Re: arthritis or fluorosis ... diet

[Guest guest]

Gloria wrote:

" Darlene: I would be interested to know what your diet consists of and what you

try to

avoid. "

I avoid everything that might be contaminated by fluoride from agricultural

chemicals such as

fungicides, insecticides, artificial fertilizers, bone meal, dolomite, etc.;

anything

irrigated or processed with fluoridated water; fluoride dental products, tea

(ordinary orange

pekoe from China); soft drinks; wine, over-the-counter and prescription drugs

other than

aspirin; mineral supplements; anything cooked with bones; mechanically deboned

meats

(hamburger & sausages); artificial sweeteners, flavors, and preservatives.

My meals consist of whole grain rice, cracked wheat, wheat flour, and cornmeal;

nuts; seeds;

fresh fruits and vegetables, several varieties of beans and peas; herbs and

spices grown

locally; imported olive oil; local coconut oil; powdered whole milk, cheddar

cheese and real

butter imported from New Zealand, locally bottled Guinness (two or three a week

- not brewed

with fluoridated water). I catch rain water for drinking and cooking purposes.

There is no

industry upwind of me this side of Africa. Now and then I purchase some fish or

chicken for

variety, but cook rice and beans almost every day. I season it with coconut

milk, garlic,

parsley, local wild spinach, thyme, hot peppers, salt, and whatever else comes

to mind, such

as curry powder, roasted ground cumin seed, etc., and often sprout the beans and

do a stir fry

with eggs and whatever vegetables I have on hand. Chick peas and popcorn are my

favorite

snack. I soak the chick peas overnight and then fry them in coconut oil until

thy're crisp and

crunchy. With a little salt they taste great and provide magnesium, so I often

have a cup of

hot milk with a handful or two of the roasted peas, hoping these provide me with

enough

calcium. I try to grow as much as possible in my yard, using dried cow dung for

fertilizer.

Many people have organic gardens here because they can't afford the artificial

pesticides and

fertilizers from the farm store. I have several fruit trees in my yard and know

they are never

sprayed.

When I changed my diet in 1966 my purpose was to avoid everything suspect ...

not fluoride. At

that time I hadn't given fluoride a second thought. I was concerned with all of

the chemicals

they use to treat tap water and all of the chemicals they use to preserve and

color and flavor

foods. It just turned out that fluoride is the only thing that brings back an

immediate flare-

up of my arthritic symptoms. I changed the diet, by the way, because my doctor

told me my

symptoms indicated the possibility of a series of small strokes. He ordered an

EEG and the

specialists told me they saw evidence of poisoning that they associate with

environmental

toxins. They suggested I clean up my diet but couldn't tell me exactly what it

was that was

causing the problem.

A few times I've been surprised. The last time it was a little bag of ordinary

salted

pretzels. I was away from home, saw them in the grocery, and thought they'd be

safe. Within an

hour I knew I'd been wrong. By the next morning my hands were worthless again

and the cramps

in my legs were awful. Fortunately, it only lasted a few days that time.

I live in Grenada outside of the city and grow some of my own vegetables and

herbs. When I'm

not certain about something I buy from the market I test a small portion first.

I can usually

tell within an hour or two if the item has enough fluoride to bother me. There

is no way to

avoid all fluoride, but I try to keep the daily dosage as low as possible, and

it seems to

work.

Hope this isn't more than you asked for. I tend to go on and on at times.

all the best,

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Darlene Sherrell

Woburn Post Office

St. 's, GRENADA

West Indies

1-473-443-3713

http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride