Category Archives: Health

Yeah, But, Zero Calories…..

I remember a couple of months ago I was going on about the bacteria that live in our guts. Some bacteria really thrive on stuff we eat, and usually, it’s things that we can’t digest. They can turn those foods … Continue reading

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Antibiotic Resistance

Frontline will be airing a program about antibiotic resistance in humans and sub-therapeutic antibiotic use in our food animals. Here is the trailer. According to the teaser trailer for the documentary, antibiotic resistance in humans is on the rise, as … Continue reading

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Friends Don’t Let Friends Drink Pop

Today in the New York Times we learn that, out of the goodness of their hearts, major soft drink manufacturers have agreed to cut the number of calories we drink by one fifth over then next ten years. They are … Continue reading

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Great First Effort

Our movie showing last night was a terrific time. If you have not seen the documentary “Fed Up” it is incredibly informative, worth whatever it costs you in time or money to get to view it. We attracted over thirty … Continue reading

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Excitement Rules!

Tonight we are having dozens of friends at our event to watch the documentary “Fed Up”. Hopefully after the movie I will get an opportunity to share with everyone a brief idea of all of the information that I have … Continue reading

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Rare Sunday Post

Today’s message is so important it could not wait until Monday. Something as important to your weight loss goals as what you eat is how you live. Being on a quest is a lot better if you have mates you … Continue reading

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Take This, Call Me In the Morning

Antibiotics are good. They are little herbicides for the body. They kill the pesky plants that want to grow inside you. Antibiotics are bad. They don’t kill all of the bugs, and the ones that survive pass on their ability … Continue reading

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Transferring Addictions

How many people have you known that were trying to quit smoking but gave up trying because they were gaining too much weight? I have known enough people in that boat that it is just something that is common knowledge … Continue reading

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Fed Up!

Karen and I are very excited about our Fed Up Watch party at 630 PM on the national Fed Up day, September 22. We are arranging for local community gardeners, master gardeners, and organic farmers to be available to provide … Continue reading

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A Bagel Is No Different Than A Bag Of Skittles To Your Body

Originally posted on One Small Change at a Time:
People, when they find out that science has changed the consensus opinion about a topic always have the same reaction “There they go again, first it’s bad for you, then it’s…

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