WilltoBelieve
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Hello RayPeatForum friends. I haven't had a chance to post in the meet and greet sections... nevertheless I have a moment and I have a thought that may fit in here.
So many important points, but so little time!
Milk: I wrestled with this issue for years, I plumbed the depths, going so far as to start my own farm to make sure that quality was not a factor in my self-experimentation. Well, the further I went, the less I could believe that the average adult and especially an adult with health problems could benefit from the consumption of straight milk (raw or not). Meeting with many people and noting their appearances, I cannot but see that it is a problem. Looking at mammals in general, none can go the whole journey without leaving the milk behind. I read Peat's article on the issue and I think it has merit. However, for most, it will be the lack of chymosin in the stomach that precedes the lack of lactase in the intestines. Even if a person is "lactose tolerant"... it seems that there must in many cases still be a burden of lactic acid from lactose in the intestine. How could it not be the case... and especially in a person with weak health. For me, the signs of edema, and some other problems were not difficult associate with milk. Removing all unprocessed dairy and replacing it with cheese remedied much of my suffering.
I have to note... I spent 6 years as nearly lacto-vegetarian and whoever doesn't understand the potent substance being put in ALL domestic US cheeses called "enzymes" ought to study it. It is a serious drug. Experiment and find out for yourself if necessary. It took me about 3 years to make a final conclusion about it.
Chicken: It's very easy to remove all the fat. I buy either the whole freerange pasture fed chicken, or I buy wings or parts that contain most gelatin, bones, and least muscle meat. Gently boil the chosen parts or whole chicken. Pour the broth into a tall slim glass(es) and remove all the fat with a spoon or other appropriate tool. Pour the broth back onto the chicken/into the cooking pot. Add more water if needed. Continue cooking. Repeat the process until satisfied. I usually cook the chicken for a long time. At the end I boil away some of the water. The final product is very low in fat and resembles (if the bones are taken out, etc.) a head cheese type product. Lots of gelatin, very little fat, very good taste (much better than cattle, goat, or sheep).
Starch: I struggled many times trying to go without "starch". I always became very uncomfortable... miserable. If I have 75 grams of bread (clean bread, not enriched) the problem is remedied (but other problems come back...)
The worst effect of not eating "starch" (in the form of bread or properly cooked rice) was a very bad feeling on my teeth that could not be remedied by vitamin d neither mineral supps.
This problem was solved for me in a serendipitous introduction to buckwheat - after I had determined that so called "starches" must be eaten in a dry bread like state, no wetter than correctly prepared rice and chewed correctly (for the most part). I have been using buckwheat every day now for about a year, in the form of a flat bread... this has provided tremendous relief for me! Analysis: Buckwheat has oxalic acid I think close to 1mg/gram... it is very high in magnesium, it is high in phytase so when properly prepared the minerals are free, it is very high in niacin, it is low in iron compared to other grains, it contains rutin and other substances, possibly some anthraquinones. It tastes good. It feels good. It is good. The suffering that comes from no bread diet makes people physically incapable of competing in society or enjoying a high level of physical activity and wellbeing. No time to support the statement, but I think everyone can find out for themselves.
Once my health fell to very low levels, consuming eggs was coincident (don't know if this is correct use of word) with great pains and terrible feeling, which occurred shortly after eating eggs. When I was stronger, one or two eggs/ day was coincidental becoming fat looking and feeling. I tried all kinds of eggs. I bought my own farm and put chickens on the farm. I fed the chicken coconut meat and gave them huge space to roam and eat. I ate the eggs thinking they were great. I got sicker. I had to become a vegetarian to come back to normal, and this caused other imbalances... I didn't know where to run! Milk and eggs = get fat, edema, stomach belching (no chymosin in adults, stomach acid must do all the work... stops whole digestion, pay attention to details!) No bread = misery Fungal enzyme from rhizomucor ("enzyme") = inability to learn, mood changes, prostate enlargement, etc: can you say "biological warfare"?
As a postscript I should say, I would probably not be alive or be barely alive if it were not for the writings of Ray Peat. Which saved me from the cruel hand of the vicious vegetarians
I look forward to receiving some feedback, and I apologize for barging past the meet and greet directly to the argument room.
No time to edit... so here goes "submit".
So many important points, but so little time!
Milk: I wrestled with this issue for years, I plumbed the depths, going so far as to start my own farm to make sure that quality was not a factor in my self-experimentation. Well, the further I went, the less I could believe that the average adult and especially an adult with health problems could benefit from the consumption of straight milk (raw or not). Meeting with many people and noting their appearances, I cannot but see that it is a problem. Looking at mammals in general, none can go the whole journey without leaving the milk behind. I read Peat's article on the issue and I think it has merit. However, for most, it will be the lack of chymosin in the stomach that precedes the lack of lactase in the intestines. Even if a person is "lactose tolerant"... it seems that there must in many cases still be a burden of lactic acid from lactose in the intestine. How could it not be the case... and especially in a person with weak health. For me, the signs of edema, and some other problems were not difficult associate with milk. Removing all unprocessed dairy and replacing it with cheese remedied much of my suffering.
I have to note... I spent 6 years as nearly lacto-vegetarian and whoever doesn't understand the potent substance being put in ALL domestic US cheeses called "enzymes" ought to study it. It is a serious drug. Experiment and find out for yourself if necessary. It took me about 3 years to make a final conclusion about it.
Chicken: It's very easy to remove all the fat. I buy either the whole freerange pasture fed chicken, or I buy wings or parts that contain most gelatin, bones, and least muscle meat. Gently boil the chosen parts or whole chicken. Pour the broth into a tall slim glass(es) and remove all the fat with a spoon or other appropriate tool. Pour the broth back onto the chicken/into the cooking pot. Add more water if needed. Continue cooking. Repeat the process until satisfied. I usually cook the chicken for a long time. At the end I boil away some of the water. The final product is very low in fat and resembles (if the bones are taken out, etc.) a head cheese type product. Lots of gelatin, very little fat, very good taste (much better than cattle, goat, or sheep).
Starch: I struggled many times trying to go without "starch". I always became very uncomfortable... miserable. If I have 75 grams of bread (clean bread, not enriched) the problem is remedied (but other problems come back...)
The worst effect of not eating "starch" (in the form of bread or properly cooked rice) was a very bad feeling on my teeth that could not be remedied by vitamin d neither mineral supps.
This problem was solved for me in a serendipitous introduction to buckwheat - after I had determined that so called "starches" must be eaten in a dry bread like state, no wetter than correctly prepared rice and chewed correctly (for the most part). I have been using buckwheat every day now for about a year, in the form of a flat bread... this has provided tremendous relief for me! Analysis: Buckwheat has oxalic acid I think close to 1mg/gram... it is very high in magnesium, it is high in phytase so when properly prepared the minerals are free, it is very high in niacin, it is low in iron compared to other grains, it contains rutin and other substances, possibly some anthraquinones. It tastes good. It feels good. It is good. The suffering that comes from no bread diet makes people physically incapable of competing in society or enjoying a high level of physical activity and wellbeing. No time to support the statement, but I think everyone can find out for themselves.
Once my health fell to very low levels, consuming eggs was coincident (don't know if this is correct use of word) with great pains and terrible feeling, which occurred shortly after eating eggs. When I was stronger, one or two eggs/ day was coincidental becoming fat looking and feeling. I tried all kinds of eggs. I bought my own farm and put chickens on the farm. I fed the chicken coconut meat and gave them huge space to roam and eat. I ate the eggs thinking they were great. I got sicker. I had to become a vegetarian to come back to normal, and this caused other imbalances... I didn't know where to run! Milk and eggs = get fat, edema, stomach belching (no chymosin in adults, stomach acid must do all the work... stops whole digestion, pay attention to details!) No bread = misery Fungal enzyme from rhizomucor ("enzyme") = inability to learn, mood changes, prostate enlargement, etc: can you say "biological warfare"?
As a postscript I should say, I would probably not be alive or be barely alive if it were not for the writings of Ray Peat. Which saved me from the cruel hand of the vicious vegetarians
I look forward to receiving some feedback, and I apologize for barging past the meet and greet directly to the argument room.
No time to edit... so here goes "submit".