i would imagine that the participants were in fairly good health to 
begin with because if not, the detox symptoms might have lasted more 
than 12 days before they really started to feel that energy.   anyway, 
that is certainly an excellent diet for the short term; however, i don't 
believe in a vegan diet for the long term as it causes deficiencies in 
too many people.

Madelyn

Janet wrote:

>I find it remarkable that they experienced the health improvements  
>after only 12 days. - Janet
>
>
>Human guinea pigs eat "ape diet" for 12 days, experience remarkable  
>health improvements
>
>In a British experiment filmed for television, nine volunteers agreed to
>set-up camp in a zoo and eat an ape's diet for 12 days. The goal of the
>experiment was to create a visual documentary of the types of  
>reactions that
>would take place from giving up standard processed foods in favor of  
>a diet
>eaten for hundreds of millions of years by our ancestors. The diet  
>included
>2,300 calories of fruits, vegetables, nuts and honey each day. Fish  
>oil was
>introduced part way through the experiment to reflect a hunter- 
>gatherer's
>diet.
>
>Once getting over withdrawal symptoms from caffeine and excitotoxins
>in their standard diets, the volunteers reported increased energy  
>levels.
>Experiment volunteers all lost weight and substantially decreased
>cholesterol and blood pressure levels.
>
>....
>EVO DIET: WHAT THEY ATE
>-5kgs or 2,300 calories of fruit, vegetables, nuts and honey
>-On a 3-day rotation, typically: broccoli, carrots, radishes, cabbage,
>tomatoes, watercress, strawberries, apricots, bananas, mangoes,  
>melons, figs,
>plums, satsumas, hazelnuts
>
>Learn more: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_3847.cfm
>
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>