Is it wrong to be happy about this?

[ChunksJR]

http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1210118,00.html

Not eating = crazy. They think this will further their cause? Has a hunger strike worked, EVER?

I hope they enjoy it too...hollywood has been doing this for years but have just called it "normal".

~D

 

[Harrier Dude]

I think that Al Sharpton could use the time off the chow. Cindy Shehan is a nut. I'm sorry for her loss, but if my mother did that I would haunt her from the grave out of pure shame. She's capitalizing on her victimhood to have a challenge free soapbox.

By the way, fasting seemed to work well for Ghandi.

 

[fc2spyguy]

3000 people and it gets attention? Even the Royals get a better turnout than that at their games, doesn't seem like much to speak of.

 

[Brett327]

What a bunch of sissies. If they were really serious about their cause, they'd strike until all the troops are home. That would be my recommendation. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Brett

 

[RockyMtnNFO]

this is no different than rabbis in history claiming fast days after big disasters and horrible accidents. If I was more observant I'd keep these Jewish fast days, but I think it's retarded. EAT morons! Anybody who makes a concerted effort to do something that is detrimental to their health and life is an absolute MORON if it is something that can be avoided. (ok, maybe not drinking )

So what have you read/studied about the effects of fasting on health?

Crickets

That's what I thought. While a prolonged hunger strike is probably not healthy, fasting has been and is widely used for it's healing and detoxifying effects. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, was a big proponent and it is gaining popularity now. Basically it takes energy to digest food and when you don't eat, your body rests and uses the energy to heal itself and detoxify. Why do you think God instituted fasting? As a spiritual discipline sure, but spiritual disciplines have physical benefits as well, look at the calming/de-stressing effects of prayer. Fasting is the same way.

 

[PropStop]

Cool, more steak for me!

 

[Brett327]

So what have you read/studied about the effects of fasting on health?

Crickets

That's what I thought. While a prolonged hunger strike is probably not healthy, fasting has been and is widely used for it's healing and detoxifying effects. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, was a big proponent and it is gaining popularity now. Basically it takes energy to digest food and when you don't eat, your body rests and uses the energy to heal itself and detoxify. Why do you think God instituted fasting? As a spiritual discipline sure, but spiritual disciplines have physical benefits as well, look at the calming/de-stressing effects of prayer. Fasting is the same way.

This is a tangent, but could you please define what a toxin is in specific, scientific terms?

Brett

 

[FMRAM]

This is a tangent, but could you please define what a toxin is in specific, scientific terms?

Brett

Cheap domestic beer...ugghhh.

 

[BlkPny]

Brett, you of all people should know this, since you are our official go-to guy for all bodily functions. I won't bore you with dry, dull definitions, but basically its anything that Hollywood, New- Age types, and yuppies decide is "Yucky". Also sometimes determined by low price or easy availability, since it is a well-known scientific fact that anything outrageously expensive or scarce is good for you.

 

[ChunksJR]

Cheap domestic beer...ugghhh.

...Which proves another point...that it's not cheap to eat well.

From Henry VI, Act IV, Scene ii:

CADE: "Be brave, then; for your captain is brave, and vows reformation. There shall be in England seven halfpenny loaves sold for a penny: the three-hooped pot shall have ten hoops and I will make it felony to drink small beer."

 

[Brett327]

Brett, you of all people should know this, since you are our official go-to guy for all bodily functions. I won't bore you with dry, dull definitions, but basically its anything that Hollywood, New- Age types, and yuppies decide is "Yucky". Also sometimes determined by low price or easy availability, since it is a well-known scientific fact that anything outrageously expensive or scarce is good for you.

I think we're on the same wavelength. I once heard a doctor go down this same line of questioning since generic "toxins" weren't addressed in medical school.

Brett

 

[FMRAM]

Rep points for the Shakespeare.

...Which proves another point...that it's not cheap to eat well.

From Henry VI, Act IV, Scene ii:

CADE: "Be brave, then; for your captain is brave, and vows reformation. There shall be in England seven halfpenny loaves sold for a penny: the three-hooped pot shall have ten hoops and I will make it felony to drink small beer."

 

[TurnandBurn55]

http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1210118,00.html

Not eating = crazy. They think this will further their cause? Has a hunger strike worked, EVER?

Not to support the crazy b!tch, but...

One could argue that Ghandi's hunger strike had a significant effect on British rule of India... although maybe that had more to do with his fame and the possible black eye to Britain of his death...

Didn't Stockdale also lead a hunger strike in the Hanoi Hilton which eventually led to the Vietnamese conceding and giving better treatment? (That and the wrist-cutting, face-bashing incident...)

And I seem to recall from and episode of the Simpsons something about Cesar Chavez... and yes, Homer did accomplish his goal, didn't he?!

 

[Cobra Commander]

Water, juice, and tea?? Shouldn't Kool-Aide be on the list too?

 

[Goober]

^Sure, as long as we can fit them all with matching jogging suits and sneakers too (a la Heaven's Gate).