Hey guys.  I basically am on raw-scd type diet.  I have been doing everything great the past few years.  Found out I had serious problem with energy flow in my spine due to compressed cervical vertebrae.  It's like I turned on a water hose and now the kidneys/bladder are dumping extremely fast.  Typical diet day for me:

9-10 AM: Fresh pressed veggie juice (celery, beets, beet greens, carrots, tomatoes, other greens, herbs, etc)
11 AM:  Post-exercise FRUIT.  Could be a few apples or a bag of blueberries or pears.
12:30 PM: Meat meal #1: maybe 1/4 pound of raw ground lamb warmed in the oven
2:00 PM: Meat meal #2:  same as lunch
5:00 PM: Big bowl cooked veggies with some type of raw fat (butter, olive oil, coconut oil)

I'm giving Dr. Schulze detox tea a shot for the time being.  Powerful and good all-around seems like.  Has stuff for liver/kidney/bugs, etc.  It is getting to be spring here.  Maybe I will try one of these watermelon fast type days soon here.  I think all this will clear up soon.  It is more just getting the traffic-jam moving smoothly again =)

I like it.  "Soothes Dog's and men."

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?