>Zephyr said:
>> I do seem to be recovering well, I
>>have no one to compare to of course as far as time.  I'm finally
>>walking some:  like Frankenstein from Auschwitz, kind of lumbering on
>>my skinny legs, but staying up.
>
>Zephyr, however precariously good to have you back from the shadows of
>death!
>
Thanks Peter.

>>Today I had some Manning's natural beef, which is the first
>>meat, discounting egg yolks, I've had for about six weeks.  We'll see
>>how that settles and works.
>
>I understand that your continued desire for these foods is turning the
>folks around you back into vegans. :-)

Oh well:-(
>
>I would go easy on these for a
>while though if I were you and with the slightest discomfort
>discontinue eating them. I will venture the guess that your organism at
>this point is hypersensitive to even the slightest exposure to any kind
>of parasites or their waste.
>
Seems to be going good with the meat.  Had some almost every day =
since I stopped the vermox.

>>I feel Deborah was/is an incredible organizer, decision maker,
>>nurturer, mother, and so much more.  She made many very difficult
>>decisions that I probably wouldn't have chosen in my desire for
>>"naturalness."  I'm quite sure that I would have died if not for the
>>allopathic support I received.
>
>Indeed, you have been quite stubborn and very lucky to have had Deborah
>by your side.
>
>> Perhaps I could have healed through herbs, etc. but a good tool
>>shortens labor.
>
>I would not bet my life on it. I think your condition was too
>progressed for herbs to have had any impact.
>
>>As for instincto theory.  I've been thinking about this.  I don't have
>>any conclusions, but I do know I will not be eating varmints,
>>including rats, mice, gophers, mongoose, and other not often eaten by
>>people foods again or ever.  I will stick to tried and true foods,
>>especially meats.  My days of experimenting like that are over.  You
>>know, the idea that we don't get disease eating instinctively, period,
>>is obviously absurd.  I don't doubt people have been dying of
>>parasites and worms since we began.  Things die, period.  Nonetheless,
>>I still feel that eating instinctively is "the lost knowledge of
>>optimum nutrition."  Certainly, this near death experience has, as
>>they say, changed me forever, and I'm not about to become paranoid,
>>fearing a worm or a fluke in everything.  I will be more cautious and
>>intelligent, and less invulnerable and carefree with meats
>>for sure, but I consider this new information to add into my
>>understanding, not validation to dis instincto.
>
>From reading the above you seem to have gained a lot of perspective,
>and I look forward to hearing your further thoughts on the issue as you
>get well and begin to put this whole ordeal behind you.
>
>Roy said:
>>>(5) This is a flaw in Instincto theory.
>
>Zephyr said:
>>Instincto theory is a headtrip created by Guy Claude and promoted by
>>folks like me, Bruno, Kirt, Pangaia, et al.  It's a theory.  Yeah,
>>every other animal on earth only eats raw food, okay so there's some
>>empirical evidence.  But past how I feel, and how much I enjoy food,
>>the theories don't have too much value.  I want to live and enjoy
>>life, and I'm not going to limit myself to instincto theory or any
>>theory to do that.
>
>Here you seem to be taking a step backward wanting to have it both ways
>by not being able to make up your mind whether eating instinctively in
>our mind is just a pleasurable headtrip or the =EClost knowledge to
>optimum health=EE.

Yeah, I'm still resolving this.  Some more insights in my long e mail =
I just sent.

>>if I need help, I'll receive it.
>
>Count your blessings.  Next time you may not be so lucky to have the
>dedicated & loving support of a brave woman like Deborah to save your
>life.

I do.

>Hanna Kroeger in her book Parasites - The Enemy Within(303-
>442-2490) says: The worms ( Trichinella spiralis) stay in the muscles
>where they form cysts which will eventually calcify and harden.  She
>advises: or help try: 3 drops of Oil of Wintergreen in 1 teaspoon of
>Blacksstrap Molasses, twice daily for 3 months. Now after 3 months you
>must destroy the calcium cysts that were formed.  Take Magnesium Oxide
>tablets: 3 tabs, daily for 3 week . For the prevention of parasites
>she confirms what Donna Gates (The magic of Kefir (1-888- KEFIR 4U )
>and David Webster (Achieve Maximum Health (1-800-943-0054)) have to say
>on the issue, namely that parasites can only proliferate in an
>imbalanced intestinal environment:

I'll file all this info.  Thank you so much for it, it might prove =
very valuable.

>Zephyr, best of luck with your recovery and do not hesitate to keep us
>posted from time to time of your progress and to let us know if we can
>be of any assistance to you.

Right-o:-)

Zephyr