Orthorexia
We know people like this. It’s hard to talk to them about it. Now it’s classified as a mental disease. Orthorexia nervosa. The Guardian article describes the complex but doesn’t offer any guidance for treatment. Also, the article is unclear about the line between prudence and obsession.
What does this have to do with the New World Order? Genetically modified foods have not been adequately tested for public safety. China sends poisoned products into the United States, and the government can’t stop them because of free trade agreements. A lot of meat is coming in from Mexico, where slaughterhouses are poorly regulated. Many ingredients in packaged foods are health hazards. Orthorexia can seem like a rational strategy for self-preservation.
Globalism violates one of our most fundamental ideas for healthy living, eat locally.
The reason orthorexia is a mental condition is the mental link between eating and virtue. Virtue is the wrong concept to link with healthy eating. Healthy eating should lead to healthy people. Health is its own reward, and the test of extreme diets is the healthy person, not adherence to a political agenda.
We observe that this preoccupation with the right food is spreading. You might be able to help someone by pointing out that the syndrome has a name and may be treatable. At the same time, it is good to acknowledge that there are health hazards in our food.
About The Author
I had orthorexia for over a year. The reason why I had it was because I thought I had food sensitivities to processed foods, dairy products, and sweeteners. So I pretty much did not have a choice. I ate a healthy, wholesome, vegan diet–OHH NOOO! I eventually overcame it though by just telling myself “mind over matter” and it went away. I now eat the stardard america diet….but seriously, who doesn’t have some kind of disorder? Why are there physicians and psychiatrists pointing out the flaws of others when they have flaws themselves? It’s all just completely ridiculous.