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Topic: Bad Things That Are Good For You.
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GypseeWind Moderator Posts: 4354 From: Dayton,Ohio USA Registered: May 2009
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posted November 09, 2010 07:02 PM
Beer, chocolate.... and read on! http://www.livescience.com/health/top_10_badthings_good-1.html
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Unmoved Moderator Posts: 2089 From: Registered: May 2009
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posted November 09, 2010 07:38 PM
The only thing that's completely and entirely good for you on that list is sex. Others, I disagree, despite the studies. Alcohol is not good for you. Coffee is not good for you, etc, etc. Basically, all these things that are said to be "good for you" have things in them that are equally bad for you. In some cases, there might be more bad things in a substance than those that are good for you, but an article or study won't mention that. So... I recently learned that alcohol hurts your 'etheric' (<----spelling) body. Like chocolate, yes sure, it has good things but more damaging in it is the sugar. And sugar is also bad for you. So... IP: Logged |
AbsintheDragonfly Moderator Posts: 1471 From: Gaia Registered: Apr 2010
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posted November 09, 2010 07:40 PM
That's why I go for the at least 80% cacao dark chocolate Unmoved Everything in moderations I think. IP: Logged |
SunChild Moderator Posts: 1253 From: Melbourne. Victoria. Australia Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 09, 2010 07:50 PM
eat as much raw cacao as you wanti do as for alcohol unmoved is right there... but we can get away with it if its in moderation. IP: Logged |
Ami Anne Moderator Posts: 2260 From: South of France Registered: Sep 2010
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posted November 09, 2010 08:00 PM
I never used to drink at all but since my son died, I started having 2 Guiness Extra Stouts every night. Do you think that is bad for you? Please be honest. I am not hooked ------------------ Pluto conjunct Dejanira, Girlfriend. IP: Logged |
PlutoSquared Knowflake Posts: 936 From: Mars Registered: Aug 2010
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posted November 09, 2010 11:01 PM
Ami,For how long have you been having the Guiness? IP: Logged |
Ami Anne Moderator Posts: 2260 From: South of France Registered: Sep 2010
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posted November 10, 2010 07:03 AM
2 and a half years. I CAN stop. I wonder IS it ok? I don't feel the need to go beyond 2. However, I wonder if alcohol EVERY day is bad for you. I don't FEEL it taking a toll but ,perhaps, it may be. I am a vegetarian,mainly,so want to do what is right by my body. I do not need it ,now, like I DID after my son died. Thank you for caring, PS ------------------ Pluto conjunct Dejanira, Girlfriend. IP: Logged |
bunnies Knowflake Posts: 280 From: u.k Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 10, 2010 07:25 AM
No! alcohol (in moderation) is not bad for you. I have drunk a couple of glasses of wine (red) nearly every day for donkeys years and I look FABULOUS darling!! It's choc full of antioxidants, relaxes you and stops the arteries clogging. I also eat a couple of squares of 85% dark choc EVERY day. And Guiness? Ami Ann? It's Irish!! And the Irish are frickin' indestructible. Full of iron and relaxing. Drink away. Bottoms up Salut Cheers Sante And as they say in our part of the world "Get it down your neck!!IP: Logged |
Ami Anne Moderator Posts: 2260 From: South of France Registered: Sep 2010
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posted November 10, 2010 09:37 AM
Good, Bunnies, I really didn't want to give it up ------------------ Pluto conjunct Dejanira, Girlfriend. IP: Logged |
AbsintheDragonfly Moderator Posts: 1471 From: Gaia Registered: Apr 2010
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posted November 10, 2010 09:47 AM
Yeah I wouldn't worry about having 2 a day, If you were tossing back 5 or more...then I'd say you might want to think about cutting back.If you enjoy it, well then keep on doing it. My great aunt, bless her, said to me, eat what you want and die happy. Good advice. IP: Logged |
bunnies Knowflake Posts: 280 From: u.k Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 10, 2010 10:08 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgfXXbF66hY&feature=fvsr Every time I hear this song I think If you had put a bet on who would see old age out of these two your money certainly wouldn't be on Shane McGowan. He, by his own admission has been drunk every day since he was 9 years old and there was Kirsty lovely and fresh. And he's still with us and she has been gone a good few years. Like I said Ami, the Irish are indestructible. I'm not saying anyone should emulate this but I will agree with Absinthe's great aunt. Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think.. IP: Logged |
Ami Anne Moderator Posts: 2260 From: South of France Registered: Sep 2010
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posted November 10, 2010 10:22 AM
OK ------------------ Pluto conjunct Dejanira, Girlfriend. IP: Logged |
WinkAway Moderator Posts: 1389 From: here, there & everywhere Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 10, 2010 01:37 PM
My grandma swears by having one glass of red wine every day. I'm not sure but I think she's in her 80's. IP: Logged |
GypseeWind Moderator Posts: 4354 From: Dayton,Ohio USA Registered: May 2009
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posted November 10, 2010 02:02 PM
There is another article somewhere.... I'll try to dig it up when I have time. (I'm cleaning for an out of town visitor, and it's very time consuming)But the article I found said that the majority of people who live to be over 100 years old, both drink AND smoke. This wasn't meant to advocate that, it was meant in the spirit of lighthearted amusement. Anyway, whoever said MODERATION~ is right. Anything you overdo will end up doing you in, obviously! My Grandma died from liver complications and she didn't drink. My other Grandma died from emphasema (sp?) and she never smoked nor lived with a smoker. *Just live and enjoy your life. Have happiness in your heart, let go of bitterness, and you'll live as long as you are *supposed* to. Doncha think?? IP: Logged |