Asking for your advice and what you do about tooth brushing. Is baking soda okay to use? I know you don't have to use anything but I kind of like the idea of the possible whitening aspect of baking soda (or is that a myth)? One of my friends uses baking soda mixed with coconut oil. what do you think of that? I tried it. it's kind of weird and slimy in my mouth. thanks in advance for your input.

Hi friends, I am really struggling right now. A few days ago I bruised my ribs for the 3rd time in the past year. I'm concerned because all I was doing was trying to open a stiff door in a way that was putting some pressure on my rib area. That injury has prevented me from doing most of my calisthenics routine that I am trying to build up to increase my bone density. Then this morning I woke up with a throbbing foot just out of the blue. The symptoms seem to be consistent with a stress fracture and I cannot walk at all. To give some honest background info, I am 31 yrs old and have struggled with anorexia for the last 18 years and have been consistently underweight for that entire time. I had a bone scan done about 6 years ago which showed that I had pre-osteoporosis in most areas of my body. I typically walk around 2 hours a day at a very fast pace in addition to my calisthenics and manual labor/gardening a few hours each day, and when I am unable to do this I have a really hard time eating and intentionally decrease my calorie intake as I still fear gaining weight and being sedentary. I also hardly ever allow myself to sit and rest which I'm wondering if that has contributed to my foot injury. I realize that eating disorders are a tricky condition to understand if you don't have experience with it but I'm hoping someone here might be able to give me some words of wisdom. Thanks, Dareios

Are you feeling as healthy as you would like to feel? Are you satisfied, or are you striving? What needs to change for you to make progress towards your goals? I'd love to see people sharing more of such conversations here. Please feel free to chime in.

I've been eating 80/10/10 for one year exactly today. And while some things have improved immensely, my list of foods I'm allergic/intolerant of is growing, and I haven't got many left. I don't know why my histamine/mast cells/whatever is causing it is worsening, but I must be missing something, because that aspect of my health is going the wrong way. Any insight is appreciated.

Hey everyone, I have been raw now since 5 months and 85/5/10 is what my calorie ratio has settled at, due to the produce readily available to me. I am getting a little worried though, that according to 811 im on the lower side of protein intake. Does anyone have any experience if it is too low or not? I live in Germany, and in the winter im having a hard time coming by affordable fruit in the higher >5% protein range. For my main fat source I prefer avocados over nuts, as my digestion, energy and moods seem to prefer them. Open for any tips :)) Fyi, my current diet: 2400kcal bananas 500kcal oranges 300kcal avocado 70kcal parsley/dill/koriander 40kcal tomato