[Villages PL]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Villages Pl. What is the motivation for the posting on here about the diet and health practices that you have chosen for yourself? Do you care about all of us? Are you concerned that your insurance rates will go up with all of our bad habits? Do you want to share your good information? Do you want to make a difference?

Why do baseball fans or baseball players like to talk about baseball? Why do people like to talk about books on the "book board"? Why do Villagers like to talk about the Villages?

I have found with these sorts of things that I can only marginally influence the folks who are most tuned in to me.

Sometimes one never knows how much someone else gets influenced. A few decades back I was restricting fat in my diet. That's because I kept hearing announcements on the radio that said, "eat less fat". Less? Less than what? And then one day I visted some friends and a woman told me, "you need some fat in your diet". Well, her suggestion didn't have an immediate effect but I always remembered it. And eventually I started reading a Zone book and learned how to consume some good fats in reasonable amounts.

I think it is interesting to know what others do about their diet and their health ....to a point...and that point is that I will consult the experts who guide my health issues; the institutions and doctors and medical experts who have saved my life and continued to guide my health choices.

Does that mean you depend on your medical doctor(s) for your nutritional/dietary advice? Is that your only source of information?

I have noticed that seven or eight people are trying the vegan diet that you and Jimbo promote. I hope that makes you feel good.

I'm not keeping score. And just because I'm a vegan doesn't mean everyone else has to be a vegan. You probably got that idea because I may have given the reasons why I think being a vegan is important for my health. I think it provides the lowest possible risk for all kinds of degenerative diseases. But if someone else decides to choose eating animal protein and doesn't mind the additional risk, that's their decision.

Again I ask. What is your goal in talking about your diet on this forum?

I explaned it above. What's your goal? Why are you here? What do you hope to accomplish?