Satirical infomercial--Eat your Poop!

Eat your BLEEP would be even funnier. A fake infomercial that highlights the crazy arguments health peddlers use. Perhaps investigative reporting that cuts to our fake infomercial. Good looking people eating brown stuff. It would be great to travel to one of these pristine areas and see what health problems they have (doubtless vaccines will come up). The truth about microwaves. Toxic realities. Talk to actual nutritionist at major universities. What does the infomercial sell. A special chair with a plate attached (well made unlike the other guy's chair--oo Hand crafted by the Amish) I just need a budget...and a little more fleshing out.

Priority at the FDA

From the back of a Blue Ice Pure Cod Liver Oil(Refreshing Arctic Mint flavor) label:

As discovered by Weston Price, always take cod liver oil in conjunction with High Vitamin Bitter Oil (X-Factor Gold) for maximum effectiveness. His research showed that the two created a synergistic effect, and worked like magic with his patients. *

* This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA.

Not evaluated? What are they doing at the FDA that is so important that they don't have time to evaluate something that works like magic? Sheesh. I bet the FDA magic department in under staffed and under funded like all important branches of government. I guess we are on our own.

The Bible and fad diets

I am drawing to a close a short Sunday School series on food in the Bible. Due to my lack of “disposable” time between family, an unfinished house, an approaching winter, animals(chickens and bees) and the estate grounds/overgrown fields, I had to draw on things I have already pondered and researched.

Why this topic? It is a big issue in my world. There are those who extol the virtues of a vegan/raw diet and make gentle comments like “Sugar is poison.” A simplified Kosher diet (avoiding unclean animals) is being toted by some, such as What Would Jesus Eat. While being considerate to their beliefs, I have wanted to explain to my wife what WE believed and why. Wives need that, especially the why part.

My goal was not to discuss the science or nutrition behind them. I am trying to operate with the possibility that they may well be right. I wanted to look at what scripture commanded, if anything, concerning diet today. These diet advocates use the term "God intended us to be healthy, live long, etc." I am focusing on what the Lord of Host said and did. I believe the Holy One of Israel does what he intends (Ps 135:6)

My goals in doing this were the following:

• Preserving the simplicity of the gospel (Faith in Christ not Faith in Christ + Eating Right)

• Encouraging fellowship (A huge, huge issue)

• Protecting Freedom (I am tired of church being a collectively, total morality where we all must agree on everything.)

It has been interesting and today I was blessed by several people telling me how interesting the class has been.

I hope to write up what we covered, and perhaps flesh it out more in coming posts.