At 04:40 PM 1/09/98 EDT, Aaron Sugarman wrote:

>Ratha,
>
><< My reaction was to decide that the pumpkin seeds were
> evil and that I should have nothing more to do with
> them.  Then I began to wonder if they might have
> caused a productive, detoxificating episode.
>  >>

>Just because you get sick, it doesn't mean detox!  Unless, you include
>detoxing from the most recent poisoning, in this case, pumpkin seed
poisoning!

This raises a question that has been at the back of my mind for some time -

If I eat a particular food, and then not too long afterwards I experience
what I might describe as a 'detox reaction', this could indicate one of two
possible situations:

1. The food was 'good' and is helping my body to eliminate toxins it has
stored in the past.
2. The food was 'bad' for me, and the reaction is an immediate one of
ridding the body of the food that has just been eaten.

In the first case, it would be desirable to eat more of this food, and in
the second, it would be best to avoid it.

How do we tell the difference? Do we simply rely on prior knowledge of
which particular foods are likely to result in each of the above
situations? Or is there some subtle difference in the reactions that can be
observed and used as a criterion?

Regards,
Barbara