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DEL.ICIO.USNuts about nothing
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For quite some time, you’ve been adding that little something to your eating habits. It’s no cure for the common cold, but hey, it makes you feel a bit healthier even though you don’t really like the taste. But if recent news reports suggest that it’s nutritional value is the equivalent of a placebo - water and sugar - do you continue indulging?
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By MrLiberty
May 15, 2006 12:25 PM | Link to this
First of all, there is no magic pill for anything. The pharmaceutical companies need you to believe that there is, but there is not. The only way to good health is by a significant change in eating habits towards ultimately no animal products and only raw, organic fruits, vegetables, nuts, and sprouted grains.
If you are moving your diet in this direction, then there is no worry that one report or another is going to undermine your approach. Remember, virtually every “study” is funded by someone or some group with an agenda. The beef industry would never publish results that made their product look unhealthy and the same is true with okra growers (except that okras are healthy). Folks who are concerned about citizens taking health matters into their own hands (like the pharmaceutical and other related industries) certainly have an incentive to point out dangers of “natural remedies” and the like that they have not patented. As well, the packaged food industry in this country is HUGE, with powerful people in washington. They will certainly never promote raw eating, and may actively work to present scary alternative scenarios.
If you are feeing better or seeing an improvement, then that is the only study you need to be listening to.