Re: red meat and arthritis

[Guest guest]

There's an excellent book regarding diabetes called " The Schwarzbein

Principle " by Dr. Schwarzbein. She takes patients that have severe

diabetes and reverses it with diet. She cuts all carbohydrates out of their

diet, increases fat and meat consumption. Also, alters individuals with

heart disease as well. Her philosophy is the food " square " rather than the

pyramid. Initially cut out all carbs until you have your health back then go

to a balanced diet. For instance, if you were to take a dinner plate and

divide it into fourths at each meal you would eat 1/4 protein (red meat is

fine), 1/4 non-starchy vegies, 1/4 carbs, and 1/4 fat I think it is. Sorry,

I loaned my book out for a couple days so I winging it here. We started the

balance philosophy this past spring. My husband had a VERY VERY high

cholesterol level. For years he was on a fat free diet and his cholesterol

seemed to keep going higher. At one time it tested at 468...YIKES!!! We

removed most carbs from his diet for a couple weeks and his cholesterol

tested at 238. That was enough to convince me that the food pyramid is the

wrong way to eat.

[Guest guest]

1/4 fat?? How did you do that?

(New List Member)

-----Original Message-----

From: BrenRuble@... [mailto:BrenRuble@...]

Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 6:13 PM

Subject: Re: red meat and arthritis

For instance, if you were to take a dinner plate and

divide it into fourths at each meal you would eat 1/4 protein (red meat is

fine), 1/4 non-starchy vegies, 1/4 carbs, and 1/4 fat I think it is.

[Guest guest]

>>He has had severe

arthritis and his father has diabetes. I thought it may be the heavy

meat content in their diet... is it that the meat is grain-fed (they do

pasture their cows as much as possible in our northern climate), or is

it that the family eats whole grains that are not properly prepared, or

a lack of lacto-fermented foods, or a combination of all of these? <<

My vote for your friends' arthritis culprit is the grains, not the meat.

I know that when I eat oatmeal prepared the regular way (non-fermented),

the next day my hands feel arthritic and achy. When I soak it properly I

don't have any problems with it. The cause of diabetes is *definitely*

the grains, as carbs are the mechanism that releases insulin into the

body, and insulin is the cause of diabetes. Elsewhere on the list they

are talking about Schwarzbein's excellent book The Schwarzbein

Principle. Dr. S clearly explains the cause of diabetes and the role

insulin plays in so many bodily ills these days. I highly recommend both

her book and cookbook (though she doesn't cook the NT way, of course, so

the recipes need tweaking).

Carma

[Guest guest]

Dear Meg,

Meat eating and milk drinking can cause lots of problems unless they are done

with plenty of fat. Lots of Holstein milk, for example, can lead to

arthritis. Eating lean meat, and only the muscle meats, can have the same

effect.