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Some History on Preventative Medicine, and Some Personal Insights From 10 Years of Practice


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2021 Jan 19, 12:18am   547 views  13 comments

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I read an article I like better about this, but couldn't find it. This one still looks pretty decent. References Pasteur's contemporary Bechamp, and gives quite a different view what makes people sick. Long read, but well worth the time if it inspires you to better personal health.

https://vexmansthoughts.wordpress.com/2017/04/22/what-is-wrong-with-the-germ-theory/

I've always been into sports, and after the freshman 15 in college, I hit the gym hard. During this time I started to have an affinity for salads. But it was one day sometime after graduation, when I was eating in my apartment that it dawned on me. If vegetables are sprayed with pesticides, and I'm eating more vegetables, am I really getting healthier? This started me down my long road towards organics, something that would get another push with the birth of my first daughter.

About 10 years ago we had our daughter(my first), and the thought crossed my mind that we had been blessed with a perfectly healthy life to raise, and I wanted to do everything I could to keep her that way. Even at that time I had a vague idea that most disease and health issues stemmed from toxic burden, and if we were careful about what we eat, it would be possible to raise a child healthier than any I knew of, including myself and my wife when we were kids. This was further confirmed when I attended a talk at Illumina, where I was working at the time, and heard the speaker say they estimated 1/3 of all females, and 1/2 of all males would have cancer in the near future. While cancer has existed for thousands of years, rates like that have not, and I didn't see any reason why I should accept this as normal.

Over the next few years we started the slow, painful process of reading books, interviews, and online material about health. We even read labels at the grocery stores. And well I can remember things being quite overwhelming more than once, we kept at it, and little-by-little, our pantry and fridge filled up with organic, non-processed, local foods.
It was around this time we took my wife to see a naturopath, desperate for help. She was constantly feeling either anemic, or diabetic, but three medical doctors later, no one could tell us what was wrong.
After getting lab work, we were recommended some good supplements, and dietary changes, and a few months later, my wife was doing much better. A year after her initial visit, she was completely recovered. AND, unlike treatment based approaches, her entire health improved, and she has never relapsed.

But this wasn't the first time we'd seen a more natural approach work. Early in our relationship we noticed my step-daughter would break out in hives and a high fever every few months. Somehow I stumbled on making a change to a more natural laundry soap, and the hives and fever never returned. All these incidents told us we were on the right course, so we kept going.

We joined a CSA for produce, another one for meat, and started noticing that our kids not only didn't inherit any of our childhood diseases, they barely ever got sick. In contrast, everyone's kids we knew were frail and weak, constantly coming down with something. More confirmation we should keep it up.

And we still are, continuing to learn and improve our health, little-by-little. I can tell you it's not easy. You have to commit to taking personal responsibility for every medical decision, rather than always leaving it to someone else. And there are still SO many unhealthy substances in our home. But we almost never go to the doctor, or worry about health insurance. We have more energy, a better quality of life, and have saved a TON of money by preventing disease, rather than treating it. If you only look at the dollars in front of you now, rather than the future medical expenses cheap food incurs, you'll never understand that last part.

And best of all, when so many have become so fearful of disease, we haven't changed a thing. We set out every day to be as healthy as we can, and no virus will ever alter that approach. My biggest hope for the present is that more people start taking those next steps to being healthier.

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1   RC2006   2021 Jan 19, 6:21am  

Pretty much why our population in general is so fragile now. Whole segments of our population sustain themselves on processed foods. Obesity in children now is sickening.
2   Dholliday126   2021 Jan 19, 7:55am  

Grains and grain derivatives destroy your health via your gut. Cut those out and watch a lot of your problems disappear.
3   Onvacation   2021 Jan 19, 8:08am  

Dholliday126 says
grain derivatives

Beer?
4   Dholliday126   2021 Jan 19, 8:22am  

Onvacation says
Dholliday126 says
grain derivatives

Beer?


Oh yeah, unless you make it yourself.... since beer is fermented it's a little better because the fermentation destroys some of the lechtin proteins, but still not optimal because it you buy it off the shelf there is a lot of preservative garbage in there.
5   NuttBoxer   2021 Jan 19, 10:20am  

Onvacation says
Beer?


I've actually noticed the residual sugars are more problematic for me. Since I've cut out almost all added sugar, I've become more sensitive to getting headaches from beer.
6   GNL   2021 Jan 19, 1:49pm  

Dholliday126 says
Grains and grain derivatives destroy your health via your gut.

Carbohydrates basically?
7   Dholliday126   2021 Jan 19, 2:02pm  

Carbs are fine, but only from leafy/cruciferous greens, nuts, fruits. Grains/seeds (wheat, corn, soy) were never meant to be consumed at the levels we do today. They are basically omnipresent in every food, either as an ingredient or oil in processed foods. They promote bad bacteria in your microbiome that breakdown your intestinal wall and let things inside your body that your immune system goes after but then gets confused with other good proteins in your body which results in a lot of inflammation, heart disease, arthritis, etc. Check out Gundry Plant Paradox, that's basically his philosophy. Has cleared up a lot of my ailments (eczema, sore joints, blood pressure, etc) .
8   richwicks   2021 Jan 19, 3:37pm  

WineHorror1 says
Dholliday126 says
Grains and grain derivatives destroy your health via your gut.

Carbohydrates basically?


I was a vegetarian for 25 years. Carbs aren't bad for you - CERTAIN foods are.

Bread is mostly garbage, rice as well. Sugar is crap, high fructose corn syrup is a poison. Sugar is in EVERY FUCKING THING. They put the goddamned stuff in dill pickles now. They put it in Italian salad dressing - what the fuck? It's even in canned beans and vegetables.

Eventually you just cook everything yourself, and after a point - fuck it, let's get a steak.

Read the ingredients of anything you buy in a box or a can - if there's any sort of sugar, put it down. Beans are easy to cook from dry beans. Soak, and cook, takes a day though. Overnight soak, an hours of cooking. It's such a hassle I can see why such few people do it - but if you want to make a good chili, or hummus, or bean whatever, it's the only proper way to do it.
9   Dholliday126   2021 Jan 19, 6:13pm  

Yeah it's really hard, food had been totally industrialized to maximize shelf life.

My problem with vegans/vegetarians is they consume massive amount of seed based food (soy,corn,wheat,peas) and night shades. That's heart attack city. Now if they only ate leafy greens, non-seed and tubers...that would be great.
10   NuttBoxer   2021 Jan 20, 9:45am  

Agreed. Any diet that becomes too extreme can pose a risk to your health. Too much of anything can be bad for you, even water. Even with sugar, it's fine if it's naturally occurring, because it's a more complex sugar, that takes time to break down, so lower on the glycemic index. Honey is a great example. But a diet sans ALL added sugars, is definitely good for you. Complex carbs that come from non-gmo foods are fine. Think whole grains. Basmati rice is better, because it's a longer chain starch. Bottom line though, you don't have to throw everything away and completely change today. Start with small manageable steps. And make changes that are permanent, no fad diets. Think of it as lifestyle change.

My wife is Mexican, so soaking beans is just part of how she was raised.
11   mell   2021 Jan 20, 10:08am  

There's nothing wrong with durum semolina (Italian pasta wheat) - it's actually healthy for you, esp. cooked al dente.
12   richwicks   2021 Jan 20, 3:52pm  

Dholliday126 says
My problem with vegans/vegetarians


No such thing as a vegan.

Vegetarian means basically you don't kill an animal to live. Vegan means you don't eat ANYTHING that an animal produces - no eggs, no milk, no honey.

Vegans claim to exist, but they actually don't. Some people might be able to live a year or two this way, but they are eventually forced to take supplements for B12 for example. We don't know precisely what people need to consume to live yet. You can find tons of videos on youtube of people attempting a vegan diet that over time, deteriorate. It's a slow death if they are committed to it.
13   NuttBoxer   2021 Jan 20, 11:19pm  

richwicks says
but they are eventually forced to take supplements for B12 for example.


This is because b12 is only naturally produced in meat, and it's an essential vitamin. You really have to be careful to do your research before attempting more extreme dietary habits.

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