tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32246421.post6860126399256533266..comments2023-10-10T01:03:46.375+12:00Comments on Food &Health Skeptic: jonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32246421.post-7176637296926090582014-04-18T06:25:45.463+11:302014-04-18T06:25:45.463+11:30"evidence strongly supports a theme of health..."evidence strongly supports a theme of healthful eating while allowing for variations" <br /> <br />Like the [original] Atkins? <br /> <br />This past week I watched a documentary about the recent temporary thawing and examination of Oetzi, the Late Stone Age "Iceman" found in the Italian Alps. About 40 years old, physically active, diet mostly vegetarian with "free-range" meat, no added sugars - with the arteries of a 40-year-old male office worker in the US. Surprise was expressed because such vascular condition was thought to be a product of "civilization." I recalled similar surprise a few years back when Egyptian mummies were found with lung cancer, clogged arteries... <br /> <br />----------------- <br />Hyperlexia - interesting, as long as not all early readers (or late speakers) are tagged as having an illness or problem without other symptoms. My family when I was pre-school had two daily newspapers, at least a dozen weekly and monthly magazines, my sisters read at least one library book a week, so I think when I started reading in 1st grade that background had a lot to do with it. <br />John Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801684602403824157noreply@blogger.com