Topic: Healthy living

[Rik]

Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... Don't waste them on exercise Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.   
 
Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat?  Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables . So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!   

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good!
 
Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: You're not listening... . Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?   
 
Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.   

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! Another vegetable.  It's the best feel-good food around!!   

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.
   
Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape! !   


Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.
 
And remember:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO HOO! What a Ride!"

[Clive]

Seems perfectly correct to me! 

[Rik]

My thoughts exactly, Clive.

[GillE]

Seems perfectly correct to me! 

It seemed perfectly correct to my hubby until a few weeks ago.  Then he was set an assignment on obesity as part of his nurse training - as a result, he's put himself on a diet and stopped eating all sweets and fatty foods.  When he found out what the consequences of being overweight are, he was shocked into doing what I've been trying to persuade him to do for years.  After 3 weeks of his new lifestyle, his blood pressure has dropped, he's lost half a stone, his arthritis has faded, he says he feels great and he wishes he'd done something about his diet years ago.

There's no point trying to enjoy the ride if your car isn't roadworthy.

Incidentally - if you eat the expensive, yummy chocolate with a high cocoa content, it isn't particularly fattening.

Gill

[Rik]

Which is why I like the Lindt range so much, Gill.

[Clive]

Since Cadbury's flirtation with salmonella, they have been selling 250g bars of Dairy Milk for £1 each instead of £1.65 ish.  Not hard to work out why they are doing that!  Now I am addicted to the stuff and consume several bars a week.  The price has now gone back up again, no doubt because of Christmas, so I've stopped buying it.  I may give the high cocoa chocolate a try Gill.  Purely for medicinal reasons you understand! 

[GillE]

See?  I do care about you guys and want you all to live long, healthy lives.

Besides, if you drop dead who's going to help me sort out my computer problems?

 

[Michelle]

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat?  Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables . So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.


I am so shocked Sandra hasn't commented on this one lol early yet I guess

[Sandra]

I actually believe the heartbeat thing.

If you look at animals with very fast heartbeats such as mice they only live a few years, while elephants have a slow heartbeat and live amongst the longest of all animals.

So my philosphy is eat healthily, using those vegetable processing machines called cows, pigs and sheep etc, never run when you can walk, never walk when you can stand, never stand when you can sit and never sit when you can lie down 

[GillE]

A lot of yogis would agree with you, Sandra.  One of the main aims of yoga is to learn how to control breathing and regulate heartbeat.

Nevertheless, spending a lot of time lying down without raising the blood pressure would be such a waste.

[Clive]

 

[Rik]

Nevertheless, spending a lot of time lying down without raising the blood pressure would be such a waste.

I concur.