Day 362 in a Year of my Life

*Jumping on my giant soapbox*

Every day, in every way, I'm led to believe that Drs are stupid.

They are like little sheep.

The pharmaceutical corporations have taken over the medical industry and are training our current and future doctors in a vacuum of limited knowledge, made up mostly of what new drug will mask the symptoms of that disease or illness.

All of these drugs have side effects and a lot of the drugs are effected by certain foods.

For example - the drug Warfarin is a common medication used to prevent blood clots.  If you take Warfarin, you must avoid eating kale, spinach, brussels sprouts, parsley, collard greens, mustard greens, chard, green tea, cranberry juice and alcohol.

These vegetables are rich in vitamin K, which plays an important role in keeping calcium 'in' the bones and 'out' of the arteries .. so while Warfarin is reducing your chance of having a stroke, it is increasing your chance of having a heart attack, because you can no longer eat the foods that protect you from this.

Another example - when the babies of breast feeding women are due for their vaccinations, mothers are often advised to stop breast feeding and supplement feed for the week before and after vaccinations, because the antibodies in the breast milk 'fight' the chemicals in the vaccinations and therefore the vacs won't be as effective.

If you think about it, this proves that the baby doesn't need the vaccination, because the breast milk is doing the job that nature intended - it is providing your baby with the antibodies to fight these diseases naturally.

Nature is so much more powerful than we give it credit for, because we've been brainwashed into believing that 'drugs' are the answer to everything.

The reason that I am sharing these small snippets of information, is because a friend of mine was recently told by his Dr that he must stop having banana with his breakfast every morning because bananas are full of fructose.

*look of genuine shock*

In 2010 the CSIRO published in their Australian Journal of Primary Health,  information which determined that Drs are poorly educated in the areas of food and nutrition.  see here

This is what I, (as an unqualified human being who believes in the health value of good food) know about bananas:

Bananas are one of the best sources of potassium, an essential mineral for maintaining normal blood pressure and heart function. Since the average banana contains a whopping 450 mg of potassium and only 1 mg of sodium, a banana a day may help to prevent high blood pressure and protect against atherosclerosis.

Bananas have long been recognised for their antacid effects that protect against stomach ulcers and ulcer damage.

Bananas work their protective magic in two ways: First, substances in bananas help activate the cells that compose the stomach lining, so they produce a thicker protective mucus barrier against stomach acids. Second, other compounds in bananas called protease inhibitors help eliminate bacteria in the stomach that have been pinpointed as a primary cause of stomach ulcers.

Bananas are a smart move if you suffer from elimination problems. A bout of diarrhea can quickly deplete your body of important electrolytes. Bananas can replenish your stores of potassium, one of the most important electrolytes, which helps regulate heart function as well as fluid balance.

Your mother may have told you that carrots were good for your eyes, as a child, but as an adult, fruit is even more important for keeping your sight.  Eating 3 or more servings of fruit per day may lower your risk of age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), the primary cause of vision loss in older adults, by 36%, compared to persons who consume less than 1.5 servings of fruit daily.

Build better bones by eating bananas regularly.  Part of your healthy way of eating can help improve your body's ability to absorb calcium via several mechanisms.

Bananas are an exceptionally rich source of fructooligosaccharide, a compound called a prebiotic because it nourishes probiotic (friendly) bacteria in the colon. These beneficial bacteria produce vitamins and digestive enzymes that improve our ability to absorb nutrients, plus compounds that protect us against unfriendly microorganisms. When fructooligosaccharides are fermented by these friendly bacteria, not only do numbers of probiotic bacteria increase, but so does the body's ability to absorb calcium. In addition, gastrointestinal transit time is lessened, decreasing the risk of colon cancer.

One average banana contains all of this ...

Vitamin B6 – .5 mg
Manganese – .3 mg
Vitamin C – 9 mg
Potassium – 450 mg
Dietary Fiber – 3g
Protein – 1 g
Magnesium – 34 mg
Folate – 25.0 mcg
Riboflavin – .1 mg
Niacin – .8 mg
Vitamin A – 81 IU
Iron – .3 mg

Now, explain to me, why any doctor in his right mind, with any education in the value of food, would advise anyone to stop eating their banana with breakfast in the mornings?

Honestly!?

*Leaping off my giant soapbox* 

Thank you for listening.

Today, I'm grateful for quiet 'alone' days that allow me to sit in silence and breathe and feel and appreciate my happiness.

Nite all.