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1 Month Living on a Wild Diet
Justin Snyder:
--- Quote from: jamie on July 03, 2009, 09:11:47 pm ---wanted to add this byline that just because i can eat certain wild foods doesnt mean everybody can. many plants contain tannins, latex etc that can cause illness or allergic reactions. you need to know your foods and yourself.
kegan its a great edible plant as well as medicinal. my kids will grab plantain for a cut rather than a bandaid. grab a leaf , chew it up and apply to wound. it has great healing properties. ive used it on a copperhead bite and it reduced the damage from the bite a lot. i only lost the skin in the immediate area of the bite rather than most of the skin on the top of my hand.
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We always chewed it up and put the poltice on bee and hornet stings.
Pappy:
I'll remember that,I always put tobaco on bee stings,that work also,if you happen to have that bad habit like me. ;) :)
Dingleberry:
Jamie, you inspired me. Me and a coworker ate some grubs and earthworms. tasted like dirt. Also, we harvested some wild ginger, ate some young smilax leaves and wood sorrel. It's amazing that a person could live off the plants in the woods without even having any meat. kudos to you brotha.
jamie:
Very cool. One thing though, we'd be dead without meat. You can get sustenance from plants but you'd starve to death eventually. On the other hand, you could survive on meat. You have to eat every part of the animal to do so but you will get what your body needs. Any way im still at it. Getting skinny but feel good. I broke once for a veggie pizza with a friend. But it was worth it. =) still busier than hell and definately not getting enough protein but it shows how long the body can last on a minimal diet. Or better put how many times we eat for pleasure rather than sustenance. One more week and im going to start eating some organic produce like rice and veggies but im gonna continue this wild thing for the rest of the year. I know ive been promising more pics just keep forgetting to take them. Also the diet has been pretty damn boring. Ill put up what i have tonight. Peace
jamie:
got one pic that actually came out good. this is purslane. most people weed this from their garden and throw it away . its more tasty and healthy than the rest of the vegetables they are growing.
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