Eat What Will Rot, and Eat It Before It Does

Plant a garden this Spring and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Sounds simple, and it really is. Not easy sometimes, but the produce you will have will be worth all the effort.

Fresh vegetables are good for us. So why not just buy from a store? Do we really know what we are getting? I certainly don't. I do know that strawberries should be full of fuzzy mold and rotting in 3-4 days. The strawberries I get in the store seem to be immortal. They look as good in two weeks as they did when I bought them. That tells me one of two things: they are either genetically altered or they have been irradiated (nuked, if you will).

Irradiated food has been depleted of the enzymes important for our digestion and absorption. The strawberries cannot digest themselves (rot); therefore, neither can we digest them.

Up until now, we never dreamed there could be anything worse than the chemical catastrophes we have experienced in this century, but we now have a new plague that is nearly impossible to detect and it is irreversible. Worse, it causes an unmistakable, inescapable domino effect. Genetic engineering is the culprit.

Government studies confirm that at least 90% of cancers are caused by diet and environment, and this statistic holds for all diseases.

Because the United States government does not require any testing nor proof of the safety of genetically engineered foods, the scary part is far from over.

What can we do? Raise our own produce. If for no longer than the growing season we can eat fresh vegetables and know they have not been tampered with, we have done ourselves a favor.

Where do we plant a garden? Many of us do not have outside garden space or what space we have is not suitable. One of my patients used to have a garden about 150 feet by 75 feet and they planted every bit of it. They canned, froze, and dehydrated. Several years ago, they tried "square foot gardening". This is a planting method using 4 square feet of ground and utilizing companion planting. They had three of these 4-square foot areas and had more produce than they needed! Patio pots, raised beds, and others are also acceptable planting methods. A little study on your part is all that is needed to determine what will be best for you.

One book I highly recommend is by Shirley Gallinger and Sherry A. Rogers, MD entitled Macro Mellow. This book, along with recipes and instructions on turning your health around, has a section on gardening. Included is a gardening calendar detailing what to plant and when to plant, and it also has a companion planting guide.

Here are some additional books you may want to consider:

Macro Mellow can be obtained from Environmental Health & Allergy Center - St. Louis. Why would you get a book at a doctor's office? Simple. Tipu Sultan, MD believes that the physician is there to help you help yourself. The more you know about helping yourself, the healthier you can be. Call Environmental Health & Allergy Center today. 314-921-5600. Ask for the book. And, if you are experiencing health challenges, make an appointment. You can soon be on your way to a healthy summer.