Guest guest Posted February 6, 2001 Report Share Posted February 6, 2001 Did anyone see the tv segment last night on " The Fox Report " (Fox News Channel) on " Orthorexia Nervosa " ? <br><br>We've been labeled with an eating disorder! How about that? Dr. Steven Bratman, M.D. has written a book about people like you and me. Watch out! The medical industry says we have a disorder because we have a " fixation on eating proper food " . Wow! You all better make appointments with your Dr. right now and get a check up! Maybe they have a pill to help cure us of this horrible disorder!<br><br>Here's a good article on our sad disorder folks:<br><a href=http://chetday.com/healthfoodjunkie.html target=new>http://chetday.com/healthfoodjunkie.html</a><br><br>And here's the book:<br><a href=http://shopping.altavista.com/product.sdc?p=12762496 target=new>http://shopping.altavista.com/product.sdc?p=12762496</a><br><br>What nonsense! Before this we were just " health nuts " . Now we have " Orthorexia Nervosa " because we want to eat healthy and it takes some effort to do so. Well, if the food industry wasn't so bent on irradiating and poisioning our food supply perhaps it would be easier for us. If there weren't a Burger King on every block perhaps it would be easier. If farmers stopped picking fruits 4 weeks before they are ripe and gasing them to artificially ripen them perhaps it would be easier for us. But they are not that thoughtful are they? Adulterated food " stuff " is easier to package, more profitable and has a greater shelf life. Nobody wants sicko's like us who want pure and natural foods. Sorry Charlie, food products " enriched " with chemical vitimins and minerals does not equate to healthy food for me. I want real food the way it was meant to be consumed.<br><br>Let's face it. It's hard for most people to eat healthy without effort. It's hard to find good food and unlearn all the unwholesome eating habits we have acquired from our family upbringing. And then in many cases you have to do it alone because you are the only person who can figure out that there is a relationship between what you put into your mouth and your health before you reach your death bed.<br><br>I think if we pull the wrappers off this book we will see it is more of the same. Political foes use the same technique. You don't like what somebody is doing then " label " them. Now they can write us off in there own minds because now they know we have Orthorexia Nervosa. Poor club members.. I feel so sorry for us. Pity we can't be like everyone else and sit in the dr's office waiting to be diagnosed with something awful. We're all going to feel pretty stupid someday dying of " nothing " .<br><br>Of course I focus on healthy eating and habits more than the average American but I see the benefits. The benefits for me far outweigh the effort. If they didn't I'd stop. It tells me I'm headed in the right direction. The mistake I see some people making is putting too much faith in one aspect of healthy eating and living and doing just that one thing over and over again until they drive everyone around them crazy. Take juicing. Good stuff. But let's not go overboard and juice 50 pounds of carrots each week! Exercise-- good stuff. But let's not spend 5 hours each day in the gym while our family sits at home. Moderation is key. Get your bearing and head in the right direction but go at a moderate speed. Life is to be enjoyed. Our eyes have been opened to the path that leads to good health. Hopefully we are going to be around a few extra years so love and laugh, share and enjoy with your family and friends along the way.<br><br>Look at that!!! I did it AGAIN! I gave healthy advice to people I haven't even met! You didn't even ask me for the advice. I just gave it! What a sicko I must be! Doctor! Doctor! I need HELP!<br><br>-OrionsDad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2001 Report Share Posted February 6, 2001 Hey wait a minute--- if we have a DISORDER I'm claiming it on my Insurance. Maybe I can go on Welfare. Or better yet free psychiatric care, I could use that. We got it made.<br><br>Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2001 Report Share Posted February 7, 2001 Excellent Doug.<br><br>Active club members should qualify for permanent long-term disability. It’s about time I collect on that pay deduction.<br><br>-OrionDad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2001 Report Share Posted February 7, 2001 I'm afraid you're still in denial. The first step to curing your afliction is to admit you have a problem. Don't be embarrassed, this insidious disease creeps up on people without them even realizing it. Now that the good doctor has identified and labeled it, help is on its way.<br><br>What a whiner this guy who wrote the article about his new-found disorder. So he had a bad experience catering to various classes of vegetarians, vegans and such. I tried to read his article with an open mind, but I couldn't take all the whinging and complaining. This guy needs to lay off the caffein and do something productive. Of cource since he's a recovering Orthorexia Nervosa or whatever, he'll make a great poster child for the cooked food industry... Money-wise, things will probably start looking up to him. " News " stories like that one serve to reaffirm that I aint missing nothing since I gave up commercial television years ago. That's all I need are dim wits giving advice. Jeez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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