TO RESIST IS FUTILE

I suffer from a condition that I wonder is common? Though I might be recovering slightly over the years. Perhaps it’s a maturation of sorts and perhaps it is a realisation that has dawned more. We all see the world through different eyes and experience a different world depending on our circumstances. My problem is that I find it difficult to understand when others don’t see what I think is very obvious to the world. Opportunities to share your view of the world are fraught with censorship and self regulation though and our algorithms keep us firmly in our own lanes mostly. So as I learn to understand this reality more I am becoming more accepting that it is vital we keep talking to each other and be open to learn. Especially if the topic challenges your previous beliefs.. Edward De Bono has always appealed to me with his work on lateral thinking. Stretching our thinking to solve problems. The creativity of solutions are appealing. Working upstream on problems to prevent them happening does seem logical though and I cannot help but feel this point is fairly obvious to most..but perhaps it is my own delusion!
 
Let me point you to some topical information… I thought you might be interested in the report out on Sepsis from the HSE. Sepsis is a word we are hearing more commonly now in our language. It is effectively normalised. Organ failure from infection that cannot be controlled is perhaps a simplified story that is understandably a fearful prospect for us all who may need to go to hospital. The report tells a story too of where we are in Ireland. Health reports are not every ones cup of tea. Data can be played with to tell an appropriate story. Page 12 gives an interesting graph if you take the time to look. As more awareness of the condition is raised the more cases are diagnosed. When the definition changes the trend does too. As for 2020, well it looks like a significant drop in numbers but those cases may have been reclassified to covid instead. You might be forgiven for thinking its not so bad. But what I see is a distinct trend upwards. Antibiotics have been a game changer for the health system but we are seeing more and more resistance where our bodies are not as strong to resist the damage. By the time you go to hospital you are relying on the expertise and medical intervention to help you recover. The warnings are there of course and have been for a number of years that the hospital itself is struggling to be the solution. In many cases they accelerate the problem of ill health. Medical errors & intervention are suggested to be a leading cause of death. I often see this quoted but again I wonder about the source of the data and how this is manipulated. But let’s go back a bit shall we?
 
Antibiotic resistance is due to overuse of antibiotics and our bodies getting too used to the effect. How many courses of antibiotics have you had in the last few years? If you are counting your visits to the doctor you probably can remember…
 
If on the other hand you are used to consuming UPF and non organic foods you might be surprised that your antibiotic load will be significant with out you knowing. Roundup (glyphosate) is a registered antibiotic as well as a herbicide. Conventional grain is sprayed liberally with it. At many stages of growth and harvest. Fruits, meats, vegetables all have their dose too. Your daily loaf of bread may be the reason that your immune system takes a battering when you least need it to. How about sugar? It’s the season for sugar from October to December. Don’t think the sugar cane fields escape their dose of glyphosate to manage the yields demanded by addicted consumers…
 
And how about those cosmetic chemicals to add to the mix as well as our house cleaning chemicals..
 
Our bodies can take so much until they can’t. I am sympathetic to the medical world that is expected to work miracles at the last minute. Time is a great healer they say and time is what we have to use wisely. Build your immune system strength every day with real food! Eat organic foods! Minimise your toxic load. Give your self a chance. Don’t wait until you have to compete for a trolley space!

​Anne Maher