Guest guest Posted September 5, 2001 Report Share Posted September 5, 2001 A few years ago, we were put " on the map " by saying that this area known as Hampton Roads (Hampton, Newport News, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach) is second in obesity to only New Orleans! Steve ----------------------------- One body type, Pitta, tends to crave cold water. I know all that stuff about how cold water is supposed to be bad for us, but i'm not about to stop drinking it at this point. Will do other things, but i have to have at least one vice left in life. I gave up booze, drugs, sugar, and a few other bad habits so far. Giving up cold water and seltzer is simply asking too much! Count Basie lived a very long life and was known for his excellent health -- i don't think he ever missed a gig in over 50 years. All he ever drank was warm water. I do know that too much exposure to cold can create excess fat in Pitta and Kapha people. Sometimes too much heat can do the same thing. The body in these cases is trying to create extra insulation. These macho guys who parade around in December and January with no shirts are setting themselves up for huge fat problems later in life. When i visited North Carolina, i was struck by how many Kapha men become obese in that area. It seemed like i saw more guys like that there than elsewhere. There must be something to that stereotype of obese Southern men. It is also interesting how it was Southerners who created most of the sugared, carbonated soft drink formulas. Pepsi was invented in New Bern, just a couple of towns over from where i was. There is some significance to all this, and i really am trying to know more about it. At 06:30 AM 9/4/01 EDT, you wrote: >That only goes to widen the gap between eastern and western beliefs, as here conventionally you are told to drink cold water, as it makes you lose weight by having to expend calories to reheat the water to body temperature; likewise, you've heard to keep your liquids to a minimum at meals, as it dilutes the digestive juices; now that's being debated (cold or hot!). > >Steve >----------------------------- -- Michael Riversong ** Professional Harpist, Educator, and Writer ** RivEdu ** Phone: (307)635-0900 FAX (413)691-0399 http://home.earthlink.net/~mriversong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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