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Thursday my friend Pete and I went to see Julie and Julia in the theater. Also in attendance were about 30 female grayhairs and one other man. I would have loved to interview some of the women watching with us to get their impressions. The theater was filled with laughter many times. I wonder how [...]
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Michael Eades posted today about a book by Leirre Keith called The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability , which ties in well with some of the thoughts I posted yesterday. Thanks, Michael! I’m definitely going to have to get my hands on this book. (So many good books, so little time.)
I wanted to share [...]
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When reading scientific studies and books, the paradigm with which you approach a subject determines how you will interpret the data. For example, science believes cholesterol causes atherosclerosis because it is present in blocked arteries. If a study group reduces dietary cholesterol and has less heart attacks than a control group, then it’s obvious that [...]
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Hartke Online posted a piece yesterday called Small Farmer Warns “HR2749 Will Put Me Out of Business” about the regulatory burden of HR2749 on the small farmer. The article explains the costs associated with such a regulation and how it doesn’t address food safety at all.
The article also discusses the typical musical chairs played by [...]
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I’ve been reading about the health benefits of pasture-raised meat and eggs lately, so I went to Eat Wild and Local Harvest to find some local farms. It was suprisingly easy to find farms within driving distance. Try it.
Go to Eat Wild, then click on the left link that says Shop for Local Grass-Fed Meat, [...]
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I decided to switch to a paleolithic diet over a month ago, which includes meat, vegetables, nuts, seeds and a little fruit. It excludes processed foods, grains, legumes, sugar and sometimes dairy. I am doing this for health reasons and to find a diet compatible with my body that is also easy to execute.
Since then [...]
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Smoking is hazardous to your health, and anything that can help you quit seems welcome. But sometimes the price is too high. All drugs are poisons, and as such they carry side effects, which is a euphemism for physiological responses to toxins.
The side effects for Chantix and Zyban have prompted the FDA to require [...]
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A little over 200 years ago this nation was fighting for its independence from an oppressive government. The preamble to our Declaration of Indepence states:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and [...]
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I am vehemently opposed to HR 2749, which would place unnecessary burdens on small farm operations. The federal government continues to seek power over our nation’s food supply, hampering and taxing the small farmer while ignoring the unhealthful practices of the industrial giants.
The FDA isn’t content raiding vitamin supplement companies and preventing churches [...]
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Mississippi Firm Recalls Pre-Packaged Meal Products Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination.
The problem was first discovered when USDA found Salmonella in a dairy product and alerted FDA, resulting in the FDA investigation and subsequent recall of the nonfat dry milk product by Plainview Milk Products Cooperative.
The products subject to recall include:
Boxes of “TRADITIONS MEAL [...]
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