A few words about the real DIR guys...
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detroit diver
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Actually, lately I do believe he's been chewing on some kind of grass, and it isn't "wheat grass" if you know what I mean!!=-)
SeaJay
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Funny!
Good thing that wheat grass promotes thick skin, eh? LOL!
I am not completely innocent yet, though... I did have a ham and cheese sandwich today. That's un-veg for two reasons... Cheese, which is simply fermented and coagulated milk (which I shouldn't be eating, really) and dead flesh of an animal known to wallow in it's own fecal matter.
But the doc says to take it slow and work meat and dairy out of my system over time. I went with no animal product for the first week... I quit smoking, went veg, and committed to 5 liters of water a day all on the same day. I felt great by day three, when I should have been DYING for a smoke. What a great experience... It was nothing at all like what I'd expected. A week later, I visited the doc to talk to him about what I was feeling... And while he congratulated me on many counts, told me that I needed to "work up to" being a veg, and that it wasn't healthy to do it all at once.
...So for about two weeks now, I've been eating less animal products than usual, and much more greens. I crave fresh veggies (uncooked) like you wouldn't believe. It's wonderful!
...But I'm not crazy about having gone back to even a reduced meat intake. I can completely tell the difference in my meals now, when I eat a good steak or a burger or even if I just have some cheese on my spaghetti. A glass of milk stays with me for days... I can feel it in my gut, even if it's only 1%. Ice cream, my very favorite treat, makes me feel completely lethargic all day the next day. The funny thing is that this is nothing new... Meats and dairy does have that effect on people. I just never really knew any better. I thought it was "normal" to feel sleepy after a big meal. How wonderful it is to feel energized after a meal, instead of tired and sleepy!
I'm close to tellin' the doc to "stuff it" and go veg anyway. I'm really enjoying it...
Betcha my air consumption drops through the floor...
Good thing that wheat grass promotes thick skin, eh? LOL!
I am not completely innocent yet, though... I did have a ham and cheese sandwich today. That's un-veg for two reasons... Cheese, which is simply fermented and coagulated milk (which I shouldn't be eating, really) and dead flesh of an animal known to wallow in it's own fecal matter.
But the doc says to take it slow and work meat and dairy out of my system over time. I went with no animal product for the first week... I quit smoking, went veg, and committed to 5 liters of water a day all on the same day. I felt great by day three, when I should have been DYING for a smoke. What a great experience... It was nothing at all like what I'd expected. A week later, I visited the doc to talk to him about what I was feeling... And while he congratulated me on many counts, told me that I needed to "work up to" being a veg, and that it wasn't healthy to do it all at once.
...So for about two weeks now, I've been eating less animal products than usual, and much more greens. I crave fresh veggies (uncooked) like you wouldn't believe. It's wonderful!
...But I'm not crazy about having gone back to even a reduced meat intake. I can completely tell the difference in my meals now, when I eat a good steak or a burger or even if I just have some cheese on my spaghetti. A glass of milk stays with me for days... I can feel it in my gut, even if it's only 1%. Ice cream, my very favorite treat, makes me feel completely lethargic all day the next day. The funny thing is that this is nothing new... Meats and dairy does have that effect on people. I just never really knew any better. I thought it was "normal" to feel sleepy after a big meal. How wonderful it is to feel energized after a meal, instead of tired and sleepy!
I'm close to tellin' the doc to "stuff it" and go veg anyway. I'm really enjoying it...
Betcha my air consumption drops through the floor...
kingprawn
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Sorry to got back a few pages, but
Aquamaniac
Does this fit the bill?
I'm not sure how to do these links, but I'll try.
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8804&perpage=10&display=&pagenumber=2
That was an assult on a man who did nothing but dive and tell the rest of us how great it can be.
As many of you have said. Real DIR folks seem to have made peace with world. Others??????
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Man, you really had to dig for that one, didnt' you? If you actually read the thread, his post made a very valid point about deep air diving and the so-called leaders that advocate that practice.
In fact, here's from a couple of posts later:
Taken out of context, any post can be made to say whatever you want it to.
kingprawn
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No I did not have to dig for that. I just read it the other day. GG is a well respected diver in these parts. And if you read the thread, he is asulted without cause, for diving techiques that were the norm of the day. (Read Again. My quote was not taken out of context. The assault was out of context.)
But enough of this. It is good to hear that DIR does not require coolaid. Just an open mind.
raxafarian
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it's got a thick skin... don't sweat it.
Dead ol' cow is pretty good too. Right after Dead ol' deer!
If we were supposed to graze, we'd have a couple of stomachs like that dead ol' cow.
SeaJay
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If we were meant to eat meat, then we'd have sharp teeth, fangs, and a short digestive tract.
Instead, our teeth have an equal number of nibbling and grinding teeth, similar to that of other primates who sustain on twigs, berries, and leaves. And our digestive tracts (an average of 28 feet in length for a full-grown adult human) hint that we are designed to be mostly, if not completely, herbovoric (vegetarian).
If we were designed to eat meat, we'd have long fangs, be able to run 50 mph, and we'd have sharp claws for catching prey.
But we don't.
Interesting theory on the multiple-stomach thing... I know you were just razzin' me, but with that thought process, I suppose a horse, with it's single stomach, should be eating meat? How 'bout Mountain Gorillas? Panda Bears? Koalas? Kangaroos? Rabbits?
Instead, our teeth have an equal number of nibbling and grinding teeth, similar to that of other primates who sustain on twigs, berries, and leaves. And our digestive tracts (an average of 28 feet in length for a full-grown adult human) hint that we are designed to be mostly, if not completely, herbovoric (vegetarian).
If we were designed to eat meat, we'd have long fangs, be able to run 50 mph, and we'd have sharp claws for catching prey.
But we don't.
Interesting theory on the multiple-stomach thing... I know you were just razzin' me, but with that thought process, I suppose a horse, with it's single stomach, should be eating meat? How 'bout Mountain Gorillas? Panda Bears? Koalas? Kangaroos? Rabbits?
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