Ellie Rotunno <[log in to unmask]>:
>What is your opinion of Aajonus' use of large amounts of honey for recovering diabetics. He himself eats a gallon a month and claims it is healing for diabetics in his book.

Tom:
The use of so much honey is a bit surprising to me. In Ayurveda, honey is
the only sweet a diabetic is allowed to consume, but not in large amounts
i.e., by the gallon as Aajonus does).

Diabetes begins as a disorder of sugar metabolism, but quickly becomes a
disorder of fat metabolism as well. As Aajonus's diet is high in natural
fat (versus the SAD diet that is high in cooked/hydrogenated/artificial
fat), it may help correct the fat metabolism problems. His diet is
also low in sugars, unless one eats a gallon of honey a month. In
particular the diet is low in refined sugars, which will be helpful for
diabetics as well.

Regards,
Tom Billings
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Date:         Fri, 19 Sep 1997 07:31:49 -0500
From:         "Davis, Sidney L., Jr. - NDRI" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: Animal Products in The Raw Food Diet

>                        Animal Products in The Raw Food Diet

>By Andrew Partridge

>Being a raw-fooder doesn't necessarily mean you should be a strict vegan:
>some animal products in the diet may be necessary for balanced health.  But
>what animal products should the raw-fooder consume?

The rest of the article talked about the various options of consumable
animal products needful for B12 supplementation. I found it curious that
HONEY was not included among the various "animal products." Does this mean
then that among "animal products" HONEY is unique in that it does not have
B12?

Sidney Davis, ND