Organic Food is a Treatment For Nothing.
I was just talking to a friend who had been experiencing gastrointestinal distress, sought out the help of a professional, and was advised that her symptoms would resolve entirely if she ate organic foods only. (I choked a little bit...) This is not only elitist, but it is utterly foolish.
Organic food is a treatment for nothing.
This public service announcement also applies to dietary recommendations including, but not limited to, juice fasts, kale in everything, cleanses, clean eating as a concept, gluten-free/dairy-free, for no reason, alkalinity, or blood type eating. The stupid list is endless.
Healthcare providers, before we make recommendations about how to take care of other humans, we must have a greater global awareness of their life and lifestyle. A human is NOT noncompliant if they are unable to afford the recommendations you are making for them. They are not non-compliant if they disagree with your recommendations.
And also, the recommendations listed above are not based in GOOD science, at all. That irks me ENDLESSLY.
Food is not actually a treatment for anything. I hate the expression “food is medicine.“ True, we need a variety of nutrients and adequate energy to live our lives fully and healthfully, and food is not medicine. Medicine is medicine. And I hear you, and understand that scurvy is preventable with adequate vitamin C. But even that is not about an organic lemon.
Having a healthy relationship with the food you eat is wayyyy more important than eating the latest and greatest food ‘solution.’
PS: if you are healing from the eating disorder, food certainly is medicine. This post is about my frustration with the idea that specific foods will (but won’t) provide cure all’s...
Also, if food or a change in food has helped you to feel better, I’m delighted for you! Please refrain from commenting about it. This is not at all about shaming you, but protecting folx from confusion and comparison. Thank you!
