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General Discussion / Re: Frustrated

« on: July 07, 2014, 12:02:05 am »

I have thought some about whether cooking food makes sense from a historical paleo past perspective. It seems to me that procuring food for a human in a primitive hunter gatherer existence would be similar to any other animal. Meaning that he/she would go for the greatest calorie gain for effort expended. Thus you would more likely to go after animal meat and fat rather than eating wild broccoli. Hunting an animal could require much tracking and stalking to achieve success. You might well be hunting because you are out of food thus you are already hungry. After finally killing your prey you might well be exhausted from the effort so I am imagining you not be inclined to expend even more energy to gather fuel and build a fire, cut up your prey, wait for it to cook so you can finally eat something many hours later. I think you would most likely just eat it raw.

Primal Diet / Re: Aajonus Vonderplanitz just died from an accidental fall in Thailand

« on: September 03, 2013, 05:37:00 am »

What a sad event. I cant help but wonder what was behind such a strange death circumstance.

I think Aajonus was a great man. Why? Because he was one of the few in modern times who learned by experience and wanted as much to educate as to cure. There are so many "health experts" who have degrees, nice offices and receptionists but who are basically ignorant of what causes illness. They are not daring free thinkers but businessmen making money from reciting what they learned in school and/or mutilating and poisoning people. Aajonus did not just talk, he practiced what he preached and experimented on himself. He worked tirelessly to redeem the corruption of food system. How many MD's do that? Disconnected from the natural world most everyone is in the corner of not knowing what you don't know and this ignorance is destroying the world and us with it.

I thank Aajonus for helping me understand how the body works and that it is not something to fear. Though we only met a few times I will miss him.

Primal Diet / Coconut Oil or Coconut Cream

« on: August 04, 2013, 04:11:02 am »

I notice that Aajonus suggests eating coconut cream but never coconut oil. I have read many positive benefits around eating coconut oil especially regarding improving brain function. If raw and cold pressed they seem to be very similar in composition save the cream having the coconut meat fiber. I have purchased raw coconut cream from several sources and while I like it I have some reasons why I prefer oil. Coconut cream sours very quickly, always before I finish it. Also the the only raw sources I have found require shipping from out of state. This shipping is very expensive and wasteful with all the cold packs and padding used. I wonder why one could not substitute more easily obtainable and cheaper coconut oil for for coconut cream.

Primal Diet / Re: Raw Cheese: Types, Brands, Sources, Reviews

« on: March 26, 2013, 06:44:21 am »

I have wondered about this claim that raw cheese binds to toxins. It makes some sense that it could pull toxins from the blood when it is in the digestive track. However Aajonus states that iridology shows that toxins are also stored throughout the body, say in the lungs and brain and affect those organs. I am wondering how cheese being in the digestive track could be affective in removing toxins stored in other areas.

General Discussion / New Zealand

« on: January 15, 2013, 09:08:29 am »

Hello all,

I am considering a trip to north island (more tropical) of New Zealand with an eye on the possibility of moving there. Having never been there I am interested in hearing any feedback about the country but especially about following a raw diet there. From web searches I found there are sources for raw milk and grass feed beef on the north island but wonder about which areas might have the best source and if there are any buying clubs.

Thanks

General Discussion / What's Wrong With The Primal Diet and Paleo Diet

« on: October 13, 2012, 06:49:36 am »

I am wondering if anyone has read this article on the primal diet on the"raw food health dot net" website. They promote raw food but pretty well trash the primal diet. There are many references to studies and the health of tribes. Overall it seems well documented but has a definite flavor of mainstream medical diets.

"The primal diet and paleo diet have several flaws, the most prominent being its low intake of carbohydrates from nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables, high intake of animal foods, and, consequently, high fat intake."

I am new to the paleo diet and feel somewhat vulnerable in my convictions not having much direct experience with it. Thus I am curious what people on this forum would think about the arguments presented in the article.

The link is "http://www.raw-food-health.net/Primal-Diet.html" but I don't know if this forum allows posting links. If it doesn't show up just search for raw food health primal diet. It was the second hit on my search.

Jeff