Violent food?

I am a fan of maintaining one's health. Exercise, good diet, yoga, and such, all these things are really good for you. So when I found this article at rawstory.com I wanted to share it.

The link between violence and what we eat

I hope you read it, its fascinating. Part of the article goes into the life a repeat offender, in and out of jail for assault, a foggy life. He's turned it around with the addition of a supplement. The supplement you might ask? The answer is fish oil, rich in omega 3 type of fat.

If you are an observer of our American lifestyle, the article will immediately bring to mind the violence that we see present and one possible aspect of its causes. Could it be the junk food? Its not the complete answer but I suspect its part of it.

Recall the book 'Erewhon' which more or less is nowhere spelled backwards. A book by Samuel Butler and I do not recommend reading it. But do browse it. Its a poorly written book, tedious and with long drawn out descriptions that are not relevant. Butler proposes that the real criminals are those that allow their health to deteriorate, and those that need medical care are the actual violent criminals. Butler's world is a flip flop criminal/patient place. The article has a toe nail in this reasoning.

Also I am reminded of Michael Moore's 'Bowling for Columbine.' Moore did an interesting expose of violence in America. Hey if we fed fish oil to the neo-conservatives would they stop being such militant crazies? Certainly couldn't hurt. So the next time a neo-conservative visits your local pro-war think tank don't throw a pie at them throw a piece of salmon, broiled with a light lemon sauce. Oh dear, I wonder if it a federal offense suggesting that we throw broiled salmon fillet at neo-cons? Um um um...it was just a joke!

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