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rawfood , Jan <jantese@g...> wrote:

> On Sep 28, 2005, at 1:07 PM, Bob Farrell wrote:

> > Quoting from the end of the introduction to this book, Shelton says:

> >

> > " But I ask no reader to take anything in this book as truth

> > merely because I have put it into the book. I ask, instead,

> > thast my readers thijk, investigate and test and find out for

> > themselves whether what I say is true or false. Take no man as you

> > guide, Truth alone should guide you.

>

> Sounds like philosophical pie in the sky -- essentially meaningless

> for all practical purposes. How is an individual supposed to

> investigate and test to determine the " truth " of eating flax seeds???

>

> Jan

 

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Hi Jan...

 

ahh..the how part? lol! (and au contraire, rather than being

" philosophical pie in the sky " , let's consider the source: one of the

preeminent Natural Hygienists of the last century offered us this

tidbit at the end of the introduction to his book, " Superior

Nutrition " . This is *not* a comment from a guy at the local diner.

This is from someone who dedicated his life to this work. He's

actually given us an excellent suggestion as to what to do. It's very

practical, and very doable!)

 

Here's some suggestions as to how one mightproceed.

 

to investigate - do what you're doing - gather information.

at some point, form a " hypothesis " , in this case probably something

like " flax seed is an optimal food for humans... " , or whatever

hypothesis you'd like to make.

 

then the test part -- see if it can pass an early " food " test - that

one can make a tasty meal out of it? meaning eat just that for an

entire meal. (as one could easily do with most fruits, especailly

sweet fruits...) sit down with a large bowl of flax seed, and begin to

eat it...as you take in the first spoonful, notice any body

sensations: how does it taste?

repeaat until you either determine that it is an optimal food, or that

it is not *for you*. Then see if you can get some others to repeat

the experiment, and document their experience.

 

you need more than one data point - if the hypothesis is true, then it

will be true for all.

 

after the initial test, wait at least 5 hours, maybe a little longer

before ingesting anything else. Notice any other signals from your

body. Notice any other " unusual " signals over the next day or so.

 

further research might lead you to reading more on NH - if interested,

over on RAwSchool (or more correctly, at Nora's site

www.rawschool.com) Nora has the original, complete Life Science Health

System for sale. From that, in chapter 18, from Part III: Human

Anatomy and Physiology and our Dietary Nature, Pinpointing the

Dietetic Character of Humans, Part I, T.C. Fry offers the following:

" I could tell you that by weight of intake, we should eat 97%

lucsious ripe fruit (including tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and

avocadoes), 1% nuts(which are also fruits) and 2% vegatables(leaves,

stems and stalks). Then I could say that is all that you need to know

about our dietary. In truth that statement does effectively summarize

our dietary. "

 

... " The criteria which foods must meet to be beneficial in human

dietary include the food's edibility, aesthetic and physiological

conditions, and nutritive factors. " ... p.419.

 

many other excellent thoughts, and food tests/criteria are offered.

I'm going to post pictures of p. 419 and p.420 over at

http://health.Rawschool - in the photos section

- you can get them there for further info...

 

hope this helps..

 

and good luck on your journey.

 

all the best,

 

Bob

[Guest guest]

Actually, I find this very helpful; I didn't pay attention to my body's response

to foods for years, and now that I've had some practice doing it, it's

definitely my main tool for evaluating whether or not something is worth eating.

Taste is a major factor, body effects such as bloating, nausea, or other

discomfort tells me something else, etc. I find it very practical.

 

Peace, Valerie

 

Jan <jantese wrote:

On Sep 28, 2005, at 1:07 PM, Bob Farrell wrote:

> Quoting from the end of the introduction to this book, Shelton says:

>

> " But I ask no reader to take anything in this book as truth

> merely because I have put it into the book. I ask, instead,

> thast my readers thijk, investigate and test and find out for

> themselves whether what I say is true or false. Take no man as you

> guide, Truth alone should guide you.

 

Sounds like philosophical pie in the sky -- essentially meaningless

for all practical purposes. How is an individual supposed to

investigate and test to determine the " truth " of eating flax seeds???

 

Jan