What’s the connection between junk mail, junk science, and eggs you
ask?
Well, a few days ago we got yet another so-called “health letter”
solicitation full of sensationalism and undocumented claims geared
toward those who are gullible. It appeals to those who want some
“authority” to tell them, in effect, “Go ahead; it’s good to indulge
yourself with ‘forbidden food.’ Don’t listen to ‘the food police’!” It’s
like saying, “Don’t listen to documented, established facts! Don’t
listen to the truth!”
This particular solicitation from “Doctor’s Health Press” claims that
eating eggs prevents heart disease. When I read that, I thought of my
mother who refused to eat any eggs and died at age 103, and who expected
to live much longer. I’m sure she would have, had it not been for an
accident. She was sharp mentally and had a remarkable memory, both short
term and long term. Her voice was strong until the end. She had no
wrinkles or brown spots that so many older people have. She used no
cosmetics or creams and never had cosmetic surgery. As a matter of fact,
the funeral director remarked to us that he had never seen an older
person with such flawless skin.
All I can say is that competition must be really fierce among the
purveyors of these slick “health letters.” I could almost say their
efforts to attract suckers by trying to out-sensationalize each other
are amusing. However, the damage they do is no laughing matter. Was it
P. T. Barnum who said something to the effect that a sucker is born
every minute?
Also see:
http://all-creatures.org/health.html
http://all-creatures.org/health/sub-eggs.html
http://all-creatures.org/health/sub-coronary.html
http://all-creatures.org/health/sub-heartdisease.html
