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Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:36:11 +0000

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Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:11:50 +0000

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By: Dana Carpender

Dana Carpender — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:35:09 +0000

Apparently it has never occurred to Dr. Leakey that before humankind developed weapons, they, I dunno, grabbed lizards and turtles, maybe small, slowish mammals, raided nests for eggs and baby birds, ate insects and insect eggs. All sorts of animal food out there that doesn’t require tearing flesh or hide by hand.

By: Remag

Remag — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:01:48 +0000

Dr. Eades, you are my hero. So many people complain at actual evidence then try to refute it with a site that is obviously pro-veg(an or etarian). I usually like to counter with: vrg.org/nutshell/omni.htm a talk from Dr. McArdle, who is a vegetarian and says that humans are natural omnivores, and is even on a pro-vegetarian site (I usually get something along the lines of ‘those doctors are pro ‘some random conspiracy that is going on because their information has so many counters to it.’ The worst part is I’m not even kidding).

I am usually at a loss when I see someone say that humans are herbivores and lists the arguments for it. Even worse is that I’m a Pre-Med student who has taken Human Anatomy and Physiology courses and I think, that’s not how the the digestive system works…

Thanks for being amazing, keep on rocking.

By: George D. Henderson

George D. Henderson — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:43:44 +0000

Fats are antigenically neutral; there are no antibodies to fats; so it stands to reason that the more calories you get from fats, the less you are exposed to antigenic proteins and carbohydrates. Also, dietary cholesterol and saturated fats protect against leaky gut, which is how antigens and complement activators enter the bloodstream in larger than usual amounts. Then there is the insulin factor, and the anti-inflammatory effects of saturated fats, DHA and vitamin D.

By: George D. Henderson

George D. Henderson — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:31:55 +0000

Cutting milk out of the diet temporarily, getting adequate saturated fat and cholesterol, going gluten-free and maize-free permanently, high-dose vitamin D, and taking a probiotic; these things have cut out or reduced to insignificance all my airborne allergies.

By: George D. Henderson

George D. Henderson — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:13:21 +0000

You could really only evolve as a herbivore in a climate where fruits, nuts and leaves were on the buffet all year round. Today we have sorts of stuff out of season.
We evolved to eat meat if only because, where we lived, there was nothing else to eat for half the year.
All the other primates are still stuck in the tropics, except for baboons, the most omnivorous.

By: David I

David I — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:02:33 +0000

Do I sense a theme? Yes. The theme seems to be distortion of the facts.

The way you write this implies that there are many species of great apes, and “only two” are largely vegetarian.

There are four genera of great apes, of which two are largely vegetarian. Two out of four.

In terms of species, the great apes are made up of two species of gorillas, two species of orangutans, two species of chimpanzees, and humans. Seven species, of which four are largely vegetarian.

All of the species other than humans are endangered.

Chimpanzees are slightly less endangered because they are smaller, but there is little sign that they are “adapting” as their habitat disappears.