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Another body of work to mention in this discussion is the D'Adamo blood 
type/body type information.

His latest book about 'genotype' is very interesting, but his earlier work 
about 'blood type' are also worth looking into.

These works give a nice sense of individuality, and how certain people's 
needs are more similar or different than others.

For my part, I went on a cleansing diet for 7 years called the specific 
carbohydrate diet.
In this diet, I ate no 'starch' by strict definition, nor any sweets. Honey, 
though, was allowed.
It is all based on the complexity with the view that some people have 
difficulty breaking down the complex carbo molecules.
So, yes, it was a lot of protein, no dairy, other than a specially home made 
yogurt that required extensive cultivation to ensure breakdown of all the 
milk sugar.
I think there might have been allowable cheeses, but I never used them.
And nothing in the way of starches, at all.
So, fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and for me, the meat part had to be 
chicken, turkey or eggs, as my body does not generally do well with the 
other meat.
(I have, at another time, though, eaten fresh, raw, organic beef liver, and 
that was an invigorating experience, to be sure!)
I stayed on this diet for 7 years, and, in the process, my thinking became 
crystal clear and my energy, likewise, lost its fuzzy edges...
The author is Elaine Gottschall. Her diet has been used with success for 
people with digestive difficulties such as crones, celiac, etc.

frances

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From: "Chris Jackson" <kairos.chris@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 12:49 PM
To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [permaculture] paleo permaculture

> I've been messing around with something like a paleo diet for a couple of
> months now, although I by no means a purist about it.  I live alone, so I
> pretty much buy and grow foods that would fit into this mode, but don't 
> turn
> down treats at gatherings.  I don't buy or grow grains, and I've been
> raising more animals for meat, as well as hunt during the season.  I just
> know that I feel better when I don't eat grains, sugars, beans, or lots of
> dairy, and that grassfed meat and organs make me feel really good.  It's
> also better suited to eating locally year round in the Vermont climate.
> I just finished reading "The Vegetarian Myth" by Lierre Keith, which was 
> an
> amazing, personal, informative book that breaks a lot of dietary taboos 
> from
> a moral, political, and nutritional standpoint.  As a non-vegetarian for 
> the
> past six years, I understood many of the arguments, but the nutrition
> section really helped me make further food choices. I highly recommend it 
> to
> anyone.
> Chris
>
> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 11:59 PM, Justin Hahn <justin.hahn@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
> > I have been thinking about how a
> > "paleo<http://www.earth360.com/diet_paleodiet_balzer.html>"
> > diet would relate to Permaculture. From what I've seen on various
> > permaculture operations and farms, a lot of the effort is put toward 
> > grains
> > and other non-paleo foods like potatoes, taro, etc. In my reading about
> > permaculture, the planned-for food mix invariably includes a lot 
> > non-paleo
> > foods as well. It seems that a paleo Permaculture set-up would have some
> > distinct differences from a neolithic (as opposed to paleolithic) setup.
> > Is there anyone on this list serv who follows a paleo diet? And if so, 
> > how
> > does that dietary choice affect the functioning of your food system?
> >
> > JustinHahn
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