Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Hey Vivica (or anybody else who knows the answer), You mentioned giving up decaf coffee. I have never been a heavy coffee drinker but my husband likes the stuff :0). He recently bought a coffeemaker and makes himself a pot most mornings. We both eat quite healthy and he says decaf isn't bad for you. To me I don't feel very healthy drinking it (but maybe that is because I don't care for it). Anyway...is there any information out there that decaf is bad for you? Thanks in advance! Suzanne <>< In a message dated 1/28/2004 5:35:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, vivecapark writes: Eric and others, I have noticed just by going raw that all areas of my life have changed. My spiruality has increased. I can tell that my vibration level has changed which I feel has affected it. I do realize that it is my Truth is inside and it is ALL that is truly important. I do feel like I'm in touch with that part of life. I feel very much in the flow. I got into Natural Hygiene again because I knew it would help me lose weight. However, I became a vegan a little afterwards because I had already weened myself away from buying eggs and milk, but still consumed them if they were an ingredient in something. A little while later, I found out the benefits of eating raw. I didn't choose to eat raw to lose weight. I wanted to be healthy and detox my body too. I don't think of eating raw as a weight loss diet, it is just a benefit. I am currently not even trying to lose weight. I am actually eating to try to avoid any weight loss. I heard that when you detox, you lose weight and will even look drawn and unhealthy. I figure that is what is happening to me. I fee wonderful in every way. I am energetic and eat a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, and seeds and nuts. I have been 100% raw for about 4 months. I also heard that it can take quite a while to detox. Can anyone tell me if I should be finished detoxing? I spent about 3 months transitioning to 100%. In retrospect I believe I should have taken longer before going 100%. I'm sure if I had done it slower, I could have avoided the drastic weight lass at the beginning. However, now I don't lose more than 1 1/2 pound in 2 to 3 weeks. Anyone think I can speed up the detox and start regaining weight a bit if I started doing a juice fast? I was told it would probably be better not to do a water fast. Also, before starting this, I had been a lacto-ovo vegetarian for 24 years, no chocolate for 13, no caffiene for 7 years, no sodas for many years and no decaf coffee for about 1 year (prior to that--only 1 - 5 cups a year). I do know that I always didn't eat the most healthy foods, but for the most part, I believe my diet was a lot better than most people's before going raw. So to sum things up, I don't think it is uncommon that I looked healthier in the " before " photo, do you? I imagine after I finish detoxing I will look much better. Most people don't show all the photos during the detox time, but I thought it would be good to document it. Also, I had makeup on in the " before " photo and didn't have any on in the others. Viveca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 I understand that coffee is decaffinated by soaking the beans in hexane, a petroleum product. The caffine oils in the bean attach to the hexane and drained away. The question is, how much hexane remains to be percolated into the beverage? Mark - <DarinSuzyGates <rawfood > Wednesday, January 28, 2004 5:28 PM [Raw Food] Decaf coffee? > Hey Vivica (or anybody else who knows the answer), > > You mentioned giving up decaf coffee. I have never been a heavy coffee > drinker but my husband likes the stuff :0). He recently bought a coffeemaker and > makes himself a pot most mornings. We both eat quite healthy and he says > decaf isn't bad for you. To me I don't feel very healthy drinking it (but maybe > that is because I don't care for it). Anyway...is there any information out > there that decaf is bad for you? > > Thanks in advance! > Suzanne <>< > > In a message dated 1/28/2004 5:35:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, > vivecapark writes: > Eric and others, > > > I have noticed just by going raw that all areas of my life have > changed. My spiruality has increased. I can tell that my > vibration level has changed which I feel has affected it. I do > realize that it is my Truth is inside and it is ALL that is truly > important. I do feel like I'm in touch with that part of life. > I feel very much in the flow. > > I got into Natural Hygiene again because I knew it would help me > lose weight. However, I became a vegan a little afterwards > because I had already weened myself away from buying eggs and > milk, but still consumed them if they were an ingredient in > something. A little while later, I found out the benefits of > eating raw. > > I didn't choose to eat raw to lose weight. I wanted to be > healthy and detox my body too. I don't think of eating raw as a > weight loss diet, it is just a benefit. I am currently not even > trying to lose weight. I am actually eating to try to avoid any > weight loss. I heard that when you detox, you lose weight and > will even look drawn and unhealthy. I figure that is what is > happening to me. > > I fee wonderful in every way. I am energetic and eat a variety > of fresh fruits and vegetables, and seeds and nuts. I have been > 100% raw for about 4 months. I also heard that it can take quite > a while to detox. Can anyone tell me if I should be finished > detoxing? I spent about 3 months transitioning to 100%. In > retrospect I believe I should have taken longer before going > 100%. I'm sure if I had done it slower, I could have avoided the > drastic weight lass at the beginning. However, now I don't lose > more than 1 1/2 pound in 2 to 3 weeks. > > Anyone think I can speed up the detox and start regaining weight > a bit if I started doing a juice fast? I was told it would > probably be better not to do a water fast. Also, before starting > this, I had been a lacto-ovo vegetarian for 24 years, no > chocolate for 13, no caffiene for 7 years, no sodas for many > years and no decaf coffee for about 1 year (prior to that--only > 1 - 5 cups a year). I do know that I always didn't eat the most > healthy foods, but for the most part, I believe my diet was a lot > better than most people's before going raw. > > So to sum things up, I don't think it is uncommon that I looked > healthier in the " before " photo, do you? I imagine after I > finish detoxing I will look much better. Most people don't show > all the photos during the detox time, but I thought it would be > good to document it. Also, I had makeup on in the " before " photo > and didn't have any on in the others. > > Viveca > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 Coffee is coffee if it is decaf or not. But decaf could even be in worse in some ways because they have to remove the caffeine. There is one method of removing the caffeine which uses chemicals. This would be the worse method to use. I'm sure most decaf coffees are done this way. In general, I would think coffee wouldn't be good either way. Maybe you should do a search on the internet to find out. To validate drinking coffee, maybe you could get organic decaf from a health food store. I'm like you, I never really was a coffee drinker. Viveca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vita-Mix -- For Nutrition You Can Taste! Read my review and get free shipping. http://www.vnetcybermall.com/vitamix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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