tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post8919008696281907822..comments2023-05-14T10:37:22.333-05:00Comments on tess's paleo journey: ...AND allergy complications likely....tesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-78838419738948811652012-02-13T13:44:36.635-06:002012-02-13T13:44:36.635-06:00typo! :-) i had to copy the whole thing, delete,...typo! :-) i had to copy the whole thing, delete, and now i'm re-posting....<br /><br />i think a lot of people have food sensitivities and atmospheric allergen issues but they're unaware of them. if they don't have acute problems, they're inclined to write off associated discomforts as "aging" or "ADD" or "rheumatism" or something.... it's when one first looks at the historical big picture of foodways and disease, then has the blessing of the internet and all the intelligent people who write on it, to make research easy, that all the little clues come together.<br /><br />our modern world is poisoning us slowly, and we are so mentally overloaded we take for granted that much is "safe" because some authority is telling us it is. we don't want to add to our stress-load (and financial burdens) by avoiding foods and manufactured goods which are inexpensive and ubiquitous, and which the world perceives as harmless. humans ARE pack animals, and part of our daily reward structure includes societal activities that include conforming. <br /><br />it's true that bromides and fluoride, "bad plastics" and xenoestrogens and unnatural proteins won't kill us overnight. they do, however, erode our health in the long run. our quality of life is disturbed from early childhood. do you recall how FEW children had learning problems and severe illnesses when we were young? how much less dementia there was among the old? at this point, our society can't back off from it all abruptly -- just imagine the litigation! it has to be quietly put into the background and inched-away-from a little at a time.<br /><br />it's the manufacturers and megafarmers and petrochemical and pharmaceutical companies who think they can still swill at the big trough, for whom there's a special place in hell -- they KNOW they're doing harm, and won't discontinue their practices....tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-58411115064653783342012-02-13T07:34:53.133-06:002012-02-13T07:34:53.133-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-24421415848881112972012-02-13T06:15:57.628-06:002012-02-13T06:15:57.628-06:00Ah, yes! I have to watch this with my son, too - ...Ah, yes! I have to watch this with my son, too - he gets hay fever and has food issues and one makes the other worse. Sorry you struggle with this, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com