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Originally Posted by quirky3
VillagesPL, I was thinking about how strongly you feel about good nutrition and the effects of bad nutrition on the body. Maybe one parallel would be smoking. People are free to choose to smoke, it's definitely not good for them, and most people understand and accept the consequences on their own body. But if you have had a loved one die from the effects of smoking, you may express your passion for non-smoking because of your wish to save lives. I am reminded of the new TV commercials that are pretty shocking about the impacts of smoking.
So in that context, I understand and appreciate your postings. Even if just a few people improve their diet, that will also improve the quality of their lives, and imho you will be the silent hero.
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You are right, Quirky, and kind too. But I really do not think that people will change due to these posts, if anything it may turn folks off from really knowing more about healthy food choices because VillagesFl and Jimbo's choices are extreme. It is obvious that they think that they are helping all of us but what it is doing to me is turning me off.
I am watching someone close to me die of lung cancer, but I have not typed a letter about the dangers of smoking. My husband and I got really good results to our usual testing and six month check up yesterday but I don't feel I have a right to say how we eat in detail.
I feel that the freedom to choose for oneself is sacred and I don't feel that repeating, emphazising, sharing, continuing on the same subject, quoting nutritionists and starting threads on the same subjects is educating, promoting ideas or changing anyone's mind.
What it is for many of us is just annoying us. There is more than one way to skin a cat and there are many choices for a healthy life style and in my opinion not just one is right. Any improvement is good. But who is to say what is an improvement?
We are all grown ups here. I feel very sure that both VillagesFl and Jimbo are sincere and mean well. But I don't think that what is happening is what they hope will happen, that people will change to their way of eating and living.
Just my humble opinion.