I decided to be my own guinea pig and tried it this morning. I took 1/4 c. and let it sit in boiling water for 5 minutes before straining and eating in small bites. It didn't take long to chew and wasn't any more crunchy than some granolas you can get. I used an organic whole grain brown rice I'd found at Costco.

I'm feeling pretty poorly, I have 2 young kids to take care of, this diet of no starches/carbs/legumes and no dairy/meats/eggs/nuts/seeds leaves me with.... leaves. I have zero energy. I'd hoped the rice would give me a little bit of energy for the morning and act as a colon "scrubber" while I'm doing paraGONE.

I haven't decided if I'm going to continue the raw rice in the AMs for more than a week.

My Absorb Plus isn't coming til Friday, so unfortunately I'm left with spinach and random non-starchy vegetables til the end of the week. I'm so effing cold! haha maybe i'll sneak some flax meal in my tea

Yep. It was in Paul Pitchford's book under his regime for parasite cleansing and/or maintenance... "Healing with Whole Foods; Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition."

He's spot on with stuff, so I figured, it couldn't hurt.

I have only done it 3-4 times, not every day for 2 weeks like he suggests. His philosphy is that (1) it teaches you to chew well (so foods are properly absorbed/assimilated), and (2) the fiber will help brush your colon clean of unwanted critters. It's only 1/4 cup, not like you're snarfing down cups of carbohydrate.

I figured this was unnecessary, as I am taking a Greens supplement that has some sprouted grains in it, and flax seed meal every morning for fiber.

It isn't hard on the teeth. I would soak the rice for 5 minutes in boiling water, drain, add some cinnamon, and slowly chew 1 T. at a time til it was liquid. No reaction to it. He says that people with weak teeth could soak the rice overnight, but I find this step unnecessary after doing more research behind the philosophy.

I wouldn't recommend any unsoaked/unsprouted grains for candida sufferers. This was recommended for a parasite program in a book, which is what I think my problem stems from. (c;