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Ten years ago I was writing several blogs on various subjects - F1 motor racing, Music, Classic Cars, Great Romances and, most crushingly, a personal journal that included my thoughts on America, memories of England and Africa, opinion, humour, writing and anything else that occurred. It all became too much (I was attempting to update the journal every day) and I collapsed, exhausted and thoroughly disillusioned in the end. So this blog is indeed a Toe in the Water, a place to document my thoughts in and on WdC but with a determination not to get sucked into the blog whirlpool ever again. Here's hoping.     |
| Step Away From That Bread A while back, Andrea started on a diet that she has honed to her own requirements as the effects on her body become noticeable. All sorts of foods are now forbidden and some interesting concoctions take the place of things that we thought we couldn’t live without. There’s no doubt that this is working; she feels much better, wrinkles begin to disappear and we’re convinced that she has fewer grey hairs than a few weeks ago. One of the unexpected side effects, however, is that we now watch a lot of YouTube videos by self-styled nutritionists with an unimaginably wide range of theories. Although their ideas vary so much, the one thing they have in common is their agreement that the nutritional rules we have lived under for fifty years are now debunked. It is a pity that they then depart upon such divergent paths of experimentation. I confess to being totally confused and unsure of what I should eat as a result. For the moment, I stick with my traditional foods, secure in the knowledge that my health remains fairly balanced and unchanging. I must be doing something right. This plethora of contrasting theories works very well for Andrea, however, as she tries things, finds what works for her and discards the rest. At the moment, she is an interesting combination of carnivore with some keto elements. It’s called ketovore, I’m told. No doubt by this time next week, other things will have been added and others taken away. It’s all grist to the mill as long as it works. Observing these events, I have come to the conclusion that western civilisation is currently undergoing a clandestine invasion by rebellious nutritionists. In spite of their many differences, there is an army of them that is united by their willingness to make endless videos explaining their cause and expanding on their various theories. I have become used to the world growing ever weirder as it explores the borders of esoteric knowledge, but this is the strangest yet. In my day, nutritionists were the least likely to get together in guerilla gangs intending to change the world. Not so nowadays. They’ll be shoving people off the sidewalk next. Word count: 367 |
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I've always remembered that episode and thought that was a fun idea.
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As someone who just reviewed an item in your port, I can't help but wonder, Did I pick an item that you'd throw out? 