If you read blog post comments, this is a repeat, but some have told me that they do not read comments. Additionally, there are some comment items that I think are worth repeating :)

Long time blog friend “SuzieQ”, commented with a link to a new book relevant to food as medicine: Fix It with Food: Every Meal Easy: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Anyone with Autoimmune Issues and Inflammation : A Cookbook: Symon, Michael: 9780593233108: Amazon.com: Books. I have several friends who either they or a child/children are dealing with Autoimmune issues. Inflammation from food and life is a common, current theme also. I have not purchased this book yet (on my list). I liked the information in the synopsis and reviews about the 10 day reset meal plans and additionally, instruction on how to add back foods to identify triggers. THEN, there are recipes that work around the trigger foods. The book listing includes Chef Michael Symon’s Introduction and at this writing 452 reviews, many including detail on reader experiences with the reset and after-reset recipes. Thank you, Sue!!

This morning, I opened the website for a local (Kalispell, MT) newspaper to: Kalispell doctor prescribes nutritional focus in new book | Daily Inter Lake . The doctor is a Kalispell pediatrician who started in nutrition and then went to medical school expressly to bring nutritional knowledge to parents and children … from conception onward.  From the information in the article and the Amazon listing, Dr. Flass somewhat parallels Dr. Lustig’s approach with his own: feed the brain, feed the gut, feed the genes mantra.   Feeding Our Children: A Comprehensive Guide For Having A Healthy Thriving Child During Their First Thousand Days And Beyond: Flass MD, Thomas: 9798985371109: Amazon.com: Books.

Both Dr. Lustig and Dr. Flass bemoan the lack of nutritional knowledge included in medical training. It is a bit ironic when you consider Hippocrates words as well as the Hippocratic oath based on Hippocrates words…

Finally, my own comment response. I felt that I might have vilified some food and drink items without adequate explanation about my own personal issues: willpower-wise! So … on that topic, from my response:

Another of Dr. Lustig’s mantras is that it is not the food, but what has been done to the food. And I think that is a horrific issue in U.S. processed food.

But for me, the issue is one of awareness and mindfulness regarding my own eating/drinking. I realized that I was fooling myself with regards to my personal wine/sugary drink/sugary snack habits. My 1-2 glasses of wine were often “just a bit more” into 2-3-4 glasses. My “I made it from scratch” ginger syrup … WITH sugar … and when I thought about my sugar purchase amounts … :( and similarly, the licorice: 1-2 pieces for a treat ok, but I was again doing “just another 1-2”, etc. Kind of crazy since I am very disciplined about my bread consumption even though I LOVE my homemade bread.

Bottomline, it is all about what I know about myself and my ability to be sensible about quantity of wine, ginger drink, candy.

My works (Liz)