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ScarletBegonias
Dagobah Resident
Can anyone recommend a good brand for xylitol? I am considering trying it out instead of stevia, but I don't know which brand to try and the Amazon.com reviews are not helping me. BTW if anyone is thinking of using stevia I have always found the KAL brand to be the best! I tried other brands, but they don't dissolve well in liquids and KAL still sells pure stevia extract without additives, I believe. KAL brand also tastes better to me than the others I've tried. :)
Mrs.Tigersoap
The Living Force
We use Xylosweet (like here: _http://www.amazon.com/Xlear-lbs-2268-g-Xylosweet/dp/B000ORSIJ4).
mada85
The Cosmic Force
My diet has been completely free from corn, soy, gluten, sugar, dairy and nightshades for a few months now, but in the past few weeks I had begun to feel that there was something missing. I read Baker's chapter on fats and fat metabolism and suspected that fats were the 'missing link'. And then, almost to the day, I saw Laura's 'ten commandments' and the section on saturated fats . . .
. . . and that kick-started a new phase of dietary change. I've now been adding more fat to my food in the form of olive oil and ghee, both of which I was already using but in smaller quantities. I've found that adding melted ghee to food is really satisfying. My blood is type A and so I had always thought that a basically vegetarian diet was good for me. What a sacred cow that was! A few days ago I bought a lamb chop to try. I grilled it and it was delicious! My body was so satisfied by the meat and the fats (I chose a really fatty chop) that it's now a regular part of my diet, not to mention bacon, chicken and pork.
Thank you so much, Laura, for the 'ten commandments' :)
Laura said:
. . . and that kick-started a new phase of dietary change. I've now been adding more fat to my food in the form of olive oil and ghee, both of which I was already using but in smaller quantities. I've found that adding melted ghee to food is really satisfying. My blood is type A and so I had always thought that a basically vegetarian diet was good for me. What a sacred cow that was! A few days ago I bought a lamb chop to try. I grilled it and it was delicious! My body was so satisfied by the meat and the fats (I chose a really fatty chop) that it's now a regular part of my diet, not to mention bacon, chicken and pork.
Thank you so much, Laura, for the 'ten commandments' :)
ScarletBegonias
Dagobah Resident
Thank you Oxajil and Mrs. Tigersoap so much for the links! I think I will try out this iherb site, but with Mrs. Tigersoap's recommended product, just because it looks a little cheaper:
_http://www.iherb.com/Now-Foods-Xylitol-16-oz-454-g/321?at=0
;D
Also, have any of you experienced diarrhea from using xylitol? I found this thread with some discussion about that:
http://www.cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php?topic=18649.0
And it's funny you mention this right now Endymion, because I am also type A and have been attempting to follow a pescatarian diet, which excludes all meats except for seafood. I have just known something has been lacking in my diet too and have suspected it's something that I used to get from meats. When I read Laura's posts on saturated fats I thought that might be the key. I will be purchasing ghee too and trying it out. I already consume flax, hemp, olive and grapeseed oils, but noticed that they all have very small amounts of saturated fats. Thanks for reminding me about using ghee! And thanks to Laura too, of course, for all of these priceless posts..:)
_http://www.iherb.com/Now-Foods-Xylitol-16-oz-454-g/321?at=0
;D
Also, have any of you experienced diarrhea from using xylitol? I found this thread with some discussion about that:
http://www.cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php?topic=18649.0
And it's funny you mention this right now Endymion, because I am also type A and have been attempting to follow a pescatarian diet, which excludes all meats except for seafood. I have just known something has been lacking in my diet too and have suspected it's something that I used to get from meats. When I read Laura's posts on saturated fats I thought that might be the key. I will be purchasing ghee too and trying it out. I already consume flax, hemp, olive and grapeseed oils, but noticed that they all have very small amounts of saturated fats. Thanks for reminding me about using ghee! And thanks to Laura too, of course, for all of these priceless posts..:)
You will all be amazed at how much better you feel when you up the fats intake.
We just did an interview with Peter Osborne for the next issue of DCM and he spoke about how important this is. He talked about the fact that many people are having their gall bladders removed because they are gluten/dairy sensitive, NOT because of a fatty diet and this is practically criminal on the part of doctors. I then asked him, what about people who had already had this done? Can they eat fats? He said that yes, they can and SHOULD eat plenty of fats, but must always take the digestive enzymes with them, like Ox Bile, etc.
So, another lie of the medical system... sheesh! It's so discouraging to know that our entire society/civilization/system is based on lies upon lies upon lies.
We just did an interview with Peter Osborne for the next issue of DCM and he spoke about how important this is. He talked about the fact that many people are having their gall bladders removed because they are gluten/dairy sensitive, NOT because of a fatty diet and this is practically criminal on the part of doctors. I then asked him, what about people who had already had this done? Can they eat fats? He said that yes, they can and SHOULD eat plenty of fats, but must always take the digestive enzymes with them, like Ox Bile, etc.
So, another lie of the medical system... sheesh! It's so discouraging to know that our entire society/civilization/system is based on lies upon lies upon lies.
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andi
Guest
Laura said:
In the country side, my grandparents were eating lots and lots of fat, especially in winter. It was what kept them safe from illnesses. Like a guardian wall for the immune system, I think.
Laura said:
Gosh, about 15-20 years ago, I had a company physical and the nurse did a double-take when she saw my cholestrol levels. She said she'd never seen them so low and asked how did I do it? I said I didn't do anything! She thought it was such a good thing and was very impressed, but it fits in now with all the health issues I've got.
mada85
The Cosmic Force
Scarlet said:
Not diarrhoea, just a slight feeling of queasiness. I wasn't eating very much xylitol, perhaps a teaspoon a day, but I have stopped because of the queasiness factor.
The non-consumption of fats is one of the biggest sacred cows in our so-called civilization. I told my mother – a die-hard dieter of yore! – that I was going to experiment with eating saturated fats from meat and she immediately reacted, saying (paraphrasing) that I should know better. Well, my body has a thirst for fats right now which I am going to fulfil.
I wonder if my daily two tablespoons of flax oil has stimulated my body's need for more saturated fats. Actually I think that an extended period of eating an evil-free diet allows the body's natural needs to become evident.
For example, I wanted a really simple meal this evening, so I fried an egg, very slowly, in plenty of lard and ghee, and ate it with gluten-free pasta drenched in olive oil, and poured the cooking fat over the pasta. Wow! So satisfying! But the enzymes are a must to aid with fat digestion. I nearly forgot them this evening and was starting to feel a little, well, 'fatty' in my stomach about 10 minutes after eating. Taking enzymes resolved that issue within a few minutes.
My husband and I are having a discussion about how to prepare vegetables. We usually make the frozen kind and put them in a pot, cover them just to the top with water, and let them boil for a minute or two and drain them.
I told him I thought it was better to steam them, he thinks boiling is okay and you're not boiling out all the nutrients if you just let it boil briefly.
I was briefly using those steam-in-a-bag ones, but cooking anything in the plastic bag is bad, m'kay?
Opinions?
I told him I thought it was better to steam them, he thinks boiling is okay and you're not boiling out all the nutrients if you just let it boil briefly.
I was briefly using those steam-in-a-bag ones, but cooking anything in the plastic bag is bad, m'kay?
Opinions?
Mrs. Peel said:
Hi Mrs Peel,
I would definitely stay away from the plastic bag ones if possible and never heat the bag - I don't trust the chemicals they use in the packaging. And my own feeling is that steaming is better. If I use a steamer, then I can layer the veggies so the harder ones get more heat and the softer ones less. FWIW
G
Gertrudes
Guest
LQB said:
My thoughts as well.
Plastic bags are bad enough, but we can't really get away from them as everything is packed in plastic. However, heating the bag causes all the toxins to leach onto the food.
