Fish oils vs. eggs + vegan/raw

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One possible problem with the O-Mega-Zen is that it doesn't contain EPA. Can

anyone comment on this?

 

As to the issues you brought up, how does one address vegan and raw

foodist patients who present with problems that are obviously due to their

diets? With the vegan and raw food movement in the mainstream, some followers

of this regimen treat it like a religion and are likely to attribute their

health problems to detox symptoms. Would you try to treat such a patient solely

with herbs, or would you mention that his/her diet is probelematic?

 

And from a TCM perspective, what kind of imbalances are created by the long-term

consumption of " faux " meats made from soy and wheat gluten, and concentrated

vegetable protein powders?

 

< wrote:

 

Jamie

 

Thanks for the info. that supplement looks quite promising. If it really works

as

described, it may well solve a pressing problem for vegans. However I am not

sure the

point about the supposed negative effects of fish (and by implication, high

omega eggs)

vis a vis saturated fat is correct. Hopefully Paul Bergner will chime in here.

Humans have

definitely been omnivores for all of evolution and I sometimes get the idea that

when

vegans figure out another clever way to avoid killing animals (which I applaud),

it

somehow proves the opposite. As he has pointed out, one of the most unhealthy

societies

on earth is vegetarian India. And not merely with regard to filth and squalor

leading to

infectious diseases but dietarily induced chronic illness as well. Even if one

can obtain a

vegan source of DHA that actually works (and this idea does excite me as I would

prefer to

avoid fish due to heavy metals, eggs get boring real quick and fish oil

supplements leav

eme concerned), we are left with another pressing issue. Diets that use soy as

the primary

source of protein result in severe mineral deficiencies due to the interference

between

phytic acid and mineral absorption plus a typical (though not necessary) lack of

certain key

minerals (ca, fe, zn) in the vegan diet. the exception is the use of tempeh.

but tofu and

soy flour are the main culprits.

 

 

 

 

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