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Originally Posted by rubicon
lghtworker888: I may be wrong where published but I believe it was the WSJ that carried an article wherein the author stated their was absolutely no benefit from eating organic foods and hence it did not justify the increase prices.
I do not know if this information is true or untrue. I do not pass judgment on anyone nor do I take issue with anyone's personal dietary preferences. However, the continuing contradictions by experts leaves me confused and skeptical about any claims made for the type of foods we eat , how it is raised or grown, vitamins , supplements, etc.
If I took to heart all of what experts claim is good/bad I suspect I would die of starvation or dehydration. And since I am advanced in age I suspect that whatever I do for the remaining years isn't going to do any more harm than I already have up to this point in my life.
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I like to participate in sports whenever I get the chance but I'm not a fan of professional sports. So, to me, whether it's football, basketball or baseball, all the teams are the same. I don't see any difference between one football team and another. If you've seen one, you've seen them all.
I suppose that's the way a lot of people feel about the food they eat. Hey! What's the big deal? Food is food; it's all the same. Find something you like, eat it and be done with it. But unlike sports teams, food, in the long run, can have an important effect on one's health, for better or worse.
As far as being advance in age, that is precisely when good nutrition counts most. As a general rule, our immune system gets weaker and weaker as we age. So we become more and more susceptable to diseases and viruses etc.. That might explain why supercentenarians often die of pneumonia.
Right about now someone will say that we have to die of something; we can't live forever. Yes, that's true, but my point is that most people want to enjoy good health for as long as possible. And the only way I know of to do that is to pay some attention and try to live a healthy lifestyle.
They did a study where they asked young people how long they wanted to live. I don't remember the exact results but it went something like this: Young people would say that they wanted to live to 70 or 75 because they thought it was very very old. But when they asked retired people how long they wanted to live, they would say 80 to 85. And people in their early eighties would say that they wanted to live to 90. Well, you see where this is going. No one ever reaches the point where they say they want to die now. They always want more time. (This assumes the person doesn't have some painful terminal disease.) And if they always want more time, I assume they would like it to be in good health.