Have you been tested for celiac disease? It is caused by an autoimune reaction to gluten and over time it destroys the lining of the small intestines, greatly impairing the absorption of nutrients and causing all sorts of symptoms, many of them gastrointestinal. It is dificult to diagnose without a specific test, because the symptoms are very generic.

In terms of ATHLETES, I vote for contemporary athletes. After all, contemporary athletes have much better training facilities, better medical care and devote their entire time to athletic performace.

However the fitness level of a normal Athenian would be far superior obviously. The type of work people used to perform at those times was mainly physical. No desk jobs at that time

Does anybody have any idea howlong would it take for someone to get cured of candida on ZC? Since the candida feed on sugar after some time without any, it will die. But how long would that be?

In the Phillipines you should be okay with raw food, because you have the company and advice of goodsamaritan. This is a region where having a local friend and guide will make all the difference and will allow you to experience things that tourists dont usually do.
In the other countries,I would be extremelly carefull.

Paleophil, can you explain better what your daily diet is?
How many meals you take every day,how much meat, fat,etc? Do you exercise regularly?
I am thinking of trying ZC because of potential mental benefits. How long did it take for you to improve mentally?

Thaks WIlliam,that is very interesting information indeed.

Just realized I was having a bad reaction to Olive Oil. I was consuming a lot of Olive Oil mixed with my raw meat and vegetables, maybe more than 1oo ml every day. Two weeks ago, I started feeling tired, nauseous and sometimes dizzy, especially after exercise. My body was also somewhat swollen. I thought it could be some detox, but after having no olive oil for one day,I began to feel much better. I have stopped consuming olive oil, but I still have the problem of which fats I should use.

The beef ground meat that I usually eat has plenty of fat, but I am not sure if it is enough. Maybe pig lard might be the best of the worst.

What about pig lard? It has been processed and heated before, but would you consider it a good alternative ?

The problem with honey is hat it starts to cristalyse after some time, some types of honey more quickly than others. While this doesnt affect the nutricional properties of the honey, from a purelly comercially point of view it is much more difficult to sell. Consumers want liquid honey to spread on toasts and so on.

If the treated with heat, it becomes liquid again.
I doubt that it is possible to get unheated honey from large commercial beekepers,problably only from farmers and so on, that also produce some honey as a suplement to their activity.

I dont think that I am ready for high meat yet  . I am just starting with seafood now. The sardines ae excellent and so is some other fresh fish. Has any one tried squid? What about frozen shrimps?

In my country, Portugal, we have an old breed of pig called the black pig. This pig is raised and grows all its life in the open country, eating only natural foods like herbs and acorns from the oak tree.
The meat from this black pig is complettely diferent from the regular ones. It has this natural fat stripes and the taste is really outstanding. I have only eaten cooked so far.

Do you think that it would be safe to try this black pig raw? I have to confess that I am worried about parasites. But the truth is that I am getting bored with beef and want to try some different meat.

Hi, first of all I would like to thank everyody on this forum for their contribution, for taking the time to write and help others with their advice. I have started with raw food aproximatelly one month and a half ago and the benefits have been remarkable. This diet has been changing my life and many persons here helped me in that.

For a long time I had tried to loose weight,but never had any good results ( 177 cm and 98 kgs). I exercise a lot, jogging around 50 km per week and have already completed 2 half-marathons ( I am currently training for the marathon) , but still  I could not loose weight. The exercise always made me incredebly hungry and I would eat more to compensate. After trying several diets, the one that seemed to work better was Atkins and after reviewing a forum about high protein diets, I came across raw paleo.

Af first I thought it was completelly stupid , but I remembered that whenever I used to eat good quality sashimi,I would always feel good after. Also,I have many health issues and a lot of members say that they have expierenced several healings after starting with a raw diet,so I decided to try.
I dont eat raw meat and fish only, I also eat fruit,some vegetables,like carrot or tomatoes and olive oil.

After one and half months, I am feelling incredibilly better . I am down to 91 kg and dont limit my portion sizes, my sinusite has improved tremendously and I can breathe much better, I have much more energy feel much less tired (dont need naps anymore after lunch), my hair is not falling so much,my allergies are much better also. I can also see better, I have no idea why.

Since I exercise very regularly, I can really notice the influence of raw food in my body. Before, when I used to do a long run of 20km or more, the next day my legs would hurt and I could not walk very much. Two sundays ago I ran f 30km and the next day I was fine. It is incredible how fast my body can recover now.

I have a couple of questions that maybe people around here can help me with:

- bee polen - has anyone tried it as a suplemment? It is very rich in several vitamins, aminoacids and rare elements

- I suffer from attention deficit disorder. Has anyone experienced benefits from raw diet relating to concentration, ability to focus, etc? How fast does your mental health improve as compared to your body?

- about chicken, I can not get any organic ones. Should I tried the regular or it is not worth it?

- mutton liver - is it any good? how do you eat it? what are the benefits?

I have many more questions, but for now these are enough.

best regards to everybody and once again thank you for your contributions.