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Hi Jon, I'm not sure it is that simple. There are so many other factore to take into consideration. One can be vegetarian yet clearly not avoid many environmental contaminants/pollutants. Take for instance recent findings on increased incidence of leukaemia in children and proximity to (what's the technical term?) overhead ?? power lines. There are endless other examples. And I think also that 'vegetarian' could turn out to be a very misleading term - in the same way we have been conditioned to think 'low-fat' necessarily equates with 'healthy'. Don't we need to unpack the assumptions behind all these terms? Beth L. On Thu, 5 Dec 1996, JON A MEYER wrote: > Laurie, > > If eating right and exercising would cure PD, I would have never gotten > PD in the first place! My wife and I are total vegetarians (no meat or > dairy) and we used to walk about 2 miles a day. She still does, but I've > slowed down. If someone does have a change in eating habits and lifestyle > their health most definitely would improve. > > Jon Meyer 39/1 ([log in to unmask]) > another Hoosier > > > > On Thu, 5 Dec 1996 11:53:22 -0500 Michael and Laura Rogers > <[log in to unmask]> writes: > >One of the reasons that these natural remedies "appear" to work is > >that when > >people start taking the natural stuff often their whole lifestyle > >changes. > >For example, I have some relatives that take this super blue green > >algae and > >strongly believe in it. So maybe it is a matter of believing. Once > >they > >put their faith in it and all it is is a food that is supposed to be > >full of > >nutrients and vitamins such as asodopholis and other vitamins such a > >Q10. I > >also noticed several other things about these relatives, all of a > >sudden > >they were eating better and exercising more. It was as if the Algae > >had put > >them into a health food mind that also required exercise. So maybe it > >is a > >frame of mind and a matter of believing in "something". All the algae > >is is > >a food that is supposed to help make you feel betterand more > >energetic, not > >cure anything, but several people who have taken swear that it has at > >least > >relieved them of their symptoms. But like I said it is a frame of > >mind. I > >once remarked at the fact that they were exercising more and eating > >better > >and could that be it instead of the algae? I was immediately told > >that it > >was because the algae gave them so much energy that they were able to > >exercise so I let them be. Maybe the stuff works, maybe it doesn't. > >They > >were healthier than I had ever seen them and if it took believing in > >the > >Algae to help them I wasn't going to interfere. > >And no Brian, I am not promoting the stuff, nor do I sell it. :) > >I just used it as an example. > >Laurie > > >