1. Are tomatoes safe? (outside of allergies)
2. Are turmeric and ginger safe?
3. How many oysters/week is it necessary to consume to meet nutritional requirements? (average-sized male adult) I consume no other seafood.
4. Is it possible to overdose on Vit A by consuming too much liver? How much liver is too much, say, oz/week? (average-sized male adult)
5. I remember RP saying in one of his interviews with the Rubins that olive oil is a good source of antioxidants, and that he recommends no more than 2 tsp/day because of the PUFAs. In the metabolic blueprint cookbook, he recommends olive oil be used in the carrot salad along with vinegar and salt.
My question is: will the raw carrot prevent you from absorbing the antioxidants in the OO if you choose to get your daily 2-tsp of OO via the carrot salad?
6. Would supplementation of kelp capsules be considered safe or even nutritionally necessary? This recommendation comes from Dr Larry Wilson (http://drlwilson.com/index.htm) who has some very good insights into detoxification, though I disagree largely with his dietary advice. According to him, kelp capsules are a good source of trace minerals and "ultra-trace minerals" (never heard of "ultra" before but whatever). I'm assuming the iodine and cellulose (guessing kelp contains cellulose) would make these a no-no?
7a. Which of the following underground vegetables are considered safe? (well-cooked of course)
Parsnips, turnips, swedes (aka rutabaga I think), radishes, taro, beets, onions.
7b. I recall Josh Rubin stating (though I don't specifically remember where) that well-cooked underground vegetables are a good source of antioxidants. Also, of course, we all know about the anti-bacterial/viral/fungal benefits of underground vegetables.
My question is: is it nutritionally necessary to consume a wide variety of underground vegetables, or can you pretty much cover all your bases with potatoes, sweet potatoes and butternut squash?
8. I remember RP saying in one of his interviews with the Rubins that a trick he likes to use with non-hydrolised gelatin is to put it in a bowl/mug/whatever with a bit of water and blast it in the microwave for 30 secs or so to dissolve it so he has ready-to-go gelatin.
My question is: when you use a microwave do you have to use it on a certain setting, low or high or something, and is there a certain wattage of microwave you should use? I don't know much about microwaves (can you tell?); it's fair to say I've been conditioned by the alternative health world's propaganda against them.
9. We're all familiar with the recommendation to get in sugar and salt before bed for better sleep, typically with milk. Just wondering specifically how much sugar & salt is recommended?
10. Molasses: does the RP community have an official position on this? Is it just the allergy concern and therefore individual-specific, or the chemical changes from the heat during production that RP talks about thus making it biologically unsuitable for anyone? Matt Stone in one of his books recommends it for the mineral content.
11. How much sugar is recommended per cup of coffee?
2. Are turmeric and ginger safe?
3. How many oysters/week is it necessary to consume to meet nutritional requirements? (average-sized male adult) I consume no other seafood.
4. Is it possible to overdose on Vit A by consuming too much liver? How much liver is too much, say, oz/week? (average-sized male adult)
5. I remember RP saying in one of his interviews with the Rubins that olive oil is a good source of antioxidants, and that he recommends no more than 2 tsp/day because of the PUFAs. In the metabolic blueprint cookbook, he recommends olive oil be used in the carrot salad along with vinegar and salt.
My question is: will the raw carrot prevent you from absorbing the antioxidants in the OO if you choose to get your daily 2-tsp of OO via the carrot salad?
6. Would supplementation of kelp capsules be considered safe or even nutritionally necessary? This recommendation comes from Dr Larry Wilson (http://drlwilson.com/index.htm) who has some very good insights into detoxification, though I disagree largely with his dietary advice. According to him, kelp capsules are a good source of trace minerals and "ultra-trace minerals" (never heard of "ultra" before but whatever). I'm assuming the iodine and cellulose (guessing kelp contains cellulose) would make these a no-no?
7a. Which of the following underground vegetables are considered safe? (well-cooked of course)
Parsnips, turnips, swedes (aka rutabaga I think), radishes, taro, beets, onions.
7b. I recall Josh Rubin stating (though I don't specifically remember where) that well-cooked underground vegetables are a good source of antioxidants. Also, of course, we all know about the anti-bacterial/viral/fungal benefits of underground vegetables.
My question is: is it nutritionally necessary to consume a wide variety of underground vegetables, or can you pretty much cover all your bases with potatoes, sweet potatoes and butternut squash?
8. I remember RP saying in one of his interviews with the Rubins that a trick he likes to use with non-hydrolised gelatin is to put it in a bowl/mug/whatever with a bit of water and blast it in the microwave for 30 secs or so to dissolve it so he has ready-to-go gelatin.
My question is: when you use a microwave do you have to use it on a certain setting, low or high or something, and is there a certain wattage of microwave you should use? I don't know much about microwaves (can you tell?); it's fair to say I've been conditioned by the alternative health world's propaganda against them.
9. We're all familiar with the recommendation to get in sugar and salt before bed for better sleep, typically with milk. Just wondering specifically how much sugar & salt is recommended?
10. Molasses: does the RP community have an official position on this? Is it just the allergy concern and therefore individual-specific, or the chemical changes from the heat during production that RP talks about thus making it biologically unsuitable for anyone? Matt Stone in one of his books recommends it for the mineral content.
11. How much sugar is recommended per cup of coffee?