I notice that Aajonus suggests eating coconut cream but never coconut oil. I have read many positive benefits around eating coconut oil especially regarding improving brain function. If raw and cold pressed they seem to be very similar in composition save the cream having the coconut meat fiber. I have purchased raw coconut cream from several sources and while I like it I have some reasons why I prefer oil. Coconut cream sours very quickly, always before I finish it. Also the the only raw sources I have found require shipping from out of state. This shipping is very expensive and wasteful with all the cold packs and padding used. I wonder why one could not substitute more easily obtainable and cheaper coconut oil for for coconut cream.

I am wondering if anyone has read this article on the primal diet on the"raw food health dot net" website. They promote raw food but pretty well trash the primal diet. There are many references to studies and the health of tribes. Overall it seems well documented but has a definite flavor of mainstream medical diets.

"The primal diet and paleo diet have several flaws, the most prominent being its low intake of carbohydrates from nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables, high intake of animal foods, and, consequently, high fat intake."

I am new to the paleo diet and feel somewhat vulnerable in my convictions not having much direct experience with it. Thus I am curious what people on this forum would think about the arguments presented in the article.

The link is "http://www.raw-food-health.net/Primal-Diet.html" but I don't know if this forum allows posting links. If it doesn't show up just search for raw food health primal diet. It was the second hit on my search.

Jeff