Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Eating Fake Meat - How to Be a Closet Vegetarian

Three years ago, I awakened on a beautiful Saturday morning, and experienced chest pains as I stood brushing my teeth. Indigestion? Of course. What else could it be? After several days of morning discomfort, I decided to visit my family physician. One-half stress test later, as I was being helped up off the floor by a cardiologist and two nurses, I clearly recognized that my life was at risk. The following week, after some roto-rooter work (angioplasty), I returned to work, feeling great and marveling at the miracles of modern medicine. Six months later, while taking an evening walk with my wife, I again experienced the first of several days of extreme chest pains. This time the cardiologist admitted me to the hospital for a quadruple bypass. When I was released from the hospital, I was given a packet by the resident nutritionist. Her advice, slightly paraphrased, was to change my diet to low-fat, or die.

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