14 March 2014

Journal Day \\ four

If you had unlimited resources, what political or social issue, or area of scientific or medical exploration would you fund? Do you have a cause that is dear and near to your heart that you'd put your time, energy, and money into if you had the means? Tell us about it, along with a bit of background explaining where you're coming from.


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When I first read this prompt, I thought for sure I'd find a social issue to write about. That seems very me for some reason. I've always gravitated towards the arts side of things so science and medicine aren't something that naturally jump out at me. I was never bad at science. Really, I was never bad at school. Most subjects came fairly easily to me so even though I regularly say I'm bad at math, that's not entirely true. I'm disinterested in math. I didn't excel at the subject because I decided I didn't want to.

But this post isn't about whether or not I was good at science or math or even english. This post is about something I hold very near and dear to my heart: health. In a world where we are, literally, surrounded by illness, it's easy to see how important health is to happiness. If you don't have your health, things can get pretty grim, pretty quickly.

I read a lot of research on the subject & find it very interesting. It also really bothers me that there seems to be so little being done to treat the cause behind an illness. Sure, we have lots of treatments for the symptoms, but I can't help but think how great it would be if we could treat the root cause.

I personally believe that what we put into our bodies directly influences what we get out of them. & not just in terms of energy & competition. Proper fuel in sport & fitness does tend to generate more favourable results, however, I think there's more to it than that. That may be slightly controversial, but I really believe it's worth looking into. It makes sense to me that what we put in our bodies could be having an effect on some of the illnesses we're seeing. & I think that's worth exploring.

So if I had unlimited resources, I would dedicate them to that research. It's currently not feasible to do these types of studies involving food since the necessary funding for such a thing would be huge. There are so many things you can't control as well. It would definitely be a huge undertaking, but one that I think is worthwhile. I know I've personally benefitted from changing the things I eat & thinking about what I put in my body so I think having a better understanding of what's truly happening could be a step in the right direction.

While there is a lot of information out there on the subject, there aren't a lot of studies out there. I think the medical community would be more accepting of diet as a form of treatment if there were.

It's hard to choose just one issue, of course, but this one is a big one for me. Having seen huge changes in people I know from changing their diet (& in myself as well), it's hard knowing that it's still not widely accepted in the medical world.
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You can check out Danielle's response over on her blog & find the links to many other posts in the comments.

2 comments:

  1. I completely agree! I always feel better when I'm eating and drinking well, imagine what sort of health issues could be solved if we were all eating and drinking right, taking good care of our bodies.

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    1. Exactly! It's something I think about often.

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