Sep 13, 2007 | Uncategorized |
This ?chick I know? has a Breast Cancer awareness shirt that makes one simple plea, ?Save the Tatas. This legendary shirt is complete with the little Susan G. Komen ?x? for the Cure pink ribbon. This shirt on its own, like Breast Cancer awareness groups and ?research? funds, does little to change the current state of the disease. It is increasing at an alarming rate. If anything, increased...
Sep 5, 2007 | Uncategorized |
I read a simple but truly revolutionary book recently called Fiber Menace. It ties in beautifully with so many other things I’ve encountered, but really puts it into a common sense perspective. Fiber is indigestible material. It is something that the human body cannot digest. Humans benefit from eating an abundant amount of foods that are fully digestible, not indigestible. Although we are...
Aug 19, 2007 | Uncategorized |
Many people, justifiably so, are terrified of fermenting foods in their own home. Something about it just doesn’t sound quite right. Growing up in modern Western civilization, we’re not really used to the concept of putting stuff in jars and letting it rot until it tastes delicious. In fact, to most of us, that doesn’t sound delicious at all. Of course, we have little...
Aug 9, 2007 | Uncategorized |
This past week I had the great fortune of reading Traditional Foods Are Your Best Medicine by Ron Schmid, N.D., who is also the author of the Untold Story of Milk. This book is rock solid, perhaps the finest book I’ve read on the topic of nutrition. Schmid covers many things that Sally Fallon and others whom I highly respect cover in their books, but this nearly flawless book was...
Aug 3, 2007 | Uncategorized |
A golden rule that I lived by for years served me in many ways. That rule was that if a food was natural and produced without newfangled chemicals, additives, and modern food processing techniques, then it was unquestionably nourishing and could be part of a wholesome, healthy lifestyle. To me this was a panacea of sorts. If I followed this rule, then I could be confident of the best health that...
Jul 26, 2007 | Uncategorized |
My latest and certainly greatest title is ‘the milk man. When people need to discern between me and another they sometimes say, ?oh, you mean the milk man?? Every now and then I get a ?hey, milk man! For those of you who don’t already know, for the past month I’ve been interning at a raw dairy farm in Montrose, CO and driving 100+ gallons halfway across the state on my ?route....
Jul 20, 2007 | Uncategorized |
The concept of ceviche can create a little bit of a block for many people, ‘so you like soak raw fish and stuff in lime juice and then eat it?? The lime juice is like a pickling liquid that ?cooks? and preserves the seafood. Yes it’s considered to be cooked in its own way, even though it is never heated. In fact, just as if you were boiling shrimp, the lime juice will turn the shrimp...
Jul 9, 2007 | Uncategorized |
There are two distinct paths to proper weight management. One is to be a ?plower? who mows down large quantities of nutritious unprocessed food, never skipping meals or watching portion size. The other way is through force ? exercising extremely hard and eating so little that the body cannot slow down its metabolism enough to keep body weight from dropping. One of these routes is fully...
Jun 26, 2007 | Uncategorized |
Nearly everyone is addicted to something. Addictions aren’t always to drugs which alter the biochemical state of the body instantly and acutely. Addictions can also erupt from any activity that alters the body’s chemistry from strenuous exercise to vomiting (as in bulimia). I define addiction as being overly drawn to a substance or activity to varying degrees. Addictions emerge...
Jun 18, 2007 | Uncategorized |
Again, as most of you have discovered, I’m a huge proponent of unadulterated fats. The concept of certain types of fats being healthy is becoming increasingly common. Most fad nutritionists refer to ?healthy? fats as being ?actually good for you. Still, most warn of animal fats, saturated fats, and whole fat dairy products. They also typically recommend ?lean? meats, skinless chicken...
Jun 8, 2007 | Uncategorized |
One thing I found difficult for years was finding a way to eat healthy food at a restaurant. I never could seem to pull it off and usually felt overly stuffed and sick no matter what I chose. One major flaw that I made time and time again was avoiding foods that I knew weren’t ideal. Restaurant meats, for example, are raised on an unnatural diet, living an unnatural lifestyle, and most...
May 31, 2007 | Uncategorized |
Although this topic may seem a little dull, you would be surprised at how many people suddenly asked me just this week, ?how do I roast a whole chicken?? Not only is whole-bird roasting one of the most delicious ways to prepare fowl of any kind, it is also one of the most nutritious ways for several reasons. First of all, a whole organism of any kind can be looked at as being nutritionally...
May 24, 2007 | Uncategorized |
By: Pippa Galea of the ADVENTURES IN RECOVERY BLOGI would like to write my testimonial to tell people about my raw food journey. I got turned onto raw foods 9 years ago as I was suffering from chronic fatigue and depression. To start with the diet was amazing. I lost weight, my acne cleared up, my energy increased and I felt a billion dollars. My mum was very proud of me because my eyes...
May 16, 2007 | Uncategorized |
Yee-haw! I’m in Tennessee y?all and the gittin’s good. I can’t think of a better way to sever my relationship with Maui than to hit Tennessee in the spring and live off the fat of the land.My first day I woke up and headed straight for the Franklin Farmer’s Market, yes sir I did. And y?all jus? wouldn’t believe what my two eyes did see when I showed up at that there...
May 5, 2007 | Uncategorized |
Many people experience things as truth, the gospel, and then stick to it no matter what. Like my favorite comedy rant of all time by Stephen Colbert (who usually isn’t that funny), many people, like presidente W, ?believe the same thing on Wednesday that he believed on Monday: no matter what happened on Tuesday. Well, my fad beliefs come and go with relative ease, and much humility. I...
Apr 28, 2007 | Uncategorized |
There is perhaps no hotter topic in nutritional spheres than blood sugar regulation. Although you may have not been diagnosed with any kind of blood sugar regulation deficiency, to a degree your system has been altered if you’ve grown up on typical refined foods like white flour, white sugar, soft drinks, caffeine, candy, etc., which, if you’re technologically advanced enough to be...
Apr 20, 2007 | Uncategorized |
The other day I received a call from someone interested in the ?nutrient-dense? foods I made mention of in my most recent article in Maui Vision magazine. Not to fight back or try to one up this guy (who eventually hung up on me!), but there were several points that came up in our conversation that many stand to gain from.This man had recently switched to a vegan diet and was surprised to hear...
Apr 17, 2007 | Uncategorized |
At my place of work/lounge n? read, the topic of weight loss is well, prevalent let’s say. Sometimes I mention to customers that ?x? weight loss product is our best selling item, and that we sell more of it than any other product for any other purpose. Most people snicker and say, ?well, has anybody ever heard of putting less food in their mouths! or ?it’s called eat less and...
Apr 9, 2007 | Uncategorized |
I’ve been asked lately, as I begin to refine the direction in which my life is moving, what I envision for myself, my future, etc. I discovered quickly that I did not have a very articulate response to this question, and received a sort of ?WTF?? reaction from those who I have shared my vision. When asked about my plans I say that I’m going to save up some money over the summer,...
Mar 25, 2007 | Uncategorized |
It absolutely amazes me how many people think that their genes are what is making them overweight, covered in pimples with mouths full of crooked teeth, blind without glasses, bogged down by aching joints, and filled with tumors and clogged arteries. This simply isn’t true. We inherit certain things, even flaws and susceptibility to certain ailments, but this is because improper nutrition...
