Top 10 Destructive Nutrition Lies EverTold

Here is another excellent article from Dr. Mercola. He cites recent research that debunks all of these modern day dietary myths. If you think that something is a fact because a medical society or governmental entity promotes it- then think again.

If you are going to get the edge over this illness, then you will need to cover ALL of the bases. Diet is a huge issue. Here's the link:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/07/16/top10-nutritional-myths.aspx?e_cid=20140727Z1_SNL_MV_1&utm_source=snl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=mv1&utm_campaign=20140727Z1&et_cid=DM52212&et_rid=598797946

Don

Post Edited (Heathersdad) : 7/27/2014 8:55:10 PM (GMT-6)

Interesting. I knew most of it, but I didn't know herbicides were so freely applied to GMO foods. All I knew about GMO foods is that they were genetically engineered to resist pests, and didn't (don't) resemble any other plant.

M

I know; it's so annoying to coordinate all that stuff.

Margaret

Girlie — agree with a lot of your post. You certainly found your sweet spot but I do think people's physiology differ from one another in ways that our science hasn't understood yet.

This is a very curious issue for me because I am small-boned and have always been normal weight, highly active, a runner, etc. When I got knocked down at 29/30 (which was when I think I contracted the lyme & co) I had a LOT of trouble with weight gain right after that (not knowing what had caused it) when I began eating less and less and I had always skipped bkfst. Eventually, as I became sicker, I was no longer able to work out or run. And two years ago I gained 30 lbs in one year—not doing ANYTHING differently than before.

I'm in a highly stressful profession so that is/was/might always will be an issue…

but then over the past 5 yrs other systems started breaking down (endocrine, digestion) and despite a very restrictive (no sugar, simple carbs, GMO, mostly organic etc) diet on/off but particularly the past 9 mos., my cholesterol, hormone and neurotransmitter levels get worse and worse every month. I am only on thyroid support and started some neurotransmitter support—I've never taken cholesterol or blood sugar meds. I cannot lose weight, either. Currently I'm taking in about 900 cal (if I'm lucky) and expending about 400 every day—and my weight has remained stable at over 180 lbs. It's crazy.

So…. this situation is certainly connected to lyme. BUT, I suspect that it's more than that. I have two gene mutations (that I know of) that affect my predisposition to conditions like heart problems, diabetes, and neurotransmitter imbalances. So, there is definitely something genetic going on that is affecting my ability to metabolize food, sugar appropriately, also exacerbated by the lyme & co infections and treatment.

This is a TOUGH road and quite complicated. And with so much conflicting info, and my lymebrain in a consistently confused state ;) it is difficult to know how to help myself…

-p

Girlie—

Yes! Your analogy of what it's ok to say to thinner vs. heavier people is spot on! And the baseline for what is considered healthy now is ALLLLL stretched out, right? Maybe it's ok. Or maybe it's more socially correct than actually healthy, I don't know. Crazy.

I just know that I really don't know what to do to help myself. And articles like this make sense but it's opposite of what my two doctors are telling me. And that is scary.

-p

My brain has been on vacation this week, so I removed what I wrote to start with. I was already skipping breakfast when I first read the article a while back, but not for any health reasons. I just wasn't hungry and I don't tend to eat when I'm not, so it was interesting to read it. I tend to go outside in the morning to do a few things and before I know it a few hours have passed since I never have a lack of things to do outside.

The first time I heard about "roundup ready plants" I cringed. I'm glad to live on a chunk of land where I have a great balance of insects so I rarely have to fight pests. We have wild honey bees and other types of bees. Wasps take care of caterpillars, so I never have wormy broccoli and rarely have aphids, thanks to all who eat them. So I have no need for pesticides. I pull a gazillion weeds each year and smother many with newspapers or cardboard with mulch on top of them. Sometimes I'll fry them with a sheet of clear plastic on a hot day. In the spring, I use my flame weeder. So there are many ways to avoid chemicals, but people are too busy to take the time, unfortunately.

I sure got off topic! Probably because I was out there working for a few hours. Sorry. It does have a lot to do with a healthy diet at least. :) Exercise and organic food.

It's been a long time since I've bought ladybugs, but I think there were specific directions on when and how to release them so they will stick around. This is the first place we didn't have to wait for the insect balance since it was forested land. In our other houses, it took 2 or 3 years.

Aphids do love birch trees.

An ant transporting a ladybug eh? That would be funny. Ants herd aphids, so that ladybug was being smart to catch a ride to the heavy population. LOL. Critters are interesting.

We planted a patch of asparagus and asparagus beetles got to them pretty quick. Now that they've been there for 5 years or so, they're not bothered any more. I had given up on fighting the bugs.

I can only use my flamer in the spring when it's good and wet. Then I resort to other methods. There is a big, endless supply of weeds here!

Moles are our biggest problem. We can't keep them out and if we did poison them, it could cause secondary poisoning, so we won't do that.

Good for you and your husband for helping the environment. Keep it up!