Comments on: The fanatics of food https://thenewneo.com/2018/12/12/the-fanatics-of-food/ A blog about political change, among other things Fri, 14 Dec 2018 22:20:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Jeff Brokaw https://thenewneo.com/2018/12/12/the-fanatics-of-food/#comment-2415568 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 22:20:31 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=82475#comment-2415568 Neo that is a good point and I won’t argue it.

My point was overstated and pithy but intended to be a reminder for those folks who treat food like a religious sacrament yet have no real appreciation for any of those things you mention.

]]> By: neo https://thenewneo.com/2018/12/12/the-fanatics-of-food/#comment-2415554 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 20:13:25 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=82475#comment-2415554 Jeff Brokaw:

I have to disagree.

Food is far more than fuel, although fuel is one of the things it is. It is also art, culture, habit, desire, and a great pleasure.

]]> By: Jeff Brokaw https://thenewneo.com/2018/12/12/the-fanatics-of-food/#comment-2415527 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 15:21:54 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=82475#comment-2415527 Food is fuel for the mind and body. That’s pretty much it.

]]> By: Kate https://thenewneo.com/2018/12/12/the-fanatics-of-food/#comment-2415489 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 01:20:46 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=82475#comment-2415489 After reading all this, I am grateful that I only have to eat a daily salad and 1/4 cup of nuts and drink a lot of water.

]]> By: Mike K https://thenewneo.com/2018/12/12/the-fanatics-of-food/#comment-2415486 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 01:14:58 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=82475#comment-2415486 Those who cannot tolerate such discussions, I recommend stopping here.

We used to use “black and white” enemas on cases of Fecal impaction. The classic “black and white” used molasses and MOM but the results were risky. I used mineral oil and peroxide. Worked like a charm. I had a patient with low pressure hydrocephalus who had not had a BM ion several years. He had to be disimpacted every month. I used the mineral oil and peroxide and then took out his colon,. He was still constipated but improved.

]]> By: Julie near Chicago https://thenewneo.com/2018/12/12/the-fanatics-of-food/#comment-2415472 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 22:46:40 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=82475#comment-2415472 For those whose plumbing becomes clogged, may I recommend the Atomic Bomb Blast. This remedy was given to me by an experienced R.N., and I find it also all over the Net. Simple recipe:

2 tablespoons prune juice, warmed (I don’t get it hot)
2 tablespoons milk of magnesia, stirred in

Drink. It’s not my idea of a gourmet treat, but it’s not as awful as some things. And in my experience, it really does work.

Of course prunes and prune juice have been a daily occurrence at our mothers’ and grandmothers’ houses since before the Deluge; but prune juice (or prunes) alone stopped doing much for me years ago. The Bomb Blast works, after anywhere from 3 to 36 hours (for the severely stopped-up).

]]> By: Carmen https://thenewneo.com/2018/12/12/the-fanatics-of-food/#comment-2415467 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 22:16:15 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=82475#comment-2415467 I am enjoying fermenting drinks…kefir,ginger ale, lemonade, etc. Try as hard as I could to like it, I hate sauerkraut, even though it’s supposed to be good for you. I am disabled and keeping regular is a challenge. These drinks keep me healthy. The rest of my regimen is iffy, every day is different. The fork is fun!

]]> By: om https://thenewneo.com/2018/12/12/the-fanatics-of-food/#comment-2415457 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 20:38:26 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=82475#comment-2415457 No matter what, in the long run, you can’t outrun the fork. 🙂

]]> By: Faith2014 https://thenewneo.com/2018/12/12/the-fanatics-of-food/#comment-2415453 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 20:32:04 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=82475#comment-2415453 TommyJay, you can’t out-exercise a bad diet. I’ve read that weight loss is 80% diet.

Sonny – paying attention? Probably. I track my diet in excel with calories and macros – fat, carb, protein, and fiber. While I like to think I’m LCHF (being a primal eater), I don’t get upset when I see higher carbs because I ate bread at a restaurant.

I also track my exercise in excel too (I’m on week 149). If I miss a lot in a week, I note down why. It’s remarkable how much I’m not sick from cold/flu anymore!

]]> By: Kate https://thenewneo.com/2018/12/12/the-fanatics-of-food/#comment-2415449 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 20:13:16 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=82475#comment-2415449 TommyJay, what was constant was the exercise. We’ve been doing it together for years, and no one changed that pattern. The changes were dietary. In my case, I was following the now-discredited FDA recommendations and getting heavier. When my blood sugar numbers went bad, I went low-carb-high-fat and lost thirty pounds and my pre-diabetes status. No change in exercise. For me, it works.

Sonny Wayze, I think you’re right about paying attention to diet. In my case, I’ll need to stick with this because of the threat of diabetes. If I fall off the wagon, my medical problems will return. Fortunately, I like the food I now eat.

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