I’ve noticed a strange phenomenon and perhaps you’ve noticed it to? I call it the “Nobody Knows Anything” phenomenon. Pick an important topic and chances are there are a group of people on either side of the fence with opposing arguments. The web seems to magnify the phenomenon since everybody is allowed to chime in with an opinion or agenda.
The conundrum of health in the media
This phenomenon is particularly evident in the health industry and perhaps it’s because health is somewhat intangible. Vaccines, homeopathy, pharmaceutical drugs, even raw cacao are examples of this. Perhaps it’s also because we seem to have lost touch with what it is to be truly healthy? We’re told that we’re living longer and that means we’re healthier in general. But we’re also currently experiencing an epidemic of life threatening ailments (and in our children). Hence the conundrum!
Perhaps this is too simplistic an approach but I think we need to listen to ourselves more and to “experts” less. After all, very little of what we see, read, or hear can actually be validated. When I read an article or study, I don’t know if it was one of the “good” experts or one of the “bad” experts that conducted the study. I imagine there are good and bad experts just as there were good and bad teachers at school. Maybe it was a good expert having a bad day or maybe they just got it plain wrong? After all, we’re all human! Who’s funding the information, what’s their agenda, is it in my best interest, or is it the bottom dollar that’s more important? In most cases, I’ll simply never know!
Trust yourself
I believe that each of us is qualified to look after our own health and wellbeing. Draw on experts and expert information by all means but only if it agrees with our own beliefs, judgments, experience, intuition, and common sense. Personally, I like the basics. Clean air, pure water, nutritious food, and what nature provides us – you can’t go wrong with these!
- Matthew, eZoetic.com Founder