Tom: >I have a slightly different impression of the theory. The argument is >that foods other than fruits contain more protein, which they claim >(without hard proof) constitutes excess protein. The argument is that >excess protein, by default, produces "mucus" and is the cause of >all/most health problems. You were quick to spot your own words even though I forget to credit them to you. As you point out there is also the argument that too much protein will create excess amounts of mucus, but because this is the weaker, more obsessive of the two arguments it does not have my interest so much. Why a grown-up would need more protein (percentage of calories) than a small, fast growing baby I find a lot more relevant and leads to the question what is the relationship between the composition of milk that feeds the offspring and the diet of the mature animal? > I believe Aajonus addresses this in his book (by the >way, I want to get his book, a copy for me and one for the SF-LiFE >library: could someone post the 1-800 number to order - thanks! 1-800-BOOK-LOG. Great! No matter what one might think of him, his book belongs in any good raw food library. For those newcomers to the list who are not familiar with Aajonus Vonderplanitz, he is a nutritional counselor in Los Angeles who for the for the past 20 years has been using a raw diet high in animal fats to treat all kinds of conditions including many cases of difficult cancers and according to himself very successfully. His book is called "We Want To Live" and can be ordered from the number above. Thanks for sharing. I think between the two of us we have made most of the mistakes that can be made on a raw diet and according to Stefan I am making even more. ;-) Best, Peter [log in to unmask]