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Things I Found (Gotta Share)
Everyone that reads this blog since the beginning knows that I have a bit of a man-crush on the work of Mark Bittman. I own his book “How To Cook Everything” in hardcover, I own his iPad app, “How To … Continue reading
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Tagged calorie counter, carb manager, carbohydrate counter, health apps, Mark Bittman, MyFitnessPal, trello
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What’s In That?
There are people who I know and love that think that the government can’t do anything right. Well, actually, they would trust the government to never make a mistake about who to drop a bomb on or send to prison … Continue reading
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Tagged China, dietary supplements, government regulation, herbal remedies, truth in labelling
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It’s Not All In Your Head
If you think that your diet might be driving you crazy, the fact is, it might! I followed a link this morning to Lancet Psychology Today, which is a British psychology magazine, that called for psychiatrists to be more aware … Continue reading
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Tagged lancet psychology, malnutrition, mental health, omega 3, poor diet
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Why Not French!
Too bad here in the US we don’t have a national cuisine that we would miss if it were suddenly taken away from us. Mediterranean countries have their diet, thousands of years old that some authorities claim is healthier than our … Continue reading
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Tagged boca negra, coq au vin, french cooking, Julia Child, national cuisine, real food, spinach
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What Progress Looks Like
If you are like me, changing your diet away from the typical Western Diet that is high in carbohydrates, artificial ingredients, and sugar and low in fat and natural nutrients you are looking for signs that you are on the … Continue reading
Food Poison
Poison in your food. According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control) one in six citizens will become ill from foods they eat each year. That would be five hundred million, give or take a few hundred thousand, that get … Continue reading
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Tagged e. coli, food borne pathogens, food poisoning, food processing, Food Safety, grass fed meats, industrial meats, salmonella
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What? Me Worry?
I am doing everything I can, and I am doing it the easy way–I don’t eat industrial meats or processed foods. Today there is an Op-Ed piece at CNN.com raising the author’s concerns about the rising level of allowable herbicide and … Continue reading
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Tagged EPA, FDA, GMO crops, government regulation, pesticide residue, real food
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Fighting Big Media
I could point out to you one hundred health or food articles from last month that make sure to mention, at least once, the conventional wisdom that you should make efforts to lower the dietary fat in your foods. I … Continue reading
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Tagged carbohydrates, diabetes, eating healthy, high blood Pressure, high blood sugar, losing weight, low fat, obesity, western diseases
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A Supper For January, 1764 style
Reading a cook-book from 250 years ago is like jumping out of a time machine. You can’t really trust your mental dictionary, because every word may mean something else back then. Read the following recipes from an ebook I found … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient recipes, antique recipes, collops, real food, real meat recipes, salmagundy, soloman gundy
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One Small Change at a Time 