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Ridiculous article written by a fat author. How dare she even attempt to give advice on weight issues when she is clearly battling her own. Its like Lindsey Lohan giving advice on being sober.
Article is full of fluff and has very very very very very very little substance.
I wouldn't call her fat, but definitely an extremist. I've been around with these people before and insane would be a good word to describe them. They spend way too much time reading things on the Internet and come up with crazy articles like this. Worst part is, it leads others like them to think they're not going crazy, even though they obviously are..
I think the title of the article is misleading, as the amount of shampoo absorbed through the skin - and the associated chemicals - would not necessarily be enough to make someone obese. Perhaps the combined ingestion of the typical chemicals found in sodas (diet or otherwise), processed foods, and even some "natural" foods are more likely a contributor to health problems overall (not just obesity).
It is not surprising that people would overlook the main cause of obesity, and blame something that minimally affects it. I am sure that someone who is obese can stop washing their hair completely, and they will still be obese for years to come. The fact that the author uses Gwyneth Paltrow's workout routine as an example of a good workout routine adds to the flimsiness of the article. Her trainer recommends working out in a hot climate and using no more than 3 pounds of weight for resistance. You are a more efficient machine when your body does not have to expend energy to cool itself (run farther and faster, thus burn more calories in cold); and the best way to burn fat is through building of muscle tissue (maybe if you carried the 3-pound weights all day...). Chances are better that Gwyneth also has a chef that prepares her some really healthy meals. Eating a slice of pizza once a week doesn't make you obese; and obese women should not use the skinniest woman on the planet as a role model.
The Gerson Theory was developed in the 1930s, and talks about the toxins in our daily lives, and how they affect out health. It isn't new science, and it doesn't mean you can eat anything you want as long as you don't wash your hair.
And so must the other PhDs and MDs in the article.
Yeah, they must be fat, too.
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What to do about the problem of endocrine disruptors and obesity?
Endocrine disruptors' association with obesity may be tenuous at best, no doubt; however, the real issue is that these chemicals could very well have long-term effects on our bodies and our health that we're just not aware of yet. They may even mess up the metabolism in some people; we just don't know.
Doctor to little girl: "So, little girl you are 12 years old and 200 pounds right?"
Girl: "Yes, I lost weight so I am now down to about 205"
Doctor: "Why do you think that you are so large?"
Girl: "Well, because my grandma and mother both used head and shoulders so it changed their genes which is why I not have the fat gene and will pass it along to my kids."
Doctor: "Oh so shampoo made you and your immediate relatives fat?"
Girl: "Yes doctor, its all the fault of the shampoo. Not that my mother fed me crap, or that I am too stupid to learn how to eat healthy food, Its totally the fault of Head and Shoulders and Prell. People on CD back me up on this"
Pah-leeze!!!!
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