nutrition

I am reading "Optimum nutrition for the mind" by Patrick Holford (which I got out of the library today).

I'm finding it a bit depressing in a way, to discover how non-optimal my food habits still are despite lots of improvement over the years. But also v amazing in terms of how much is known. But also a bit depressing (on a cultural rather than personal level) to realise how little of what is known is being implemented by medical professionals & in other caring/social professions. But encouraging in terms of what could be done.

so some mixed feelings there :-)

I wish nutritional supplements weren't so expensive to buy in the shops. If anything deserves subsidy from the state, I think there are good arguments for it being them - it'd easily pay back in so many other ways, NHS/ education/ crime etc. But it doesn't happen much. Still, there's quite a bit you can do with ordinary food (glycaemic index being one aspect to pay attention to, which is becoming somewhat better known lately).

anyway, I recommend the book to all and sundry...