Hi Susan:
As I woke up this morning (it's 5 AM here now) I had this on my mind: I
must give a response to Susan.
Maybe we have so many problems with foods because in the first place those
foods are in most cases produced by man (agriculture) and not gathered or
hunted. We are no longer eating the same items as the genuine paleo
people. Well, surely we are all aware of this limitation. Secondly, we
lead very different lifestyles. We are no longer immersed in nature. We
don't live in caves and are hardly exposed to the weather, but rather to
electromagnetism. We probably sleep less and "less well" (sorry if this is
bad English). We are more stressed. Briefly, we have forced our systems to
function in different ways and thereby we may have lost our power to
handle foods.
In modesty, perhaps we should acknowledge that we don't actually eat
paleo, but paleoish.
Thanks,
JC
PS. In my previous post, I think I made a wrong sentence re: ham etc. It
should read: "These hardly can be called paleo, let alone food."
On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:04:19 -0800, Susan Carmack <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
>Hi JC and Paleocautionary People,
>
> foods that,
>>albeit paleo, must be used or handled with caution. Are there any such
>>foods?
>
>I have problems with nuts and seeds and their products. Eggs, because the
>chickens are fed grains, give me allergic symptoms.
>
>Latex is another one :
>From: http://vanderbiltowc.wellsource.com/dh/Content.asp?ID=610:
>
>So What's the Fruit Connection?
>
>People who are allergic to latex products may experience allergic
reactions
>due to cross reactivity from a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, and
>nuts. Cross reactivity occurs when your immune system mistakes a similar
>protein or chemical composition in a food for the proteins found in latex,
>according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
>(<http://www.aaaai.org>www.aaaai.org).
> * These foods commonly trigger allergic symptoms in latex-sensitive
>people: banana, avocado, chestnuts, hazel nuts, kiwi, melons, tomatoes,
>carrots, celery, papaya, and potatoes.
>Latex-sensitive people are at greater risk of developing severe food
>reactions, known as anaphylaxis, which is a true 9-1-1 medical emergency.
>The first signs of anaphylaxis may be a feeling of warmth, flushing,
>tingling in the mouth or a red, itchy rash. Other symptoms may include
>feeling lightheaded, shortness of breath, severe sneezing, anxiety,
stomach
>or uterine cramps, and/or vomiting and diarrhea.
>
>Inulin: From:
>http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/inu_0299.sht
ml
>Inulins are present in onions, leeks, garlic, bananas, asparagus and
>artichokes, among other vegetables and fruits.
>
>I looked up durian allergy:
>http://web.telia.com/~u35111983/exoticfruit.htm
>
>Meat allergy:
>http://www.labspec.co.za/l_meat.htm
>
>Fruit allergy:
>http://www.labspec.co.za/l_fruit2.htm#Pineapple
>
>Paleobest,
>Susan
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