On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Paul Reynolds wrote:

> It appears that eating all the cooked food did not work for you,

who knows what caused me to get ill. rinsing my toothbrush under tap
water? even tho I brushed with bottled? taking that one sip of fruit
juice
diluted with water?

> if it is true you really can't safely eat raw veggies in these cities it
> is truly a tragedy. I would love to just shop the farm-stands and do my
> usual plain diet... I really have no desire for the 'tasty' rich Mexican
> foods at all!

if I had not been on contract to accomplish some work, I think I would
have risked it, just to see what happens. especially for such a short
time, you'll be home before anything major can happen.

> I had visited back in 1994, and although it was my 'pre-diet-change'
> days, I recall all the melted cheeses in the Mexican foods making me
>feel lousy

even in Peru they put milk in all their soups, even mix it with juice.
yuk.

> In the big picture, I suppose it is only 1/52'd of the year, so I
> would say going off my optimal diet to some extent for a short time is
> unlikely to> cause much permanent setback, at least if I stay away from
> the packaged junk, breads and sugars which I definitely will...

I definitly stayed away from all bread. sugar. milk. cheese. coffee. I
brought a box of yogi detox tea bags with me for breakfast every
morning.
my husband brought grapfruit seed extract but did not use it.  we ate
alot
of papaya, bananas, coconut. and way too much fish with strange sauces
on
them.  In Rio we found a health food store that carried goat yoghurt
which
was a relief. I drooled just looking at their salads but was afraid to
touch. next time, I think I'll brave it. perhaps by getting a little
sick
this time around I've already aclimated somewhat.

so tell us how it went when you return.
have a good time with your friend!

-lucia