ive been taking probiotics on and off for probably close to five years. they do seem to increase digestion/food transit time/ general lighter feeling in abdomen, when eating cooked food, but when eating raw(paleo) i dont feel any need for them.

anyway, ive always wondered if the bacteria typically found in probiotics in anyway inhibit or compete with the bacteria found in the typical RAF diet? 

The only supplement that I need is sea salt otherwise I get easily dehydrated, get a rapid heartbeat and get over-heated.

Craig

Craig, how much Sea Salt do you comsume a day?

I doubt that dairy is responsible for atherosclerosis but it does contribute to osteoporosis because of excess calcium.

Craig

how does excess calcium cause osteoporosis?
ive heard that milk is more dominant in Phosphorus, and is therefore acidic in its breakdown which acidifies the blood which increases calcium excretion from bones.

I'd really like to see the whole thing. It's a step in the right direction but I believe I heard more emphasis on fruits and vegetables than on fish, meat and fat. They should have more of an Inuit diet, don't you think?

I also wonder, are First Nations people allowed to hunt sea mammals?

i know, they call it "My Big, Fat Diet", and the only types of food i heard was fruits and vegetables. 

i do give him props for some of the stuff that he eats, but hes no "survivalist", hes a fake, and is an injustice to anyone who would emulate him in the situations hes in. hes over-dramatic and will do things that would be incredibly stupid if you were in an actual survival situation. Les Stroud is a good example of a real Survivalist.

if your eating your meat raw, Fresh would definitely be better?

but if your cooking your meat, it probably doesn't matter if its fresh or frozen, would this be correct?

i do eat it raw, i assume that freezing kills off most of the bacteria and therefore would not be as good as fresh, that my main thinking behind it.

so with cooking i assume if it was frozen wouldnt matter seeing all bacteria, as far as im aware, are killed by cooking.

I'm trying to find this article that I read where the author had done several controlled experiments and dispelled the myth of taking in any carbs after a workout and that any carbohydrate would kill the growth hormone release afterwards. It was best to wait awhile after training to the let the GH peak and then to eat a meal consisting of fat and protein for hormone production and repair.

ive seen Colpo make the claim that Carbs pre or peri workout do suppress Growth Hormones but, carbs post-workout dont suppress GH and may even increase it: http://www.lowcarbmuscle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125
not sure how much truth is in that.

When I order my suet I get given chunks which weigh over a kilo each! so that lasts me a few days. I unfortunatley been throwing half of my food out a week, but luckily my brothers interested in RP.

How does HCl help with fat digestion, I didnt think acid did anything to fat. In what way do you not digest fat? does it go straight through you or does it just stay in your stomach?

Andrew

wodgina6722, do you order your suet online or from someone local to you?

what exactly is suet? i always thought it was just beef fat or something.

whats your typical breakfast?

do you even eat breakfast?

i feel best with a light, late breakfast of berries or none at all. heavier breakfast make me alittle sluggish throughout the beginning of the day.

i havent read the book, but what ive read of The Warrior Diet makes some sense to me, just snacking throughout the day with a large dinner. digestion just doesnt seem to get along with activity to well.

i havent read the "primal books" in a few years but i think i remember Aajonus making no distinctions between conventional supermarket meat and organic grass-fed meat. i did , and still do disagree and find it kinda weird that he would hold factory farmed meat to the same quality standard as grass-fed free-range meat.
does anyone know if hes changed his opinion on this?

right on Craig, thanks for the excerpts and links.

i understand and agree with whats said in the excepts, it only makes sense to eat whole foods, but its just really hard to get out of the bodybuilding mindset that ive been in since 17 years old; "you need a quick source of protein immediately after you workout".

i did have a 1.5 yr stint of 100% raw paleo, but i just found that raw meat, being very neutral tasting, got pretty boring day-in and day-out and eventually decided to spice it up alittle with some cooked foods. i definitely felt best on 100%, not easy to explain to people who havent done 100%rawpaleo but you just feel really strong and clean and natural, im sure you know what i mean. anyway, coincedently i have had the urge to go 100% again for the last couple weeks and stumbled upon the link to this forum via the Sunfood forum, something may be syncronizing here  .

thanks again, and thanks for the forum.

 i usually eat the same thing everyday give or take, so all my carbs come from berries with breakfast and lunch. but once in a while ill have a cooked yam just for a good glucose replenishment after a few days of low carbs. it really mostly depends on my workouts. if im just doing say chest/tri and some form of moderate cardio i wont supplement with carbs after my workout, but if im doing HIIT or just a long cardio session than ill add in some supplemental dextrose(25g+/-)in my post workout protein shake, which would bring it up to a 'high-carb day'(100g+).