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What Is Your Health Fad History?
Paleo. No sugar, Turmeric. Gluten-free. CoQ10. Omega 3. Resveratol. Non-GMO. Drinking vinegar to balance out the body’s pH. And endless variants and chelations and super-duper-brain-activity goodies later … these are the fads of today. The fads of yesterday are endless, marching back into history. Remember low sodium? Macrobiotic diets? A tablespoon of bran a day? Garlic? Anti-oxidants? Cod liver oil? Yum!
I was remarking to @susanquinn that health-fad lovers all share the same gullible desire to believe the “experts,” to believe that there are shortcuts to long and healthy lives. And that, of course, anyone promoting a fad today has a history of promoting fads in the past — fads that clearly were not, in the end, supported by data. Which means that the vast majority of people (yes, even good people) do not choose to learn from their own experiences.
So let’s have it, Ricochetti! What are the fads you have tried in the past and then abandoned? Here’s my list: Omega 3s. Immunocal. Resveratol.
Let’s hear it!
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I’ve tried the butter-in-coffee thing, and I don’t see the appeal.
Now . . . straight butter on the other hand, . . . that’s got a lot of appeal.
Right. Why ruin it with coffee? Blech.
I do butter and cream with coffee almost every late morning (11-ish). I nuke the butter and cream and then froth it like a latte.
That’s it for me until dinner time.
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