Post by Dr. Ellijay on Feb 6, 2013 18:40:30 GMT -5
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We have all heard that when you get older, you can have as much as five (5) pounds of undigested red meat in your intestines.....Some of you may have even heard that when they autopsied John Wayne, he had forty (40) pounds of undigested meat in his intestines......
Sorry to burst your bubble but this is just plain old deceit. This theory came about when PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals) began their campaign to end the slaughter of animals for human consumption. They figured if they threw this out there, some people would turn into vegetarians and end their cycle of eating the evil and vile red meat......thus saving the animals.
This theory was brought to the Hollywood screen in a movie entitled Beverly Hills Cop in which Detective Rosewood, who is reading some California Guru food book says, "Wow. You know, it says here that by the time the average American is fifty, he has five pounds of undigested red meat in his bowels."
Hey we should start a theory that by the time you are 80, you have 15 pounds of broccoli and cauliflower lodged in your intestines....that sounds funny right? So why does red meat sound more believable? Because it has been sold by snake oil people and outrageous pitchmen......
The food you eat is totally digested and expelled within 24-48 hours from the time you eat. If you have had a colonoscopy then you know that you are "whistle clean" prior to your test. Never seen or heard of anyone having five pounds expelled while prepping for the test.
Just imagine if you had that much "stuff" stuck in your intestines. Why, you would be so constipated you could not even stand up....in fact you would be in some much pain, your body could just shut down to alleviate the pain.
And finally, Homo Sapiens are meat eaters. If you look at all of the meat eaters in the animal kingdom, each and everyone of them will have a strong jaw and hardened teeth to masticate the meat and gnaw on the bone. Vegetarian animals will have a softer jaw and much softer teeth. Hence we are meat eaters.
Just to back up the fact that we are truly meat eaters and our digestive systems are designed for such, here is a breakdown of the digestibility of foods (the higher the number, the better the breakdown);
Protein Fat Carbohydrates
Animal foods 97 95 98
Fruits 85 90 90
Cereals and breadstuffs 85 90 98
Vegetables 83 90 95
Dried legumes 78 90 97
As you can see, animal foods clearly digest more easily and readily than any other food type.
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We have all heard that when you get older, you can have as much as five (5) pounds of undigested red meat in your intestines.....Some of you may have even heard that when they autopsied John Wayne, he had forty (40) pounds of undigested meat in his intestines......
Sorry to burst your bubble but this is just plain old deceit. This theory came about when PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals) began their campaign to end the slaughter of animals for human consumption. They figured if they threw this out there, some people would turn into vegetarians and end their cycle of eating the evil and vile red meat......thus saving the animals.
This theory was brought to the Hollywood screen in a movie entitled Beverly Hills Cop in which Detective Rosewood, who is reading some California Guru food book says, "Wow. You know, it says here that by the time the average American is fifty, he has five pounds of undigested red meat in his bowels."
Hey we should start a theory that by the time you are 80, you have 15 pounds of broccoli and cauliflower lodged in your intestines....that sounds funny right? So why does red meat sound more believable? Because it has been sold by snake oil people and outrageous pitchmen......
The food you eat is totally digested and expelled within 24-48 hours from the time you eat. If you have had a colonoscopy then you know that you are "whistle clean" prior to your test. Never seen or heard of anyone having five pounds expelled while prepping for the test.
Just imagine if you had that much "stuff" stuck in your intestines. Why, you would be so constipated you could not even stand up....in fact you would be in some much pain, your body could just shut down to alleviate the pain.
And finally, Homo Sapiens are meat eaters. If you look at all of the meat eaters in the animal kingdom, each and everyone of them will have a strong jaw and hardened teeth to masticate the meat and gnaw on the bone. Vegetarian animals will have a softer jaw and much softer teeth. Hence we are meat eaters.
Just to back up the fact that we are truly meat eaters and our digestive systems are designed for such, here is a breakdown of the digestibility of foods (the higher the number, the better the breakdown);
Protein Fat Carbohydrates
Animal foods 97 95 98
Fruits 85 90 90
Cereals and breadstuffs 85 90 98
Vegetables 83 90 95
Dried legumes 78 90 97
As you can see, animal foods clearly digest more easily and readily than any other food type.
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Dr. Ellijay Out