Hey everyone,

I've been working on a health blog for about 3 months. Just wanted to share with my fellow paleo dieters.
Now I don't want to bend form rules but I don't really tackle the raw food much on my blog. It's mostly has to do with cravings,weight gain/loss, & food upgrade/substitution. I write it in a very simple format in order to make it easy for everyone to understand & apply to their lifestyle.

Let me know what you think.

http://acumenathletics.blogspot.com/2010/10/fight-cravings-now-sleep.html

Our consumption of wheat is a major source of inflammation. I have simply stopped eating wheat. I eat no wheat whatsoever. In fact, I eat very few grains now. I strongly recommend that people stop eating wheat, and here’s why.

What we’ve done over the years is we have hybridized wheat to continually get higher and higher amounts of protein in the wheat.

We now have wheat with very high amounts of protein, much higher than 2,000 years ago. There’s a component of this protein, which is actually one of the proteins; it’s a glycoprotein, which is a protein and a sugar molecule together.

This is a class of compounds called lectins. Lectins are in the wheat to protect the wheat from attack by bacteria, viruses, and fungi.

http://www.healthlady.com/sugar-and-food-addiction/how-to-avoid-inflammation/

Does anyone include this in their diet? They're pretty pricey by me ($7 for 2oz jar). I don't think they're raw. All I know is that they are salted in order to preserve the texture.

 I just got some wild whitings for what I think is a fair price $4(usa)/lb. I asked the butcher to just scale my fish & save the guts & head. Which he found shocking but I assured him it was for my dog.

 I know it's typical for most customers to discard this. Is it because of hazard issues or just cause of the look & taste? My question is, can I eat the guts/organs or is there a certain type of organ that I should avoid?

Fast forward to the 8min mark. It's about cravings. I can't find the rest, if anyone does, please post.

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 Don't get me wrong. In no way am I challenging his perspective on RVAF. I personally think that a RVAF diet in general is the most ideal. Simply because it was there since our beginning. In no way am I trying to shake the grounds of this sub forum. If I am! Mods, please delete/move & warn me.  I'm simply looking for opinions of others to help me understand  about the Primal diet's author.

About AV.As far as my limited research, He helped me validate the utilization of raw meat. But I do not find him(or any other Guru) trustworthy. I only question him because when watching his video's. I found that he gave different answers to different sources to how he got started on RVAF or his Primal diet. Ex; 1. was a dream with an old Indian chief,2. was when he spent time with eskimos,3. he was trying to kill himself.  Instead of stating that all 3 lead him to raw meat. He also comes off as a con artist(to many claims without any proof.)

I'm not doubting his diet. I would like to read some response on how Primal Diet effected you(pos or neg) & your thoughts about the author's credibility or anything else that'll help me understand the Primal Diets composer.

Since switching to raw meat. I've been getting this demonic craving for chocolates. It's very hard to fight it. Not just any chocolate, really dark & bitter 80% or higher. I tried to pin point my actions. I read that it might be a magnesium defficancy. So I've included some salt, raw salmon,tuna & cod on the weekends. It still hits me every now & then but not so bad.

Any tips on how to fight these craving?

When you're feeling under the weather. Do you fast or eat normal? I've heard the pros of fasting while sick is that it frees up energy for your body to repair. I've also heard when you're sick, it's good to eat lots of vitamins,minerals to assist your body in healing.

I might just under eat by taking small sips of a liver,fruit,veggie smoothy to help me beat this cold. But what do you guys do to assist you?

I understand that high meat has beneficial bacteria, but I'm actually more interested in the preparing methods.I can't stand the smell of sauerkraut. So there for I know I'm not ready for high meat.

 I did however found a site that explained an easy dry aging method by just covering the meat in cloths, leave it inside a corner of the fridge & change the cloths every day for about 3weeks.

I've accidentally done this with paper towels in the past. I've never left the meat in that long. Only about 3days after the printed expiration date. I did notice that the outer layer of meat was tougher, had a more "Meaty" smell & had a slight concentrated taste. I ate it anyways & actually liked it.

Now can this only be done with muscle/fatty meats, is it possible to dry age fish? If anyone has any experience or tips they can post. Please do so. I'm very interested in this. I know options are limited but I would like to know other methods of Raw Paleo approved preserving as well.

Hello,

My name is Dan & I'm brand new to the idea of eating raw meats. I do eat rather clean (Along the lines of what's highlighted by Weston A price) I'm also used to eating raw eggs,cheese,Steel cut oats,veggies,almonds & fruits just haven't done it with meat.

I bumped onto this site by accident a few months back. I was looking for info on raw feeding for my dog. I read some of the topics & thought the site was full of Waco's! I did however bookmark the page because a part of me was very curious.

After reading a few articles on raw eating I decided to research some Raw meat eating articles. And now I'm very interested & decided to take a plunge to see how it suits me. I decided to start off slow  by replacing one of my regular meals with one 5oz serving of raw grass-fed stew meat, some blueberries & some veggies for one straight week. Then replacing 1 of my regular meals with 1new raw meal every week. I eat about 6x a day so in like a month in a half I should be fully raw.

Now for the questions.
-Should I eat my food right out the fridge or should I let it sit room temperature for a few minutes?
-Marinade? Is vinegar okay or does that damage the meat?

I have so many more questions but I can't even think of them right now. If anyone has links or any book recommendations please post. I'm looking for mainly recipe's but I"m also interested in the history,Peoples results (bad & good) pro's + cons.

Thank you very much & I'm sorry I originally thought this site was full of Waco's.

DM