I was listening to an AM radio talk show (like I normally do during the drive to and from work) and wound up listening to Udo Erasmus, the author of the book “Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill” and was totally frustrated with the discussion. Udo went on and on for about an hour talking all about the concept of his book and how our current dietary system and food system is rather unhealthy and we should change but I got absolutely NO useful (read: practical) information from him at all other than the fact that I should be chugging flax seed oil on a daily basis. Why is it that people with such a higher education constantly act this way? I was listening intently hoping to glean some useful tips on improving my current eating habits and got nothing! Have people like this lost all common sense? I don’t care about how the molecular structure and atomic particles react to stuff or the history behind something if you can’t just tell me what I should do about it!
In related news, I also listened to a physician talk about how most common Americans are walking around with 8-10 lbs. of undigested fecal matter in our bowls! He was suggesting some special “cleanse” process that probably involves drinking some awful stuff, shoving a garden hose up my bum, and fasting for a week. Still, I’m planning on doing some research on my own into this. My first reaction was, “Hey! This could be a great way to kick-start my weight loss goals.” But now I’m wondering if doing any sort of cleans like this is truly healthy at all. I mean, for most people, just cleaning out the mucus in our nostrils isn’t necessarily a good thing as the stuff is there for a purpose (not that I can imagine what a bunch of fecal matter would help with or anything). Still, I’ve got some reading ahead of me with this stuff!