Yes, he is working for a meat company. I like this company's newsletters.
I don't understand about ferritin. It's a type of iron? When I was younger, and vegetarian, I became anemic. Now that I am older, I have to worry about too much iron? It's confusing to me. Does that mean that younger women should eat more meat and older women less?
Some (many?) hunter-gatherer cultures ate large amounts of meat.
--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
>
> "Dr. Eric Serrano M.D.
> With advanced degrees in nutrition, kinesiology and wellness
> 475 North Hill Road
> Pickerington, OH 43147-1157
>
> EMAIL QUESTIONS TO: eathealthy@... "
>
>
>
> It looks like Dr. Serrano is consulting for a meat seller? Not that his
> answer isn't a good one, just that it cuts into his credibility some.
>
> I'm still waiting for *someone* to start talking about the high ferritin
> levels that can (in some people) be caused by eating meat, grass-fed or
> otherwise. I don't think this means one shouldn't eat meat, because the heme
> iron can be blocked by taking calcium at the same meal for those people, but
> it might account for why some people feel so much better on a vegan diet.
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 6:30 AM, tamaratornado <tamaratornado@...>wrote:
>
> > Dr. Eric Serrano M.D., M.S., B.C.
> >
> > Dear Dr. Serrano,
> >
> > I live in North Palm Beach, FL. I am a young mom of two preteens and have
> > a die-hard, meat-eating husband. We are in a whirlwind of disagreement since
> > I just spent a week in a "raw food" health institute in West Palm Beach
> > where I learned the "detriments" of meat eating which leads to degeneration,
> > as they taught. We ate vegan raw food the entire time there, and my friend
> > dropped 50 points in her cholesterol in 3 weeks. She also became somewhat
> > anemic. I personally had no adverse effects, and lost 5 lbs in one week. I
> > weigh 110 and am 5'6", so that was a lot for me.
> >
> > In light of learning of all the recommendations leading to avoiding read
> > meat for consumption, as well as ethical reasons, I started to eat
> > vegetarian when I came home from the stay. I viewed one too many PETA videos
> > of factory farming and abuse and my stomach turned.
> >
> > So, I have been eating vegan these past two months, with no problems, and
> > my family is very upset. They don't want to join me. This has gone on for
> > two months now. I found U.S. Wellness Meats and read about the farm,
> > grass-fed beef, etc, and now am awaiting an order of meat from John, who
> > spoke with me recently. I'm grateful he has healthier food than conventional
> > beef! (I sent the info out to all my meat eating friends.) I figured that if
> > my beautiful family insists upon eating meat, I will at least get them
> > healthy meat. But I still feel as though I am buying them clogged arteries
> > and high cholesterol. Can you tell me how this may be wrong? Can proper
> > omegas and CLA's be gotten from Fish Oil?
> >
> > Where in all this does cholesterol and heart disease come in? Why does the
> > book "The China Study" have such great implication and strong, researched
> > argument against meat eating if it is really safe? Who is right? What
> > gives?
> >
> > I would like to know the truth and eat what is healthy! I truly appreciate
> > your help! Thanks for your time!
> >
> > Eagerly awaiting your response,
> >
> > Lisa
> > ______________________________________________
> >
> > Dear Lisa,
> >
> > I am very familiar with the Raw Institute, even though I have not been
> > there myself. I will try to answer your questions without letting you know
> > I dislike the vegan diet.
> >
> > Your friend losing 50 points of cholesterol doesn't mean a thing.
> > Cholesterol is the most important antioxidant in the body but it is a great
> > selling point for the pharmaceutical industry. Cholesterol is the mother of
> > 90% of your hormones and also it is in every cell in your body. Do you know
> > that your body makes 60% of your cholesterol? Did you know that your brain,
> > if you pull the water off, is almost all fat?
> > Did you know that if your cholesterol is less than 155 after 55 or 60 the
> > chances of dying of cancer or suicide increases by 3000%?
> >
> > Cholesterol lowering doesn't mean a thing unless you have extreme numbers
> > and that is your body telling you something is going on. Did you know that
> > if your cholesterol is high, it may mean that your hormones are low, and
> > because it has to produce more hormones it has to dump more cholesterol into
> > the blood so it can make the hormones necessary to be alive? Did you know
> > that normal cholesterol levels 10 years ago were 250 and now the doctors
> > want to lower that number to 150?
> >
> > If the body was really made to only eat vegetables, which I can tell you it
> > is not, then we wouldn't make a hormone or an enzyme called elastin. Only
> > carnivores produce this enzyme hormone, and guess what, humans do. Now if
> > you go back to prehistoric era, you have never seen a man building a garden,
> > but there is plenty of evidence they used to kill or cut so they could eat.
> > The reason they needed meat and skin was to protect themselves from the
> > elements and other animals. Agriculture didn't exist until the Egyptians
> > took over the world. They could feed people in one place due to
> > agriculture, but before that time we were mostly nomads, meaning we moved
> > with the food and the seasons. Yes, we ate vegetables, fruits and nuts, but
> > we never stopped hunting to grow vegetables. The best way to really follow
> > vegetarians, is by following a culture that is pure vegetarian, and we still
> > haven't found one, and the closest one is the people from India and they are
> > not pure vegans.
> >
> > Your body requires B12, vitamin D and other natural sources of necessary or
> > essential nutrients that are provided by meat or fish, and sorry, but
> > vegetables will not give you any of those nutrients. Also, where are you
> > going to get the fat that you require to be alive? I would like to know how
> > much energy, and sex drive you have in 6 months, please let us know.
> >
> > The problem is the quality of the meat, and not the meat itself. If I give
> > poison to my meat, what do you think you are eating? If you find a dead
> > animal that was poisoned with a lethal dose and you eat it, you are going to
> > get sick, this of course is an extreme but that is what we are doing with
> > our children when we eat the commercially grown meats and non-organic
> > vegetables. Also, where are your vegetables coming from? Are they from a
> > hydro farm, are they fresh, who picked the vegetables, what type of soil was
> > used? Did they use artificial fertilizers, and who touched them before you
> > ate them?
> >
> > We have to eat fish, meat or eggs so we can survive, if not you will get
> > sick, trust me.
> >
> > Thank You,
> >
> > Dr. Serrano
> >
> >
> >
> > _____________________________________________________________________________________
> >
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> > Please place Dr. Serrano's name in the subject line for quicker processing.
> >
> > Answers will appear in future issues of the Newsletter and News Alert. Your
> > full name will not be displayed. Dr. Serrano has been so kind to offer his
> > expertise to literally any question related to health and wellness involving
> > grass-fed meats.
> >
> > Dr. Serrano has a wealth of knowledge from both his farm background, 15
> > years of clinical experience and an award-winning professor at Ohio State
> > Medical School. Dr. Serrano has an outstanding family practice on the
> > outskirts of Columbus, Ohio and works with a select group of professional
> > athletes.
> >
> > Dr. Eric Serrano M.D.
> > With advanced degrees in nutrition, kinesiology and wellness
> > 475 North Hill Road
> > Pickerington, OH 43147-1157
> >
> > EMAIL QUESTIONS TO: eathealthy@...
> >
> >
> >
> >
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