Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Belief Systems and Our Health

Our belief systems need to be challenged constantly. Much of the current "virtual reality" that we assume to be "real" or "true" is just pure fantasy. "Don't believe everything you hear or see" is never truer than in the world of advertising.

Today, I came across this article in the Franson Chiropractic Blog: That's Nuts!

The gist of this informative and entertaining article by Dr. Stephen Franson, which is a "must read", is that at a certain national donut chain there currently is displayed a picture of a donut under which are written the words "Warning Health Alert: Doughnut Contains Almonds."

For those of you who haven't already fallen on the floor laughing, Franson points out that the ONLY healthy ingredient in that donut IS the almonds. Yes, he says, some people do have nut allergies. But many, many, many more people are allergic to all the other ingredients in that donut - sugar, white flour, trans fats, etc. [We break out in fat! - my contribution to his article.]

Where was the health expert when this advertising campaign was conceived?

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