Guest guest Posted March 23, 2002 Report Share Posted March 23, 2002 Anyone have a good mail order source for high quality italian foods such as salami? DMM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Ever hear of hard salami? http://tinyurl.com/rvqua It's let hang at room temperature for months. It gets dryer and tougher to chew and eat. Even though it's sealed in plastic same as other store bought salami. (Or so I think) Some delicatessens let them hang as a display of sorts. Must be some fermentation going on in hard salamis Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 I don't think it is helpful to lump the whole gut together when discussing what pH it should be. For example, the stomach MUST be acidic, and the bile acids from the gall bladder have to do their work. Many acidic foods provide minerals/ash which when recovered in the intestines, provide alkaline substances for the body. About the mention of lactic acid... I have read that the layer of cells lining the intestine can get up to 70% of their caloric needs from lactic acid and acetic acid. Darrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 >If you want a healthy gut...the best is really to avoid acid forming foods... -Dirk Coetsee I think that statement is helpful, Dirk. Too many people avoid eating acid foods when instead it is the acid " forming " foods giving them trouble. Acid foods vs. " acid forming foods " . There are acid foods which give an alkaline response after complete digestion and mineral/ash recovery has taken place in the large intestine. Just my opinion. Darrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Yup like lemon juice for example...that is an " alkaline forming " food..I believe it's due to the bioavailable calcium present in lemons.. I think that Kombucha is also said to be alkalizing to the body..maybe from the dissolved minerals that were present in the tea..not sure.. Beau On 4/12/06, Darrell <lazlo75501@...> wrote: > > >If you want a healthy gut...the best is really to avoid acid forming > foods... > -Dirk Coetsee > > I think that statement is helpful, Dirk. Too many people avoid eating > acid > foods when instead it is the acid " forming " foods giving them trouble. > > Acid foods vs. " acid forming foods " . There are acid foods which give > an alkaline response after complete digestion and mineral/ash > recovery has taken place in the large intestine. Just my opinion. > > Darrell > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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