Eh.  I definitely don't think it's the best way it could be portrayed, but I do agree with the sentiment that some others have that at least you're getting it out there that there's a person that's doing this, and they're not immediately dying, in fact they're solving a lot of their health issues with it. 

If this airs, there's a lot of people who will see this and think it's gross/disgusting and that he's crazy, that's for sure.  On the other hand, some people will see it and it will make them think, and may challenge their ingrained beliefs that raw meat = death.  They may search around the internet and end up on this forum to learn more. 

I think that's the best you can hope for really right now with the current norm attitude to this thing, if you have any interest in reaching out to people who have never considered the diet before.  On the other hand, if you want to just shell up and not be noticed by mainstream society, this is certainly a bad thing.

To me, though, the major points that seemed like they were meant to attack him, failed pretty hard.  1) a doctor told him he had some parasite, which could harm him if he weren't healthy... duh, and that there's all sorts of "terrible bacteria" on this meat that he's eating... and somehow it's making him healthier, 2) the family got all grossed out by him eating at the table, this is just shock factor/sensationalism for tv, anyone who has any chance of questioning their beliefs on something like this shouldn't fall for that anyway, 3) the psychiatrist at the end trying to diagnose him and bring the family together, he mostly stood his ground, but made some compromises to work with his family, and the questioning she was doing was just a bunch of bull anyway.

Pretty good.  I've been following this thread and was really hoping I would see an at least semi-finished product at some point.  I agree with what the others have said, if nothing else you look far healthier than everyone around you who is advocating other diets.  There's certainly a lot of agenda pushing, but your case is stated pretty clear and simple, and it's plain to see that you are on this diet and not having problems (in fact, solving a bunch that you had).  If there is a finished product that is give or take the same as this, I'd call this a definite success.

Splaying out the high meat at the dinner with everyone else was a little much for me, with all the shock factor/gagging, but it seemed obviously staged, and I think that will come across to anyone who is willing to challenge their beliefs on this kind of stuff anyway.

I thought it was interesting seeing the woman (sister? I didn't catch it) that didn't seem as concerned about the raw piece, and just wanted you to pull fruits/vegetables into the situation.  I didn't expect to hear that view on it.

Hi paleonewb, it seems you were searching for cooked paleo diets and you've stumbled on a raw paleo diet site.  The difference being that most members here are striving to eat their foods uncooked, including raw animal meats, because of the damage that cooked foods can cause.  It's a welcoming place for anyone to ask issues on eating more raw, and a lot of the members still eat some cooked as well.  People have recovered from some pretty amazing stuff on here, and there's a wealth of info, so stick around if you're interested at all.  The important info for newbies forum is a great place to start checking stuff out -

http://www.rawpaleodietforum.com/important-info-for-newbies/

particularly this article about easing into raw -

http://www.rawpaleodietforum.com/important-info-for-newbies/sticky-advice-for-newbies-wishing-to-slowly-ease-into-a-raw-animal-food-diet/

Of course, it's a forum, so if you have any questions, ask away.

Interesting.  So to boil it down entirely too far, and probably offend someone by oversimplifying it, it seems like the libertarian philosophy espoused by sabertooth's friend is first do no harm, and if that is fulfilled, no one has authority to tell you not to do something, or specifically not to raise your children a certain way.  I probably don't understand it all the way, so if anyone wants to clarify or direct me to the right thread (searched and didn't find anything definitive).

The obvious problem here is that "do no harm" is great on paper, but can be extremely vague and difficult to achieve in practice.  Who is the one who gets to decide what "no harm" means?  Does everyone really agree that the way she is raising "honey boo boo" is not harmful to her, or does it just not cross "the line", where "the line" is different for every person?  I don't know that there are good answers to these questions, but it seems like if you agree that children could be taken away for ANY reason, then it seems hypocritical to say someone else doesn't fall under the same generalized label (libertarian) because their viewpoint differs in degrees.  Again, I'm probably just not understanding the libertarian philosophy fully, so I'd appreciate any insight.

I also wanted to add that I consider posting something around the same time as Dorothy to say roughly what she said, but never would've done any justice compared to what she wrote.  One of the better posts I've seen in my years on the internet.  100% agree.

A quick search for a device gives the following description on amazon -

"...you lie with eyes open and synchronize your breathing with the wave of soft light as its movement becomes slower and slower..."

YMMV, always go by how you feel.  I can't tell you what to do, but I can say that I, personally, wouldn't hesitate to freeze in tupperware and continue eating from that for a few months at least.  I couldn't justify the prices if I wasn't buying in bulk, and I just don't have open air fridge space to store 50-100lbs of meat.

Others on here would likely tell you to stay away from freezing.  I was just telling you what my situation was, I'm not actually FOR vacuum sealing/freezing, it's just extremely convenient for me.  If I had the setup and was fully committed to RPD, I would love to do it exactly like Iguana does.  Until then, I live with someone and we're phasing back and forth between SAD/cooked paleo with me doing some RPD as well.

I'm still shaky on it for now.  I'm going to have to think some more.  It definitely feels like skirting the law and I don't know for sure that I'd be able to keep them.  I guess it's just a risk I'll have to consider taking since I won't get any more info out of them.  Any forum references you can give I'd be glad to check out though.

No kids so far, but that doesn't seem like a problem.  Just curious, do you use the SATZ method?  Or have you kinda just figured out your own way with all the critters running around.

Hmm, well apparently the town law is to allow them on plots > 2acres.  I have followed up to see if any exemptions are made and/or what qualifies as a household pet, since they say household pets are allowed.  Doesn't look great though.  I would keep an eye on it, but really wouldn't be worried about the cat with full grown chickens.  The dogs sleep inside, though I know they do a fair share of staking claim to the area, we had foxes living under our shed once or twice before getting them and never since.  Also a possum that got tossed around a bit.  Anyway, let you know when I get another response back from the town.  Thanks again.

I only have .35 acres, but it's mostly backyard.  2 dogs and a cat.  It's a house, no home owner's association.  There's a shed, that's currently seeing some use.  Probably wouldn't want to give it up, but if it was a huge benefit, I'd consider it.

I'll definitely try to find some information  about regulations first though.  I would absolutely not want to get invested with a bunch of time and money if there was even a chance that I'd have to just shut it straight down.

Anyway, it's probably a pipe dream at the moment, saving for other things and such, I was just interested in getting an idea of what it might take to get started from someone who is doing it the right way.

Wikipedia defines haggis as -

"Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver and lungs); minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally encased in the animal's stomach and simmered for approximately three hours. Most modern commercial haggis is prepared in a sausage casing rather than an actual stomach."

The biggest problem I see is the oatmeal.  That's a definite no-go.  The other big problem is that you're on a raw paleo forum, so unless you can manage to get raw haggis somewhere, then you're talking about more of a cooked paleo diet.  Of course, not everyone here is 100% raw paleo all the time, so it's up to you to figure out what's best for you.

For the folky side of things you could try Avett brothers and Of Monsters and Men.  If you have any slight interest in bluegrass at all, I highly recommend the Steeldrivers as a good jumping off point.  I could start going on a recommending spree from all different angles, but I'm guessing you're probably going to be overloaded with stuff to listen to from this thread anyway.

Hi all, I'm interested in eating more raw eggs.  There's a fair amount of talk about what you should shoot for when buying beef, as well as things to avoid with seafood, etc., but I'm having a hard time knowing what to look for in eggs.  Some people were talking about getting a more natural diet with their own chickens with meat scraps and stuff, but that doesn't seem like something I could find in someone selling eggs.

Obviously, there are a lot of people who eat raw eggs here, and I don't think everyone here owns chickens.  So what are some things to look for or some good resources to find good eggs for eating raw?  Do you just go with a local farm who seems to have their stuff together? do people eat grocery store eggs?  All I find are ones with labels which could be misleading and proud statements like "fed a 100% vegetarian diet" which just makes me sad that they're using that as a selling point.

So yeah, any information you have on what to look for when buying eggs for raw consumption would be much appreciated. 

Note that I've eaten raw eggs from WF once and mostly went on my gut based on the packaging info, and decided to just dive into it to try it.  Now that I'm interested in doing it more consistently, I'd like to make a "right" choice, if one's available, while also not overspending on marketing gimmicks either.

Thanks!