I have allergies every year and this year I decided to hold off on taking steroid progesterone for about a month then I took the 5 day regiment given by Doctor and it did not help at all. I know they are anti life drugs but when you have trouble breathing quality of life declines so I did what wad available that I knew of. Anyhow, I have trouble getting in full breath Doctor said oxygen level is 97% so they didn't think I needed an inhaler. It is like deep in my diaphragm I cannot get that full breath but only partial. Sometimes can get full breath but not often. I know that this way of eating is the best I've ever had and no way am I throwing in the towel I wanted to ask if anyone in the community dealt with breathing issues which may be due to the changes in digestion and diet? Curious if anyone has any ideas about how to get some relief?

I'm getting bored with my daily big salads so I thought I'd ask the community for smoothie recipes? I want to have greens in them and could mix in other salad things like cucumber, mushrooms, or etc. I don't have a Vitamix blender or anything fancy for smoothies yet just a basic blender but can puree so should be able to make smoothies I just haven't gotten creative yet

One of the things that brought me back to 100% raw fruit based this year was my worsening gut issues. I have celiac, and despite scrupulously avoiding gluten for decades, I still have problems (pain, bloating, flare-ups of diarrhea -- pretty much the entirety of 2023 was a diarrhea flare-up; I got down to bmi 12 at one point). I've avoided fat forever because it makes things worse, and I have to be very careful with leaves and veg. Just learned that I have severe EPI - exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. No pancreatic digestive enzymes, so no wonder! And no wonder I feel so much better eating fruit -- no enzymes needed! The medication for this condition is porcine based; as a Jewish vegan there's no way in heaven I'm going to take that! So fruit is right, right?!

I can’t wait for persimmon season, just the thought makes my mouth water😆 I live in the UK, so grapes and bananas are always a staple year round. How about you, what are your go to fruits this time of year?

I hope no one minds me Journaling here. I've only been raw vegan 80/10/10 for 4 months but since that time made many good life improvements like completing the Level One 80/10/10 Certified Coach Program. Then getting a Dexafit Testing Package and realizing that I needed help getting to a healthier body with more lean muscle and less fat. Then signing up for a 24 hour gym and using Kickoff App (I have free one month Guest Pass for anyone interested you get Zoom call with Certified Personal Trainer and they get you a workout plan and videos that show you how to do exercises anyhow I pay $95 a month for this and it has been well worth it for me) with my Certified Personal Trainer that works with me and I message her often for advice. I'm sure I'm already lower body fat and know I've gained muscle too so definitely moving in the right direction. I also looked in the mirror of my finances realizing I'm a mess financially. What I mean by that is I've been winging finances all of my life without a budget and when I tried one in the past I always gave up in two weeks or less. This time it's been over 2 weeks and I'm using YNAB (You Need a Budget). It may be a couple of months before everything including my numerous debts get fully organized because the learning process and changes will happen along the way but now i can confidently say that i will be a lifetime budgeter realizing the immense value. So I am putting my progress of developing and working on business as 80/10/10 Coach on hold at least until I get finances in order so not sure when will be the right time for that but i trust iĺl know when. Thank you to this community for your support. What life wins have other community members had since becoming 80/10/10? With love, Derek