Bandwagon Superfoods -- The Plain truth.

baconeggsyum said...
3. Probiotic Yogurt - Probiotc concentration in yogurt is insufficient and the survival time of most active bacteria is quite short. Typically probiotic supplements work better than do probiotics found in food. Using yogurt as a means of probiotic benefit might not be the best use of your money.

I think this depends a lot on the kind of yogurt. I'm sure that most are lacking, especially the ones that have thickeners in them (pectin and the like). But others are positively teeming with living beneficial bacteria. I'd actually trust that more than a tablet which has been sitting on a shelf for who-knows-how-long in a lot of cases .

the "EVIL American government" huh? lol. Where is your evidence that gmo foods cause cancer?

Conspiracy theories aside, one really has to be pro-active if they wish to police the foods they eat. For example, my husband is a big gardener- so all Summer long, we have fresh grown organic veggies. I can & preserve as much as possible, so we're eating the stuff year-round. When grocery shopping, I buy some organic stuff, but not all- it's just too expensive to eat strictly organic. And organic in & of itself doesn't necessarily mean healthy. I tend to avoid GMO food, they freak me out a little. I have no idea if they are a health risk, & it's probably too early to tell. I buy meat from local farms- will not support factory farming in any way. It's pretty easy to eat what you feel is "ok" for yourself- just be vigilant & it becomes second nature. I don't think the American govt. is evil, but they do seem to be a little clueless. I make my own kefir, my grains are the most viable & healthy in the area, & I always give the away for free. But go figure, I still suffer from UC symptoms pretty much daily. So overall, making wise food choices is indeed smart for a whole host of reasons, but there's no guarantee it will have any effect, good or bad, on a chronic illness or disease.

The plain truth is, if you want to really know what you're eating, you need to grow all your own food organically, process and cook it yourself. For nearly 20 years I did this. No pesticides, natural fertilizers and hand care. I picked, froze, canned. The only things I bought were organic whole-grain products from a co-op. What little meat I ate was raised by people I knew, without antibiotics, hormones, etc. Ad yet, I got UC.

Eat whatever seems right to you, and consider not commenting on other's diets. There are very few guarantees in this life.

I've been on this site since 2007. You've been here since 2011. How am I a "newbie.." lol. Read this book if you want a balanced, scientifically-based account on GM foods: http://www.amazon.com/Travels-Genetically-Modified-Zone-Winston/dp/0674008677

Sarah14, I don't care if this is my first post and it's your 15,000, that doesn't mean your information is more 'accurate or credible' than mine. I'm only giving opinions, anyway, so take them or leave them. I personally enjoy reading people's alternative views on subjects to bring something new to the table instead of the same ole' conversations. And btw, there are different branches of American Gov't if you want to get into semantics. Obviously, I'm talking about the lawmakers and lobbyists, not some Department of Motor Vehicles clerk or Park Ranger. Let's use a little common sense here, K?

And it doesn't impress me --whatsoever-- that you took college courses on GMOs. I can just imagine the propaganda they force fed you about it. Kinda reminds me of how when Med students go to school they learn virtually NOTHING on nutrition and spend the majority of their hours on drugs and pharmaceuticals. WHY? Because that's who is funding the Med schools. Do you want to challenge me on that, too? Go for it. I'll get my GI to write up a statement and post exactly how many hours he had on nutrition vs. drugs when he went to med school. This is common knowledge, or at least I thought.....


The point is this, eating foods that are perfectly healthy, NON-GMO, organic, etc., are obviously going to be more helpful to you than hurtful. No "guarantee" that eating perfectly is going to cure you of anything; so we must add that little disclaimer to appease the ones who can only see things in black/white good/bad instead of shades of grey, but it's certainly NOT going to be the CAUSE of getting a disease, that's a guarantee I would bank on.

Eva Lou, how do you know these people you claim that made 100% wise choices in their foods their whole entire life, ( as you just pointed out in your same post that it's virtually impossible to eat 100% perfectly all the time), can honestly say, *guaranteed* that they absolutely did not get UC from any kind of food? It could be that all it takes is just to be exposed to something just once and you've got the UC in motion... who knows? But, I seriously doubt they have ate perfect, chemically-free foods their whole life.

dude, read an actual researched book on the subject before spouting off about something you know little about. I'm not trying to impress you. I was sticking up for myself after you assumed I know nothing about the topic. That's why I even brought it up that I've taken a whole college course devoted to the topic. Whatever.

Post Edited (Sara14) : 5/18/2011 11:09:12 AM (GMT-6)

speaking of common sense, nobody can make %100 wise chocies in anything! That's ridiculous- I certainly haven't- & I'm simply quoting other psoters on here who have claimed to have a healthy, chemical free diet for their whole lives- you'd have to take it up with them. Please, I'm curious as to how you feed your children in todays world? I'm a mother also, & I take great care in attemtping to give my daughter the best food possible. But we're not averse to chowing down on Utz cheese balls either... Even the school lunch programs, which in my area are pretty darned balanced & healthy, I'm sure have GMO foods in the menus. How do you do it, or do you even try? We basically have the same point- eating wisely is better for your body overall. HOWEVER, I'm not the one here who claims that food has directly caused my UC. You totally contradict yourself- first saying you are sure food caused your UC, then saying food is not the cause of UC.

Eva Lou said...
We basically have the same point- eating wisely is better for your body overall. HOWEVER, I'm not the one here who claims that food has directly caused my UC. You totally contradict yourself- first saying you are sure food caused your UC, then saying food is not the cause of UC.

Nope, I absolutely did not directly contradict myself. ANYONE can go back and actually read my "controversial" post and see that eating toxic foods was ONE OF THREE REASONS OF WHY I *THINK* I I I I I I I I have Ulcerative Colitis. Notice, the word, "I"? ;)

This is the last time I give any personal info. about my condition or my personal opinions on my UC on this forum, since people can't seem to handle hearing about anyone else's stories ---except their own & unless their EXACTLY like their own personal stories.

you really ought to get a grip- the prednisone is giving you horrid mood swings. I love the way you totally avoid my question as to what you feed your kids- I'm betting it's McD's!!! hahaha...... And you probably dont' vaccinate either, love "those" folks.... yup, ignore it is.

 PS- this reply is most definitely not for you, Sara14!

Both of you need to grow up and act like mature adults that are concerned about the topic at hand. BOTH of you should be banned from this forum, in my opinion.

Comic relief anyone?