Gurus Everywhere! Expert on Health Issues?
Gurus are everywhere who say they are an expert in health issues! It seems that everyone is a guru – an authority or an expert – and the Internet is full of erroneous “facts” – if you search something, you find an “expert” opinion that says one thing, but you can also find another “expert” who has a complete opposite “fact.” So, how to know what to believe or trust? Everyone is different! No one answer qualifies for all! There are too many “expert” gurus out there.
Add AI to the mix and it gets more interesting – AI is only as reliable as the sources it pulls from, along with the reliability of the programmers.
I am only telling my own health and researched journey, and what works or makes sense to me. I know of like-minded people who feel the same way as I do on health issues. You are free to decide for yourself whether things work for you.
I recognize that what works for one person may not work for another. Everyone is different. What makes someone sick may not affect someone else. The overall fact is – our country, in a large part, is sicker than it used to be. Cancer, Parkinson’s, Celiac Disease, dementia/Alzheimer’s and other issues have been increasing – the timing of these illnesses (coming into the mainstream of society) can often correlate to a shift in foods that happened, or when a known weed/pest killer came into mainstream use, etc.
I suggest trying something for a couple weeks, to see if it works for you. Before that, however, Google the effects and side effects of what you will be trying out – whether seen here or advice from a guru. Go to more than one site – since many will be slanted in the response – big pharmaceutical companies and their support will consistently balk at natural, holistic remedy options. Other websites may lean too far toward a natural solution and not think to warn of a reaction or side effect. That’s why you start to try something out – if it makes you feel better, great. If not, then it’s not for you. It may take some time to build up in your system to know if it is ok for you to keep taking.
Before starting on a supplement plan, do check with your doctor and not the guru – there might be interactions with your medications or health issues (like no cranberry when on certain blood thinners). Some people CANNOT take aspirin but do not know yet, so a recommendation of daily baby aspirin can be detrimental. Someone I know got on a months long diet of ONLY bacon, water and supplements. How healthy can THAT be (nitrates, animal fat, lack of nutrients)? Check things out before starting on a guru recommended regime. Guru’s everywhere who say they are an expert in health – telling people in bulk to do as they say to the detriment of health for many. Everyone is different.
Remember, even the government agencies flip-flop on recommendations – when more information is found and processed. Low fat and no fat are not healthy solutions – brains NEED healthy fats to grow and function (unless cholesterol is high and fats are more harmful). Growing kids and teens need healthy fats to develop their brains. Don’t follow advice blindly and jump on a bandwagon. Investigate to see if it’s helpful or harmful. People have sensitivities and allergies to certain things and can’t just follow any or everyone’s recommendations. Be careful so you don’t end up in worse shape than what you started in.
I listened to a TV doctor years ago who promoted daily baby aspirin and from that day on I never listened to him again. Aspirin is not healthy for everyone and could be very harmful. People with nasal polyps should not take aspirin, for example. Beware of anyone giving blanket advice for everyone to do.
Be wary of which guru you listen to – it may be harmful.
P.R.
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