Via Reddit:

my favorite comment about superman from /r/comicbooks written by ashmaht

Superman. It's always been Superman and it always will be. A good Superman story is hard to find. They're rare to the point that I can make a comprehensive list of them off the top of my head. But when one does come along... A good Batman story is entertaining and bad ass. And it makes you think "Batman is cool." A good Green Lantern story is generally fraught with emotional peril but, at the end, you'll wish you had a power ring. A good Superman story fills you with awe.

It's the mythology of a sun god who wished he was a man because he saw something so great in us. It's the story of a hero who could move whole worlds and see through stars and hear a whisper on the other side of the planet... who fell in love with a storyteller. It's about a man and his dog.

Every single day, you can turn on the news and hear about something bad happening. People do terrible things to each other all the time. And, on the worst days, you might just sit down and get cynical, thinking thoughts like "maybe we are inherently evil. Maybe there's just something wrong deep down in our hearts."

And then there's Superman. Looking down at the world with an unfathomable sadness. Waiting for us to join him in the sun. All the while, truly believing something only an impossible man could believe.

"If you knew how you are loved, not one of you would raise a hand in rage again."

There's a psychology to storytelling. It's really quite simple. When presented with something light, we look for darkness. When presented with darkness, we look for the light. It gives a story depth. In a world without a Superman, we made one for our fiction. To guide us and make us feel brave. To let us hope.

You will believe a man can fly.

Best comment yet! Congrats!

Great comment. You should write up a rebuttal to my rebuttal. I love the spirit of your words.

Good, because that would be illegal.

Wow, you've quickly gotten personal--I'm not sure where I did so, above, can you point out how I can improve?

We're bringing some critical thinking to the fad. The actual problem or condition is real and it's great that folks are rapidly becoming more mindful about their diets.

Oh, agree, and I think that's made clear above. The problem is, and you can read in the above sources, there's extensive self-diagnosing going on, which is often great, right on, and sometimes naturally psychosomatic. In any case, the basic point:

eat food
mostly plants
not too much (Pollan)

remains.

Hmmm. I've linked to four sites, at least, that have "journalistic integrity," even if you don't believe I pesonally do. More importantly, if you have better facts and sources, feel free to write in. We're a blog, with journalistic aspirations, but we're far from NY Times or the Wash Post of the 70s—I agree!
http://www.elephantjournal.com/submit if you'd like to contribute or rebut the above.

what's wrong with canola oil? I keep hearing bad stuff about it.

Amy L: Not to mention that almost all gluten free products on the market are not-organic, which means you are getting a healthy dose of GMO's like canola oil, soy flours, lecithin, etc... which some could argue that is how we got into this whole mess of "Gluten intolerance" in the first place. Modern grains have been so genetically messed with our bodies can't even process them anymore. Try a diet of organic fruits, veggies, grains & legumes and see if your symptoms (of any kind) improve.

I'm not too sexy, so, yes.