Forget the Road, Why Did the Chicken Cross the Ocean? (Because the USDA Said So)
Cheap food just keeps getting cheaper and cheaper and cheaper. Oh, how low can it go?? If you’ve been buying conventional chicken and ordering …
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The Fascinating Impact of Color on Health
How the colors in our living environment affect mood, sleep, muscle strength, and other biological functions, and how to use this fascinating research …
Why Milk Is Not Just for Baby Cows
One of the most misguided food myths getting perpetuated nowadays, sadly even by some alternative practitioners, is that dairy is unhealthy to …
4 Year Old’s Veggie Garden Must Go Says USDA Subcontractor
With each passing day, it seems the United States of America, “Land of the Free and Home of the Brave” is becoming more and more like the …
World’s Oldest Person Credits Traditional Diet for Longevity
Bolivia recently and officially honored one of its citizens as the oldest person still living and ever documented who turned 123 in July 2013. …
“Natural” Sodas Made with GMO Sugar Scam Consumers
My level of distrust, disgust and loathing of Big Food has reached a new high. The reason? While doing some research for a completely unrelated …
Thyroid Disease as a Psychiatric Pretender
So, what got me so into Functional Medicine? About 9 months after the birth of my first daughter, I was 7.5 months back to work at the hospital and in …
Biotech in Rapture as Frankenburgers Make Worldwide Debut
It is a big day for the biotech industry in its global quest to profit from every single meal you consume whether it be animal or plant based fare. …
The Making of a Medical Dissident: One Doctor’s Story of Transformation
Those who know me would say I’ve always had “issues with authority”. Fiercely motivated by my insistence on being a know-it-all, I have an incredible …
Lunchables Inventor Won’t Feed Them to His Own Kids
The creator of the Lunchables brand of processed foods won’t feed them to his own children because “we eat healthy”. If there is …
Finding Healthy Soy Sauce: The Good, Bad, and Very Ugly
What to look for when sourcing healthy soy sauce to obtain all the health benefits from the traditional brewing process and which substitutes are best …
Breastfeeding Viewed as Potential Terrorist Activity by New York Country Club
When ignorance about breastfeeding coincides with an irrational fear of terrorists, what do you get? A very nasty scene at a ritzy New York Country …