The Future of Medicine

     "The Doctor of the future will give no medicine
       but will interest his or her patients in the care of the human frame,
       in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease."

                                              Thomas A. Edison
                                              Inventor / Scientist

     "This one sentence killed more people than all the wars in American History";
       "You get all the nutrition you need from the four food groups."

                                              Joel D. Wallach
                                              B.S. D.V.M. N.D.

     This is amazing as these quotes were written 100 years apart! What has really changed? With the explosion in the consumption of fast food and frozen foods over the last 25 years we are in worse shape than ever nutritionally! Combine this with the fact the are soils are depleted of vital minerals and vitamins and contaminated with chemicals and metals. Our waterways seafood and fish have unsafe levels of mercury and other chemicals and heavy metals as well in many parts of the world. Is it any wonder that diabetes, cancer, and a multitude of autoimmune diseases are epidemic?
     As humans we are much more concerned about the content of facebook, you tube or television than we are about the content of the foods we consume daily! You have heard the expression "to get quality you have to pay for it!" or "junk in = junk out!" What do we really expect to feel like if we continue to show such blatant disregard to how we eat, what we eat, how much rest we get, and the nutritional content of our food.
    Everyday we are bombarded by ads for nutritional supplements, vitamins, and minerals from literally hundreds of companies. Which products do we really need? Many people want to take supplements and keep eating an unhealthy, high fat, fast food diet! Which companies are reliable and trustworthy. Several years ago I read about a company in Minnesota that was growing a natural herb that got caught spraying their fields with a highly toxic pesticide when they were suppose to be organic and a pesticide and chemical free farm!
    I also read an interesting article about consuming a large amount of food bought from local farmers markets. This is a huge growing industry in our country and some of the larger produce  growers have not missed this. They are starting to develop distribution chains through smaller farms to get their products to market through the back door.
     The more pertinent fact about the local farmers market is that as farmers with farms, generally under 40 acres, they are not nearly as concerned about how much fertilizer or pesticide they use per acre like the farms with thousands of acres. This ironically leads to the use of larger amounts of chemicals per acre to maximize the output. So you may actually be getting more chemical exposure in these "natural locally grown foods" than those at the supermarket.
     To me the message to us as health care providers is to become as educated as possible in the area of nutrition and diet so we can share what we learn with our family and our patients. We must all become more aware of what we are consuming and how it may be affecting our health and well being.  We can then help to protect our families and patients from medical problems caused by poor nutrition and to help them keep from wasting money on unnecessary ,expensive supplements if they are not needed and to increase our intake of wholesome foods.
     The bottom line 1. eat more vegetables fruits and lean meats. 2.eat smaller meals and more often 3. drink more water. 4. eat and cook with healthy fats and oils. 5.eat out rarely. 6 consider taking a basic multivitamin and fish oil daily. 7. learn what a Mediterranean diet is and start implementing it at home and teach your patients what one is. 8 consider growing some of your own fruits and vegetables. if you don't have the space see if one of your friends that does would be interested in doing with you or offer to share part of your crop with them as rent!!

            MAKE THESE CHANGES NOW DON'T PUT IT OFF ANY LONGER!!

          JOKE FOR TODAY; Why did the mother always put her helmet on before she
                                              used her computer?

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                                            ( because she was afraid it would crash!!!!!!!!!!!!)