Raw Food Diet

Well, I hardly see how anyone living on a fast food diet could ever critisize anyone on a diet such as you explained. I've known quite a few vegans and vegetarians in my time. What is hard for them is to supplement enough protein in their diet. Sure, they have a vitamin rich, low fat diet. But one can only eat so many garbonzo beans and peanuts to try and get that protein. But humans are omnivores and we derive much protein from the meat of other animals.My wife and I eat kosher because the quality is higher, plus it removes some of the ethical concerns. If we eat chicken, its free range chicken. Not only for ethical reasons, but also because of health reasons. We only eat kosher beef, and we try to eat a lot of fish. Fish have always been known to be a low fat/high protein aspect of diet. But lately, due to pollution, there have been high doses of Mercury found in many fish. Mercury is cumulative, like most radioactive materials. The more you ingest, the more it runs the risk of causing health problems.There seems to be something about your friend, based on your description, which seems more important. Your friend sound obssesive about his eating. Which is really healthier-- a well balanced diet, or worrying yourself in to stupefaction?I'd be more concerned with his mental health personally. But since that isn't really the focus of the thread, I'd say that his diet isn't terrible, by any stretch, but it isn't optimal either IMO. Edited by nemesis_juggernaut, : typo

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"It is better to shun the bait, than struggle in the snare." -Ravi Zacharias

Yes, mercury is considered toxic, hence the term, "mercury poisoning."

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"It is better to shun the bait, than struggle in the snare." -Ravi Zacharias

Mercury is not radioactive in its pure form, but it can become radioactive. What I was pointing to was that it was cumulative, just like radioactive materials.Everytime you get a sunburn, you expose yourself to radiation. But one or two times won't cause any lasting damage. But if you expose yourself more and more, you run the risk of skin cancer.Most people are also unaware that smoking causes radiation, via radon. An unlit cigarrette causes no radiation. As soon as you cause a chemical reaction, such as burning, you inhale those fumes, which are both toxic and radioactive, in to your lungs. So aside from the hundreds of carcinogens, you can add radiation to the mix too.

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"It is better to shun the bait, than struggle in the snare." -Ravi Zacharias

How am I conflating two separate phenomena? All I said was that, like radioactivity, mercury accumulates in the body. You then went in to an inordinate amount of reasoning that basically ended in you agreeing. Okay, then I should have been more explicit. Being in the same room with an unlit cigarette won't transfer all those nasties in the same way that ingesting it, or inhaling the smoke will. Edited by nemesis_juggernaut, : No reason given.

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"It is better to shun the bait, than struggle in the snare." -Ravi Zacharias

At the risk of dragging this topic far off topic, this will be my last transmission in this vein.Isotopes can accumulate in the body. Some are metabolized, but some bind in organs or in bone, and can cause all sorts of ailments. But really, aren't we saying the same thing? Isn't that precisely why the doctor places a lead blanket on the patient who is getting x-rays so all those gamma rays aren't permeating your body, except in the targeted area?But if you'd like to prove me wrong, take a bath using water from the municipal water plant at Chernobyl.

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"It is better to shun the bait, than struggle in the snare." -Ravi Zacharias