Comments on: What Are Some Raw and Vegan Options for Contraceptives – The Renegade Health Show Episode #333 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/06/18/what-are-some-raw-and-vegan-options-for-contraceptives/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:16:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sharon http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/06/18/what-are-some-raw-and-vegan-options-for-contraceptives/#comment-32394 Sharon Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:37:12 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=922#comment-32394 Sweet? If sweet cravings become overpowering it's an imbalance in the brain. Typically a bit of GABA powder will fix it within a few minutes. I like scented candles. Scent is very powerful and can kick sweet cravings. There's a whole book called Scentsational Weight Loss! Eating enough fruit helps too. Birth control? Billings method. Learn to identify when you're ovulating and avoid sex if you absolutely can't risk having a child at this time or have protected sex if you can afford the risk. Condoms are not a sure thing and withdrawal is useless. It takes your body a while to stabilize and you can easily get pregnant shortly after stopping birth control pills. Be sure to use a lot of probiotics if you're on the pill and afterwards. You don't want to have a pregnancy without probiotics! Sweet? If sweet cravings become overpowering it’s an imbalance in the brain. Typically a bit of GABA powder will fix it within a few minutes.

I like scented candles. Scent is very powerful and can kick sweet cravings. There’s a whole book called Scentsational Weight Loss!

Eating enough fruit helps too.

Birth control? Billings method. Learn to identify when you’re ovulating and avoid sex if you absolutely can’t risk having a child at this time or have protected sex if you can afford the risk. Condoms are not a sure thing and withdrawal is useless. It takes your body a while to stabilize and you can easily get pregnant shortly after stopping birth control pills. Be sure to use a lot of probiotics if you’re on the pill and afterwards. You don’t want to have a pregnancy without probiotics!

]]> By: colleen http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/06/18/what-are-some-raw-and-vegan-options-for-contraceptives/#comment-32369 colleen Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:58:00 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=922#comment-32369 What is sweet in my life? Wow Kevin! I have to say that you are pretty sweet! Have been extremely busy recently so haven't had so much time to see you in action on the blog but you are looking absolutely gorgeous! Don't know what it is but you are looking fit,tanned, blonde and beautiful - lucky Annmarie! Thanks for making my day What is sweet in my life?

Wow Kevin! I have to say that you are pretty sweet!

Have been extremely busy recently so haven’t had so much time to see you in action on the blog but you are looking absolutely gorgeous!

Don’t know what it is but you are looking fit,tanned, blonde and beautiful – lucky Annmarie!

Thanks for making my day

]]> By: Patricia http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/06/18/what-are-some-raw-and-vegan-options-for-contraceptives/#comment-32011 Patricia Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:54:18 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=922#comment-32011 Hi Kevin, thanks a lot for saying that a craving for sweets comes from a lack of sweetness in life. I had never thought about it that way, but it makes sense to me. I am starting my detective work now to find out where I need to add sweetness. What is already sweet in my life is my family. As to coitus interruptus I would like to add that it is just not as much fun as going all the way - for both sides. I favor the temperature method which for me works well. Patricia Hi Kevin,
thanks a lot for saying that a craving for sweets comes from a lack of sweetness in life. I had never thought about it that way, but it makes sense to me. I am starting my detective work now to find out where I need to add sweetness.
What is already sweet in my life is my family.

As to coitus interruptus I would like to add that it is just not as much fun as going all the way – for both sides. I favor the temperature method which for me works well.
Patricia

]]> By: Ilene http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/06/18/what-are-some-raw-and-vegan-options-for-contraceptives/#comment-31772 Ilene Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:59:56 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=922#comment-31772 What's sweet in my life is having the opportunity to teach women (and sometimes their partners) how to practice vegan, environmentally friendly, healthy, inexpensive birth control, and empowering them around their reproductive and sexual well-being at the same time. Sorry Kevin, but you missed the mark. Abstinence is a sarcastic answer that doesn't actually help anyone. Withdrawal can be effective (it has a 4% failure rate when used perfectly) but it's dependent on having a partner who is proficient in it, and doesn't give the woman any control over her own fertility. As many viewers/readers have mentioned, there are systems of body observation that enable women to know when they are fertile and when they are not. That information can then be used to practice natural contraception. However, the posts have muddled together methods with religious underpinnings, secular methods, as well as some other types of contraception such as Rhythm which don't belong in this category at all. In short, if you are interested in Natural Family Planning (religious underpinnings, no condoms, no pre-marital sex, etc etc), check out ccli.org or boma-usa.org (or woomb.org if you're outside the US). If you're not interested in Catholic values, think you might want to use barrier methods occasionally, etc, consider Fertility Awareness. As mentioned by Arianna (post 6), I am a teacher of this methodology. It is extremely effective for pregnancy prevention (2% failure rate with perfect use), and can also be used to help achieve a desired pregnancy. There are some good books on Fertility Awareness, but it is generally not recommended that one practice FA for birth control based solely on the reading of a book, as it is easy to make a mistake. Books to get you started include Taking Charge of Your Fertility, by Toni Weschler, and The Garden of Fertility, by Katie Singer. A simple book that some people might prefer is Honoring Our Cycles, also by Katie Singer. From there, you'll want to get some instruction. You can contact me, at www.fertaware.com, or one of my colleagues, such as Katie Singer (www.gardenoffertility.com) or Justisse (in Canada) www.justisse.ca). Wishing everyone good health. What’s sweet in my life is having the opportunity to teach women (and sometimes their partners) how to practice vegan, environmentally friendly, healthy, inexpensive birth control, and empowering them around their reproductive and sexual well-being at the same time. Sorry Kevin, but you missed the mark. Abstinence is a sarcastic answer that doesn’t actually help anyone. Withdrawal can be effective (it has a 4% failure rate when used perfectly) but it’s dependent on having a partner who is proficient in it, and doesn’t give the woman any control over her own fertility. As many viewers/readers have mentioned, there are systems of body observation that enable women to know when they are fertile and when they are not. That information can then be used to practice natural contraception. However, the posts have muddled together methods with religious underpinnings, secular methods, as well as some other types of contraception such as Rhythm which don’t belong in this category at all. In short, if you are interested in Natural Family Planning (religious underpinnings, no condoms, no pre-marital sex, etc etc), check out ccli.org or boma-usa.org (or woomb.org if you’re outside the US). If you’re not interested in Catholic values, think you might want to use barrier methods occasionally, etc, consider Fertility Awareness. As mentioned by Arianna (post 6), I am a teacher of this methodology. It is extremely effective for pregnancy prevention (2% failure rate with perfect use), and can also be used to help achieve a desired pregnancy. There are some good books on Fertility Awareness, but it is generally not recommended that one practice FA for birth control based solely on the reading of a book, as it is easy to make a mistake. Books to get you started include Taking Charge of Your Fertility, by Toni Weschler, and The Garden of Fertility, by Katie Singer. A simple book that some people might prefer is Honoring Our Cycles, also by Katie Singer. From there, you’ll want to get some instruction. You can contact me, at http://www.fertaware.com, or one of my colleagues, such as Katie Singer (www.gardenoffertility.com) or Justisse (in Canada) http://www.justisse.ca). Wishing everyone good health.

]]> By: Alena Liska http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/06/18/what-are-some-raw-and-vegan-options-for-contraceptives/#comment-31604 Alena Liska Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:19:48 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=922#comment-31604 Renegades: My two "Buddha" sons and Rosie granddaughter,Emily daughter-in-law,twins, my garden,my trees,the beautiful place where I live, the clean air,water, music in my life, friends and family, meditation group, roof over my head, food in the kitchen, cup of tea & sun/Happy Lite in the morning, ablity to walk almost any where in my small town, the organic food at the local farmers market, lovely parks in the area, the Strait of Juan d'Fuca and Olympic Mountains to gaze at, my support group, people that love me, the love in my heart, EFT, and my Higher Power/Creator. Alena Renegades:
My two “Buddha” sons and Rosie granddaughter,Emily daughter-in-law,twins, my garden,my trees,the beautiful place where I live, the clean air,water, music in my life, friends and family, meditation group, roof over my head, food in the kitchen, cup of tea & sun/Happy Lite in the morning, ablity to walk almost any where in my small town, the organic food at the local farmers market, lovely parks in the area, the Strait of Juan d’Fuca and Olympic Mountains to gaze at, my support group, people that love me, the love in my heart, EFT, and my Higher Power/Creator.
Alena

]]> By: Althea http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/06/18/what-are-some-raw-and-vegan-options-for-contraceptives/#comment-31566 Althea Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:20:14 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=922#comment-31566 What's wrong with having babies? They are blessings from God and I got to have 8. Sweet! :) What’s wrong with having babies? They are blessings from God and I got to have 8. Sweet! :)

]]> By: ktlove http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/06/18/what-are-some-raw-and-vegan-options-for-contraceptives/#comment-31520 ktlove Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:00:18 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=922#comment-31520 This comment is for Pery. I can't access the video from this site, but I have found if I click on the YouTube link in the right hand column, it brings me to where I can view the videos. A little cumbersome, but definitely worth it! This comment is for Pery. I can’t access the video from this site, but I have found if I click on the YouTube link in the right hand column, it brings me to where I can view the videos. A little cumbersome, but definitely worth it!

]]> By: lauren http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/06/18/what-are-some-raw-and-vegan-options-for-contraceptives/#comment-31458 lauren Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:18:34 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=922#comment-31458 growing up my fathers motto was "short happy life!" mostly as an excuse to eat ice cream in his coffee regularly... being raw we still can have that philosophy- life is sweet when there is nothing you "can't" have, just don't wanting what is bad for me but only what is good and delicious i do crave sweets when i feel love is lacking in my relationship. its a difficult metaphor though, because when some sweet food like say, apples, are taken away from us we simply switch to oranges, mangoes, etc but when someone stops loving you its much harder to just find something/someone else that is sweet. but we must remember all the other sources of love in our lives, like the other sources of sweetness. its a very good way to look at things when youre sad. Thank you Kevin. and i'd add, listen to matisyahu![musician] religious or no everyone needs to be reminded how grateful we should be for life. growing up my fathers motto was “short happy life!” mostly as an excuse to eat ice cream in his coffee regularly…

being raw we still can have that philosophy-
life is sweet when there is nothing you “can’t” have, just don’t wanting what is bad for me but only what is good and delicious

i do crave sweets when i feel love is lacking in my relationship. its a difficult metaphor though, because when some sweet food like say, apples, are taken away from us we simply switch to oranges, mangoes, etc
but when someone stops loving you its much harder to just find something/someone else that is sweet. but we must remember all the other sources of love in our lives, like the other sources of sweetness.
its a very good way to look at things when youre sad. Thank you Kevin.

and i’d add, listen to matisyahu![musician]
religious or no everyone needs to be reminded how grateful we should be for life.

]]> By: diana press http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/06/18/what-are-some-raw-and-vegan-options-for-contraceptives/#comment-31397 diana press Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:26:07 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=922#comment-31397 Hi Kevin, Thanks for all the great videos! I want to know how you manage to travel all over and have access to raw organic foods and superfoods in order to stay mostly raw vegan. LOVE, Diana Hi Kevin,

Thanks for all the great videos!

I want to know how you manage to travel all over and have access to raw organic foods and superfoods in order to stay mostly raw vegan.

LOVE, Diana

]]> By: Mary http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/06/18/what-are-some-raw-and-vegan-options-for-contraceptives/#comment-31396 Mary Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:56:10 +0000 http://renegadehealth.com/blog/?p=922#comment-31396 It's very sweet of you to really let people know that they CAN take responsibility for their own health, their own actions--and--their own research. We all have the same access to the good info you provide. You nicely told the peeps to quit being such lazies. When you need to know something, you don't need someone parroting stuff that you can then parrot to someone else. Do research. Read, for cryin' out loud. Study. The Internet is a great source of info. Best of all, listen to your own body. Just because Kevin says wear Vibram 5 finger shoes DOES NOT mean you have to run out and buy them. Learn to think for yourself. Empower yourself. Use your God-given brain. It's lovely and fun. Now that's sweet. It’s very sweet of you to really let people know that they CAN take responsibility for their own health, their own actions–and–their own research. We all have the same access to the good info you provide. You nicely told the peeps to quit being such lazies.

When you need to know something, you don’t need someone parroting stuff that you can then parrot to someone else. Do research. Read, for cryin’ out loud. Study. The Internet is a great source of info.

Best of all, listen to your own body. Just because Kevin says wear Vibram 5 finger shoes DOES NOT mean you have to run out and buy them. Learn to think for yourself. Empower yourself. Use your God-given brain. It’s lovely and fun.

Now that’s sweet.

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