You must be in denial about the ill effects that processed foods have on the body. My dad went macrobiotic and lost like 70 pounds in about 6 months.Jay wrote:
Why do people without celiacs eat gluten free? Why do the non lactose intolerant eat no dairy? It's like people wish they had those ailments so they'd have something to complain about.
Health food stores are for hypochondriacs.
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jay is hardly one to talk about healthy eating. look at him.
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I don't eat processed foods, I cook from scratch at home most days.Superior Mind wrote:
You must be in denial about the ill effects that processed foods have on the body. My dad went macrobiotic and lost like 70 pounds in about 6 months.Jay wrote:
Why do people without celiacs eat gluten free? Why do the non lactose intolerant eat no dairy? It's like people wish they had those ailments so they'd have something to complain about.
Health food stores are for hypochondriacs.
That has fuck all to do with my rant against hypochondriacs and their dietary habits. Your dad lost weight because he started thinking about what he was eating. It's the same as keeping a budget and suddenly being able to save money.
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My dad is not a hypochondriac and yet he buys all organic etc. which come from health food stores. I'm missing your point.
what kinda stuff is he eating?(macrobiotic>??-Superior Mind wrote:
You must be in denial about the ill effects that processed foods have on the body. My dad went macrobiotic and lost like 70 pounds in about 6 months.Jay wrote:
Why do people without celiacs eat gluten free? Why do the non lactose intolerant eat no dairy? It's like people wish they had those ailments so they'd have something to complain about.
Health food stores are for hypochondriacs.
The point is that all that crap is unnecessary. You've fallen for marketing by hypochondriacs. The same people that are selling you those 'dirty, pesticide ridden' apples are the same people that are turning around and selling you 'clean, organic, pesticide free' apples at twice or triple the price. The FDA does a pretty damn good job keeping harmful crap out of our bodies and 'processed food' is not nearly as bad as people make them out to be. By definition, going to a restaurant and ordering a meal is ordering processed food. Eating food prepared in your kitchen is eating processed food. Unless you're eating raw meat from a carcass or eating tubers pulled straight from the ground and eaten raw, the food is processed. You've fallen for marketing, nothing more.Superior Mind wrote:
My dad is not a hypochondriac and yet he buys all organic etc. which come from health food stores. I'm missing your point.
Should you be eating Chef Boyardee at every meal? No, of course not, but like anything else it isn't bad in moderation.
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Jay wrote:
I don't eat processed foods, I cook from scratch at home most days.Superior Mind wrote:
You must be in denial about the ill effects that processed foods have on the body. My dad went macrobiotic and lost like 70 pounds in about 6 months.Jay wrote:
Why do people without celiacs eat gluten free? Why do the non lactose intolerant eat no dairy? It's like people wish they had those ailments so they'd have something to complain about.
Health food stores are for hypochondriacs.
That has fuck all to do with my rant against hypochondriacs and their dietary habits. Your dad lost weight because he started thinking about what he was eating. It's the same as keeping a budget and suddenly being able to save money.
Yeah those two really arent related. Theres no way that eating an organic apple over a regular apple would cause you to lose weight.Superior Mind wrote:
My dad is not a hypochondriac and yet he buys all organic etc. which come from health food stores. I'm missing your point.
Also, "organic" foods have still never had a conclusive study done to show that they have any health benefits. Its completely a fad and, in most cases, is actually worse for the environment.
stop talking about healthy food and start talking about cheese and meat and shit on a pizza you nerds
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I wouldn't call it terrible for the environment, but it is pretty terrible for humans. If the world went organic we'd face a never ending series of famines caused by crop failures, just like the human race faced nearly every year prior to industrialization.Winston_Churchill wrote:
Jay wrote:
I don't eat processed foods, I cook from scratch at home most days.Superior Mind wrote:
You must be in denial about the ill effects that processed foods have on the body. My dad went macrobiotic and lost like 70 pounds in about 6 months.
That has fuck all to do with my rant against hypochondriacs and their dietary habits. Your dad lost weight because he started thinking about what he was eating. It's the same as keeping a budget and suddenly being able to save money.Yeah those two really arent related. Theres no way that eating an organic apple over a regular apple would cause you to lose weight.Superior Mind wrote:
My dad is not a hypochondriac and yet he buys all organic etc. which come from health food stores. I'm missing your point.
Also, "organic" foods have still never had a conclusive study done to show that they have any health benefits. Its completely a fad and, in most cases, is actually worse for the environment.
Edit - Well, actually it would be bad for the environment if you're one of those people that covets 'open' or 'green' spaces. We'd have to farm a lot more land if we did without pesticides and fungicides or GE crops.
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It ends up being bad for the environment due to the increased wear and tear on the soil and severely lower efficient use of space, generating lower yields, forcing more land to be used - therefore creating more pollution from more tractors, machinery, etc. Among other factors. Its quite ridiculous.
And thats not even factoring in how GM crops help us in so many ways. We couldnt feed anywhere near our population without them
And thats not even factoring in how GM crops help us in so many ways. We couldnt feed anywhere near our population without them
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The benefits of the absence of preservation chemicals, petro-chemicals, refined sugar, dairy, and meat (besides wild fish) in one's diet is not some marketing myth. It actually makes you healthier. I am basing my knowledge off of real life experience, so keep eating what you want. I don't really care.
But but, gluten bad. lactose bad. processed food bad. organic good. local good. quinoa good. flax good. wheat bad.Winston_Churchill wrote:
It ends up being bad for the environment due to the increased wear and tear on the soil and severely lower efficient use of space, generating lower yields, forcing more land to be used - therefore creating more pollution from more tractors, machinery, etc. Among other factors. Its quite ridiculous.
Whole Foods and Fairway have built their entire business catering to middle and upper class morons that think they are intelligent but are paralyzed by body and self esteem issues brought on by their never-ending desire to stay on top of fads in order to remain relevant to their fad chasing friends. Walk into any of those supermarkets and the self loathing is a palpable presence floating in the air.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
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Placebo.Superior Mind wrote:
The benefits of the absence of preservation chemicals, petro-chemicals, refined sugar, dairy, and meat (besides wild fish) in one's diet is not some marketing myth. It actually makes you healthier. I am basing my knowledge off of real life experience, so keep eating what you want. I don't really care.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
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The best in Toronto*Winston_Churchill wrote:
http://www.yelp.ca/biz/cora-pizza-toronto
the best
which sadly isn't all that good.
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I can see the benefits of excluding dairy since its not natural to our diet, same with meat if you're getting sufficient nutrients and protein in other ways. However, "organic" foods are simply a myth. Theres simply no conclusive scientific proof to prove it otherwise.
And basically every type of food has natural "preservation chemicals" in them. Are you planning on eliminating those too? Natural pesticides in fruits are 99.99% of the "pesticides" you take in when you buy an apple from the grocery store.
Its great if it makes you feel better, but its not sustainable for anything other than a niche placebo market
And basically every type of food has natural "preservation chemicals" in them. Are you planning on eliminating those too? Natural pesticides in fruits are 99.99% of the "pesticides" you take in when you buy an apple from the grocery store.
Its great if it makes you feel better, but its not sustainable for anything other than a niche placebo market
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Dudes how is my dad losing 70 pounds a placebo effect?
Whether or not produce is organic is usually telling of how fresh it is. (I worked for 6 months in a grocery store and was able to examine such realities).
Whether or not produce is organic is usually telling of how fresh it is. (I worked for 6 months in a grocery store and was able to examine such realities).
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Because he likely changed his entire lifestyle and is eating different foods, not differently grown foods.
If he went from eating oreos to organic almonds for snacks he will obviously lose weight. If he went from eating normal almonds to organic ones he simply wont.
If he went from eating oreos to organic almonds for snacks he will obviously lose weight. If he went from eating normal almonds to organic ones he simply wont.
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He never used to eat Oreos. We used to get most of our food from Costco. His lifestyle is pretty much the same as it was before aside from the food he eats.
Because he paid attention to what he ate. Anyone can lose weight if they track what they eat and eat foods conducive to losing weight. If you cut out sugar and fat and meat and replace it with veggies and protein supplements you'll lose weight. It's not rocket science.Superior Mind wrote:
Dudes how is my dad losing 70 pounds a placebo effect?
Whether or not produce is organic is usually telling of how fresh it is. (I worked for 6 months in a grocery store and was able to examine such realities).
I started keeping a budget for my daily expenses and magically began saving money. If I did the same for my food intake I bet I could lose a ton of weight too, and it wouldn't require any fad diet to do so.
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ever been here http://www.yelp.ca/biz/massimo-pizza-and-pasta-torontoPochsy wrote:
The best in Toronto*Winston_Churchill wrote:
http://www.yelp.ca/biz/cora-pizza-toronto
the best
which sadly isn't all that good.
its actually a lot better and on my street which is
So he was purchasing his food in bulk, and now doesn't. Do I need to calculate 2 + 2 for you?Superior Mind wrote:
He never used to eat Oreos. We used to get most of our food from Costco. His lifestyle is pretty much the same as it was before aside from the food he eats.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
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