Food Isn’t Medicine

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It’s refreshing knowing there’s a doctor out there fighting to break down a lot of the shame-driven decisions we make, and that food holds no moral value over us.

Phenylketonuria (PKU) occurs when babies are born without the ability to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine . But saying that "food isn't medicine", even if true in the fact that is normally not used in curing most diseases in their formation, would be to dismiss the fact that a life-long sustaining of stable diet (which of course not universal to everyone), while also having enough good quality sleep, adequate physical excrecise, healthy social relationships and livelihood are good determinations of preventing diseases in the first place, and providing the individual a better coping mechanism while already being sick. I've always been scared to think too much about how I eat because I know what a slippery slope that can be into the mental health quagmire of thinking your body is not good enough.Forgoing potentially lifesaving chemotherapy and instead looking to a high-fiber diet to cure colon cancer could literally be the difference between life and death. Zoals elke schrijver met een boodschap, zorgt deze schrijver ervoor dat hij overtuigend bewijs aanhaalt voor zijn stelling, namelijk dat voeding geen medicijn is (met de herhaalde opmerking dat we geen muizen zijn en dat niet alle knaagdierbevindingen voor mensen gelden) wat iets anders is dan 'het maakt niets uit wat je eet' terwijl hij ondertussen benadrukt dat het nest waarin je geboren bent en de buurt en omstandigheden waarin je opgroeit minstens zo belangrijk zijn (voor meer overtuigend bewijs: luister naar de podcast Amsterdam wereldstad: waarom Amsterdammers in het ene stadsdeel ouder worden dan in het andere) een heerlijk boek om hap-slik-weg te lezen terwijl het je zeker voldaan achterlaat. I suffered with really bad acne and incredibly heavy and painful periods that put me in the ER with no answers. These diseases often cause unintentional weight loss due to increased metabolism, loss of appetite and difficulty swallowing, so adding a restrictive diet to the mix can be dangerous. A couple of years ago I read ‘ Just Eat It’ by Laura Thomas – and it was interesting that she, and intuitive eating, are mentioned early on by Dr Joshua – and I was glad to cover the topic again.

There is nothing inherently wrong in teaching yourself moderation if you were never taught that as a child. Dr Joshua Wolrich BSc (Hons) MBBS MRCS is an NHS surgical trainee and nutrition MSc student who is not only setting the record straight when it comes to people claiming food is medicine, but aggressively fighting weight stigma and encouraging his patients to have a healthy, happy relationship with their bodies and food.He addresses nuance and privilege too, the HAES approach and all sorts of things I hadn’t encountered or heard of before even if I thought I had a fair amount of prior knowledge, there’s always more to learn and I learnt so much from this book. Instead of freeing the reader from the chains of being treated by doctors, Wolrich tries to calm the low-self-esteem who blame themselves for being sick and weak. When I was diagnosed with ME/CFS many people in my life offered me unsolicited advice about how eating certain foods would cure it - everything from juice cleanses to the Atkins diet to going vegan. I don't understand some of the negative reviews saying there wasn't enough information on what to do, or similar. This book is the absolute gold standard for anyone wanting to learn more about nutrition and how to keep themselves healthy.