Guest guest Posted April 12, 2002 Report Share Posted April 12, 2002 > Why am I eating raw liver? One of my friends was > curious, and I realized I didn't have much of an > answer beyond " Cuz Weston Price tells me so. " What is > so great about raw liver that it's worth the truly > repulsive experience of having to eat it? Hiya Lierre, I would say simply because that's what wild animals eat first when they kill an animal, and its what hunter-gatherers ate first when they killed an animal, and its what we considered healthiest back before factory farming. But since common sense and nutrition don't mix these days (for non- WAP-ers that is), I would point out that liver is the body's warehouse. Copper, Vitamin A, B vitamins and all sorts of other good stuff that I can't think of off the top of my head. I'll bet someone like Suze could expand on that list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2002 Report Share Posted April 12, 2002 >>>>I would point out that liver is the body's warehouse. Copper, Vitamin A, B vitamins and all sorts of other good stuff that I can't think of off the top of my head. I'll bet someone like Suze could expand on that list. ***Just a little, but you covered the basics. It's also a good source of selenium, iron, zinc and cholesterol. It's a great source of vit B-12 specifically, but contains othes such as folate, riboflavin, niacin and vit b6. I also read that it is a decent source of vits D, K and E, as well as vits b2, b3, b5, biotin, choline and inositol. I'm beginning to wonder if there's anything it doesn't contain. <g> Suze Fisher Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg/ mailto:s.fisher22@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2002 Report Share Posted April 12, 2002 how about toxins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2002 Report Share Posted April 12, 2002 >>>>how about toxins? ***Fat soluble toxins are stored in fat, not in liver. I believe water-soluble toxins are excreted in urine. There could potentially be a small amount of toxins in the liver that were being processed at the time of the animal's death, but if your source is grass-fed, antibiotic and hormone-free, etc, you should have little to worry about. Suze Fisher Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg/ mailto:s.fisher22@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2002 Report Share Posted April 12, 2002 - >I know it would destroy some of the b vitamins, most of the vitamin c, and >some of the fat soluble vitamins. It might also damage some of the EFAs. >This is true of any animal product though. While I don't have any authoritative information, I think the reasoning is that liver is especially rich in those nutrients and thus will be especially damaged by cooking. (Damaged EFAs in particular are bad news.) - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2002 Report Share Posted April 13, 2002 > - > > >I know it would destroy some of the b vitamins, most of the vitamin c, and > >some of the fat soluble vitamins. It might also damage some of the EFAs. > >This is true of any animal product though. > > While I don't have any authoritative information, I think the reasoning is > that liver is especially rich in those nutrients and thus will be > especially damaged by cooking. (Damaged EFAs in particular are bad news.) > >- Since eating raw chicken liver last Tuesday, I will say a couple things. It hasn't made me sick (yet), but I haven't been very hungry since then. Actually I've been a lot more thirsty than usual. I'm still farmin' by daylight (mostly) and lab techin' it in the evenings. Like I said the other day I'm trying Pottenger's tonic next week with the chicken liver. IMO, spiced raw liver will be better tasting. I sorta thought and salivated liver " muck " for a couple days after eating the stuff. Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2002 Report Share Posted April 13, 2002 >I sorta thought and salivated liver " muck " for a couple days after eating the stuff. ooooooooooo....ok that's enough, thank you very much Sonja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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