Health Trend Cynic Prints

'It seems so festive.'

Raw food, after you leave for work.

"(Huff) Here's (huff) your (huff) tea (huff... huff... huff... huff...)" "I will almost certainly regret asking you this, but what on earth are you doing, you cretin?" "All (huff) across America, (huff) office workers are ditching (huff) their desks and walking (huff) on treadmills while they work." "Can I get some water?" "Coming right up." "Good thing I wore my tripping shoes."

All Natural Nothing

"Nice try, Jim, but there's no such thing as a 'Beer cleanse'."

"Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Calcium, Kelp, Brewer's Yeast, Aspirin?"

"I used to be a vegetarian. Then I became a vegan. Then a fruitarian. Now I only eat manna that falls from Heaven."

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'OK, the worn out carpeting proves I snack too much. Only one thing to do. Tomorrow I get prices on hardwood floors.'

'I'm taking you off that banana diet, Mrs Smith!'

"Slow down. I need another drink. Can we rest for a minute?"

"It's been 10 years Martha, why are we still eating quinoa?"

Too Skinny, Too Fat

'I'm an extremely general practitioner.'

'School of nutrition - as of today: Butter, good...'

"Since Dr Mullin's ill, a temp from Manpower will perform your liver transplant."

"Here's to us, kid—and the healing powers of raw juices."

'Good news and bad... Medical science can't cure you, but we have some marvelous support groups.'

"Just to be on the safe side, I'd like to start an aggressive course of billing you."

"Enlightenment can only come when you realize there is more to life than gluten free hot sauce."

"Fortunately I hold the patent for the gene that's causing the ringing in your ears, and I can refer you to the doctor who holds the patent for the gene that's causing the pain in your ears."

"We couldn't find a raw-vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free, non-G.M.O. cake for your birthday, so we got you nothing."

"I don't speak Yoga. I speak Pilates."

'Well we could operate. That would give you something to talk about. But that would get old quick, and them you'd be even more boring.' Why the dull rarely seek help.

"I'll let you in on a little secret -- every pill on these shelves is a placebo, and I have no formal training."

'Those are to increase my mental energy. . . Those are a mild sedative to calm my nerves.'

'You'll be happy to know there's nothing wrong with you. That will be four thousand, three hundred and eighty two dollars.'

"We've gone glutton-free."

Formally foods that were good for you.

"Why did you just dump my kiwi-colada smoothie on my head?" "I'm glad you (huff) asked." "Studies (huff) show that sitting all (huff) day long behind a desk leads (huff) to obesity, sickness, (huff) toe-swelling (huff) and an early, (huff) excruciating (huff) death." "So more (huff) and more (huff) office workers are using (huff) standing desks (huff) with treadmills." "Have you ever (huff) tried handing someone (huff) a smoothie while running (huff) on a treadmill?" "They walk. ...walk."

"So does this Flamingo diet have any side effects?"

"So all these years you never did yoga but just walked around carrying the mat?"

'So far, all I can tell you for sure is how much I've charged you.'

"I'm leaning towards the health benefits of becoming a vegetarian."

"It might taste a little different. It's gluten-free slop."