Health Illiteracy (Level 1, 2, and 3)

Hippocrates: “Let food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food.”
Western Medicine: Well that’s not profitable.
Big Food: I’m on it!
Big Pharma: Save!

Extended version:
Hippocrates: “Let food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food.”
Western Medicine: Well that’s not profitable.
Big Food: I’m on it!
Big Pharma: Save!
Government: (Winking at Agribusiness) Eat like this! No, eat like that! No, eat like this!
Media: Yes, eat like that!  Now, eat like this! Wait now, eat like that!
[Advertising: You’re ugly, fat, inadequate, and stupid.  But no fear, buy this!]
Person: Whatever you say, [Media, Government, Advertising]; You’re the boss!
Big Pharma, Western Medicine, Big Food, Agribusiness: Double Save!

Even More Extended version:
Hippocrates: “Let food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food.”
Western Medicine: Well that’s not profitable.
Big Food: I’m on it!
Big Pharma: Save!
Government: (Winking at Agribusiness) Eat like this! No, eat like that! No, eat like this!
Media: Yes, eat like that!  Now, eat like this! Wait now, eat like that!
[Advertising: You’re ugly, fat, inadequate, and stupid.  But no fear, buy this!]
Person: Whatever you say, [Media, Government, Advertising]; You’re the boss!
Big Pharma, Western Medicine, Big Food, Agribusiness: Double Save!
InstaScholar34: What they say.
InstaScholar35: What they say.
InstaScholar36: What they say.
InstaScholar37: What they say.
InstaScholar38: What they say. [etc.]
Big Pharma, Western Medicine, Big Food, Agribusiness: Triple Save!

I thought of this conversation as I laid on the beach this morning. Perhaps you will enjoy its satire? Perhaps you will be angry at its assertion? Either way, I enjoy a hearty discussion but only if based on intellect and analysis. I don’t, however, enjoy a discussion based on other stuff: hangriness, ignorance, mindsets born of fear-mongering, insecurity, p.m.s, projection, ok-emotions in general, side effects of drinking the Kool aid, stupidity, etc.

This post contains images of my lunch after the beach: A delicious sammy of carrot “bacon,” radish greens, tomato, pickled daikon, avocado, on toasted seeded whole wheat bread smeared with some vegan mayo; a side of broccolini; and a tremendous wedge of watermelon.