I've known people in their 70s who haven't gone grey yet; Annette's dark hair doesn't discredit her, as far as I'm concerned.

I think there's room for success on a raw vegan diet as long as one has ready access to enough raw fat and freshly-picked, mineral-dense fruits, vegetables and seeds. It's also worth noting that she started eating raw after she stopped growing and having children (and mostly likely after menopause too), so her body's nutrient demands were and are lower than most of ours would be.

I don't think I'd do as well on her diet as she seems to be doing, but perhaps I'm wrong. I tried the raw vegan path for several months during my late 20s, and while it went great for the first few months my health went downhill soon after and I stopped. I think raw vegan, for most people, is a great detox diet, but for those of us who are younger, still growing, still menstruating (for women), still having kids, I'm not sure it can meet nutritional needs over the longer term.

This is a big issue, but the other side of it is whether or not we can actually support 7+ billion people on Earth while providing them with a healthy diet. Right now we support 7+ billion, but most are forced to eat a sub-standard diet that most of us would (and do) turn our noses up at.

I wouldn't scald it either, I'd skin it and toss the skin & feathers. The skin is usually what introduces salmonella to a butchered bird, so it's not something I'd be willing to eat raw anyway.

Deer (and other land animals) are hung to age at temperatures usually between 32 and 38 degrees Fahrenheit, so yes the marrow should be fine.

Where do you live that you can purchase wild deer? I'd be worried that they were grain fed on a ranch and not raised on a natural, diverse diet of herbs and grasses.

I actually didn't find my way to my current diet through AV's work. I found my way here through a simple Google search, "eating raw meat". I was inspired to do the search back in late 2009 because I had recently killed my first deer and so had a huge amount of wild, fresh meat and was curious about the diversity of ways that I could prepare it.

I only bought AV's books later, and got rid of both soon after reading them. The only idea that I've held onto is the use of 'high' meat, although I haven't made or eaten any in a very long time.

Fair enough, I'm certainly no stranger to bad health advice from 'certified' nutritionists, or from medical professionals more generally. It's amazing to me that the people who organized the Cancer Control Society conference at which he spoke didn't double-check his PhD credential before advertising it.

The main reason I'm interested in this is because I have a PhD myself (not in nutrition), and I actually earned it with 4 years of hard labor at an accredited institution. It bothers me when others claim the credential without earning it, and further bothers me when others justify lying about such credentials.

I don't either. In fact, I don't see any PhD programs listed as being administered by this University at all.

Well, this piqued my interest and I did some research of my own. I was not able to find reference to any Caucasian 'mummies', but did find this Discovery Channel documentary called Ice Age Columbus in which the theory is put forward that Europeans crossed an ice bridge from Europe to eastern North American about 17,000 years ago. As evidence they cite

1. A spear point found in Virgina dated to 17,000 years ago that replicates the style of spear point manufacture common to Europe at the time

2. A genetic marker found in supposedly pure-blooded remains of many eastern Native Americans that these populations share with Europeans

I've pasted the documentary below. Folks might find it interesting that the re-enactments portrayed in the documentary show the European colonizers eating all of their meat (and plants) RAW.

Ice Age Columbus, Who Were The First Americans?

...there have been many caucasian mummies dug up here going back further than any american indian remains.

Off topic, but this sounds like a pretty extraordinary claim. I assume you mean in the United States?

If the marrow bone has a large flat area, I clean it off and cut that part off to make bone arrow heads for hunting. Otherwise I make bone broth from it, then compost whatever is left.

I found it entertaining that Romney finally released his tax returns. 13.9 percent on $20+ million in income. Am I wrong to vomit explosively upon seeing that figure?

I've never had much of a problem with body odor on any diet, cooked or otherwise. Right now I depend on fat for most of my calories, but I still don't seem to get a noticeable body odor.

This documentary was made in 2000, but it speaks to the Paleolithic lifestyle a lot. I did a search and didn't find any reference to it, so I thought I'd provide a link. The title is The Great Dance: A Hunter's Story. It is about the San Bushmen of Africa, in particular their hunting practices.

Link on YouTube:
The Great Dance - A Hunter's Story [2000]

Enjoy!