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After decimating several vegetables, I decide juicing is my favorite form of food preparation. There’s something perversely appealing about subjecting an innocent plant to that much violence.

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I love to live things, so I wanted to immerse myself and get into the mindset – and sandals – of my forefathers.
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After decimating several vegetables, I decide juicing is my favorite form of food preparation. There’s something perversely appealing about subjecting an innocent plant to that much violence.
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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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I thought religion would make me live with my head in the clouds, but as often as not, it grounds me in this world.
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My immune system has always been overly welcoming of germs. It’s far too polite, the biological equivalent of a southern hostess inviting y’all nice microbes to stay awhile and have some artichoke dip.
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It’s a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn’t about rights. It’s about responsibilities.”–Mr Bill Berkowitz
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I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.
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I know that knowledge and intelligence are not the same thing – but they do live in the same neighborhood. I know once again, firsthand, the joy of learning.
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I’ve never before been so aware of the thousands of little good things, the thousands of things that go right every day.
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When I was with the serpent-handlers in Tennessee, it was the most bizarre method of worship I could think of. Yet when you sit with these people, you can kind of see how it makes sense.
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In trying to avoid one sin I’ve committed another.
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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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How do you gag the voice in your head that says, ‘You don’t have to [do it] today. There’s always tomorrow.’?
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I find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action–no matter what the action is–might help you feel better.
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Med students panic their first year when they learn all the diseases. It’s not until the second year that they learn the cures.
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The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much.
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After decimating several vegetables, I decide juicing is my favorite form of food preparation. There’s something perversely appealing about subjecting an innocent plant to that much violence.

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