In regards to eating meat

[Monica]

Produced internally. Not from the foods we eat.

I wonder if the health-giving properties of live plant foods really are because of the enzymes (as some raw foodists suggest) or because of something less tangible...the lifeforce itself.

There does seem to be a lot of conflicting info out there about enzymes. Here is one of the leading raw foods gurus, and expert on enzymes:

Viktoras Kulvinskas Lectures on Enzymes

I haven't actually seen this particular lecture, but I've seen him lecture in person several times before, years ago. I'd be interested in your opinion of this.

Note: He's a bit...eccentric.

But the lipase in our fat cells breaking down the fat is not affected by taking lipase in a supplement. The lipase doesn't get absorbed into the body and sent to the fat cell. The lipase in the fat cell needs to be made inside the fat cell.

So a lipase supplement would help digest fat that is consumed, but not the stored fat in the body? Can you elaborate?

I'm as skinny as a rail.

There are plenty of skinny meat-eaters. Not so many fat vegans. And I don't think there are any fat raw vegans at all.

For example, pig farmers will not feed their pigs raw potatoes because the pigs stay lean. Instead, the farmers feed the pigs boiled potatoes and the pigs become fat.

This is not a cohesive argument for anything.

No? I think it's rather intriguing and warrants further investigation into why that is.

Another reason why enzymes reduce obesity is because cooked foods cause drastic changes in the size and appearance of the pituitary gland.

Cause? Citation?

Wow. Yeah, me too! Cause? Citation? If that's true, then raw vegan here I come!

Following the Christianisation of the Roman Empire in late antiquity, vegetarianism practically disappeared from Europe as it was in other Continents, except India

Wow, very interesting. They promoted the idea of "take dominion over the Earth".

Hmm... so that is curious if Jesus was promoted vegetarianism it seems odd that it would disappear like that.

Well they removed the references to reincarnation too, so I'm not surprised.

The Gnostics have a document showing all the Biblical references to vegetarianism...makes a really good case. I'm not into the Bible but I was impressed with their interpretation of the Bible passages normally glossed over.

http://www.atmajyoti.org/ch_four_soul_killers.asp

Disclaimer: I don't agree with all of this. I certainly don't think a glass of wine is detrimental to the soul. And as I said, I don't take the Bible as authoritative anyway, so I find this all irrelevant. But interesting to those who wish to use the Bible to back up their conclusions.