On Tue, 11 Apr 2000 21:37:30 -0600, Snowlight <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Ken Stuart
>  Remember that the concept of the diet is to eat like Paleolithic Man, not to
>  "eat simply".   After all, being a fruitarian (or breatharian!) is pretty
>  simple....
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>  I really appreciated your post.  Your explanation is interesting, there was at least a "reason" behind the supplementation of omega 3 that you suggest.   I agree the food quality is not the same today, nor can we expect the same nutritional value as it was in earlier times.  I had to smile at the fruitarian example, because I was a vegan for nearly 13 years and ruined my health.   Food purists hang on tight to idealism.
>
>  Why are our diets deficient in this fatty acid?  I consume fish every day, if not fresh, at least a can of sardines.  Would it not be better to eat the original food than to concentrate the oil into a capsule?  Is "correcting" years of SAD something that really can be done?  Isn't supplementation too concentrated for the human body?   Please recommend reading materials.
>
>  Snowlight

Sardines is supposedly the best you thing you can eat, in terms of fatty acids.

One of the best books on the Paleolithic Diet in overall terms, including some
discussion of fatty acids is "The Protein Power Lifeplan" by Drs. Eades.   This
book is written entirely about how to live a modern lifestyle and be healthy,
from the viewpoint that the optimum is how we lived in the Paleolithic Era.
The title of the book was clearly dictated by marketplace realities and the
publisher.

The best book on fats and fatty acids is "Fats that Heal and Fats that Kill" by
Udo Erasmus, PhD.

The third book that includes discussion of fatty acid supplementation with the
Paleolithic Diet as a reference point is "The Anti-Aging Zone" by Barry Sears,
PhD (again, the title of this book was also dictated by marketplace realities
and the publisher - I think that "Better Health By Living Like A Caveman" would
simply not sell very many copies!).

I can give more details about this book, in fact a review of the Eades book is
in my ToDo List - but that list has many more urgent matters at the moment).


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Cheers,

Ken
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