The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth is a profound, elegantly presented, and masterfully written road map to health. This fun, easy-to-read book will amaze you with its convincing logic and powerful presentation. If you are like me, you will not be able to put it down. From my initial run-through of the book’s index (the […]
Wow! Free-Range Chickens
Have you finally found the fresh food jackpot? No, not by a long shot. The designation “free-range” is among the biggest frauds in the food industry. Trust me, I know this firsthand. On a Harley road trip last summer, Deb and I decided to ride to northern New England to tour what is arguably the […]
Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Kill 14,000 a Year
By some accounts, over 14,000 Americans a year die from antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Where are they picked up? Hospitals! Staph is a name you will hear mumbled under breaths in hospitals coast to coast. Staph and other forms of lethal bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics. What’s the problem? Well, for starters, the U.S. Center […]
179 Reasons to Eat Grass Fed Beef
The Washington Post writes that everyone should see Food, Inc. I liked it so much, I bought it. Basically, Food, Inc. does for the supermarket what the movie Jaws did for the beach. Here’s the compelling story. Food, Inc. lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing how our food supply is now controlled […]
Free-Range Chicken Myths
August 28, 2009 Free-range chickens are the way to go, right? Well, not exactly. You see, there are, on egg cartons, no laws or government standards regulating the use of the terms “free-range” or “free-walk”. Farmers can simply tack on a “free-range” designation at their discretion. The USDA plays real loose with its standards. All […]