Credit: The Guardian
There was a little cafe I used to go to that did the best bacon sandwiches. They came in a soft and pillowy white bap. The bacon, thick-cut from a local butcher, was midway between crispy and chewy. Ketchup and HP sauce were served in miniature jars with the sandwich, so you could dab on the exact amount you liked. That was all there was to it: just bread and bacon and sauce. Eating one of these sandwiches, as I did every few weeks, with a cup of strong coffee, felt like an uncomplicated pleasure.
And then, all of a sudden, the bacon sandwich stopped being quite so comforting. For a few weeks in October 2015, half the people I knew were talking about the news that eating bacon was now a proven cause of cancer. You couldn’t miss the story: it was splashed large in every newspaper and all over the web. As one journalist wrote in Wired, “Perhaps no two words together are more likely to set […]
I penned an article for my blog last month on the taste of flesh and how I nearly died from prostate cancer. We’re told that it’s experience, not evidence that leads to human behaviour change. People shouldn’t have to die before they get it.
The one thing, we the 99% can do, without waiting for a government decree, change in political parties, or a change in voting regulations such as PR, is to go vegan. In the article, I entertain 5 areas that are essential.
There is absolutely zero compounds in any animal food, that is essential for human wellbeing, health and longevity. Google protein in human breast milk = 1g/100g. Google protein in potatoes = 2g/100g. ‘Nuff said!
https://johnotvos.wordpress.com/2018/02/08/for-the-taste-of-flesh/
Please fix link, thank you
Go vegan and kiss your health good bye.
I know I tried it and it was a disaster.
Man did not evolve large brains eating plant matter.
That is not possible. Man evolved eating animals with large
amounts of protein and fat.
Carbs (plants) are the real killer along with processed food.
It is not the bacon that is the problem it is all the additives
our corporate masters add to pork that is the problem.
That’s true Gordon because it is based in fact based scientific research. It’s out there if one wishes or cares to look. We have been told for several decades to get your 12 servings of grains by the US Department of Agriculture. All turns to sugar once it hits the bloodstream. Elevated blood sugar leads to inflammation and disease. It just a matter of how it manifests in an individual. I reversed a serious neurological disorder and Hashimoto’s thyroidits, both autoimmune conditions, by healing the gut. Wasted twelve years with conventional medicine and drug therapy. No fault of theirs, they aren’t trained in nutrition. If they are it’s conventional nutrition not functional nutrition. The healing process involved removing gut damaging “healthy whole grains”. Numerous other benefits such as improved mood, focus and cognition were recognized as well. The body requires healthy fat. Especially the brain
I agree Gordon, that additives are a problem, and organic vegetables are very expensive; BUT, I have been a vegetarian for over 15 years and feel great because of the weight I lost. I grow over 50% of my own organic vegetables, so I know where my food comes from and what is in and on it. The brain functions mainly by using medium-chain triglycerides which are found in coconuts, not in any meat products. That is something you should consider. I am a lifetime vegetarian now and am well over 70 years old, yet can run the mile in about 5 minutes. Can you do that?