Eat, Drink and be Merry
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Tis the season to eat, drink, and be merry, it's no time to fret of calories, 
fat grams, and carbs. It dawned on me the other day how obsessed this culture 
is with food, we like it but hate it all at the same time. The average person 
spends at least an hour or more each day thinking negatively about food which 
would explain why so many people suffer from eating disorders today than ever 
before in recorded history.

I realize it's hard for many in this society to view eating as a form of 
celebrating life but millenia ago this was our foreparents attitude. The enjoyment 
of meals, all meals, were a part of celebrating life. Special attention was 
paid to life's events such as childbirth, marriage, death, change of life for 
women, and so on. Even though we still celebrate much of the same events as our 
ancesters, today there's an frustration and guilt approach to the actual 
eating of the food. Instead of enjoying the textures and tastes of the food we 
consume there's worry about fat, cholesterol, too much (or too little)carbs, 
artificial additives, contaminations, oh my goodness the list goes on.

Unless you have a medical reason as to why you must be overly concerned with 
the food you eat, no I'm not talking about losing five pounds to wear that 
skimpy red dress to the office party. I'm speaking of serious medical situations 
that could lead to adverse health conditions or even death. If this is not you 
then maybe this year you will allow yourself to enjoy the holiday season's 
sights, sounds, smells, and yes tastes like never before. 

If people treated eating like a divine gift there would be no starvation 
diets and overeating.
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Regena English, the editor of The Leather Spinsters Newsletter for happily
unmarried careerwomen, http://www.leatherspinsters.com . Get the perfect 
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