On Jan 3, 2007, at 10:50 AM, Kristina K. Carlton wrote:

> What do you say to people that point out that there are many healthy,
> normal-weight people in this world who DO eat grains? I never have an
> argument for this one.


It's tough. From my standpoint, being homeopathically oriented, I  
would say that they are not healthy - nor even that their weight is  
necessarily appropriate. The seeds of all the illnesses which we see  
these days expressing in folks who should not be dying of these  
things are sown early on, and not apparent without some training in  
what to look for.

I have very high standards for health, and can shoot holes in almost  
anyone's :) But perhaps you can, too, if you get them to look at what  
is possible, rather than what is the norm. It's not too hard to  
uncover allergies, digestive impairments, skin conditions, joint  
pain, high blood sugar, high blood pressure - and also compulsions,  
depression, poor temper, poor concentration, and the like. People  
accept them and ignore them, and everyone wants to think he's doing a  
great job of caring for himself.

So I guess the bottom line in the argument is "How healthy?" And does  
any such evidence of health in others make it okay for them to trust  
their genes alone, or would they rather hedge their bets in face of  
all the research that shows what grains can do?

ginny


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