Vegetarianism

[Catherine]

I will leave you two to the wonders of garlic. I can only tolerate a small amount and definitely not raw. It has been known for its good health effects for a long time. I think it is easy to grow so you could have it fresh.
I can see how garlic would cure ringworm. It probably has natural antifungal properties. Bulbs of any kind would need to be that way.

Quote:I agree, maybe it's not so much what we eat but the quality of the food we put in our systems.
Even the vegetables we eat these days are in question. Genetically modified, pesticides, etc.

I think you sum it up very well. I try to buy locally grown foods. I know that there are laws banning some pesticides and chemicals. That means the local stuff is grown to some degree in safe conditions.
Even so, I would never want to eat a huge amount of anything. It is better to vary things.
You are right about potatoes. If the soil is bad or toxic the potatoes would take up some of the toxins. I don't grow veggies in my back yard. There was an old garage back there and the soil was contaminated. When we fenced the yard, I buried the old gravel floor of the garage. I put shrubs and flowers on the small "hill" it created. It was the only way to deal with the toxic mess. I have transformed it into a beautiful area, but I wouldn't trust the soil.

It has become complicated. We have to think about what we eat and where it comes from. I am trying to eat better, healthier and generally more interesting. I am on the run between clients and pizza slice is my usual lunch. I am starting to make healthy muffins so I can eat healthy on the run. In the winter I sometimes need to buy pizza so I can get in out of the cold.
I have to cut raw veggies for the guinea pigs so it has become a habit to prepare myself a few veggies as well. Now I am choosing what else I eat. Eating less meat means less fat in my diet. That means less chance of gall bladder trouble(I have a history).

When food was food and it came from good sources we could just eat. Now we need to know that food is clean and chemical free. Meat is often full of antibiotics. I think they also use growth hormones. Many of the animals like chickens are bred to be so abnormal that I doubt they are good food anyhow. When you add the fact that factory farm animals are treated cruelly, not eating meat makes sense.

I wish the dairy cows were treated better. It does bother me knowing how they live. I want to see the whole food supply changed. We need cruelty free, chemical free food sources.
Our health depends on it.