I'm not at work. I'm at home, sick, keeping motion at a minimum.
Now, I'm not alarmed that I'm sick. I work with the unwashed masses so it's bound to happen occasionally. Sometimes, I feel guily though that I do not spend much time thinking about my health. According to almost every women's magazine, I should be dedicated half my days fretting over health issues.
Bored and guilty, I checked out Dr. Weil.com - as those sensible hippies at The Whole Earth Review seemed to love him and I knew his Eight Weeks to Optimum Health was a steady bestseller. And looky! You can read the eight week regime for free.
It was worse than I even imagined. It really is a regime.. and think about what pleasant things we talk about when we tend to use the word 'regime'. Dr. Weil prescribes a harsh eight week schedule in which you are to replace real food with vitamins and soy products, punctuated with the occasional fast and a sauna if you are good. The part that engaged me the most was the suggestion to to stop listening to news (so negative!) and start buying flowers (so pretty!). Dr. Weil asks for so much time to pursuit optimum health. Why does health have to be a part-time job?
So screw that! Check out the delights of Chowhound (as heard on NPR yesterday) instead!
posted at 3:03 PM
