> compounds by-products; or they are hulled by soaking them (cashews for
> instance) in such a strong toxic substance that the workers who handle them
> after immerson in this stuff get burns and sores on their hands unless they

        Eeeew! Well, I won't buy those tommorrow!

> pesticides used to keep bugs off of cotton plants. Or they are covered with
> salt - which causes all sorts of electrolyte imbalance problems (like edema

        I have to take 6 capsules of salt a day, as recommended by my dr.
This means I also have to take a great quantity of potassium.

> (there is current interest in this), that you have something called 'leaky gut
> syndrome' in which not much of what you eat is digested properly or absorbed

        I know that I have malabsorption and irritable bowle syndrome, as
caused by my Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. But I was hoping that this Paleo
diet would make it all better. So far, I am just feeling *really* sick.

Pam