“Eat all the junk food you want as long as you cook it yourself.” – Michael Pollan Junk foods are hard work. So, if you make yourself make your own junk food, chances are you won’t be doing it as much. In addition to that, it will be […]
Anything that is made up of artificial ingredients to appear to be another food are generally bad for you. The best example of this may be margarine. And artificial sweeteners. And artificial flavors or flavor-enhancers (i.e. MSG – monosodium glutamate). And fake meats. And fake cheese. Etc. Don’t […]
This is interesting – wild foods often have a greater amount of phytochemicals (super-good nutrients for your body and immune system) than “domestic” foods lack. This is because theose wild plants have to defend themselves in their environment (against pests, weather, etc.). So when foods grow in the […]
Soil is the building block of any type of plant growing in it. Yes, there is even research to support such a claim – soils rich in organic matter grow food that is more nutritious. That means, not only is it important to eat healthy foods (i.e. plants), […]
Simple enough. Find foods that have been prepared in local restaurants, or even better yet, by YOU! Most processed foods are made in high-tech facilities with machinery and product flying around (watch “How It’s Made” sometime), and this is normally an indication that this food has been heavily […]
There is good reason to want a diet with a lot of colors in it (and NO not crazy artificial colors that have come from dyes), the reason is that those colors are actually indicative of the phytochemicals that they contain. Phytochemicals are good for you! Join a […]
Have you ever seen the picture of the Happy Meal after one year of sitting on a shelf? Well, it turns out that not too much had changed, in other words, most of that stuff in the food was NOT FOOD, but preservatives. Food rotting or decomposing, because […]
Now THIS is great advice. If a product has a marketing budget to accompany it, then it is probably not very good for you. Not always, of course, just something to keep in mind for when your purchase fresh fruits, vegetables, and grains, PARTICULARLY from local vendors. These […]
Michael Pollan, a tremendous journalist and author, has wrote several books concerning our food supply and connection or disconnection from such. Omnivore’s Dilemma went through the process of seeking and consuming food and eloquently showed the reader about our choices and how we may be able to make […]
Could a small business owner find solace in prophecy and watch-dog journalism? Originally I went to Barnes & Noble to pick up the book Democracy, The God That Failed by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. I just happen to see Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, and picked it up. Since they […]
