Famine Foods Forbidden: A Philosophy forHealth throughDiet: 04 Jul 2013

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FamineFoodsForbidden:

APhilosophyforHealththroughDiet

by

AindriasHirt

Ph.D.Candidate,UniversityofOtago

Introduction

AnumberofpeoplehaveaskedmetowriteasimplepaperconcerningwhyIapparentlylost30

poundsoffatwithouteffort.Thispaperistheresult.Itsnotfancy,writteninPoMoBabble,ora

registerthatfewacademicsorpriestsunderstand,butinasimple,straightforward,directway.

ThatdoesntmeanthattheresnotagooddealofresearchorunderstandinginwhatImabout

to say, its just that Ive noticed that people tend to use logic to justify their emotions. Ive

noticed this particularly in academia (18 years of tertiary education can do that to you). It

soundslikeanoxymoron,butsmartpeopleareprettystupid.Thewordstupiddoesntmean

unintelligent;itmeansunawareofyoursurroundings:inastupor.Wealldothistosomeextent.

We are comfortable with the things that surround us. We like them. Any change in our

environmentorthewaythatweorganizeourworldcausesusmilddistress.Yet,ourbehaviourdoes notmake any sense tosomeonewhohas amoredistant perspective. This,then, isthe

purposeofthislittlemanual:togiveaheadoutofthesand,largerperspectivetooureating

habitsinoursocietytoday.

Inessence,Ivefoundoutthatthemajorityofproblemsthatwearefacingwithregardtodiet

andhealthinourlivestodayisduetotheslowmovingchangeawayfromthedietthatwewere

designedtoeatbynatureandmovingtowardfoodthatisconvenienttostore.Wedeveloped

thesestoragetechniquesinNorthernEuropetogiveussomethingto eatduringthefamineof

winter. To do this,weve had to change the very nature of the food so that it wont decay.

Unfortunately,thistransmogrification(asCalvinandHobbeswouldsay)altersyourbodyafter

youingestit.Youarewhatyoueat.Moresimply,ifyoupreservecucumbersbyputtingtheminachemicalbathandtheneatthem,youpickleyourself.Theresultisfarfromhumorous.Incidence

ofcancer,CeliacDisease,IrritableBowelSyndrome,CrohnsDisease,AcidReflux,andespecially

obesityetc.areexplodingoutofcontrol,particularlywherepeopleeatfaminefood.Thegood

news is that the problem is clearly identifiable and easily eliminated. Really; its easy. The

problem is that youhave tochange the way that you thinkand eat in order to regain your

health.Youhavetoreorganizeyourheadandunderstandthattheveryfoodthatcomfortsyou

becauseitisfamiliarisunnaturalandshouldntbefamiliaratall.


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Background

Therearemanyways tochange thewaythat you think.Manywould thinkthatschooling is

important. While thats true in many cases, its not true here. Tertiary education is not

concernedwithexploration,butbygivingstudentsthetoolstodotheirownsearchingintheir

fieldofstudywhenworking.Ivefoundthat,whiletryingtoimproveoneselfthroughformal

educationisimportant,thegreatestbenefitisactuallytravel.Whenyouliveinaforeignculture

forawhile,yourmindbecomesaccustomedtohowpeoplethinkinthatplace.Whenyoucome

home,peopleseemabitoff.Younoticethattheydooddthings.Forexample,crosswalklaws

inCanadakillaboutathousandpeopleayear.Therearesomanypeoplewhodieatcrosswalks

thattheaverageCanadianknowsthatchildrenandoldpeoplearemostlikelytobekilledthere.

TheaveragepersonintheUnitedStatesdoesnotknowthis.Theydontknowthisbecauseno

one dies at crosswalks or when crossing the road. Why is this? The answer is obvious.

Unfortunately, thesolutionwouldinfuriatea Canadian.Heresanotherexample: thousandsof

people die in the United States fromhandguns.Preventing this is simple.Unfortunately, the

solutionwouldinfuriateaU.S.citizen.Therearemany,manymoreexamples.Theproblemwith

allofthesolutionsisthattheproblemislinkedtodeepersocialissues.Ifyouchangeonething,

theresafloodofrepercussions.Theproblemsarealsotiedtohabitsthatarecomfortable.

Irememberreadingasentenceinanoldbookonce.Thatsunusual;younormallyjustgraspan

ideaandmoveonquickly.Heresthesentencewhosesourceisnowlosttomypast:Notonly

people,butotheranimalsarealsoaffectedbythiscondition.Thesentenceisabitodd.Itdidnt

read,Notonlypeople,butanimalsarealsoaffectedbythiscondition.Hmm.Oddthat.Sothere

arepeoplewhoareanimals,andotheranimals.Thatmeansthatwereanimals.Whatastriking

thought.Wearenttaughttothinkthisway.Sohowdoanimalslive?Howdotheyeat?Ifanimals

eataccordingtotheirnature,whatisournatureashumananimals?Howshouldweeat?Howdowebehaveasanimals?Dootheranimalshavehabits?Dowehavehabits?Aretheythesame?

Ifwestudyotheranimals,canwethenseeourownhabitsinthem,orcanwebecomeaware

thatwehavehabitsthathavebecomedestructivebecausetheyaredifferentthanotheranimals

habits?Howdo youbreak ananimal fromadestructive habit? Howcanwebreakourselves

fromabadhabit?Thefirststepincuringabadhabitisknowingthatthehabitisdestructivein

thefirstplace.Thenextstepistrainingtheanimaltochangeitshabits.Thesestepsaredifficult

tofollowifyou,yourself,aretheanimal.

Letme give you an example of why the first step of knowing that a habit is destructive is

difficulttobecomeknowntous.Imetagirlandtookheroutonadate.Itstartedoffwell,but

slowlybecameawkwardforsomeunknownreason.Itookherhome.Shementionedinthecar,You know, I really wish would wouldnt drink (alcohol). That was weird. I only had two

glassesofwine;mybloodalcohollimitwaswithinthelimitofthelaw.SoIwenttoseemyfriend

Markand askedhim ifmypersonalitychangedafterone drink.Hesaid, Yeah in that Duh,

obviouslytoneofvoice.Yousee,Iwasnotawareofmybodychanging.Therestaurantwasnt

changing; the walls stayed the same colour; the lightingwas the same. Iwas looking at the

world throughmyown eyes and theworldwasnt changing. Howwas I toknow orbecome

awarethatmybodywaschanging?Wearerarelyintellectuallyawareofourshiftingemotions.

HeresanotherexamplethathappensallthetimewhereIlive.Iwastalkingtoagirlwhosaid,

YouknowAndy,yourecriticalperson.Butletmesaythis...andsheproceededtocriticiseme

tonoend.Anothertime,Iwalkeduptoadrunkpersonwhosaid,Andy,youredrunk.Whydo


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yougetdrunkallthetime?Ihadnthadadrop.Anothertime,Iwaswatchingapoolgame.A

womanwalkedup tomeandsaid, Youknow, Iwishyoudstopstaringatmeallthetime.I

didntnowthatsheexistedandcouldntcareless.Ineachofthesecases,theproblemwiththe

person came fromwithin that person.They had a reaction to theirenvironment and looked

outsideoftheirbodiestoseewhatwasgoingon.Thefirstpersonwantedtocriticiseme;the

second as drunk; the third had a sexual response to me. In each of these people, their

subconsciousbrainprocessedexternalstimuliandproducedanemotionalshiftinthemwithout

informing the intellectual, thinkingpart of their brainofwhatwas goingon. So they looked

outsidetheirbodiesforthecauseoftheemotioninsteadofrealizingthatitwasbeinggenerated

insidethemselveswithouttheirconsciousbrainbeingawareofit.Sothefirststepincuringa

badhabitisknowingthatthehabitisdestructiveinthefirstplace,whichisdifficultbecauseyou

arenotawareofyourownhabitsandhoworwhyyoubehavethewaythatyoudo;evenifyou

dobecomeawareofsuchhabits,howcanyouchangeahabit?

Letssaythateventuallyyoubecomeawareofthatyouhavedevelopedadestructivehabit.How

doyouchange?Ah,nowhereiswheretravellingtoforeigncultureschangedmyunderstandingandmakeswhatIhavetosaymoredifficultforyoutounderstand.Wereanimals;therefore,we

cantchange things throughdintofwill. That is, you cantputyourmind toit and decide to

changeahabit.Itdoesntwork.Willpowerisamyth.

Intellectvs.Conditioning:

Heresanexampleofhowourperceptionsandcultureconspiretolimitusfrommakingpositive

changesinourlives.WhenIwasyounger,Igotadegreeinphysicsandmath.Iwantedtoshow

peoplethatIwassmart,pleasemyparents,andgetahighpayingjob.InowrealizethatIwas

justterriblyfrightened.Ithenservedasanavalofficerforseven,hard,painful,lonelyyears.

Later,inmythirties,IwentandgotafullscholarshipandAssistantshiptogetaMastersdegree

inMusicwithaspecialty ofVocal PerformanceinOpera. Abitdifferent youmightsay from

physics.Ithenmadeabigmistake(ordidI?).IdecidedtobethebestoperasingerIcouldbe,so

Itrainedtobeagoodactor.IstudiedtheMeisnerTechniqueofStanislavskiacting.Method

actingisayoungerformofthistypeofactingthatmostpeoplehaveheardof.Iwasfortunateto

betaughtbyastudentofStellaAdler,thepersonwhobroughtStanislavskisideastoherfriend,

Stanford Meisner. I have to say; I now knowwhat apostolicmeans. When you work that

closelywithsomeonewhowassoclosetotheoriginofamovement,somethingrubsoffonyou.

Asmostpeopleknow,thestandardofactinginoperaisexceedinglylow.Youdthinkthatwhat

Idlearnedwouldhavehelpedmeintheoperaticworld.Itdidnt.Itmadethingsworse.Yousee,opera singers live in a culture, just as you live in yours. It is as unacceptable for me to

Stanislavskiactinoperaasitisforyoutowalktothestorenakedonahotday.Itsawkward

andinbadtaste.IthentravelledtoCommonwealth(formerBritishColonies)nationsandsaw

the acting there. It was just likeanopera house. Imbeingabit generalistic,but this ishow

operaticandBritishactingworks:actorsusetheirintellectstodecideuponwhattheywantto

do and then force their bodies to do what their brain have determined is best. I call this

Pantomime Acting or Pretend Acting. The actors preconceive what to do on stage at

particular points. They then condition their bodies to do that thing during rehearsal. The

problemis,wedontliveourlivesthatway.Therearesubtle,smallelementsthatareorarent

taking place when you force your body to do something; this is much like that bad date Imentioned.Youarentawareoftheodditiesthatyourconsciousbrainisforcingonyourbody


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and how others perceive that. In the very end, British acting and singing is inferior to

StanislavskiactingandOldItalianschoolsinging.Theformerisintellectualbased;thelatteris

emotionalbased,oratleastwithanunderstandingofhowweareconditioned.

SowithPantomimeActing,youlearnyourwordswithaninflectionorattitudethatyouthinkis

correct,calledaLineReading(wherewegettheexpressionofgivingalinetosomeoneinabar).Thenthepitchandvolumethatyouvechosenbecomeonewiththewords.Itsthenahabit

andcannotbeeasilychanged.Then,whenyouspeakthewordswithyourpartneronstagefor

thefirsttime,thegiveandtakeofvolumeandinflectionbetweenthetwoofyoudontoccuras

wouldinarealisticconversation.Notonlythat,butoncethelinereadingislearned,itisalmost

impossible tochange.Itis nowa partofyou.So,ifyoulearned a lineasanangrystatement

whenyouwereathomeandthenfindoutthatitwasmeantasasarcasticcomment,youhavea

bigproblem.Yourspeechhasbecomeahabit,anditwillbealmostimpossibletochangeit.

Hereshowthisrelatestodiet:withtheMeisnerTechnique(Stanislavskiacting),youknowthat

linereadingconditioningresultsinbadacting.Soyoupreparememorizingyourwordswiththe

understandingthatyouareacreatureofhabit.Thesolutionisto learnthewordswithoutanyattitude,and,whatstrulystrangeforaPantomimeactor,withoutstagedirection.Yousimply

placeinyourheadanimaginarysetofcircumstances(givencircumstances)thatsurroundthe

character youre playing, and thenact (literally) accordingly, without any preconceptions of

whatyouwilldo.ThisisperhapswhyStanislavskiactingisonlypracticedmypeoplewhoare

onthefringeofsociety.Thestyleimpliesthattheonlydifferencebetweenanytwopeopleis

howtheyseethemselvesintheirworld.Environmentwinsovergenetics.Thereisnodifference

between awhore and your daughter, Jesusand JeffreyDahlmer,Mother Teressa and Hitler.

They are the same; they merely see themselves in their world differently. So beware. The

differencebetweenyouandsomeoneyoumayrevileismicroscopicallysmall.Thatisnothow

wearetrainedtothinkinourmaterialisticsocietytoday.Wetrytoseparateourselvesfromugly,uneducated,lowclasspeople.Whowantstoleadabeggarslife?Unfortunately,ifyoudont

understand and acknowledge your animal, habitual nature, youmay startto behave like the

verypeopleyourevile.Ifyoudontacknowledgeyourhabitualnature,youcanneverchange

yourcircumstancesandtherebyaffectpositivechangeinyourlife.

WhoWeAre(OurGivenCircumstances)

Weareanimals.Weeatfood;wepoop.Wesweat,throwup,arefrightened,love,hate,getangry,

andgethungry.Thedifferencebetweenhumanferalanimalsandcivilizedhumanbeingsishow

weareconditionedbyourparentsandsociety.Ourflesh,ourminds,ourinstincts,ourbrainsandemotionalreactionsarehardwiredintousandnotonlyarebeyondourabilitytochange,

but are part of what we admire in others. For example, when someone is valorous, loyal,

trustworthy,loving,protective,etc.,thoseareroot,animalemotions,not thatofsome learned

sophisticated,civilizedethos.Inshort,weneedtounderstandwhoweareandwhywedothe

thingsthatwedosothatwecanseehowourconditions(givencircumstances)havechanged,

particularlyinthelastfewhundredyears.Thischangehascausedmassiveandprofoundun

health in us as a species. Once we know what that root creature is, we can see how our

circumstances over the last few hundred years and changed, and then change them back to

produceapositiveresult.

Deconstructingwhowehavebecomebacktoouroriginsisdifficult.Weareslatheredinour

conditioning and dont pay attention to small, nagging truths. Theyre annoying. They dont


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make sense. Theyre not important (we think). If you look at who you are and your own

personalgivencircumstances,smallpointsofanomaly(pointsofconflict)areeasilydismissed

or ignored.Heres anexample: wehave small canine teeth (fangs).OK; big deal.Whocares.

Whetheryouhavebigorsmallcaninesornoneatallmeannothinginoursocietytoday.Yet,

many yearsago, it was an issueof survival. You didnt eat what youcouldnteat. Our teeth

dictatedwhatwecouldeat.Insocietytoday,thefoodissoftandwehaveknifesandmachinesto

mechanicallybreakthingsdown.Sowenoweatthingsthatwecouldnteatathousandyears

ago.Yet, the humananimal has not changedmuch in the last nine thousandyears.Wehave

machinestodoworkforus,andwehaveaccumulatedmachines,oneontopoftheother,yetour

brainsandbodieshavenotchangedonebit.Wearegeneticallythesame.Ourfoodhaschanged,

andwehavebecomeunhealthy.

LetscontinuewiththecanineteethreferenceIjustmade.Wehavecanineteeth,buttheyare

not large.Omnivoresandcarnivores allhavethese teeth,but theyare longer forcarnivores.

Theyare designedto rip the fleshoffoflarge animals.That balltugginggamethatyourdog

playscanyouremember?Heputshisbumintheair,lowershisfrontlegsandbouncesupanddown,tuggingattheballinyourhand.Thatoriginatesfromwhenhewouldsinkhislongfangs

intothefleshofadeerorbison,orsomelargeanimalthatthepackbroughtdownandtugtorip

the fleshoffthebones.Wecant dothatour teetharetoo short. Ifwewerestarvingandwe

stumbleduponadeadcowlyingontheground,wedstillstarve.Wecouldntpullthefleshoffof

the animal. People might arguewith triumphant certitude that Ah ha! Thats why wehave

brainstomakeaknife!Thatsmuddledthinking.Wewerentbornwiththeknowledgetomake

knives;therefore,theconstructionofourbodiesisnotdeeplylinkedtomakingknivesandwhat

thatcanprovideforus.Feralhumansdontknowhowtomakeknives.

Speakingasascientist,onceoursocietyfoundtheknowledgetomakeknives,itaffectedour

geneticmakeup throughnatural selection:onlypeoplewhocould eat and digest the fleshoflargeanimalscouldsurviveifthatwastheonlyfoodavailable.Thathasbeguntochangeour

geneticmakeup,butonlyslightly.Ourcanineteetharestillshort.

Thisalsoworksinacontrarymanner.Youhavesmallcanineteeth.Youredesignedtoripthe

fleshoffofsmallanimalslikefowl,rodents,fish,etc.Avegetariandietisflawed.Withoutsome

protein, you will die. Vegetarians counter that there are some vegetables that are high in

protein.Unfortunately,thosevegetablesarenotavailableorgrowingthroughouttheyear.More

tothepoint,wehavecanineteeth.Ourbodiesaredesignedtoeatmeat.

Thismay seempetty.Why should anyone focussucha smallmeaningless point? But itsnot

meaningless.Noneofthepointsaremeaningless.Theyrethere,onepointafteranother.Whenyouaddthemup,theyallspellthesamestory.Werenoteatingthefoodthatweusedtoeat

thousands of years ago. In order to understand our dietary requirements, we have to

understandhowwehavemovedawayfromournaturaldiettoadietdesignedtoonlygetus

throughthefamineofwinter.Wenoweatthatfaminedietallthetime.

History

When Ive travelled toother countries,I immediatelynoticed the localdiet. One ofthemost

striking points to me was the nature of the food that was brought from Britain to

Commonwealthnations.Ialsonoticedthebrutallyoppressiveeffectithadonaboriginalpeople.For example, consider a British breakfast sausage. Im from North America, so breakfast


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sausagestherearemadefrommeat,seasoning,casings(realorfauxanimalinstestine),andfat.

ThisisnotsoinCommonwealthnations.There,theyremadefromwhatappearstobebread

saturatedbyfatorbloodandputinacasing.Strange.Aflavouredbreadtube.Wheredidthis

comefrom?TheresaninterestinganswerthatIllgivelateron.

Onthe topicof strange,howaboutcheese.Why?Why dowe have cheese? ItslikewhattheFrenchsayabouttomatoketchup:why?Doyouknowhowcheeseismade?Bizarre.Tomake

cheese,youneedtoseparatemilkintocurds(solids)andwhey(liquid);rennetdoesthat.You

thentakethecurdsandprocessthatintocheese.So,thatsstrangeenoughdrinkingoreating

bovine (most often) milk product (Cheese Whiz: processed cheesefood spread). You are

weanedfromyourmotheratoneyearold,andnowitssomehownaturaltorunoutintoafield

andsuckontheudderofacowwhenyouretwenty.Strangethat.

Forcheese,youhavetoturnliquidmilkintoasolid.Alsostrange.Toreallyspinyourheadon

your shoulders, consider how rennet is made. Rennet is what you add to milk to get it to

separate into solids (curds) and liquid (whey). Rennet ismade from the stomachsof young

calves(notoldones;itsnota redundancylikebabypuppy).Right.Sotheresthisguysittingaroundwithnothingbettertodothansay,Hey,Iknowwhattodo!Illkillacalfafewdaysold,

extracttheinnermucosaofthefourthstomachchamberandaddittoitsmothersmilk.Sure.

Hey,thesolidsareseparating!MaybeifIsqueezetheexcesswaterout,thistime,something

mighthappentomakeitlastawhilewithoutspoiling.Toamodern,educatedperson,ourfood

seemstocomefromsomeoddplaces.Yet,theresareasonformakingcheeseandareasonfor

whyandhowitdeveloped;wevejustforgottenthosereasons.Weveforgottenalotaboutwhy

weeatthefoodsthatwedo.Soletstakealookatlifealongtimeagoand,likeanactor,createin

ourheadstheimaginarycircumstancesthatsurroundedpeoplewhocouldhaveintentionally

createdsomethingasweirdascheese.

Imagine the world as itwas nine thousand yearsago. Therehad been a slowmovementof

peoplefromtheAfricatotheMideasttoEuropeandthenNorthernEurope.Thelandbeganto

bedifferentfarthernorth.Itwascold.Nothinggrewinthewintertime.Thiswasntthecasein

SouthernEurope.WhenIwasinSicilyandItaly,theyhadtwotothreegrowingseasons.That

doesnt happen farthernorth. Inmostnorthernareas, thewinter andsnowaresynonymous

terms. Scholars talk about huntergatherers butmost people dontconsider that the act of

gathering changes as the seasons, particularly in the north (or south, if youre below the

southernequator),change.

Soimagineyourselfstandingoutsideyourshack,cave,orrudeblackhouse(stonehut)inthe

dead of winter. Youre hungry. What will you eat? Before winter, therewere green plants,runningbunnies,swimmingfish.Nowtheresnothingmoving.Everythingiswhiteorbrown.

Youcanthibernate,andyourenotasquirrelsoyouhaventstoredanynuts;orhaveyou?What

canyoudotostorefoodthatwilllastuntilthespringandsummer?Whatfooddoesntrot?Well,

Ijustmentionedsquirrels,soyouvegotnutsonyourmind.Thatworks.Whatelsedoesntrot?

Seeds;seedsdontrot.Unfortunately,theyremademostlyofstarch,soyoucantreallydigest

themandpullenergyfromthem.Butarentweclever?Ifyoutakegrassseedwhichyoucant

digest well, grind it, and add yeast (small bugs), they can change the starch to a type of

carbohydrate.ThebugsbelchoutCO2andpoopoutcarbohydrate.Breadisaprocessedfood.Its

heatedupbugshit.Rufflespotatochipsarelessprocessed.

OK,bugpoopisnotenoughtosustainyou;youneedsomeprotein.Youlookaround.Theres

twofeetofsnowontheground.Youneedsomemeat;whatareyougoingtoeat?Ifyoukillone


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of your livestock, youd seriously eat (pun intended) into your wealth. A dead animal cant

produceoffspring.Notonlythat,butiftheweatherwarmsup,themeatwillspoil,anditwillgo

towaste.Youneedsomeproteinforthefamineofwinter.Sinceyoudontwanttoeatintoyour

principalinvestmentofyourlivestock,youcanliveofftheinterest.Youeitherbleedyouranimal

(addingittobreadandputtingitinacasingcalledblackpudding)ormilkit.Nowthepurpose

of having dairy products and livestock in general becomes clear. Its a gimmick to get you

throughwinter.Itsbadforyou,butitsenoughuntilspringcomes.Unfortunately,wereeating

anddrinkingthisfaminefoodproteinallthetimenow.

Ifyoustandbackandlookatit,winterfaminefoodisallverybadforyou.Youcanseethisby

thewayNorthernEuropeanfaminefoodadverselyaffectspeoplefromothergeographicalareas

of the world. Ive seen this up front and personal. If you understand natural selection, this

impactmakessense.

Evenifyoudontbelieveinevolution,youwouldhavetoadmitthattherearesmallethnictraits

associatedwithagroupofpeoplewholiveinacertainarea.Thosevariabilitiesseemfittedfor

theclimateandgeographytogivepeoplelivingthereanadvantage.Ifyoubelieveinnaturalselection, the explanation is simpler and clearer. But that requires that you understand the

processofnaturalselection,andthatunderstandingisdifficulttograspbecauseithastodo

withmathematicalprobabilityandanenormoussamplesize.

If you dont know the conceptorneeda refresher,here is, roughly,how natural selection is

supposedtowork.Letssaythatsomepeoplehavejustinventedawaytosurviveinthesnowy

winterinNorthernEuropebycreatingatleasttwofoodprocessingsystems.Theysowatypeof

grassseedandharvestit,threshit,andgrindit.Whentheyneedcarbohydrate,theyaddwater,

yeastandthenbakedthebugshit.Forthesecondsystem,theyslaughterayoungcalfandsave

andprocessitsstomach.Thentheymilkthelactatingcow(orgoatorsheepyouneeditsown

youngfortherennet)andaddtheappropriaterennet.Thenyouseparatethecurdsfromthe

wheyand thenadd aspecificyeast strain (or not) and then storethecheese.Nowyouhave

bread and cheese for thewinter (I knew a Swedishwoman who absolutely HAD to have a

cheesesandwicheveryday).Nowpeopletakethisnewtechnologyandmovenorth.Theyeat

this stuffduring the winter and survive;well, some of them survive.Some canthandle this

weirdnewfood,andsincetheresnothingelsetoeat,theystarvetodeath.Onlythosepeople

whocaneatthisfoodwillsurviveandreproduce.Thosethatcanttoleratethenewfooddont

reproduce. The result is that in a few hundred years, almost everyonenowbeing born can

handlethisfood.Almost.Theoddonehereandtheremightpopupwitharecessivetrait,which

preventsthemfromprocessingthenewfood(actually,perhapsitsnotrecessiveitsunnatural

foranadulttoprocessmilkwhentheywouldnormallybeweanedatayear;lactoseintolerance

isanormalandhealthytraitinanadult).Ittakesalongtimeandanenormoussamplesize(a

greatmanychildrenbeingbornwhohavetoeatthisnewfoodandperish)fortoleranceforthis

food tobecomenormal inthegenepool. For anethnicityto undergo suchashift, thousands

uponthousandsofpeoplewhocannottoleratebreadanddairy(newfaminefood)mustdie.

Nowimaginethis.Youtakethisfoodthathaskilledoffagreatnumberofpeopleninethousand

yearsagowhenagriculturewasbroughttoEuropeandintroduceittoanethnicgroupthathas

neverexperiencedthisnaturalselectionprocess.Theresultisanextremeresponsethatkills

any who cant tolerate it, which is a relatively high percentage. Look at the average Maori,

Hawaiian,FirstNations,orNativeAmerican.Theyrefat.Imeanreallyfat.Theiroutsidesmirrortheir interior. They are now suffering frommassive heart disease and other internal organ


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FadDiets:

Faddietsdontwork.Thewholeconceptisludicrousifyoulookatit.Letssaythatyourefat.

Yourgivendietaryconditionsgotyouthatway.Ifyougoonadietinordertoloseweight,you

may succeed.Unfortunately, after youve lost theweight, yousomehow think that youwont

gaintheweightbackusingyourolddietandfollowinghabitsthatgotyoufatinthefirstplace.

Whywouldyoudothat?Followingthiscycleofnormaleating,goingonadiet,andthengoing

backtonormaleatingmeansthatyourefat,youloseweight,andthenyougetfatagain.Why

notjusteatahealthydietandfirstlynotgetfat,andthenifyouhappentogetfat,realizethat

youredietiscausingyoutobefatandthenshiftyourdiettoahealthyonesothatyouwill

slowlygethealthyagain.Theproblemisthatnooneknowswhatahealthydietisbecausetheir

dietissaturatedwithfaminefood.Eatingwholewheatbreadinsteadofwhitebreadmadewith

bleachedflourjustmeansthatthepoisonthatyoureeatingisntquiteaspoisonousaswhite

bread.Whyareyoueatingpoisonatall?

Atkins

TheAtkinsdietisadangerousone.Sinceitsbasictenetisthatitisadiettoloseweight,itsafad

diet.Ifyouthinkthatitisadietforlife,youhavemadeaseriousmistakethatImentioned

above. The Atkins diet came about because someone noticed that some tribal people who

primarilyhuntforfoodwerenotfat.ThesehighproteindietsarefineforEskimosbecausetheir

ancestorsperishedwhocouldnteatsuchahighproteindiet.EatinganEskimodietisasbadfor

measanaboriginaleatingmyNorthernEuropeanfaminefooddiet.Furthermore,theAtkins

highproteindietplacesyourbodyinanactivestate.Itmakesyourcellreproduceatahigh

ratewhichpromotescancerandotherdangerousconditions.Youwantyourbodytobeinan

inactivestatesothattheenergythatcomesfromthefoodthatyouareconsumingistargetedatmaintainingandrepairingyourbodyinsteadof spendingenergyon reproducingcells.Idalso

like to point out that Eskimos are being pressured into eating a balanced diet (from the

mentalityofaEuropean)andarenowgettingfatandunhealthy.

52Famine

The52dietisaresultoftheobservationthatfastingcausesyourbodytobeinapassivestate

whichhasmassivelypositiveconsequences.Thefirstislongevity.Peoplewhoroutinelyfastlive

longerthanpeoplewhodonot.Ifyoufast,yourbodythinksthatthereisntmuchfoodinthe

environment, so it switches from an active state where energy from food is directed fromreproducing cells into a passive one where it repairs itself. Bad cholesterol drops; good

cholesterolincreases.Insteadoffastingcontinuouslytoproducethisresult,itwasfoundthatif

youreduceyourcaloricintaketo600caloriesadayformen,500forwomen,twodaysaweek

(nonconsecutivedays),yourbodythinksthatitsfastingandgoesintoapassivestate.Thisdiet

isnotforathletesbutformoderatelyactivepeopleandcertainlyforsedentaryones(people

whohavedeskjobs).

AfterIstoppedeatingfaminefood,mybloodsugarlevelevenedout.Mostpeopleexperienceup

anddownswingswhentheyeatbreadandotherprocessedfood.SinceIstoppedeatingthose

foods,mybodyneverhad todump largeamountsofinsulinintomy blood tohandle excess

sugar.Therewasalwaysalittlesugarthere,soIfeltgood.SowhenIfastedabit,Ireallydidnt

notice. I wasnt hungry. The cycle of eating and being hungry within a few hours and then


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needingtoeatagainisafunctionofeatingprocessedfood,particularlywheatandotherfoods

that are converted too readily byour bodies, into glucose (bloodsugar); itsa vicious roller

coaster.StoppingthisterriblerideproducedanantidotetermedTheZoneDiet.

Zone

TheZonediet(sometimesreferredtoastheCaliforniadiet)isdesignednottoloseweight,but

tomakeyouhealthybykeepingyourbloodsugarlevelwithinazone.Thelowerlimitiswhere

thereistoolittlesugarinyoubloodwhichmakesyouweakandhungry.Theupperlimitisthe

pointwherethereistoomuchsugarinyourblood.Thislatterconditionisextremelydangerous.

Yourbodydoesnothaveamechanismtopreventtoomuchfoodfrombeingprocessedinyour

intestinesandturnedintosugar.Havingfoodquicklyconvertedintosugarisnotsomethingthat

is normal in the nonprocessed/nonfamine food world. Your body does not have a way of

meteringhow fastto processthefoodthatis inyour intestines.It justdigestsitatthesame

speeditalwaysdoes.Withfaminefoodssuchasbread,itisalreadysomewhatprocessedsothe

absorptionrateisveryhigh.Soifyoueatasliceofbread,yourbodyconvertsittosugarveryquickly,sendingitintoyourblood,andraisingyourbloodsugarabovethesafezone.Atthis

point,yourbodyseesthatthereistoomuchsugarinyourbloodandgoesintoanemergency

state,sendingagreatdealofinsulinintoyourblood.Thisimmediatelylowersyourbloodsugar

level.Italsoconvertsthesugarintofat.Thisishowyougetfat.Toomuchsugarinyourbloodat

anytimetriggersthecreationoffat.Eatingfatdoesnotmakeyoufat.

Inordertokeepthebloodsugarlevelwithinthiszone,ameasurementwascreatedtohelp

peoplemanagehowquicklysugargetsintotheirblood.TheGlycemicIndex(GI)isameasureof

this.Avaluebelow55isconsideredlow,between56and69 isconsideredmedium,andabove

70isconsideredhigh.AhighGImeansthatyourbodyrapidlyabsorbsthatfoodandconvertsit

intosugar;alowGImeansthatittakestimeandisthereforesafer.Althoughlessconvenient,the

Insulin Index (II) is a better measurement tool for a person trying to eat more healthily; it

measurestheinsulinresponsetovariousfoods.Unfortunately,IIvariessomewhatbyperson

andislessaccurate.ThesimplereasonpreferringtheIIovertheGIisthattheGIonlymeasures

foodswithcarbohydrate(therearenoGIvaluesformeat).Also,whiletheGIandIIarealmost

perfectlycorrelated,theyvarysharplywithregardtodairyandbakeryproductstheverythings

thatareimportant.Researchersfound,[P]roteinrichfoodsandbakeryproducts(richinfat

andrefinedcarbohydrate)elicitedinsulinresponsesthatweredisproportionatelyhigherthan

theirglycemicresponses. 1Anotherfound,Therearesomeinstances,however,wherea food

hasalowglycemicvaluebutahighinsulinindexvalue.Thisappliestodairyfoodsandtosome

highlypalatableenergydenseindulgencefoods.Somefoods(suchasmeat,fish,andeggs)that

containno carbohydrate, just protein and fat (and essentially have a GI value of zero), still

stimulatesignificantrisesinbloodinsulin. 2ThisisfurthersupportedbyHoltandotherswho

havenotedthatthereisastrongcorrelationbetweenGIandII,highproteinfoodsandbakery

1"AnInsulinIndexofFoods:TheInsulinDemandGeneratedby1000kJPortionsofCommonFoods"intheAmericanJournalofClinicalNutrition1997,Vol.66:pages12641276bySusanne

HAHolt,JanetteC.BrandMiller,andPeterPetocz.2TheNewGlucoseRevolution(NewYork:MarloweandCompany,2003,pages5758.JanetteC.BrandMiller


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products that are rich in fatand refined carbohydrates, [E]licit insulin responses that were

disproportionatelyhigherthantheirglycemicresponses.3

The people whoadvocate the Zone diet also noticed that combinations of carbohydrate and

proteinslowtherateofabsorptionoffoodandconversiontosugaraswell.Ideally,youshould

eat about 1/3 of your food as protein, 2/3 as carbohydrate. You must always eat them incombinationandnotseparately;forexample,ifyouwantadrinkofalcohol,alwayshavesome

proteinwith it tocounteract the carbohydrate.Weveknown this for centuries.Cheese goes

withwine,nutswithbeer,andpeanutbutterwithbread.Theresultofthispairingisthatwhen

youcomplimentproteinwithcarbohydrate,youfeelbetterforlonger.Youdontgetmanicand

theninafewhoursneedmorefood.Youfeelbetterlonger.Youalsowillwanttoeatless,and

thecarbohydratesthatyoujustatewontgoasquicklyintoyourwaistline.

Theyalsonoticedthat,verygenerally,lowGIvalueswereassociatedwithfoodthatwasgreen;

broccoliandgreenbeanshadalowerindexthanpotatoesandparsnips.Greenvegetablesgrow

abovetheground,tubersbelow.Ishouldalsopointoutthattubersingeneralaretraditionally

usedasfaminefoods.Soagain,avoidingfaminefoodslessensourinsulinresponse,whichinturndecreasesfoodenergytransferredtoourwaistline.

GItablefromHarvard:

FOODGlycemicindex

(glucose=100)

ServingSize

(grams)

Glycemicload

perserving

BAKERYPRODUCTSANDBREADS

Bananacake,madewithsugar 47 60 14

Bananacake,madewithoutsugar 55 60 12

Spongecake,plain 46 63 17

Vanilla cake made from packet mix with

vanillafrosting(BettyCrocker) 42 111 24

Apple,madewithsugar 44 60 13

Apple,madewithoutsugar 48 60 9

Waffles,AuntJemima(QuakerOats) 76 35 10

Bagel,white,frozen 72 70 25

Baguette,white,plain 95 30 15

Coarse barley bread, 7580% kernels,

average 34 30 7

Hamburgerbun 61 30 9

Kaiserroll 73 30 12

Pumpernickelbread 56 30 7

50%crackedwheatkernelbread 58 30 12

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Whitewheatflourbread 71 30 10

Wonderbread,average 73 30 10

Wholewheatbread,average 71 30 9

100%WholeGrainbread(NaturalOvens) 51 30 7

Pitabread,white 68 30 10

Corntortilla 52 50 12

Wheattortilla 30 50 8

BEVERAGES

CocaCola,average 63 250mL 16

Fanta,orangesoftdrink 68 250mL 23

Lucozade, original (sparkling glucose

drink) 9510 250mL 40

Applejuice,unsweetened,average 44 250mL 30

Cranberryjuicecocktail(OceanSpray) 68 250mL 24

Gatorade 78 250mL 12

Orangejuice,unsweetened 50 250mL 12

Tomatojuice,canned 38 250mL 4

BREAKFASTCEREALSANDPRODUCTS

AllBran,average 55 30 12

CocoPops,average 77 30 20

Cornflakes,average 93 30 23

CreamofWheat(Nabisco) 66 250 17

CreamofWheat,Instant(Nabisco) 74 250 22

Grapenuts,average 75 30 16

Muesli,average 66 30 16

Oatmeal,average 55 250 13

Instantoatmeal,average 83 250 30

Puffedwheat,average 80 30 17

RaisinBran(Kellogg's) 61 30 12

SpecialK(Kellogg's) 69 30 14

GRAINS

Pearledbarley,average 28 150 12

Sweetcornonthecob,average 60 150 20

Couscous,average 65 150 9

Quinoa 53 150 13

Whiterice,average 89 150 43

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Brownrice,average 50 150 16

Converted,whiterice(UncleBen's) 38 150 14

Wholewheatkernels,average 30 50 11

Bulgur,average 48 150 12

COOKIESANDCRACKERS

Grahamcrackers 74 25 14

Vanillawafers 77 25 14

Shortbread 64 25 10

Ricecakes,average 82 25 17

Ryecrisps,average 64 25 11

Sodacrackers 74 25 12

DAIRYPRODUCTSANDALTERNATIVES

Icecream,regular 57 50 6

Icecream,premium 38 50 3

Milk,fullfat 41 250mL 5

Milk,skim 32 250mL 4

Reducedfatyogurtwithfruit,average 33 200 11

FRUITS

Apple,average 39 120 6

Banana,ripe 62 120 16

Dates,dried 42 60 18

Grapefruit 25 120 3

Grapes,average 59 120 11

Orange,average 40 120 4

Peach,average 42 120 5

Peach,cannedinlightsyrup 40 120 5

Pear,average 38 120 4

Pear,cannedinpearjuice 43 120 5

Prunes,pitted 29 60 10

Raisins 64 60 28

Watermelon 72 120 4

BEANSANDNUTS

Bakedbeans,average 40 150 6

Blackeyepeas,average 33 150 10

Blackbeans 30 150 7

Chickpeas,average 10 150 3

Chickpeas,cannedinbrine 38 150 9


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Navybeans,average 31 150 9

Kidneybeans,average 29 150 7

Lentils,average 29 150 5

Soybeans,average 15 150 1

Cashews,salted 27 50 3

Peanuts,average 7 50 0

PASTAandNOODLES

Fettucini,average 32 180 15

Macaroni,average 47 180 23

MacaroniandCheese(Kraft) 64 180 32

Spaghetti,white,boiled,average 46 180 22

Spaghetti,white,boiled20min,average 58 180 26

Spaghetti,wholemeal,boiled,average 42 180 17

SNACKFOODS

Cornchips,plain,salted,average 42 50 11

FruitRollUps 99 30 24

M&M's,peanut 33 30 6

Microwavepopcorn,plain,average 55 20 6

Potatochips,average 51 50 12

Pretzels,ovenbaked 83 30 16

SnickersBar 51 60 18

VEGETABLES

Greenpeas,average 51 80 4

Carrots,average 35 80 2

Parsnips 52 80 4

Bakedrussetpotato,average 111 150 33

Boiledwhitepotato,average 82 150 21

Instantmashedpotato,average 87 150 17

Sweetpotato,average 70 150 22

Yam,average 54 150 20

MISCELLANEOUS

Hummus(chickpeasaladdip) 6 30 0

Chicken nuggets, frozen, reheated in

microwaveoven5min 46 100 7

Pizza, plain baked dough, served with

parmesancheeseandtomatosauce 80 100 22

Pizza,SuperSupreme(PizzaHut) 36 100 9


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Honey,average 61 25 12

ThisissomeinformationfromaInsulinIndex(fromhttp://mendosa.com):

Food GlycemicScore InsulinScore

BREAKFASTCEREALS

AllBran 40 32

Porridge(Oatmeal) 60 40

Muesli 60 40

SpecialK 70 66

Honeysmacks 60 67

Sustain 66 71

Cornflakes 76 75

CARBOHYDRATERICHFOODS

Whitepasta 46 40

Brownpasta 68 40

Grain[rye]bread 60 56

Brownrice 104 62

Frenchfries 71 74

Whiterice 110 79

Wholemealbread 97 96

Whitebread 100 100

Potatoes 141 121

PROTEINRICHFOODS

Eggs 42 31

Cheese 55 45

Beef 21 51

Lentils 62 58

Fish 28 59

Bakedbeans 114 120

FRUIT

Apples 50 59

Oranges 39 60

Bananas 79 81

Grapes 74 82

SNACKSANDCONFECTIONARY

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Popcorn 62 54

Potatochips 52 61

Icecream 70 89

Yogurt 62 115

Marsbar 79 112

Jellybeans 118 160

BAKERYPRODUCTS

Doughnuts 63 74

Croissants 74 79

Cake 56 82

Crackers 118 87

Cookies 74 92

Noticehowhightheprocessedwheatfood(bakedgoods)numbersareforboththeGlycemic

and Insulin Indexes.Also noteyogurt and ice creamshighGIs,but look at howmuchhigher

theirInsulinIndexes:

Icecream 70 89

Yogurt 62 115

BothGIsandIIsforicecreamandyogurtareextremelyhigh.Thebakedbeansnumbersare

alsohigh.Vegetariansneedtobeawareofthisastheproteinthattheydogetfrombeansmight

beprocessedtooquicklyintosugartheymayneedtofindatypeofbeansorapreparationthat

havealowGIandII.

Ialsowanttopointoutthatprocessedbreakfastcerealsarearelativelymoderndevelopment.

Processedbreakfastcerealsdidntpopupuntilthe1890s.Traditionalcerealandmilkisnt

traditionalatall.

Hereisanother,morerecenttableoftheInsulinIndex:4

Food FoodTypeGlucose

score

Insulin

scoreSatietyscore

AllBran BreakfastCereal 407 324 151

Porridge BreakfastCereal 6012 404 209

Muesli BreakfastCereal 437 465 100

SpecialK BreakfastCereal 709 665 116

Honeysmacks BreakfastCereal 607 676 132

Sustain BreakfastCereal 666 716 112

Cornflakes BreakfastCereal 7611 758 118

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Whitebread(baseline) Carbohydraterich 1000 1000 100

WhitePasta Carbohydraterich 4610 405 119

Brownpasta Carbohydraterich 6810 405 188

Grainbread Carbohydraterich 6012 566 154

Brownrice Carbohydraterich 10418 6211 132

Frenchfries Carbohydraterich 7116 7412 116

Whiterice Carbohydraterich 11015 7912 138

Wholemealbread Carbohydraterich 9717 9612 157

Potatoes Carbohydraterich 14135 12111 323

Eggs Proteinrich 4216 316 150

Cheese Proteinrich 5518 4513 146

Beef Proteinrich 218 5116 176

Lentils Proteinrich 6222 5812 133

Fish Proteinrich 2813 5918 225

Bakedbeans Proteinrich 11418 12019 168

Apples Fruit 506 594 197

Oranges Fruit 397 603 202

Bananas Fruit 7910 815 118

Grapes Fruit 749 826 162

Peanuts Snack/confectionery 124 205 84

Popcorn Snack/confectionery 6216 549 154

Potatochips Snack/confectionery 529 6114 91

Icecream Snack/confectionery 7019 8913 96

Yogurt Snack/confectionery 6215 11513 88

MarsBars Snack/confectionery 7913 12215 70

Jellybeans Snack/confectionery 11818 16016 118[n3]

Doughnuts Bakeryproduct 6312 749 68

Croissants Bakeryproduct 749 7914 47

Cake Bakeryproduct 5614 8212 65

Crackers Bakeryproduct 11824 8712 127

Cookies Bakeryproduct 7411 9215 120

Inshort,usingtheGIinsteadoftheIIisabitdangerousastheGImasksournegativeresponses

todairyandbakery(wheat)products.Thislastpointisimportant,aswheatproductshavecome

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WheatBelly

A recently published book has documented the problems with wheat. The author (William

Rodale Davis) clearly documents the ill effects of wheat on our bodies today. His point is

directedmostly at how the wheat plat has undergone severe genetic manipulation that has

causedthisproblem(inhisopinion).Hemaintainsthatbread,inanyform,nowcomesfroma

geneticbasethatiscorruptanduntestedforhumans.Soanywholewheat,pumpernickel,white,

multigrain,organic,etc.breadthatyoueatwillmakeyoufat.Generallyspeaking,hescorrect.I

stopped eating bread(anddairy) andwent from205lbs to175 in threemonths. Itis often

dangeroustolosesomuchweightsoquickly,butIfeltgreatandateasmuchasIwanted.Iwas

neverhungry.

Like the Zone Diet, Daviss antiwheat diet wasnt designed necessarily to have people lose

weight.Iwasdesignedtohelppeoplewiththeirhealthissues.HemadeacommentIfoundto

resonate with me, What convinced me further were the many instances in which people

removedwheat,thenpermittedthemselvesawheatindulgence:acoupleofpretzels,acanapatacocktailparty.Withinminutes,manywouldexperiencediarrhea,jointswellingandpain,or

wheezing.5

BoththeZoneDietandtheWheatBelly(antiwheat)DietfitwithinmyFamineFoodForbidden

Dietboundaries.Ihighlyrecommendthatyoureadthem.Thislittlemanualisnotdesignedto

reiteratewhattheysay.Theresnoroomhereforthat.SoifyoureadtheZonediet,trynottoeat

cheese ora slowabsorbedbread if theysay to; substitutesomething else.Ifyou readWheat

Belly,followthewheatproscription,butdonteatdairyproductswhenDavissuggestsit.

Theadvantagethatmydiethasisthatithelpsyouwhenyouaremakingachoiceofwhattobuy

atastoreortryingtodecideifyouwanttohaveavegetablegarden.WhenIgotoastore,Ihave

veryclearandobviouschoicestomake.Itrytolimitthedamagethatmybodywillsuffer.Be

warned:freshvegetablesareoftentheworstchoiceyoucanmake.Moreonthatlater.

Alcohol/Liquids

Thefirstthingthatafaddiettellsyoutodoistodrinkalotofwater.Oftenourbodiesare

storing something thatmightbe in short supply in the environment. If youare dehydrated,

drinkingwaterwillmakeyoubodystoptryingtohordeitandyouwillloseweight.Sothefad

dietthatyoujuststartedseemstobeworkingbecauseyoustarteddrinkingwaterandlostfive

pounds.Thatsthefirstthing.

Thesecondpointisthis.Whatdootheranimalsdrink?Water.Theydrinkwater.Howbizarreis

itforyoutodrinksomethingthathasflavourtoit.Thinkaboutit.

Therearenowildorangejuicetrees.Thereareorangetrees.Fruitjuiceisunnatural.Eatthe

fruit.Drinkwater.

Alcoholisfermentedwheat(orsomefruit/vegetable)juice.Itssomethinglikewetbreadwith

thebadcarbohydratesreplaceswithamildpoison.Itsanotherprocessedfoodthatsbadfor

you.Ifyouregoingtodrinkalcohol,inimizethedamage.Beerandalehavewheatinit.Trynot

todrinkalcoholwithwheatin it.Try tohavethewheat removed(likevodka)ormadefrom

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somethingbesideswheat(likepotatovodka).Personally,Ihaveanallergicesquereactiontoale

and beer. Two glasses of beermakesme very fuzzy and almost drunk. Twoshots of vodka

(whichisthesameamountofalcohol)doesalmostnothing.Itsthewheatandthestillpresent

yeast.Ifyouareanalcoholicandyoumustdrink,shifttosomethingwithaslittlewheatresidue

initaspossible.ThatmeansnoNAbeerornolowcarbbeer.Youneedtogetawayfromthe

wheat.

Elegantwomeninapastageusedtodrinkdiuretics(thingsthatpullwateroutofyou)during

thedaybeforegoingtoapartythatnight.Homesdidnthavesewersystems,sotherewasno

whereforthewomentogotorelievethemselves;themencouldalwayswanderouttoatree,

butthewomencouldntgooutsideandsquatonthegrass.Iguessitjustwasntconsideredlady

like.Sotheydranktea.

Iknewamanwhowouldbringacase(yes,acase)ofDietPepsitoworkeverydayanddrinkit

all.You see,one can ofPepsimadehim slightlydehydratedwhichmadehim thirsty;so hed

drinkanother, then another,and another.He was thirsty all day andwould try tosolve the

problembydrinkingsomethingthatdehydratedhim.Itmadethingsworse.Attheendoftheday,helookedgauntandtired.

I have another friendwhohad onetoomanybad experienceswith alcohol. Sohedevised a

patternofactionthatmitigatedamassivehangoverthedayafterdrinking.Hissolutionwasto

drinkcopiousquantitiesofwaterbeforehegoesout.Healsoputsalitrejugofwaterathisnight

tablebeforeleavingthatnight.Thenhemakessurethathedrinksthewaterbeforeheliesdown

forsleep.Ithelps.

WhenIsangoperafulltime,Iheardfromadoctorwhoadvisedsingersnottodrinkflavoured

waterbeforesinging.Hesaidthatyourbodyseestheflavouredwaterasfoodandthrowsacid

intoyourstomachtodigestthefood.Forasinger,thismeansthatacidisbubblingupontoyourvocalchordsforthenexttwohours.Soyoushouldntdrinkflavouredbeveragesforatleast

threehoursbeforeyouhavetosing.Mostpeopledontnoticethisproblembecausetheydont

havetosingattheextremelimitoftheirvoicesformoney(toprovideforthemselves).Itstrue;

hes right. Ive found that this also applies topeople with acid reflux (likeme).When Iwas

diagnosedwith acid reflux, Iwas told tostopeating food threehoursbeforegoingto bed; I

stoppedandtheacidrefluxceased.Ialsothennoticedaproblemwithacidrefluxandflavoured

beverages. I stopped drinking flavoured beverages (Iwas having a cup of decaffeinated tea

beforegoingtobed),andtheacidrefluxstopped.

Your body treats food and water in very different ways. Confusing your body by giving it

flavouredwaterdoesnothing topromote good health.Atthe very least, youshould connect

drinking water with having a food snack. When you are thirsty because you are working

(physically stressfulwork), onlydrinkwater. Ifyoudrink flavouredwater, yourbody thinks

thatitsfood.Giveyourbodywhat it needswhenitneeds it.If youre thirsty,drinkwater.If

youre hungry, eat food (unprocessed food); if you are lazing around the house and want

somethinginyourmouthtosavour,butknowthatcoffeeandteadehydratesyou,drinkaglass

ofwaterandthenhavesometeaorcoffee.

Theresafamoussong,MadDogsandEnglishmengooutintheNoondayHeat.TheEnglish

hadastrangebehaviour.Theyddrinkhotteaonaveryhotday.Theheatoftheteawouldheat

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them.Strange,butitworks.Itisalsobadforyousinceitdehydratesyouasadiureticandthen

onceagainwhenitmakesyousweat.

As an aside, dehydration has been linked to cancer.Most people in the United States dont

realize how fortunate they are to have the number of drinking fountains per square foot

mandated in public buildings. That is not the case in Canada. It is also mandatory for gasstationstohavepublicwashroomsintheUnitedStates.InoticedthisinCanadabecauseIjust

couldnt findwater fountains anywhere. I was just in a public library that had no drinking

fountainandalsoinalargecollegehall;bothplaceshadnodrinkingfountains.Ivealsonoticed

thatthereisamisconceptionthatdrinkingfountainsmusthaveamechanicalcoolerattached.I

find this conditionrathershortsightedanddetrimental to goodhealth.Whenyoure thirsty,

youneedwater,notreallycoldwater.Ifthewaterisverycold,youcantdrinkenoughtoquench

yourthirst.Ithurtsandyoustop.Waterfountainsshouldbeeverywherebecausetheydont

needsomeelectricpowereddevicetofunction.Youjustneedavalve(andperhapsasink)anda

drain.Whyistheresomuchemphasisinonlyhavingcooledwaterfountainsthathavetheresult

ofmakingpeopledrinklesswaterthantheywouldnormallydrinkifthewaterwasnotcooled?Theideathatyoucouldbuywaterlikesoda(inbottles)didnotexistafewdecadesago.What

didtheydothen?Dieofthirst?Well,IguesslittleJohnnyhastoruntheriskofgettingcancerso

thatafewpeoplecanmakemoneysellingwaterinbottles.Mostbottledwaterisjustmunicipal

waterthathasbeenfilteredandbottledanyway.Advertisingsuggestingthatabrandsbottled

waterisfromsomespecialsource(likeaspring)isexaggeratedabestandablatantlieatworst.

MyCombination(FamineFoodsForbidden)

Likeacting,weneedtohavesomemotivationinordertodosomething,likechangethewaywe

eat.Notdoingsomethingisnotanaction.Soyoucantnoteatcertainfoods;youeat(other)

certainfoods.Itslikethejoke,Stopthinkingaboutpenguins.Yourethinkingaboutpenguins.

Stop.Stopthinkingaboutpenguins.Ofcourse,rightnowyourethinkingaboutpenguins.Not

doing something never works. You have to do something. In many ways, this can be very

dangerous.Oncewehavesetinourmindsthatthereisonepathorgoal,wegetconfusedwhen

thingsgetcomplicated.Whetheryoureareligiousfanatic,anengineer,oranaficionadoofsome

politicalmovement,beingsinglemindedcanblindyoutoallofthesmall,naggingtruthsthat

dontfitintoasimplesystem.Havingsaidthat,thissimpledietsystemiseasytounderstandand

follow.Itsimplymakessense.Followtherules,andgoodthingshappen.

Forme,IhadaseriesofchangesthatmademechangethewaythatIate.Ihadknownhowto

eatproperlyforawhile.Iknewnottodrinkflavouredwaterforovertenyears,butthatjustseemedtoomuchofabizarre,weirdchangeofhabits.Iknewhowbadprocessedfoodwasfor

you(yes,breadisaprocessedfoodasisdairyfood/drink)andjustdidntcare.IlefttheUnited

StatesforschoolingandspenttenyearsinCanadaandNewZealandaswellastravellingallover

(Ihadalsoseentheworldasanavalofficer).IwentbacktotheU.S.totakecareofmyparents

andwaitformyimmigrationvisatoCanadatobeprocessed;Iimmediatelygotsick.Iwaseating

storeboughtprocessedfoodanddrinkingU.S.beerandale.CanadiansdontrealizethatU.S.

beerhasbecomestrongerthanCanadianbeerandhasbeenforthelasttwentyyears.Having

said that,somethingwas universallywrongwiththe beer in theU.S.whether iswas simple,

cheap BudorSierraNevada IPA. Canadianbeer doesntgetyouassick. Netherland beer/ale

didntmakemeillinanyway.TheresalessonintheresomewherefortheownersofAnheiserBusch. So I stopped drinking beer. There wasnt much of a change. I got bloated, had IBS


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(IrritableBowelSyndrome),wasbleedinghalfthetime,andgenerallysatonthecoachwhenI

wasntworkingsinceI was solethargic and inpain.AsI havementioned,most people dont

reallycareenoughabouttheirlivestomakeanychange,andIwasnodifferent.Ijustdidntcare

enoughaboutmyself.

Thenmywife,whohadbeen(sometimesnotso)patientlywaitinginCanada formyvisatocome through got sick.Everythingchangedforme.Myvisawas approvedafter a tenmonth

wait(thefactthatwehadbeenmarriedforayearandwerelivingtogetherfortenyearsdidnt

speedthingsupmuch),andIwentbacktoCanada.Mywifehadbeenhomefromschoolwhere

sheteachesforovertwoweeks.Shecouldntmove.Shesat,inpain,onthecouch.Motivation

floodedthroughme.ItwasntthatkindofNewYearsresolutionmotivationthatfadesaftera

few feeble weeks, but something deepdown. I got rid of all processed foods first. She was

inflamedontheinsidesoIremovedallroughage(Ipeeledtomatoesandremovedallseedsand

hard cellulose). She only had thoroughly mushified green beans and potatoes (I shifted

eventuallytosweetpotatoes).Wehavewhitefishreadilyavailable,soweatethat,chicken,and

nobeef(shehasntbeenabletoeatbeefinyears).Shehadnobreadandnothingfromabottle,can,orbag.Sheslowlygotbetter.Iaddedbackinnonbleachedflourbymakingbreadmyself.

Afterawhile,Iknewthatthiswasnotreallyright,butIwantedtoseeifshecouldhandleit.She

couldnt. Igot rid ofbread. Ialso foundthatshecouldnt handle dairyverywell, soout that

went.Shecouldntdrinkalcohol,andIhadbeendrinkingtoomuchbeerandcoffee,soIstopped

drinkingeverythingflavouredexceptanoccasionalsmallcupofjuice(absolutelynocanesugar,

sucrose,orfructoseadded)forvitaminCduringthewinter.Itriedtoproportionthefoodby1:2

protein:carbohydrate(ZoneDiet).Ialsotriedtofollowthe52dietwhenIthoughtofit.

Afterthreemonths,Ihadlost30pounds.

Ilevelledoutabitat175.Iknewthatafewhundredyearsago,Iwouldweighmaybe155atthe

mostandsorealizedthatIwaseatingordoingsomethingwrong.IrealizedthatitwasthatIhad

beeneatingfloursubstitutes.Yousee,mostpeopleavoidwheatbecauseofthegluten,andthere

has been a massive surge in producers switching to nongluten bread products; the

substitutionswerejustasbadforusasthewheat.WhetherIeatwheatorriceflour,thereisno

differenceformesinceIdonthaveaglutensensitivity.Thatdoesntchangethefactthatrice

flourisaprocessedfood.Riceisafaminefooditself,alone.Theeffectsofthewheatsubstitutes

onyourinsulinlevelsarethesameasthewheat.Myinsulinlevelswerestillonarollercoaster

ride.Ibegantoseethattherewasamuchdeeperissuegoingonherethancuttingoutwheat

anddairy.Iknewwhatitwas;Ijustdidntwanttobebothered.Butthen,theresmywife,soIll

dealwiththebother.

Whatfollows isthebother.Frankly,itsapainintheass.Thedifferencebetweenhealthand

unhealthisbother.6Itstheconvenienceoffoodsthatmakefoodsunhealthy.Themorebother

itis,thebetterforyouitis.Anditsnotthatittakeslongertoprepare(cook)thatmakesit

bothersome;itstheobtaininggoodfoodthatstherealproblem.Itsthegrowing/gettingand

preservationthatsthebother.Letslookatallofthewaysthatwepreservefoodandwhythatis

badforus.Letusalsorankthepreservationprocessessothatwecanmakeawisechoicewhen

facedwithachoicebetweentwopreservedfoods(whenwehavetoeatafaminefood).

6 Asmy uncleBillused tosay, Sometimeswhen you lose your health, you donteverget itback.


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FamineFoods

Herearethefaminefoodsandwhytheyarebad,innoparticularorder:

Pickling:

Yousoaksomething(evenmeatandeggs)inachemicalbath.Whenyouingestthefood,youingest the chemicalswhichhave the sameeffect onyou asit didwith the food it preserved.

Commonpickled foodsare apples (yes,apples are soaked ina chemicalbath so that theyre

crisp for a year after theyre picked), cucumbers, and beets. Hunters often eat pickled deer

hearts.IfriendofminementionedthatwhenhewasaU.S.soldierinEuropeduringWorldWar

II,theywouldoftenstealpickledchickeneggsfromGermanhousewives.

Corning:

Corningiswhenyoubathemeatinsalttopreserveit.Youthenhavetopullthesaltoutasmuch

asyoucantoeatit.Youmightfindthefollowingstoryinteresting:

The tradition ofeating corned beef in NorthAmerica during St. Patricks Day isanoddand

twisting one. In Ireland, the meat for that feast day isbacon. The Irish stored their food in

souterains. These were holes or caves dug in the earth. The temperature of the earth is

generallycoolerthanthetemperatureabovegroundinthesummerandwarmerinthewinter.

When immigrants came to the New World, they were met with cold that they had never

experienced.Thefoodkeptinsouterainsfrozeandtheycouldntgetthemout.Sotheymadeuse

of the beneficial affects of the cold climate and froze meat.Theyd wait until the last freeze

occurredinthelatefallandthentheydkillandflayacalf.Theydhangitinthebarnwithatarp

overit.Eachday,theydcomeoutandcarveoffa5lbs.chunkofmeatandcookit.Ifawarm

spell(IndianSummer)came,theirmeatwasgoingtorotquickly,sotheydbutcherwhatwas

left,rollthe5lbs.piecesinsaltandleaveitonthetablebeforegoingtobed.Inthemorning,

theydbrushoffthesaltandmakeabrine(strongsaltwater).Theydputthemeatinabarrelat

thebottomofthestairsintotherootcellarandpourthebrineoverit.Eachmorningthewoman

ofthehousewouldgodownstairs,breakaholeintheiceandpulloutachunkofmeat.Shed

thensimmer(notboilthatwoulddrivethesaltintothemeat)themeatinapotofwaterallday

topulloutthesalt.Theydtheneatitatnight.Itwasstillsaltyandconsideredlowclassand

poorfood.Theywoulddothiswithporkaswell(youhavetomakesurethatthebrineiscooled

fortheporkbeforepouringitovertheporkoritwouldruinthemeatthisisntnecessaryfor

beef).SoforSt.PatricksDay,theydgodowntogettheporkfromtheporkbarrel,butsinceit

tastedbetter,itwasinvariablygonebythen,sotheydhavetoeatthecornedbeef.

Saltedmeatisbadforyouandisonlydoneifyouhavetodoit.

Smoking:

Smokingiswhenyouputmeatoveraslightlyburningfiresothatthesmoketouchesthemeat.

Smokeisacarcinogen(causescancer).Donteatit.

Pastramiissmokedcornedbeef.Itsadoublewhammieandreallybadforyou.

Jerking:

Thisiswhenyoudryfood,generallybytheheatofthesun.Itislessbadforyouthantheother

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2. Fresh/chilledmeat.Nohormonesorantibioticsusedintheraisingoftheanimal.ThisishardtofindintheU.S.EightyearoldgirlsintheU.S.aredevelopingbreastsbecause

theydrinkmilk.Thedairyfarmersboostthemilkyieldbygivingtheircowshormones.

WhythepeopleintheU.S.dontshootpoliticiansdeadfornothavingalawagainstthis

isbeyondme.Ofcourse,wehavelawsthatmakeyoustoponahighwayat2a.m.inthe

raintoreadthenameplateonthecollarofadeadcatintheroad.Butthentheresno

antideadcatintheroadlobby...

3. Cannedgreenvegetables/meat.4. Rootvegetables:notagoodchoicepotatoes(sweetpotatoesareabetterchoice,butstill

notasgoodasgreenvegetables),carrots,parsnips,rutabaga/turnips,etc.

5. Cornedmeat.Badchoice.6. Smokedmeat.Reallybadchoice.7. Wheatorwheatsubstitutes(rice,sorghum,coconutflour,riceflour,etc.).Onlyeatwhen

youhavenothingelseandhaventeateninafewdaysandseenohopeforthefuture.

The no list includes doughnuts, bagels, spaghetti, fettuccini,macaroni and cheese,

breadofanykind,chipsanddip,crackers,cereal,allbrananything,etc.

8. Dairy.Avoidunlessyourestarving.9. Others:tofu;anythingyoureallergicto;anythingthatcanbeleftoutanditwontdecay

withinafewdays.

10.If you are goingto buy juice, buy the concentratesince its cheaperand smarter (thebottlesofjuicethatyoubuyarereconstitutedfromconcentratewhywouldyoupay$2

tohavesomeoneelseaddwatertoconcentrate?).Oftenthejuicehasmassiveamounts

ofsugaradded.Canesugarisslightlylesstoxicthanfructosecornsyrup.Itsstillpoison.

Thenonsugaradded juice concentratewhere I live currentlycosts $2.50. Thesugar

addedcosts$.75.Theresareasonforthat.

Iwouldalsoliketopointoutthatcapitalismhasmanyadvantages,butafewdisadvantagesthat

shouldbe counteracted.Grocersmakemoneybyminimizingwaster.Sothefoodthattheyput

outhasaslongashelflifeastheycanmakeit.Unfortunately,foodwithhighnutritionalcontent

decaysquickly.Thereforegoodfoodmeansmorewaste.Theydontwantthatandlimityour

choices so that theymake the mostmoneypossible. This isunderstandable from both your

perspectiveandtheirs.Unfortunately,theirperspectivecanmakeyouill.Theydontcare.Also,

whenyougotothestore,youaretrainedtothinkasacapitalist,soyouarealwayslookingfor

themostthatyourmoneycanbuy.Thisinvariablymeansthatyouwillchooselowqualityfood

becauseitscheaper.Youhavetotrainyourselftoshopforthehighestqualityfoodthatyoucan

afford,whichisnothowyou(andmyselfaswell)havebeentrainedtodo.

CitiesandtheIndustrialMentalitytheRealProblem

In the discipline ofphysics, one of the fundamental laws of nature is that energy isneither

creatednordestroyed,justmovedaround.Ifyouthinkthatyoucancreateit,yourboundaries

are not set properly. Ifyoureset them,you findthat the energy isnotcreated/diminished.

Withfoodandhowitisgrown,ourboundarieshavebecomeconfused.Ifyouhaveanacreof

landanddrawastiffboundaryaroundit,thereisplentyoflandandsoiltofeedyouandyour

family. The problem is that the boundaries have become extended. Things pass across the

boundaries thatshouldnt.This ismainlyduetoourmentalityof industrialprocessesandour

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Our boundaries are porous. Ingredients are being transferred from one system to another

withoutbeingreplenished.Soallofourarable(growable)landisbecomingseriouslydenuded

ofnutrients,loweringtheabilityofthelandtoproduce.Letmegivetwoexamplesofthis.For

the first one: where I grew up, there was a plain that came down to the lake outside of

Chittenango,NY,U.S.A.Thesoilwasblackitwassorich.Theygrewonionsonit.Thelandisnot

palegreyandthecropispoor.Thenutrientsinthesoilwereshippedoffthelandtocitieswhere

peoplelived.Inanotherexample,lawmakersinNewYork(mainlyfromNYCity)decidedthat

farmersinNewYorkshouldpayataxforspreadingmanureontheirlands.Afterall,theywere

improvingthelandandweremakingitmorevaluable.Therefore,theyshouldbetaxed.Itnever

occurredtothemthatthefarmersweretryingdesperatelytoreplacewhatwasbeingshipped

off.Soenergywasbeingpreservedinalargersense.If theboundariesarebroadenedenough,

theamountoforganicmatterisconserved.But,theproblemisthatthenutrientssenttoa city

arenotreturnedtothelandwhencethenutrients(food)havebeentaken.Soifyoudrawacircle

aroundthelandwherethefoodisgrown,whatleavesasfoodshouldcomebackasfertilizer.It

doesnt.Thelandsnutrientbaseisrapidlydeclining.

Manybelievethatifweputpetroleumbasedfertilizeronthelandwherethefoodisgrown,then

a balance is made. It doesnt work that way. Petroleumbased fertilizers lack much of the

nutrients that excrement (brokendown vegetation) provides. The scientific approach in

farmingdoesnotwork.Letmegiveaparallelsituationtomakemypoint.Classicalsingerssing

badly.Weallcantellthisbecausetheyjustdontsoundright.Ivebeentrainedtoknowwhy.

Classicalsingersaretaughttosingonpurevowels.Theydissectthesung(forme,spoken)

wordintodiscreteunitsTheythenputthembacktogetheragainandsingthem.Theresultis

barelyrecognisable.Thereasonforthisisthatthereareinterfacesbetweensoundsthatcannot

bewrittendownorannotatedproperlyinanyway.Thereisaslur,aslideoftongueandpalate

from one pure sound to the next. So theymiss the normal fluidstroke ofmovements thatmakeupaspectrumofsoundthatwerecogniseasawordandphrase.Inmathematics,itislike

drawingrectanglesundera curveandsumminguptheareasoftherectanglestofindthearea

underthecurve.Nomatterhowhardyoutry,youwillbeoffslightly.

Inanecosystemwherefoodisgrown,thecomplexityofthesoilorganismsandinsectsandthe

interplayofnutrientsinthesoilaretoocomplexforourmindstofathomwithafewsimplistic

addon ingredients. Throwing this fertilizer on the soil and then another to get the soil to

functioninordertoreplenishwhatwastakenoffsimplydoesnotwork.Youmissthings.Nature

istoocomplexforustohaveasustainablegrowsystemthroughremovingmassivequantitiesof

ingredientsthatmakeupthevolumeofvegetablesorfleshbythrowingonpetroleumproducts,

antibiotics, calcium, potash, this or that. The interfaces between all of these things are notknownandcannotbesimplisticallygenerated.

Thesolutionistoreturnorganicmatterfororganicmatteracrosstheboundaryornotallow

organicmattertocrosstheboundary.Thatmeansthatyoushouldgrowyourownfoodasmuch

aspossible.

InthetownwhereIlive,thepeopleareagenerationbehindtheU.S.Oldpeoplestillremember

howtheygrewall oftheir own food.Mindyou, this isin a town, not the countryside. Every

househadalargegardenaslargeasthehouseitself(actuallyslightlylarger).Youcanseeiton

alloftheoldmaps;youcanhearitinthestoriesthattheolderfolktell.Iftheydidnthavethe

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(Vasseresse Meats) is cheaper than the supermarket. Yes, grassfed beef is cheaper at the

butchersthanmontholdArgentineanimportedbeefwhichiswhatssoldatthegrocerystore.

WhoknowswhattheArgentinesfeedtheircattle.IknowthattheMacDonaldfellowinArasaig

whoraisesthecattlethatVasseressebutchersdoesntputchemicalfertilizersonhisfieldsnor

doeshegivehiscattlesteroids/growthhormones.

The point is that you should set the boundaries and try to keep your organics inside the

boundaries. Ifwecoldrecycleour own excrement and learnhow tokeepdownthepossible

resulting disease through proper composting, wed bemuch closer to a healthier life. If we

churnthesoilwehaveandtrytoimproveitwhilenotexportingthefoodoffofit,ourownlittle

ecosystemwouldbehealthyandvibrant.

Maintainingtheboundaryisdifficult.Illgiveyouanexampleofafriendofminewhosjusta

little off themark,butcloser thanmost peoplewouldbeto ahealthy lifestyle.Kenny keeps

chickensandhasagarden.Healsomillshisownlumberandhunts.Ivehadhischickeneggs.

Theyre the darkest, richest Ive ever seen, but he gets his feed for them from off of his

farmstead.Wheredoesthatfedcomefrom?Whatwasinthatsoil?Hesimportingchemicalsacrosshisborderwithoutrealizingit.Heneedstomakesurethatheknowsthatthefeedhasnot

had antibiotics added and was grown on soil that was not fertilized by petrochemicals. He

doesnt.Heneedsto.

His storyremindsmeof another. Peoplewant toeat(other)animals thatare suited tous as

omnivores.Sotheylookforanotheranimalbesideschickenandfishthatissmall.Theybecome

interested in raising rabbits. Living in a scientific age and following the problems that I

mentionedabove,theywantsimple,shortsolutions.Sotheyfindfeedfortheirrabbits.Itseems

thattheonlyacceptablefoodorrabbitsaccordingtoeveryoneisrabbitfoodpellets.Ihadno

ideathattherearewildrabbitfoodpelletstrees.Whatwouldwildrabbitseatbutfortherabbit

food pellets trees? Theyd undoubtedly starve. Where is the boundary? In this case, its a

thousandmilesawaywheretheymakepelletsinafactoryandthepelletfooddoesntdecay.You

shouldnteatanimalsthateatfaminefood.Yourboundariesareoff.Speakingofwhich,whatis

dogfoodandwhywouldyouevergiveyourdogfoodthatcansitinabagforayear?Howcrazy

isthat?Whatdowilddogseat?Givethemthat.

TheresanotherpointthatIdliketomakebeforewrappingthistomeup.Peoplegetsusedto

inferiorqualitythingsandthenseethatasthenewstandard.Forexample,beefturnsslightly

brownwithinafewhoursofcuttingit.Peoplegotusedtogrocerystoresthrowingreddyeon

themeat,sotheyexpectbeeftoberedallthetime.Ifyoulookcloselyatthecutsofmeatina

grocerystore,youcanseewheretheythrowreddyeonthemeatbylookingatthebonesinthemeatthewhitebonesareoftenstainedred.Peoplehavealsogottenusedtoblandeggs,bland

turkeyandchickenmeatandahostofothernutritionallydeficientfoods.Peoplegotusedtothe

quicklygrownfoodusingsubstandardfeed/fertilizerandnowtheythinkthatitisthestandard.

MyfriendgavemeacookbookforChristmaswherealloftherecipesusedingredientsthatall

came from packages. Everyone of them. Every ingredientwas in a can or bottle.My friend

foundnothingwrongwith this. I did anddo. You should eat food as it comesup out of the

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Motivation

AsImentionedabove,Ilackedmotivationandfounditinmywife.Ihadknownwhattodofor

themost part, I just didnt care. I had been conditioned by my environment and, sincemy

environmenthadntchanged,Icouldntchange.Idgorightbacktothesameoldbehaviourthat

wascreatedbymycircumstances.Willingyourselftodosomethingisfutile.Youhavetocreate

thecircumstancesaroundyousothatyouwouldnaturallymakeahealthydecisionwhenfaced

witha choice.Mostofourlives are spentwith thebackofourbrain choosingforus,notour

intellect.

IlearnedthiswhenIwastaughtItalianschoolsingingandStanislavskiacting.Youshouldnever

force yourself to do something through force of will; it doesnt work. You have to seduce

yourself.Admittedly,thissoundsweird.Letmeexplain.

Singing is structured speech. If you make a difference between speaking and singing (as

conservatory singers are trained to do), you soundodd; in effect, youre speaking a foreign

languagethatnooneunderstands.Theonlysignificantdifferenceisthatwhenyousing,yourespeakingbydeclamation,andfewpeopletodayknowhowtospeakloudlytoassembledpeople

wehavemicrophones.PresidentObamadoesnotknowhowtodeclaim;MartinLutherKingJr.

does.

So consider the reverse. When you speak, youre actually singing. Your vocal chords are

vibrating,therefore,theyrecreatingpitch.Mostpeopledontnoticethisbecausethepitchslurs

upanddown.Singingisjustmakingthepitchdiscrete.Itslikethedifferencebetweenwalking

upahillandwalkingupahillwithstepscarvedintoit.Soheresmypoint.Whenyouareliving

youlifeandyouarewhereyouareintheworld,youhavethepitchesthatyouhave.Ifyou

openedyourmouthrightnowandsaidsomethingthatwasonyourmind,youwouldproducea

seriesofpitchesthatcouldbemappedonacomputerapplication.Theproblemisthatthemusic

thatyoumightbeaskedtosingrightnowhaspitches(normallyhighones)thatareoutsideof

gamutofanyofthepitchesthatyouwouldspeakrightnow.Conservatorysingersforcetheir

bodiestomakethosemandatedpitchesbyalteringafewvariables(tongueplacement,airflow,

etc.).Unfortunately,yourbodyistoocomplex,therearemanyvariablesthattheconservatory

trained singer cant produce. They might try to manage three variables at once (this is

impossible;youcanonlytrytodoonethingatanyonetimethisishowyouaretrainedtokill

peopleincombat:youshootatthemfromtwopositionsandtheyresoconfusedtheycantfight

back). Unfortunately, there are ten to a hundred variables that combine tomake that pitch

occur. Conservatory trained singers alwaysmiss those fewnagging points and so constantly

misspronouncethesoundorsingthewrongpitch.Thesolutiontotheproblemistoimaging

when youwould naturally speak that musicallymandated pitch when you are comfortably

speaking.Soifyouchangeyourattitude,thepitcheasilypopsout.Really;itworks.Theproblem

is,ifyouuseforceonyourbodyasdirectedbyyourintellect,yourbodyreactsasthoughthereis

anoutsideforcepushingyourbodytodotheactthatyourintellectwants.Inotherwords,if

someonepointedagunatyourheadandtoldyoutodosomething,yourbodygoesthroughthe

sameunconsciousresponses(calledfightorflight)asifyouuseyourwillpower.Thesolution

is to deceive your body and seduce it by setting up the circumstances around it so that it

naturallydoeswhatyouwantwithoutforce.

Withfood,youhavetocontrolyourenvironment(whatyouhaveinthehouseandwhenyoutravel)andthenyouwilleatwhatyoushouldwithoutthought.Soyouneedtoremovebread


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RecentDevelopments

SinceIcameheretoNovaScotiaandchangedmydiet,thesearethechangesIvenoticed(asof

05July,2013):

Inowweigh170lbs.Ivelost35lbs.

Ifeelbetteramlessdepressed.Ihavemoreenergyandamlesshungry.

Ivealsoreachedaplateauwithweightloss.Imnottryingtoloseweight,buthavedecidedto

continuewitheatingalongthelinesofthedietIvementionedabove.SoIhavenowstopped

eatingwheatsubstitutesandalsorootvegetablesexceptforflavourfoodssuchasgarlic.Well

seewhathappens.

Ialsowonderaboutsoap.MyfacegetsabitnumbwhenIleavehomeinthemorningandI

wonderifsoapisthecause.Soapisoriginallymadebypouringwateroverashes.Youcollectthe

liquid(calledlye)andaddittosomethingthatthinsandholdsitabit(likepurifiedanimalfat).

Theproblemis,ashisacarcinogen.Iwonderofitseffectsonme.Ialsowonderaboutfluoride.

FluoridewasfoundtobethereasonwhyatribeofNativeAmericanshadlittletoothdecay.I

havenocavitiesorfillingsbecauseoffluorideinmywaterandtoothpaste.Istilldowonderabit

aboutitthough.

Illkeepthisupdatedifanythingchanges...

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