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Got thinking the other day about nutrition. Let's face it the modern diet is generally pretty horrendous, and the temptation to grab a burger or a chocolate bar is never far away. So I was thinking how important is it? Well the truth is I have no idea.
I was looking at You Tube the other day and there is this American endurance man who runs Marathons, writes books, never seems to sleep and eats a ridiculously healthy diet. He also never seems to get injured and recovers really quickly after running. I think he did 50 consecutive marathons in 50 US states.
While on the subject of all things American, I think they have a lot to answer for, let me explain. For years we English were a happy island race eating essentially what we grew in our gardens, yes our diet lacked flavour and imagination but it was wholesome and hearty. However, in our culture now of instant gratification we are littered with fast food outlets and coffee shops. Whatever happened to the quaint old English afternoon tea?
The irony of all this is every time we talk about 'getting into shape' (incidentally an Americanism) it is they who have the audacity to sell us the DVD, I am of course talking about 'Insanity'. Some of you may have heard of this? It's basically an extreme fitness DVD you can follow in the comfort of your own home. So they fatten us up and then tell us we need to drastically change the way we eat.
Apologies for going of tangent but this American endurance guy really is quite extraordinary, and he mentions another guy who apparently is a 'Fruitarian' Yes this man only eats fruit and can happily knock back 40 bananas and 50 oranges per day, and can run a 2 hour 30 minutes marathon. Maye I'm doing something wrong? One thing I do agree with however is that eating as natural as possible can only be a good thing, avoid processed foods where possible.
Just some food for thought, anyway just off to peel some oranges...speak soon
David Ed Smith
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