acid/alkaline ph of your body.

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Hello!
Thank you for the great answer, that was certainly helpful, and it makes sense...I was also wondering if you know about the acid and alkaline balance of the body- I know meats are all acid and that's not too good, but I am wondering if they are alkaline when they're raw? Thanks!
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Hello!
I am wanting to start the raw meat diet, and I am wondering how do you prepare the meat so you won't get worms or sick? Thanks so much! Sincerely, Shanda
P.S. and what about poultry? Thanks!

Answer -
To be perfectly honest, there's very little chance whatsoever of getting parasites from raw-meat. I've heard of only two or three genuine cases incurred by RPDers in the 5 years I've done this diet, and they all occured in tropical countries, where meat is sometimes obtained from dubious sources. I ought to mention that all organic, grass-fed animals are routinely given deworming medicines etc so that it's impossible to get parasites from them.

In theory wild meats are claimed (rather spuriously),by the medical establishment, to be dangerous re parasites,  but I and many others have large proportions of our diet consisting of raw wild animal meats(eg:-wild hare), and have never had any problems in that regard.

When I first started the diet, I still had a phobia about germs, so I used cayenne pepper, garlic and wormwood herbal tincture as well as pumpkin seeds to counter worms/parasites as they are supposed to be effective in that regard. I found that they were not necessary so I ditched them, but if you are still worried, feel free to use (very small) amounts of them with your food. Too many spices can irritate the stomach-lining, so be careful.

Another alternative for people is to either freeze raw
meats for two weeks(according to Sally Fallon doctrine) or to marinate the raw meats(mainly raw fish) in freshly-squeezed lemon juice for 8-24 hours (just look online under the term "Ceviche recipes". The former method is rather way over the top, and harms the raw meat as freezing, while not as bad as cooking, can lower nutrients in the raw meat. The second method is used quite often, especially by beginners to raw-meat diets, as it takes a while to get used to the taste(raw meat marinated in lemon is supposed to taste much like cooked meat).

Poultry is fine to eat if from free-range, organic sources. Unfortunately, most birds are fed with grains which is unnatural, but some of the more honest, smaller organic farmers do allow the birds to also feed on insects, earthworms and other (more natural) parts of their diet. Some people have problems with raw egg consumption as chickens are routinely fed lots of grain to encourage unnatural egg-laying all-year-round, and a few people  don't react well to eggs, as a result.

If you have any further questions re diet, re books to read, how to contact other rawpalaeodieters etc., feel free to do so.

Geoff  

Answer
Re acid/alkali balance:-

Raw meats are actually only very mildly acidic, with cooked meats  and very highly processed foods being very highly acidic indeed. I've tried a 100% raw-meat/raw-organ-meat diet on occasion as an experiment, and I've found that my appetite was completely killed off, almost as though my body was telling me that it wasn't getting the right balance of foods. I eventually worked out a suitable acid/alkali balance of 90 % (organic/grass-fed)raw animal muscle-meats/organ-meats to 10% organic fruit. While this worked for me, I'd suggest that you experiment to find out your own ideal ratio, as everyone's needs are different.

At the start of this diet, one is usually very highly acidic due to long-term consumption of cooked-foods, so it's likely  best to increase the intake of alkali foods for a certain period. However, judging from mine and many others' former experience re Raw Veganism/Fruitarianism, it's the raw animal foods, especially(non-dairy)raw animal fats, which ultimately do the main healing, so it's best to ensure that the latter  form a large part of a raw diet, in the long-term.

Hope This Helps
Geoff

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