re: Whole Foods/Organic Foods/Anti-vaccination

Wow. I just had to give my two sense on these topics. I'm answering on my phone so there may be mistakes.

First antivaxxers. These people simply put are morons of the highest magnitude. Some kid gets a vaccine and then they die the next day in a car accident and these idiot parents blame the car accident on the vaccine. Ok maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but only a bit. Association does not equal causation. So for the idiot who linked some moronic site here blaming vaccines, please stop breathing. You are not only am idiot but promoting idiotic behavior.

Homeopathy? It's water. It has been proven to not help anything but perhaps cure thirst if you drink enough of it. But by the same token it is unlikely to harm you unless you aspirate it, get a pneumonia, and die from that. The whole idea of homeopathy is such total crap that anyone who thinks this actually works likely believes in magic potions and believes horoscopes are actually useful at predicting the future.

Let me briefly touch on something not mentioned here. Anti GMO. These people are straight idiots.

Organic? Not worth the money and, depending on how far they take it, potentially harmful. Sometimes these people take things too far and are anti pasteurization of milk which is just moronic.

So, in short...
Antivaxxers are dangerous to themselves and others.
Homeopathy is just water.
Organic food frankly is usually just a ploy to charge middle class and wealthy people more for food.

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So for the idiot who linked some moronic site here blaming vaccines

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Sorry to burst your bubble.

Big brand organic is all bullshite. If you want to eat "clean" and care, establish a relationship with a local farmer, go to the farm, see how things are done, and support local. That is what I do.

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Changing little things on the menu, grilling the 20 year old stoned kid waiting our table about where they get their ingredients from, and just acting like a bitch in general. I'm all for eating healthy but it's a bit extreme for me and it's getting embarrassing to the point where I caught one of the kids waiting on us at a restaurant once who she was grilling on where they get their cheeses from and apologized to the poor kid.

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I am all about food quality, but that is ridiculous

I abide by an 80/20 principle. I control the flow at home, but relax things when eating out or with friends.

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Organic? Not worth the money and, depending on how far they take it, potentially harmful. Sometimes these people take things too far and are anti pasteurization of milk which is just moronic.

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Yeah because carcinogen pesticides and unwanted hormones/antibiotics are overated.

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Changing little things on the menu, grilling the 20 year old stoned kid waiting our table about where they get their ingredients from, and just acting like a bitch in general. I'm all for eating healthy but it's a bit extreme for me and it's getting embarrassing to the point where I caught one of the kids waiting on us at a restaurant once who she was grilling on where they get their cheeses from and apologized to the poor kid.

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Here is a suggestion how to manage your friend

Remind them that they have the healthy option of intermittently fasting throughout the meal. You can remind them that we evolved to handle food scarcity well. Remind them of the benefits of fasting. Proceed to tell them to sit back (shut the frick up), not eat a thing, and enhance the experience by practicing meditative breathing for the duration of the meal. They will get a nice detox, anti-inflammatory, mitochondrial healing experience until their next feeding interval.

I have equal disdain for the fringe participates in cross-fit, endurance training, etc

It is the same "disease". Good principles being bastardized to an extreme leading to an asymmetric lifestyle...

It is all about balance with priorities...

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'm not full on anti-vax but I do think the amount of vaccines and number of doses per vaccine and the push by Drs and pharm to shove everybody into a one size fits all program is irresponsible and dangerous.

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Do you really, truly believe vaccines are just some evil construct that money hungry doctors are pushing into their patients for a paycheck? Read the history of vaccines, read an actual scientific article/review etc. to get an informed opinion on this. Anti-vaccination is plain dangerous.