Swine Flu Kills A Couple Hundred… Just How Bad Is It?

Most of the time when listening to news broadcasts, one will get an out of balance perspective of what is being spoken… Last night, Bill Hanger brought this phenomenon to our attention at the Gem City Forum Toastmasters meeting in Franklin, NC.  Mr. Hanger explained to us in his gentle and direct manner, that although there is a great sadness for victims of epidemics such as the Swine Flu who’s victims number in the low hundreds, that there are other epidemics currently ravishing the masses in America and around the world which are responsible for thousands of AVOIDABLE deaths daily.

Specifically, Mr. Hanger spoke about the numerous types of cancer which have and are claiming the lives of thousands of people on a daily basis. All of this which he said could be avoided easily by a change in diet. “The body is an amazing SELF-HEALING organism” said Bill. “All it needs is the proper fuel and it will do the “self maintenance & healing” job it was created to do”. But the fuel mixture must be correct, or this Human Machine will not function properly and as experience has taught us, we will contract sickness & disease.  “The right food is the correct fuel” said Mr. Hanger.  The best food choices for optimum health are ones that are rich in nutrients, or better called, “Nutrient Density Food” such as Raw Vegetables, Cooked Greens, Fresh Fruits and Non-Green Vegetables (mushrooms, eggplant, tomatoes and such). Bill Hanger quoted Dr. Joel Fuhrman as saying “Nutrient density is the key to good health”.  Mr. Hanger proceeded to explain how cancer and other killer health epidemics could be avoided by the proper care and feeding of the body with nutrient dense, high volume, high antioxidant capacity foods.  At the end of his presentation, Bill gave the Gem City Forum attendees a comprehensive handout sheet that contained a listing of many of the healing foods recommended for thwarting a health “terror” attack on the body. It surely was an excellent speech with rich content given by a man who knows what he is talking about. Bill Hanger is a cancer survivor who avoided the ebb & flow surgery route by eating and feeding himself the proper fuel for optimum health.

I wish I could say I was more mature! Seriously, Martha Holbrook made me very hungry speaking about the intricacies of biscuit making.. Not just any biscuits, but SOUTHERN NATIVE STYLE biscuits. If you ever attend a meeting such as we had last night and you had the least tinge of hunger going in, I promise, after listening to Mrs. Holbrook describe these southern delicacies you would be on your knees begging biscuits! And drooling at the same time! Martha has a passion for this food which has been passed down from 3 generations of her family. She told us about her grandmother making these fat free (yeah sure) love biscuits and how she used lard in the mix! Oh, she said, “why you can make biscuits and gravy, ham & egg biscuits, cheese biscuits and a multitude of other kinds of biscuits with your favorite toppings!” Martha told us the deep and shrouded family secret of a great biscuit.. and it all had to do with the “cutting” technique. She explained that unlike a cookie cutter, where one presses the cutter down into the dough and turns it in a circular motion, that the secret to a great biscuit is to push the cutter down into the dough and bring it STRAIGHT UP without turning it.  She went on to tell us that with biscuit dough, if you turn the cutter, you seal the sides and therefore, the biscuit will not “rise” .  Mrs. Holbrook gave a great speech complete with a contagious smile and biscuit PHOTOS, and don’t let me forget to mention that she gave all the attendees a sheet with her favorite biscuit receipe! (do you really think she’d give us her family secret biscuit recipe?) Yes, this lady is an angel and I’m sure the recipe is authentic! Hmmm, what’s that strange sound.. it seems eerily familiar to the rumble I heard in my tummy last night at Toastmasters!  Martha!! ?? Where are you?

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