Doug's Battle for Health

The Sacred Cow

A report published in Newsweek on May 27, 1991 stated that, “our rates of heart disease and some cancers, particularly of the breast and colon are among the highest in the world.” The reason? There is too much fat and not enough fiber in our diets. The fat source comes primarily from meat and dairy products. So this is the post where I tell you how bad meat is for us. Before the spread of my cancer, I was a happy carnivore. For the following reasons, I have gone vegetarian.

Animal fat substantially increases the number of anaerobic bacteria (the bad kind), which produce carcinogens. (Dr. Charles Simone, M.D., Univ. of Pennsylvania)

Animal fats are solid at body temperature clogging up your intestines like grease clogs a drain. (John Robbins of Baskin-Robbins ice cream)

Animal fat is the most likely storage facility of pollutants from our environment such a pesticides and chemicals used to make cows grow bigger and faster. (Dale and Kathy Martin – authors of Living Well)

“Excessive animal protein is at the core of many chronic diseases.” T. Colin Campbell, professor of nutritional biochemistry, Cornell University

“The cancer incidence is in direct proportion to the amount of animal proteins, particularly meat, in the diet.” Paavo Airola, Ph.D. 1974

Cancer cells have a protien covering that if dissolved, would kill the cell. There are two enzymes, trypsin and chymotrypsin, that are secreted by the pancreas and are responsible for dissolving this protien lining. The digestion of animal protien requires large quantities of these two enzymes, thus leaving none for the rest of the body's needs. (Dr. Ernest Krebs for whom the Kreb's Cycle is named for)

So the millions spent by the American Beef Council on advertising, that we need beef in our diets, has worked. And the Standard American Diet (SAD), when adopted by other countries, causes their disease rates, including cancer, to skyrocket.

Milk is the most political food in the U.S. You and I put 3 billion dollars a year of tax money into subsidizing the dairy industry. Much of this is to buy dairy surplus that will never be consumed, so to keep production up. Humans are the only adult mammals that continue to drink milk. This is mainly because the National Dairy Council convinces us ($ spent on advertising) that we need the calcium. All dairy products except butter are extremely acid forming. Since calcium’s main function is to neutralize acid in body, your canceling out what benefit you are getting. Milk is also animal fat (see above).

So this talk of eliminating meat and dairy makes you nervous? It is certainly expected. My oncologist is a smart and heavily studied man, yet he is against my vegetarian diet. He is right that I need to gain weight, but doing so while eliminating animal fat is a challenge. So if you are looking to lose weight and to improve your health at the same time, lose the sacred cow.

Doug on 03.27.06 @ 08:00 PM PST [link]