"Jeff Keller [log in to unmask] XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Walsh" <[log in to unmask]>
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> > Well, I ate about half a sheep brain the other week... raw\
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> Why?

It is my understanding that brains are one of the richest, and most
paleo, sources of omega-3. Also, if I understand correctly, heat
(cooking) is the enemy of omega-3. Hence... raw brains.

> You can get O3 from grass fed beef,

Do you mean beef muscle meat?

> fish, oil supplements,

Paleo people never took "supplements". If I can find natural sources for
all my nutrients, I believe that would be better.

> etc... and live a long healthy life.

If I live a long healthy life it will have more to do with a Deity than
a diet. :)

> Do we really need that much O3 to be relatively healthy?

I have come to believe that lack of omega-3 is modern man's biggest
remaining hurdle once the forbidden foods have been eliminated.
(Corrections, argument, debate welcome...)

("Relatively healthy", is probably an unattainable goal to which I
aspire.)


> Do we need 50 grams a day?

I have no idea. My intention is simply to mimic as closely as possible
the diet of ancient hunter gatherers, including the eating of organ
meats.

> In my opinion an effort to eat paleo, watch the forbidden foods and exercise will suffice.

Does not "eat paleo" include consuming organ meats, such as brains?
I have _severe_ heart disease, and I am not ever likely to have any
significant exercise tolerance.

> Is it worth the risk of getting who knows what from contamination?

Is it worth the risk of disease from lack of omega-3?

I'm not being a "smart arse", I don't know the answer to that question.
It is very difficult to know just where all the costs/benefits balance
out to. It also probably depends to some degree on the individual. My
situation is extraordinary, I may need to take extraordinary measures.

To put it into perspective...

I am 43 years old, with severe heart disease. It is my understanding
that the gestation period for BSE and scrapie is 25 to 30 years. Without
some dramatic changes in the progress of my heart disease I am VERY
unlikely to last 25/30 years. (Over a year ago, my cardiologist wrote to
another specialist that he was surprised I had lasted this long (8 yrs
at the time).) If gobbling omega-3s can make me last 25/30 years,
_perhaps_ the risk of destroying my brain after that period of time *IS*
worth it. (Rock and a hard place...)

I welcome discussion on any of these issues...

bye for now,
Jim