Posted by lostsailor on September 16, 2001, at 14:06:56
In reply to Re: yeah, the leather thing..., posted by sar on September 16, 2001, at 0:51:24
Self indulgent for your own health, hmmmmmm.
I guess the main question that we are unraveling is
do we have the right to prolong or help us live in better health.
My morals seen to be at in conflict with my heart--no pun intended.
Living on beans and rice was very easy for me. I hung with a crowd
that, for the most part shared my ideals and ideas, but with the onset and
of my illness I became estranged from them in 1995, but there was a constant
There was always some hypocracy, though as the majority of us had leather Birks.
How for is it from raging vegitarion to raving lunatic...lol.
When both my primary care doc and my shrink suggested fish, I was at a moral crossroad.
And for now I am goin' with there advice. I do feel that the fish has helped my depression some, so...Sar, yes there is a Santa Clause (sp intentional)betreen enriched soy products and flax seed or flax oils
you can get the vit b12 you are wondering about. So it's really a matter of choice and rational.
Also vit b12 can come from the eggs. Another concern and this was factored into the debates with doc are
Omega 3 fatty acids. Thease are found in flax, but you need to eat a lot. The oil is
a much better source. What, another choice...Well let's see the feed back...lol
In Peace, ~Tony
> i spent 6 yrs as a raging vegetarian, nearly vegan, no leather shoes (flip-flops are great!) (even in the winter!) (they go with everything. even formal attire, in my opinion, as long as they are sleek and black.)
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> i'm gonna be self-indulgent for awhile and experiment with fish. i really like the taste and don't feel guilty (i have no idea why--a year ago eating an egg white would have made me upset).
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> do flax seeds have vitamin b12? that's why i originally started eating fish. i'd taken the sublingual supplements, but the real thing is always better!
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> one redeeming value of good leather shoes: quality ones last for a *long* time, like birkenstocks are like cars, you take them in for maintenance and repair work (thats why theyre so damn expensive)....'cos where do you think those non-leather shoes are made? probably by poor pakastani women with gnarled fingers from being over-worked at $1/hr.
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> Shelli, awhile back i saw something on TV about um what's it called, biogenetic engineering, and i think they may be starting to do some freaky unnatural things with fish (as with other foods--did you know fish genes might be in yr tomatoes?). all that splicing stuff. not a science person, but i'm big on natural food and some sketchy stuff is going on...
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> if you're interested in these things, there is a wonderful book called "Toxic Sludge is Good for You." one of the best, most modest, well-researched exposee works i've ever read. the FDA and all sorts of gov't agencies made ludicrous but successful attempts at thwarting any publicity for the authors. that lend it even more cred, i think!
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> oh no, we've hit upon a topic i like and i'm rambling--all apologies--hope this is more informative than preachy, i just can't believe consumers are so unwittingly unaware...
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> gospelly yours,
> sar
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