Joanne Wrote:
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> I read the blood type diet book, and everything I
> like is supposedly for another type. What was
> suggested for me didn't turn me on at all, so I
> won't do it.

ALL Human blood types predate the neolithic (they're found in chimpanzees, for pete's sake!), and virtually ALL human populations (just about the only exceptions were certain American Indian groups) contain all or most of the various blood groups, no matter WHAT their traditional subsistance pattern.

As such, any "blood type diet" is arrant nonsense!

> I agree with what Pete says. Several years ago,
> John Stossel (whom I can't stand as a rule) did a
> special on organic vs. processed/pesticide treated
> food. I can't give you exact statistics, but
> there are hundreds if not thousands of people who
> become seriously ill -- some die -- from e. coli
> in food. It is found in organic veggies.
> According to the research, no one has become ill
> from any minor pesticide residue. As an aside, I
> actually drank a small amount of malathion as a
> child, and here I am!
>
> Joanne

Eh, just by chance I've been reading a book on the "outbreak" of frog deformities, that as an aside noted that (heavily agricultural) western Minnesota had twice the rate of birth defects as did eastern Minnesota, and that folk with a pesticide applicators license (whether commercial applier, or farmer who did his own application) had only half the birthrate as the rest of the population (i.e., most bad birth defects are never even noticed.... the fetus spontaneously in the early weeks of pregnancy, often without the woman knowing she was ever pregnant).

Pesticides HAVE been implicated in human health problems, but "minor residue" would naturally imply "minor problem" COMPARED to "heavy residue". Hey, some industry shill once even ate a large quantity of DDT on camera, for propaganda purposes ("see how safe it is!"). This doesn't mean they're "safe", even in minor amounts, especially where future generations are concerned.

As an aside, I used to chew on lead solder as a child..... hmmm, come to think of it, maybe that explains a lot

Kenuchelover