(b) Sensual pleasure in moderation is far better for our health and well-being than suffering in the name of longevity.Īpologies if this is off-topic but please, please, don't zap it!!Įverything you ever wanted to know about Florida Citrus: The leisurely meal consumed in good company and with good wine is part of what makes life worth living. (a) No matter (within intelligent limits) how well or badly one eats, the impact of what we eat and drink is far more dependent on our life-styles than on the contents of what we consume. I'm willing to grant that, but let's forget that those extra three minutes were spent doing exercise and I'm also willing to pass on that happy opportunity.ĭon't misunderstand, I'm all for living longer and, more importantly, better, but when we start perceiving grapefruits, red wines, beer, asparagus and yes, tournedos Rossini and chocolate ice cream sundaes as entirely good or bad for our health when we measure the French Paradox and the Mediterranean Diet as our be-all and end-all, we are forgetting two important factors: I do hope my post won't be zapped because its rather a spin-off but with regard to 'heart-healthy, cancer-fighting antioxidants' by any name, I am simply sick and weary of reading on a thrice-daily basis about the latest discovery in food or wine that will ensure that we live at least an hour or two longer.įorgive me for being true to my curmudgeon's nature, but it all reminds me of the study done at Cornell University that led us to believe that for every three minutes spent doing exercise we would live three minutes longer. I read that red and pink grapefruit have the heart-healthy cancer-fighting antioxidant phytochemical called lycopene while white grapefruit does not.

White grapefruit near me