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And this diet for how long, because any diet can be okay for awhile. No Vitamin C and you'll eventually pay. Your colon can be talking to you also soon enough. Many die from not eating enough fiber to keep their digestive system healthy. Promoting an unsafe diet, which this is, has some thinking it's okay, and they could end up with a lot of trouble because of it. Protein sources have a lot of B vitamins, along with some minerals, but not all of the essentials.Hundreds of links about the problems of a lack of just Vitamin C.............https://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/ss/slideshow-vitamin-c-deficiency.

Genetics don't make you fat. They only predispose you for that possibility, as do those with a fast metabolism that end up fat. It's all about what you eat.My dad was in good shape into his 40's, then started to get fatter, and ended up with a belly. I've never had much excess fat all my life because I've always eaten healthy and exercised , and was ripped from age 18 to 60. Now I have a litttle extra but still abs because I haven't been able to work out as much with weights, gym far away.

No pain, sorrow, depression or narcissism. Being able to eat whatever you want. We are supposed to be given a young body, so there will be no bad talk about others. We will all have a mansion, so jealousy will be gone, as well as greed. Being able to fish and hunt within walking distance of my mansion. All the animals I had back again. Being able to be around all of my family and friends. Talking to God about all of what came before. All the music you would want, of course no violent or sexual lyrics, as sex wouldn't be a part of it, procreation not necessary. Everyone, including past wives and girlfriends, all friends without jealousy from the sexual part.

Actually I've been on the subject for over 50 years. Basic things don't change. What your body needs is still the same as way back when. Obesity has increased all these years, along with all the overweight people. Things haven't changed much. There aren't any shortcuts to health. Genetics plays a huge role but you can ward off some things if you follow the basics.

Time spent on cell phones leaves less time for exercise. People have been eating much the same all along, and there were many fat people back in the 70's also, but it's been increasing all along. You can see what's happened here in Thailand in the last 30 years. The obesity rate has climbed since western food has been introduced more, especially the fast food kind. When I was a teen, we were out every day, playing baseball, football , riding bikes, and just walking around discovering things. I rarely see children on bikes here, as everyone is on a scooter from age 8.

I've seen this posted so many times and it's always wrong. We aren't carnivores, and eating just meat is a very unhealthy way to live. it leads to many diseases. Cancer, constipation, heart disease. A variety of vegetables ,grains and fruits gives you the essentials, plus helps to maintain bowel health. Colon cancer is a killer, and it comes from not enough fiber. Vegans do not have to supplement their diet if they research how to combine foods to have the essential amino acids for maintenance. Eating just beef and water is plain stupid, and you'll get scurvy as one result. The Keto diet works because it starves the body of sugars. This is okay for awhile to lose weight but it's not safe over the long haul. There are people that will promote this because it worked for them to lose weight. Everyone doesn't need to read up on anything because losing weight, maintaining that weight loss, and being healthy is very easy. You eat in moderation, leave out the junk foods, extra refined sugar, heavy drinking, do regular exercise and eat frequent smaller meals and you'll never be overweight or have health problems. I've maintained the same weight for over 50 years by doing this, and I'm not working out as much as I did before i moved here, although I will soon. To serve man, there must be farms, and these need fertilizers. There are ways to eliminate problems with this if they wanted to. There will never be a world without carbs, as they are needed, and loved, by billions of people. Meat isn't the problem, but leaving out vegetables, fruits and grains is. There are so many articles that are common sense out there. This is but one..............https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/fiber/art-20043983

Remember they have to plant and fertilize the crops, plus weed. This is all done manually here, and probably always will, as Thailand will remain a poor country for many years to come, if not forever. In my village, they still hire people to use the harvester, but many still cut by hand.

Those things bring on depression. Depression is not only clinical. Other things are alcohol use disorder, bipolar and schizophrenia, all mental illnesses. What I said is that people kill themselves because of depression. This is true. Not that that is the only reason but the major one, and all involve low moods from things that make a person depressed.

Thailand is dependent on farming to survive. No rice, the country's in a lot of trouble. Life exists everywhere because of farmers, especially in a poor country with mostly imports. Even in America, mechanized means running harvesters and planters. Farms are still run by farmers. Here it's not about money but survival.

You'll never go wrong buying a Toyota. I've had several, and wish I could have brought my pickup here when I moved, instead of selling it. I'm sure it would still be running fine. It had right at 300, 000 miles on it when I sold it, with very little problems (no motor or trans). I've known of one owner personally that had 700,000 miles on his Toyota pickup. The 22RE motor was one of the best ever made. I also have friends who own(ed) Toyotas and rarely had any problems. When I move back to Texas, that's what I'll be looking for in a used SUV.

The you should use another word besides academic, because that relates to school discussions or irrelevant topics.

Japanese culture will always live on, as well as all cultures, because there are always people who like traditions. The big cities all over the world will be westernized to a degree but the countryside will always have it's traditional farmers, workers and fishermen that like the old ways. Getting out of any big city is the way to see cultures, including this country. By the way, people don't off themselves over any particular thing, although it might be the last straw that drove them over the edge. People kill themselves from depression because they can't see a brighter tomorrow.

What I've been trying to figure out, is how you can travel so much on a salary just mopping floors. You've been to Thailand , if I remember right, at least three times this year, along with the Philippines at least once. This, along with all of your seemingly weekly doctor visits leaves little time to work and travel so many times. Others treat rich people as royalty for three reasons. They either are getting paid or they are brown nosers hoping for a gain, or they're in a group that actually thinks these celebs are worth more than they are, which isn't true. Saying you're a connoisseur without knowing what wines you have tried means little. I have had hundreds of very expensive, excellent wines from great vintages from all over the world, and I've never been rich but just in the right place at the right time or bought them knowing they would improve over time. Actually I've been with other friends, who were just regular workers like myself, and after smoking a doobie, enjoyed a sharp Emmenthal with a 1976 Berkasteler Doktor Beerenauslese , had Chinese food with a 1953 Chateau Margaux at the local Chinese restaurant in urban New Jersey, or was driving with my best friend Al in his Volkswagen Beetle, drinking a Late harvest Californian Riesling, smoking hash and going fishing in the New Jersey northwest. None of us were academics but just friends enjoying each others company.

Avoiding foreigners and showing a brown nosing tendency explains why you think foreigners are always complaining. Again, my point was, to change things, complaining is necessary. This means for everyone in any particular country, and not only foreigners, who really have no say in making changes happen and can only pass on advice to locals. Thai people look to the west for almost everything. Almost everything you see people have here was made in the west, and Thais use them daily, which means they are influenced by foreigners and their habits, culture and things they own. Everything they use , from road work, electricity, phones, TV's, computers, music and laws are from western ideals. They aren't enforced as well, as far as the laws, and this is where they still fail their people. Thais complain every day here, but you aren't saying anything about them .

Try getting out more, and look at the daily news. Not only here, but worldwide, which covers things here also. I, and many others, have mentioned many things that need changes here, and it's not for us but for everyone who actually lives here. Just a few, since you think things are so great, is the driving habits and lack of enforcement of driving laws. 65 dead daily means things need to be changed. Most involving those not wearing helmets on scooters ,speeding and driving drunk. The exchange of money instead of punishment for crimes against others, a few baht and a wai and all is well, even though uncle was killed by a drunk driver. Men having countless children and never paying any child support, which lets them repeat this behavior as many times as the clueless young girls let them.

Complaining, again, is how things are changed. This means negative things. People with depression only help themselves if they are knowledgeable about depression, and know the steps to take, If not, another one who cares about them encourages them to take steps to change their lives, and thinking. Ask yourself, how exactly are things changed for the better. Complaining about them. If enough complain, things can be changed. If politicians want to get elected, they listen to the people's complaints, and if they are smart, they'll do things to encourage change. If they don't make changes, they're fired. My family and friends love me as I am. They actually complain also, just as most people who want changes do. Letting people walk all over you without complaining, is how depression takes a grip. It's called environmental depression, and comes from toxic people that constantly put others down. How do you stop them? By complaining when they try and tear you down, and not letting them take over.

I'm not moaning. I state things exactly how they are. I'm not miserable either, but this is not a good place for either myself or my daughter to live. If you don't understand what actually goes on here, you shouldn't reply. There are thousands of expats here that don't like living here, but do because they have a woman here that won't leave Thailand. Remember, you don't have to read, nor reply, on anything posted here. Unless of course you are wanting to discuss things with an open mind or want to give advice. Why, if you are living on an oil platform, do you feel the need to comment if that's where you spend most of your time/ There are many people that actually live here full time and have no clue of what goes on here daily, because they live in a small village outside population centers and rarely leave the house, nor watch the news.

I'm making perfect sense. Again things that are bad can be changed by people complaining about them. This is how laws are written. This is how people are made safer on the roads. This is how gun control can be made to have people live safer lives. Because you visited 40 countries means you spent little time in any of them. You are mostly around a group of people, and not amongst the people who live in those countries, seeing what the problems are, and not knowing how those problems can be changed. You think it's only foreigners that complain here? That means you don't live amongst them, and hear what they say, daily, about the things that hurt this country. Corruption here is as high as anywhere on earth, and this hurts the populace. Human trafficking here is huge, and this hurts individuals and families, permanently sometimes. Why do you think so many protest downtown in Bangkok? For changes. Problem is, they jail or kill many who protest, unlike western countries where you can say anything you want, as long as it isn't threatening. If you actually lived here, and knew what actually goes on, you might understand why others complain. Westerners know a better way of life, and would like to see some things changed here not only for their good, but for the good of everyone who lives here. It doesn't mean you change everything, but things that are hurting the locals. It doesn't matter what you like about Thailand. This country is still many years behind the standards of safe living. The only way things will improve here is if ideas from other, more developed countries are put in place. The road system sucks here. The electricity one uses here is outdated. Laws aren't enforced and money can but off most any problems. The way children are cared for is appalling. The schools pass children who are failing, and fathers aren't made responsible for the children they conceive. You think this will change without complaining? Rose colored glasses and brown nosing lets things that are bad continue.

It's the same reason New Jersey in August is unbearably hot. Close to the ocean. Houston has the same problem. Humidity is higher than inland.

This is among the many reasons I will move back to Texas. 4 seasons, cool and cold weather as a break, yet warm enough to do things almost every day outdoors. If it rains, it does for a few days then stops. A lot of rain might fall in those few days to cause local flooding, but it does stop, then back to warm.

My girlfriend says the same thing. When she goes with her tesaban for meetings in other cities, she doesn't like the AC in the hotels, but she'll sleep with only a fan and complain that it's hot and she sweats. Thais are used to bad living conditions because many cannot afford better. They'll eat with flies landing on their food outside and not try and take care of that problem. Build a sala to shade from the sun for a lunch break and endure the same things.

If you understood other languages, and lived amongst other nationalities, you would see that everyone on earth complains. Complaining is how things bad are changed. Complacency is how they stay the same, and how evil is allowed to prosper.

Inside and hot isn't near as bad as outside and hot in the sun.

37 is damn hot when you're working outside. I helped a relative building decks outside, and its not fun. I came here and understood what Thais go through working outside in the heat when I helped my ex's family and now my girlfriend's on the farm.

In the sticks in Texas is where the people who have money live. I lived there 32 years, worked outside in 100 degree heat, and watched thousands do the same. It's the same everywhere. People move to the hot areas and stay inside most of the time. I worked and lived, all around San Antonio, visited Houston, Dallas and other big cities, and never had any trouble. I lived in New Jersey, 15 miles from NYC, for 30 years. Worked and visited NYC and boroughs all that time, and never had any trouble . There of course is trouble in all big cities, but it's not what people think it is. More people are hurt here in 5 on 1 ,knifings, and intentional homicides than back in the US, although people do believe all they hear on videos and don't hear but a tiny fraction of what goes on here daily. I would not walk late at night anywhere in any big cities because that's inviting disaster. Unless of course I was armed.