Lately I’ve been changing my diet. I’m fascinated with the relationship between diet and happiness so I’ve been experimenting with eating more alkaline foods rather than acid forming foods. One of the things I’ve noticed as a result is how much calmer I feel. And less reactive. Maybe it’s just co-incidence, but I find it interesting. My sleep is better too.

As I’ve been reading about alkaline and acid foods, and alive food versus dead food and toxic food, I came across this fascinating video. The story began about 2 decades ago when a man bought 2 Big Macs. He ate 1 and stuffed the other one in his pocket for later…. that later didn’t happen for a year….. here’s what he discovered—check it out.  Be prepared to groan! Here’s the link to the World’s First Bionic Burger:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYyDXH1amic&feature=player_embedded

It reminds me of that film by Morgan Spurlock, Super Sized Me.where he vividly demonstrated the consequences of trying to sustain yourself on a diet of fast food. After just FOUR WEEKS, Spurlock’s health had deteriorated to the point that his physician warned him he was putting his life in serious jeopardy if he continued the experiment.

His cholesterol had soared and he started suffering from depression, lack of attention, and sexual dysfunction, just to name a few of the health problems that surfaced once he traded in his normal diet for three square meals a day from McDonald’s.

His documentary  ended up earning the Writers Guild of America award for Best Documentary Screenplay in 2005.

Responding to claims that it’s food is ‘dead’, McDonalds has fired back stating that their burgers will indeed decompose if given “enough time.” But just how much time has yet to be determined. Based on private experiments, like the one in the video above, two decades is still not enough time to make these burgers and buns disappear by natural means. Here’s the link again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYyDXH1amic&feature=player_embedded