My Health Rants
Don’t follow just one health “guru” – check different websites and people to see what parts of plans work for you. Everyone is different. What works for one may be harmful for another. I see good information and then a recommendation that is awful within the plan set out. There are supplement recommendations that have multiple ingredients – but any one of them could be an allergen or harmful to a number of people.
My Rant:
I sure am getting tired of all those “health gurus” giving out bogus advice for the masses. People are all different – not everyone reacts the same way to a “cure-all” – some people can handle pesticides in their food, and for others, it’s devastating with the illnesses it can cause.
Some people are able to smoke all their lives, while others die within years of smoking.
Soy is not a good option unless it’s fermented – though it doesn’t affect everyone.
Fats are good – mono-unsaturated ones, but in moderation. Brains need fat – never deprive your kids from fats unless a doctor tells you otherwise (if high cholesterol, for example).
Aspirin shouldn’t be taken by just anyone – for me it could be detrimental or even fatal (according to my allergist who told me years ago due to nasal polyps).
People have different allergies and sensitivities – different foods and medications react differently between people.
The Gardisil vaccine has proven dangerous to many, and not affecting others – this goes for most vaccines. In general, most vaccines are safe for most of the population and have been extensively tested.
Diet pills have killed or completely and severely screwed up the health of people.
Please don’t jump on to the latest fad just because someone told you about it, or you see a commercial. Take time to wait for a long-term study.
It makes sense to try to stay healthy with foods – people back in the day had no miracle cures, and in all truth, neither do we when I was growing up. There was Ayurveda from ancient times. We are an overly medicated society, and we are getting sicker all the time. The root cause isn’t looked at so much as masking the symptom. You need to take care of your body so that you don’t need to take synthetic or unnecessary medications.
Medications often mask the issue instead of treating the issue. If looking for the cause to treat rather than treating the symptoms, a different medication or therapy might be more productive for healing.
Check the other blog entries for more information.
P.R.