Hello Anwar,  too much uric acid, far from being benefical  to the body can
actually  cause  gout.
 Regards
Martha
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anwar J Goins" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 11:43 PM
Subject: Re: Meat eating


> Yes I have done a bit of investigation on this. Uric acid has a positive
> affect in human beings being used as an anti-oxidant and it is suppose
> that our retaining of this gives us an upper hand on age when compare to
> other similar animals. Uric acid is not a bad thing so the need for
> uricase is not so crucial as it is made to seem.
>
> Godbless,
> Anwar
>
>
>  Gary Orlando wrote:
> >
> > David, Anwar,
> >
> > have you ever investigated uricase?   I believe it relates to the issues
> > here.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Martha Brassil <[log in to unmask]>@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> on
> > 10/01/2001 05:05:07 PM
> >
> > Please respond to Raw Food Diet Support List
> >       <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> > Sent by:  Raw Food Diet Support List <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> >
> > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > cc:
> > Subject:  Re: Meat eating
> >
> >
> > Hi David, I am not just quoting from what I have read in the alternative
> > field. Like you I have tried various diets and have learnt how to trust
my
> > own body to choose what is right. If you look at the Chinese
classification
> > of foods into yin and yang you may get a better understanding about what
I
> > mean. I need a lot of more yin foods such as fruit and vegetables to
keep
> > me
> > in balance -these are full of alkaline minerals which I obviously need.
If
> > I
> > eat too much protein then I feel acidic and tense. But that is me and
there
> > are people like me and people like you who seem to do well on lots of
> > protein. Incidentally what is your body type?Are you tall and broad or
> > thin?
> > Without sufficient alkaline minerals calcium can be taken from the bones
to
> > neutralise the acididty in meat. This can be counteracted by eating
plenty
> > of a variety of green vegetables.
> > In a detox regime the body rids itself of excess acidity, therby
lowering
> > the toxic level of the body. This has been explained by the Gerson
> > institute
> > for alternative cancer therapy. They have a web site that you can visit.
> > They advocate a high alkaline diet as this type of diet is deeply
cleaning
> > to the tissues, juices , salads etc.
> > Hope this answers your question.
> > Regards
> > Martha
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Karas" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 6:02 PM
> > Subject: Re: Meat eating
> >
> >
> > > At 9/28/01 11:39 PM +0100, Martha wrote:
> > >
> > >  >Hello David. Different types of foods leave different residues in
the
> > > body as a by product of their >metabolism. Protein leaves an acid ash
and
> > > fruits and vegetables an alkaline ash. This is not >my personal idea
but
> > it
> > > is widely known in the alternative field.
> > >
> > > I was hoping for something more specific. A lot of things are widely
> > > "known" in the alternative field. However this does not necessarily
mean
> > > that they are true. They may be true or as I found out - they may not
be.
> > > As a long term raw fooder (started in 1986), I have learned to trust
my
> > > body. My body tells like when it is out of balance and I have learned
> > ways
> > > to bring it back into balance. This is more dependable for me that
> > > depending on "EXPERTS" statements. I try ideas that seem interesting
and
> > > only adopt the ones that work for me. I have tried vegetarian and
vegan
> > and
> > > fruitarian and instincto. Once I felt the difference that the RAF
made, I
> > > knew what I should be eating. .
> > >
> > > The real question one should be asking is what difference (assuming
that
> > > these acid/alkaline ashes are true) does this make to our bodies? My
body
> > > seems to handle this without problems so I wonder where these ideas
come
> > > from. YMMV
> > >
> > > >I am aware that people react differently to all types of foods and
this
> > can
> > > >be dependant on their body type. Some people can do perfectly well on
a
> > high
> > > >protein diet as you do but others feel tense and stressed eating such
a
> > diet.
> > > >Carol mentioned that she felt a bit spacey on a raw vegan diet. This
> > could
> > > >be due to the fact that meat contains lots of zinc which is a very
> > grounding
> > > >mineral. The inclusion of protein in the diet also helps maintain a
more
> > > >healthy blood sugar level which would alleviate any hunger. I find
that
> > if I
> > > >only eat grains on their own I get hungry quickly but if I include a
> > little
> > > >protein that doesn't happen. It is all a matter of balance.
> > > >Regards,
> > > >Martha
> > >
> >
>