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Originally Posted by moonrambler  ABC News: One Man, 40 Years, 21,292 Big Macs
Then there's this guy, who's eaten two Big Macs a day every day since 1972. And that's pretty much all he eats. Some tv news magazine did a story on him maybe 12 years ago, and he's still going at it. I remember this guy in particular because the news magazine had him go in for a full physical and there was absolutely nothing wrong with him, even though he'd been eating almost nothing but Big Mac's and Coke for 15 years. This sort of story can get people irritated because it's not "supposed to" be like this. |
That's funny, and it does irritate people when someone breaks from the "mass mind" and has a mind of their own, historically they are shunned or killed. Since I'm not a 100% believer in subjective reality I think people have to not only change their own beliefs, but in some cases overcome the inertia of "mass belief " , kinda like the 4 minute mile thing.
When I was kid I lived on cocoa puffs, ice cream sandwiches, hamburgers and hot dogs. I eat much better than that now and am in much worse shape, Of course back then I never stopped moving from the time I woke up till when I went to sleep.
I have done some fasting in the past and can say that I did feel it was beneficial spiritually, partly I think it's the fact that digestion of food requires enormous amounts of blood, and your brain also needs lots of blood to do it's thing, this is part of the reason you get sleepy after a heavy meal. I also think intention plays a part in this too, like when someone fasts for a "breakthrough" or guidance or whatever, it's not the fasting that does the work, it's the intention.
There's another thread about eating meat in the spirituality forum where I mentioned that I think a lot of the veganism being pushed here is about guilt over taking life and if you do things that make you feel guilty, I believe it will hamper your ability to manifest. I think it's about being congruent, and when you go against your own values you are essentially at odds with yourself. So, yes, I think your diet can influence your capabilities, but not because it really does, it's because you make it so. I raise beef cattle and have most of my life so I have worked through all the issues about the food chain and I'm not one to get bogged down by the "anti meat" crowd.