so it begins, another day, another piece of wisdom from a coworker. it is now proved by science (wow) that meat causes cancer. yes, inrrefutably, definately, no doubt about it. And all our ancestors for millions of years died at 30 because of that. yes, i do work at a university, in a natural science department. and so do my coworkers.
lucky i IF through breakfast and luch so i dont actually have to hear it every day - just when a tabloid prints a big picture of meat=death on the front page. yes, a tabloid. and the groundbraking article said that studies all around the world have proved a link between eating meat and cancer. the bonus is, that no studies were actually linked to or even mentioned by name. i mean i have heard that shit from all kinds of people for about 10 years - starting from the day i decided i don`t want to end up in a wheelchair with my MS and gave up grains (+ all other shit) and took on the task to eat as much meat as i can fit in myselt every single day.
one of the most frustrating things is that i have actually studied biochem and evolutionary molecular biology for a couple of degrees worth in addition to my geology background. my colleagues come from a purely physical sciences world. fine, i'll stop tripping over this and get to the point that really pisses me off. there is a person in my family that is ridden with autoimmune disorders. i wrote a fucking manuscript about biochem, diseases and nutrition detailing my own story - i mean, i dont mean to brag (too often) but i do have MS and i do live a far better than average life even compared to perfectly healthy specimens. and you know what? the persons spouse said that she doesn't believe in such theories - so he will continue with the meds and fibresupplements that have him in pain and on disability-leave for years and years... with no change. the spouses competence to give such advice? an overweight and very sick officeworker. ok, i realise this is nothing new, but i just have to get this out of my system, before starting to post about things that actually have any real importance again (like food and workouts). people are stupid. period. i mean ignorance due to lack of information and a flood of misinformation i understand. but plain stupidity i do not - because that can kill you. whatever. i`m done.
stupid is as stupid does. i should rename this place to thisisstupid.com so id have something to write about every day.
I didn't know you had MS Eve. I'm Strom from marksdailyapple
ReplyDeletehi Strom, well yes i have it, but it doesnt affect my life in any way. i just wish i could spread the word that it doesnt have to be a death(or wheelchair)sentence
ReplyDeleteIt could be stupidity, but it could also be just laziness and fear. Nutrition and health are incredibly complex subjects, and when you're raised in the pharmaceutical paradigm and presented with alternate views, it can be very overwhelming. Who to believe?
ReplyDeleteI remember years ago arguing with a woman about nutrition. She had her own views. She also had had her uterus removed, was obese and on medications for arthritis. Yo, honey, how's it working so far?
I have a friend who is on coumadin (and probably other meds he hasn't confided in me; I suspect diabetes), has a belly that looks like he's carrying a bowling ball, breaks out in psoriasis on his arms, has trouble walking upstairs or carrying anything heavy. He's in his sixties. I can't even get him to take vitamin D. He just doesn't want to change his routine. I don't understand it, personally.
As long as the illness isn't too inconvenient, people will put up with it. Easier to take a pill than start cooking your own grass-fed meats and giving up grains :)
I'm assuming I have an autoimmune disease because I can't be sure the docs really know what to think. First it was psychosomatic, then hands up in the air, then syringomyelia and now after 22 years I'm told it could be Devic's Disease. Anyhow, I do have considerable pain and disability but don't allow it to hold me back. I started paleo and other than losing weight I can't say there has been much change. Everyday I tweak though, so I'm not giving up till, like you, it doesn't affect my life.
ReplyDeleteI don't know whether you've seen Dr Terry Wahls TEDtalk but she credits the paleo diet for her healing from MS. I went on a forum for people with spinal injuries and I thought I would find enthusiasm and joy re Dr Wahls' recovery. Hell no! Just misery and warnings of quacks. It is no surprise to me that some sick people choose not to hear news that doesn't fit with their 'I'm sick, disabled, have an incurable, progressive auto immune disease and there's nothing I or anyone can do about it. I'm going to wait for conventional medicine' mantra. Unfortunately, the longer you live with a condition the more likely it becomes part of your identity. Wellness can seem alien after a time.
I haven't read all of your blog yet but have you talked about: how you were first diagnosed, what kind of MS you have, any symptoms at all now, and what your docs have to say about your marvelous recovery. Dr Wahls seem to eat 3 dinner plates a day of veg. Is this something you do? I suppose I'm trying to find out whether its the meat, veg, ommission of grains etc that does the trick.
HI, i have seen/read about Terry Wahls MS reversal and Im just sad she had to go through all that before discovering paleo. I have wrote of my MS journey here, but just some quick answers for you:
Deletei was diagnosed at 21 (2001) because of continued numbness in legs
i had my last relapse 2004, nothing since. i had one persisting symptom - the numbness in the skin of my right outer thigh, that took longer to completely dissappear.
i moved from estonia to finland in 2006 and i havent had the need to contact any doctors about MS here and havent kept in contact with the old ones. There are a couple of "paleo" docs here with whom i have discussed this online, and ofcourse they are completely on board.
about what does the trick, read my MS story : http://theprimalwoman.blogspot.com/2011/11/multiple-sclerosis.html