> > Okay. "Eating God's Way"(Video), by Dr. Gordon Tessler. You might also check "The Genesis Diet" or "None of These Diseases"(both are books), although I don't know what's in them. Probably the same thing.
>
> I'll look. Is there any specific information on what there is in pork that leads to rheumatoid arthritis, though?

Not on the video. You may have to ask the doctor himself. Assuming there's an address to write to.

> > > > > At least right now I don't feel that frightened that my ham's going to kill me. I haven't heard of that many people who've died that way.
> > > >
> > > > Yeah, the ones that can't be removed by a good cooking take you slowly, or at least make life uncomfortable.
> > >
> > > That's the same argument they used to get me to stop eating saturated fats and refined sugar. :)
> >
> > Ah, the very *top* of the food pyramid. :)
> >
>
> Of course. Ever hear the Carnivore's Creed?
>
> "1) Vegetables are not food. Vegetables are what food eats."
>
> "4) Mushrooms are not food. Mushrooms are just what eats the vegetables when the food's done with it."

LOL. In #1, food is defined as something that eats vegetables. In #4, mushrooms are revealed as something that eats vegetables, but it's still purported as being not food. :)

> > Didn't know about the cat thing, as far as Israel and the Muslims go...
>
> Read it in a book of cat-lover's trivia. The source was obviously biased, so they could've been a little harsh on the non-cat-worshipping cultures, but from what I've heard that's basically the origin of the Judeo-Christian anti-cat stigma. (Black cats and witchcraft and glowing eyes, oh my.)
>
> Where do they get this thing that cats are evil? I mean, cats aren't even *mentioned* in the Bible, while dogs are, and usually in a negative light. (Best known for licking up their own vomit. And King Ahab's blood.)

I suppose that any animal whose eyes shine in low light would seem eerie. Or eye-ie. :)



> > > > > BTW, the disease that's making all the splash right now (besides foot-and-mouth, which isn't contagious to humans) is BSE (which, to be fair, isn't contagious to humans either, but could become so; see what happened with that mutation of scrapie), which comes from beef, even when cooked kosher.
> > > >
> > > > Yeah... I wonder how it came about, anyway...
> > >
> > > Okay, good point. :) (Feeding dead animal parts to cows... *ew*...)
> >
> > I seriously did not know that. Blech.
> >
> > > But I thought BSE originated from scrapie, a disease that infects sheep, which are kosher, I believe. (Is there something in the Mosaic commandments about not feeding meat to meat animals? I'm not sure; I can't find anything on it.)
> >
> > Hmm. Not that I'm aware of, but these creatures are supposed to be herbivores.
> >
>
> It's supposed to be a vitamin/mineral/protein supplement of some kind. Go figure.
>
> (It's almost enough to make me go organic, except the prices are *so* high. And I'm too lazy. And I don't do much of the grocery shopping in my house.)
>
> > > > > I think a similar argument can be extended to buying a big, impressive leather-bound Bible and carrying it with you everywhere even when you have no intention of reading it (no joke; I have Christian friends who do this "as a witness").
> >
> > I could have repsonded to this back then, but cest la vie. :) I believe it.
>
> This is unrelated, since the guy I'm talking about is one of the more genuine non-fakey guys I know, but one time I saw a guy take his Bible with him to the bathroom. I wasn't sure whether to interpret that as a sign of extreme devotion or extreme disrespect. Or if he was just being absent-minded. :)
>
> I mean, he left all his other books and school supplies at his desk. (This was at school. If you know my school's bathrooms or high school sanitary facilities in general, they are generally not good places to get any reading done. Or much of anything else done; the instinct that kicks in as soon as you step inside is to step *outside* as soon as humanly possible. Sometimes I stop to think about how many people actually wash their hands after using the bathroom. Then I shudder and refuse to eat any food from the school canteen for the rest of the day. I've just about stopped doing that now.)

I know bathrooms like the ones you described. *shudder* And I, too, cringe inwardly when I see someone go straight from doing his business to the door, not even letting his hands get under the water of the sink. (Okay, after zipping up, then.)

> Ar"I get the feeling we're running out of things to talk about"thur

Nyper"No danger of that"old