This article pretty much sums up what I was trying to say yesterday. Provided thanks to
The Fat Nutritionist, complete with her thoughts, which echo my own:
"I
am not really for or against any particular method of eating that works
for an individual - if it works for you, then you have my blessing (not
that you needed it.)
There is a difference, though, when it
comes to the logic, evidence, and mechanisms offered as explanations for
why any particular diet "works" for people. And logical fallacies
abound in diet theories, particularly the naturalistic fallacy and the
fallacy of antiquity:
'Ever since the rise of science and
industry, there has long been a significant proportion of the population
who distrust, fear, and sometimes even loathe modernity.'
There is a place here for anthropological and sociological analyses,
because humans are both social and symbolic creatures, but we often
discard those analyses in favour of sexy, sciencey-sounding biochemical
explanations that discard the context and get us lost among the trees,
forsaking the forest.
Again, I don't care how anyone eats, as
long as they aren't harming others - but I do care about abuses of logic
and science in their explanations of why they choose to eat a certain
way.
With that, here is an article that critically discusses Paleo eating ideas - http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/its-a-part-of-my-paleo-fantasy-its-a-part-of-my-paleo-dream
I could apply this to so many things, things that I even hold dear, like herbal remedies. But this article appeals to the pragmatist inside, and she is strong. I've been doing this enough years to know that there is no "one way" for everyone. I'll listen to my body and figure it out. My body is wise.
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