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> From:         ~ Rainah ~[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:         Friday, March 05, 1999 7:17 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [P-F] Guestions!
>
> Hi everybody,
> I'm running into some problems and I need some guidence...1st have any
> of yo ever read Hulda Regrhr Clarks "The Cure For All Diseases"?  In
> this book she, well she scares the hell out of you, there is parasites
> in all meats, aflatoxins on just about everything(fruits and nuts
> especially) Toxins in this and toxins in that.  I am so freaked ot I
> don't know what to do...my question is do and of you concerned about
> parasites?
> She says nuts can be loaded with aflatoxins which can cause
> liver damage, nuts were a large part of my diet.  Right now I don't know
> what to eat being the purist that I am
>
   Slow down and take a deep breath. Look at things in a broader
perspective. If humans were so sensitive to these things, there is no way we
would have become the dominant species on Earth, occupying every conceivable
geographical and climatalogical niche, eating whatever is found there.

> here is my 2nd question...I just can't seem to put on any weight no
> matter how much I eat,
>
   95% of the people reading that are now thinking, "lucky you"

>  I don't want to eat to much meat which is what I
> crave because I have read that it (protein) will cause calcium loss, I'm
> taking a calcium supplement now, will that take care of it or I don't
> know, what?  I've been going to an accupuncturist, for my hot flashes, I
> am yin deficient with heat, too much information...I just would like to
> know how much meat, how much fat, how much vegetables, how much fruit,
> nuts, can I , should I eat to put a little meat on my bones and what
> about the thret of parasites?  What about the calcium issue?
>
   Eat whatever you want, trying to be in tune with what your body is
telling you.
Don't read so much. Most things are just someone's opinion (including this)
or poorly designed and/or inconclusive "scientific" studies.