Woody Allen's 1973 film "Sleeper" may accurately portray healthy eating in the future

Woody Allen's quirky futuristic film "Sleeper" released in 1973 had an amazing scene where Dr. Melik, portrayed by Mary Gregory, and Dr. Aragon, characterized by John McLiam, have a conversation about Allen's character who just woke up after 200 years to a future he doesn't recognize. This particular scene was especially prescient in light of the constant changes we see in the research about what is healthy for us and what is not. Here's the transcript of the enlightening exchange:

Dr. Melik: This morning for breakfast he requested something called "wheat germ, organic honey and tiger's milk."

Dr. Aragon: [chuckling] Oh, yes. Those are the charmed substances that some years ago were thought to contain life-preserving properties.

Dr. Melik: You mean there was no deep fat? No steak or cream pies or... hot fudge?

Dr. Aragon: Those were thought to be unhealthy... precisely the opposite of what we now know to be true.

We're probably a lot closer to this being a reality than anything else we've ever seen from the entertainment culture! For more information about why consuming fat, steak, and cream are healthy, check out http://www.livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog and prepare to have your eyes opened to the truth!

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[pantograph]

Glad to see that Jimmy uncovered one of my favorite bits from a great film. But sad to see that many doctors are still mired in the conventional wisdom of low-fat (but high omega-6) and high-grain diets that have left obesity, diabetes, and heart disease in their wake. (I'm still looking for that healthy hot fudge, however!)

[livinlowcarbman]

@pantograph Definitely want that healthy hot fudge! LOL!

[lauradami1]

proteins are good, but carbohydrates turn sugars in the body.... 

[livinlowcarbman]

@lauradami1 You got it!

[thewonderfrog]

I lost 30% OF MY BODY FAT BY EATING HIGH PROTEIN, HIGH SATURATED FAT FOODS AND NO CARBS. My cholesterol levels dropped by 25% and my HDL increased by 12%. It was easy when you can eat as much bacon, burgers, steaks etc etc as you would like.

[KutWrite]

@rcbaker200 "MD" = "Minor Deity" ?

[KutWrite]

MD = "Minor Deity."

[rgstever]

@thewonderfrog Same here. Got my abs that way. Screw carbs.

[KutWrite]

Another of Allen's lines I like is from Annie Hall:

"Everything our parents said is good for us is bad: Sunshine... red meat... college."

[samherb1]

@rcbaker200 Don't forget the biggest sham of them all......The Drug industry. Overwhelming evidence that the FDA and Big Pharma are in bed together. Not to mention all the "drug studies" that are paid for by the companies that are producing them.....conflict of interest anyone???

[KutWrite]

I love this scene - I quote it a lot!

[joedude6666]

Is this a youtube video of a youtube video?

[lemsip]

What's healthy for one person isn't for another as in "one's man's meat is another man's poison". I couldn't eat cheese or chocolate at one time because it would lead to a migraine and still now have to only eat in moderation because of the high calorific value. Somebody else couldn't eat salt because of hypertension and tried to stop me putting it on my food. As long as it's multi mineral salt what's the problem and you drink lots of pure water what's the problem?