> So, a cooked item that you can digest (like steamed veggies, steamed rice, etc.)
> is a food, while any item - raw or cooked - that you cannot digest, is
> poison to you. If something is poison to you, but not to others, it may be
> idiosyncratic, or a sign that your digestion is weak. After following a
> fruitarian diet for years, I had difficulty digesting protein. Some
> fruitarians go off the "deep end" when that happens and claim that raw
> protein foods (like sunflower seeds) are poison. So, one must not jump to
> conclusions quickly on such matters. Those fruitarians, if they strengthened
> their digestive fires, could easily digest protein. Similarly, they could
> also digest simple cooked food - but their digestive fires are weak after
> years of fruit - a heavy, watery, substance that is high in sugar (which
> interferes with digestion if consumed in excess). In other words, if you
> strengthen the digestion, it may become food, and is no longer "poison" to you.

> Regards,
> Tom Billings
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On the issue of strengthening one's digestion: I suppose both cooked
foods and fruits (to a smaller extent) could weaken the digestive
system.  How exactly does one define a weak digestive system (what has
happened to it), and what might the signs be of one?