Peter:
>>>Aajonus believes that parasites of any kind are completely harmless
>>>and that Zephyr's problem's were due to contamination from toxins
>>>instead.
>
>Deborah:
>>Hi Peter,
>>Do you agree?  Zephyr's blood was tested for heavy metals and
>>organophosphates and nothing was found.
>
Peter:
>No, I do not. Zephyr clearly had a bad case of trichinosis, and it is
>quite obvious to me that people, especially if they have compromised
>immune systems, can quite easily succumb to parasitic infestations. But
>I am open to the idea that a diet high in raw fats could possibly heal
>any condition caused by parasites, and I would advice anybody to try
>out such a diet before resorting to allopathic medicine.
>
Deborah:
Zephyr lost all his appetite for weeks and was unable to try that high
raw fat diet, or any diet, for that matter.  Plus, his liver was so
ravaged that he could have been seriously, possibly fatally, challenged
to metabolize the proteins and lipids.  It was only after he began
recovering, and/or after taking drugs, that his appetite returned.  The
first foods he craved after his appetite returned were fruits and
vegetables, NOT high fat RAFs -- it's been only during the past week or
so that he's been enjoying very fatty RAFs.

Peter:
>Aajonus basically subscribes to the beneficial microbe theory. He
>believes that parasites unfairly have gotten a bad rap and that they
>are only able to cause mild detox reactions such as diarrhea in their
>host.

Deborah:
Live and learn.

Peter:
>Further implications he sees as being circumstantial. To defend
>his position he makes two points:
>
>- In the last twenty years or so he has been recommending RAF to
>hundreds of clients who have not encountered any problems with
>parasites.

Deborah:
I guess if he's never seen it happen, that means it cannot happen.  This
is not good science, but it is good fundamentalist provincialism.
>
>My latest plan of
>attack is to buy a food processor and start making RAF pates. I will
>report back on how it goes.

Deborah:
Best of luck, and beware the search for the holy grail.

In friendship,
Deborah