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Interesting topic. Adam and Eve ate tree-borne fruits in the garden. Only after the fall did man eat grains: 'In the sweat of your face, will you eat bread', implying heavy labor in it's production. Paul C. Bragg, in his famous 'Miracle of Fasting' book advises that only those engaged in heavy labor should eat bread in any quantity. Others, seeking health, should limit bread, and 'melba toast' it thoroughly. GO PACKERS!
I'm amused by the reasoning that we shouldn't eat grains because early man was a hunter and gatherer.
Those primitive savages didn't have half the life expectancy of a modern human. And, it doesn't necessarily follow that what we had in the past is best for us now.
I also doubt that early man was so much a hunter and a gatherer. Farming makes life so much easier, and so would have been one of man's earliest innovations. Why run around the woods looking for fruit when you can grow an orchard? Likewise, someone would have early on discovered that grain is edible, and grain is easy to grow. That's why it's the cheapest food in the grocery store. And, wild-gathered anything is expensive.
We all die, and even if grain is bad for me, I'd prefer to eat it than not. But, it's not bad. It makes it easier to get the nutrition you need. I saw a study that said people who eat brown rice live longer than people who don't eat any rice (and, both live longer than people who eat white rice).
The key is not abstinence, but moderation.
I don't think it's wise to take nutritional advice from a literal reading of Genesis. We should follow the scientific evidence.
I think it's very wise to carefully consider what is written in the bible (still the greatest source of wisdom known to man), about all subjects. Life was better in the garden eating fruit than outside working the grainfields. Much of western longevity and health is a result of labor saving machines, as well as the cultivation of lots of fruit. Aren't we all trying to get back to Eden? Also, Bragg looked to science, as well as common sense, to support his health regimes.
Anyway, about two weeks ago I noticed that when I happened to have a couple of days where I happened to not eat grains, the infection seemed to wind down a bit.
Fasting has many advantages, including discovering if you have food sensitivities. Someone who goes several days without food and notices the alleviation of a chronic problem knows there's a good chance that a certain food is causing the problem.
The Bible also says to treat leprosy by applying blood to the walls of your abode. I'm glad that researchers didn't take a hardline position on that and instead developed antibiotics.
Applying blood of birds and animals was a required ritual for God's supernatural healing while Israel was a nation. The Aaronic priesthood, and the last vestige of Israel as a nation, ended in 70 A.D. and so too God's healing. Followed was centuries of massive death by infectious disease. It was well known that the Jews avoided many serious outbreaks (notably bubonic plague) by adhering to the sanitation and quarantine laws proscribed by God. In fact many, including many Christians, actually blamed the Jews for starting the plagues because they escaped the most horrific effects of them.
Is "leaky gut syndrome" real?I have eliminated all grains and most breads from my diet. Grains are very inflammatory (including rice and quinoa) and the human body usually rejects it by negative symptoms: inflammation and leaky gut syndrome.
What do you think?
10 Reasons to Go Grain-free | Nourished Kitchen
Is "leaky gut syndrome" real?
Cool story. But does it inform us on how we should treat infectious disease today?
Not directly, no. But it may be part of the 'back story' of the ascent of Britian and America to benevolent world superpower status in the last few centuries. What is called by historians 'The Anglo-Saxon Miracle' is really the conferring of the majority of the material blessings promised BY GOD to the the sons of Joseph, in the 'latter days'. The ascent to benevolent greatness includes the great medical breakthroughs of our time, including the discovery of antibiotics.
I wuz just trying to give some of the credit to God.I don't agree with any of this. I don't want to carry on this discussion any more because it's clear that we view reality in completely incompatible ways.
I wuz just trying to give some of the credit to God.
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