Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: Re: [fast5] Re: Fast-5 and Atkins

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Re: [fast5] Re: Fast-5 and Atkins

Because it is an elephant. There was a great talk by Barry Groves showing how the different digestive systems of various animals have differing abilities to ferment grasses and create the nutrients that we must eat directly. That is how the elephant, cow and other herbivores get their B-12. They have fermentation vats in their guts. We don't!

Ellen

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Faith <faith154@cox.net> wrote:

B-12 is produced by a bacteria that grows in the soil. Traditionally we got B-12 from some soil still being on the plants we ate. Cows, pigs, chickens and all other animals got it from the soil too. Now that doesn't happen. The soil that our crops grow in is covered with chemicals and depleted. Today even the animals that we eat get B-12 from supplements.

Think of an elephant, one of the largest animals on earth, and vegetarian. how could it survive if a vegetarian diet is so deficient?

From: Lovellsjl@aol.com
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:48:40 -0400
To: <fast5@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [fast5] Re: Fast-5 and Atkins

But they are the only source of B12. Just sayin'!

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: faith154@cox.net
To: fast5@yahoogroups.com
Cc: gremlinpugs <gremlinpugs@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wed, Apr 21, 2010 5:21 pm
Subject: Re: [fast5] Re: Fast-5 and Atkins

Really, no protein? How do you remove it from the grains, legumes, vegetables and fruit?

beef, poultry and fish have 7 grams of protein per ounce.

soybeans have 10 grams/ounce, lentils have 6.5 grams/ounce, potatoes have 5 grams/ounce.

as for grains - barley has 19 grams in a cup, couscous is 22 grams/cup, whole grain wheat is 16 grams/cup.

Animals are not the only source of protein!

---- gremlinpugs <gremlinpugs@yahoo.com> wrote:
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Hey Rick

Thanks for the info. I am pretty good about what to follow, though I didn't know about the website. I basically like to have a list for when I go shopping. 1. This keeps me honest, 2. It gives me ideas for what I want to cook, 3. I try and stay away from certain fruits and vegetables that normally are considered good for you, but are higher on the index (like red delicious apples, or carrots).

I don't eat dairy myself and other than wild caught fish (never farmed) I don't eat proteins. Just don't care for it. So, for me grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, etc are the mainstay of my diet. You know, you live it too. :)

Thanks again.

Sincerely

Jennifer Lupo, D.M.