Proof that we are Herbivores!

Phtha · 05-25-2009, 05:59 AM

I just read this earlier this morning from a book called "Living Foods for Optimum Health." I was going to type this out for my email list so here goes:

1. Foods without enzymes (Like cooked vegetables, white bread, pizza, cakes, eggs, milk, meat, fish, and chicken) enter the digestive system, but can not be fully broken down for absorption of nutrients.

2. Without fiber to sweep the remaining toxic waste through the colon, these foods sit in the large intestine. As the colon wall absorbs more and more water, the stools become hard and difficult to eliminate.

3. While sitting int he digestive track, fat turns to rancid, carbohydrates ferment, and protein foods putrify. This throws poisons back into the body, causing gas, constipation, halitosis, heartburn, headache, eye troubles, and many other serious condistions.

4. The colon wall begins to absorb the toxins and releases them into the bloodstream as free radicals, or unstable, destructive electrons, that then roam the body seeking healthy cells to invade.

5. As the colon backs up and becomes clogged, the blood can't deposit the waste it picked up from the bodies cells. Now overloaded with debris, it can't take on any more from the cells. Soon the cells, burdened by their own waste, mutate, and become open to disease.

6. Even after a bowel movement, some of the undigested food begins to collect on the walls of the large intestine and disrupts the vital digestive processes of absorption and elimination.

7. Toxic waste pervades the colon because the lactobacillus bacteria that would normally clean up the remains has been destroyed. The antibiotics we consume to fight infection, along with the antibiotic-laden dairy products and meat products we eat, kill the healthy bacteria needed to keep the colon healthy.

8. Eventually, the lack of healthy bacteria, combined with the stress from enzyme and fiber deficiency, can cause the colon to lose its strengh, shape, and ability to function properly, leaving us wide open for many diseases.

What this shows is that the human colon was never meant to handle the digestion of today's typical diet. The biological evidence shows that humans are herbivorous beings.

Animals who instinctively eat meat have a digestive system to handle the job. The jaw joints of these animals an up and down vertical hinge, and there teeth are overlapping, sheering fangs made for tearing flesh, and they also have claws.
By contrast, herbivores such as horses and humans have a sliding jaw joint and flat, grinding back molars that allow them to chew in a rotary motion for grinding grains and greens.

The stomach acid of of carnivorous animals is twenty times that of herbivores because the digestion of flesh requires a lot of acid. If a herbivore (like you or me) eats flesh, the body must drastically increase its acid production, which upsets natural pH balance necessary to maintain health. Carnivorous animals have colons that are constructed to guarantee quick elimination. The bowel of a carnivore is smooth and it takes waste through a relatively short, straight route of elimination.

The bowels of humans, in contrast, is full of pouches and indentations. It follows a long and windy path full of sharp turns. Fatty, processed, and cooked foods cannot pass through this route easily or quickly. (only living foods, full of digestive enzymes and fiber can move quickly through this maze.) The end result of today's average diet is a grim but indisputable statistic: The greater the intake of cooked and processed foods and animal products, the greater the occurrence of disease.

This is only a small part of the book. I recommend getting it if you want to learn more.

burgundia · 05-25-2009, 07:45 AM

i believe that we were meant to be herbivores and along the way we became omnivores....

Neo · 05-26-2009, 05:55 AM

Sorry but I have to disagree with just about everything in that post.

"indisputable statistic: The greater the intake of cooked and processed foods and animal products, the greater the occurrence of disease."Lets not forget the horrid water that we drink now as opposed to the natural clean water with higher ammounts of hydrogen peroxide in it that we should be drinking.

Then there is the chemical abuse that our bodies must put up with on a daily basis from everything around us.

There are just too many factors now that are creating "greater occurrence of disease".

I eat everything and have never been constipated in my life and cant even remember the last time I had to go to a doctors for anything.

Sorry but this data proves nothing.

Humble Janitor · 05-26-2009, 05:50 PM

Instead of spending all this time trying to figure out which diet is best for us, why not just be omnivores? Cut back on your meat intake but don't cut it out completely. Eat more raw foods and organic fruits/veggies.

Phtha · 05-31-2009, 04:00 AM

Yes it is certainly hard to conduct these studies when we are fed toxins from so many angles. But the fact that natural predators have 20x more acid in their stomachs, and the difference in the bowels is for me strong evidence. Admittedly I am skewed to believe the "Don't eat flesh" studies over the opposites, due to my personal beliefs.

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Originally Posted by Neo

Sorry but I have to disagree with just about everything in that post.

"indisputable statistic: The greater the intake of cooked and processed foods and animal products, the greater the occurrence of disease."Lets not forget the horrid water that we drink now as opposed to the natural clean water with higher ammounts of hydrogen peroxide in it that we should be drinking.

Then there is the chemical abuse that our bodies must put up with on a daily basis from everything around us.

There are just too many factors now that are creating "greater occurrence of disease".

I eat everything and have never been constipated in my life and cant even remember the last time I had to go to a doctors for anything.

Sorry but this data proves nothing.

05-25-2009, 05:59 AM	#1
Phtha Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 947	Proof that we are Herbivores! I just read this earlier this morning from a book called "Living Foods for Optimum Health." I was going to type this out for my email list so here goes: 1. Foods without enzymes (Like cooked vegetables, white bread, pizza, cakes, eggs, milk, meat, fish, and chicken) enter the digestive system, but can not be fully broken down for absorption of nutrients. 2. Without fiber to sweep the remaining toxic waste through the colon, these foods sit in the large intestine. As the colon wall absorbs more and more water, the stools become hard and difficult to eliminate. 3. While sitting int he digestive track, fat turns to rancid, carbohydrates ferment, and protein foods putrify. This throws poisons back into the body, causing gas, constipation, halitosis, heartburn, headache, eye troubles, and many other serious condistions. 4. The colon wall begins to absorb the toxins and releases them into the bloodstream as free radicals, or unstable, destructive electrons, that then roam the body seeking healthy cells to invade. 5. As the colon backs up and becomes clogged, the blood can't deposit the waste it picked up from the bodies cells. Now overloaded with debris, it can't take on any more from the cells. Soon the cells, burdened by their own waste, mutate, and become open to disease. 6. Even after a bowel movement, some of the undigested food begins to collect on the walls of the large intestine and disrupts the vital digestive processes of absorption and elimination. 7. Toxic waste pervades the colon because the lactobacillus bacteria that would normally clean up the remains has been destroyed. The antibiotics we consume to fight infection, along with the antibiotic-laden dairy products and meat products we eat, kill the healthy bacteria needed to keep the colon healthy. 8. Eventually, the lack of healthy bacteria, combined with the stress from enzyme and fiber deficiency, can cause the colon to lose its strengh, shape, and ability to function properly, leaving us wide open for many diseases. What this shows is that the human colon was never meant to handle the digestion of today's typical diet. The biological evidence shows that humans are herbivorous beings. Animals who instinctively eat meat have a digestive system to handle the job. The jaw joints of these animals an up and down vertical hinge, and there teeth are overlapping, sheering fangs made for tearing flesh, and they also have claws. By contrast, herbivores such as horses and humans have a sliding jaw joint and flat, grinding back molars that allow them to chew in a rotary motion for grinding grains and greens. The stomach acid of of carnivorous animals is twenty times that of herbivores because the digestion of flesh requires a lot of acid. If a herbivore (like you or me) eats flesh, the body must drastically increase its acid production, which upsets natural pH balance necessary to maintain health. Carnivorous animals have colons that are constructed to guarantee quick elimination. The bowel of a carnivore is smooth and it takes waste through a relatively short, straight route of elimination. The bowels of humans, in contrast, is full of pouches and indentations. It follows a long and windy path full of sharp turns. Fatty, processed, and cooked foods cannot pass through this route easily or quickly. (only living foods, full of digestive enzymes and fiber can move quickly through this maze.) The end result of today's average diet is a grim but indisputable statistic: The greater the intake of cooked and processed foods and animal products, the greater the occurrence of disease. This is only a small part of the book. I recommend getting it if you want to learn more.

05-25-2009, 07:45 AM	#2
burgundia Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Poland Posts: 3,442	Re: Proof that we are Herbivores! i believe that we were meant to be herbivores and along the way we became omnivores....

05-26-2009, 05:55 AM	#3
Neo Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 97	Re: Proof that we are Herbivores! Sorry but I have to disagree with just about everything in that post. "indisputable statistic: The greater the intake of cooked and processed foods and animal products, the greater the occurrence of disease."Lets not forget the horrid water that we drink now as opposed to the natural clean water with higher ammounts of hydrogen peroxide in it that we should be drinking. Then there is the chemical abuse that our bodies must put up with on a daily basis from everything around us. There are just too many factors now that are creating "greater occurrence of disease". I eat everything and have never been constipated in my life and cant even remember the last time I had to go to a doctors for anything. Sorry but this data proves nothing.

05-26-2009, 05:50 PM	#4
Humble Janitor Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,201	Re: Proof that we are Herbivores! Instead of spending all this time trying to figure out which diet is best for us, why not just be omnivores? Cut back on your meat intake but don't cut it out completely. Eat more raw foods and organic fruits/veggies.