by Peter Joseph Swanson
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April 13, 2007

the human digestive system is not like a meat eater

October 01, 2007 05:31 PM EDT
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A dog (and other carnivores) has 2 times the stomach acid (to break down the meat) and 1/3 the intestines (to expel the meat before it has a chance to putrefy).

 

Yes, meat rots inside you.  It stay too long and so starts to becomes a burden on your liver.

 

We aren't 100 percent herbivores, though.  Meat has been such a part of our history that our appendix has atrophied.  It was once an organ to ferment grass (like a bunny rabbit has).  So we can't live on the lawn - alas.

 

Eat beans!

 

HAPPY VEGETARIAN DAY !!!

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Comments: 40

Peter Joseph Swanson Oct 1, 2007, 5:32pm EDT
It's no wonder meat causes colon cancer.
LEЯA © Politcally Incorrect M. Oct 1, 2007, 5:33pm EDT
Tell that to the Atkins dieters.
violentine n. Oct 1, 2007, 5:36pm EDT
ewww atkins dieters smell awful!
Peter Joseph Swanson Oct 1, 2007, 5:38pm EDT
You can do vegetarian protein. Beans beans beans!

(and other things - Google it)
Danielle P. Oct 1, 2007, 5:41pm EDT
thanks for that Peter. So much for my low carb diet...LOL
Shun P. Oct 1, 2007, 5:42pm EDT
Great article Peter, I'm right there with your brother... Been a pesco-vegetarian for over 12 years!
LEЯA © Politcally Incorrect M. Oct 1, 2007, 5:47pm EDT
How many different varieties of vegetarians are there?
Peter Joseph Swanson Oct 1, 2007, 5:49pm EDT
pesco? What's that?
Peter Joseph Swanson Oct 1, 2007, 5:50pm EDT
You can be a low carb vegetarian. With the internet its easy to learn how.
Nothing Fancy Oct 1, 2007, 5:51pm EDT
This is interesting - i'd never heard this before. Thanks for sharing - i rarely eat meat. I don't like the idea of eat animals.
K. H. Oct 1, 2007, 5:51pm EDT
i'm a lacto-ovo vegetarian meaning i eat eggs and dairy. i do this purely for my digestive system and not to save little animals. pure meat kills my stomach for some reason
Nothing Fancy Oct 1, 2007, 5:51pm EDT
Plus i don't think it tastes that good!
Peter Joseph Swanson Oct 1, 2007, 5:51pm EDT
oh, I looked it up, a pesco vegetarian eats seafood.
Peter Joseph Swanson Oct 1, 2007, 5:52pm EDT
Meat is hard for humans to digest. So if you must LOTS OF KETCHUP and FIBER!!!!
K. H. Oct 1, 2007, 5:53pm EDT
hm i eat fish sometimes too so i guess i am not a true one /sadface
Peter Joseph Swanson Oct 1, 2007, 5:54pm EDT
A cat can swallow a mouse whole and out comes some fur the other end. You try it.
Peter Joseph Swanson Oct 1, 2007, 5:55pm EDT
Then Kellie is a pesco!

(does that sound like name calling?)
El Toro Bravo de Amor Oct 1, 2007, 5:58pm EDT
I consider our top tier predator status as license for a weekly steak. :)

Though I'm into more chicken and fish than I used to be. Sunday is still a bacon and egg day. I'm a happy omnivore.
donna h. Oct 1, 2007, 6:00pm EDT
lol!
♯ ♪ Oct 1, 2007, 6:06pm EDT
There's nothing like a really good steak, Peter. I don't eat them every day, but I must have one every so often.
Erica R. Oct 1, 2007, 6:07pm EDT
Hey, I read this great book called Skinny Bitch that tells you all about the joys of veganism. It's not for the faint of heart though, it's kind of vulgar and very graphic. I know that since I've read it I've cut WAY back on dairy and I feel way better.
Susan Kelley Oct 1, 2007, 6:12pm EDT
There you go again, Peter. stirring up a good discussion. I grew up on a farm, ate lots of beef and now never touch it. I like diary and eggs though. And nuts, lots of nuts. LOL
J R B. Oct 1, 2007, 7:36pm EDT
I learned this in school many years ago. Thought they were still teaching it.
Vivian P. Oct 1, 2007, 8:17pm EDT
I'm an Ovo vegeterian I eat eggs but not often

You go Peter well win em over !!!!!!!!!
Monica H. Oct 1, 2007, 8:25pm EDT
Oh CRAP------I love cheeseburgers and ribeye steak!! Now this just sucks because now I know it's rotting away inside of me after I eat it!!!!!
I am going to try and completely block this whole thing from my memory!! ha ha ha
Nancy O. Oct 1, 2007, 8:25pm EDT
really a low carb veg ????
Nancy O. Oct 1, 2007, 8:28pm EDT
I stopped eating meat products in 1975 , poultry products in 1989 I have since gained ALOT of weight. every thing I eat is a carb except I do eat dairy , eggs and fish but most days it is total carbs. "They" told me if it continues I could develope diabeities wah
Nancy O. Oct 1, 2007, 8:29pm EDT
I'm not a good speller sorry :(
Nancy O. Oct 1, 2007, 8:31pm EDT
I force myself to include eggs ,(which I had previouly given up), and fish ,( my husband fishes), in my diet because of the weight loss programs that are based on all proteins work.
Susan Roberts Oct 1, 2007, 9:38pm EDT
great one
Heather C. Oct 1, 2007, 10:00pm EDT
Good article! I prefer chicken and seafood to red meat or pork. If I lived alone I would have no problem giving up meat. It is gross when you think about it, to eat dead animal meat.
Lingersold B. Oct 2, 2007, 12:26am EDT
Let's not forget that "meat" doesn't just mean beef. Fish, muscles, poultry, and pork are all still meat.
Sharon R. Oct 2, 2007, 4:59pm EDT
There are some of us who have digestive tract conditions that throw all these theories out the window... I have only about 1/3 of my small intestine and nothing after that except a bag to collect waste.
Fiber can kill me - fiber can block me up (call the rotor rooter) - so fruit, vegetables, whole grains, etc. have to be closely monitored.
As I am also diabetic *sigh* - everything else can kill me!!! Well not really, but sometimes it sure feels that way.
Thanks for all the great information here.
Lacey K. Oct 3, 2007, 11:20am EDT
I like meat. Yum.
Richard Frisbie Oct 3, 2007, 11:23am EDT
Some days I think I could live on black beans and rice. Thanks for the encouragement, Peter.
James B. Oct 4, 2007, 1:41pm EDT
Variety is the key, meat and veggies are part of a healthy diet
Carol LeHane Oct 5, 2007, 2:27am EDT
We have the teeth of omnivores and this omnivore thinks that we live in a society that for the most part doesn't know the meaning of reasonable size portion of meat. Eight ounces is usually about twice as much as I want to consume at one time.

By the way some fruits, veggies, etc. are even more undigestable than meat. The proof is in what come out the other end of the digestive tract.

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