My friend was recently telling me about a book from the colgan institute (http://www.colganinstitute.com) where it talks about how our food and water have not only little or no vitamins and minerals, but actually contain harmful chemicals. My aunt was into some vitamin thing as well, and for only $150 per month, both will offer ways to live to 1000. So my question is how bad is our water and food? The reason I tend to think it’s at least true in part is I ate a strawberry and thought it had no taste, and I ate a store bought pea and felt the same, compared to the ones grown in my garden. I’m also wondering if it’s the same in the States as Canada, or even if it’s different across Canada. When I was in Dallas, the water was so gross, I would only have it if I was to be sick otherwise.
The makers of Dasani, Aquafina, Poland Springs, et al, would love you to think that tap water is no good. They’d also like you to believe that they get their water from some source other than their taps.
Neither is true.
Likewise, it can hardly be the case that the entire range of foods available to us in North America is no good, except what the Colgan people are offering. If you didn’t like the strawberries or the peas, try a different store.
Anyone trying to tell you that something you can’t live without is tainted, poisoned, etc. is trying to sell you something.
Not sure this belongs in GQ, though.
What I eat comes primarily from three chain supermarkets: Fiesta, Kroger and Rice. I also eat out at restaurants 2-3 times a week.
Annual physicals are something I do, and my doctor tells me I’m doing just fine.
I’m not sure I understand the “both” in there. Live to 1000 years of age? Is that what you meant? And retire at 65-70? Whaddya do for the next several centuries?
Okay, “both” meant she’s doing the vitamin “thing” as well as the colgan scam? Errr, colgan regime?
Water quality varies by area, and pretty significantly. New Orleans’ water was pretty nasty (and maybe still is), while the tap water in Atlanta is pretty drinkable. I’ve seen things that indicate that some of the bottled water comes from regular municipal sources (i.e. tapwater), not sure on cites or percentages.
If you don’t like regular supermarket food, try an organic foods kinda store. Easy enough.
No, my aunt is in some other vitamin thing, while my friend in in Colgan. Now Colgan does give sources for his info which I’ll try and get.
Drinking water providers in the United States are required by EPA (and individual states) to monitor for contaminants.
Your provider should prepare a yearly water-quality report which is available to the public. I know ours can be found on the city’s website.
I’m with Ringo ~ who wants to live to be 1000? Yech.
$150 per month for vitamins is a friggin’ lot. A big bottle of Centrum only runs you a few bucks, and contains pretty much all you need. Almost certainly a scam, although they might really believe they’re right.
The reason supermarket fruit is somewhat tasteless is that it has been selectively bred to survive transport, and picked before it is ripe. Put your run-ripened backyard strawberries in a box and send them to Chile, and see how they look when they arrive (they will be pulped or rotten). There are quite a few people who believe in buying locally produced produce, only in season. Fruit that does not have to travel can be picked closer to ripeness, which gives a tastier flavor, and more varieties are usually available. The downside of course is no tomotoes or peaches in the winter.
It has nothing to do with bad awful poisons that are put in your food.