>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