Comments on: Online Gratitude Journal January 2010 Edition #37 http://reallifespirituality.com/gratitude-journal-37/ Live well, make a difference, grow spiritually Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:40:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Review: Become Younger by Norman Walker | Real Life Spirituality http://reallifespirituality.com/gratitude-journal-37/comment-page-1/#comment-5146 Review: Become Younger by Norman Walker | Real Life Spirituality Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:02:49 +0000 http://yes-to-me.com/?p=1780#comment-5146 [...] head of celery, and half of a large cucumber. Juice is a concentrated nourishment. I think a lot of nutritional deficiencies some raw foodists are experiencing are caused by their reliance on salad and dehydrated raw [...] [...] head of celery, and half of a large cucumber. Juice is a concentrated nourishment. I think a lot of nutritional deficiencies some raw foodists are experiencing are caused by their reliance on salad and dehydrated raw [...]

]]> By: Jack Christopher http://reallifespirituality.com/gratitude-journal-37/comment-page-1/#comment-4620 Jack Christopher Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:35:24 +0000 http://yes-to-me.com/?p=1780#comment-4620 I view human diet and Earth's ecology in this way: Era 1) Circle of life. Humans were in Africa. We hunted and were hunted. Nature was in balance. (for at least 100,000 years) Era 2) Human colonization. We leave Africa. Spread to other continents. We soon become too good at hunting and gathering. We colonized the planet. We over-hunting and over-fishing etc. We got too smart, too technically adept. Humans thrive. Animals don't. (for 55,000 years) Era 3) Humans exploits end. We off-set the ecological balance. So much so to survive we switched to a mostly plant food diet. We domesticated animals (and they us). Many die in the transition. But we adapt quick. (BTW, Wars start with farming societies. It's just an after effect our new ecology). A 25,000 years transition period. Era 4) Modern times—10-15,000 years. We're too good at agriculture. Plant and animal life suffer, just like in Era 2) but for different reasons. Big agriculture enables factory farms. Our numbers balloon. The cycle feeds on itself. Everything feels the effects. I think now we have these choices. We can either eat a) plant-food only b) eat animal food only or c) eat both. Really we can do whatever we want, and just deal with the consequences. Honestly, I have no ideas how a) or b) would be sustainable. The Earth seems to prefer c). Some people say only a) is possible at this point. But I believe if we wanted to, somehow humans could create sustainable ways to do a) and b). But I don't think we'll ever need to do either. I view human diet and Earth’s ecology in this way:
Era 1) Circle of life. Humans were in Africa. We hunted and were hunted. Nature was in balance. (for at least 100,000 years)
Era 2) Human colonization. We leave Africa. Spread to other continents. We soon become too good at hunting and gathering. We colonized the planet. We over-hunting and over-fishing etc. We got too smart, too technically adept. Humans thrive. Animals don’t. (for 55,000 years)
Era 3) Humans exploits end. We off-set the ecological balance. So much so to survive we switched to a mostly plant food diet. We domesticated animals (and they us). Many die in the transition. But we adapt quick. (BTW, Wars start with farming societies. It’s just an after effect our new ecology). A 25,000 years transition period.
Era 4) Modern times—10-15,000 years. We’re too good at agriculture. Plant and animal life suffer, just like in Era 2) but for different reasons. Big agriculture enables factory farms. Our numbers balloon. The cycle feeds on itself. Everything feels the effects.

I think now we have these choices. We can either eat a) plant-food only b) eat animal food only or c) eat both. Really we can do whatever we want, and just deal with the consequences. Honestly, I have no ideas how a) or b) would be sustainable. The Earth seems to prefer c). Some people say only a) is possible at this point. But I believe if we wanted to, somehow humans could create sustainable ways to do a) and b). But I don’t think we’ll ever need to do either.

]]> By: Carla http://reallifespirituality.com/gratitude-journal-37/comment-page-1/#comment-4619 Carla Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:08:18 +0000 http://yes-to-me.com/?p=1780#comment-4619 Hi Akemi, I cant eat dairy or eggs (or soy, and gluten!), but I do eat some fish, chicken mostly. I may have a little grass fed beef but that's usually only once a year or so. Everything else I eat is nuts, seeds, veggies, fruit, sea veggies, etc... Carla .-= Carla´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.greenandchic.com/blog/product-reviews/cherry-berry-vegan-leather-handbags/" rel="nofollow">Cherry Berry Vegan Leather Handbags</a> =-. Hi Akemi,

I cant eat dairy or eggs (or soy, and gluten!), but I do eat some fish, chicken mostly. I may have a little grass fed beef but that’s usually only once a year or so. Everything else I eat is nuts, seeds, veggies, fruit, sea veggies, etc…

Carla
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