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  Red meat: What Makes It Unhealthy?

  by Bangalore in

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  red meat: what makes it unhealthy?.

  http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/14/news/la-heb-red-meat-why-bad-20120314.

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  One of the differences is that the traditional Inuit's diet is very high in Omega-3 fats while our western diet is very high in Omega-6 fats. Science has shown that the ratio of Omega-6 to Omega-3 should be as close to a ratio of 1:1 and certainly no more than 4:1. Inuits are about the only peoples to approach the 1:1 ratio while we typically come in at 20:1 and the real junk foodists are measuring in at upwards of 50:1 ratios. A balanced Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratio promotes a homeostasis, non-inflammatory state in the body while a tilt to the high Omega-6 side will promote an inflammatory and therefore disease and degenerative state.

  It's a bit of a far stretch to justify a western meat diet with the Inuit's mostly raw diet of fish and seal fat. Not only that, as you've stated they've had thousands of years to adapt to that diet.
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  Red meat: What Makes It Unhealthy?

  by Bangalore in

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  red meat: what makes it unhealthy?.

  http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/14/news/la-heb-red-meat-why-bad-20120314.

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  @still thinking

  What sort or reasoning is that bio?

  It's the same logic as my mum (and other people) saying "Are you sure they[my kids] get enough protein [not eating meat]" and "how do they get calcium if they[my kids] don't have dairy". I merely pointed out they are healthy, and my mother does't say a word about their (growth-stunted) cousins. In my opinion they are healthier than their peers, and certianlly don't get ill as often.
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  Red meat: What Makes It Unhealthy?

  by Bangalore in

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  red meat: what makes it unhealthy?.

  http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/14/news/la-heb-red-meat-why-bad-20120314.

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  @Razziel

  I try to deal in facts and current evicence, not fiction. There's actually no human records going beyond 5,000 years ago (but that's another topic, for another thread), so it's impossible to determine whether or not agriculture was developed prior to that. I'll leave it at that, but if you'd like to start another thread for that topic I'd be on it.
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  Verbal definitions exclusive to the WT?

  by Chariklo in

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  i've been meaning to ask this for a while.. just what, exactly, do the jw's mean by "shepherding"?.

  being a naive ex-/ or rather lapsed catholic i assumed that "shepherding" calls were the same thing as pastoral visits by a priest, which involve basically a friendly cup of tea/coffee and a chat, or a visit in hospital to the sick.. it's gradually dawning on me that there's not a lot that's pastoral about "shepherding" visits by the jw's.

  reading through stfog, i have a feeling that their brand of shepherds are a mixture of policeman and agents provocateurs.. similarly with "counsel", and "counselling".

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  I've had shepherding calls. The elders usually won't mention to they are on a shepherding call, they'll come around under the pretence of a friendly chat, but they'll be steering the conversation toward certain topics.
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  Red meat: What Makes It Unhealthy?

  by Bangalore in

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  red meat: what makes it unhealthy?.

  http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/14/news/la-heb-red-meat-why-bad-20120314.

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  Facts support meat (and animal protein) being a very minor part of human diet. That doesn't make us "meat-eaters" or carnivores , rather humans are primarily herbivores that occasionally can eat meat (e.g. Once a week as a maximum).

  Personally I ate meat for 35 years of my life, and probably as much or more than most people. I quit because of the negative health effects. Since starting a plant based diet, my cholesterol, and blood pressure is better than people half my age. And generally I feel I have more energy. I eat meat maybe once every two months.

  My kids have never eaten meat, or dairy products. They are much taller (and stronger) than their peers at school, and seem to be much better at sport and fitness activities. Despite my eldest son being a good 4 inches taller than his cousin who is 3 years older than him, my mum always says "Are you sure they get enough protein" and "how do they get calcium if they don't have dairy". It's these types of stereotypical responses that have no factual basis, and are primarily based on propaganda from the meat and dairy industries.
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  Red meat: What Makes It Unhealthy?

  by Bangalore in

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  red meat: what makes it unhealthy?.

  http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/14/news/la-heb-red-meat-why-bad-20120314.

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  @still thinking

  Here's a quote from the article you linked to:

  Chimpanzees are largely fruit eaters, and meat composes only about 3% of the time they spent eating overall, less than in nearly all human societies

  Here's another article summarizing studies showing total meat consumption for Chimpanzees is around 1.4% of their overall diet.

  http://www.ecologos.org/chimphunt.htm

  Putting that in perspective the typical western diet consists of anywhere from 10%-30% meat.
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  Red meat: What Makes It Unhealthy?

  by Bangalore in

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  red meat: what makes it unhealthy?.

  http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/14/news/la-heb-red-meat-why-bad-20120314.

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  @Black Sheep

  I don't know about you, Bio, but my eyes are in the front of my head.

  So do monkeys whose diet consists of more than 90% plant based foods, mostly great leafy vegetables. The other 10% is made up mostly of insects, and very rarely they do eat meat.

  It's more than obvious, and well proven, that the human body is very similar to that of a monkey, and has a digestive system almost identical.

  Animal protein in the human diet is almost exclusively the cause of heart disease, and a lot of other chronic and degenerative diseases.
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  Red meat: What Makes It Unhealthy?

  by Bangalore in

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  red meat: what makes it unhealthy?.

  http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/14/news/la-heb-red-meat-why-bad-20120314.

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  Meat-eaters: have strong hydrochloric acid in stomach to digest meat
  Herbivores: have stomach acid that is 20 times weaker than that of a meat-eater
  Humans: have stomach acid that is 20 times weaker than that of a meat-eater
  
  Meat-eaters: have no skin pores and perspire through the tongue
  Herbivores: perspire through skin pores
  Humans: perspire through skin pores
  
  Meat-eaters: have sharp front teeth for tearing, with no flat molar teeth for grinding
  Herbivores: no sharp front teeth, but flat rear molars for grinding
  Humans: no sharp front teeth, but flat rear molars for grinding
  
  Meat-eaters: have intestinal tract that is only 3 times their body length so that rapidly decaying meat can pass through quickly
  Herbivores: have intestinal tract 10-12 times their body length.
  Humans: have intestinal tract 10-12 times their body length.
  
  Meat-eaters: salivary glands in mouth not needed to pre-digest grains and fruits.
  Herbivores: well-developed salivary glands which are necessary to pre-digest grains and fruits
  Humans: well-developed salivary glands, which are necessary to pre-digest, grains and fruits
  
  Meat-eaters: have acid saliva with no enzyme ptyalin to pre-digest grains
  Herbivores: have alkaline saliva with ptyalin to pre-digest grains
  Humans: have alkaline saliva with ptyalin to pre-digest grains

  Meat-eaters: have claws
  Herbivores: no claws
  Humans: no claws
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  Bethelite sent to India for heart surgery.

  by marmot in

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  an uncle of mine is a lifer at the brooklyn bethel and he was recently sent to india for open heart surgery.

  it's so much cheaper compared to getting the procedure done in the us it's ridiculous.

  does anybody know if it's the society that pays for all this or if it's up to each bethelite's own health insurance?

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  I hope he cleans up his diet by removing diary food and meat, so he will get better and eliminate his heart disease.
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  Questions for former elders on Do Not Call

  by Kristina1972 in

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  what is the procedure for requesting to be on the do not call list.

  what happens when someone requests to be on the do not call list?.

  does a letter need to be sent each year?.

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  And don't forget of all those experiences (urban legends) where JWs accidentally called on a "do not call" and that person ended up becoming a Jehovah's Witness.