Human gastrointestinal tract
Why did humans start eating meat?
It must have felt unnatural at first, to eat animal flesh. After all, were not so far removed from animals ourselves. Perhaps it even felt cannibalistic. There might not have been that much intellectual distinction between humans and other animals. When humans were pure vegetarians, they were living in harmony with the earth and with the other creatures co-habiting the planet with them. Their closest animal relatives, apes, were vegetarians. Eating the products of the earth, like plants, grains and ... Read More »
Detoxification
When people talk about detoxification and cleansing the body of harmful toxins, its often seen as a fringe element of vegetarians. People really dont like to think about harmful toxins building up in their colons or in their arteries, but its often a by-product of a carnivorous diet. A diet thats high in fat and processed foods tends to slow down our digestive systems, and our elimination processes are also interrupted.
This can allow harmful bacteria and toxins to accumulate and ... Read More »
Humans did not always eat meat.
Do you ever think about how far weve diverted from the path of our pre-historic ancestors and theyre eating patterns? Consider how the earliest humans evolved, and what they ate. They were hunter-gatherers and did not evolve with the characteristics of carnivores. Humans arent made to tear animals apart and eat their flesh. When you look at carnivorous animals, such as wild cats, you can see their teeth are designed to rip and tear, not chew.
Humans evolved from vegetarian creatures. ... Read More »