I asked the nurse if there was anything he could be doing nutritionally to help himself.
She looked confused, and said, "No...."
I said, "Well, besides laying off milk..."
She looked even more confused and said, "Milk is fine!"
Gone are the days that I sit with a mouthful and say nothing. "Milk is so phlegm producing! It's not fine at all!"
As you can imagine, this was followed by an uncomfortable silence on my son's part, and probably a firm holding of her own tongue because she didn't say anything, just turned away and started clicking at her computer keyboard. Probably typed 'insolent mother'...
5 comments:
:/ well wasn't that nice
WHY does everything have to be so compartmentalized?
Seems that seeing a GP is more like going to the mechanic. Shut up little lady, I know what I'm talkin' about.
If you want the holistic approach, you still need a nutritionist, osteopath, acupuncturist, etc.
These things add up.
Maybe one day you'll find a one-stop body shop. ;D
Love you and manchild
Dani xo
Good for you for speaking up! I am not sure how anyone in the medical profession can NOT know about milk and it's mucous-producing properties, but I guess the nurse knows now!
The world needs more insolent mothers. : )
Wildhearted, hi :)
I keep reading different sources that cite that they do not teach nutrition in medical school. Is this true of nurses as well? I ask sincerely, because I don't know, though it is obvious that it's not the focus.
It's getting easier to speak up because I feel like a walking-miracle, honestly, having transformed myself nutritionally.
xo
Rawkin'
You're right Rawkin, I've read that nutrition gets very little study in medical school, and I would assume it is the same for nurses but even so, it would seem to me that this should be common knowledge!
My doctor (who is amazing!) told me to skip the milk as it aggravated my eczema (not to mention being lactose intolerant). I wish more doctors and nurses were like him.
I'm slowly seeing how nutrition contributes to my various aches and pains and maladies and although it gets discouraging sometimes to see how much there is I need to avoid if I want to feel good, it's also encouraging because I'm starting to feel better than I have in years!
I've said it before, but I have to say it again, thank you for sharing your journey, it really helps those of us starting out!
hey rawkin
my kids all their lives have had to deal with the fact that i have not given them milk ... the weirdness of that makes me smile. only time it usually comes up is if they stay at a friend's house - the idea to them of having milk on their cereal is just wrong! lol .... they have juice on the cereal, and they are all good with that. the whole thing with drs and nurses not being taught about nutrition has always amazed me, but yeah, i think they get like one day in 8 years of medical training.
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