Some health experts recommend moderate amounts or the "responsible use" of chocolate, cola, coffee, tea, and red wine. What do you think of the responsible use of alcohol and other addictive substances?
The "responsible use" of alcohol and other addictive substances is an impossibility. Even moderate amounts of addictive substances do not belong in our diet. They inevitably take over our lives and undermine our health. Beware of "health experts" who recommend addictive substances. They are either misinformed or dishonest. The only people who benefit from addictive substances are the companies that sell them, and the "health experts" who promote them and then treat the inevitable abuse.
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As an animal rights activist, I oppose your recommendation that people eat milk and eggs. Aren't you concerned about the suffering of animals on farms?
I'm painfully aware of the abysmal conditions on many farms, which are nothing more than cramped filthy factories where animals are constantly suffering. These operations are a disgrace and should be banned. But we cannot equate the suffering of animals with the suffering of people. Our health requires milk, cheese, and eggs, which means that we must rely on cows and chickens. However, we must also respect these animals and protect them from unnecessary suffering. I believe that most organic farmers respect life and will minimize any harm to the land and animals.
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Do you recommend bee products? What is honey? What is bee pollen? What is royal jelly?
I advise against all bee products, including honey, pollen, royal jelly, and venom. Nectar is sugar water that flowers produce, in order to attract bees, so that bees will collect pollen and pollinate plants. Honey is nectar that bees collect, swallow, digest, regurgitate, and store; so honey is concentrated sugar and highly addictive. Bee pollen is the pollen that bees collect from flowers. Royal jelly is bee saliva that helps to produce queen bees. Venom is concentrated poison and highly toxic. We need bees for their pollination, but we do not need their products. The best thing we can do with bees is to leave them alone.
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Why do you advise against canned food? Is frozen food better? Canned food is unsafe, because the food absorbs metal from the can. Even small amounts of metal in our food can make us sick. Some manufacturers line the inside of cans with enamel to prevent metallic contamination of the food. This is an improvement, but it still does not guarantee the safety of canned food. In order to be safe, I recommend avoiding all canned food. As an alternative, I recommend frozen food, which I have found to be safe and tasty.
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I've read that cheese has saturated fat and causes hardening of the arteries. Why do you recommend it?
Cheese is a miracle. It concentrates the nutrition of milk in a safe, delicious form. I can't imagine a day without cheese. Even die-hard vegans who don't drink milk, often cheat by eating cheese. I specifically recommend organic whole milk cheese. My favorites are cheddar, swiss, mozzarella, parmesan, feta, and ricotta. To those who are afraid of cheese, I would paraphrase John Lennon: Give cheese a chance.
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I love chocolate. Do you recommend organic chocolate?
I'm not surprised that you love chocolate. I've never met anyone who doesn't love chocolate. Frankly, I love chocolate. The Latin name for chocolate is "Theobroma," which means "food of the gods." Apparently, even the gods love chocolate. We love chocolate, because it helps us to love and feel loved. This is why chocolate is synonymous with Valentine's Day, the holiday of love.
Unfortunately, chocolate is extremely addictive and harmful, regardless of whether the chocolate is organic or not. When I discovered the LOVE Diet, I finally solved my craving for chocolate. The LOVE Diet will do the same for you. The LOVE Diet will enable you to love yourself and others without the artificial stimulation of chocolate.
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There are so many different diets out there. How do I know which one is right?
The field of nutrition is a lot like religion. There are many different conflicting beliefs. Try not to be overwhelmed by dogma, jargon, or testimonials. Use your common sense, and carefully test the different diets. Eventually, you will know what's true.
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Is cola addictive? Is diet cola better than regular cola?
All cola drinks are very addictive, regardless of whether they are sweetened with sugar or artificial sweeteners. It's tragic that so many people are addicted to cola drinks and believe the misleading advertising of the cola industry. How ironic that such a harmful beverage is associated with vitality and enjoyment. The beverage industry is a rogues' gallery of toxic, addictive substances: cola, soda, coffee, tea, and alcohol. These beverages are responsible for a lot of sickness and suffering.
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What should I do if I can't afford organic food?
Organic food costs more than regular food. This means that you have to economize in other areas. First, eliminate all junk food and addictive substances, both of which are very expensive. Second, stop eating out, and learn to cook at home. Third, compare the cost and quality of produce at health food stores, farmers' markets, and cooperatives. Try to meet local organic farmers, because they can provide you with fresh, inexpensive produce and advice about home gardens and composting. These changes will help to compensate for the higher cost of organic food. If you invest in good food and water, you will be rewarded with good health.
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I miss my coffee. Is it OK to drink decaffeinated coffee?
No. Coffee is decaffeinated with toxic solvents, like methylene chloride and ethyl acetate. In theory, these solvents shouldn't remain after decaffeination, but they often do. Also, decaffeinated coffee still contains caffeine, in varying degrees. If you want a hot drink, try hot apple juice or warm milk - they're delicious.
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Are diet and culture related?
Diet and culture are inseparable. Each culture has its own special dietary habits. Some of these habits are good, but some are bad. Unfortunately, the bad habits of addiction often outweigh the good habits of nutrition. The bad habits of addiction undermine the security and progress of a culture. It is important for each culture to study its dietary habits and to distinguish between nutrition and addiction. This will enable each and every culture to fulfill its own unique potential. This will also enable all cultures to live in peace and harmony with each other.
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Why is my doctor too busy to talk to me?
Your doctor is avoiding your questions, because he can't answer them. He feels that in order to keep you as a patient, he must convey a sense of wisdom and knowledge that he doesn't really possess. We assume that doctors have all the answers, but they don't. As a matter of fact, doctors have the same problems, questions, and fears as their patients. Ask your doctor to be honest with you about his limitations. If he avoids this question, or acts offended, then you need to find a new doctor.
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Why is exercise important? What is the relationship between exercise and health? What kind of exercise do you recommend?
Exercise is a tonic that tunes up the body. It strengthens organs, refreshes blood, relaxes nerves, and sharpens senses. But exercise must also be safe. So I recommend non-competitive, non-contact, low-impact, aerobic exercise, such as walking, stair-climbing, and swimming. Contact sports (football, soccer), impact sports (running, tennis), and anaerobic sports (weight-lifting) emphasize competition and often lead to injuries. All exercise programs require medical supervision, proper diet, comfortable clothing, warm-up, reasonable levels of exertion, fluid replacement, proper timing (no food an hour and a half before and after exercise), and adequate rest periods. The rest period is important, because it allows the body to recover from exercise. The length of the rest period depends on the type and degree of exercise. For example, short walks can be done every day, but long walks should be done every second or third day. Vigorous exercise, such as stair-climbing, may require even longer rest periods. Regardless of what kind of exercise you choose, don't overdo it. A safe, regular exercise program enhances your health, work, and relationships.
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I've read that fish is very healthy. Why do you advise against fish?
The reputation of fish as a health food is based on the fact that fish contains essential fatty acids. However, plants also contain essential fatty acids, and plants are a better source. Good plant sources of essential fatty acids include flax seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, nuts, and avocados. Moreover, the concentration of pollutants in fish negates their nutritional value. In addition to the pollutants, fish is difficult to digest and creates a craving for addictive substances. Eating fish is not only bad for our health, it's also bad for our planet, because fish maintain the vitality of our lakes, rivers, and oceans.
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I'm afraid to eat wheat, milk, eggs, and peanuts, because I've read that they cause food allergies. What do you think?
Although food allergy is a real problem, it is often overdiagnosed and misdiagnosed. Sometimes "food allergy" is caused by toxins, pollutants, and indigestion. These problems are often solved by my LOVE Diet, which recommends organic food and promotes healthy digestion. Sometimes "milk allergy" is caused by lactose intolerance or improper refrigeration. Once a milk carton is opened, it is no longer airtight, even if it looks closed. Milk must be transferred to an airtight container. Peanuts and all nuts must be cleaned and roasted before eating. This aids digestion and improves taste. We must learn to eat healthy food in a safe, confident manner.
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Do you recommend all fruits and vegetables? Are there any “forbidden fruit?”
There are indeed some forbidden fruit. Some fruits and vegetables are either toxic or addictive, and should be avoided. Here are some examples:
1) Dandelion greens are toxic because they can cause nightmares and even hallucinations. I've noticed this toxic effect with both dandelion greens and dandelion tea. It’s important to distinguish between wild greens, such as dandelions, and cultivated greens, such as lettuce, spinach, and kale.
2) Some mushrooms are toxic because they can cause nightmares and even hallucinations. I’ve noticed this toxic effect with pink oyster mushrooms in particular. It’s best to stick with standard mushrooms, such as shiitake, portobello, and white button.
3) Dates are addictive because they are loaded with sugar. Once you start eating dates, it’s hard to stop because dates are like candy. It’s interesting to note that the original biblical honey was date honey, not bee honey.
4) Although coconuts are neither toxic nor addictive, coconuts are constipating and should be eaten sparingly.
5) Although dried fruits and vegetables are neither toxic nor addictive, they are constipating and should be reconstituted with water before eating.
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Is the conflict in the Middle East unique? Do the LOVE and HATE Diets apply to other global conflicts, besides the Middle East?
The conflict in the Middle East is not unique. In a sense, every country is a Land of Milk and Honey, a Land of LOVE and HATE. The LOVE Diet (nutrition) and the HATE Diet (addiction) are important factors in all global conflicts. This is especially true in hotspots like Northern Ireland, North Korea, Pakistan, Chechnya, Somalia, Iran, India, Afghanistan, Haiti, Sudan, Colombia, Burma, and the Congo. Several years ago, when Russia wanted to invade the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), I commented that Russia's problems are peristaltic, not Baltic.
The cause of conflict and violence is not your enemy, but your enemy's diet. The cause of conflict and violence is not who, but what. It's time for the United Nations to try a new approach and address the underlying nutritional and biochemical causes of conflict and violence. It's time for some common sense, instead of endless political debates between liberals and conservatives. Liberals believe that enemies are victims and must be appeased. Conservatives believe that enemies are evil and must be killed. I believe that enemies are sick and must be cured. It's more humane to cure your enemies than to kill them.
(Click here for my quote on Antiwar.com. Click here for my poem of peace called Brother. Click here for my poem called Sick Society. Click here for Hudna, my open letter to the Palestinians.)
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Do you have any advice about shopping in health food stores?
Health food stores are a mixed blessing. They sell healthful products like fresh produce, milk, cheese, eggs, grains, bread, nuts, and seeds. But they also sell harmful products like yogurt, honey, molasses, candy, vitamins, minerals, naturopathic remedies, homeopathic remedies, processed soy products, and books with bad advice. The best way to evaluate a health food store is to examine the fresh produce, which must be watered and culled frequently. The condition of the fresh produce is the best indication of the store's commitment to the customer's health. Talk to the produce manager, ask questions about the produce, and try to determine the store's commitment to quality products.
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What is the relationship between health and sickness?
Like the two ends of a seesaw, health and sickness have an inverse relationship. As health goes up, sickness goes down. As health goes down, sickness goes up. By balancing the seesaw in favor of health, we can avoid sickness and the merry-go-round of endless doctors. Sadly, most doctors focus on sickness, but ignore health. Doctors define health as the absence of sickness. But health is more than the absence of sickness, just as life is more than the absence of death. Health is our most important goal, just as life is our most important possession.
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Why are so many people homeless?
The world is full of homeless people. They live in hospitals, prisons, shelters, shacks, and on the street. We try not to think about these people, because they remind us that our lives are not that secure. We assume that homeless people are derelicts who don't care about themselves, but this is not true. Homeless people are professionals, average people, senior citizens, and runaway teens, who are often helpless to change their situation.
Homelessness is often the end result of malnutrition and addiction. As people become homeless, their diet and their addictions become worse. Homelessness and addiction are a vicious cycle that society can't correct. It's ironic that society promotes the sale of addictive substances but ignores the consequences of addiction. Society must choose between human health and economic health. Society must choose between an economy based on nutrition and health (LOVE Economy), and an economy based on addiction and sickness (HATE Economy).
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What is hospice and palliative care? What is the difference between hospital versus hospice?
Traditional medicine distinguishes between sickness that is curable and sickness that is incurable. A curable sickness is treated in a hospital with curative care; while an incurable sickness is treated in a hospice with palliative care. For example, a curable sickness, such as pneumonia, is treated in a hospital with antibiotics, fluids, and bed rest; while an incurable sickness, such as metastatic cancer, is treated in a hospice with pain medicine and tranquilizers, but no anti-cancer drugs. Curative care is designed to fight sickness, while palliative care is designed to make patients more comfortable. This distinction between curative care and palliative care is somewhat misleading, because both rely on pharmaceuticals, and both ignore the relationship between diet and health. Regardless of whether a sickness is curable or incurable, physicians must promote health and not simply treat symptoms with pharmaceuticals. In my experience, the best way to promote health is to follow the LOVE Diet.
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If mankind is so intelligent, why can't mankind achieve peace? What is intelligence, and how can we improve our intelligence?
Society has a one-sided view of intelligence. In school and at work, our intelligence is measured by how fast and completely we can learn. But learning is only half of intelligence. The other half of intelligence is unlearning the many falsehoods that we have been taught. Ironically, most highly intelligent people cling to their education, resist unlearning falsehoods, and perpetuate the harmful effects of these falsehoods, such as sickness, conflict, and war. Let's redefine intelligence to include unlearning, so that our leaders, many of whom are highly intelligent, can have open minds and truly promote peace and health.
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What is jargon, and how can the average person understand it?
Jargon is technical language that uses a lot of Greek and Latin. Some jargon is necessary, but most of it is unnecessary. Every profession has its own jargon, which maintains the mystique and exclusivity of that profession. In college, my chemistry professor told us that scientific jargon helps to keep the profession small. In medical school, I was overwhelmed with jargon. But eventually, I realized that jargon is just a complicated way of saying something simple. In fact, sometimes jargon is a complicated way of covering up ignorance. For example, doctors often describe a disease as idiopathic or agnogenic. These two complicated terms simply mean that the doctor does not know the cause of the disease. If you want to understand jargon, look up the words in a dictionary and study their roots. As you become familiar with these roots, jargon will no longer be a mystery.
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How can Jerusalem achieve peace? Do you have a prescription for peace in Jerusalem?
Like most cities, Jerusalem is divided by competing political and religious philosophies. Unfortunately, the competition associated with these well-meaning philosophies often creates unintended conflict. I propose that Jerusalem, and other cities, counteract such conflict by developing a new, non-political, non-religious, non-competitive philosophy based on our common humanity. My short, simple poem called Brother offers such a philosophy by emphasizing that all people, regardless of politics or religion, or any other divisive factor, share common needs and origins. (Click here for my poem of peace called Brother.)
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I eat a lot of junk food, especially potato chips and corn chips. What should I do?
You are eating chips, because you are hungry for real food, and because you are addicted to the salt, sugar, and oil in chips. Instead of wasting money on convenient junk food, spend less money and more time cooking real food, like potatoes and corn. Switching from junk food to real food will satisfy your hunger and help you to resist other addictions.
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Milk and cheese give me an upset stomach. Do I have lactose intolerance? What should I do?
Milk contains a sugar called lactose. In order to digest lactose, the body must produce a special enzyme called lactase. If the body doesn't produce enough lactase, the undigested lactose can cause gas, nausea, cramps, and diarrhea. This is lactose intolerance. Certain groups are more prone to lactose intolerance: Blacks, Native Americans, Asians, the elderly, and the sick. If you have lactose intolerance, I recommend that you try these steps:
1) Follow my LOVE Diet and avoid all addictive substances. This will maximize your body's ability to produce lactase.
2) Use organic whole milk and cheese, in order to avoid the antibiotics and hormones in regular milk.
3) Use small amounts of milk and cheese to see if you can avoid the symptoms of lactose intolerance.
4) Use goat milk and goat cheese, because both have less lactose than cow's milk.
5) Use organic lactose-free milk and cheese.
6) Use lactase tablets when you use milk products.
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Why do you recommend taking a quarter teaspoon of fresh-squeezed lemon (or lime) juice in a large glass of water every day?
Lemon (or lime) juice is a concentrated form of Vitamin C and a natural antibiotic and antiviral agent. It's important to drink lemon juice in water, because pure lemon juice is so acidic that it can dissolve the enamel on our teeth. It's important to avoid taking too much lemon juice, because lemon juice is so acidic that too much can create an acid-base imbalance in our body and make us sick. Don't assume that just because a little bit of lemon juice is good, a lot is even better. Remember that food is live medicine.
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Why do you recommend the LOVE Diet?
I recommend the LOVE Diet because it:
1) is safe, tasty, and satisfying;
2) provides all the essential nutrients;
3) minimizes the craving for addictive substances;
4) minimizes the severity of withdrawal from addictive substances;
5) provides high-fiber, which helps eliminate waste;
6) optimizes our physical and emotional health;
7) improves our relationships with others;
8) promotes peace and harmony.
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Why do you advise against meat?
There are several reasons to eliminate meat from our diet:
1) Our teeth and intestines are not designed to digest meat.
2) When we eat meat, it creates toxins in our body, makes us sick, and makes us crave addictive substances. This is why we want coffee, dessert, alcohol, and tobacco after a meat meal.
3) The slaughter process is unsanitary and poorly regulated, so meat is often contaminated with dangerous bacteria.
4) Animals raised for meat are given toxic feed, antibiotics, and hormones that remain in their meat and contaminate our food. These contaminants lead to many diseases, including BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, aka Mad Cow Disease) and its human equivalent, CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, aka Human Spongiform Encephalopathy). Both BSE and CJD are fatal neurological diseases.
5) Even if animals are raised organically, numbers 1, 2, and 3 still apply.
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Is it difficult to become a doctor? What is medical school like?
Becoming a doctor is extremely difficult. A medical education is like an ultra-marathon. There are four years of college, four years of medical school, one year of internship, and three to six years of residency. The curriculum includes anatomy, physiology, pathology, biochemistry, and pharmacology - but excludes nutrition, hygiene, safety, and common sense. Throughout medical school, internship, and residency, young doctors are required to take night call, which means going without sleep. In addition to sleep-deprivation, young doctors must cope with cafeteria food and frequent tests. The net effect of this ordeal is that many young doctors are malnourished, overworked, exhausted, and dazed. This is why most doctors do not have fond memories of their medical education. As an intern on morning rounds, I remember an attending physician saying that if he woke up tomorrow and found that he was a second-year medical student, he would hang himself. We all laughed in pained agreement, because we understood the rigors of medical education. But young doctors do not understand that medical education is a brainwashing process, sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry. It's ironic that young doctors must sacrifice their health for the sake of an education that does not fully prepare them to cure themselves or their patients.
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Why do you advise against microwave ovens?
Microwave ovens are a technological breakthrough and a great convenience. However, microwave ovens are also a source of radiation that contaminates our food and our home. Despite reassurances from the FDA and oven manufacturers, microwave radiation is a potential cause of serious illness, including cancer. Homeowners can buy radiation-detecting devices, but these devices are notoriously unreliable. So I prefer to err on the side of safety and avoid microwave ovens.
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Do you have any evidence that people in the Middle East use a lot of honey, sugar, tobacco, coffee, tea, and cola?
Here are some articles that document the prevalence and importance of addictive substances in the Middle Eastern diet. The third article documents that the United States exports a lot of honey to the Middle East. The last two articles are reminders that the Middle East is mostly desert, and that water is in very short supply. The last article is a poignant lesson about kindness. Click on each title.
1) "Honey, I Love You" Faik Nasser - "To the ancient people, honey was seen as a symbol of wealth and happiness. It was associated with strength, beauty and longevity. Even the Biblical Promised Land was described as the Land flowing with Milk and Honey."
2) "The Merits of Honey" Verity, An Islamic Resource - "God Almighty has informed us that there is a special ability in honey to heal and cure diseases."
3) "Middle East Sweet on U.S. Honey" AgExporter - "In 2000, the United States exported 1,861 tons of honey to the Middle East, a slight increase over the 1,724 tons in sold 1999. That volume accounts for 36 percent of the total U.S. honey sold overseas. Honey is an important staple in Yemen; a survey conducted by the Honey Board found that 30 percent of the respondents eat honey every day. Moreover, 37 percent ate honey two to three times a week. In 2000, Yemen imported 488 tons of the amber fluid from the United States."
4) "Al Qaeda - Trade in Honey" The New York Times - "American officials say they have evidence that Osama bin Laden is using a network of shops that sell honey - a staple of Middle Eastern life since biblical times - to generate income and secretly move weapons, drugs and agents throughout Al Qaeda, his terrorist network."
5) "Little Iraq" The New Yorker - "We...drank warm, thick coffee in a fast-food restaurant full of Jordanian families eating fried chicken and drinking Pepsi...I sat with a group of Iraqis who were smoking and drinking sweet tea...I left, my hands full of sweets pressed on me by the Imam."
6) "Coffee Legends" National Geographic - "Coffee as we know it kicked off in Arabia, where roasted beans were first brewed around A.D. 1000. By the 13th century Muslims were drinking coffee religiously."
7) "Arabian Coffee (Coffee with Grind Cardamom)" Shalam.org - "If you think Coke is the taste of life, then you certainly haven't tried Arabian Coffee. This kind of coffee is widely spread in the Middle East and more specifically amongst Palestinians. Back home, it is the drink of every occasion..."
8) "Mecca Cola Challenges U.S. Rival" BBC News - "Mr. Mathlouthi says that two million bottles, each holding 1.5 litres, have already been sold and the demand for advance orders has been phenomenal."
9) "Cola" The Journal of the American Botanical Council - "[Cola] has been traded [from West Africa] to other countries since at least the fourteenth century and it is used particularly by Islamic people..."
10) "Water-pipe tobacco smoking in Israel" Harefuah Journal - "Tobacco smoking via a water-pipe (Nargile) is a new phenomena among school children in Israel in recent years."
11) "The Editor's Desk" Newsweek - "In 1987, Arafat was living in Iraq, in one of Saddam Hussein's villas, and received Chris over a breakfast of cornflakes covered with tea and honey."
12) "The Battle For Lebanon" The New Yorker - "...a Hezbollah strategist puffed on a cigar and spooned up a dish of ice cream."
13) "The Agent" The New Yorker - "[Abu Jandal] seemed to enjoy drinking tea and lecturing the Americans on the radical Islamist view of history..."
14) "Forcefeeding Peace To The Middle East" The Toronto Sun - "Most Arab leaders live on a lethal diet of syrup-sweet coffee, cigarettes, fatty food, candy, fear and adrenalin."
15) "Water for Israel tops former ambassador's agenda" The Jewish News Weekly of North California - "The former Israeli ambassador to England and Australia believes water is the key to self-reliance, peace and stability in the Middle East."
16) "The Agent" The New Yorker - Soufan walked directly toward [the Yemeni soldiers], carrying a bottle of water as the guns followed him. It was a hundred and ten degrees outside.
“You look thirsty,” Soufan said, in Arabic, to the officer with the walkie-talkie. He handed him the bottle.
“Is it American water?” the officer asked.
Soufan assured him that it was, adding that he had American water for the other soldiers as well. The Yemenis considered the water such a precious commodity that some would not drink it. With this simple act of friendship, the soldiers lowered their weapons.
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I've read that milk causes allergies, tooth decay, osteoporosis, diabetes, and cancer. Why do you recommend milk?
Mother Nature designed us to drink milk. We are mammals, which means that mothers feed their babies with breast milk. So milk is not only nutritious, but also comforting. If you feel anxious or depressed, have a glass of organic whole milk and you'll feel better. I've noticed that people who dislike milk, also dislike eggs. Since milk and eggs both represent female sexuality, perhaps these people find it hard to accept female sexuality. We must all remember that Mother Nature is a woman.
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I worry about money all the time. What do you suggest?
Life is precarious, and there are many things to worry about. Our most common worries are money, relationships, and health, in that order. Unfortunately, this order is backwards. That's why we're so unhappy. If we reverse this order, each worry solves the next worry. Good health leads to good relationships. Good health and good relationships lead to financial security. And all three lead to happiness. In order to reduce our worries, we must establish the proper priorities. This is my prescription for worry.
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Why is nasal hygiene so important?
Your nose accumulates mucus, dust, bacteria, viruses, and fungi. So your nose is an ideal environment for germs and sickness. It's important to clean your nose daily. The only effective way to clean your nose is nasal irrigation. Here's the technique: Buy a package of 3-ounce cups and a salt shaker with a snap lid. Put two or three small shakes of salt in the cup, fill the cup with warm water, and stir with your finger. Too much or too little salt in the water will burn your nose. Bend over the bathroom sink, put your nose in the cup, and sniff. Don't be afraid of drowning. If the water gets in your mouth, you can just spit it out. Then blow your nose forcefully several times. Make sure you get all the water out of your nose. You'll be amazed at what comes out of your nose, and at how much better you feel.
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What do nurses do?
Nurses act as intermediaries between doctors and patients. Nurses assist doctors in patient care by administering medicine, educating patients, monitoring patient progress, and reporting problems. But nurses are much more than just a doctor's assistant. Nurses have a great deal of clinical experience, and sometimes nurses have more clinical experience than the doctor. A wise doctor knows that it is a good idea to ask for the nurse's opinion and recommendation. I learned this as a medical student, intern, and resident. In fact, some of the best teachers I ever had were nurses. And some of the best doctors I've ever met were nurses before they became doctors. I have a great deal of respect for the knowledge and experience that nurses acquire. It's too bad that so many nurses are underpaid and underappreciated.
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Why is oral hygiene so important?
Our mouth is teeming with bacteria that live on food which remains in our mouth after eating. Like all living organisms, these bacteria create waste products. As these waste products accumulate, they cause tooth decay and gum disease. The purpose of oral hygiene is to reduce the food, bacteria, and bacterial waste products in our mouth. This is why I recommend using an oral irrigator after every meal. I also recommend using an oscillating electric toothbrush at bedtime, having your teeth cleaned twice a year, and finding a dentist who recognizes the dangers of amalgams and metal dental work. Regular oral hygiene will save you from the nightmare of dental disease and painful dental treatments. Regular oral hygiene will enable you to chew your food, improve your appearance, and enjoy your life.
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What is pain, and what should we do about it?
Life and pain are inseparable. Pain is the penalty for living: a toothache is the penalty for eating, and a heartache is the penalty for loving. How can we deal with so much pain? Here is my pain checklist:
P - Prevent injury, sickness, and destructive relationships.
A - Avoid addictive substances and follow my LOVE Diet.
I - Investigate the causes of your pain and consult doctors.
N - Never lose hope and never stop looking for answers.
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Do you offer personal health advice?
Yes. First, read my website. This will help you to understand me. Then, fill out the Health Questionnaire on my Personal LOVE Diet page. This will help me to understand you. Then, we can work together as a team to improve your health.
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Why do you advise against indoor pets?
Pets are a mixed blessing. They give us companionship and comfort, but they also give us allergies, parasites, and viruses. These diseases may be minor, or they may be life-threatening. For example, pet allergy can make us cough and sneeze, but pet viruses can cause cancer. The connection between cats and Hodgkin's disease (lymphoma) has been observed by many doctors. I have seen this connection several times in my practice. I love animals and understand their appeal, but I am concerned about the health risks of indoor pets.
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Are you anti-pharmaceutical?
I am not anti-pharmaceutical. As a physician, I recognize that pharmaceuticals have a place in health-care. However, I object to the cozy relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and physicians, in which the pharmaceutical industry provides physicians with "education" and "gifts." I also object to the dominant role of pharmaceuticals in health-care. Since life is metabolism, and since metabolism depends on food and water, health-care should focus on food and water. Of course, this logic threatens the monopoly that the pharmaceutical industry enjoys over health-care. It is appalling that the pharmaceutical industry is making a fortune, while farmers are going bankrupt. Perhaps society needs fewer pharmacists and more "farm-assists."
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What is poetry?
A poem is an answer to a question or problem. Poets are philosophers who ponder questions and problems, and occasionally come up with an answer, which they call a poem. If you want to write a poem, think about a question or problem, but don't try to answer it. Let the question or problem sink from your conscious into your unconscious. Then wait until your unconscious contacts you, in a dream, a random thought, or a sudden insight, with an answer. This answer will be your poem.
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What is the difference between whole food and processed food? Is whole food better than processed food? What is your opinion of fermented food?
Whole food is food in its original form, such as milk, eggs, fruit, vegetables, grains, beans, nuts, and seeds. Processed food is food that has been altered, such as bread, cheese, peanut butter, tofu, tempeh, yogurt, jelly, and potato chips. As whole food is converted to processed food, we trade nutrition and safety for convenience and variety. In general, whole food is better than processed food.
Processed food can be divided into three categories: good, fair, and bad. Good processed food retains the nutrition and safety of the original whole food; some examples are bread, cheese, and peanut butter. Fair processed food loses some of the nutrition and safety of the original whole food; some examples are tofu, tempeh, miso, and soy milk. Bad processed food lacks most or all of the nutrition and safety of the original whole food; some examples are yogurt, kefir, jelly, and potato chips.
Note that all three categories of processed food include fermented food. Bread and cheese (good processed food), tempeh and miso (fair processed food), and yogurt and kefir (bad processed food) are all produced by fermentation. Note also that beer, wine, and liquor are all produced by fermentation. So fermentation can lead to either good, fair, bad, or addictive products. It is important to evaluate each processed food in terms of its nutrition and safety.
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Do we need animal protein? What kind do you recommend?
We need both animal and plant protein. The best sources of animal protein are eggs, milk, and cheese. The best sources of plant protein are beans, nuts, and seeds. When it comes to protein, people tend to be extremists. There are strict vegetarians (called vegans) who eat no animal protein, and there are meat eaters who eat no plant protein. Both extremes are wrong, and both diets can make us sick. Animal and plant protein complement each other and ensure a healthy diet. This is why I recommend a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet.
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Do you have any recommended reading?
I recommend the following:
1) "Claire's Corner Copia Cookbook" by Claire Criscuolo
2) "American Wholefoods Cuisine" by Nikki and David Goldbeck
3) "Diet for a Small Planet" by Frances Moore Lappé
4) "Stretching" by Bob Anderson
5) "Excess in the pharmaceutical industry" by Dr. Marcia Angell
6) "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen. "The Emperor's New Clothes" reminds me of society's pretentious institutions, including the health-care industry. "The Ugly Duckling" reminds me of patients who are stigmatized and ostracized by the health-care industry that fails to help them.
7) "I'm Nobody. Who are you?" by Emily Dickinson. This is a great poem and the perfect antidote for big egos.
8) Ogden Nash's poem about dentistry is a poignant reminder about the value of oral hygiene.
Some tortures are physical
And some are mental,
But the one that is both
Is dental.
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What are recreational drugs, and what do you think of them?
"Recreational drugs" is a loose term that refers to legal and illegal drugs that are used without medical supervision. There are four different categories of recreational drugs: analgesics, depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens. Analgesics include heroin, morphine, and the synthetic opioids. Depressants include alcohol, barbiturates, and tranquilizers. Stimulants include cocaine and methamphetamine. Hallucinogens include LSD, peyote (mescaline), psilocybin (magic mushrooms), and marijuana.
"Recreational drugs" is a bad term. It suggests that drugs can be fun and safe. Nothing could be further from the truth. All drugs are nightmarish and dangerous. They alter our perception of reality and diminish our ability to reason, both of which endanger us. Drugs create psychological and physical dependence, both of which enslave us. Recreation is a legitimate need that requires legitimate activities, such as hobbies, exercise, conversation, music, dance, art, and literature.
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I've read so many bad things about salt that I'm afraid to use it. How much salt do I need? Why do you recommend plain, non-iodized sea salt?
Today, everybody is afraid of salt because doctors constantly warn us that too much salt causes hypertension. But doctors do not inform us that our blood is mostly salt water, and that too little salt can make us sick. The average healthy adult needs about 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 8 to 10 glasses of water per day. I prefer plain (non-iodized) sea salt, because sea salt has more trace elements (like iodine) than land salt, and because we only need iodine in very small amounts. Moreover, excess amounts of iodine can upset our thyroid gland and make us sick.
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Why don't you cite scientific studies to support your theories?
I don't cite scientific studies for three reasons. First, scientific studies often reflect the bias of the scientist who conducts the study and the financial interests of the sponsor who pays for the study. For example, studies that recommend coffee are often conducted by scientists who drink coffee and are funded by coffee companies. Second, scientific studies ignore competing scientific theories. For example, pharmaceutical studies ignore osteopathy, homeopathy, naturopathy, acupuncture, and nutrition. Third, most scientific studies lack logic, predictability, and reliability, all of which are essential to the scientific method. For example, fifty percent of all scientific studies are contradicted by subsequent scientific studies, subjecting the public to misinformation, confusion, and apprehension. We must not surrender our common sense and independence to every scientific study or theory. Life and health are infinitely more complex than scientists realize or admit. A lot of science is just "lab oratory."
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I don't seem to have the willpower or self-control to give up alcohol, tobacco, and junk food. This makes me feel ashamed and guilty. What should I do?
Dietary habits are deeply engrained, difficult to change, and emotionally charged. This is especially true with addictions. In order to give up bad habits, we must first cultivate good habits. The LOVE Diet improves our health and strengthens our resistance to the HATE Diet. Effortlessly and automatically, the freedom of health replaces the slavery, shame, and guilt of addiction.
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What do you recommend for insomnia?
A good night's sleep is the perfect reward for a day spent eating, working, caring, and sharing. If you can't sleep at night, the problem is how you spent your day. Here is my sleep checklist:
S - Say the truth to yourself and others.
L - Lie down and take a daytime nap.
E - Eat well and avoid addictive substances.
E - Exercise and stretch.
P - Pray and hope.
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I know I should quit smoking, but I can't. What should I do?
Tobacco is very difficult to give up. It's as addictive as heroin or cocaine, but it's legal, socially acceptable, and affordable. In order to give up tobacco, I recommend that you follow my LOVE Diet and avoid all addictive substances, including alcohol, sweets, chocolate, coffee, tea, and cola. These addictive substances increase your craving for tobacco. I also recommend that you give up meat, because meat increases your craving for tobacco. Finally, study diseases caused by tobacco, especially cancer, emphysema, and bronchitis. The terrible suffering of these diseases should deter all tobacco use, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco.
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I get hungry in-between meals. Is it OK to snack?
It's natural to get hungry in-between meals, and it's OK to snack. Don't deprive yourself of food when you're hungry. For snacks, I recommend fruit, cheese, bread, milk, nuts, and seeds, all of which are quick, easy, and satisfying. Don't forget to use oral irrigation after every snack. Whether you've eaten a full meal or just a snack, you must always maintain oral hygiene.
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All my friends drink. Is social drinking OK?
Social drinking is a euphemism for group alcoholism. Whether you drink alcohol in private or in public, you are a victim of alcoholism. It's important to accept individual responsibility for your behavior and your health, even if that means going against the crowd.
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Why do you say that spices should be used sparingly?
Spices are seeds, leaves, stems, bark, and berries of plants that have a strong smell or taste. Common spices are ginger, cayenne, cinnamon, pepper, curry, basil, thyme, rosemary, and fennel. We use these spices to enhance the taste of our food. But spices are not food and must be used with restraint. Too much spice can ruin our food and our health.
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Why do you recommend stretching?
Stretching and exercise enhance each other. Stretching lengthens muscles; exercise shortens muscles. Like exercise, stretching must be safe and requires warm-up, reasonable levels of exertion, and adequate rest periods. A regular stretching program keeps our muscles limber, prevents injuries, and enables us to be physically active.
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How much sunshine do I need?
The sun is as miraculous as life itself. In fact, the miracle of life depends on the miracle of the sun. But the sun is so powerful that we only need a little sunshine. Too much sunshine causes blindness, skin cancer, and even death. This is particularly true for pale-skinned people who don't tan easily. It is important to protect ourselves from excess sunshine by avoiding the midday sun and by wearing a hat, sunglasses, and appropriate clothing. We must regulate the amount of sunshine in our lives, so that we get enough, but not too much.
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What is your opinion of surgery?
Surgery is a miraculous form of health care that requires the combined efforts of surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses. When performed correctly, surgery can be life-enhancing and even lifesaving. However, when performed incorrectly, surgery can be devastating and even fatal. The best surgeons recognize that surgery is potentially dangerous and should only be a last resort.
Unfortunately, some surgeons ignore the dangers of surgery and are too quick to recommend surgery. One reason for this is that surgeons pay a lot of money for malpractice insurance, and therefore, must earn a great deal of money to cover all their expenses. The high cost of surgery for both the patient and the surgeon is a compelling argument for universal health-care, in which the government sponsors necessary health-care. However, we must remember that universal health-care needs universal self-care.
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Is tea good for you? Is green tea rich in antioxidants?
There's a lot of folklore and literature about the health benefits of tea. This is unfortunate, because tea is toxic and addictive. I advise against all tea, including herbal, black, oolong, and green. Herbal tea is not really tea, but a brew of herbs, which supposedly are beneficial, but actually are quite toxic. Black, oolong, and green tea all come from the same plant. Black tea has more caffeine; green tea has more antioxidants; and oolong tea is intermediate between black tea and green tea. The current antioxidant fad is based on a distortion of biochemistry. We need some antioxidants, but not an overabundance. We get more than enough antioxidants from fresh fruits and vegetables, without resorting to a toxic, bitter, addictive beverage like tea.
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I spend a lot of time watching television. I know I shouldn't, but I can't break the habit. What should I do?
You are hypnotized by the TV. The programs, commercials, graphics, and colors are designed to overwhelm your mind. In effect, you are being brainwashed. If you can't stop watching TV, I advise you to get rid of it. I don't own a TV and haven't watched it in years. Getting rid of my TV was liberating. It gave me more time to think, write, socialize, exercise, relax, and sleep. I'm sure it will do the same for you. We need to live our real lives, not the fantasy lives of TV characters.
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What is your opinion of the war on terrorism? What causes terrorism and violence?
The war on terrorism is a waste of life, money, time, and talent. Terrorism is a Gordian knot with hydra-headed tentacles. Let's stop hacking at the tentacles, and let's focus on cutting the Gordian knot. Let's recognize that most of the terrorists are crazed, thin, malnourished, dehydrated, and addicted to nicotine, caffeine, sweets, and drugs. Malnutrition and dehydration lead to addiction, and addiction leads to insatiable cravings, frustration, anger, violence, and terrorism.
The war on terrorism is not only wasteful but also destructive. By interrupting food and water supplies, the war on terrorism ironically aggravates the vicious cycle of malnutrition, dehydration, addiction, and violence. The war on terrorism should be redefined as a war on malnutrition, dehydration, and addiction. It's more humane to cure your enemies than to kill them.
(Click here for my quote on Antiwar.com. Click here for my poem of peace called Brother. Click here for my poem called Sick Society. Click here for Hudna, my open letter to the Palestinians.)
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I don't have enough time to follow your health advice. What should I do?
If you don't have enough time to take care of your health, you will spend a lot of time suffering and going to doctors. And after you have taken the doctor's medicine, you will still spend a lot of time suffering. The time that you spend suffering and going to doctors is often a waste of time. If you spend your time promoting and protecting your health, you will have lots of free time to enjoy yourself.
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What are some examples of the Toxic Craving Cycle?
The Toxic Craving Cycle is my term for the way that toxic and addictive substances reinforce each other and create a vicious cycle of sickness and addiction. The Toxic Craving Cycle is all around us and helps to explain the prevalence of sickness, addiction, conflict, and violence. Examples of the Toxic Craving Cycle are found in occupations, diet, health-care, and war:
1) Painters, farmers, factory workers, miners, and exterminators (who work with toxic substances) are often addicted to alcohol and tobacco, both of which are toxic, as well as addictive.
2) People who eat meat (which cannot be properly digested and becomes toxic in our intestines) often crave dessert, coffee, tea, and tobacco after eating.
3) People with "silver" fillings (which contain mercury) are often addicted to sweets, which in turn create more tooth decay and the "need" for more silver fillings.
4) People who take a lot of medicines (most of which are semi-poisons) often crave sweets, which in turn create more sickness and the "need" for more medicines.
5) People whose symptoms are caused by toxins and addictions are often misdiagnosed as hypochondriacs and treated with tranquilizers, which in turn create more symptoms and confuse the clinical picture.
6) War exposes people to nuclear, biological, and chemical toxins, all of which increase the craving for addictive substances, which in turn lead to more conflict, violence, and war. Moreover, war interferes with food and water supplies, which creates malnutrition and dehydration, both of which increase the craving for addictive substances and further aggravate the vicious cycle of addiction and violence.
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I travel a lot and can't cook for myself. What do you suggest?
Being away from home makes life challenging. We are always searching for the comforts of home. So being away from home requires planning and making choices. Here is my travel checklist:
T - Take food and water with you, and don't skip meals.
R - Refrigerate your food in a cooler with ice packs.
A - Avoid the temptation of convenient junk food.
V - Visit health food stores and buy cooked meals and salads.
E - Eat fresh fruit, bread, cheese, nuts, and seeds.
L - Learn to appreciate the comforts of home.
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Is vanilla addictive?
Vanilla is highly addictive. The active ingredient in vanilla is vanillic acid. Vanillic acid is related to the hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine, both of which stimulate the brain. This chemical relationship explains why vanilla is a potent and addictive stimulant. Although people assume that vanilla is harmless, or even beneficial, companies know otherwise. This is why vanilla is added to ice cream, yogurt, cola, chocolate, pastry, perfume, and even cigarettes. It is wise to avoid vanilla and all products that contain vanilla.
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I'm worried that if I don't take vitamin and mineral supplements, I won't get enough nutrition. Since many experts recommend supplements, why don't you?
Life and health are a symphony of chemicals, which must be present in the right proportions. Too much is just as bad as too little. Today, everyone is worried about getting enough calcium, as if it's impossible to get enough. This is false and dangerous reasoning. Too much calcium can cause constipation, irritability, insomnia, headaches, kidney stones, peptic ulcer, and psychosis. Why don't the experts who recommend supplements warn people about the dangers of excess chemicals? Perhaps it's because many of these experts also sell supplements. A healthy diet is like a good recipe: you need the right ingredients in the right proportions. Too much of one ingredient can ruin your dish, your diet, and your health.
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There are so many things that I want. What do I really need?
We have four basic needs that must be satisfied: hunger, hygiene, home, and hope. Hunger requires a nutritious diet that eliminates all addictive substances. Hygiene requires that our food, water, air, and home are free of toxins. Home requires safety, comfort, and companionship. Hope requires the freedom to be ourselves and pursue our unique talents. If we satisfy these basic needs, we will not be tortured with endless wants or wars.
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What's wrong with tap water?
Tap water is not automatically safe. It may be contaminated with chemicals, bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and dirt. Have your tap water tested by a laboratory. Then ask a water company to design a filtration and purification system based on the lab results. If your water comes from a well, it may be necessary to have it softened, which means eliminating hard elements like calcium, iron, and magnesium. Water is a complex, precious substance, and we should not take its quality or supply for granted. (Click here for my poem about water called High Kudos For H20)
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If milk is so healthy, why do we wean infants from breastfeeding?
The purpose of weaning is not to remove milk from the diet. The purpose of weaning is to weaken the maternal-infant bond, so that the infant can be introduced to other people and other food. The maternal bond is the most powerful and enduring relationship in our lives. In fact, we never fully separate from our mothers. We just find maternal substitutes, like food, friends, teachers, spouses, and doctors. Our quest for maternal substitutes drives and defines our lives.
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Will the LOVE Diet help me lose weight?
Most people confuse physique with health. This is why our culture is so obsessed with cosmetic surgery, sports, fashion, tanning, and cosmetics. Although physique and health are related, they are not identical. Physique is external, while health is internal. Physique focuses on muscles, while health focuses on organs. The LOVE Diet promotes health and self-acceptance. It will help you to achieve healthy organs and an ideal weight. But your ideal weight can only be determined by your body, not by you. Don't be a slave to your appearance. Dedicate yourself to your internal health, and your appearance will take care of itself.
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What is addiction?
Addiction is a worldwide mysterious plague that infests every level of society. It baffles and corrupts teachers, doctors, lawyers, police, and politicians. What is addiction, and why is it so powerful and pervasive?
Addiction is a rebellion against metabolism, especially hunger. Metabolism requires food to satisfy hunger and create health. But addiction short-circuits metabolism by replacing food with addictive substances, hunger with euphoria, satisfaction with craving, and health with sickness. So addiction is a flight from hunger to euphoria, with a stopover in craving, and a crash landing in sickness.
Euphoria is a false heightened sense of well-being. Euphoria enables us to control our mood and avoid feelings of inadequacy and loneliness. But euphoria disables our judgment and blinds us to the craving and sickness of addiction. Ironically, addiction makes us feel more alive with euphoria, while it insidiously kills us with craving and sickness. So addiction is a bad bargain, with imaginary gains and real losses.
The most popular addictive substances are sweets, chocolate, cola, coffee, tea, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. Although some of these substances are considered harmless fun, they all create insatiable cravings that reinforce other addictions. For example, sweets, chocolate, cola, coffee, and tea reinforce alcohol, tobacco, and drug addiction. So addictive substances are seductive saboteurs that masquerade as familiar friends.
Addiction is big business. The craving of addiction supports the "food" industry. "Food" companies that sell addictive substances spend millions of dollars to advertise the imaginary gains and hide the real losses connected to their products. The sickness of addiction supports the "health-care" industry. If alcohol, tobacco, and junk food were eliminated, many hospitals, insurance companies, and doctors would not have enough patients to stay in business. So our economy depends on addiction, euphoria, craving, and sickness.
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Why do you recommend taking a half teaspoon of wheat germ oil every day? Do you recommend flax seed oil?
As we age, our body dries out and wears outs. Our skin cracks, our joints creak, our bones shrink, and our muscles grow weak. In order to counteract age, we must feed our body properly and keep it lubricated. Wheat germ oil is an ideal lubricant, because it is safe, tasty, nutritious, and effective. Subject to physician approval, I recommend that most people take one-half teaspoon of wheat germ oil per day. It's important that the wheat germ oil is high-quality, unrefined, expeller pressed with no solvents, in a black container, and refrigerated. Avoid wheat germ oil packaged in individual gel caps.
Although flaxseed oil has become popular, I don't recommend flax seed oil, because it has an unpleasant fishy taste, lacks health benefits, and causes side effects. Flax seeds are very healthful, but the best way to consume them is by chewing whole roasted flax seeds. Proper nutrition promotes aging without infirmity.
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Do you have any advice for writers? What is your writing style? Do you have a list of your aphorisms?
Writing is a mental discipline that requires a lot of thought. In fact, writers are always thinking. I have found that writing is a link between think and ink. Unfortunately, some writing is more ink than think. If you want to be a writer, think about what kind of person you are, what you have to say, and how you want to say it. Then experiment with different writing styles, until you find the one that is right for you.
My writing style is prose poetry. This means that most of my writing is poetry, but it is formatted as prose. Unfortunately, poetry is considered incomprehensible and irrelevant. But in fact, we live in a world of poetry: ads are poetry, the Bible is poetry, and songs are poetry set to music. Moreover, we are all poets, and I've never met anyone who couldn't write at least one good poem. I hope that my writing inspires people to read and write more poetry. The world needs poets for peace and health. The world needs peace poetry.
My writing style is also aphoristic. An aphorism is a saying that summarizes a complex idea with a few simple words. This website has aphorisms within the text of each page, and an aphorism at the end of each page which summarizes the message of that page. Here is a collection of my aphorisms:
 A brother is no bother; we all have the same Father.
Addiction is a funeral, not fun.
Addiction is a phantasmagoria of euphoria.
A healthy diet is like a good recipe: you need the right ingredients in the right proportions.
A lot of science is just "lab oratory."
America needs a "commander-in-chef."
Art is the translation of common pain into uncommon beauty.
Art is pictures that create words. Literature is words that create pictures.
Ask questions, and question answers.
Break the vicious cycle. Start the nutritious cycle.
Childhood does not last forever, but the mistakes of childhood do.
Civilization is water management.
Complexity conceals perplexity.
Conformity is an infection which requires a dose of disaffection.
Creativity is a joint venture between your conscious and unconscious.
Dedicate yourself to your internal health, and your appearance will take care of itself.
Diet and behavior are inseparable.
Don’t measure yourself; treasure yourself.
Escape your bind. Be kind. Use your mind.
Faith is forgetting the past, tolerating the present, and trusting the future. Courage is living without faith.
Food is live medicine; medicine is dead food.
God creates; man recreates.
God is a creator; man is a realtor.
Good writing is a definitive statement about life's indefiniteness.
Good writing is a link between think and ink.
Good writing is rumination with illumination.
Good writing is a surprising progression of lucid, logical, linguistic linkages.
Governments collect dollars and cents, but dispense dolor and nonsense.
Gravity is earth's embrace.
Health is the shield between life and death.
Hell is a hopeless search for help.
Home cooking is health ensurance.
Horticulture is botany without monotony.
In a democracy, citizens vote, but politicians veto.
It's more humane to cure your enemies than to kill them.
Jurisprudence milks the public with the judge (sacred cow), the trial (cash cow), and the verdict (cow pie).
Knowledge with common sense is wisdom. Knowledge without common sense is nonsense.
Let's not be offensive like the conservatives, or defensive like the liberals - let's be pensive.
Life is a compulsory lottery with great advertising but no prizes.
Life is a contest in which animals compete to eat and plants compete to be eaten.
Life is a slalom. Man is a schussboomer.
Life is like a ride on a subway train. The only thing worse than the trip is the destination.
Life is magic. Addiction is tragic.
LOVE Diet your enemy.
Many believe and opine, but few perceive or define.
Money is stock issued by a nation-state. As your portfolio increases, so does your citizenship.
Nutrition enables. Addiction enslaves.
Oat cuisine trumps haute cuisine.
Our quest for maternal substitutes drives and defines our lives.
Pain is the penalty for living: a toothache is the penalty for eating, and a heartache is the penalty for loving.
Peace and health are inseparable.
Politicians are impostors who posture.
Politicians who tell us to come together and move forward, are herding us like cattle.
Politics and religion are philosophies which function as software for the hardware of our nervous system. Conservatism and fundamentalism use read-only software; liberalism uses read & write software.
Politics is abstraction and distraction without action.
Politics is a Colosseum, in which liberals give us bread (welfare) and conservatives give us circus (war).
Politics is backstabbing masquerading as backslapping.
Politics is false promises based on false premises.
Politics is not about lying and cheating; it's about getting away with it.
Proper nutrition promotes aging without infirmity.
Reject your limits, but respect your limitations.
Science is a belief in man's mind. Religion is a belief in man's heart.
Security requires the maturity to recognize that we are more biological than logical.
Small changes in your diet make big changes in your health.
Small changes in your habits make big changes in your health.
Small changes in your health make big changes in your life.
Society indemnifies itself by condemning the individual.
Society is a euphemism for status quo-opathy.
Society needs an economy based on nutrition and health (LOVE Economy), not addiction and sickness (HATE Economy).
Society needs fewer pharmacists and more "farm-assists."
Society needs fewer chiefs and more chefs.
Start art stat.
The best way to cut the Gordian knot is with Occam's razor.
The cause of conflict is not your enemy, but your enemy's diet. The cause of conflict is not who, but what.
The conflict in the Middle East is caused by the diet of the "middle's eats" (stomach's food).
The euphoria of addiction is a false heaven. The sickness of addiction is a real hell.
The Land of Milk and Honey is the Land of LOVE and HATE.
The LOVE Diet is a prescription for peace and health.
The path to world peace begins with individual health.
The USA is in the center of Jerusalem.
Time is God's patience: when God runs out of patience, we've run out of time.
To change your mood, change your food.
To stop a feud, change the food.
Tourism bridges the divide between yourism and ourism.
Universal health-care needs universal self-care.
Words don't count; deeds do.
World events are shaped more by addiction than conviction.
Writing is a link between think and ink.
Your hunger and thirst come first.
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What is your opinion of yogurt and probiotics?
Yogurt is outdated milk that has been recycled by adding certain bacteria, which are supposedly good for you. These "good" bacteria are called probiotics to distinguish them from antibiotics, which can be harmful. Actually, the distinction between "good" and "bad" bacteria is artificial; all bacteria can be harmful, and yogurt is not good for you. Fresh milk is better than spoiled milk, and we don't need foreign bacteria. We need our own bacteria, which are produced by our intestines through proper nutrition and the avoidance of toxins and addictions. It amazes me that the food industry has been able to fool so many people with yogurt.
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