Tyler, thanks for your reply. My understanding was that only certain parasites can form a symbiotic relationship with us whereas others will always be harmful. What exactly causes the parasites to drain the host organism on a cooked meat diet while not doing so on a raw diet? Is it not that there are simply more nutrients to go around but the parasite continues to drain the host regardless?
It's not just that. The problem is that a cooked diet also weakens the body(re immune-system etc.) making it less resistant to a parasite. Another issue is the environment. For example, RVAFers have no issues with eating "high-meat"(aged raw(ie rotting) meats) because the bacteria live in a healthy environment(ie raw grassfed meats). On the other hand, the worst thing one can do is to eat well-aged, cooked meats rich in bacteria as the bacteria then become deadly due to the unhealthy environment they are in(close contact with toxins from the cooked food) - anyway, that's why canned foods are so connected to serious food-poisoning cases.
Also, what is the real cause of food poisoning? Are there no cases of food poisoning caused by raw meat?
Again, it's a question of the environment. As pointed out previously in this article:-
http://jacksonville.com/business/2009-11-08/story/florida_oyster_advocates_fuming_over_fda_treatment_0the people who die or are seriously affected by food-poisoning from raw animal foods are precisely those people who've been on cooked diets for years and have suffered very serious health-problems such as diabetes, heart-disease etc. etc. In other words, if they's been eating RVAF diets, the absolute worst they'd have suffered from raw animal foods would have been a slight digestive upset or the like, and then only very rarely.
Re metabolic typing, although Walcott follows Sally Fallon's nutritional principles pretty closely, I was more referring to how carb, protein, and fat ratios are distributed along an either predominately high protein and fat/low carb, high carb, low fat and protein, or mixed type. The claim behind it seems to be that certain people do better with different ratios and require less of one group than the other. I don't see how excluding dairy and grains would necessarily exclude the idea 100%, although I'll admit following a metabolic type has not improved my digestion or energy at all but that is likely due to other underlying causes.
Agreed some people have particular issues with carbs or animal fats due to unusual past health-problems.
As to ZC, I don't think I would do well on such a diet, I think my goal is to go for an Omnivorous RPD supplementing my protein and fats with plenty of vegetable and fruit carbs.
Yeah, ZC is more restrictive and more difficult to implement, among other issues.
In any case, I've thought a good place to start would be to start supplementing my cooked diet by eating some raw liver and see how I do, and if it gives me the benefits I'm looking for then I can build from there. Do you think this might be a good way to help me get some relief? Incidentally, the Chek practitioner I'm working with is not against eating raw meats but he has told me that since I have a compromised gut immunity I run risks given that there are going to be unknown microbes on my meat that may harm me. Personally I think this sounds a bit questionable, what's the RPD science to refute this type of argument?
If you look at the various websites promoting grassfed meats you'll find studies showing that bacteria in grassfed meats are more healthy than grainfed meats(eatwild.com has a significant section telling of studies).
I would strongly recommend that you get used to raw, fresh muscle-meats first as that's the path most newbies prefer to take. Raw organ-meats have a stronger taste(as they have higher nuteient-levels than raw muscle-meats) so best to get used to the raw muscle-meats first and try the raw organ-meats later. Besides, most people find raw liver(even grassfed) to take the longest of all the raw animal parts to get used to).
