Re: Important

 I agree... Bee's diet is ridiculous. I'd love to hear your views on the things u disagree with.... in fact, I'd love to see you and Bee go head-to-head in a debate! You'd totally take her down, Hv! :-D I have not seen you say anything about WAPF... what don't u agree with about WAPF?

Most of what I have posted on the Weston Price Foundation has been on the anti-soy propaganda they have pushed.  Here are some of the posts:

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1547245#i

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1547490#i

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1548041#i

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1548163

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1861241#i

http://curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1542308#i

http://curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1660803#i

http://curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1530386#i

As you can see in my opinion the Weston Price Foundation IS NOT in any way a credible source of information.  Their agenda is to support their financial backers, who are the beef and dairy industries.  And I feel this is why they have spread so much anti-soy, anti-fiber and anti-silica propaganda.

Why do u say that SCD is based on a lot of "faulty science?" It has been around the longest and is scientifically proven. Plus, GAPS is based off of SCD. COuld u elaborate?

I am not going to go in to a detailed explanation as it takes way to long.  In short though they are not differentiating between the smaller polysaccharides like starches and the more complex polysaccharides like cellulose.  The more complex polysaccharides are needed to feed the intestinal flora.  They don't differentiate between the good and bad bacteria in the intestines either, and completely miss the mark when they claim the acids formed damage the intestinal lining.  The acidity is what helps protect us from pathogens and increases nutrient absorption.  And they fail to realize that Bifidobacterium are also essential flora.  Basically they are twisting the facts to their needs.  This is far from "scientifically proven".

And I see very little in common between SCD and GAPS.  SCD is very strict and would not allow most of the foods in the GAPS diet due to the presence of disaccharides and polysaccharides as well as Bifidobacterium that the SCD is against.

What about GAPS don't u agree with and what DO u like about it?

The main things I did not like was their section on toxins such as acetylaldehyde since they fail to take in to account how these things are metabolized in the body.  So they are not telling the whole story.  And I think they rely to heavily on juices without the fiber when the fiber should not be removed.  In fact they should be increasing fiber to help the flora.  It does not make sense to take cultured foods for the bacteria then starve the bacteria removing the fiber.  And the fiber slows the absorption of sugar, which would be very important in cases such as diabetes.

What I like about it is that at least it is less restrictive than the other diets.  But there are still other flaws such as where they recommend raw vegetables such as cabbage that are goitrogenic.  Again, this is why I find these strict diets ridiculous.  There is NO one size fits all diet, and all strict diets have their issues.