Lorenzo: I keep looking >for "irritated" hamburger in the store but do not find it >as I would like to eat rare or raw burgers. I am wondering if you mean "irradiated", and if not what is "irritated" hamburger? Just curious. >As a child I had many stomach sickness episodes, but NO >Refrigerator, No this No that. Since 1942 when we got a >fridge I have seldom suffered stomach upset. > >Regards, Lorenzo (still alive at 74) This may be a misconception, as humans have lived for millenia without refrigeration. Perhaps it was what you were eating and how it was prepared which made refrigeration an issue. I may have mentioned this before, but my nutritionist has been warning folks against eating grain products which have not been dressed in vinegar or kept at a hot temperature. She says that bacteria are very fond of grains, it doesn't take long at all for the rice at a Chinese food restaurant (for example) to be laden with germs. I have observed that my kids have *not* experienced diarrhea or vomiting in the past almost-year on paleodiet. Even if they have contact with kids who have recently had a "stomach bug", my kids are fine. I really think it's the grains that people should be most worried about as far as foodborne illness is concerned, not meat. Stacie _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com