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Re: Love Fast Five and Plants

here is a comparison of digestive tracts
http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/carn_herb_comparison.html

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Ceci Pettijohn <cecipettijohn@...> wrote:
The main thing that sold me that animals are to be eaten as a last resort is
> that our digestive track/body is that of a plant eater. A carnivore's
> system is different than ours.
> A vegetarian asked me when was the last time I saw a cow and wanted to rip
> into it and drink it's blood/eat it's raw meat (or rabbit, pig, chicken,
> etc). This made me think? Carnivores all have this desire, but I don't,
> nor have I ever met a human who did.
>
> I'm with you on the omega 3's-thanks!





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Hello all. I am nursing a 13 month old, and have no weight to lose, but after a friend told me she does this, I read the ebook and find this way of eating to...
cecipettijohn
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Nov 6, 2009
4:20 am

You might want to look at some of the archeological data about what happened to humans when they started farming grains. They got shorter and sicker! Fast....
Heather Twist
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Nov 6, 2009
4:58 am

You might want to look at some of the archeological data about what happened to humans when they started farming grains. They got shorter and sicker! Fast....
Jessica Pearl
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Nov 6, 2009
12:02 pm

... For those with a scientific bent, there are a lot of good papers on historical diet. Google "Neolithic height" for a taste. One in particular has a table...
Heather Twist
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Nov 6, 2009
6:51 pm

Hello Ceci & welcome to the group. In addition to what Heather said - I would very highly recommend you (and anyone and everyone, in fact!) read the recently...
msdanacat
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Nov 6, 2009
8:32 am

I think thats wonderful advice!! :) I love fruits and vegetables! I think they are the best food out there, I've gone vegetarian a few times because I watched...
Jessica Pearl
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Nov 6, 2009
12:01 pm

Hi Ceci- Thanks for taking the time to share. Having tried vegetarianism for several years, I can say I sympathize with your sentiments. Unfortunately most...
RickS
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Nov 6, 2009
1:26 pm

Thank you for that post. As someone who farms (but isn't into mega-farms) it is nice to see some common sense and logic in evaluating the eat meat, or don't...
havens@...
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Nov 6, 2009
3:54 pm

Hi Rick Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. I believe it is all a continum of health. Ideally, fruit is the perfect food (see explanation of...
Ceci Pettijohn
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Nov 6, 2009
6:19 pm

here is a comparison of digestive tracts http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/carn_herb_comparison.html ... The main thing that sold me that animals are to be...
carolyn_graff
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Nov 7, 2009
2:53 pm

... I'm always amazed at what an herbivore can eat! Geese can get big and strong living off nothing but *grass*. (I would guess in the wild they eat fish too?...
Heather Twist
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Nov 7, 2009
7:32 pm

what stuff do we need that is only in plant food? didn't some cultures survive on only animal foods?...
carolyn_graff
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Nov 9, 2009
12:21 am

... The Inuit ate only fish in the winter, according to reports. But in the summer they gathered berries and plants. And they ate *whole* fish, including the...
Heather Twist
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Nov 9, 2009
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Heather, ... I can offer anecdotal evidence that potassium is hard to get from animal foods; at least for an active gal such as myself. I eat fish a few times...
Deanna
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Nov 9, 2009
6:23 pm

... Ah, the technical approach! I WAS going to quip "well, at least it isn't an animal" ... but with sea life it's hard to tell what is vegetable and what...
Heather Twist
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Nov 9, 2009
6:42 pm

Thanks for posting this Carolyn. That's a fascinating article, especially when it compares the dog, sheep, and 'man' in the chart at the end. And the bit...
RickS
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Nov 9, 2009
2:36 pm

I have read that on a low carb diet, one doesn't need that much C. Can't remember the details though. Ellen...
Ellen Ussery
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Nov 9, 2009
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You can get Vit C from sea creatures (I think it was plankton?). Human beings had a couple of severe genetic bottlenecks, but the only way I can think that we...
Heather Twist
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Nov 9, 2009
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certain animal organs contain Vitamin C, like kidneys and adrenals....
carolyn_graff
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Nov 10, 2009
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As a former vegetarian and vegan for years, I can attest that for ME, a high plant food diet is not a healthy choice. I was overweight and always hungry on...
Deanna
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