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Topic: AriesTiger's Philosophy of Diet
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ariestiger
Knowflake Posts: 902
From: UK
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted December 01, 2005 06:05 AM
 
Onions and beans (not french beans but the "seed" variety) always give me a churning stomach and indigestion. My theory is that they have far too much sulphur in them. Strong spices also have the same effect.
From an evolutionary point of view I can see that that makes sense. The reason why some of these foods are strong-tasting has traditionally been to prevent them from being eaten. Onions are a bulb and they protect the flower primordia inside them. It's a bit like underripe fruit. The seeds won't have finished developing yet, so it will make no sense for an organism to eat the surrounding fruit BEFORE the fruit is ripe. The acids etc. that are present in an underripe fruit again prevent organisms from touching it. So it does go to show that Mother Nature knows best. GM foods are bad, too. I have allergies to tomatoes and bananas SPECIFICALLY. Reason why? Because tomatoes have had fish genes inserted into them (I never used to have problems) and bananas have apparently been genetically engineered since a viral threat at the turn of the millennium threatened to wipe out stocks worldwide. Apparently what scientists did was take a resistant strain that was related and genetically engineer
it to be almost exactly the same as the original version. A couple of years ago, I suddenly started developing blepharitis - from EATING BANANAS. If genetic engineering can do that to me, just imagine what it cn do to the rest of the ecosystems surrounding the plants. Cow's milk is another thing I could beef about (groan!!  ). It's been said many times before, but when you consider the size of a newborn calf, the size of an adult cow, and the relatively short space of time compared to a human that a cow takes to reach adulthood, it stands to reason that obviously cow's milk is going to be VERY high in nutrients (bear in mind the massiveness of the skeletal frame). In fact, it is TOO rich. I can drink goat's and sheep's milk, no problem. Cow's milk is way off the scale for me. Grill meat, don't pot-roast it. I did lamb mince with pearl barley th other night as even though I thought I drained most of the candle-wax-like fat off, it was clear from the stomach-ache I got the next morning that I hadn't. Large quantities of saturated fats clog up your intestines. I can't eat products with a lot of palm oil in for the same reason. Again - think of the ancestors and the fact that they would have roasted meat over a fire. Make sense?? I am probably lucky in that I have a very fast metabolism and if something is wrong my body lets me know VERY quickly and in the end MOST of it boils down to diet. With some people, if they are so inclined, food intolerances manifest as weight gain, and toxins accumulate in the fatty deposits, leading to increased health problems over the years. I am not a health professional, these are just things I observe and that I feel ring true. I hate the fact that SO many doctors don't have a clue. They should be advising on diet and wellness, preventing people from becoming ill in the first place.  AT IP: Logged |
Gemini Nymph
Knowflake Posts: 1290
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Registered: Jul 2004
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posted December 01, 2005 07:06 AM
Onion bulbs and closely related bulbs (like garlic) actually are very healthy. Not only are they an excellant source of various vitamins and minerals, that sulfur in them is very good for our skin, immune system, blood pressure and coronary system (our bodies do use trance amounts of sulfur). Some people (like myself) are very sensitive to higher-than-needed amounts of sulfur, so it's best cook these types of bulbs to sweat out some of the sulfur before eating. I never eat raw onions or garlic. IP: Logged |
ariestiger
Knowflake Posts: 902
From: UK
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted December 01, 2005 09:03 AM
Yeah, but GN, there's sulphur in the protein of eggs and meat as well (which I DO eat). Disulphide linkages and all that. I'm just trying to look at diet from a botanical point of view, rather than an entirely human-related point of view. Do you see?For me, as far as "sweating out" goes, the smell of onion comes out through every pore, for days on end!!!!! IP: Logged |
thirteen
Knowflake Posts: 601
From: Rochester Hills, MI USA
Registered: May 2004
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posted December 01, 2005 12:09 PM
I read somewhere recently that many people are allegic to onions.
Also i read the reason so many people are becomming allergic to milk ( me for sure) is because we treat the animals so poorly. And we don't give a blessing of gratitude any longer for these animals that help sustain us. I guess the neg. energy they put out gets into the food and makes us ill.IP: Logged |
BlueRoamer
Knowflake Posts: 1301
From: Calm Blue Ocean, Calm Blue Ocean
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted December 01, 2005 12:14 PM
I think if you cook anything long enough it becomes edible. *Gnaws on fricaseed carboard box*IP: Logged |
dorkus_malorkus
Knowflake Posts: 936
From: Reno, Nevada, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted December 03, 2005 02:04 PM
onions give me migraines and make me vomit  IP: Logged |
ariestiger
Knowflake Posts: 902
From: UK
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted December 04, 2005 04:36 PM
So, I'm not the only one then!!!Hi Dorkus, good to see you back.  AT IP: Logged |
dorkus_malorkus
Knowflake Posts: 936
From: Reno, Nevada, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted December 04, 2005 06:55 PM
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Yin
Knowflake Posts: 1153
From:
Registered: May 2004
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posted December 08, 2005 07:55 AM
OMG, I simply CANNOT live without onions. I have to have raw onions at least every other day. My body CRAVES them.IP: Logged |
dorkus_malorkus
Knowflake Posts: 936
From: Reno, Nevada, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted December 08, 2005 11:52 PM
*runs to bathroom* IP: Logged |
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