The fascinating book, Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser, about how fast food has entirely changed how we farm, how we live, and how we eat. Do read it - it will motivate you to stop eating fast food! When McDonalds was forced to switch from beef tallow to vegetable oil in order to cook their fries, they had a problem, as the beef tallow was key to the special McDonald's french fry taste.Our sense of taste is actually quite crude - we can only discern sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and astringent tastes, whereas our sense of smell is extremely sensitive, and is believed to be responsible for up to 90 percent of the flavour we taste. When we chew our food, volatile gases are released which we smell. "natural flavours" are any healthier than "artificial flavours" is probably stretching the truth a bit, even though something designated as "natural" must come entirely from an herb, spice, vegetable, fruit, meat etc.
You have become used to an uncomfortable climate. Overpowering experiences have caused you to expect difficulty at almost every turn and, though recently things have begun to look up, you have come to the conclusion that you should continue to be wary of trouble. You have made psychological provision for this, creating various personal defence mechanisms. Of course you want to be free. Yet what else do you want? Security? Comfort? Companionship? To enjoy any of these advantages it is necessary to sacrifice a little liberty. Routine comes at the expense of spontaneity. Relationship comes at the expense of independence. Life is a balancing act and we are all pivotal points (if things are calm) or desperate jugglers (if things are not). Right now, you are trying to reconcile what appear to be several mutually exclusive needs. Relax, it's not as big deal as you fear. . It's time to remember that you are not some small cog in a giant machine. You are important. You are entitled t...
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