HEALTH QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION

Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this
true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't
waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up
your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you c an
extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live
longer? Take a nap.

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Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay
and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more
than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system.
Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass
(green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your
recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

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Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine,
that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even
more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms
up!

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Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to
one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

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Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular
exercise program?
A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good
!

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Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!! .. Foods are fried these days in vegetable
oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more
vegetables be bad for you?

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Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the
middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You
should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

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Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the
best feel-good food around!

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Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

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Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!

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Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had
about food and diets.
And remember:

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of
arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather
to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other
- body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming
"WOO HOO, What a Ride

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Ich sehn´ mich so nach einem Land
der Ruhe und Geborgenheit
Ich glaub´, ich hab´s einmal gekannt,
als ich den Sternenhimmel weit
und klar vor meinen Augen sah,
unendlich großes Weltenall.
Und etwas dann mit mir geschah:
Ich ahnte, spürte auf einmal,
daß alles: Sterne, Berg und Tal,
ob ferne Länder, fremdes Volk,
sei es der Mond, sei´s Sonnnenstrahl,
daß Regen, Schnee und jede Wolk,
daß all das in mir drin ich find,
verkleinert, einmalig und schön
Ich muß gar nicht zu jedem hin,
ich spür das Schwingen, spür die Tön´
ein´s jeden Dinges, nah und fern,
wenn ich mich öffne und werd´ still
in Ehrfurcht vor dem großen Herrn,
der all dies schuf und halten will.
Ich glaube, daß war der Moment,
den sicher jeder von euch kennt,
in dem der Mensch zur Lieb´ bereit:
Ich glaub, da ist Weihnachten nicht weit!

Hermann Hesse (1877-1962)

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

e.e. cummings