Guest guest Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 From what I read on this site, it appears the point of the author is that people need to eat more fibre and carbohydrates to maintain a healthy balance of flora. It was already known that Agave has historically been used as a source of food and beverages. Nothing new. Paul Autrey >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> , Duncan Crow <duncancrow wrote: > > This will interest anyone with an awareness of paleo diets in > general and specifically, the indigestible fiber content of those > diets as they apply to health. > > I was referred for a second time last night to the website of > researcher Jeff Leach, the author of more than 50 peer-reviewed > works, by an associate who also knows Bryan Tungland, the author > of the Comprehensive Scientific Review we have been using for > prebiotics information. > > > http://paleobioticslab.com/ > > > Note Mr. Leach's edifying article on historic agave cultivation > in the northern Tucson Basin in Arizona. Agave, which is related > to Aloe, has a particularly long-chain profile of complex > prebiotic fiber, which may focus new interest on this traditional > food. Mr. Leach has also been researching prebiotic fiber intake > in the traditional diets of people in other parts of the world. > > In his various and upcoming works Mr. Leach explains the historic > role that a varied diet, rich in diverse indigestible fibers has > played in bowel health through the ages, and comments that the > modern diet is lacking this richness that we evolved with, even > in the upper fifth of the population. > > This will pique the curiosity of those who appreciate that our > approach approximates the natural, paleolithic diversity > described from a researcher's pespective. > > The man who referred me, and Mr. Leach, have decades of knowledge > on traditional and evolutionary diets between them and I will be > quite pleased to learn more from them both in the future. > > Jeff Leach Bio: > http://www.gutfeelingcolumn.com/bio.htm > > Be sure to apply for a discount on his most recent books: > > http://tinyurl.com/hn8ye > > This information applies to all bowel health discussion groups; > feel free to post this introduction to any of them. > > Duncan Crow > http://tinyurl.com/2m29z > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 Paul, pehaps you missed the most salient and new point of Jeff Leach's website ....that the historic fiber content of food can not be approached with modern farmed vegetables because historically, fiber (not carbs) was ten to one hundred times higher than " more fibre " would provide even to a careful consumer today. Ten times more fiber is a hugely significant amount, and nothing is more revealing on this particular point, made in his peer- reviewed study: http://paleobioticslab.com/evolution_fibre_colorectalcancer.htm ....than this photo of 5,500 year old human poo (coprolites): http://paleobioticslab.com/images/evolut1.jpg That we need " more fibre " , in this context is I think a rank understatement; It's almost like you could make rope out of it Duncan Crow > Posted by: " rpautrey2 " rpautrey2 rpautrey2 > Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:29 am (PDT) > > From what I read on this site, it appears the point of the author is > that people need to eat more fibre and carbohydrates to maintain a > healthy balance of flora. It was already known that Agave has > historically been used as a source of food and beverages. Nothing > new. Paul Autrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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