On Wed, 16 Jan 2002 19:55:59 EST Judy Genova <[log in to unmask]> writes:

> Some years ago, I gave a copy of Neanderthin to a prominent
> naturopath (Dr. Ron Schmid).  His major negative comment
> was as follows  (quoting loosely):
>
> "Audette's theory is basically flawed.  Many cultures not only
> adapted, but thrived beautifully on raw milk and the inclusion
> of some grains in their diet.  Dr. Weston Price proved that to
> the world."

As I recall, Ray never claimed that there weren't populations that had
made greater or lesser adaptations.  His main point is that there is a
significant portion of the population which has NOT adapted, and suffers
terribly from the effects of the "modern" diet.  Critics like your
naturopath can point to exceptions all they want, but that does nothing
to invalidate the theory, and certainly doesn't answer the reasons for
the effectiveness of the paleo diet in improving all sorts of health
problems, just as Ray predicts.
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