With all the commercials promoting the sale of “fiber,” I thought
about the excellent advice found in The McDougall Newsletter. The
article that addresses fiber bears this provocative title: “Chained to
the Bathroom.” I like the fact that Dr. McDougall’s program is based
on solid medical science that really works, and that his articles are
fully documented. Please visit
http://www.all-creatures.org/health/ibs-chained.html for a
complete reprint of this article.
Here are a few quotations from “Chained to the Bathroom”:
“There are, however many different kinds of fibers in plant foods
which have many functions in the bowel. Therefore, I have found the
benefits from a change to a plant-based diet with hundreds of
naturally healthy fiber to be much greater than those seen with a
single fiber source.”
“I believe the best diet for preventing and treating all forms of
colitis is based upon starches with the addition of fruits and
vegetables. This diet is also devoid of all free fats (all vegetable
oils) and all animal products. If this fails to resolve the problems
then the next step is to eliminate wheat products. Finally, the
elimination diet should be tried to search out any offending foods.
With this approach I have seen most people with colitis improve and
many cured of their conditions – including those with the more serious
forms of IBD. There is no reason not to believe this and try a healthy
diet for a period of time (say 4 months). There are no added costs and
no side effects from this approach and there is a real possibility of
excellent health being the result.”
About John A. McDougall, M.D.:
“As with many leaders of public opinion, he often
finds it necessary to challenge the accepted wisdom of the time, and
was one of the first traditional physicians of the medical
"establishment" to assert that adoption of a vegetarian diet can
reverse unfavorable medical conditions such as heart disease. Medical
research is now confirming this assertion. And slowly but surely,
medical practitioners are accepting it.”
Be sure to visit his website:
www.drmcdougall.com
For a previous Blog of mine about John A. McDougall, M.D. please
visit:
http://www.all-creatures.org/heart/blog-20060630.html
