Hi David, I am not just quoting from what I have read in the alternative
field. Like you I have tried various diets and have learnt how to trust my
own body to choose what is right. If you look at the Chinese classification
of foods into yin and yang you may get a better understanding about what I
mean. I need a lot of more yin foods such as fruit and vegetables to keep me
in balance -these are full of alkaline minerals which I obviously need. If I
eat too much protein then I feel acidic and tense. But that is me and there
are people like me and people like you who seem to do well on lots of
protein. Incidentally what is your body type?Are you tall and broad or thin?
Without sufficient alkaline minerals calcium can be taken from the bones to
neutralise the acididty in meat. This can be counteracted by eating plenty
of a variety of green vegetables.
In a detox regime the body rids itself of excess acidity, therby lowering
the toxic level of the body. This has been explained by the Gerson institute
for alternative cancer therapy. They have a web site that you can visit.
They advocate a high alkaline diet as this type of diet is deeply cleaning
to the tissues, juices , salads etc.
Hope this answers your question.
Regards
Martha
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Karas" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: Meat eating


> At 9/28/01 11:39 PM +0100, Martha wrote:
>
>  >Hello David. Different types of foods leave different residues in the
> body as a by product of their >metabolism. Protein leaves an acid ash and
> fruits and vegetables an alkaline ash. This is not >my personal idea but
it
> is widely known in the alternative field.
>
> I was hoping for something more specific. A lot of things are widely
> "known" in the alternative field. However this does not necessarily mean
> that they are true. They may be true or as I found out - they may not be.
> As a long term raw fooder (started in 1986), I have learned to trust my
> body. My body tells like when it is out of balance and I have learned ways
> to bring it back into balance. This is more dependable for me that
> depending on "EXPERTS" statements. I try ideas that seem interesting and
> only adopt the ones that work for me. I have tried vegetarian and vegan
and
> fruitarian and instincto. Once I felt the difference that the RAF made, I
> knew what I should be eating. .
>
> The real question one should be asking is what difference (assuming that
> these acid/alkaline ashes are true) does this make to our bodies? My body
> seems to handle this without problems so I wonder where these ideas come
> from. YMMV
>
> >I am aware that people react differently to all types of foods and this
can
> >be dependant on their body type. Some people can do perfectly well on a
high
> >protein diet as you do but others feel tense and stressed eating such a
diet.
> >Carol mentioned that she felt a bit spacey on a raw vegan diet. This
could
> >be due to the fact that meat contains lots of zinc which is a very
grounding
> >mineral. The inclusion of protein in the diet also helps maintain a more
> >healthy blood sugar level which would alleviate any hunger. I find that
if I
> >only eat grains on their own I get hungry quickly but if I include a
little
> >protein that doesn't happen. It is all a matter of balance.
> >Regards,
> >Martha
>