"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
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On Feb 1, 7:16 am, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> I have the TV on most of the day, even though I'm not
> watching most of the time. I'm usually working, and
> just have the TV as sort of background music. And
> of course, I like cooking shows. If Lidia Bastianich
> had a 24 hour channel, that's what would be on my set
> most of the time.
>
> Sometimes I get desperate. Sometimes I'll tune in the
> Spanish-language cooking shows from V-me. Or an
> infomercial for the Magic Bullet. (I'd rather have
> an infomercial with Ron Popeil in it -- where are
> you, Ron?)
>
> Rarely, I'll tune in to Cooking Time, the Korean
> language cooking show. The host often uses obscure
> or weird ingrediants, like oligosaccharide or
> slim eel fish paste. But what really gets me is
> the food quackery. She'll say this is food is good
> for the joints, or that food is good for the muscles,
> or this other stuff is good for your brain.
>
> Yesterday, she was saying that because the salad
> she was making was made with raw vegetables which
> are still alive and have their life force, you
> shouldn't mix the salad dressing into the salad
> with your hands. You should use chopsticks.
> If the vegetables had been cooked, you could go
> ahead and use your hands. She wasn't clear on
> whether the life force from your hands would
> ruin the salad, or whether there was some ill
> effect you'd receive from the salad through your
> hands.
>
> You learn something about other cultures by
> watching their TV. Koreans are a bit kooky.

I wouldn't use the term quackery.

There are elements in vegetables and herbs that ARE good for different
elements of the body. All medicine is basically plant based.

Ever heard of homeopathy? The same applies for homeopathic medicine,
use only the glass dropper, never touch the medicine
with the hands, it changes the chemistry and energy of the medicine.

In other cultures herbs and plants are more trusted as medicine than
chemicals.

It all depends on what you have been indoctrinated with, or taught, or
believe.

I, for one, am open to all cultural practices of healing. Some are
amazingly effective. Some are more placebos.

The mind-body connection is probably the most important part of
healing in the end.

Don't make fun of what you have not educated yourself about.
Sometimes, if you pay attention or do some research, you
can learn a lot.

reply: I, personally, have been investigating the practices of sacrificing
chickens, moon watching, a reverse osmotic electrolysis food crisper,
magnetic butter dishes, and psychokinetic blending of pancake mix. So far,
the results are pretty amazing, and I do hope my source of happy mushrooms
does not dry up or get apprehended.

Steve