Health Hazards and Cures in Ancient Egypt
By Joyce M Filer

“Anaemia, often a consequence of iron deficiency during childhood, leaves markers on the roofs of the eye sockets or on the top of skulls in the form of small holes … In ancient Egypt, iron deficiency could have been caused by infestation of bloodsucking parasites… or by people living on a largely cereal diet, with relatively little iron content…”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/health_03.shtml

Hi David–

MRE

Maybe because of the bread and plants… Glad you liked the article.

MRE

First I wish to say thank for your writing the wonderful Protein Power book. I have read many volumes of information on diet and exercise. I was one of those people that would work out to the extreme but would never lose the weight like I thought I should. At one point I was running 7 to 8 miles a day. And I am a martial arts instructor as well. So I do get a good amount of exercise.

It wasn’t until I removed the carbs from my diet that I really lost significant weight. I have tried many different things over the years. But I find that low carb is the one thing that works. I have found that with myself I tend to have to eat lower carb than a lot of people do. Many times I find myself eating meals and snacks that have no carbs at all.

Odly enough, I tend to have to remind myself to eat. I try to make sure that I eat 3 meals and then eat a couple of snacks along the way as well. After going from a 46 inch waist to a 36 inch waist I find that all I have to do to motivate myself is to look down at my stomach and think what it used to look like.

Now what I didn’t expect was that I would actually get to where I really don’t like sugar. Now it tastes bad to me. It is just too sweet.

Oh, and here is something very interesting. I have fought with psoriasis my entire life. And now that my carbs are very very low my skin has cleared up. I wasn’t really expecting that but am very glad of it.

I also used to have some tooth pain. My family never knew because there was no need to bother anyone with it. But now that the sugar is gone so is the tooth pain. I would almost swear that my teeth are getting stronger.

To top it all off, I sleep better than ever and have as much energy as I need. Also, I don’t seem to catch colds like I used to.

Now, when I went to school I studied chemistry. And I understand a good bit of what is going on. I find it very frustrating, though, to try and share this information with others. So many of them have been brain washed by the current medical wisdom that they are unwilling to accept that there may be a better way.

I can’t say that this diet is the perfect one. But it is the one that I have found that works. And I plan to stay on it for the rest of my life.

Thanks so much for what you have done to help all of us out here that will listen.

Geo

Hi George–

MRE

most importantly inbreeding/genetics and stone cooked into the already very hard bread (stone from the mill ) that wore the teeth down.

I’m glad to see you’ve made a serious study of the issue. 

Hi Brian–

I’m not referring to the straightness of teeth, but the condition of the teeth.   Carbs cause dental decay, i.e., cavities.  And they cause periodontal disease.  I can’t tell you how many patients I’ve had who, after being on a low-carb diet for a while, told me that their dentists told them their gums were so much healthier.

MRE 

Thank you.

P.S. I do believe lowcarb and unprocessed foods are healthy. I will never return to eating grains and other high carb junk.
P.P.S. Your blog is great!

Hi julia–

Of course you are right.  One of the things we learn in medical school is that there are no absolutes.  There is always someone, somewhere for whom a particular medicine, diet or other therapy doesn’t work.  Unfortunately, you happen to be the one here.

Cheers–

MRE