Archive for October, 2009

Which has no basis in fact at all. Most of my theories have no basis in fact, but isn’t that what most faith is based on? And I have faith in my theories, so there.

Anyway…

Doesn’t it seem to you that everyone’s general health is going to hell? Growing up, do you recall this many people having asthma or mental health issues or autism or whatever? My parents both came from fairly large families and I don’t remember there being this many health issues among us kids until we all grew up. I mean, I have asthma, two of my kids have asthma, my friend has asthma, another friend and both her kids have breathing issues, etc. I’d say 7 out of 10 people I know have breathing issues. And I’ve heard a surprising amount of the people I know mention being on one sort of mental stabilizing medication or another.

In the generation before mine, everyone smoked. Everyone ate fatty foods and drank alcohol in a normal fashion. Sure, there were a few health problems here and there but NOT to the extent there are now.

Which is why I think with all our wonderful modern conveniences we’re poisoning ourselves. All those chemicals and additives, plastics and fumes are leeching together and making us all weaker. Product A is tested and product B is tested, but are ABC and D all tested together? From my shampoo and conditioner this morning, the additives in the food I ate today, the bug spray they used outside while my windows were open, the plastic water bottles I drink from, the carpet cleaner I used yesterday… times the last 17,000 days.

I wonder at the rates of asthma and autism in the Amish community or among those deep jungle villages in South America. Or worse, cancer and other debilitating diseases. Not that I’m some tree hugger, but geeze shouldn’t we pay more attention to the price we might be paying for the conveniences of plastics and synthetics? Are chemicals killing us?

Or should I up my mental stabilizing medication?

(Screw you, I don’t take any!)