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As my knowledge of food science gradually increases, I have discovered that the quote sometimes attributed to Hippocrates really is true: "Let your food be medicine and your medicine be food." As a former pre-med student and the mother of seven children I have found over the years that the medicinal band-aids so often administered by the doctors of our day are far less effective than the consistent consumption of whole foods accompanied by physical activity. Often medications and treatments are prescribed with rarely a word about improving an individual's diet. Foods provided to patients in hospitals reflect the misconceptions that many in the medical establishment have about nutrition. And while I find myself in disagreement with the methods employed by some doctors, I do recommend that you seek the advice and help of a qualified physician who places great emphasis on nutrition and preventive therapies. If you have a good one, count yourself as blessed!

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Friday, July 11, 2008

Words of Wisdom for July


I am really excited to receive the Ensign this month. (That's the magazine published by my church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.) There is an article titled: "Cancer, Nutrition, and the Word of Wisdom". Read it and tell me what you think! This article is available online at www.lds.org if you follow the prompts to go to Gospel Library, Magazines, Search Ensign, and then enter the article title: Cancer, Nutrition and the Word of Wisdom. (Sorry, I am unable to post a direct link to the article.)

And if you're interested, the entire text of the Word of Wisdom is in a book of scripture entitled "The Doctrine and Covenants". If you like, you can click here to read it.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

One of the things the article mentioned was the study of Vitamin E and how it was not effective.

What I am curious about is was the test/study done with JUST the vitamin E or was it done with a vitamin E complex?

That would make a world of difference in the outcome of the study.

July 11, 2008 at 4:50 PM
Melody said...

I also enjoyed that article. To me, there were many things to think about.

July 31, 2008 at 9:11 AM

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