To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (101946 ) 9/15/2009 4:06:07 AM From: Skeeter Bug 1 Recommendation Respond to of 116555 >>If you're eating a diet similar to the way humans have eaten for thousands of years, you're probably pretty close to a healthy diet.<< agreed. so what does the research say about protein to carbohydrate ratio of a typical diet 10k years ago? >>If someone has convinced you that you need to eat "scientifically" there's a good chance you've taken a wrong turn<< unless the science is, uh, right. -lol- btw, the only hormonally balanced, anti-inflammatory (technically inflammatory neutral) "science" tastes great. if you disagree, you better call up the harvard medical school doctors and tell them to change their scientifically based nutritional guidelines as they almost identically match the way i eat. >>unless there's something special about your genetics or health which makes you different from most humans.<< completely wrong conclusion. the correct conclusion is...unless the science is right. the harvard medical school docs think it is right, but i'm sure you have the data to show they are wrong. btw, the exact same principle is at play when nutritionists tell people to lose the omega 6 rich vegetable oil and use olive oil. the veggie oil and the egg yolk end up the same - as a substrate that induces a cellular inflammation response. there is scientific data that shows limiting omega 6s (arachidonic acid being the worst omega 6) leads to better health, just as their is data that shows increasing omega 3 increases health and wellness and retards disease. guess what the omega 3 mode of action is? it limits the cellular inflammation caused by ingesting high levels of omega 6s. reduce the amount of omega 6s in your diet to a moderate level, and less omega 3s are required to counter act the excess inflammation. of course, you are free to reject the scientific data.