Category — Diets

I am often in search for hearing conversation that debates the issue of the benefits of eating raw vs. eating cooked.  Richard Wrangham, a primatologist from Harvard has found several links to how Humans evolved from early primitive species.  Listen to this interview and hear him compare raw food and cooked food.  He looks at digestibility, absorption, energy and convenience of each way of eating.  Learn more about his argument by reading his book:  Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human.

He concludes from his findings that diet (raw vs. cooked) “is very personal”… I LOVE THAT… reinforces my belief in bio-individulaity:  one person’s food is anothers perosn’s poison.

Here is a story that will put foot in mouth next time you hear a man say, “men need to eat meat!”  I am a true believer in bio-individuality, not one way of eating is right for everyone, but here is a story that may inspire some of the biggest meat eaters to learn more about other foods.  This approach to eating helped these firefighters lower their cholesterol, gain energy, improve their heart health and lose weight!

Excerpt from the article:

‘He became what he calls a flexitarian, someone who occasionally eats meat or fish. When that did not lower his cholesterol enough, he switched to the vegan diet based on fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes. Now, he said, his cholesterol is under 200, and he calls the way he eats “a way of life.” ‘