Food As Medicine

We watched a show on PBS (they're begging, so they have good stuff on) with Dr. John La Puma. He spoke about food as medicine. Very interesting. I was curious to hear about what he had to say about arthritis. There are certain foods you can eat that actually work as well as or BETTER than drugs. He had the normal things to say like: stay away from processed food all together, eat organic and local, more vegies, how to get them into breakfast. He spoke of gluten and how there are a lot of people who are allergic to gluten. He offers a test on his website: drjohnlapuma.com I'm going to take it tomorrow. He likes you to have one glass of red wine per day. Many benefits. He wants you to eat tree nuts as substitutes for sweets/desserts. He says it's possible to eat, feel satisfied and full, and not overeat. He wants you to not eat within 3-4 hours of going to bed. You need protein for breakfast. I'm going to check out his website more tomorrow. Yes, colorful fruit is good. It's important to buy organic vegies and fruits with thin skins, because these absorb more chemicals. He wants you to eat chemical free meat to avoid becoming resistent to antibiotics.

More tomorrow,
Sue