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CallMeIshmael

Do you really want to live longer if you have to eat bland, heart-healthy food?

Try fat-free, low salt New England clam chowder some time.  You'll wish you were dead.

Posted - April 25, 2018
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  • 23570
    Ha! Funny how you wrote that!
    :)


    This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at April 28, 2018 2:16 PM MDT
      April 25, 2018 3:40 PM MDT
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  •   April 25, 2018 5:48 PM MDT
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  • 5391
    Not especially.

    There’s living, and then there is REALLY living. 
    I’d be happy with less of the former if I am permitted more of the latter. 
      April 25, 2018 6:31 PM MDT
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  • 44600
    There is no such thing. You could be tarred and feathered in Boston for even thinking that.
      April 25, 2018 7:08 PM MDT
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  • 2658
    Wouldn't work for me.and
      April 25, 2018 7:26 PM MDT
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  • 5354
    Is Chocolate the Answer ?
      April 25, 2018 8:09 PM MDT
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  • 44600
    If it is, then what is the question. Actually, chocolate is good for you if eat the 70% cocoa kind.
      April 26, 2018 8:46 AM MDT
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  • 5354
    I read somewhere that it can be lethal for cats and many other animals.
      April 26, 2018 9:56 AM MDT
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  • 44600
    True. We had a dog that loved it and no matter where we put it she found it. We would have to put her in the basement. Our cat is not stupid...she won't go near it.
      April 26, 2018 11:12 AM MDT
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  • 10052
    This is hilarious! I laughed so hard the dog gave me a funny look! 
      April 25, 2018 9:31 PM MDT
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  • 17592
      April 25, 2018 9:31 PM MDT
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  • 23570
    Ha!
    :)
      April 26, 2018 8:09 AM MDT
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  • 5354
    Dont forget, boys and girls, that how you eat must fit with what you eat
      April 26, 2018 9:58 AM MDT
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  • 10026
    This was soooo fun, I read it out loud to Don!  We both are cracking up!!!!  Tooo Funnny!!!!
      April 28, 2018 7:44 PM MDT
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  • On the more serious note:  When I worked in an hospital in Germany,  I was befriendet with a female administrator who told me that she changed her diet for reasons to feel healthy and live longer. She ate mainly without fat, without eggs . After she had one heart attack, she ate even more bland and she had the second heart attack. After one year she died. In my humble opinion it is best to eat everything to get the best nutritional value. One has to watch the calorie intake -  that's all. 
      April 26, 2018 8:21 AM MDT
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  • 44600
    befriendet...Your deutsche  Sprache is showing. By the way, eggs are very good for you; especially the yolks. This post was edited by Element 99 at April 28, 2018 2:18 PM MDT
      April 26, 2018 8:53 AM MDT
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  • https://www.dictionary.com/browse/befriended  - - according to Webster it is a correct English word. But you are right, my German heritage comes probably through in every sentence.    I ate many eggs when eating eggs was almost criminal. I make egg dishes very often and cook those longer sometimes to have them as cold snacks.
      April 26, 2018 9:06 AM MDT
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  • 5354
    I thoroughly agree. Also I read somewhere about somebody testing the "The body knows what it needs" theory, and it seemed to work, Eating 'what they wanted' filled their hunger better than diets and kept them healthy. We know it best in pregnant women who suddenly get weird cravings because now they are building a Baby on the side and need special things.
      April 26, 2018 6:07 PM MDT
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  • Right, Jakob.
      April 26, 2018 7:58 PM MDT
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  • 17592
    Absolutely right!
      April 26, 2018 7:30 PM MDT
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  • Thank you, Thrifty ! ♥
      April 27, 2018 12:40 PM MDT
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  • 6023

    If you're a Lich, you don't have to worry about eating ... or sleeping ... or breathing.

    Pretty much the only thing you have to worry about are pesky adventurers who want your hoard of treasure. 
    The greedy bastards.

      April 26, 2018 8:55 AM MDT
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  • 19937
    Eating healthy doesn't mean you have to eat bland.  There are so many other spices that can be substituted for salt and it will still make food taste good. This post was edited by SpunkySenior at April 28, 2018 2:21 PM MDT
      April 26, 2018 10:13 AM MDT
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  • https://www.curezone.org/foods/salt/vital_functions_of_salt_in_the_b.htm   I use pink fine grained Himalayan Salt with at least 80 trace minerals. Purest nutritional salt on earth. Please google it to learn about the full benefits and where to order it.  I order it too, I want to make it clear, that I am in no way connected to things I recommend or talk about. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at April 28, 2018 2:22 PM MDT
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