Raw diet heavy in greens is key to gorilla slimness and heal

Also, I agree on the omnivore definition. They purposefully eat the termites. It's not like the 8 spiders we all eat in our sleep in our lifetime type of bug eating.

Also in our chocolate bars.

Ick. And now I will never look at chocolate in the same light again. :sick:

Chocolate-covered spider/bug parts are better than non-chocolate-covered spider/bug parts.

Trust me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnivore

There, that ought to help. Also note that different primate species eat different things. Some primates (chimps & baboons, for example) are omnivorous. Gorillas are not.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla

Hi, I'm new around here.

I've done raw vegan. I am a vegan, have been for five years.

I eat predominately salads, with lots of dark leafy greens, extra chopped veggies, have cucumber/carrot/apple juice each morning, eat organic grapes, and other fruit, and then I will have some tempeh or quinoa thrown in there.

Occasionally, I'll munch a few raw nuts/seeds, generally about a tablespoon of them, once or twice a week.

I also have fibro, and one of the things I've learned is that fibro can be linked to not enough protein. Not necessarily not eating enough, but not absorbing enough. I've been working on increasing my lean, green protein, while keeping fat and carbs under control.

Oh, have I mentioned that I haven't lost an ounce? In fact, it seems like the less I eat, the more I gain.

Yes, I do exercise, thank you. I currently walk about 30 minutes a day, as I am able to. The fibro and CMP kicks my butt badly, making the pain in my joints and feet too intense to exercise, especially if I "push it" at all. I have the edema problem, and all the rest of it, too.

Don't think that I'm looking for "the answer"... mostly, I'm just venting.

It's sad how this thread has turned into a big argument with aggressive comments rather than how it was probably intended which was to discuss the benefits of a plant based diet.

I read somewhere recently that cats and dogs are about the only animals that eat processed food ( which we feed them) other animals eat raw food and dont have various human diseases such as cancer ( which dogs and cats get)

The Atkins diet is of course high in eggs, meat, dairy, bacon and other cholesterol-laden foods, while low on carbs. It's your basic garbage nonsense diet designed to lose weight fast and put you into an early grave -- Atkins himself died at the age of 72, weighing 258 pounds, at 6 feet tall.

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In a later post..

Yes, I am well aware, and have been for years, that "Around" diet of head trauma.

Well then why did you word that phrase in the first quote to sound like there's a connection between his diet and his death? All the early grave stuff etc etc.. I also wouldn't call 72 an early grave.

Also:

The moral? The protein pushers are insidious, and can't even acknowledge that a very close relative of humans is thriving magnificently on a healthy plant-strong diet which is 97% vegan.

You're attacking so called "protein pushers" but can't acknowledge yourself that the gorillas' diet (which cause them to thrive as you said) sometimes consists of 30% protein!

The Atkins diet is of course high in eggs, meat, dairy, bacon and other cholesterol-laden foods, while low on carbs. It's your basic garbage nonsense diet designed to lose weight fast and put you into an early grave -- Atkins himself died at the age of 72, weighing 258 pounds, at 6 feet tall.

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In a later post..

Yes, I am well aware, and have been for years, that "Around" diet of head trauma.

Well then why did you word that phrase in the first quote to sound like there's a connection between his diet and his death? All the early grave stuff etc etc.. I also wouldn't call 72 an early grave.

Also:

The moral? The protein pushers are insidious, and can't even acknowledge that a very close relative of humans is thriving magnificently on a healthy plant-strong diet which is 97% vegan.

You're attacking so called "protein pushers" but can't acknowledge yourself that the gorillas' diet (which cause them to thrive as you said) sometimes consists of 30% protein!

She did not write any of the first post. It was copy-pasted from another site and she forgot to include the link back or the author's name.

The Atkins diet is of course high in eggs, meat, dairy, bacon and other cholesterol-laden foods, while low on carbs. It's your basic garbage nonsense diet designed to lose weight fast and put you into an early grave -- Atkins himself died at the age of 72, weighing 258 pounds, at 6 feet tall.

.....

In a later post..

Yes, I am well aware, and have been for years, that "Around" diet of head trauma.

Well then why did you word that phrase in the first quote to sound like there's a connection between his diet and his death? All the early grave stuff etc etc.. I also wouldn't call 72 an early grave.

Also:

The moral? The protein pushers are insidious, and can't even acknowledge that a very close relative of humans is thriving magnificently on a healthy plant-strong diet which is 97% vegan.

You're attacking so called "protein pushers" but can't acknowledge yourself that the gorillas' diet (which cause them to thrive as you said) sometimes consists of 30% protein!

She did not write any of the first post. It was copy-pasted from another site and she forgot to include the link back or the author's name.