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Every week I read all the Phoenix area free Spanish publications.
The frequently have articles that would be banned in the Phoenix
area English newspapers.
In this weeks issue in one of them they and an article on cornflakes and sex. So I Googled to get an English language copy of the article. From the article it sounds like Dr. Kellogg was a Christian nut job who hated sex. Do Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Help Control Masturbation? By Michael Ashworth, Ph.D. In the early part of this century, John Harvey Kellogg gained a reputation both as a nutritionist and a sexual adviser. The foods that Kellogg created (including the now-famous corn flakes) were designed to promote health and decrease interest in sex. Mr. Kellogg thought sex was the ultimate abomination and remained celibate even in marriage. Masturbation was the worst sin imaginable to him. He believed it led to leprosy, tuberculosis, heart disease, epilepsy, dimness of vision, insanity, idiocy, and death. He also preached that masturbation led to bashfulness in some people, unnatural boldness in others, a fondness for spicy foods, round shoulders, and acne. That’s quite a list! As we all know now, there are most definitely foods that promote health, but none in particular that decrease interest in sex or masturbation. So, you can eat all the corn flakes you want, and have good, safe sex! |