Author: Reginald Adams, the husband of a worried wife and a long independent researcher in the fields of nutrition and exercise. He is also an author at FreshBeetle . Com and sprinkles some knowledge from time to time.
You probably don’t know me, but in my own city I am known as the ‘one who challenged medical authorities’. You see, I have worked in the medical industry for years over years, until five years ago everything changed. The cards were shuffled. My wife visited the doctor in order to treat her urinary tract infections, and Mr. Doc, in his own medical fashioned way, told her to drink cranberry juice. Now, everyone has probably heard that cranberries can treat UTIs, but you don’t expect a doctor to dogmatically follow the noise from the outside.
My wife continued to suffer from this horrendous condition, whilst still drinking these cranberries like it’s going to save her from misery. I started researching the area by myself, as always, since something did not look logical at all. What I found out was fascinating — Apparently, there is not even a single record in medical history of cranberries being able to treat urinary tract infections. What they CAN do is prevent them from happening in first place, but that little misunderstanding cost my wife (and life) months of unnecessary suffering.
Why am I telling you that? I am fond of the concept of trusting yourself when it comes to your body. Never assumes a doctor is a god just because he is.. well, a doctor. Always challenge authorities.
The next story is actually about Stevia. This little sweet plant that is taking over the world slowly. Another doctor told me that it has severe side effects and that I should avoid this plant altogether. That’s what I did, for years, and continued consuming Aspartame, until recently I found out that Stevia has been found to be poisoiunous in amounts that would even make water poisonous! The funny thing is that the very same doctor introduced me to that ‘research’, to my surprise.
You make your own decisions from my ‘stories’, but my goal here was to make you question anything that relates to your health. It is our most important thing and we must take care of it. Even if your doctor says differently.
To read more about Stevia and cranberries, feel free to drop by to FreshBeetle and enlarge your nutritional spectrum. Cheers!