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Hey Rebecca,

Just responding to the rest of your last post.

Well, the Easter egg hunt did not go off.

I was disappointed. They thought they might get it off, if it had cleared soon enough this afternoon, but no such luck. My daughter has about had it with MD. She said she is moving to Florida.

I said, like they don't have hurricanes down there.

As far as holistic medicine versus Western medicine...I totally agree. It has its place. If I am in an accident and bleeding out, by all means stop the bleeding. If I am in cardiac arrest...bring on the paddles. Yee Haa! If my leg is broken, please set and cast it. If I have a bacterial infection, give me your strongest antibiotic. But as far as chronic illness, Western medicine stinks. It isn't their fault, really. They are taught to treat the symptoms in med school, not get to the core issue. They are taught to nuke it, cut it, or poison it. They know no other way. As far as nutrition, you and I both know, they get about 15 minutes.

Another thing, the medical institutions and their faculty/professors are owned, paid, and funded by the pharmaceutical industry. Nuff said!

As far as the FDA goes, well that is beyond pititful. I have been reading alot about the patent issue, so I do get that. The FDA is in bed with the pharmaceutical industry, the AMA, and the government, so where does that leave us as the consumer? We don't stand a snowball's chance in h***. The bottom line is as you said, $$$$$$$$.

The really sad thing is the way they are allowed to advertise so many drugs on TV. It's really legal drug pushing, and I think it is crying shame that they are permitted to push their drugs on the elderly and maybe even our beautiful kids. Shame on them!

I did read the Celestine Prophecy many years ago. I loved it. I believe I saw the movie too, but I can't quite remember. It's a shame the author, James Redfield, didn't do too much after that. I guess he made enough off of that book to live comfortably. He did write a follow-up to that book, but I can't remember the name.

I also agree with you about the body's set point for weight. So many woman make the mistake of concentrating on body size instead of health. If they would focus on the health of their body, their body would find a good weight and that would be the icing on the cake of a healthy body.

I have never understood why they feed grain to the animals. You know, that grain could feed a heck of alot of starving people. If you have read any of John Robbins work as, "Diet For a New America", he focuses on just this issue. I don't eat any animal flesh, but if I did it would be organic grass-fed. I did consider myself vegan, but since I do take Align (which has milk protein), and I do take fish oil, then I guess I would be vegetarian. I did have scallops when we went to the beach last year, but I would say most of the time, I just don't consume anything that has a mom. (isn't that what they say??) It is partly about health, but mostly because I can't stand the inhumane treatment of animals, and I couldn't kill them myself, so why should I expect someone to do it for me. But, that is just me and to each his own. I respect everyone's right to find their own way in life.

Hey, you know, I used to lift weights in my younger years. I think I just burned out on it. I was striving for a bodybuilding show, but I didn't have the courage. I did go to a couple in Philli, many years ago. One was the Ms. Olympia. Now, that was fun! I used to lift in a men's hardcore bodybuilding gym (man, I had guts back then

), and I had a blast. Now, as I have gotten older, I stick pretty much with walking, stretching, and yoga. I do some squats, planks, ball abd work, and push-ups, just to keep some basic strength. I find that a strenuous yoga class really does help the musculature.

Well, I have yakked my way to fatigue. After I found out the egg hunt was cancelled, I went to help my sister. My brother-in-law broke his neck on the job, and they were in the middle of remodeling their entire house. So, needless to say, she is in enormous stress mode right now. He is very lucky to be alive and not paralized. So, I was painting, and moving furniture, and helping her do everything that he can not do. Very sad indeed. So, later, I am pooped.

Another book!!

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