>Peter:
>>Aajonus believes that parasites of any kind are completely harmless and
>>that Zephyr's problem's were due to contamination from toxins instead.

>Zephyr:
>That is such bullcrap.  Sounds like Aajonus has a position he wants to
>defend, because blood tests showed trichinosis and the pain started to
>leave when I took the deworming pills.  Also how did "toxins"  eat away
>20-30 pounds of my muscles.  I didn't merely lose weight from lack of
>eating, I was eaten.  I am clear I had parasites and they were not
>harmeless.  I believe Aajonus is in dietary idealism fantasy land.

It is, nevertheless, _possible_ that the trich was at least somewhat
opportunistic. The bottom feeding lobster you ate while you were already
feeling bad surely had a high load of contamination (a bottom feeder
concentrating pollutants from the southern CA coast!!!). Perhaps your
immune system was thrown a real loop dealing with that load of pollutants?
Who knows?

But, admittedly, the finding that you had no trace of heavey metals argues
against it...

The book Pat Stephens recommended a while back, Our Stolen Future, would
make any purist pause for a long moment before discounting pollutants (esp.
hormone mimics!!) as at least a contributing factor in most any illness.

Cheers,
Kirt