1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogcrudorawveghttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/crudorawveg/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="V04i2KrN4x"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/going-raw-whats-that-smell/">Going Raw – What’s That Smell??</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/going-raw-whats-that-smell/embed/#?secret=V04i2KrN4x" width="600" height="338" title="“Going Raw – What’s That Smell??” — HappyCow" data-secret="V04i2KrN4x" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/fart.jpg14381473As I make the transition from vegetarian to raw vegan I have noticed many changes in my body–some great and some, well, stinky! In the last several weeks I have quit caffeine, adopted a vegan diet, and set the goal to cook as little of my food as possible. As a result, I’ve noticed some great changes to my waistline, but some not so great changes in my digestion! Let me tell you my “step” class at the gym was about 100% more difficult trying to clench my bum the whole time to keep the gas from escaping and killing the whole class! So I quickly got online and did some research on natural ways to relieve the discomfort and stink, and here is what I came up with: Chew your food well – We’ve all heard it a million times: digestion starts in the mouth. But how? Enzymes in saliva help start to break down starches and fat before we even swallow. Sending smaller pieces of food to the stomach also means that the acid in the stomach can break down the food into smaller more digestible pieces and kill gas-causing bacteria more efficiently. Less partially digested food in […]