[Fredslist] "I would sooner cheat on my wife than on my diet" -- Crohn's Disease and Gluten Free

[Norman Spizz]

The following is from one of the 2000 Year Old Man albums:
Carl Reiner     Do you eat meat?

Mel Brooks     No meat hardens you arteries

CR               Do you eat chicken?

MB               No. Chicken is foul

CR             Do you eat fish

MB             No fish live in dirty water

CR            The what do you eat?

MB             Just cool clear mountain 
water................................./and a piece of stuffed cabbage/



Elizabeth Marner-Brooks wrote:
> Thank you, Joel, for affirming that we all need to educated 
> consumers...especially when it comes to health, medicine, & knowing 
> our own bodies!   I certainly have had my own experiences bucking the 
> medical experts...and the outcomes have been positive.
>
> Elizabeth
>
> Elizabeth Marner-Brooks
> Training The Speaking Voice
> 917-374-8984
>
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: clamal at lamal-law.com
>     Sent: Mar 10, 2010 4:07 PM
>     To: 'Joel Schnur' , fredslist at gothamnetworking.com
>     Subject: RE: [Fredslist] "I would sooner cheat on my wife than on
>     my diet" -- Crohn's Disease and Gluten Free
>
>     Thanks, Joel, for that wonderful (and informative) post.  It’s
>     inspiring that you’ve maintained your great spirit and good sense
>     of humor all these years.  My only question is: What CAN you eat? 
>     Or do you get your nutrition intraveinously?
>
>      
>
>     *From:* fredslist-bounces at gothamnetworking.com
>     [mailto:fredslist-bounces at gothamnetworking.com] *On Behalf Of
>     *Joel Schnur
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, March 10, 2010 1:47 PM
>     *To:* fredslist at gothamnetworking.com
>     *Subject:* [Fredslist] "I would sooner cheat on my wife than on my
>     diet" -- Crohn's Disease and Gluten Free
>
>      
>
>     Dear Along The Network:
>
>      
>
>     Some of you have noticed and asked why I don’t eat anything at the
>     wonderful Gotham luncheons and my response has been that “I come
>     for the company, not the food.” Others will tell me that they
>     heard that kosher can be ordered and I respond that “I know that,
>     thank you.” Nonetheless, I sit and drink glasses of water while
>     schmoozing with and enjoying the camaraderie of my fellow Gothamites.
>
>      
>
>     Well the real reason is that I have suffered from Crohn’s Disease
>     since high school and have already lost most of my kishkas(that’s
>     a medical term) over the years to six bowel resections. And every
>     time I had another surgery, my doctor would sit next to my
>     hospital bed and say, “Joel, you no longer have Crohn’s. You can,
>     again, eat whatever you want.”
>
>      
>
>     Well, over three years ago, when he wanted to do yet another
>     surgery, my wife and daughter basically told him to go to hell and
>     that they were taking over and going the diet route. So on top of
>     many years of no fatty foods, no red meat, no raw fruits,
>     vegetables or dairy products, I then went Gluten-free. No more
>     breads, cakes, pretzels or pasta unless they were wheat and gluten
>     free. It took awhile to get used to but three and a half years
>     later I am Crohn’s free (at least in the large intestine according
>     to the latest colonoscopy) and loving every minute of it. My
>     doctor refuses to acknowledge the accomplishment because “there is
>     no scientific proof that it works” but my retort is “and what am
>     I, chopped liver?”(btw, I can’t have that anymore, either)
>
>      
>
>     So when I say that “I would sooner cheat on my wife than on my
>     diet” it is said with a twinkle in my eye. J
>
>      
>
>     All the best, all the time, to all of you.
>
>      
>
>     A Happy Passover and A Happy Easter To All!
>
>      
>
>     Joel
>
>      
>
>      
>
>     ___________________________
>
>     Joel Schnur
>
>     Senior VP
>
>     Government Affairs/Public Relations
>
>     Schnur Associates, Inc.
>
>     1350 Avenue of the Americas
>
>     Suite 1200
>
>     New York, NY 10019
>
>      
>
>     Tel. 212-489-0600 x204
>
>     Fax. 212-489-0203
>
>     joel at schnurassociates.com <mailto:joel at schnurassociates.com>
>
>     www.schnurassociates.com <http://www.schnurassociates.com/>
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