It is always an enigma to me that doctors and a good many people do not make the connection between what we eat and the state of our health. More than ever we must surely give it some consideration, after all every week the papers make claims for certain food being good for you and others not.
In fact I think it is this 'half reporting' that has switched people off from hearing good advice. We become immune to the constant changes of red wine being good one week and not the next. Or some food is good to prevent one illness but then it can cause another. So it's no wonder really that the average man/woman in the supermarket just keeps buying what they always do and dismissing the constant urban myth/under factual, type info that emerges on an all to regular basis.
But surely none of us are stupid enough to not make the connection between what we eat and how healthy we are. We all know that crisps and cakes are not going to be great for us in the long term and that vegetables are going to be more beneficial. This is quite basic and very obvious.
If you try not eating, you won't last long! So food and health have got to be linked -Yes?
So why is it then that the very person who has some responsibility for your health, puts no emphasis on diet/nutrition to help you gain back your vitality?
Doctors have virtually no training in nutrition but plenty of training in drugs.
Clearly no money in talking to you about the food you could try that would provide you with the nutrition for optimal health you need.
There are times when the food you consume could be the matter of recovery or not.
So why are cancer patients told to eat what they like and keep taking in the calories, never mind that sugar is well known to feed cancer cells and that dairy should be off the food list for those with cancer, especially hormone driven cancers. (no, eggs are not dairy! Incredible that eggs still get listed under dairy - so if you ever come across a cow that lays eggs let me know!)
Today on BBC Radio 4, the presenter of the Food Programme, Sheila Dillon, herself currently dealing with her own cancer, talks of her experience. The programme talks to doctors about their views on diets and why they don't put emphasis on it (disgracefully)
The link for the programme is http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01shstp/Food_Programme_Food_Cancer_and_WellBeing/
25 mins and worth a listen.
One great line in it sums up the attitude 'well you're sick now so no point trying to eat healthily at this point'
That has got to be the most insane comment you could ever tell someone. You may as well tell the patient that their cancer cells love sugar, so give them more. Put like that, hopefully you would question the advice.
But that is basically the upshot of what is being said.
You have to really start to question the thought process of those that won't look at food as medicine as it has not been through a double blind gold standard clinical trial. What has 'man' being doing since his existence in what ever form to stay alive? Eating!
We really are all aware that burgers and chips with fizzy drinks is highly unlikely to offer sustained good health and we don't need a medical degree for it.
Diet is not the only part of health problems nor is it the only part of the solution, but it is a mighty big contributor as we all instinctively know.
There is no such thing as the ultimate cancer diet, but we do all know what shouldn't be in it and that we want to eat towards making an alkaline body at that stage. Sugar and fructose in fruits will give a lot of acid.
White bread - Really? good to see that on a recent report this is the least bought bread now.
Their are studies out there on Green tea and Turmeric, Vit D Vit C, cruciferous veg etc, to show their benefits, but we really do instinctively know this -the problem is your doctor in his 'doctor role' doesn't and in that lack of knowledge, colludes with those that don't want to make the nutritional changes needed - how much though would you rather keep the illness?
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