Comments on: Are We Making Nutrition Too Complicated?

By: Supplements: Do Kids REALLY Need to be Taking Them?

Supplements: Do Kids REALLY Need to be Taking Them? — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:34:08 +0000

[…] If our world were perfect, I don’t think they would. In a perfect world we would buy foods from our local farms (or grow the food ourselves), we would eat lots of fermented foods, avoid processed foods, and eat organ meats! Eating food would be simple and incredibly nourishing, and not so complicated!! […]

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 01:41:05 +0000

I love this article! I’ve been feeling this way lately about health myself. I went on a Paleo diet for about 3 weeks, thinking it will help me lose some weight. I ended up GAINING 10 lb!! I dropped that diet! Now I stick with whole foods and grains that are properly prepared, never felt better 🙂

By: Tamara Mannelly

Tamara Mannelly — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 22:33:20 +0000

In reply to Rheagan. I totally agree. Everyone needs to find what works for them as individuals!!! :)

By: Rheagan

Rheagan — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:40:26 +0000

Thank you for writing this article! I currently follow the autoimmune protocol (paleo) to help deal with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and chronic widespread muscle pain. While it is a very “complicated” diet, it has made a world of difference to my quality of life.

For those of us with autoimmune diseases or other health issues, something as incongruous as phytic acid in grains or alkaloids in nightshade vegetables can have a profound impact on our health and well-being. I think it is important to be aware of these things so that if you are experiencing issues, you have the knowledge to take steps to figure out what the problem could be. Is it complicated? Unfortunately, yes. But it can mean the difference between being able to get out of bed in the morning or not.

I think the one thing that is too often overlooked when discussing diet and nutrition is that everyone is different and interacts with individual foods differently. Just because one person can’t handle lactose or casein and another can does not make either one “right” or “wrong”, just different. You mention that your family doesn’t have issues with dairy, and that’s great! If I have even the smallest amount of milk, I’m in bed with severe abdominal pain for the rest of the day. If my husband eats too much dairy, he gets so congested you would think he had a head cold, but he can get away with a treat every now and then. I think people need to find what works for them, individually, and listen to what their body needs (or doesn’t need) rather than ascribing to one particular school of thought.

But every path to health starts with eating real food!