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Study
this chart closely. Notice now similar man's digestive system is to
the wolf, while the digestive system of the sheep is so completely different
it's practically alien!
| |
MAN
|
WOLF
|
SHEEP
|
| TEETH |
|
|
|
| incisors |
both jaws |
both jaws |
lower jaw only |
| molars |
ridged |
ridged |
flat |
| canines |
small |
large |
absent |
| JAW |
|
|
|
| movements |
vertical |
vertical |
rotary |
| function |
tearing-crushing
|
tearing-crushing
|
grinding |
| mastication |
unimportant |
unimportant |
vital function |
| rumination |
never |
never |
vital function |
| STOMACH |
|
|
|
| capacity |
4 pints |
4 pints |
8 1/2 gallons |
| emptying time |
3 hours |
3 hours |
never empties |
| inter digestive rest
|
yes |
yes |
no |
| bacteria present
|
no |
no |
yes - vital |
| protozoa present
|
no |
no |
yes - vital |
| gastric acidity |
strong |
strong |
weak |
| cellulose digestion
|
none |
none |
70% - vital |
| digestive activity
|
weak |
weak |
vital function |
| COLON
AND CAECUM |
|
|
|
| size of colon |
Short - small |
Short - small |
Long - capacious
|
| size of caecum |
tiny |
tiny |
Long - capacious
|
| function of caecum
|
none |
none |
vital function |
| appendix |
vestigial |
absent |
cecum |
| rectum |
small |
small |
capacious |
| digestive activity
|
none |
none |
vital function |
| cellulose digestion
|
none |
none |
30% - vital |
| bacterial flora |
putrefactive |
putrefactive |
fermentative |
| food absorbed from
|
none |
none |
vital function |
| volume of feces |
small - firm |
small - firm |
voluminous |
| gross food in feces |
rare |
rare |
large amount |
| GALLBLADDER
|
|
|
|
| size |
well-developed |
well-developed |
often absent |
| function |
strong |
strong |
weak or absent |
| DIGESTIVE
ACTIVITY |
|
|
|
| from pancreas |
solely |
solely |
partial |
| from bacteria |
none |
none |
partial |
| from protozoa |
none |
none |
partial |
| digestive efficiency
|
100% |
100% |
50% or less |
| FEEDING HABITS
|
|
|
|
| frequency |
intermittent |
intermittent |
continuous |
| SURVIVAL
WITHOUT |
|
|
|
| stomach colon and
cecum |
possible / possible
|
possible / possible
|
impossible / impossible
|
| microorganisms |
possible |
possible |
impossible |
| animal protein |
impossible |
impossible |
possible |
| RATIO OF
BODY LENGTH TO |
|
|
|
| entire digestive
tract small intestine |
1:5 1:4 |
1:7 1:6 |
1:27 1:25 |
Man
and Wolf are omnivores, intended to eat a combination of animal-based
protein, as well as some vegetables, fruits and grains. Sheep (as well
as other herbivores) are meant to eat vegetable foods exclusively. Herbivores
have digestive systems specifically designed to get the nutrients out
of vegetable foods.
There is so little nutritional value to these vegetable foods, that
herbivores eat constantly in order to get what they need from these
foods. Notice almost every function of digestion is opposite or entirely
different from the Man and Wolf. Man does NOT have a system capable
of accessing these vegetable nutrients. No matter how much we'd like
to think we do, the ability is simply not there!