Braggs Liquid Aminos

[Jeannette]

Hey all!

I am wondering about using Bragg's Liquid Aminos. I know it's not part of the macro diet, but it seems to be relatively natural and safe to use. Any feedback on this?

Thanks,
Jeannette

[Bruce Paine]

Jeannette,

What do you want to use the Bragg's Liquid Aminos http://www.bragg.com/products/liquidaminos.html, for?

Besides adding the flavor of the soy and the wheat in any dish that one is seasoning the sea salt also makes the food more digestible and adds a water soluable sodium to one's system that the body eliminates naturally.

Also, tamari (wheat-free soy sauce) and shoyu (soy sauce with wheat) add fermenting agents and enzymes to food that make those foods more digestible, as does miso.

Paul C. Bragg appears to have some kind of association with the Seventh Day Adventists http://www.religioustolerance.org/sda.htm many of who practice a Natural Hygiene http://free.freespeech.org/nhn/history.html form of vegetarianism that avoids the use of fermented products in their foods and cooking.

Macrobiotics, on the other hand, often uses fermented foods http://www.moscowfood.coop/archive/macro_seasoning.html in seasoning foods, cooking, part of the meals, and in condiments.

Often, when I would go to a Country Life restaurant to eat, I would find the food delicious, but I would often get heartburn and indigestion from eating the food because (except for the short period of time that the Boston Country Life http://www.countrylifeboston.home-page.org/ served macrobiotic meals on Monday nights six or seven years ago!) none of the foods were fermented or seasoned with fermented foods.

I'm sure that Bragg's Liquid Aminos is quite tasty and supplies many amino acids, but the digestive distress is not worth the pleasure that I experience in eating foods prepared with it.

Thank you, very much.

Bruce Paine

[Jeannette]

Thanks Bruce. I have been eating well and following the macro diet quite easily, but every once in awhile, I crave something with a bit more punch and flavor! I find the liquid aminos to be so tasty on blander foods. I guess the reason why I'm having these strong cravings is because I'm on a strict cleanse right now and I miss being able to create interesting dishes. For 2 1/2 months it's been the same meals day in and day out. Soon, I will be finished with this cleanse and hopefully won't be craving the salty taste of the aminos.

I've read a ton of Bragg books before I went macro, but macro suits me better! Too much raw=major stomach pains!

Thanks again,
Jeannette