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Re: Health food/special diet shops

Postby marios47 » Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:05 am

Get Real! wrote:If there was such a thing as “health food” then a small group of people who consume it would’ve excelled in athletics, intelligence, and longevity but it simply hasn’t happened.


By eating a plant based diet doesn't automatically make you an athlete nor intelligent nor live longer. If you don't exercise you won't become an athlete. Intelligence is something you are born with. We don't eat only plants because we think that it makes us immortal. Everyone has their reasons. Personally i don't like the idea that an animal that has life should be slaughtered for the sole purpose of becoming a steak. If i can only survive with vegetables then why not do it? No one is forcing you to do it. It's a matter of choice.

But it does improve your overall health and quality of life. I have seen great improvement in my life

Just read the ''China Study''. Or watch Forks Over Knives.

We are the most intelligent beings on this planet. And instead of protecting the other animals, we exploit them. I am sure that if any of us had to butcher an animal on our own to eat we'd all be vegetarian. If slaughterhouses had glass walls we'd all be.
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Re: Health food/special diet shops

Postby Get Real! » Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:14 am

marios47 wrote:
Get Real! wrote:If there was such a thing as “health food” then a small group of people who consume it would’ve excelled in athletics, intelligence, and longevity but it simply hasn’t happened.
But it does improve your overall health and quality of life. I have seen great improvement in my life

But that's exactly what I question!

What does "improve your overall health and quality of life" mean?

How did you measure that? And how do you know it's not psychological?
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Re: Health food/special diet shops

Postby GreekIslandGirl » Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:22 am

marios47 wrote:
Get Real! wrote:If there was such a thing as “health food” then a small group of people who consume it would’ve excelled in athletics, intelligence, and longevity but it simply hasn’t happened.


By eating a plant based diet doesn't automatically make you an athlete nor intelligent nor live longer. If you don't exercise you won't become an athlete. Intelligence is something you are born with. We don't eat only plants because we think that it makes us immortal. Everyone has their reasons. Personally i don't like the idea that an animal that has life should be slaughtered for the sole purpose of becoming a steak. If i can only survive with vegetables then why not do it? No one is forcing you to do it. It's a matter of choice.

But it does improve your overall health and quality of life. I have seen great improvement in my life

Just read the ''China Study''. Or watch Forks Over Knives.

We are the most intelligent beings on this planet. And instead of protecting the other animals, we exploit them. I am sure that if any of us had to butcher an animal on our own to eat we'd all be vegetarian. If slaughterhouses had glass walls we'd all be.


Brilliant logic! :D
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Re: Health food/special diet shops

Postby Get Real! » Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:23 am

Btw, did you know that tribal people (be they from the Amazon, Africa, or Borneo) that feed entirely on fresh insects, fresh plant matter, and fresh meat, have a much lower life expectancy than us city folk?

Think about that for a moment… they can stomach the alleged “healthiest” of foods… all 100% natural and fresh, yet they don’t live as long as we do who feed on “junk food”!

There goes the “fresh & natural” bollocks out the window! :lol:
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Re: Health food/special diet shops

Postby humanist » Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:26 am

When I was in cyprus in 2007 I came across an Organic Shop in Lefkosia , not sure of the Road but I can give you the vicinity of it. It was the major Road that runs along the old Nicosia Hospital but further up just around the corner from the Land Registry office, if it hasn't shifted.

Love your organics and they will love you back.
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Re: Health food/special diet shops

Postby GreekIslandGirl » Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:28 am

Get Real! wrote:Btw, did you know that tribal people (be they from the Amazon, Africa, or Borneo) that feed entirely on fresh insects, fresh plant matter, and fresh meat, have a much lower life expectancy than us city folk?

Think about that for a moment… they can stomach the alleged “healthiest” of foods… all 100% natural and fresh, yet they don’t live as long as we do who feed on “junk food”!

There goes the “fresh & natural” bollocks out the window! :lol:


I bet no one has yet managed to convince you that the Earth is round. For you it's enough that it looks flat.
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Re: Health food/special diet shops

Postby Schnauzer » Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:29 am

humanist wrote:Love your organics and they will love you back.



Does the same apply to Turkey?. :?
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Re: Health food/special diet shops

Postby Get Real! » Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:30 am

marios47 wrote:We are the most intelligent beings on this planet. And instead of protecting the other animals, we exploit them.

Where in the laws of "survival of the species" does it say anything about protecting another species? :lol:

I am sure that if any of us had to butcher an animal on our own to eat we'd all be vegetarian. If slaughterhouses had glass walls we'd all be.

And I am sure that had your ancient ancestors NOT butchered any animals you wouldn't be here right now! Just because we’ve gone soft in the 21st century doesn’t mean we can’t do it if we had to.
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Re: Health food/special diet shops

Postby CBBB » Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:32 am

Get Real! wrote:
marios47 wrote:We are the most intelligent beings on this planet. And instead of protecting the other animals, we exploit them.

Where in the laws of "survival of the species" does it say anything about protecting another species? :lol:

I am sure that if any of us had to butcher an animal on our own to eat we'd all be vegetarian. If slaughterhouses had glass walls we'd all be.

And I am sure that had your ancient ancestors NOT butchered any animals you wouldn't be here right now! Just because we’ve gone soft in the 21st century doesn’t mean we can’t do it if we had to.


Re GR, can you pass the ambelopoulia please?
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Re: Health food/special diet shops

Postby Get Real! » Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:34 am

GreekIslandGirl wrote:
Get Real! wrote:Btw, did you know that tribal people (be they from the Amazon, Africa, or Borneo) that feed entirely on fresh insects, fresh plant matter, and fresh meat, have a much lower life expectancy than us city folk?

Think about that for a moment… they can stomach the alleged “healthiest” of foods… all 100% natural and fresh, yet they don’t live as long as we do who feed on “junk food”!

There goes the “fresh & natural” bollocks out the window! :lol:

I bet no one has yet managed to convince you that the Earth is round. For you it's enough that it looks flat.

Round??? :? Are you out of your mind woman??? :evil: Why, that's implying that every man that has ever gone for a walk was going around in circles! :?
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