quincy said...
Animal acid in their stomachs and bacteria levels are much higher to allow survival from consuming raw meat. Humans aren't made like that.
Again...another ludicrous "diet" being encouraged and discussed at a level intellectualising it without foundation.
Personally, I don't care what people consume or what meds they use...and while I make my own choices based on what I think is common sense...I still can't wait for the next wave of interesting cures and mightier than thou explanations.
q
Our Digestive Abilities
We want the raw foods that have proved to digest efficiently and healthfully. We want those that transform into substances that balance, build, grow, regenerate, reproduce cells, lubricate, soothe, cleanse and fuel us. We cannot utilize that which we cannot digest properly and in healthful balance.
Our intestines are two and a half times shorter than most herbivores. We have only one stomach, while herbivores have two to four stomachs. Herbivores have nearly 60,000 times more enzymes than we have to disassemble cellulose (plant fiber) to obtain the fat and proteins from vegetation and grain. Vegetable fiber passes through a herbivore's digestive system in about
48 hours. In our digestive tracts, vegetables complete their journey in 24 hours. Only a fraction of the cellulose is digested. Sixty five percent of the protein and fat are undigested.
On a primarily cooked diet, eating whole, raw vegetables usually prevents constipation. They supply enzymes and fiber needed to counter some of the putrefaction and the resultant tendency toward constipation with cooked food in our digestive tracts. Contrarily, on a raw diet, eating whole raw vegetables more than once every two weeks causes over-alkalinity of our digestive tracts. Alkalinity destroys or neutralizes the acidic bacteria that digest all meat, dairy and eggs, frequently causes loss of appetite for raw meat, and causes constipation. We do not digest raw whole vegetables well. Normally, they are not part of a health-giving diet for humans.
Our gastrointestinal tract is not like that birds. Birds can eat a lot of grain (seeds) and digest it with their gizzards. We do not have a gizzard or an alternative way of eating grain that is health-giving. We cannot properly digest grain for cellular reproduction and healing, even if sprouted. Sprouted grains are vegetables. As stated above, we do not digest vegetables well. Germinated seeds contain enzyme suppressors that prevent proper protein digestion, utilization and assimilation, causing protein deficiency.
Our intestinal shape is like some frugivores (primates) who mainly eat fruit. However, when humans eat a lot of fruit they incur health problems, such as osteoporosis, tooth degeneration, anxiety, dryness, diabetes, hyperactivity, attention-deficit disorder (ADD), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), over-emotionality and temperature sensitivity. Unlike pure frugivores and herbivores, we mainly have an acidic digestive tract, including acidic bacteria that facilitate the prevention and reversal of cancer. More than a little raw high-carbohydrate fruit over-alkalinizes the intestines. Intestinal over-alkalinity destroys proper protein and fat digestion and suppresses appetite for raw meat, and can make raw meat repulsive to us. That destroys our ability to combine many foods and impairs that natural acidic environment of our bowels. A sugar-rich environment caused by high-carbohydrate fruits results in fungal problems, such as candida and other yeast infections. Eating more than a little fruit causes severe fat and protein deficiencies. In women, that often causes bloating and menstrual cramps.
Carnivores, such as cats and dogs, mainly eat meat. Our digestive juices are most similar to carnivores. In their stomachs, the hydrochloric acid concentration is 15 times greater than in humans so that they digest meat in 10 hours, which accommodates their very short intestines. Humans, however, produce an equal amount of hydrochloric acid throughout the stomach and intestines combined, allowing raw meat and other raw animal products to digest easily and efficiently in our much longer digestive tract within 16 hours. (Cooked meat takes 24-36 hours to digest accompanied with putrefaction, heterocyclic amines, acrylamides and lipid peroxides not found in the digestive tract when raw meats are eaten. Our teeth are designed for cutting and crushing meat with the help of our dexterous hands.
Lastly there is the omnivore, such as the pig, who eats everything. Our digestive tract is similar in size and action to a pig's, but 35 years of experimentation with food has taught me that limiting the human diet to mainly a raw carnivore diet results in healthier and happier well-being.
Aajonus Vonderplanitz's "The recipe for Living Without Disease." p.151-153