Digest Number 916

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On 14 Aug 2002 00:49:37 -0000, you wrote:

 

>Message: 24

> Tue, 13 Aug 2002 16:10:07 -0700 (PDT)

> genie bottle <geniesflower

>Re: Quorn

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>Does anyone know the stats for Europe in regards to illnesses related to Quorn?

>To me, gluten, soy, milk, and about every other food out there causes illnesses

in people who's body is not suited to digesting them. My feeling is that Quorn

is the same way. I'd love to try it still. And, it is a great alternative to

soy for us veggies out there looking for protien other than beans and dairy. It

sounded to me like a bunch of folks without enough to do who were sounding the

alarm this time...

 

I don't know the stats for illness, but I too think the

scare is probably overblown. My husband's English and -

although not a vegetarian - knows that quorn is widely used

by vegetarians there and has been for quite some time (since

1985, according to the news program I saw).

 

However, I dislike the 'weasel wording' on the quorn website

which leads one to believe - unless you read it VERY

carefully - that quorn is made of mushrooms. Well, it

isn't. It's made of a mycoprotein (fungus) and mushrooms

are a fungus, and in that respect it resembles mushrooms,

but it's sure not made of them or closely related to them.

 

Also, the idea of it does not appeal to me because it's such

an unnatural (manufactured) food, but this is a matter of

personal preference. I prefer natural and traditional foods

(tempeh, tofu being examples of traditional, natural meat

substitutes). I'll try quorn at some point though. Might

be handy to have sometimes.

 

Pat

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Hi Jean,

 

My dogs are raw and I encourage all my clients and friends to go that

route; its just natural.

I also treat my dogs with only natural modalities and it has really

proven quite

effective. It takes a knowledgeable person to recommend the appropriate

remedies. My first positive experience happened with Dr. Pitcairin's

book. It was either

give my dog steroids for an eye infections that she caught from a

friends dog or

find another solution... well lets just say I wasn't a fan of medicine

for myself so

I wasn't about to go that route with my pup. After treating her with a

remedy out of

Pitcairin's book, her eye cleared up much quicker than the friend's

dog's eye

that was being treated with the steroids.

That was the beginning for me.

Since then I have always gone the holistic route and have learned that

many of the vets

that call themselves holistic, may not really be as knowledgable as

they say.

The two out here that are my favorite are Dr. Bittan and Dr. Megan

Bamford.

 

I have never heard of Neil Ingrams, where is he located?

I am also interested to know where he got his education because I

consult in

animal nutrition and natural healing but haven't found a good place to

become a certified

animal nutritionist that doesn't involve farm animals or regular pet

food.

 

thank you,

*Brigitte

 

 

 

On Saturday, October 16, 2004, at 07:46 AM, rawfood

wrote:

 

> Message: 9

> Sat, 16 Oct 2004 05:28:57 -0000

> " Jean " <empower101

> Nail Fungus Finally Healing!

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> Hi all,

>

> It's been stressful 2 months now since I have been working with my

> cat, Will, on this supposed nail fungus (it was never really

> diagnosed), but the symptoms led me and others to believe that was

> it. Anyway, I am happy to say, my cat has made a fantastic

> breakthrough and his toe (one toe was really bad, and the others had

> minimal brownish gunk at the base of each toe) is finally starting to

> heal! Here's what turned everything around (I am only mentioning

> brand names because that is exactly what I used, and not because I am

> trying to push these brands, as probably any good pet enzyme would do

> and there are probably other GSE's and probiotics as well on the

> market):

>

> 1. Started Prozyme enzymes a few weeks ago, and he threw up a 4 "

> hairball last week (he had been hacking off and on for several

> months, and I kept thinking, " gee he's on raw food, why is he

> hacking? " ). So, his digestion is now a lot better since he got rid

> of that huge hairball, making his immune sytem better able to fight

> off that fungus, or whatever it was.

>

> 2. Started diluted NutriBiotic Grapefruit Seed Extract per Neil

> Ingram's (Raw Pet Food Nutritionist) recommendation on the sides of

> each toenail with a q-tip. Used gauze to wipe off any excess. 10

> drops in 1 tablespoon of purified water per instructions on the

> NutriBiotic flyer.

>

> 3. Started Will on Jarrow PetDophilus a few days ago; 1/4 tsp in his

> am food.

>

> I believe it was the combination of these three things, although Neil

> seems to think that the GSE was the main one, as he says GSE is a

> powerful anti-fungal agent. I believe the GSE is a miraculous remedy

> for fungal infections; however, getting rid of that hairball via

> putting enzymes in his food got the ball rolling, I believe!

>

> I would love to hear your opinion based on the above information.

>

> Oh, originally, I took him to a regular vet, where he got antibiotics

> and a cream. That did nothing. Then, I took him to my holistic vet,

> where he got silica homeopathic remedy and calendula cream. That

> also was not effective.

>

> Also, when I started the GSE, his toes got worse for a day, then

> better, which is normal, as one detoxifies, etc. It did not take

> long at all once I started the GSE (within 24 hours, I saw a

> difference)!

>

> One other thing. Will does not like for me to Q-tip his toes with

> GSE, so if I do it too long, and he gets mad, he sneaks downstairs

> later on and pees in MY SHOES next to the front door! Not on the

> couch, not on the chair, but inside my shoes! I had to move all my

> shoes that were by the door into the garage! I had a nice talk with

> him telling him how much better his feet are, etc, and I think he

> understands! So, my shoes have to go in the washing machine! Ha!

>

> Jeanette