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  1. Do you any fruitarian having or developing diabetis due to their diet? Studies done on sugar and diabetis or other diseases do not distinguishbetween isolated and natural sugar (like the one in fruits) but took only the overall sugar intake into consideration. I agree. Fructose is an insulin-independent monosachharide. This means that it converts into glucose and is stored without the action of insulin. Refined sugar, on the other hand, is stored with the action of insulin. Eat plenty of high quality, fresh produce and healthy fats (yes, I said fat), and you'll do fine. Omega 3's are very important for diabetics too. I think too many people forget that. Over time, once you start cleaning up your diet and eating the way nature intended and exercise-since thats very impotant in reversing diabetes- you'll start to manage it better or even reverse it. Enzymes also play a huge role too. I see so many diabetics getting brain-washed thinking that pasteurized milk is "low glycemic" so they can drink it. Pasteurized milk dosn't contain the enzyme "lactase", so it puts a heavy burden on your pancreas to produce the enzymes needed for digestion. Fruit and vegetables are full of enzymes. But just because something is "low glycemic" doesn't mean it won't spike your insulin levels, since the GI relates more to your blood sugar levels. In other words, just because a certain food dosn't contain refined sugar doesn't mean that it won't spike your insulin levels. Red meat, for example, is famous for the Atkin dieters, but they don't know that red meat is high on the insulin index.
  2. Actually, some of the longest living asians on earth ate a diet high in herbs. I really don't believe long term use causes liver toxicity, unless you're eating too much long term. The right kind of herbs can be very potent, as with any medicine, so it's always best to not over do anything. But I've been eating herbs on an almost daily basis for most of my life. Everything in moderation. Good article though. By the way, try putting some kind of natural sweetener on the cocao nibs, it will taste a lot better. It's just more bitter than plain dark chocolate, thats why most people who haven't had much dark chocolate before usually have to get used to the taste. Personally, I love it.
  3. If it was from the salad bar, you'd probably have to ask them. A little here and there won't hurt you. Just try getting most of your soy from fermented sources, if you can. Soy protein isolate is. Fermented soy isn't. I only consume fermented soy every now and then. Other than that, I don't really consume any soy. How does one figure out if something is fermented soy? Is Tofu fermented soy? Are all Tofus fermened soy? No. If it is fermented, it should say so. When I eat soy, I make sure it's organic and fermented because I think the GMO-filled soy protein isolate that many Americans today eat is NOT the same as the fermented soy that the Asians consume. You should be able to find fermented soy at farmers markets and health food stores. I have the TOFU from Whole Foods Salad bar / Prepare Foods & Sandwich Counter. Any idea?
  4. No. Not at all. There is a HUGE differnce. Millions of bees aren't dying on the small farm where I get my honey from. Cows, on the other hand, are abused, die, and spread disease because of this. Earlier, you said that consuming honey would not make me vegan or vegeterian. A vegetarian is someone who only cuts out animal meats and sometimes dairy and eggs, but the correct definition of a vegetarian would not of fit well with what you said, since honey is a byproduct, not meat.
  5. I used a study about liver cancer because he did not specify which liver disease he had- that, or I didn't see him type it. I don't have a problem with testing a product on a animal as long as it's for the benefit of curing disease. There were many things that were tested on animals and are being used to help animals today. I said four avocados because that is usually the smallest amount I eat in any given day. If I eat six avocados, then I am eating 1,410 calories from fat. I eat 3,500 calories-4,000 calories a day. That isn't even half, so I don't know how that would be leaving out other nutrients in my diet. Obviously, I eat that much because I'm a bodybuilder. If someone eats less, then adjust accordingly.
  6. Once again, any member of the kingdom Animalia is an animal. But they are classifed as insects. Your definiton of a vegan is blan to the ears and makes no sense. If you believe there is no problem with eating insects, then you have now right telling me that I am not a vegan because I choose to eat honey.
  7. Well, ultimately, any member of the kingdom Animalia is going to be classified as a "animal." Everyone knows that. But, the correct definition is insect, not animal. No one walks around calling a spider an animal. They call them insects. There are two main reasons people become vegans: 1 Animal rights 2 Health Almost no vegan cares about "insect" rights. You do not see vegans walking around saying "save the spiders." If you do see that, then they are simply crazy and are mentally exhausted. Your definition of what a vegan should be makes no sense: A person can't consume honey that they buy, but they can go out and eat insects and get honey themselves because the poor bees today are "slaves". Bee farmers aren't killing our bees today. Telephone and radio station towers are killing them.
  8. I'm not basing my opinion on the tribal eating habbits. As you can see, I was talking about the science behind it too. I am talking about DISEASE, not living the longest. We're talking about heart disease, so, obviously, I will look at those tribes that eat the so called "high fat diets" and see why they don't have many cases of heart disease. 90% of these tribes also live in the wild and can die from many different things. That is probably why some of them live such short lives. To me, him saying that coconut oil contributes to heart disease is flawed and there isn't really any science to support his claim.
  9. Soy protein isolate is. Fermented soy isn't. I only consume fermented soy every now and then. Other than that, I don't really consume any soy. How does one figure out if something is fermented soy? Is Tofu fermented soy? Are all Tofus fermened soy? No. If it is fermented, it should say so. When I eat soy, I make sure it's organic and fermented because I think the GMO-filled soy protein isolate that many Americans today eat is NOT the same as the fermented soy that the Asians consume. You should be able to find fermented soy at farmers markets and health food stores.
  10. The only reason SOME vegans, not all, believe honey is an animal byproduct is because it's a byproduct humans use for food. If bees didn't produce honey naturally, then no one would be calling bees animals. Most of my friends who are omnivores recognize that bees are insects and that honey is a insect byproduct. I don't know about the omnivores you know though. Neverthless, most omnivores are uneducated about health, in general, and recognize that cooked steak is healthy too. I really don't base my opnion on what mutes to health or anyone else thinks. People can obscure the fact with all the words they want, but the fact is a bee is an insect and honey is a insect byproduct.
  11. Like I said, a vegan is someone who doesn't consume animal products, not insect byproducts. If someone who consumes honey isn't a "vegan" to you, then that is your opinion, not a fact. I'm sure that can be kept to yourself.
  12. Actually, there are a few things I don't even agree with Mercola on, although most of it I probably do. In the article with Dr. F, he states"All tropical oils (palm and coconut) are highly saturated fats. Like butter, cheese, and meat, tropical oils raise LDL cholesterol and clog arteries with plaque, increasing your risk of a heart attack." Yet, he fails to go into detail on how they "clog" arteries, increase your risk of heart attacks, and fails to provide any clean scientific evidence. To me, it sounds quackish. Maybe he needs to look at what countires and tribes cactually consume diets high in palm oils and see if they're also high in heart disease. It might be shocking to him.
  13. Soy protein isolate is. Fermented soy isn't. I only consume fermented soy every now and then. Other than that, I don't really consume any soy.
  14. I couldn't agree more with you. I really think doing a good cleanse helps too.
  15. In an ideal world we would grow our own food. However, we don't live in an ideal world and most people do not have that much time. That is why almost everything is mass-produced in America. If I want honey, I will buy it raw because I don't have the time to go out to the mountains and find honey. Same goes with fruit. Although I do grow half of my fruit that I consume in the summer, I still buy what I can't or have not yet grown due to my busy life. If the worst mankind was doing was buying honey so that they can consume it, then we'd be doing pretty damn good. I will continue to eat my honey.
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