Comments on: Book Club "In Defense of Food" – pt 2

By: SolShine7

SolShine7 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:48:00 +0000

Amen to that! I have a friend who moved to Europe and she says it’s better over there.

Hopefully the next president will make some reforms in food processing policies. Banning high frutose corn syrup would be a good start.

By: Sundari

Sundari — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:58:00 +0000

Wow, the support and love in this blog is AMAZING. I just wanted to mention the book: The China Study by T. Colin Campbell. It is a great companion to In Defense of Food. It is packed with information on the relationship between diet and disease. Campbell has a similar perspective to Pollan, but Campbell has hands on experience with the research leading to the findings that are talked about in this community. The China Study has helped me answer questions about diet and nutrition that I hadn’t yet been able to figure out.

ps-Did anyone else see the video filmed by the humane society that triggered the beef recall? If that doesn’t make someone want to be a vegetarian, I don’t know what will. If you decide to check it out, please know that it is VERY disturbing. Hopefully it will open the eyes of Americans that are unaware of the reality of animal treatment in the meat industry.

By: clint

clint — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:30:00 +0000

Callie:

Ok... you must be doing some some powerful manifesting miss Callie. Just today, I talked to a friend of mine that I lent a book to a few weeks back, and she out of the blue had offered to let me borrow the 'Eat, Love, Pray' book. Your scarrrrrring me ! ;-)

Guess I'm supposed to read it.

Jennifer:

I hope your hanging in there, and breathing thru the difficult parts...

Big hug to you my dear !

Clint

By: Kristi

Kristi — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:41:00 +0000

I was wondering ..did you change the post? I thought I had read that your oncologist said 'you were dangerous' somewhere.
I don't think your dangerous but what is dangerous is anyone claiming that you can cure cancer with organic greens.
Chemo is not fun. I'm a young bc survivor and did six months of the stuff.
If my diet in the past has had a hand in my cancer diagnoses..i just don't think that starting to eat all organic now is going to be a miracle cure.
I know many girls with metastatic breast cancer who died no matter how much greens they ate..
Maybe, just maybe if you ate whatever you wanted you would still be here and be stable?
I think you are taking your disease seriously and making changes, and doing what you think is right but you going organic and you not progressing don't exactly mean one caused the other.
There are so many variables.
So maybe what the dr meant was that the message can be dangerous to those who need chemo and to those that chemo has showed to help prevent a recurrence.
just my thoughts..
Kristi Collins

By: Basic Me

Basic Me — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:39:00 +0000

Jennifer I absolutely loved talking to you today.. Girl do you have an accent... HAHAHHAAHHAHA I am looking forward to hearing that the visit to the dr. went well and all is great. I think Tae has a point... time to take control but he has no worries with you helping him along. Just remember you can only love him into joy and peace and that is healing.

Good luck tomorrow.

Tae I have you and hubby in my prayers constantly.. now come healing and peace there too.. I hope you know we love you.

Clint I re-read eat love pray and you have got to read it and read about Richard from Texas it is you.. besides you would just love the lessons.. although you probley know them .

Well someone let me know if the forum is up and how it looks love you guys, callie

By: She8

She8 — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:28:00 +0000

Becky B,
I think you are most of the way there because your heart is obviously in the right place! My son was in pre-school and kindergarten when his dad was diagnosed and then went through a year of treatment. And we had just moved across the country to a brand new area just six months earlier! The best things for him and all of us included the kindness that these “strangers” showed us, the PTA organized meals to be brought to the house, people asked how the kids and I were doing. Most importantly, my kids were loved and even though they knew everything that was going on, everyone also tried to keep things as normal as possible for them. The only thing I didn’t appreciate was that my son’s kindergarten teacher held back concerns about his reading progress because she thought I had “enough on my plate”. No no no no no… Gently keep your student on track and talk to the parents about how he/she is doing in class, emotionally and educationally. That family is lucky to have you in their lives…

By: Iffat

Iffat — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:03:00 +0000

Hi Laura,

Thank you very much for giving me Doc's info. I will make an appointment with him. I used to live in Clifton, NJ. Now we are in central NJ (North Brunswick).

Does this Doc check the blood under microscope like Dr. Young in San Diego, CA?

Thanks again.
Love and blessings
--Iffat

By: LYB

LYB — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:07:00 +0000

iffat
The doctor is Dr. Brad Harding in Kent, Connecticut.(860) 927-1855. His practice is called Progressive Medicine and he is FABULOUS, the real deal! I have known him for years. Where in New Jersey do you live? I used to live in Bergen County. Check him out and let me know if you have any questions etc.

-green cheers!

By: Iffat

Iffat — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:51:00 +0000

lyb -- Laura,

Can you please give me info of that great western doctor you know. I am in NJ area and have been looking for a doctor like that for a long time and spent quite alot of money on really lousy ones.
I and my family would really appreciate if you could share his info. We have quite a bit of health issues in our family especially severe food allergies.

Thank you very much

love and blessings
--Iffat

By: Tae

Tae — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:49:00 +0000

everyone and all

I love you all so much...thank you guys for the support and warm words.

One day at a time!