| Is animal really good for us? Does it
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| | of energy and strength. This is OK in
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| damage our health to eat meat? Where else
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| | colder and Polar Regions if you do not
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| can you get protein from? What disease
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| | mix the meat with sweet (Yin) food,
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| are caused by eating meat? Find out..
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| | otherwise it is deadly.
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| Meat
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| | An excess of meat will cause problems of
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| When we look at our diet and what is good
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| | accumulation of matter: clogged vessels
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| and bad for us, it is always beneficial
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| | and organs, putrefaction and infection.
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| to look at the way our ancestors used to
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| | As soon as the animal is killed, meat
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| eat. What has been eaten for 100,000s of
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| | starts to putrefy. This process is
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| years has determined the ability of our
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| | nowadays controlled by the use of
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| body to digest certain food. It will take
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| | freezing that allows us to eat animals
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| another few thousand years (at best)
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| | killed several days, weeks, months or
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| before our body is able to digest the
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| | years (as recent TV programs informed
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| junk food some people ingest nowadays.
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| | us).
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| Prior to the Second World War, meat was
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| | Putrefaction resumes when the meat is
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| expensive and most people only ate it on
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| | unfrozen i.e. just before you start
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| special occasions or at weekends (if they
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| | eating it. To properly digest meat takes
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| could afford it). Nowadays, some people
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| | 3 to 5 days and as much as two weeks in
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| eat meat several times a week. Sometimes,
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| | the elderly. This is compared with a
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| several times a day. Mr Richard McDonald
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| | proper digestion time of one to one and
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| and Ray Kroc have probably killed more
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| | half day for non-meat eaters.
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| people than were killed during the Second
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| | Should you eat meat on a regular basis,
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| World War by introducing their fast food
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| | your intestines are never clear and the
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| restaurants.
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| | meat putrefies in your digestive track.
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| Should we really eat meat?
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| | Putrefaction produces toxins and amines
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| To answer this question, let's consider
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| | that accumulate in the liver, kidneys and
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| the following facts:
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| | large intestines, destroys bacterial
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| * Our teeth tell us that we should not
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| | cultures (especially those that
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| eat much meat. Our molars and premolars
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| | synthesise vitamin B complex) and causes
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| are for grinding and crushing. Carnivores
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| | degeneration of the villi of the small
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| have teeth that are sharp and pointed,
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| | intestine.
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| made to tear the flesh of other animals.
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| | Saturated fatty acid accumulates in and
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| * Our saliva contains ptyalin and is
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| | around vital organs and blood vessels,
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| alkaline for the digestion of starches.
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| | often leading to cysts, tumours, and
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| Carnivore's saliva is acid for the
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| | hardening of the arteries. Saturated fat
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| digestion of animal food.
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| | also raises the amount of cholesterol in
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| * Our digestive system is 30 feet (10
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| | the blood. Over a period of several
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| metres) in length to allow the slow
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| | years, putrefied meat is going to adhere
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| absorption of all the nutrients we eat. A
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| | to the lining of your intestines and
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| carnivore's digestive system is short
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| | cause various problems such as IBS,
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| (only about 3 times the length of their
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| | stomach cramps, prolapsed colons,
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| trunk), meat does not get a chance to
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| | haemorrhoids, constipation,
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| stagnate and stick to the walls.
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| | diverticulosis, appendicitis, varicose
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| * A carnivore's stomach generates ten
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| | veins, atherosclerosis and colon cancer
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| times as much hydrochloric acid as ours
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| | etc...
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| does for the digestion of meat.
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| | To compensate for eating meat, the body
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| * The digestion of meat generates Uric
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| | needs more oxygen in the bloodstream. The
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| acid. Our liver cannot easily eliminate
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| | breathing rate rises after eating animal
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| Uric acid. A carnivore's liver can
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| | food making it difficult to maintain a
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| eliminate ten to fifteen times more Uric
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| | calm mind. Thinking becomes defensive,
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| acid than ours can.
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| | suspicious, rigid and sometimes
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| Where will I get my protein?
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| | aggressive. A very analytical view is
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| This is a standard question when I tell
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| | often the result.
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| people to cut down or entirely give meat.
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| | It makes the muscles slack and the joints
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| First, we must learn that we do not just
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| | stiff. Daily consumption of meat and
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| absorb protein from meat. In order for
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| | dairy food, is at the core of our
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| our body to create protein from meat, it
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| | excessive protein intake, which has been
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| must first break the animal protein down
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| | associated with de-hydration and
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| into amino acids and then manufacture
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| | heat-stroke in athletes, fatal
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| human protein with these. This procedure
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| | exacerbation of kidney and liver
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| is very tiring on the body and extremely
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| | malfunctions, increased acidity of body
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| inefficient.
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| | fluids, infant deaths, premature ageing,
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| Where do you think horses, elephants,
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| | heart disease, and cancer. A high protein
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| cows, sheep etc.. get their protein from?
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| | intake creates toxic by-products in the
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| Yes, you've got it: from the grass,
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| | form of unused nitrogen; excreting these
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| vegetation and all the plants they eat.
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| | can seriously overtax the kidneys, unless
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| Secondly, let's clear the misconception
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| | large amounts of water are taker to flush
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| about the importance of protein in our
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| | them out.
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| diet. The information originates from
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| | The saturated fat content of meat will
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| tests that were conducted on rats. Rats
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| | then start circulating in your blood
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| need up to eleven times as much protein
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| | stream and start coating your arteries
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| as we need in our diet as is illustrated
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| | and eventually various organs eventually
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| by analysing rat mother's milk. So relax,
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| | leading to the development of serious
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| you are not going to die from a lack of
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| | disease such as cancer or heart problems.
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| protein if you stop eating meat.
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| | In the United states these days, 2 out of
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| One of my main Macrobiotic teacher, Denny
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| | every 3 person suffers some form of
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| Waxman, used to tell us that the body
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| | serious problems related to that very
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| manufactures protein from just about any
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| | high intake of fat.
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| food and that we could not be lacking
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| | "The average American & European
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| protein unless we stopped eating or were
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| | intestine carries within it over 5 pounds
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| malnourished. This is confirmed by
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| | of putrid, half digested red meat, plus
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| research done in 1957 (Rose, W. "The
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| | another 5-10 pounds of foul toxic mucous
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| amino acid requirements of adult man" -
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| | waste impacted of years in the folds of
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| Nutritional abstracts and reviews)
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| | the colon and small intestines."
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| confirming that nearly all the complex
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| | When the actor John Wayne died, an
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| carbohydrates, such as those in whole
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| | autopsy revealed that his intestines had
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| grains, beans or potatoes, have amino
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| | grown to 12" (30 cms) in diameter with
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| acid profile adequate for human protein
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| | only a small opening in the middle to
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| needs.
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| | allow the digestive process to painfully
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| On the subject of protein, it is
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| | carry on.
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| interesting to learn that in Macrobiotic,
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| | What else is in the meat I eat?
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| we are also told that cancers feed on
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| | This is one of the problems. Nowadays,
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| protein and that we always restrict the
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| | the meat that you buy contains a lot of
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| amount of protein in a cancer patient's
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| | chemicals that you end up eating when you
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| diet.
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| | consume your favourite dish:
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| Some will argue that fat is necessary
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| | Antibiotics and steroids in the feed to
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| because it is a source of linoleic acid.
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| | prevent infections and increase weight
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| As this acid is also contained in brown
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| | quickly. This has had the effect of
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| rice, the body will get an ample supply
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| | causing the development of new disease
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| by following the diet described in this
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| | breeding bacteria, resistant to many form
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| book and this will not be a problem.
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| | of antibiotics and causing a threat to
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| Where else can I get protein from?
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| | human life.
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| If you are still worried about your
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| | Sex hormones such as androgens,
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| protein intake, the following food has a
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| | progestogens and estrogens to promote
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| high content of easily absorbed amino
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| | faster growth. The long term effects
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| acid suitable for the production of human
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| | associated with the consumption of these
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| protein: Peas, lentils, chick peas,
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| | are:
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| kidney beans, fish, tofu, green grapes,
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| | Obesity, infertility, diabetes, dwarfism,
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| iceberg lettuce, collards and kale.
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| | gigantism, kidney disease, hypertension,
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| What is the effect of meat on the body?
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| | precocious puberty, hypoglycaemia,
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| These days meat is usually frozen,
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| | masculinisation of females, feminisation
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| overcooked and as such stripped of all
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| | of males and cancer.
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| its goodness. It gives an immediate burst
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