Chris Hurley
Power User
What you eat is such a huge factor. It is apparent to me that what we've been told to eat for decades is completely wrong. I'd like to think it wasn't intentional, but I'm not sure that it wasn't. There are a lot of interested parties that gain a LOT by having a population that doesn't eat well and is in poor health.
There are so many "healthy" ways of eating that are in direct conflict with each other that its hard to know which one is the right one to choose. They all tend to have one major thing in common which is a good place to start- trade heavily processed foods for more whole foods. Almost any whole food diet seems to work pretty well, even as different diets may work better for different people.
I don't think most doctors really know much more about nutrition than their patients do. I've been told that they get just a few hours of nutritional training in medical school and the source of that training is questionable. Certainly, most are not doing ongoing practice in this area.
So many ailments- physical and mental, seem to be able to be helped with diet alone for so many people. It is positively criminal that this isn't the first recommendation for people who want to "get better." Instead, its always "take this pill" or "ask your doctor" or "your surgery is two months from thursday."
I also agree that you can completely screw your head up by consuming negative news with any regularity. I am much happier if I get up and go outside in the sunshine for a while.
There are so many "healthy" ways of eating that are in direct conflict with each other that its hard to know which one is the right one to choose. They all tend to have one major thing in common which is a good place to start- trade heavily processed foods for more whole foods. Almost any whole food diet seems to work pretty well, even as different diets may work better for different people.
I don't think most doctors really know much more about nutrition than their patients do. I've been told that they get just a few hours of nutritional training in medical school and the source of that training is questionable. Certainly, most are not doing ongoing practice in this area.
So many ailments- physical and mental, seem to be able to be helped with diet alone for so many people. It is positively criminal that this isn't the first recommendation for people who want to "get better." Instead, its always "take this pill" or "ask your doctor" or "your surgery is two months from thursday."
I also agree that you can completely screw your head up by consuming negative news with any regularity. I am much happier if I get up and go outside in the sunshine for a while.