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Differences Between Flesh and Plant Foods

 

Flesh Foods

Plant Foods

  1. Essentially protein and saturated fat.
  2. Highly acid-forming in the body.
  3. Contain no fibre, hence long transit time in bowel and putrefaction.
  4. Contain cholesterol
  5. Cause excessive uric acid to form
  6. High on food chain, so high in pollutants (eg. mercury in tuna).
  7. Contains hormones, antibiotics & vaccines.
  8. Contain fear toxins produced at slaughter.
  9. Contain the toxic wastes normally present in animal tissues.
  10. Decompose as soon as animal dies.
  11. Encourage unhealthy putrefactive bacteria in our intestines.
  1. Essentially protein, carbohydrate and unsaturated fat.
  2. Fruit and vegetables are alkali-forming in the body.
  3. Contain abundant fibre, so short transit time and good regularity.
  4. Contain no cholesterol.
  5. Cause much less uric acid to form.
  6. All at bottom of food chain, so lower pesticide residues.
  7. Free of antibiotics and vaccines.
  8. None of these.
  9. None of these.
  10. Don't putrefy.
  11. Encourage the vital `friendly' gut bacteria (which digest fibre, manufacture vitamin B12 and so on).
 
 
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