Pasteur was ridiculed
For his ridiculous theory of "germs."
Right. Little, tiny, invisible creatures lurking.
Soap has a history that is very recent!
Kinda went with the germ theory.
Marie Curie and Radium.
She and her husband sorted through
literally TONS of soil to find a few grains
of something called "radioactive"
something or other...
The "Lady With The Lamp"
transformed the image and reality of Nursing
from a bunch drunken slobs ...
into a profession focused on compassion,
and total commitment to patient care.
Nystatin - discovered and developed by
Elizabeth Lee Hazen and Rachel Fuller Brown.
First isolated in New York - hence the name:
NY stat-in!
Robert C Atkins
was actually called up before Congress
to testify about not eating bread.
And carbs.
Malaria gets its name from "Bad Air"
[mal - aria]
And was never associated with vector-borne illnesses....
like a mosquito! Until it was proven!
Came from ingesting large amounts of
Deadly Night Shade - a pretty toxic way
to get large, round pupils!
And now comes Omega 3's,
And the Essential Fatty Acids.
And the PolyUnsaturated Fatty Acids!
All the micro-nutrients.
Perhaps we are at the beginning of a new
understanding of what we eat!
And how it shapes our lives.
Might be time to re-think some old ideas.
Might be worth looking in to!
Hmmm.....veddy eenteresting.
ReplyDeleteI hope we hit that tipping point soon. :)
ReplyDeleteIt is so hard to know which plan to follow. I guess we just have to choose one and follow it and see where it gets us. I know that I lost my weight doing both lower carb and lower fat. I should never have strayed from that plan. It seems like I am able though to get away with more fat than I thought I could but I can't get away with any extra carbs. Keeping it very low is the only thing that ever worked for me.
ReplyDeleteI never knew that Dr Atkins had to testify in front of Congress!!!
ReplyDeleteI feel better when I take my fish oil tablets. And for the past two months, I've been eating daily amounts of chia seeds and nuts. My recent lab on Nov, 12, 2011 was: Cholesterol 158, HDL Cholesterol 51, Chol/HDL Ratio 3.1, Triglycerides 155, LDL Cholesterol 76.
ReplyDeleteBut a year ago on Nov 18, 2010: my numbers were 141, 49, 74, 2.9 and 90. The only thing I am doing different now: no bread, no high fructose corn syrups, and soda pop. BUT I know I have been more sleep deprived this year and I think this has had more bearing on my health than forgoing bread and soda pop.
I am always up for radical new ideas.
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