This week I am re-introducing a potentially problematic food into my diet and monitoring its effects on my body. This week is corn because I want to eat homemade popcorn when I see Sex and the City 2 tonight with Angela! (don't worry - I won't be eating movie theater popcorn - scary stuff!) The week after that I'll try wheat and after that, soy. I haven't ever experienced any issues with eating these foods, but my nutritionist wants to ensure that I don't have any allergic reaction to consuming them.
One thing I learned from reading "The China Study" by T. Colin Campbell AND from talking with my nutritionist is that you are not helpless to your genetic makeup. Campbell's 4th principle to eating right is:"Genes do not determine disease on their own. Genes function only by being activated, or expressed, and nutrition plays a critical role in determining which genes, good and bad, are expressed." So even if I have genes that predict me developing cancer, if I eat certain foods, the cells won't become cancerous. For example, eating animal protein, like casein found in dairy, tremendously increases your likelihood of developing cancerous tumors. Even if you just read the Introduction of "The China Study," it could save your life!
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