Paul, could you suggest some soluble fiber supplements by name? Most of
what I have seen seem to be bran based. Is psyllium an example?

Michael Kern

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> From: Paul F. Getty <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [P-F] Cholesterol Level
> Date: Tuesday, October 28, 1997 7:37 PM
>
> I still contend that for many people on Neanderthin, the amount of fiber
is
> not adequate.  You might think about a fiber supplement, especially a
> soluble fiber supplement.  I wasn't on Neanderthin at the time, but my
> supplement brought down my cholesterol, LDL, and raised HDL.  Lowered
> triglycerides, too.
>
> Although early man may have been everything from nearly 100% carnivorous
to
> nearly 100% vegetarian, according to where he was living, I presume he
> usually ate a lot of meat but also a lot of vegetable matter, like many
> hunter-gatherers today.  And the vegetable matter that was eaten
thousands
> of years ago had much more fiber than our genetically altered vegetable
> matter today.  Fiber may be an important but forgotten part of
Neanderthin.