Kirt:
> If a new instincto has a tremendous sweet tooth, I feel they would better
> off with comb honey but to each his/her own... Comb honey has lots of
> "live" enzymes (according to Howell).

It seems that I've found a good and cheap source of organic honey here in
Montreal.  I've been enjoying lots of it over the past week or so.  It is
delicious, healthy and gives a good stop.  It hasn't had me overeating
on it yet.  :)

Forgive me but what is comb honey and how likely is it to obtain some of
good, instincto quality?

> Seaweed? I don't know. But even if it had zero enzymes, it is a powerhouse
> of minerals and trace minerals which are probably essential if one isn't
> consuming seafood for long stretches. Some recent research showed that it
> may be useful to vegans in increasing serum B12 levels.

Seaweed is actually what I was most curious about.  I am eating lots of
it now.  Salty, but the body doesn't seem to mind.  In fact, it gives
stools far better than veggies for me though they are very
dark in color, but for obvious reasons I guess.

> Enzymes are kind of a theoretical crutch IMO. We can say, aha, enzymes are
> the missing ingredient in denatured foods--much like we can perseverate on
> particular vitamins and minerals. No one knows what is inside, say, a
> carrot and we probably never really will. Whenever we cut it open we have
> created a new surface which is oxidizing and mechanically damaged. Enzymes
> are clearly the task masters of life's metabolism, but using them as a "new
> nutrient" is pretty much falling back on the "component attitude" of
> nutrition where a banana is fructose + glucose + potassium + fiber, etc. A
> banana is much more than any analysis will ever reveal, and while it may be
> interesting to research the enzyme activity in a banana as it dries, does
> it really tell us whether it is a "good" food to eat?

I suppose you're right.  Enzymes are just one of the pieces in the great
puzzle called "Nature" that man is trying to put together.
They don't really have any of it right yet, I'm not sure why I insist on
the enzymes part so much.

> I would advise any aspiring instincto to experiment with the taste changes
> of every raw food they can obtain

I suppose I wasn't entirely sure whether foods like honey or seaweed can
be safely put in the raw group.  After all, they do come in jars and
plastic bags.

Thanks for your comments.