Agreed, I will certainly die, but I’d prefer it not be from bowel or prostate cancer. A lot of the chemicals and preservatives currently in our food supply have only been in foods for a few decades and there are no long-term studies of their effects. Natural ingredients have been used for centuries, and seem to be pretty safe.
There are a lot of young kids developing diabetes in this country. It has to be more than just video games, because they have those in Japan and those kids aren’t developing diabetes at the rate the Americans are.
I can’t control air pollution, or nuclear fallout and I can’t avoid a lot of other hazards, but I can control what I eat, so I try to keep it healthy.
I don’t consider myself a hippy or a homo, but I have been in the Co-op. It’s on the other side of Penn ave. IIRC the stuff was more expensive than Trader Joes.
My goal isn’t to eat trendy or “super healthy” foods, just to eliminate some of chemicals and preservatives that are becoming so prevalent.