I KNOW!!! I felt exactly the same!! I listened to a talk by an investigative health reporter called Phillip Day some years back, and he was quite adament that there was a kind of conspiracy going on, to keep people ill, a weak population being ess able to bother about what the government is doing, that kind of thing. It seemed pretty far out at the time, like all conspiracy theories, but the more you read and the more you open your eyes, the more you think hmmmmm... what if? Went into the supermarket yesterday, the first isle you hit and the last products you see by the till are sweets, chemical garbage chewing gum, sugary cereals, etc etc and then you read that sugar causes inflammation in the body, the source of most pain, and you think why on earth does it get so much marketing power? Would we buy it as much if it was in the same boring packaging as fruit and veg? Read some statistic in a 1976 !!) book that teenagers consume the highest amount of sugar, that as much as 45% of their calorie intake is taken up by sugar which has NO nutritional value whatsoever and really poisond the system, very bad for the liver etc, and a perfect breeding ground for alcoholism, sugar again, no wonder binge drinking took off as it did, all that conditioning to need this stuff that is worse than unnecessary!!
You know those science fiction movies where peoples' minds get controlled by subtle subliminal messages, and then some dare to break out and think for themselves, and most think they are nuts, I feel a little like that about it all at the moment, the fact that it is even put into cigarettes just confirms it, as well as the alcopop drinks, someone is having a laugh!! I used to smoke and still miss it sometimes, and the conditioning of sweets and especially chocolate as a treat, go on, treat yourself, you deserve it, is so strong, that it all doesn't matter bladibla, to rise above it is really tough but very exciting, too, I HATE being controlled by anyone, let alone to the effect that is causes me pain or ill health or dependency on ... what? wo is benefitting?? Not me, that's for sure, except of my well trained taste buds... I do go on about this right now, I know, but I feel I discovered some great big secret I was not told much about at any stage of all my medical training! That's outrageous!
I already know that I can't follow any diets.... I tried a couple of times but the result was just the opposite ...
