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Michael Grant posted this in Cooking and Food, Health on September 7th, 2009
This is probably one of the best “guides” on what to buy that I’ve been able to find. A lot of the problems with health these days, has more to do with the quality of the food and the additives and processing rather than what the food item actually is. There are loads of food options in the local supermarket that are cheap and highly processed with plenty of additives which will give us cancer, obesity and probably diseases not even discovered yet.
Navigating the world of grocery stores, natural foods stores, co-ops, farmers markets, and farm stands can be intimidating. With all the variety and competing health claims, how in the world can you pick the healthiest foods?
via Healthy Foods: What to Buy | Food Renegade.
I’m looking at a book. It’s the kind of book you’d pick up in an antique store, take home, and treasure — not just because of it’s yellowed pages and delicate binding, but because of it’s utterly fascinating content. It’s called Graded Lessons in Physiology and Hygiene, and it’s a textbook used in the Texas schools in 1908.
I’ve been thumbing through the book for weeks, marveling at just how much common sense knowledge we’ve lost when it comes to food and health. Before people began putting their trust in the government, diet dictocrats, and food manufacturers to tell them what to eat, they actually experienced an acute connection with their food that enabled them to make wise judgments about what is and is not healthful based merely on accumulated personal observations.
via Lessons On Real Food From 100 Years Ago | Food Renegade.
Michael Grant posted this in Health on July 27th, 2009
As you probably know, I’m a natural foods kind of guy. Here’s a fascinating article about “artificial sweeteners” and what we’ve done to ourselves!
A side effect of being a calorie-phobic society is the creation of zero calorie non-foods to give us what we crave (sweets) without adding to our caloric load. Since the cyclamates of the 50’s (banned in ‘69 in the US due to connections with cancer) the food manufacturing industry has been turning out one artificial sweetener after another, often with deliterious effects. Each new version is reported to have no known side effects…partially because testing has been skewed (if the industry sponsors the study, do you think they’ll publish unfavorable results?) and partially because a 12 week study cannot determine long-term effects.
via How Sweet It Isn’t: The truth about artificial sweeteners » Vibrance Nutrition and Fitness Blog.
Michael Grant posted this in Health, Opinion on July 27th, 2009
Here’s an article with much to think about! I’ve been trying to eat more “real” food. It’s tough to make things and eat them and although I’ve lost about 70 pounds in the past year, it’s still a challenge to find new and different things to eat!
Don’t forget.. In the real food world, there’s no microwave, no TV dinners or many of the “convenience” foods we see in the supermarket. What was actually said to me when I started was “We used to say, read the labels, but now we say avoid anything with a label”
I was always a great cook (to hear my “victims” say it), so using more fresh, real ingredients and herbs was a natural! So this article articulates, the “why” of it all..
The farmer I buy my pastured chickens from charges $3.25/lb for a whole chicken. The rancher I buy my pastured beef from charges around $3.80/lb for a butchered, processed, and packaged side of cattle.
To some, this seems expensive. Afterall, supermarket sales regularly sell chicken or beef for as little as a dollar per pound.
Yet, these are the same people who are willing to pay almost $10/lb for a box of breakfast cereal.
via The Price of Real Food | Food Renegade.
Michael Grant posted this in Cooking and Food, Health on July 27th, 2009
Have you ever been to a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO)? Even know what it is?
It’s a factory farm — an industrial facility — used for finishing livestock, including cows, pigs, chickens, and turkeys, prior to slaughter. Their primary goal? To make the most amount of meat in the shortest amount of time. It’s about efficiency.
Don’t go. Even if you’re daring. Even if you’re brave. You won’t be able to stomach it.
via Real Meat | Food Renegade.
Michael Grant posted this in Health on July 12th, 2009
Here’s some great general advice in list form!
Since I’ve quit my job, I’ve helped countless people change their lives for the better via one word: Consistency. And I want to help you too!
via The Healthy and Fit Algorithm | Zen Habits .
Michael Grant posted this in Health, News on July 11th, 2009
Having artificial sweeteners is bad enough, but here’s an article with another good reason for bottled water!
Sewage treatment plants fail to remove artificial sweeteners completely from waste water. These pollutants contaminate waters downstream, and may still be present in your drinking water.
via The Bitter Side of Artificial Sweeteners .
Michael Grant posted this in Health on July 7th, 2009
(NaturalNews) Anne is a good patient. She sees her doctor for regular checkups, has yearly mammograms, Pap tests, and colon cancer screenings, and she even paid for a full-body CT scan out of her own pocket. She figures she’s doing everything she can to make sure she doesn’t get cancer.
Truth is, Anne is doing nothing to prevent cancer. Although cancer screening is billed as a preventive service that saves lives, the best it can do is detect disease in its early stages, when it is supposedly easier to treat. Nevertheless, every year millions of Americans dutifully line up for their screenings, completely unaware that they may be doing more harm than good.
via Cancer Screening: Does It Really Save Lives?.
Michael Grant posted this in Health, News, Opinion on June 26th, 2009
RIP Farrah and Michael..
(NaturalNews) That Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett both died in the last 48 hours is shocking news to many, but it’s not nearly as surprising as the fact that they were both killed by Big Pharma’s toxic drugs.
via Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett the Latest Celebrity Victims of Big Pharma by Mike Adams the Health Ranger.
Michael Grant posted this in Health on June 22nd, 2009
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