I appreciate the feed back. I'm going with Van's advice, just relaxing and enjoying myself on my vacation.

Generally, Iguanna and GS, I'd bring my own food where ever I go. I also have a cooler with ice packs lol. But in this case I won't be able to take any of my own food. So it looks like I'll be eating some cooked food for a few days. When I get back I'll be eating 100% raw again.

As for before I leave. I've decided to up my fat. Next meal I'll eat 3 oz. Then the 2 meals after that 3.5 oz per meal. When I get back I'll probably increase my fat consumption since I missed so many meals and I order every other week.

Hey everyone, for the next few days I'll be eating cooked food as I'll be going on vacation to visit family, and unfortunately it's one of those rare instances I'll need to eat cooked food.

I plan to eat all my fruits and veggies raw, and ask for my meat as rare as possible.

I'll continue with my supplements, meds, etc.

However I'm not sure what the best way to approach this is. I'm thinking of eating massive amounts of raw foods right before leaving.

For example instead of eating 2.5 oz beef fat per meal, eating like 5 oz, or maybe even more.

What do you guys think?

This kind of labeling may finally turn people on to the idea of how much genetically modified foods they are eating.

I think I've seen that 85%+ of processed foods contain GMO's.

Can someone please find me an article promoting sea water drinking that doesnt include a disclaimer saying make sure it is only a tiny amount just like any other toxic substance comes with the same warning.

And can someone please respond to me about pouring salt on the mucous membrane of a slug and what evidence one has that it would react any differently inside the human body.

I can't believe we're even having this discussion. It's ludicrous to think that the reason a snail dies when coming in contact with salt has anything to do with it being bad for humans.

http://www.slugoff.co.uk/slug-facts/salt

The article explains why salt kills slugs, and covers (very little) on why it doesn't kill humans.

By your logic (salt killing a snail) no animal should be alive in the ocean. Or at least they should all be very unhealthy and on the verge of death (like a snail most likely would be if placed in ocean water).

Well, I suppose we could go the whole hog and have one of our female members parading topless in photos,  as a  stunning representative of  the raw, palaeolithic diet.

I think it's best to avoid the pole dancing, or having members parading topless (to attract potential RPDers).. lol

Thanks SVRN. I'll definitely look into that 

There are soo many factors involved in mental illness. But here are a few that could help.

Magnesium

Magnesium promotes a relaxed state which is very helpful. It's important to balance calcium and magnesium, you want about a 1:1 ratio of each.


You want to balance your omega 3's and 6's. An imbalance can lead to irritability and aggressiveness which can worsen symptoms. So lots of grass fed meats, grass fed animal fats, and wild caught ocean fish. You'd want to moderate consumption of fatty plant foods since their omega 3:6 balance is off.


Excess copper, aluminum, etc can be a problem. Ways to balance those involves using certain minerals that lowers their levels. Ie taking zinc lowers copper levels. There's some good info on the Weston Price website


It's probably best to eliminate gluten and casein. I've seen a lot linking them to mental health problems.


Orthomolecular therapy has been very effective for me. Combined with RPD it's been even better. Dr. Hoffer has lots of info online, he even has a journal filled with nutritional info on treating mental illness.

I also like the beef fat from muscle meat trimmings. I don't like suet. I think eating beef fat instead of butter significantly brings down the cost of food. I've seen butter selling for $10+/lb, and I pay about $3/lb (includes shipping) for beef fat. I assume both have about the same fat content.

I've recently increased my Vitamin A consumption. I was probably getting very little since I didn't eat much organs for some time.

I added in the FCLO liquid, I take 1-1.5 tsp daily. I also started eating an oz of grass fed beef/veal liver daily.

1 tsp of the FCLO has 200% DV, 1 oz of liver has 100% DV. I know the WPF says that traditional peoples consumed as much as 10x the amount found in the SAD back in the 60's. Anyone have a recommendation for how much Vitamin A is optimal?

Carrying on a step further... I was curious about the folate (vitamin B9) that is promoted so much in these enriched wheat items. One slice of bread contains 30-37 mcg of folate. One pound of raw grass fed beef contains 27 mcg.

Exactly why we should all be eating LOTS of whole grains.. Just like the website I posted says lol

And make sure to limit fat, especially animal fats.

Hahaha... Sad but when you think about it. ALL the dietary advice given by the main stream is terrible advice.

Is.. is that poop coffee?

As far as stomach acid, unrefined sea salt, like the Celtic Gray salt, tends to work very well.

I definitely agree. I personally use Redmond's "Real Salt." Here's a link with some info on healing low stomach acid naturally.

http://empoweredsustenance.com/heal-low-stomach-acid-naturally/

Here's what the link has to say about cabbage -

"”Vitamin U?” You may be thinking, “I’ve heard of A, B, C, D, E, and K… but not U!” That’s because it’s not a real vitamin, just a label for a powerful healing enzyme found in cabbage. It is applauded for it’s anti-ulcer abilities and quickly cures stomach ulcers and heals the stomach lining. When stomach acid has been chronically low for years, the stomach lining may be inflamed and unable to tolerate acid supplementation.  In this case, vitamin U is useful in soothing an inflamed stomach lining and correcting low stomach acid. "

A google search for "low stomach acid natural cures" will yield even more results.

For your digestive problems, I definitely recommend fermented foods. You can make your own sauerkraut, pickles, kimchee etc. which will be rich in probiotics which will help heal your gut. However they have to be naturally fermented and home made.

Here's a link on sauerkraut (fermented cabbage).

http://www.wildfermentation.com/making-sauerkraut-2/

Here's a link on my favorite pickle recipe.

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/naturally-fermented-dill-pickles/

In addition to fermented foods, I'd recommend temporarily eliminating complex carbs, and possibly trying a high fat raw-specific carbohydrate diet. It would only be temporary till some healing in your gut takes place. The SCD (short for specific carbohydrate diet) can also help candida.

I'd also suggest making sure your enzyme pathways are functioning optimally. Low nutrient levels can hinder enzyme function, which could cause problems in digestion. The poor digestion could increase the amount of food that goes undigested, which would then feed bacteria in the gut, worsening your candida and digestive issues. So increase your consumption of magnesium, zinc, manganese, and possibly other nutrients.

http://www.naturalnews.com/023511_magnesium_body_deficiency.html

""Enzymes are protein molecules that stimulate every chemical reaction in the body. Magnesium is required to make hundreds of these enzymes work." - Dr. Carolyn Dean"

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/minerals/zinc/

"Over 300 different enzymes depend on zinc for their ability to catalyze vital chemical reactions. Zinc-dependent enzymes can be found in all known classes of enzymes (4)."

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/minerals/manganese/

"Manganese (Mn) plays an important role in a number of physiologic processes as a constituent of multiple enzymes and an activator of other enzymes (2)."