Hi, my name is Nora and I live in Portland, Oregon. I finally joined this forum today after spending a lot of time reading on this forum over the last couple of weeks. I am fascinated and intrigued with the idea of "high meat", and I am here primarily to learn about that. I'm not sure of the difference between Primal & Paleo, but I think I may be Primal because I resonate most strongly with the ideas of Nora Gedgaudas and her book "Primal Body, Primal Mind".
I have tried many different ways of eating in my life (vegetarian, vegan, raw, organic, local, whole foods, etc.) and 2 years ago I was advised that I really must start eating meat on a regular basis in order to restore my health. I have severe adrenal fatigue, improper digestion, many food intolerances, and malfunctioning of my nervous system and my endocrine system and my brain. I also have severe mineral deficiencies and toxicity due to improper digestion due to eating so many foods that I am sensitive to. My health has finally begun to improve significantly in the last 1-2 months, after almost 2 years of following a Nutritional Balancing program based on hair mineral analysis (overseen by Dr. Lawrence Wilson).
I have not eaten grains, legumes or starches for about 20 months. My diet has been consisting of only organic food, mostly cooked vegetables, raw milk from which I make 24 hour yogurt and creme fraiche, 100% grass fed locally raised beef, duck, chicken, yak & buffalo, local pastured goose, duck & some chicken eggs, unsalted pastured Kerrygold butter, extra virgin olive oil, and sometimes a bit of raw honey that has never been heated at all. I have been making a lot of bone broths and using them on a daily basis, per the GAPS diet which I have been following for a close to 2 years, along with Primal eating and my Nutritional Balancing program. They all fit together or overlap very nicely. I also make all sorts of fermented vegetables and sauerkraut which are a consistent part of my diet.
I recently discovered Ajanous Vonderplanitz and have read about half of his two books. I started eating a little raw meat about 2 weeks ago and I think I notice benefits from it. I am fascinated with the idea of eating most or all of my animal products raw and particularly with the idea of eating high-meat. I cut up some 100% grass fed beef last night in little tiny pieces and put 2 quart mason jars of it (only 1/3 full) in the fridge last night and one pint jar on a shelf in the kitchen to try speeding up the process by doing some of it unrefrigerated. I am definitely scared about the possibility of ingesting parasites and harmful bacteria because I have been warned of the dangers of spoiled/rotten/contaminated meat my whole life and basically just accepted those concerns as fact. Now I am happy to be reconsidering those beliefs/assumptions and learning about the possible healing properties of raw and high meat. I will have plenty of questions along the way which I will post in the appropriate threads, or perhaps start a thread or two of my own. I love to challenge the accepted norms and beliefs and discover new possibilities in life. I have to admit I am still very squeamish about high meat, but I have developed a decent comfort level with raw muscle meat and also with making bone broth from chicken heads and chicken feet. I am also comfortable with eating organ meats, although I have yet to try them raw. I am thinking about taking up hunting so that I can feel confident about the quality of my meat and I am thinking I may start by hunting squirrels since that feels a little less intimidating than a having to deal with a large animal such as a deer while I am first getting started hunting.
