Thanks all.  Part of my question though is whether the enzymes are STILL PRESENT in raw frozen meat?  Thanks.

I eat a well-varied diet.  Honestly, I think sometimes I don't eat quite enough to fuel myself but am working on that.  I eat organ meat here and there as well as fermented CLO, raw butter, etc.  I think the problem was that I just needed something to get through some blockages and get things moving again.  In the tincture, let's see: red clover, dandelion, burdock, turmeric, milk thistle, hydrangea, uva ursi, and chanca piedra (stone breaker).  It's for kidneys and liver.

GS I agree.  There really is something to the yin/yang, hot/cold theory in chinese medicine.  Of course cooking foods often make them more yang but those trying to adhere to a fully raw diet may need to find other ways to do this.  Here are a few that seem to work for me.  I always think in nature how this would work.  A lion kills a gazelle.  When it eats it, it is already body temperature (of course).  It is hard for modern humans to accomplish this feat.

1.  Keep a BIG fruit bowl for the counter.  Keep the fruit in there instead of in the fridge.  This makes sure they are at room temperature.  Meats I keep in the fridge but often take them out to thaw before I eat them.  When I thaw a nice salmon fillet in hot water in the sink I take it out early enough to let it become somewhat warm before I eat it.

2.  Use WARMING spices and seasonings.  Cinnamon goes great on apples and pears.  Sea salt is pretty warming if your body likes that.  I believe most things like thyme, oregano, etc are all fairly warming to the body.

3.  Don't be afraid to use the oven/skillet.  Warming things up in the oven or skillet can work too.  Just set on extremely low heat for awhile.  I think I remember one user awhile back talking about how she would heat up a little olive or coconut oil in a skillet and roll little chunks of salmon or meat in there with seasonings.  All of these things are warming.

Personally, I cook some of my food although the percentage keeps decreasing as my body adjusts to more raw/rare meat.  I do fine with salmon sashimi and stuff like that although raw red meat doesn't sit with me as well as rare meat at the moment.  I generally eat fruit raw, fish raw/rare, red meat and lamb rare or raw liver in blended drinks, and some cooked chicken/turkey meat.  I juice some raw veggies.  I keep most of my fats (coconut, olive, avocado, butter, bone marrow) raw.  I sometimes cook starchy tubers and other vegetables.  I think eating in tune with the seasons is a good idea.  In the winter we naturally want more warming foods.  For those attempting a "paleo" lifestyle, eating foods out of the fridge and out of season just doesn't seem to work. =)  I hope this helps.

p.s. on gaining weight?  A raw paleo diet is naturally very filling.  We get all the nutrition we need.  Just make sure you focus on macronutrients also.  Proteins, fats, carbs.  I guess on raw paleo the best foods are truly fatty meats, good fats (coconut, olive), fruit, nuts, and eggs.  I find starchy tubers and cooked vegetables to be a great benefit also.  Other than that, doing some weight training, sprinting, and sleeping should help with that as well.  Try sprinting once or twice a week and see how that does for leg muscles.

-Joe

   Scallops and clams are next.  I think ultimately I will stick with the fish for mainstays.  Wild-alaskan salmon sits amazing with me.  They have a lot of lake fish also at the market.

Tried the oysters today.  Not too bad.  Not too bad.

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I guess I'm just skeptical of going to a random asian market and picking up raw fish that I have no idea where it came from.  I think this is the most economical and wise choice though.  I'll keep everyone updated on the search.  Luckily I have pretty much unlimited wild alaskan salmon until I find some more variety =)

Alright, update guys.  Found a fish market around here that looks to get a lot of their stuff from great lakes/southern canada.  I am going to ask if it is sushi grade and go check it out to see how it looks.  Trying to focus on healthiest fish for building nervous system/brain/adrenals.  They have;

-walleye
-whitefish
-seabass
-rainbow trout
-perch
-oysters and maybe crab


Everything is pretty pricey so I probably won't be getting too much of it.  Any of these good raw/rare?

-Joe

Yea definitely soak first.  Use a nutribullet or similar to make your own nut butter.  Truly raw nuts are pricey.  I think amazon.com you can find a lot.  Walnuts are pretty easy to digest.  I would do olives and coconuts first though.  Easier on digestion.  I believe nuts.com is a good source as well.

Hey guys been a while,

Healing up my adrenals/digestion/brain/energy are my current goals and I have come to realize that fatty fish really vibes with me right now.  Things like sardines, salmon, etc.  I haven't tried mackerel yet.  So here is the kicker.  I live in the midwest.  The only fresh fish I feel comfortable eating is atlantic salmon from some people I trust.  I get good quality tinned smoked sardines which sit really well.  There is a fish market/oyster bar around here that sells high-quality oysters among other fish (bass, trout, whitefish, etc) but they are all SUPER EXPENSIVE. Other than that, I have access to good quality lamb, elk, and bison. Any thoughts?

-Joe

Ok new update.  Im going to call the guy tomorrow and ask about bone marrow and fats, etc.  It appears fresh but when i opened up the package yesterday for the liver it was cut up into maybe 6 pieces for the pound and folded in on itself.  A small percentage of the meat inside was brown/faded.  Smelled a little odd.  Not all pure red like the beef liver I get from my trusted farmer here.  What do you think it means?  Safe?

Sardines really sit well with me lately.  Currently I get the wild-caught tinned sardines that are lightly smoked and in a little EVOO.  These seem to sit well.  I found a few places that offer fresh wild-caught frozen (raw) I think in big bags of maybe 5 pounds.  Do we think these are safe to consume raw?  Or otherwise looking for good options for fresh seafood when the markets in my area do not carry it really whatsoever.  Other than that it appears to be good quality red-meats, poultry, eggs, and bone-broth as my winter proteins. 

-Joe

I have similar experiences.  It's like 3 raw eggs > 6 fried eggs.  I will digest the fat and protein better raw.  It feels so good though.  I'm still not eating raw red meat except for liver.  I suck at cooking steak.  Ended up overcooking last night was a bit rough, my body was like why?    Some mornings I am very happy munching on things like fruits, avocados, etc.  Lunch may be some raw eggs, sashimi salmon, sardines, or steamed veggies with good fats (coconut oil, butter, etc).  My goal is to continually evolve to eating better quality, less quantity; while still allowing room for "cheat foods."  I have been working a lot with "elements."  Try deep breathing as much as you can.  When I started deeply breathing, my food intake dropped maybe 20% immediately.  Same thing to a lesser degree applies to sunlight, grounding, and clean water.

I agree for sure.  Faulty emotions and belief systems affect us 24/7.  I have been studying a lot of work with Dr. Hamer and Recall Healing lately.  They use conflict-related biology to help people cure illness.  I think that diet is a very large part of health.  I believe that an emotional wound can be an even bigger part for some.  When looking at the people who live the longest in the world, you almost always find a few things.

1. Spirituality is GIANT in their lives.  They have a good relationship with God, the universe.  They have healed their family systems.  They have lost all these "negative" emotions you speak of from their daily existence.  They just let go all of the negative and make forgiveness and humility their baseline state

2.  They eat somewhat healthy.  I have seen people living to 120+ years that were NOT on raw paleo diet.  I honestly think that they just don't overeat so much as they have good spirituality.  Fruits/vegetables is usually the focus with less heavy foods.

3.  They have PASSION.  They are usually helping other people.  They are making plans.  They have a VISION for what they would like to do in the world.  For some of us growing up in the "medical" industry, this may mean helping to change what is wrong with the system that is set up currently