Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

It seems, according to research, that everything we eat has an effect on us. If you have arthritis, you are to avoid certain foods, if you have diabetes, you should avoid sugar, and the list goes on. Granted we are what we eat, said a wise old man, and everything we eat seems to matter in one regard or another. 

We know that certain things can kill you, or make you have bad dreams, or produce a woody that would make a porn star proud, and other things kind send you around the bend. So, what if your diet is very limited, does that have an effect on your physical and mental health? 

If you have seen the movie Big Friendly Giant, you know that certain foods for certain people can be very bad. There is a formula that makes farts rise instead of sink, don’t mention the stink. So, having mentioned all this, what does a diet of McDonalds do for you? According to one study it destroys most of the good bacteria in your guts and if your internal workings are not right how is your thinking? Are you smarter than everyone else, or do you just believe you are? Are you more paranoid and always feel that you are the victim of other abusive people? Do you believe that you are the ruler of the world, or at least you should be if you are not. 

Some foods are very bland, and others are not. There is a type of canned fish in Norway or Sweden that even the people that will eat it won’t open the can in the house because it smells so bad. Kimchi is a staple food for many Koreans and it must be good for them as one person told me that if she did not eat it daily she felt ill. It certainly keeps the blood vessels open as I never met a Korean with cold hands, even on cold winter days.

There are foods or drinks that are cures for all sorts of things. Worked with a couple of guys that were from Oklahoma and they swore that buttermilk was the cure for everything. If you had a cold, drinking buttermilk would make you better faster. If you were all nervous, drink buttermilk and it would calm you down. If you weren’t feeling up to sex, drink buttermilk and you would be ready. I told them that sounded like my brother’s cure for everything but just was beer.

 Is there a point to all this? Yes, when we hear that someone goes into a place that is known for fantastic food and still prefers to go get McDonalds you really have to wonder if they are wrapped too tight or not tightly enough.