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Ignoramus20984 wrote: In article , Priscilla H Ballou wrote: In alt.support.diet.low-carb Ignoramus8847 wrote: Because I choose to do things that bring my body closer to the medieval lifestyle. I eat, more or less, only foods available to an affluent person during middle ages. Bread, butter, meat, fish, nuts, fruits, eggs, cheese, etc. No vegetables? Priscilla No, I eat plenty of vegetables -- tomatoes, peppers, some cauliflower, potatoes in moderation etc. Oh, OK. You just didn't mention them. Priscilla -- The Episcopal Church welcomes you... and you... and you.... |
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"revek" wrote in message ...
"Jon Mundsack" wrote in message ... "Ignoramus20984" wrote in message ... No, I eat plenty of vegetables -- tomatoes, peppers, some cauliflower, potatoes in moderation etc. The only one of those vegetables that was available in Europe during the Middle Ages was cauliflower. Tomatoes, peppers, and potatoes are all New World vegetables. I thought people believed tomatoes to be poisonous in the middle ages? I remember that too. Possibly because they are part of the nightshade family? That wasn't the Middle Ages. However, tomatoes were believed to be poisonous in the 17th and 18th centuries, because scientists believed that they were the poisonous "wolf-peach" described by Galen. Also, the leaves are poisonous to forage animals (goats, cows) and so people reasoned (incorrectly) that the fruit must be poisonous as well. Eventually, enough Europeans observed the indigenous people of the Andes (where the tomato comes from) eating tomatoes without ill effects and started spreading the word that they were delicious and nutritious. Today, some macrobiotic folk believe that tomatoes are Bad For You because they are part of the nightshade family. They're wrong, of course. Mmm, tomatoes. T. |
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"Ignoramus8847" wrote in message ... I finally found a name for my diet/exercise regimen, of which most of you are painfully aware by now. I decided to call it the "medieval diet". Why? Because I choose to do things that bring my body closer to the medieval lifestyle. I eat, more or less, only foods available to an affluent person during middle ages. Bread, butter, meat, fish, nuts, fruits, eggs, cheese, etc. Pringles and sugar were not available, and incidentally I do not eat those things. Same goes for all other processed foods. Also, medieval people did not have cars and walked a lot, which I do as well. The theoretical (if you can call it that) basis for such a name is that we have been tuned to such a lifestyle by hundreds of years of our past history. So returning to it has some reason to be expected to bring the metabolism and the cardiovascular system (blood pressure etc) in order. It worked so far in returning me from obesity and hypertension back into the normal weight interval, with little loss of strength and I am feeling great. Onwards, back to the Middle Ages! i 223/179/180 Hmmm...let's see, in the Middle Ages no one drank water, it was not clean, so, they drank ale or wine. Do you drink ale or wine instead of water? : ) Martha |
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"Ignoramus20984" wrote in message ... In article , Priscilla H Ballou wrote: In alt.support.diet.low-carb Ignoramus8847 wrote: Because I choose to do things that bring my body closer to the medieval lifestyle. I eat, more or less, only foods available to an affluent person during middle ages. Bread, butter, meat, fish, nuts, fruits, eggs, cheese, etc. No vegetables? Priscilla No, I eat plenty of vegetables -- tomatoes, peppers, some cauliflower, potatoes in moderation etc. Sorry, tomatoes, peppers and potatoes were not available in Europe then. Martha i 223/178/180 |
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"MH" wrote in message ... Hmmm...let's see, in the Middle Ages no one drank water, it was not clean, so, they drank ale or wine. Do you drink ale or wine instead of water? : ) Well, they did drink water, but they weren't real careful about keeping the water supply clear of the sewage disposal. That's why cholera tended to be such a problem. So, following your line of questioning, do you drink water with other people's **** in it? Duffy |
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"Jean B." wrote:
Duffy Pratt wrote: Do you not bathe? Are you going to have leeches applied when you are ill? Are you going to get rid of the central heating and plumbing, and install a moat around the house to take care of your bodily needs? Mmmmm. Garderobes............ I agree with Magrit Garlick about those. Ick. April. Put the cat out. -- "Things that try to look like things often do look more like things than things. Well known fact." Esmerelda Weatherwax (Pratchett 1988) |
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In article , TdN
wrote: Today, some macrobiotic folk believe that tomatoes are Bad For You because they are part of the nightshade family. They're wrong, of course. Mmm, tomatoes. T. Not when dealing with folks with nightshade allergies and they exist. This also includes eggplant for some. |
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In article , April Goodwin-Smith
wrote: "Jean B." wrote: Duffy Pratt wrote: Do you not bathe? Are you going to have leeches applied when you are ill? Are you going to get rid of the central heating and plumbing, and install a moat around the house to take care of your bodily needs? No, I'm going to eat all the wonderful genetically modified modern hybrid foods like canola Oil and rejoice at the long shelf life afforded by crappy chemicals and preservatives that make Kraft and Heinz have bank accounts as fat as our bottoms. |
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In article ,
April Goodwin-Smith wrote: "Jean B." wrote: Duffy Pratt wrote: Do you not bathe? Are you going to have leeches applied when you are ill? Are you going to get rid of the central heating and plumbing, and install a moat around the house to take care of your bodily needs? Mmmmm. Garderobes............ I agree with Magrit Garlick about those. Ick. April. Put the cat out. Yay! A fellow Discworld fan! But, it's actually "Magrat" ;o) -- -Michelle Levin (Luna) http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick http://www.mindspring.com/~designbyluna |
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