Is Tom Billings here? If you look on this site far enough back you can
get to a discussion about this. Or maybe Tom would be gracious enough to
tell us where it is again. I've heard different stories about what causes
gout. The one I
recently read about was mineral imbalances. I'm sure gout is a symptom of
imbalance but I do not believe that meat and the uric acid within it
cuases gout. The body has it's
ways of regulating the uric acid that it doesn't need and keeping what it
does need.

Godbless,
Anwar


Martha Brassil wrote:
>
> Hello Anwar,  too much uric acid, far from being benefical  to the body can
> actually  cause  gout.
>  Regards
> Martha
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anwar J Goins" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 11:43 PM
> Subject: Re: Meat eating
>
>
> > Yes I have done a bit of investigation on this. Uric acid has a positive
> > affect in human beings being used as an anti-oxidant and it is suppose
> > that our retaining of this gives us an upper hand on age when compare to
> > other similar animals. Uric acid is not a bad thing so the need for
> > uricase is not so crucial as it is made to seem.
> >
> > Godbless,
> > Anwar
> >
> >
> >  Gary Orlando wrote:
> > >
> > > David, Anwar,
> > >
> > > have you ever investigated uricase?   I believe it relates to the issues
> > > here.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Martha Brassil <[log in to unmask]>@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> on
> > > 10/01/2001 05:05:07 PM
> > >
> > > Please respond to Raw Food Diet Support List
> > >       <[log in to unmask]>
> > >
> > > Sent by:  Raw Food Diet Support List <[log in to unmask]>
> > >
> > >
> > > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > > cc:
> > > Subject:  Re: Meat eating
> > >
> > >
> > > 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]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > 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
> > > >
> > >
> >
>