We are developing a proposal for a citywide forum for sharing of
information on nutrition and health while enjoying major discounts by buying
food items and health services in bulk.
Twenty-six of us met at the Columbus Centre on November 13, 2014 around
the theme of
"A More Lively and Loving Toronto".
"A More Lively and Loving Toronto".
We featured Gianna Berretta who shared her
expertise and summarized many years of research that focused on a model of
health based on withstanding 'systematic inflammation' of our
bodies, which is attack of cells by ionized oxygen or 'free radicals', that
we have all experienced since birth. When we slice an apple
and see the slices turn brown we are seeing the effect
of free radicals attacking the apple's healthy cells.
Gianna pointed
out that there are over 20,000 vitamins within our food that help us
maintain this resilience to inflammation. Our school system and
mass media educate us about less than ten of these vitamins.
There is a
lot to be gained from sharing what we know about health, nutrition, recovery
from symptoms of imbalance, and 'healing crises' where it looks like we are
ill but our body is actual healing by getting rid
of toxins through persistent skin blemishes, coughing,
etc.
Talking about the
choices we made in terms of nutrition can be very emotional. Our
choices can change over the years. What we felt strongly about years ago
can become less important as our level of understanding changes.
Learning to make
informed food choices and share our findings in a loving way within a
network we may want to consider first developing a holistic
and inclusive framework for nutrition and health that includes the pros and cons we need
to weigh up with any style of eating.
If this framework
shows the true 'collective value' of what we share with one
another, then it will help almost anyone in Toronto listen to information
about nutrition in loving ways. Each thing we share might not
be right for us 'individually at the time' but adds to a growing body of
collective knowledge.
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