Different / Amusing Opinion RE Diet & Exercise

Got this email from classmate Tano Filart.

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Q: Doctor,  I've heard that  cardiovascular exercise can prolong life.  Is this true? 

A: Your heart only good for so many beats, and that it... Don't waste on exercise.  Everything wear out eventually.  Speeding up heart not make you live longer; it like saying you extend life of car by driving faster.  Want to live longer?  Take nap.  

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?  

A:  No, not at all.  Wine made from fruit.  Brandy is distilled wine, that mean they take water out of fruity bit so you get even more of goodness that way.  Beer also made of grain.  Bottom up!

Q: How  can I calculate my body/fat ratio? 

A: Well, if you have body and you have fat, your ratio one to one.  If you have two bodies, your ratio two to one, etc.

Q: What  are some of  the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program? 

A: Can't think of single one, sorry.  My philosophy is: No pain...good! 

          

Q:  Aren't fried foods bad for you?  

A:  YOU NOT LISTENING!  Food are fried these day in vegetable oil.  In fact, they permeated by it.  How could getting more vegetable be bad for you?!?  

Q:  Will  sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle? 

A: Definitely not!  When you exercise muscle, it get bigger.  You should only be doing sit-up if you want bigger stomach.  

Q:  Is chocolate bad for me?  

A:  Are you crazy?!?  HEL-LO-O!!  Cocoa bean!  Another vegetable!  It best feel-good food around!

Q:  Is swimming good for your figure?  

A:  If swimming good for your figure, explain whale to me..

Q:  Is getting in shape important for my lifestyle?  

A:  Hey!  'Round' is shape!  

 

Well... I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.

And  remember:  

Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO, what a ride!!" 

    

AND.....

For  those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health.  It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies.   

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans..  

5. The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

 

CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

Vir pro aliis ad maiorem DEI gloriam..

Bobby Mendiola

Thought SOLIDARITY

Life grinds to slow motion this Holy Week in the Philippines.

Many of us are getting ready for a vacation trip, while others are already enjoying the vacation.  Do have fun, but be safe everybody.

Where ever we are, Good Friday becomes such a slow day, and almost everyone is on a reflection mode.  Friends who make beach resorts a regular Holy Week vacation spot attest that the sea is not as inviting or they just do not have the individual motivation to enjoy the waters.  Common observation is that even those who play card games and "mahjong" would stop playing within the hours of 1:00 - 3:30 PM on Good Friday.

May I suggest an activity for everyone, preferably as a FAMILY, to spend 15 minutes to a half an hour, within the hours of 1:00 - 3:00 PM on Good Friday, to REFLECT on only the POSITIVE.

Praying the Rosary, as many emails are propagating, is another great activity.  Reflecting on the objective of Jesus' passion and death, may be more appropriate at that time.

It must amount to something really good and long lasting when a huge number of people just think POSITIVE for them selves, and more importantly for everyone else.

Let us reflect on the good things we now enjoy.  Let us reflect on the love and caring we receive.  Let us reflect on our experience of good feeling when ever we freely give love and care to family and friends.  Let us endorse to GOD'S blessings and providence our family and friends who have less than what we have and enjoy.

A blessed and fulfilling Holy Week, everybody.

GOD Loves us.

Vir pro aliis ad maiorem DEI gloriam..

Bobby Mendiola

Heal The World

I guess most of us wake up nowadays wondering if our world is still a better place to live in.  What with lots of people dying, many uselessly, and those babies, who have not yet seen the light of day, aborted, for whatever reasons.  Makes us really wonder.  What is our world getting into?

Everyday that we wake up, there must be hope.  Most of us are still motivated to make it a brighter day, not only for us but for everyone we get in contact with.  If only we act on this motivation, we can really heal our world and make it a better place for you, for me, and specially the children.

Yes, precisely the message of the song, 'HEAL THE WORLD", which was my motivating thought when I woke up this morning.

GOD Loves us.

Vir pro aliis ad maiorem DEI gloriam..

Bobby Mendiola

Made Me Laugh

Received the following from classmate Nick Isip.  Hope you also get a laugh from it.

English Hospitality


An American tourist in London wanders around, seeing the sights and occasionally stopping at some small pub to have a pint of beer. After a while, he finds himself in a very nice neighbourhood with stately residences. No pubs, no restaurants, and worst of all no public restrooms.

However, he really has to pee, after all those pints of beer. He finds a narrow side street, with high walls surrounding the adjacent buildings and decides to use the wall to solve his problem.

He is tapped on the shoulder by a London Bobby, who says, "Sir, you simply cannot do that here."

"I'm very sorry, officer," replies the American, "but I really have to pee, and I just can't find a public restroom."

"Just follow me" says the Bobby. Then he leads the American to a back delivery alley to a gate, which he opens. "In there," points the Bobby, "Whizz away, Sir, anywhere you like!!"

The fellow enters and finds himself in the most beautiful garden he has ever seen. Manicured grass lawns, big fountains, sculptured hedges, and huge beds of flowers.

He relieves himself immediately. As he goes back through the gate, he says to the Bobby "That was really nice of you. Is that what you call English hospitality? "

"No, Sir..." replied the Bobby, "that is what we call the American Embassy !!!

Vir pro aliis ad maiorem DEI gloriam..

Bobby Mendiola