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This came my way via Facebook. I\u2019ve often thought it ironic that people in a time when modern medicine has eliminated so many diseases that are part of nature,\u00a0have the luxury of talking about living in harmony with nature. Nature provides things which we have evolved to eat, and so can be better for us than synthetic, high-fructose corn syrup-laden products. But\u00a0food poisoning and illness are \u201cnatural,\u201d and I am grateful for the advances in understanding and technology which allow us to live \u201cunnaturally\u201d long lives.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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