Re: HFR Newsletter, Rare Quality Raw Foods

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Suzi,

Good article....only I wish they hadn't thrown in the animal

comparisons since there really isn't any, and that sort of thing might

make someone question the credibility of the entire piece ....the ones

that don't know the rest is good info.

Horse, cow, deer are ruminants....the gorilla eats up to 60lbs of

vegetation per day and has a huge gut to accomodate it, which takes up

much of its body and leaves it with a reduced lung capacity.

Man became the opposite with a large lung capacity and a small gut.

Meat eating requires only a small gut....the increased lung capacity

meant more oxygen supply....this meant more oxygen to the brain...and

increased brain function and size.

The brain at rest uses oxygen and glucose at 10 times the rate of the

rest of the body. So anyway our adoption of meat eating gave us our

brain 'power'....I guess we could argue if that's good or bad....hee,

hee....anyway makes the gorilla a kinda conterproductive example.

The elephant eats " over-ripe and fermenting fruit " and as " wasteful

eaters, they often destroy as much as they eat " It has a huge caecum

for digestion and nutrient absorbtion, and its intestines are about 19

meters long...approx. 60 ft. long.

http://www.isaronline.org/descr/pin_elephant.htm

http://www.toowrite.com/toowrite_story.asp?sid=4654

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/zacmain.html

What would happen if you ate nothing but grass and hay? You would

probably starve. But cows eat grass and hay almost exclusively, yet

they grow big and fat. Why is this? Because cows, like other ruminant

animals, have a special type of stomach called a rumen, which is home

to billions of microbes which can eat grass and hay. These bacteria,

fungi and protists provide nutrients that the cow can digest. Without

these microbes, the cow would die.

I couldn't help myself on this one....it sorta jumped out and grabbed

me by the throat. ;-)

It looks like other great and sound arguments should be used instead

of comparing us to other animals ...who have totally different

anatomies and physiologies.

Kit

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> ***RARE, QUALITY RAW FOODS***

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> Published by Health Freedom Resources, Inc.

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> In this week's issue of the Spirit of Health newsletter we are

> highlighting the benefits of raw foods as well as a wonderful

> website on which you can find very rare, quality and organic

> items. After reading the article we recommend that you

> go to the site and have a look around.

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> The following is from www.rawfoodfocus.com

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> WHAT IS RAW FOOD?

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> Raw food is food which has never been heated nor treated

> with chemicals so it retains the enzymes and nutrients of its

> natural state. As soon as a food is cooked or has added

> chemicals, the vitamins, nutrients, enzymes, and other healthy

> compounds start to change or become destroyed and the

> food no longer has the life and health-giving properties it

> should.

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> WHAT BENEFITS COME FROM EATING A RAW FOOD DIET?

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> There are so many benefits, we can't even list them all.

> But for starters: people feel more energetic, more awake

> and healthier on raw. Most people lose excess weight, look

> and feel younger and more vibrant. Digestive problems like

> ulcers and acid reflux decrease and disappear. Skin conditions

> like acne tend to clear up. Body odor decreases. People get

> far fewer illnesses. People with diseases see relief and many

> eventually heal when their bodies are not burdened with toxins

> or an overload of work and can clean out and repair themselves.

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> WHAT ABOUT PROTEIN? HOW DO I GET ENOUGH OF IT?

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> This is the #1 question people have when they are considering

> a raw food diet. People think that protein comes only from meat,

> dairy or at least soy, and that without eating at least some of

> those foods, they won't get enough.. As a matter of fact every

> living cell contains protein: every plant cell has protein as a basic

> constituent in its cytoplasm. Vegetables contain protein! Seeds

> and nuts obviously contain proteins. Seaweeds and algae are

> very rich sources also. Factually, your body doesn't use whole

> proteins - it must break these down into amino acids. Plant

> proteins generally break down for assimilation more quickly

> than animal proteins and are often found already in the form

> of amino acids.

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> The horse, cow, deer, elephant, and gorilla are naturally

> vegetarians -where does all their muscle and body mass come

> from? Grass, leafy greens, and in the case of the gorilla, fruit!

> The meat and dairy industries have spent millions on advertising

> to convince people the only way to get protein is from meat

> and dairy products, and they have been very successful. In fact,

> the protein in meat is coagulated and in a form that the body

> cannot assimilate easily, and cannot use effectively. The

> consumption of meat and dairy (and the fat within it) has been

> linked to all kinds of fatal illnesses, including heart failure..

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> The fact is, your body needs 22 amino acids in order to build

> protein molecules and muscles. Of these 22 amino acids, there

> are 8 which the body cannot make and must get from outside

> sources. All 8 are available in raw plant foods. And in raw plant

> foods they are in a form which is easily assimilated and used

> by the body. All the protein your body needs can be gotten from

> raw nuts, seeds, vegetables and fruits.

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> If you are still worried about protein, we recommend you get

> started on a raw food diet, but eat very small amounts of meat

> (3 to 5 oz) only a few times a week. And try to get the cleanest,

> organic meat, with no hormones, that you can. After some time

> of doing this people generally find that they no longer feel they

> need the meat, and end up not eating it anymore. In this way

> you can find out for yourself that you are getting the protein

> you need.

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> HOW DO YOU GET ENOUGH CALCIUM WITHOUT MILK PRODUCTS?

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> First of all, dairy products do not provide sufficient calcium.

> The countries with the highest dairy consumption are the

> ones with highest osteoporosis also! All dairy products are

> extremely acidifying in the body. Dairy is one of the most

> acidic foods on the PH scale. Calcium is the number one

> mineral the body uses to buffer against excess acidity, and

> there is just never enough calcium in any dairy you can eat

> to offset the acid-producing effect it has. Therefore, you

> wind up losing calcium when you eat dairy products, not

> gaining it, as it combines with the acids to remove them

> from the body. This is the explanation behind the interesting

> fact that all the countries which consume a lot of dairy

> also have a high incidence of osteoporosis and other

> calcium-deficiency related diseases.

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> On a raw food diet you get lots of calcium from various

> vegetables, especially green leafy vegetables such as kale,

> and also broccoli and sesame seeds,. This calcium is very

> bioavailable, and these foods are alkaline-producing, so

> the body can actually use the calcium it gets from them.

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> Why go raw? Because it is healthier for you.

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