other variables/issues to add/consider (typo edits)...Re: the *one size fits all* diet theory

It is my opinion that there are a few VERY integral variables & issues that have been left out of this thread/discussion...that without considering, one can never hope to produce a valid result.

--The condition and level of compromise/congestion of all aspects of all organs/systems that impact digestion, as well as the entire alimentary canal must be taken into account (as well as the levels, balance & lack of intestinal microbiota). A conclusion such as: "I feel better when I eat meat/dairy, hence I know this is right for me" from a person whose organs of digestion and assimilation are compromised, doesn't indicate a "right" diet. Rather, it indicates that their particular selection of foods is what best bandaids or eliminates their symptoms of compromise.

Haven't we YET learned from allopathic medicine/science that bandaiding, squelching, forcing the body to yield different "numbers & levels" and disregarding symptoms (by using drugs, supplements, herbs OR diet) is very similar to putting a piece of duct tape over an oil light? Symptoms are our bodies way of telling us to CHANGE SOMETHING!

--Blood type, metabolism type, genetic 'codes', what our ancestors ate hundreds of years ago, etc. What level of importance are those compared to liver compromise (lack of essential bile), dysbiosis, kidney compromise (inability to regulate eletrolytes/minerals) and build-ups of mucous that prevent assimilation of nutrition (not to mention all the other significant organs, systems, fluids and their impact on digestion & assimilation)?

--The efficacy & success of healers that addressed 'the above' while utilizing a strict vegan diet (or extremely limited meat/dairy). Max Gerson, Johanna Brant, John Christopher, Paavo Airola, et al, have some of the highest cure rates for the most extreme diseases.

--Other than the pesticides and agri-chemicals used in farming/ranching (say, up through the 1950's), virtually all animals raised for slaughter & sale were exposed to only a miniscule amount of chemical poisons, no GMOs, andthey were virtually ALL "free ranged" and grass fed. Raw milk was the ONLY milk available for a long time in certain locations.

BUT, the great & successful healers above devised these vegan/juicing protocols in the 1910's-1940's. Hence we know they had different issues with meat/dairy than are being discussed and considered in this thread.

--Since these great pioneers successfully and safely healed so many people (at such incredible success percentages) of virtually every disease known using a vegan (or semi-vegan) diet at the core of their protocols (and they did it without taking into consideration blood types, metabolism types and what someone's great-great-great grandmother ate). Then their diets (and the protocols that SUPPORT that diet), and the resulting healings provide solid empirical evidence that certainly require FAR more consideration than what has been considered in this thread.

--Of course one would have to be crazy to think our bodies don't require protein. But for those that believe "animal flesh protein" is somehow superior...how does that compare with say, the 25-40% protein by weight provided by bee pollen that comes complete with EVERY amino acid?

In closing, the nutritional levels of every 'bite of anything' we put in our mouth is substantially lower than ever before on the planet (just another reason why juicing, superfoods and things like bee pollen are so integral). We must now WORK to ensure our body is receiving even close to the amount of nutrition a typical human received 100 years ago. But there are far more issues & variables to be considered about diet than are being considered here...so I just wanted to throw those above into the discussion (likely, with grammatical and typographical errors :::grin:::).

Healthiest of blessings,
Unyquity