JDelage wrote:

For millions of years, fruits were an exceptional addition to our diet.  We've not evolved to process large quantities of them.

Very true l feel.

I like fruits, but I think they are best done in small amounts - 3-4 servings a week, no more - for most people.

Very true. People on average diets wouldn't be able to handle much more than that on average.

The modern varietals are so rich in sugar that they're basically treats.  They play havoc with insulin regulation, I think.

Very true. Fruit can be really troublesome.

And l agree, 20 pieces of sweet fruit a day is too much, that's why l included tomatoes this week to replace some of the sweet fruits. ln a week or two l will cut it right down to only 8 pieces of fruit a day. My body tells me 8 pieces a day is ideal for me. lf l didn't consume a large quantity of greens my ability to tolerate fruit would be much much less.

The 6 months fast on mainly fruit is coming to an end now. lt has done the job l needed. lt has cleaned me out and made the full transition to a 100% raw diet effortless. When l eat nuts, seeds and grains it feels like a three course meal...feels a real luxury after eating fruit and greens for so long.

Last edited by The_Shooman (2011-04-10 04:00:36)

3 BB Golden Fleece performance polos (a navy, a burgundy, and a yellow)

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They're on sale, eh?

* 10kg sack of sunflower seeds
* 10 kg sack of lentils
* 10 kg sack of Oats
* 25kg sack of rye
* 50kg sack of peas

Need to visit farms and pick up nuts in the next few weeks.

Maximilien de Robespierre wrote:

4F Hepcat wrote:

The grain is the thing, if you're blood type A like me. But again, all in the correct portions.

Meat, and lots of it.

Sense at last. Plenty of meat and  a little carbohydrate.The human body is designed to burn fat in the flame of carbohydrate.

All this weed gathering stuff is ok for chimps who have all day to gather.

Without meat the human brain would not have developed. Read Engels  on this in From Ape to man. It's mentioned near the beginning  - along with the role of labor of course.

http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/wo … /index.htm

Maximilien de Robespierre wrote:

4F Hepcat wrote:

The grain is the thing, if you're blood type A like me. But again, all in the correct portions.

Meat, and lots of it.

All the long lived cultures of the world consumed meat, but only a very small quantity. Having more than about a tablespoon or two of meat in a day makes it very hard to balance the diet for maximum health. l think it much better to eat from more balanced food sources from the plant world and use meat sparingly if necessary, and never to consume dairy from cows.

Last edited by The_Shooman (2011-05-07 17:57:51)

The_Shooman wrote:

All the long lived cultures of the world consumed meat, but only a very small quantity. Having more than about a tablespoon or two of meat in a day makes it very hard to balance the diet for maximum health. l think it much better to eat from more balanced food sources from the plant world and use meat sparingly if necessary, and never to consume dairy from cows.

You need less milk as you get older, but its very good for the development of bones in children. I use to drink pints of the stuff, whereas now only in tea and coffee. The body's ability to process dairy products decreases with age. I'm a great believer in grains, and that an adult's diet should be based on this. A diet of grains also includes beer and whisky in moderation. All the octagenerians in my family drink(ed) whisky, those who have preferred wine have never made it past 78.

The problem with the diet of the West is over eating. The Russians have a great propensity for this also. I certainly notice that the Brits are getting much fatter on my trips home. Sedantry lifestyles, that takeaway or microwave meal with a bottle of wine every night will soon have you overweight.

I've just purchased these:

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And these:

http://www.classicshoesformen.com/shoes … ca-198044e

Not forgetting some tattershall shirts from Mercers which are now on order:

http://mercerandsons.com/9709-mul-red%20250pxl.JPG

http://mercerandsons.com/015gry-2.5sq-9 … -250px.JPG

http://mercerandsons.com/015tan-2.5sq-9 … -250px.JPG

http://mercerandsons.com/015LBL-red250pxl.JPG

Now I will have to go and be a good boy for the next month or three. A middle aged man smuggling shoes into the house is somewhat ungainly and unbecoming, especially as the missues reminds me the priority should be a new kitchen.

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Filson Alaskan Guide Shirt.  After seeing "Made In Morocco" label, promptly returned shirt.

Marc Grayson wrote:

The_Shooman wrote:

Maximilien de Robespierre wrote:

Meat, and lots of it.

All the long lived cultures of the world consumed meat, but only a very small quantity. Having more than about a tablespoon or two of meat in a day makes it very hard to balance the diet for maximum health. l think it much better to eat from more balanced food sources from the plant world and use meat sparingly if necessary, and never to consume dairy from cows.

Meat back then was high in [anti-inflammatory] omega 3 essential fatty acids as the animals consumed grass and other vegetation.  Today, cattle, for the most part, are fed corn, which is junk food and highly inflammatory.

Red meat is also high in L-carnitine [carne--carnitine], an essential nutrient that contributes to the production of energy, while other food groups lack it.

Raw vegan diets (done properly) actually contain more protein than meat/dairy diets because the amino acids are more balanced and hence much more ultilisable. As l keep saying, to do a vegan diet correctly a person needs to consume algae to get the proteins needed; chlorella contains ample quantities of lysine and some nuts/seeds contain methionine, so combined we know they synthesise Carnitine, so if we add the algae, sprouts-nuts/seeds and add fermented grain sprout water this problem is solved. See, all this wierd stuff l go on about actually has a purpose in the diet...it is extremely well thought out over a period of years. The people who follow the way of eating l do are the only group l know of who can eat raw vegan and do it healthfully. 99.9% of raw vegans don't do it right and they fail because they don't cover all bases. Going raw vegan is not as simple as eating fruits and vegetables; if anything, these two foods should be kept to a minimum.

Here is Brian Clement at 60 in a link. He has been eating raw for 35 years and is not lacking in protein. lt can be done, but it needs to be done right. l have even begged Brian for myself to come and work for him for 3 months free on the condition that he takes me under his wing and teaches me everything (my ultimate dream). l would eventually like to live at Hippocrates like Ann Wigmore did (would be the highest honor possible) and teach people the raw vegan diet for the rest of my life, if l can't l am currently talking to people about starting up a health center in Oz. 
http://www.hippocratesinst.org/about

Grayson, if you follow the ways of Ann Wigmore and watch every youtube cllip and read everything Brian has ever done, you WILL know that this is as good as it gets. But even more....when you start practising the Hippocrates raw vegan program and see nearly all raw food vegans struggling where you are absolutely thriving, then you know you are doing something really really special. The diet covers absolutely everything needed for human health. lf you eat from the grasses, sprouts, weeds, aglaes and sea vegetables you will never go lacking....Hippocrates has proven this over 52 years. 

Apart from meat having low protein utilization, we also know that cooking further destroys the valuable protein, that's why many meat eaters are actually protein deficient and that's why their stools smell bad (lots of putrid bacteria from unusable protein and lack of fiber etc). As l said on the radio this arvo to a famous dietitian, "we all need to sprout our foods". Read `The China Study'; it explains why comsuming animal products is a really bad idea (a very highly regarded book).

l can't post much here anymore. Much of my time is spent answering questions on diet and nutrition these days. l really do want to become a raw guru again and am quickly gaining respect and a following. l'm a great health food speaker (really enthusiastic)...far more enthusiastic than l could ever get about shoos.

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l was hoping to find shoos, but found some more sacks of these on my porch this evening. Far better than shoos. Woot.


Those sacks will be used quite quickly. The Rye sack will be used within 3 weeks.

meister wrote:

The_Shooman wrote:

l was hoping to find shoos, but found some more sacks of these on my porch this evening. Far better than shoos. Woot.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/ … meal15.jpg

Those sacks will be used quite quickly. The Rye sack will be used within 3 weeks.

Flatulence an issue me old son?

That's one thing that never ever happens. Flatulence is only an issue when the beans haven't been soaked or sprouted (natural toxins in the beans causes farting, but soaking and sprouting removes them). When the body gets really clean from eating raw flatulence is never an issue when one sprouts his food. The body behaves so well.

matrixxx wrote:

Man how many peas you want to eat. Jeez.

l'll be drinking half of that via sprouted pea shoots on soil.

At last, I had the chance to get a silk RLPL robe.  This will be worn on breezy summer days, on the back pourch.