached a plateau with your raw food diet, the next step in your nutrition evolutions is…

What makes him the PERFECT consultant for most women who are passionate about raw foods, natural beauty and… …eating disorders.

How many days it takes for cooked food to show up on your skin, and how many days it takes to get rid of it again.

The 3 things you simply must eat to have BEAUTIFUL skin.

Superfoods: Are they necessary?

How to Eat Like a King in Central Park for free all summer.

How to make use of your neighbors back yard and public parks for your own wild food gardening.

To enjoy these and other bits of inspiration, and Anthony charm that will leave you smiling click this link. Enjoy more calorie-free treats, sent with love from The Raw Divas.

n often repeated discussion here in the raw food world, seems to center on disagreements of whether a high fruit diet is best, and then assumptions are often made that a diet not high in fruits needs to be high in fat. These discussions frustrate me, as they really miss the whole key to a healthy diet (raw or otherwise). While fruits, nuts, and seeds all play an important role in a well-rounded, healthy diet, the real stars of the show in optimum health are greens. Whether you’re a fruit-loving raw foodist, a supplement fan, a low-sugar advocate, or anything in between, the core of your diet should be fresh greens of all kinds.

Here are some of the benefits of centering your diet on greens:

1. Mineral salts naturally occurring in greens help neutralize and expel waste in our bodies.

2. Greens are a good source of natural fibre, helping to keep colon healthy
3. Greens provide important nutrients such as calcium, magnesium, copper, iron, potassium, phosphorus, zinc and other minerals not found in fruits, nuts and seeds (unless you eat the white pith or seeds of oranges or figs, blended for digestion)
4. Greens are a rich source of vitamins A, B complex, D and E

5. Greens (especially sunflower greens – which are delicious) are a wonderful source of lecithin, which helps break fatty acids down into a digestible form
6. Greens are full of chlorophyll and carotenoids (components of vitamin A), which benefits the blood, tissues, and inflammation, supports our immune system, our vision, and protects against coronary disease, and tumours
7. Greens are our best sources of folates and folic acid (a B vitamin), which are important for cell growth and reproduction
8. Greens like spinach, parsley, kale, and mustard greens, are extremely high in vitamin C.

Unlike fruits and fats, leafy greens have never been accused of causing acidity in the body.
In fact, greens help the body become more alkaline, which is a goal of many raw foodists who understand that illness can only exist in an acidic environment in the body.

Worried about the cost of buying fresh, organic greens in sufficient quantities?
Remember, farmed greens are simply cultivated wild herbs and greens. For a truly low-cost and nutrient rich diet, consider edible wild greens. A little research into your local edible flora and fauna could provide you with some of the highest quality food in your diet!
Another cost-saving tip, is to grow your own! There are many books and website dedicated to teaching people how to easily grow the highest quality greens, even in small, city kitchens. Sunflower greens are one very easy and delicious green that can be grown this way, without fancy equipment.

So now that you know why you should focus your diet on greens, and you know how to do it in a way that suits any budget or environment, you might have one other issue that has kept you from becoming a full-fledged green practitioner yourself:

Taste!

Many people have the notion that greens don’t taste good. If you fall into this unfortunate category, take heart! Greens are an acquired taste for some people, especially if your taste buds are more familiar with processed grains and fat-filled sauces than fresh produce! Most people find that the more greens they eat, the more they come to fall back in love with the food that nature intended for us.

A great way to ease into a greener diet, is by adding green smoothies to your daily menus. While the appearance of a green smoothie can be intimidating, an attractive jug and a few recipes have proven that even the most cooked food eater can enjoy greens in their diet in this form!

Another great way to get more greens is to eat them in salads with fruit. Salads of luscious and soft baby spinach topped with juicy mandarin orange slices and velvety sunflower sprouts don’t miss fatty dressings at all, and you might be surprised at how enjoyable they are as a main dish.

According to Ann Wigmore, “after you’ve been eating lots of green foods for six months to a year, you will feel that something is missing unless you have them each day. When you recognize this, your body is beginning to take a more active role in food selection, and that is the purpose of any good health program – to help you tune in to your own body’s needs.”
April’s Issue of Health In High Heels will be pulling out all the Green Stops! Watch for April’s Great Green Gazette to learn more!

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In case you missed this in our latest issue of Health In High Heels…

**BIG NEWS**

Hear ye! Hear ye! After multiple requests, much consideration, finger twiddling, and gum chewing, the Raw Divas have decided to make it OFFICIAL!!

OUR FIRST LIVE RAW DIVA EVENT IS HAPPENING!!

Over much of the last year we’ve had a lot of giggles about the idea of hosting a great, big pajama party and sassy Raw Diva event. Well, it seems our plans are finally about to be realized!

But before we make the big announcement, we’d love to know what you think about a few of the ideas up our sleeves. Please take a moment to peek at a few of the ideas we’ve been playing with and let us know what you think!

Okay… well, first of all, that little bundle of Sunshine, Charissa, is the one who tagged Amy and I. But I know Amy’s packing and preparing to move today, so her turn to post might have to wait a day or two. Anyway, thanks, Charissa. We appreciate all your kind words and playful support.

Here goes…

1. My Dad is one of the most inspirational entrepreneurs I’ve ever met.

This picture was his great idea, along with a bunch of other special shaped hot air balloons like a flying cow and a house.

At one point he held the World Record for long distance flight in a hot air balloon. Now, he’s given up hot air balloons for inflatable shelters and hospitals and stuff. It’s pretty intense compared to floating around in the sky with a giant dinosaur.

2. I almost exclusively wear skirts. It’s rare, rare, rare that I’ll wear pants.

3. My survival kit includes: a curling iron, waterproof mascara, lip liner, lip stick, lip gloss, eyebrow tweezers and eyebrow curlers. If I have those, I’m a happy diva no matter where I go. Oh, and a razor, because even if it is natural, nature untamed can be ugly.

4. I had a spaghetti eating hamster named “Lint” that escaped through a hole in the wall of my apartment when I was in university. And every once in a while, I kinda wonder how he might have ended up. Dried? Fried? Lost and alone? Yuck.

5. My mom’s real name is Gertruida Jocoba Maria Hof. She’s “mom” in The Powder Room. And for every project I ever did, I never had a better supporter than her. I loooove you, Mom!

If we have to tag people… I’m going to wait for Amy to finish hers, first.

Mmmmuah!

Tomorrow night I have the honor of connecting with a woman who has been named, “The Queen of Green,” Renée Loux. Not only does this inspiring raw diva have a prominent voice in the media for Organics, Green Living and Sustainability, she’s also well known for her a voice her incredible raw food recipes.

On her website she lists 1o simple, approachable steps people can take to start Living Green. I’ll list them briefly here, because whenever I get ready to interview a new guest, I always spend time learning as much about them as I can. I highly recommend you visit Renee’s site and avail yourself to all there is in terms of support for green living, organic awareness.

So here’s what she suggests as 10 steps to a Green Home. The following is largely an excerpt from her site, with a few of my own comments included when I found myself having something clever to say about it.

1. Use Green Cleaning Products

Aside from the fact that cancer, reproductive disorders, lung and skin damage, are some of the lovely side effects of inhaling toxic chemicals, don’t forget that kids are especially vulnerable!!

HEY! What about starting up community awareness programs and bringing non-toxic cleansers into schools, day cares, etc. Somebody should do that!

The destroy our eco-systems and contaminate water. It’s just YUCK and the solutions are so simple. Check out Renée’s Green Cleaning Solution Chart for the full picture.

2. Install a Water Filter

I was surprised that this was number two, but thrilled as well. I’ve recently been studying quite a lot about the ionization water filtration systems and I can testify to the fact that this is the evolution in water filtration systems. Taking the idea of just having clean water to making your water your medicine.

Very Exciting stuff, and I strongly encourage you to read more water ionization filtration systems.

3. Use of Energy Efficient Light Bulbs

Renée says, “Energy-efficient bulbs produce the same amount of light using about 1/4 of the energy.”

Compact fluorescent, full-spectrum, color-corrected. All of them will save energy and money. Though some of the bulbs are more expensive than standard bulbs, their extended life and low draw of energy makes them cost-effective and eco-friendly. How about a light bulb that lasts 20,000 hours— that’s 5 hours a day for 11 years!— just one of them will replace 26 store — bought light bulbs. So smart!

4. Use Recycled Paper Products (Unbleached or Naturally Bleached Recycled paper just makes sense.)

Here are a few stats that’ll shock you! (You can read more on Renee’s site!)

Every year, more than 900 million trees are cut down for US paper and pulp mills!

We throw away enough paper to build a 12-foot wall from New York to California (every year!).
More than 40% of landfill is paper— office and residential paper dominates it.

Recycled paper:

Generates 95% less air pollution
Uses 80% less water
Requires 65% less energy

than virgin paper. Sheesh! And we haven’t even started to discuss the effects of Bleach! Here’s what Renée says:

“Virtually all paper (unless otherwise stated) is bleached with toxic chlorine-based chemicals. The by-products are devastating to the ecosystem and exact a horrible toll on human health- cancer, birth defects, reproductive and developmental damage.

Think: coffee filters, toilet paper and feminine products especially!”

5. Purify Air with Houseplants!

If you ever needed a reason to start your indoor garden, now you’ve got 6 MORE!

1. Produce fresh air and oxygen
2. Reduce carbon dioxide in air
3. Reduce and remove chemical vapors emitted from synthetic materials, like formaldehyde, benzene, and ammonia
4. Offer healthy, microbe-free humidity to dry indoor air
5. Reduce airborne bacteria, mold spores, and mildew
6. Foster a calm, peaceful environments, with measurable benefits including reduced stress more productivity in the workplace and quicker recovery time for hospital patients.

Just so you know, all these facts and figures are meticulously sourced on Renée’s site!

6. Go for Natural Natural Lawn Care — Stop Using Pesticides & Synthetic Fertilizers

Here’s one to chew on:

“90 million pounds of pesticides are used on lawns in the US alone- per foot, this is more chemicals than commercial agriculture! These terrible poisons are devastating to our ecosystem. Many of them will never break down, contaminating fresh water and causing serious harm to humans and animals.” And as Renée repeatedly points out, kids are the most vulnerable!”

7. Choose “Green Energy” Options through your Electric Utility

“For a small premium, you can elect to get your electricity from renewable sources such as wind, solar, or biomass. This is a direct way to personally get off fossil fuels. Very cool. And will keep our planet from melting. Sign up and save the world!”

8. Favor Cloth over Paper

“Each of us uses an average of 700 pounds of paper products per year (which makes up a third of what goes into landfills).”

Use cloth towels, instead of paper towels. Cloth napkins instead of paper napkins, and rags instead of disposable substitutes. My Grandpa used to carry a handkerchief for occasional sniffles and in Thailand, well, they don’t even USE toilet paper! And neither does any other creature on earth, but I’m not going to get into that conversation here.

9. Be Wise with Laundry

“USE BIODEGRADABLE DETERGENT AND OXYGEN BLEACH— free of chemicals, toxins, irritants and harmful substances that do not break down. Better for you, your kids and the environment.

WASH CLOTHES ON COLD — washing machines perform just as well with cold water as with warm or hot. It will save energy and money and extend the life of your threads.

WASH FULL LOADS, BUT DON’T OVERFILL — it takes the same amount of energy for a small load as a large load. Of course, large loads use more water, but an overfilled machine won’t perform as well and may need a longer wash/rinse cycle. Pre-soaking gets clothes cleaner with a shorter cycles.

HANG DRY WHAT YOU CAN — Nothing is better than fresh, line-dried clothes. It will save energy, money on electric (dryers are a huge draw of power), and smells wonderful. Your clothes will thank you too- the dryer is rough on fabric, elastic and wears out colors quickly. Even in cold moths (or sans yard), some laundry can be hung indoors- socks, under-ware and lightweight clothing such as tee shirts will dry quickly. A folding rack can be stashed away without taking up much room. If you like clothes fluffy, tumble drying for a few minutes will do the trick.

CLEAN THE LINT SCREEN— every time the dryer is used. Simple. Air will flow more freely for efficient drying time. Ch-ching.

BUY AN ENERGY EFFICIENT WASHER AND DRYER WHEN THE TIME COMES — they use 50% less energy and 35-50% less water for the same washing and drying action. Look for the Energy Star* models, which meet strict guidelines by the Department of Energy and the EPA.

10. Get Off Junk Mail Lists/ Recycle Paper

“More than 62 billion pieces of unsolicited junk mail arrives in American mailboxes every year. Each of us receives about 41 pounds of junk mail- annually 44% of it ends up in the landfill unopened. That is more than 4 million tons of wasted paper!”

“There are ways to get off unsolicited and junk mail lists and reduce the hemorrhage of waste. It takes a little time and effort- so be persistent! Our planet is worth it.”

“Avoid having your name sold to advertisers by specifically requesting that your name not be lent, sold or traded to any other organization for their mailing lists whenever you send a check for donations, for mail order purchases, to renew subscriptions or when returning a warranty card.”

WHEEW! I can’t help reading after all that stuff that I’m an environmental terrorist. I mean, compared to most people out there, I’m an eco-extremist. There’s so much we can do to make a difference.

Each of us is responsible for assessing our own actions and being accountable to ourselves. Those of us who hold the interests of humanity to heart don’t sleep well at night knowing they’ve dropped the ball and done less than they could.

We’ve got to keep evolving toward a more conscious way of life. It’s the only way things will really change. It’s the only way the masses will finally say “NO!” loud enough to stand up to the handful of people who do not care, who do not want to make things go right.

As you can imagine, I’ve got loads of questions to ask her and am so, so excited about getting the chance to connect one on one tomorrow night. If you’re already a member of the Sisterhood, then be sure to join us for the call tomorrow night at 10:30pm EDT.

Of course, if you’re not in the Sisterhood, then…

…well, then, why the heck not? C’mon already! Sign up. It’s cheaper than chocolate cravings and much lower in calories and an entirely GREEN program!

Mmmuah!

Well, our friends Heidi and Justin Ohlander have done it again!

Seems they’ve just got the celebration bug in their veins, because every time festivities roll around they surprise us with another recipe book!
Click here to view more details

If you haven’t already defrosted your poultry for a mega-Easter feast, then it’s not too late.

It’s not JUST the fact that you’ll know you’re feeding everyone healthy foods!!

Think of the sticky, grimy dishes that most people have to deal with after your aver

No nasty pots and pans. Just a rinse and a wipe and away she goes!

And you’ve got to admit, this tasty loaf looks better than a roasted ham! Every time we mention Heidi’s holiday feasts, we always get back rave reviews!

Skip the ham, buy the book, and keep us posted on the family’s reactions when Aunt Gertie raves about your deviled eggs, only to find out that they’re NOT EGGS and they’re certainly not “deviled!”

Why try and “resist” the cooked food at the Easter banquet when you can just bring the good stuff to them!

At least a couple appetizers to change the scenery!

Happy Easter! and Happy Snacking…

Muah!

Here is the Question:

Hi Monique! I have an allergy to sulphur, so unfortunately MSM is not an option for me. I drink at least one quart of green smoothies every day (kale or collards with fruit, spirulina, and flax seeds). I am having some of the same symptoms I experience when I ingest sulphur, although more mild, but uncomfortable nonetheless. It makes sense that some whole foods would naturally be higher in sulphur content than others. Which ones should I avoid or eliminate entirely? I love them all, but will do what I have to do. Thanks in advance for your response!

Best Regards,
Julie Keefe

Answer:

Hi Julie,

First I’d like to ask you, what are your symptoms? Also have you seen a doctor to confirm that you have a sulphur allergy and not something else? The reason why I’m asking this is that symptoms can be very similar sometimes, but be caused by different things all together. It sounds like your daily green smoothie might be too much, too often for your body to handle, but remember that sulphur is a constituent of protein and other biomolecules that you obtain from food and are required in trace amounts in your diet to sustain your health.

So, because you need sulfur, as long as you’re getting adequate protein each day, you should be fine. For myself, I have problems with the sulfur in onions if I have too much. When I have small amounts less often, I’m fine.

The following is a list of foods that have sulfur, but instead of omitting these foods altogether, try consuming them in smaller amounts. Your body might be able to handle this better, because if you eliminate certain foods, like Kale for example, you will be losing other important nutrients as well. If you decide to eliminate foods, make sure that you’re getting the nutrients that you’ll be missing from other foods.

You will ultimately have to be the judge on what you decide to do. Listen to your body and talk to your doctor.

Remember, a diet adequate in protein commonly contains enough sulphur.

The main sulphur-containing foods are:

raspberries
brussels sprouts
leaf lettuce (all types)
cabbage
onions (leeks-onion family)
carrots
parsley
celery
radishes
dandelion
snap beans
garlic
string beans
horsetail (herb)
wheatgrass
watercress
nuts (almonds, filberts, walnuts)
kale
kelp
alfalfa sprouts
turnips

Important note: sulfa, sulphur, sulfer are all the same substance. Sulfa and sulfer are American spellings and sulphur is apparently British.

If you’re not eating a strictly raw/vegan diet, you will have to check labels and avoid the following: alcohol, and certain medical drugs.

For more information you can check out : www.diagnose-me.com

Hope this helps.

Take Care
Monique