New Yorker said:Honestly, I don't know when people will finally wrap their heads around the fact that you can't just eat your way out of things like autoimmune disorders, cancer, or AIDS; no amount of clean eating is ever going to cure those.
If medicine actually functioned like basic arithmetic where two plus two always equaled four, nobody would be dying, we’d all be coasting toward our second or third centuries, and maybe even mistybear4 would have managed to become a doctor by now.🤮
Nobody is actually claiming that...
Just enough. You can fix just about anything with a clean diet, but honestly, we're back at square one again.
The link Denys shared mentions a few things, among other stuff:
Hyperthyroidism—it’s one of those metabolic disruptions that just turns your whole system into a runaway engine, leaving you feeling wired and completely exhausted all at once.
The underlying causes, how often they actually crop up, and what makes someone a target—it’s all just part of the same messy equation.
The exact cause behind hyperthyroidism remains a total mystery. There’s a mountain of evidence pointing toward the same conclusion... blah blah blah...
Autoimmune conditions tend to hit women about seven times more often than men, and this particular illness follows that same pattern. It can surface at pretty much any age, though there’s usually some kind of family history involved if you look closely enough. You see it in a small percentage of the population, typically showing up most frequently in women between their 40s and 60s.
If the medical community is still scratching its head over the cause, I don't know where you get the nerve, New Yorker, to act so certain that diet isn't playing a role in the equation.
The medical establishment keeps insisting there’s no cure for things like asthma, allergies, or diabetes, yet I see people around me managing to shake those issues off every single day just by switching to a whole-food, plant-based diet. Seeing that firsthand gives me all the permission I need to be a little arrogant and think out loud about where this is all heading.
I mentioned before that I know a few women who managed to sort out their hormonal issues—and fixed their thyroid function along with it—just by following this approach without relying on medication. If you're open to it, I could introduce you to them; one of them is actually a doctor, so she might be able to walk you through the specifics. 😉
I won't drag this out any further, but it’s pretty much an established fact that soy protein plays a direct role in hormone regulation—something almost any decent OB-GYN in the country will tell you if you ask. To me, it feels like one of those natural solutions for the exact issues people are venting about here, and frankly, I'd go as far as to say it's essential for women. 😉
I’ve picked up a bit of insight lately from diving into cellular nutrition, and honestly, hearing people's stories about it has really lit a fire under me to study health more deeply—especially how much damage an unbalanced diet can do to the body. I might just end up with everyone here calling me "doctor" in four or five years, assuming I actually survive the grind of med school. 😁
I stumbled upon some accounts online regarding menopause—I assume the parallels and connections here are pretty obvious to everyone. 😉 ) ..
Take a good look at this—there are actually several testimonials here regarding other health issues too.
http://groups.msn.com/TheHealthyPlan/menopause.msnw
