Jean-Louis: >>cold, or both. Whatever, when it was over, I didn't feel particularly >>better (and I decided to keep dairy consumption at no more than 1/4 >>pound/week on average). Stefan: >Go for Cassia, if you can! :-) >By the way (just curious): why do you eat dairy? Is it something you >couldn't throw overboard yet? Do you feel more balanced with it? I tried cassia, but I got a stop after 3 disks... About dairy: I don't think a little dairy can harm me. For 1 year, I didn't have any dairy, so I wanted to see what happens when you reintroduce it, to see if I would experience the same side-effects as Burger says in his book, and I didn't. I didn't have any infections (by the way, I have *never* had any infections in my life, even on cooked food+dairy, despite injuring myself many times). The only problem was a little mucus in my throat if I exceeded 1 pound of cheese in a single day. I found that raw cheese indeed has a taste-change. Sometimes it is really delicious, and on other days, it is not more tasty than cardboard. I know that humans are not perfectly adapted to dairy consumption, but I believe that, when it tastes great, my body "needs" it, and the benefits outweigh the inconvenients, provided you are moderate. And besides, I like variety, and it is a nice treat, that I don't want to give up because of an excessive dogmatism. An excessive consumption of dairy can be harmful. A moderate one is not, and is a little pleasure that I have no reason to give up. >Also I read in the newspaper, that beneficial bacteria of the species >E-Coli are normally harmless and needed in the intestines, but can >become dangerous for people with weakened immune system, especially >AIDS patients. I also read that E. Coli is harmless, but are you sure it is "needed"? By the way, because of the antibiotics administered to non-organically farmed animals, new strains of E. Coli develop, and may be more harmful than the old ones. >I am playing with the thought of going to an institute for diseases and >getting me infected with some TB microbes to test Well, I would compare your test to a gazelle approaching a lion, to see which one runs faster! Side note: as far as vaccinations are concerned, I am ready to accept the risk, i.e. no be vaccinated against TB, given the very low risk of getting infected. But I wouldn't get infected voluntarily myself! Best wishes, Jean-Louis [log in to unmask]