Lynnet Bannion wrote:

There is considerable evidence that preagricultural humans dug and
ate quantities of tubers and roots.

I have a question here.  Carrots are Neanderthin, right?  Then why aren't beets?  I understand why potatoes are not, but do yams and sweet potatoes pose the same risks?  I usually throw chopped up
beets in my Vitamix and drink the juice when I feel like I am coming down with something, i.e. cold or flu.  It seems to knock it right out or give me that extra push to fight it off.  I have read
where research was being done regarding the uses of beets to cure cancer in Canada.  I view them to really pack a vitamin punch.  What roots and tubers may be considered Paleo?  You can eat beets raw,
but are there risks?  I think yams and sweet potatoes have to be cooked to be eaten, is that right and would they then put them on a not to be eaten list?  Are there any other roots and tubers that
Paleos consider edible, digestible, and safe?


Lynnet, thank you for your response.

Yeah, I do not want to stir up the dairy issue.  I am completely dairy free for 1 week and already feel great.  I used to "cheat" on my Neanderthin/Paleo diet, every now and then, with cheese.  I am
glad I personally have been able to overcome that addiction and found the other day the smell of cheese made me kind of sick.

I also have been experimenting with raw meat.  I got some from the Whole Foods Market and just love it.  Does anyone feed their children raw meat?  My son loves pemmican but I wonder at what age he may
be allowed to partake in raw meat?  I am still wary about eating raw meat, but I have such a taste for it.

NeanderTwin,

Kendra