So I head over to Spotify to hit a few other versions potentially of that song, and Trouble is sitting there at the top:
Now, sure, it is over played and commercialized lately but it is still a solid song.
For some reason listening I checked into FB for a second, hadn't checked into the AntiCancer-book page and did.
And read
Dr. Servan-Schreiber - a courageous & intelligent human being - was an inspiration to millions around the globe. RIP to one of the greatest people of our time. Please help keep his vision & spirit alive by spreading his messages & research. We will continue to embrace his recommendations & wholehearted dedication to improving the lives of everyone....including you & I. His Anticancer vision will ALWAYS live on....That sucks. His book, the research he has compiled and the simple rules are fantastic.
The extra 19 or so years he got, that's certainly remarkable. The difference he has made is undeniably significant. There is no question the book isn't a cure for cancer, doesn't cure cancer or prevent it completely.
What it does is lay out a solid framework for the foods that you can eat that WILL not only improve your life but help potentially stave off extrinsic cancer sources until you die of something else (old age maybe).
Kind of sad to lose such a loud and passionate voice in the force that ultimately was looking to change how we eat for the better.
I see things differently than some. I see Pollan and Servan-Schreiber as not dissimilar. Save the planet, save yourself...
His book is good. Some of the science is not as strongly supported as it could be, studies of the kind that would be needed are hard to fund because flat out there isn't money in finding a cure that entails eating food. Money is in drugs. Or gene therapy, or gold nano-particles.
Imagine the difference that Mark Nicholson could have made on this planet if he had managed to stick around another 14 years beyond his 5 that he shared with us after his diagnosis.
I'm supposed to be fired up. time to blast the course and try and unleash a monster time on the final running of the TT.
Damn you Otis Redding.
Damn you cancer.
But this, if nothing else, is a healthy perspective:
“Death is part of the life process; everyone goes through it,” he said in one of his last interviews. “It is very reassuring in itself.”
Not sure about how reassuring it is really... acceptable? Yes. Certainly part of Life, no question. But reassuring... Life is a struggle.
a couple more links:
http://www.facebook.com/Anticancer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Servan-Schreiber
--okay-- going to listen to You are the best thing once more and move on from there to focusing on pedaling fast.
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