Friday, 29 October 2010
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I'm Skeptical of "Superfoods"
I updated my Facebook status the other day to, "I had a great surgeon. I've recovered most of my dexterity and strength. But some things about my arm/hand still bug me, like my range of movement or fatigue."Now I had my operation about seven years ago to remove plates from my arm after it had broken the year before. I'm pretty happy with my recovery, but there are still times that my arm limits me. One of my friends posted, "Oh, you know what you should eat? Pig feet! I'm dead serious. The elasticity nutrients in pig feet helps joints heal," in response to my status. She also included a link.
All these health benefits of certain foods make me wonder at times... Are they real? Will eating pig's feet help my joints? Is drinking blue gatorade good for my spine? Are dark chocolates, wines... you get the picture.
Personally, I'm a bit of a skeptic. With emerging science information is always on the change, especially in the nutrition field. Thus, I stick to foods that work for me and have been tried and proven healthy. I may try some of this or some of that, but in the end for me it comes down to balance.
What do you think? Do "superfoods" work? Have you tried any? What "superfoods" have you tried that actually work?
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Chia seeds. Activated charcoal. Those work. Love 'em. Also, is ramen considered a superfood? Sure makes me happy sometimes.
Deer antler and snake skin tea. I don't know about its effectiveness, but it's definitely creepy sounding. Rumor has it that that's how I got a white patch of hair by the nape of my neck!
There are no superfoods. Every type of food have some kind of nutrition thats good for us (by this, I mean unprocessed food).
Actually some doctors tell their patients suffering from depression & anxiety to eat certain foods to help make them feel happy. And changing their diet actually improved their mood. This is the same for people even with problems with violent moods swing and etc. I used to have a site that listed these foods but I lost it!!
I think two were oranges and fish. Idk. I can't really remember. I'm pretty sure you can look it up.
Some people seem easily affected by "superfoods," natural remedies, etc., while others (like me) tend to experience no particular effect. Maybe we metabolize nutrients differently, or maybe some are more prone to the power of suggestion. Whether it's real or placebo, if it decreases the severity of your symptoms, I guess that's good :)
When I think "superfoods" I think of stuff like dark fruit. I don't think it's necessarily supposed to be the one amazing cure for something, they just have higher proportions of nutrients in them than say, iceberg lettuce, which is mostly water. However, people have hyped them up in an attempt to capitalize on them.
If nomming a couple veggies actually helps someone, don't ask what they normally eat.
Here is a link to a site that has multiple articles about different super foods! Check it out! :)
http://www.examiner.com/nutrition-in-boulder/gigi-dubois
@snowandstarstone@xanga - :) Yes.
Good nutrition will pretty much solve any and all problems caused by bad nutrition. And I'm sure some food can help specific parts of your body, like joints or whatever. It is the nature of natural food to nourish our bodies in different ways; we evolved this way.