I'll Have the Cancer Prevention for Lunch, Please
Posted on Tuesday 5 September 2006 at 06:37 in TYDOS - Post Comment
Our Brandywine tomatoes have been huge, marvelous monsters, and we're now getting some ripening without the mice eating them. The kids were terribly excited to pick this one off the windowsill and bring it to me.
I ended up slicing it and eating it for lunch, actually, and thinking
the whole time about how much better I've felt this summer at the
height of the vegetable season. My energy was up, my mind was clearer
-- not sure if I was any less of a grouch, probably not -- and I felt
stronger in general.
Could this be the missing ingredient for so many of us who struggle
with things like chronic fatigue and seasonal affective disorder? I
know SAD is related to vitamin D deficiency. As to CFS, I can only
speculate.
What I do know is that cancer runs in my family, and although skin
cancer is best prevented by sunshine control, I'm quite happy to make a
point of eating as many fresh organic vegetables as possible too.
I wonder, also, whether it's my own sensitivity to chemicals in general
-- things like Ibuprofen make me feel tired and worn out, so I suppose
it's quite possible that a constant low-level exposure to pesticides
and herbicides, even within regulated limits, could contribute to a
feeling of less-than-well-being.
Three cheers for the garden. I can't believe how much we've brought in
from it this year. At least 8 gallons of onions, and I've put up 92
quarts of canning, most of it pickle-related. That's not to mention the
tomato concoctions, fresh fruit and beans in the freezer. Haven't even
gotten to the carrots and beets yet -- not going to bother for awhile.
I simply must start a few window boxes of fresh goodies to have through
the winter. I don't know how I can go back to eating from the
supermarket now. I'm saying goodbye to the garden with gladness for the
reduction in work, but with a sigh.
Tomatoes.....I think I remember those......
Posted by Darcy on Tuesday 5 September 2006 at 09:33 - Link
Cat,
Please do let me know if you happen to discover the organic solution to "grouch" control. I'm sure we could all use a dose of it now and then around here.....I'm glad you managed to wrestle some of your tomatoes from the clutches of the mice. Wish I had been so lucky as to save mine from whatever creature destroyed them before they ever got a chance to produce.
Darcy
Impressed
Posted by bethsbrightside on Thursday 7 September 2006 at 09:56 - Link
That is one huge tomato! I'm already trying to plan out the garden for next year, starting with more room for toms and more varieties. Thank goodness for volunteer seedlings! What kind of compost did you use? Do you lasagna garden?
I feel better with the fresh veggies too. A friends gave me a great CD by Anthony Robbins and he talks about the "Secret to Lasting Energy" - Ph Balance in the body. Very interesting and extremely scientific, cutting edge info. Hearing it helped explain why I feel better with the raw veggies...they alkalize.
Anyway...I'm sorry and glad as well. Don't miss breaking beans, but am sorry to see the squash and cukes disappear. Whatever will we do...? =-) Way to go on all that preserving!
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