SC - Knives again... 2 questions
Philip & Susan Troy
troy at asan.com
Wed Aug 2 17:35:38 PDT 2000
Jenne Heise quotes and writes:
> > I'm sitting here researching a company who's business we are looking to
> solicit.
> > They sell vitamins and nutritional supplements. There is a changing
"Did
> you
> > know" banner on the top of their webpage. One of the "facts" that it
> proclaims
> > is: "Improper food combinations can cause gas, belching, bloating,
stomach
> discomfort
> > and mental dullness."
> > Ok, by reputation chili dogs and baked beans could cause the first 4,
but
> is
> > that really the combination? Wouldn't chili dogs or baked beans alone,
in
> suitable
> > quantity, do it too? And, mental dullness? All I could think was,
> Humoral
> > Theory is alive and well in the Alternate Medicine subculture...
>
> They are kooks but they aren't all wrong. Nor are they using humoral
> theory. Those who have cooked for people who add every food that
> ever causes discomfort to them to the 'allergy' list, or who have had
> gallbladder problems or IBS, can watch out for this...
(Snip)
> However, that's not humoral theory. Humoral theory is an attempt to
> explain and describe preventive action to avoid various symptoms. Unless
> they are specifically talking about eating hot dry foods to counteract
> cold moist foods or cold moist conditions, and/or talking about an
> imbalance between yellow bile, black bile, blood, and phlegm, then it's
> just the usual diet/allergy stuff.
I can vouch for efficacy of the Humoral Theory. I was at a party some time
ago and had been having a good time. But then I noticed I was starting to
feel sluggish and irritable, and it occured to me that I was phlegmatic and
choleric. So I went into the bathroom and voided phlegm and yellow bile. I
felt better right away. It works. It's true.
Rudd Rayfield
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