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  • From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
  • To: Lynda <lurine AT softcom.net>, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Amish and heart disease
  • Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:47:19 -0800 (PST)

It (western vs. eastern) is really not that important to me, Lynda. I simply
posted a link. As i wrote before, I wish I had not eaten margarine and
smoked cigarettes, but I did...............................

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--- On Fri, 12/12/08, Lynda <lurine AT softcom.net> wrote:

> From: Lynda <lurine AT softcom.net>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Amish and heart disease
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com
> Date: Friday, December 12, 2008, 3:43 PM
> You posted a link and asked a question, Bob, "is
> western disease better or wotse than eastern disease?"
> And I responded that "eastern" countries had the
> longest lived folks, so it would appear that "western
> disease" is worse. Not that there are that many
> "western" countries.
>
> And, no, you weren't just quoting Marie. *You* said
> that "I still think like Marie or someone else said a
> week or two ago that a few simple things cause
> 'most' of the really bad health issues in the west,
> tobacco and booze" and I disagreed with what *you* said
> you thought were the main culprits -- tobacco and booze.
>
> The major difference between the U.S. (western diet) and
> the rest of the world (European, Mediterranean and Eastern)
> is diet. You really can't even begin to compare 3rd
> world countries. That's arguing apples and elephants.
> You aren't even arguing apples and oranges.
>
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "bob ford"
> <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
>
> > I was quoting Marie about the booze and tobacco, so it
> was she that was wrong, not me ;-) (though I still agree
> with her). The link gave all of the countries. I
> didn't say we were at the top, I said all Western
> countries were near the top. Most of the bottom countries
> were african, I think. I don't know much about all of
> this, I just provided a link.........







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