[LMB] OT: Bacon was Type 1 diabetes, etc.

[Patricia A. Swan]

At 02:36 AM 2/9/2008, Francis Turner wrote:

>I recall a number of discussions with vegetarians who say that they
>tend to "lapse" when someone fries some bacon in their vicinity...
>
>I don't know what it is about the smell of bacon but it seems
>practically pavlovian
>
>On Feb 9, 2008 5:08 AM, quietann <quietann at gmail.com> wrote:
>[SNIP]
> >
> > Alas, I'm Jewish and rarely eat pork.  (I try not to at all, 
> but my
> > best friend's all organic bacon from her home-raised pigs is
> > irresistable!)
> >> --
> > quietann at gmail.com


I've tended to have lapsing issues in the presence of bacon, 
too.  The other night when I couldn't sleep, I went over to 
Waffle House in Cherokee to get something to eat and read a 
while since nowhere else is open at 2 am.

I'm discovering that with the deep changes to the seasonings and 
spices in my diet since I've been able to get my hands on good 
local miso on a consistent basis, that the chemicals in the 
bacon and other foods are very, *very* noticeable now.  I've had 
a surprising number of foods in the last couple of weeks that 
leave a burning sensation in my mouth from the chemicals in 
them.  Bacon was distinctly noticeable the other night.  Almost 
to the point I found it inedible.  As well as too rich.  These 
days the limit of richness that doesn't leave me feeling 
uncomfortable is dried baby lima beans cooked till they're mushy 
with a couple of teaspoons of miso added to the batch after 
cooking to add a touch of savory flavoring.

Pat in North Carolina