LAUGHING BUDDHA:

GOOD - LUCK BUDDHA

JOY----ABUNDANCE----CONTENTMENT

Continuation of February:

CELL HEALTH

ANABOLISM: building Up process; body uses energy to build and repair TISSUES and create new cells.

CATABOLISM: breaking Down process; body breaks down molecules like FAT and CARBOHYDRATES to release energy.

During an epidemic—like COVID—the skinny ones go first—no meat and fat:

muscles are devoured and then the organs go and collapse—the GREAT REAPER came.

Fat people last the longest during an epidemic as their FAT melts like snow before their body is consumed. It is wise to have "a cushion" to lean on: have some fat on you when sickness enters your body and you will make it.

WE ARE WHAT WE EAT

THE BRAIN is the organ of adaptive behavior and is nourished by the FOOD we eat: obtained from the intestines/gut—the micro-biome.

THE LEGENDARY ROMAN GOURMET:

APICIUS

EPICURIAN MENUS:

Asparagus (green) was cultivated in Mediterranean countries even before Apicius included this vegetable in his cooking repertoire. [if he had known MAIZE, polenta would have been a favorite dish; a tomato sauce recipe would have been included, but the tomato was, alas, indigenous to South America.]

When I lived in Spain in the 1980s, stores closed at 13:00 [1pm]. Store keepers and employees went home to eat their main meal; and take a siesta. Stores opened again at 17:00 [5pm] and closed at 21:00 [9pm]. Everyone had a light meal before the lights were turned off, by midnight.

In America, people have a light lunch and eat their main meal in the evening; the "micro-biome" will have to work "overtime"; so prepare low-calorie menus even if you are not on a specific diet. Or eat your "salad" at night.

Going to bed with a full stomach is a modern way of life.

DO YOU GET THE PICTURE ?

THE FLESH IS WEAK

I knew someone whose refrigerator contained gallons of milk and bags with cocktail-carrots only. Carrots are fat-soluble so her gut had no work; eating a few peanuts would have been a blessing. Another person had put her scales in front of the refrigerator as a deterrent for opening the door: NO RAIDING !

HOW ABOUT - - - - -

Put the picture of GRAZING GOATS on your refrigerator DOOR with a note:

NO GRAZING IN THIS HOUSE

Everyone will laugh.

And in your car, dangle a goat-mascot from the rear-view mirror---to remind you when you stop at a take-out.

HOW ABOUT - - - - -

When you step out of the shower—listen to your favorite upbeat song

and with your towel - - - DO THE TWIST !!

HOW ABOUT - - - - -

Instead of taking the elevator, explore the world of STAIRS—as you hum the tune:

Oh what a beautiful morning . . . OR . . . Oh what fun it is to ride . . . OR

To lose weight, you have two options:

Increase physical activity . . . OR . . . decrease calories.

WATCHING a SPORT EVENT . . . eating peanuts is de rigueur?

GOING to the MOVIES . . . eating popcorn is de rigueur?

MINDLESS EATING . . . bored? . . . watching television?

DO ME A FAVOR: keep a bell within reach—THINK PAVLOV!

If by now you don’t get the picture that losing weight can be fun,

then continue being a masochist. Amen.

My own routine: when I wake up, I do on the bed my STRETCHES: A MUST; three minutes is okay. And when I watch TV, I move occasionally my shoulders and rotate my ankles. When walking outdoors: shoulders straight and chin up. No ice cream at home: ice cream at Nonno’s coffee shop is okay. No pizza delivery: eating pizza at a pizzeria is okay! These little habits go a long way toward a healthier, fun-filled life.

The mission of this funny "diet book" is that

the ROAD TO SUCCESS is ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

EATING BLOOD IS FORBIDDEN: DEUTERONOMY 12:23—

for the LIFE is in the BLOOD

On his deathbed: 337—AD

Emperor Constantine the Great converted to

CHRISTIANITY

WHY CHRIST CAME ON EARTH

NO SATAN—NO CHRIST

WITHOUT HELL—HEAVEN HAS NO DEFINITION

Gospel of Matthew—5:27--The Fulfillment of the Law

Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

Matthew 10: 34—Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

Matthew 26: 26/27—While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, ‘Take and eat; this is my body.’ Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, ‘Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.’

Book of HEBREWS 9:12—The Blood of Christ—

Persecution of Christians

Romans 14:20—Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of FOOD.

ALL FOOD IS CLEAN.

APOSTLE PAUL died in Rome.

REMEMBER JESUS CHRIST, RAISED FROM THE DEAD,

DESCENDED FROM DAVID. This is my gospel—2 Timothy 1:8

THE HEBREW BIBLE:

GENESIS; EXODUS-20; LEVITICUS-17:11; NUMBERS; DEUTERONOMY-5

BECAME OBSOLETE

Emperor Justinian built (circa 353) the Hagia Sophia in honor of Constantine the Great.

Christopher Hitchens:

1949--2011

RELIGION is part of our cultural and intellectual history. It was our first attempt at literature, at cosmology, making sense of where we are in the universe, our first attempt at healthcare, believing in faith healing, and at philosophy.

A RELIGION CANNOT BECOME A GLOBAL FAITH

WITHOUT BOOKS TO TEACH

Self-deception is like a drug

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