Hi, all;

I'm coming to this list from a number of common places with some of you,
and from somewhere completely different, too. I am already pretty darn
healthy: lots of good foods and supplements, an athletic background which
includes bodybuilding competition and bicycle racing, and a lifelong battle
with weight control which has only resolved fairly recently, through
menopause and increase in muscle mass from working out.
I am 52 and fairly free of food compulsions. I am 5'8" at 145 pounds and
very muscular, at about 12% body fat these days. After researching
aspecies-specific diet for my dog, I decided to try to find out what would
be species-specific for humans and happened upon Paleo. I have seen
research which implicates carbs - i.e., starches and grain products - with
pancreatic problems and the ensuing autoimmune diseases and heart disease.
I'd be interested in exploring these avenues further.
I am eating raw and near-raw commercial but high-quality meats, fish, and
eggs, lots of raw veggies with some lightly steamed greens, many from my
own garden. I eat full-fat yogurt, a little cheese, coffee, and red wine;
also fruits of all kinds, both dried and fresh, and nuts and seeds. I find
plenty of variety and "civilized" tastes within this framework. I use
mayonnaise, olive and other vegetable oils, meat fat, butter, herbs and
spices. I avoid beans, peas, corn, soy, potatoes, and grains, but use
Solanaceae like eggplants and tomatoes.
I don't have any moral problems with eating meat, nor do I have any
illusions about my status as a carnivorous omnivore. All my life, raw meat
has appealed to me, and in the past I have indulged this "guilty" passion
when no one was looking.
I am interested in finding more about which foods might be troublesome and
why. After seeing the improvement an appropriate diet makes in companion
animals I am curious to see how far I can go in improving my resistance to
arthritis, allergies, cancers, and free radical damage in general. Any
points to scientific stuff would be appreciated. I enjoy the dialogue here,
and look forward to hanging around the list. Cheers,

ginny

All stunts performed without a net!