A great friend of mine sent me this link the other day and I just finished watching it. I am moved, mad and sad. I wish more people would open their minds to the alternatives that exists and not immediately run to modern science for the cures to what ails them. They don't have all the answers and they are sometime the cause of the suffering.
I have put my foot down an no longer accept fluoride at the dentist and will continue to do so for myself and my children
I want to have my last amalgam removed but are fearful of it not being done properly
I am vegan and will be for the rest of my life and I will raise my children as such
Yes I am passionate, but not without reason. If you care about yourself, do the right thing and watch this and think about the choices you make and the way you live:
A Beautiful Truth
Raised on a wildlife reserve in Alaska, 15-year-old Garrett was interested in the dietary habits of the farm animals. After the tragic death of his mother, Garrett's father decided to home-school his son and assigned a book written by Dr. Max Gerson that proposed a direct link between diet and a cure for cancer.
Fascinated, Garrett embarks in this documentary on a cross-country road trip to investigate The Gerson Therapy. He meets with scientists, doctors and cancer survivors who reveal how it is in the best interest of the multi-billion dollar medical industry to dismiss the notion of alternative and natural cures
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Showing posts with label EATING. Show all posts
Friday, December 9, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead
I read about a gal doing a juice fast on myfitnesspal.com today and it seemed that her plan had stemmed from a documentary. So me being the docu-freak that I am, I of course bolted to youtube to check it out. And man, do I need to see this one!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
5 Weeks - 5 Lessons
5 weeks have passed since I regained control of my diet, lifestyle, eating habits and weight. And in that time I have become an avid food diarist with the help of myfitnesspal.com, I have reacquainted myself with running (and found a fantastic new site where I can track my distance, pace and frequency: runkeeper.com - LOVE IT!), and I have lost weight!
5 weeks = 5LBS
It's just the kind of slow and steady weight loss that I was hoping for and its amazing what tracking my food and eating has showed me. Here are 5 things that have become glaring clear to me now that I am aware of my food/exercise habits:
A) I drink FAR too much booze and not nearly enough water. So many of my of my calories seem to be coming from alcohol. Not good, not good, but I am also not willing to give up the sweet nectar all together unless I have to (ie: I get preggo again!), because for me this is not about deprivation, it's about moderation and lifestyle. So I have started to mind my eating on days that I want to enjoy a glass of wine, or sip a cold beer on my deck and abstain from daily drinks with lunch (hard when you work with young, feisty boys) or dinner. Its only water at meal now and its not so bad.
B) I eat FAR too much bread! I knew I loved the wheaty, carby loafs of goodness, but when you start to see how much of your daily intake is lost to a few slices of bread, it makes you think again.
C) I eat a LOT of veggies and hummus. Its clearly my staple and it shows me that while I may have some portion control and weight issues to overcome, I am at least eating the right foods ... just clearly too much of them.
D) I need to exercise more. I am attempting to run 10K a week, spread over 3 weekday runs and so far I am sticking with it. I am also upping my walking by taking the long way to the bus (I have no option other than bus and train, as I have to commute now to work) and walking the long way home. The to and from work equals out to about 20K of walking per week - not to shabby
E) I think that the exercise tracker portion of myfitnesspal.com may be on drugs. Why do I say that ... well this is why: "burned 1727 calories doing 180 minutes of "Moving household items, boxes, upstairs" Does that not seem a little high to you? I don't know but it seems off so I am not going to be tracking my exercise on the site anymore and just keep to the food logging.
So that it, a update on the last 5 weeks. Hoping the next 5 are just as positive!
5 weeks = 5LBS
It's just the kind of slow and steady weight loss that I was hoping for and its amazing what tracking my food and eating has showed me. Here are 5 things that have become glaring clear to me now that I am aware of my food/exercise habits:
A) I drink FAR too much booze and not nearly enough water. So many of my of my calories seem to be coming from alcohol. Not good, not good, but I am also not willing to give up the sweet nectar all together unless I have to (ie: I get preggo again!), because for me this is not about deprivation, it's about moderation and lifestyle. So I have started to mind my eating on days that I want to enjoy a glass of wine, or sip a cold beer on my deck and abstain from daily drinks with lunch (hard when you work with young, feisty boys) or dinner. Its only water at meal now and its not so bad.
B) I eat FAR too much bread! I knew I loved the wheaty, carby loafs of goodness, but when you start to see how much of your daily intake is lost to a few slices of bread, it makes you think again.
C) I eat a LOT of veggies and hummus. Its clearly my staple and it shows me that while I may have some portion control and weight issues to overcome, I am at least eating the right foods ... just clearly too much of them.
D) I need to exercise more. I am attempting to run 10K a week, spread over 3 weekday runs and so far I am sticking with it. I am also upping my walking by taking the long way to the bus (I have no option other than bus and train, as I have to commute now to work) and walking the long way home. The to and from work equals out to about 20K of walking per week - not to shabby
E) I think that the exercise tracker portion of myfitnesspal.com may be on drugs. Why do I say that ... well this is why: "burned 1727 calories doing 180 minutes of "Moving household items, boxes, upstairs" Does that not seem a little high to you? I don't know but it seems off so I am not going to be tracking my exercise on the site anymore and just keep to the food logging.
So that it, a update on the last 5 weeks. Hoping the next 5 are just as positive!
Friday, July 22, 2011
Processed People
The statistics are terrifying.
Two hundred million Americans are overweight and 100 million are obese. More than 75 million Americans have high blood pressure. 24 million people are diabetic. Heart disease remains the No. 1 cause of death for men and women, followed by stroke and obesity-related cancers. Obesity is about to overtake tobacco as the No. 1 cause of preventable deaths in the United States.
60% of bankruptcies are caused by what has become known as “medical debt.”
Fast food, fast medicine, fast news and fast lives have turned many Americans into a sick, uninformed, indebted, “processed” people.
Two hundred million Americans are overweight and 100 million are obese. More than 75 million Americans have high blood pressure. 24 million people are diabetic. Heart disease remains the No. 1 cause of death for men and women, followed by stroke and obesity-related cancers. Obesity is about to overtake tobacco as the No. 1 cause of preventable deaths in the United States.
60% of bankruptcies are caused by what has become known as “medical debt.”
Fast food, fast medicine, fast news and fast lives have turned many Americans into a sick, uninformed, indebted, “processed” people.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Alarming News!
Gotcha! I had to make an interesting headline no?
Well anyways, it worked - I have your attention. I wanted to make sure you all read my post below. Its form anemail I received today from EWG. They have examined the impact of Americans' eating habits on health and the environment. So here you go, the "eye-opening results"
http://breakingnews.ewg.org/meateatersguide/?utm_source=2011meateaters1&utm_medium=email&utm_content=first-link&utm_campaign=food
Well anyways, it worked - I have your attention. I wanted to make sure you all read my post below. Its form anemail I received today from EWG. They have examined the impact of Americans' eating habits on health and the environment. So here you go, the "eye-opening results"
http://breakingnews.ewg.org/meateatersguide/?utm_source=2011meateaters1&utm_medium=email&utm_content=first-link&utm_campaign=food
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Lisa the Vegetarian
Homer: Are you saying you're never going to eat any animal again? What about bacon?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Ham?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Pork chops?
Lisa: Dad, those all come from the same animal.
Homer: Heh heh heh. Ooh, yeah, right, Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal.
Lisa: When will all those fools learn that you can be perfectly healthy simply eating vegetables, fruits, grains and cheese.
Apu: Oh, cheese!
Lisa: You don't eat cheese, Apu
Apu: No I don't eat any food that comes from an animal.
Lisa: Ohh, then you must think I'm a monster!Apu: Yes indeed I do think that. But, I learned long ago Lisa to tolerate others rather than forcing my beliefs on them. You know you can influence people without badgering them always.
Lisa: No.
Homer: Ham?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Pork chops?
Lisa: Dad, those all come from the same animal.
Homer: Heh heh heh. Ooh, yeah, right, Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal.
Lisa: When will all those fools learn that you can be perfectly healthy simply eating vegetables, fruits, grains and cheese.
Apu: Oh, cheese!
Lisa: You don't eat cheese, Apu
Apu: No I don't eat any food that comes from an animal.
Lisa: Ohh, then you must think I'm a monster!Apu: Yes indeed I do think that. But, I learned long ago Lisa to tolerate others rather than forcing my beliefs on them. You know you can influence people without badgering them always.
A Very Cool Idea
How many of you would think that you could avoid a grocery store for a year? Sound crazy right? Well maybe not so much, and after reading this I think that it may actually be more doable than not.
http://www.takepart.com/news/2011/06/24/family-of-three-pledges-no-grocery-stores-for-a-year
http://www.takepart.com/news/2011/06/24/family-of-three-pledges-no-grocery-stores-for-a-year
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Reality Check - July 14, 2011
Looks like I have a ways to go ... but me at 94 lbs would just gross, so I am aiming for 115, been there before and looked great.
So far the 1200 cal per day diet has been pretty easy, and its been great for me to really see what I have been eating and what my habits have been. I seem to be over on my sugars almost daily due to fruit, so I am not beating myself up over that at all. Carbs and fats have been in check every days and on those days that I have been over on calories, its been due to alcohol.
So bye, bye booze, its been fun, but we have to break up for a bit.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Eating Below your BMR?
BMR for those who may not know is your Basal Metabolic Rate, which is an estimate of how many calories you'd burn if you were to do nothing but rest for 24 hours. It represents the minimum amount of energy needed to keep your body functioning, including breathing and keeping your heart beating.
Your BMR does not include the calories you burn from normal daily activities or exercise.
Now here is my question; Why would www.myfitnesspal.com tell me that my daily goal for weight loss should be 1,200 cal/day when my BMR is 1,292 cal/day??
This strikes me as odd, so off to Dr. Google I go, and this is what I find:
1) Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) – the amount of energy your body needs to stay alive, just lying still, without moving. This makes up the bulk of one’s metabolic cost.
2) Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) – this is the amount of energy you expand in staying alive (BMR) and carrying out your daily activities, without any training or exercise.
3) Maintenance – this is the total amount of calories you actually burn in a day, factoring in all activity.
Here’s the deal: eat at or below BMR if you want to lose fat.
To lose fat, eat less than you burn. To gain or maintain muscle, increase your training intensity with each successive session
Interesting ...
My thoughts: This makes sense and is a great way to jump start initial fat loss, however to maintain this you would simply waste away.
Yes, No? Maybe I'm wrong and I'll have to review this again once I get to my target weight.
Regardless, for the foreseeable futures I will be sticking to my 1,200 cal per day eating plan (which really is not that hard at all when I can see it all laid out for me - yay for accountability!), but it does seem to me like something is amiss here for the long term.
Your BMR does not include the calories you burn from normal daily activities or exercise.
Now here is my question; Why would www.myfitnesspal.com tell me that my daily goal for weight loss should be 1,200 cal/day when my BMR is 1,292 cal/day??
This strikes me as odd, so off to Dr. Google I go, and this is what I find:
1) Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) – the amount of energy your body needs to stay alive, just lying still, without moving. This makes up the bulk of one’s metabolic cost.
2) Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) – this is the amount of energy you expand in staying alive (BMR) and carrying out your daily activities, without any training or exercise.
3) Maintenance – this is the total amount of calories you actually burn in a day, factoring in all activity.
Here’s the deal: eat at or below BMR if you want to lose fat.
To lose fat, eat less than you burn. To gain or maintain muscle, increase your training intensity with each successive session
Interesting ...
My thoughts: This makes sense and is a great way to jump start initial fat loss, however to maintain this you would simply waste away.
Yes, No? Maybe I'm wrong and I'll have to review this again once I get to my target weight.
Regardless, for the foreseeable futures I will be sticking to my 1,200 cal per day eating plan (which really is not that hard at all when I can see it all laid out for me - yay for accountability!), but it does seem to me like something is amiss here for the long term.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Wise Words from Tera Warner & Alex Ortner
There are the three big reasons for why most "diet" and weight loss programs don't work and
just lead people into a rebounding roller coaster with their food and their weight.
1. You'll never get thin as long as you feel fat.
We've proven by now that there's more to "you" than your meat and bones. The thoughts you think,
your relationships, attitude toward life have a HUGE impact on your overall health.
The fact is, as long as you feel fat, you'll never get thin. The image you hold of yourself is the one you're walking into. You've got to start changing that image NOW to really be able to change your personal shape and appearance!
Any program that doesn't address your attitudetoward yourself, your body and life in general,
isn't worth a dime! It's just not going to work.
2. What good is being "skinny" if you're SICK?
Most programs out there focus on counting calories, carbs, and grams of fat, etc. but they have completely overlooked the nutritional value and quality of the foods they're eating.
What good is a calorie-reduced brownie and lasagna in a small portion, if it contributes to diabetes, asthma, chronic bowel issues and feeds cancer!?
When you're feeding yourself the foods your body really needs...
When you're eating unprocessed, whole foods the way nature served them up...
...cravings disappear and you lose your addictive relationship to salty, sweet, and fatty processed foods that pack on the pounds and leave you feeling
terrible.
When your body finds what it really needs, it will stop looking and start letting go of the excess weight. You'll start to look younger and feel better than ever before almost effortlessly.
Your cravings will disappear, and you'll stop fighting your body and start listening to what it really wants.
3. You need help and new habits.
After a lifetime of creating not-so-healthy habits, it takes more than wishful thinking and carrot sticks to make lasting health changes.
It takes courage, persistence, determination, dedication and...
...it takes support.
Sometimes just the fact that someone else believes in your ability to change your life is the inspiration you need to make it happen.
Life is not easy, and in our instant-gratification society most people are hooked into their iphone more than their heartbeat these days.
To make new habits stick in our fast-paced world, we need a clear structure, a rhythm--something we can rely on to stabilize us in an increasingly unstable world.
A helping hand and a clear, organized system can be the most important ingredients to your long term success!!"
So…
How would your life be different if you had someone who believes in you and a system to put in place the healthy habits you know you could be doing?
Find out this summer by going here:
www.rawfor30days.com/Get_Bikini_Ready
To your bikini body success!
just lead people into a rebounding roller coaster with their food and their weight.
1. You'll never get thin as long as you feel fat.
We've proven by now that there's more to "you" than your meat and bones. The thoughts you think,
your relationships, attitude toward life have a HUGE impact on your overall health.
The fact is, as long as you feel fat, you'll never get thin. The image you hold of yourself is the one you're walking into. You've got to start changing that image NOW to really be able to change your personal shape and appearance!
Any program that doesn't address your attitudetoward yourself, your body and life in general,
isn't worth a dime! It's just not going to work.
2. What good is being "skinny" if you're SICK?
Most programs out there focus on counting calories, carbs, and grams of fat, etc. but they have completely overlooked the nutritional value and quality of the foods they're eating.
What good is a calorie-reduced brownie and lasagna in a small portion, if it contributes to diabetes, asthma, chronic bowel issues and feeds cancer!?
When you're feeding yourself the foods your body really needs...
When you're eating unprocessed, whole foods the way nature served them up...
...cravings disappear and you lose your addictive relationship to salty, sweet, and fatty processed foods that pack on the pounds and leave you feeling
terrible.
When your body finds what it really needs, it will stop looking and start letting go of the excess weight. You'll start to look younger and feel better than ever before almost effortlessly.
Your cravings will disappear, and you'll stop fighting your body and start listening to what it really wants.
3. You need help and new habits.
After a lifetime of creating not-so-healthy habits, it takes more than wishful thinking and carrot sticks to make lasting health changes.
It takes courage, persistence, determination, dedication and...
...it takes support.
Sometimes just the fact that someone else believes in your ability to change your life is the inspiration you need to make it happen.
Life is not easy, and in our instant-gratification society most people are hooked into their iphone more than their heartbeat these days.
To make new habits stick in our fast-paced world, we need a clear structure, a rhythm--something we can rely on to stabilize us in an increasingly unstable world.
A helping hand and a clear, organized system can be the most important ingredients to your long term success!!"
So…
How would your life be different if you had someone who believes in you and a system to put in place the healthy habits you know you could be doing?
Find out this summer by going here:
www.rawfor30days.com/Get_Bikini_Ready
To your bikini body success!
Monday, April 18, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
READ Before You Speak Please
In response to some soy nonsense sent my way on Facebook today:
Please read this before you go off commenting on soy and how it is the devil. Read up on all ideas and all sides before you start casting out comments and criticisms.
The China Study
The science is clear. The results are unmistakable.
Change your diet and dramatically reduce the risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and obesity.
Respected nutrition and health researcher, Dr. T. Colin Campbell reveals the truth behind special interest groups, government entities and scientists that have taken Americans down a deadly path
Even today, as the low-carb craze sweeps the nation, two-thirds of adults are still obese and children are being diagnosed with Type II diabetes, typically an "adult" disease, at an alarming rate. If we're eating healthier, why are Americans stricken with heart disease as much as we were 30 years ago?
Drawing on the project findings in rural China, but going far beyond those findings, The China Study details the connection between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes and cancer. The report also examines the source of nutritional confusion produced by powerful lobbies, government entities, and opportunistic scientists. The New York Times has recognized the study (China-Oxford-Cornell Diet and Health Project) as the "Grand Prix of epidemiology" and the "most comprehensive large study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease."
"After a long career in research and policy-making, I have decided to step 'out of the system'. I have decided to disclose why Americans are so confused," said Dr. Campbell. "As a taxpayer who foots the bill for research and health policy in America, you deserve to know that many of the common notions you have been told about food, health and disease are wrong."
"I propose to do nothing less than redefine what we think of as good nutrition. You need to know the truth about food, and why eating the right way can save your life."
Early in his career as a researcher with MIT and Virginia Tech, Dr. Campbell worked to promote better health by eating more meat, milk and eggs -- "high-quality animal protein ... It was an obvious sequel to my own life on the farm and I was happy to believe that the American diet was the best in the world."
He later was a researcher on a project in the Philippines working with malnourished children. The project became an investigation for Dr. Campbell, as to why so many Filipino children were being diagnosed with liver cancer, predominately an adult disease. The primary goal of the project was to ensure that the children were getting as much protein as possible.
"In this project, however, I uncovered a dark secret. Children who ate the highest protein diets were the ones most likely to get liver cancer..." He began to review other reports from around the world that reflected the findings of his research in the Philippines.
Although it was "heretical to say that protein wasn't healthy," he started an in-depth study into the role of nutrition, especially protein, in the cause of cancer.
The research project culminated in a 20-year partnership of Cornell University, Oxford University, and the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, a survey of diseases and lifestyle factors in rural China and Taiwan. More commonly known as the China Study, "this project eventually produced more than 8000 statistically significant associations between various dietary factors and disease."
The findings? "People who ate the most animal-based foods got the most chronic disease ... People who ate the most plant-based foods were the healthiest and tended to avoid chronic disease. These results could not be ignored," said Dr. Campbell.
In The China Study, Dr. Campbell details the connection between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, and also its ability to reduce or reverse the risk or effects of these deadly illnesses. The China Study also examines the source of nutritional confusion produced by powerful lobbies, government entities, and irresponsible scientists.
The China Study is not a diet book. Consumers are bombarded with conflicting messages regarding health and nutrition; the market is flooded with popular titles like The Atkins Diet and The South Beach Diet. The China Study cuts through the haze of misinformation and delivers an insightful message to anyone living with cancer, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and those concerned with the effects of aging. Additionally, he challenges the validity of these low-carb fad diets and issues a startling warning to their followers.
And while you are at it read this too:
The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life And Our World
“Like blades of grass bursting through a crack in a thick slab of concrete, something is seeking to break through the walls we have put between us and our kinship with the Earth. It is the awesome power of Creation itself. It is the same force that turns the tides, brings rain to parched earth, entices the bee to the flower, and ignites new life in countless species.
Maybe we aren’t on a one-way road to oblivion. Maybe we’re standing at a crossroad, facing what may be the most important choice human beings have ever faced, a choice between two directions. In one direction is what we will have if we do nothing to alter our present course. By doing nothing, we are choosing a world of pollution and extinctions, of widening chasms and deepening despair, a world where humanity moves ever farther from achieving its highest aspirations and ever nearer to living its darkest fears.”
Please read this before you go off commenting on soy and how it is the devil. Read up on all ideas and all sides before you start casting out comments and criticisms.
The China Study
The science is clear. The results are unmistakable.
Change your diet and dramatically reduce the risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and obesity.
Respected nutrition and health researcher, Dr. T. Colin Campbell reveals the truth behind special interest groups, government entities and scientists that have taken Americans down a deadly path
Even today, as the low-carb craze sweeps the nation, two-thirds of adults are still obese and children are being diagnosed with Type II diabetes, typically an "adult" disease, at an alarming rate. If we're eating healthier, why are Americans stricken with heart disease as much as we were 30 years ago?
Drawing on the project findings in rural China, but going far beyond those findings, The China Study details the connection between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes and cancer. The report also examines the source of nutritional confusion produced by powerful lobbies, government entities, and opportunistic scientists. The New York Times has recognized the study (China-Oxford-Cornell Diet and Health Project) as the "Grand Prix of epidemiology" and the "most comprehensive large study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease."
"After a long career in research and policy-making, I have decided to step 'out of the system'. I have decided to disclose why Americans are so confused," said Dr. Campbell. "As a taxpayer who foots the bill for research and health policy in America, you deserve to know that many of the common notions you have been told about food, health and disease are wrong."
"I propose to do nothing less than redefine what we think of as good nutrition. You need to know the truth about food, and why eating the right way can save your life."
Early in his career as a researcher with MIT and Virginia Tech, Dr. Campbell worked to promote better health by eating more meat, milk and eggs -- "high-quality animal protein ... It was an obvious sequel to my own life on the farm and I was happy to believe that the American diet was the best in the world."
He later was a researcher on a project in the Philippines working with malnourished children. The project became an investigation for Dr. Campbell, as to why so many Filipino children were being diagnosed with liver cancer, predominately an adult disease. The primary goal of the project was to ensure that the children were getting as much protein as possible.
"In this project, however, I uncovered a dark secret. Children who ate the highest protein diets were the ones most likely to get liver cancer..." He began to review other reports from around the world that reflected the findings of his research in the Philippines.
Although it was "heretical to say that protein wasn't healthy," he started an in-depth study into the role of nutrition, especially protein, in the cause of cancer.
The research project culminated in a 20-year partnership of Cornell University, Oxford University, and the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, a survey of diseases and lifestyle factors in rural China and Taiwan. More commonly known as the China Study, "this project eventually produced more than 8000 statistically significant associations between various dietary factors and disease."
The findings? "People who ate the most animal-based foods got the most chronic disease ... People who ate the most plant-based foods were the healthiest and tended to avoid chronic disease. These results could not be ignored," said Dr. Campbell.
In The China Study, Dr. Campbell details the connection between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, and also its ability to reduce or reverse the risk or effects of these deadly illnesses. The China Study also examines the source of nutritional confusion produced by powerful lobbies, government entities, and irresponsible scientists.
The China Study is not a diet book. Consumers are bombarded with conflicting messages regarding health and nutrition; the market is flooded with popular titles like The Atkins Diet and The South Beach Diet. The China Study cuts through the haze of misinformation and delivers an insightful message to anyone living with cancer, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and those concerned with the effects of aging. Additionally, he challenges the validity of these low-carb fad diets and issues a startling warning to their followers.
And while you are at it read this too:
The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life And Our World
“Like blades of grass bursting through a crack in a thick slab of concrete, something is seeking to break through the walls we have put between us and our kinship with the Earth. It is the awesome power of Creation itself. It is the same force that turns the tides, brings rain to parched earth, entices the bee to the flower, and ignites new life in countless species.
Maybe we aren’t on a one-way road to oblivion. Maybe we’re standing at a crossroad, facing what may be the most important choice human beings have ever faced, a choice between two directions. In one direction is what we will have if we do nothing to alter our present course. By doing nothing, we are choosing a world of pollution and extinctions, of widening chasms and deepening despair, a world where humanity moves ever farther from achieving its highest aspirations and ever nearer to living its darkest fears.”
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Music to my Ears!
A new study may help to dispel the commonly held belief that eating soy products can reduce a man’s chances of fatherhood.
The results, published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, showed their semen volume, sperm count, sperm motility and sperm morphology remained the same throughout the study.
Read more here: Don't worry, fathers-to-be. It's okay to drink soy
The results, published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, showed their semen volume, sperm count, sperm motility and sperm morphology remained the same throughout the study.
Read more here: Don't worry, fathers-to-be. It's okay to drink soy
The Gluten Debate
A very interesting read today in the Globe and Mail on the ongoing gluten and wheat debate.
The gluten debate: cutting the wheat from the chaff
I was told in January that I had a wheat sensitivity, so for over a month I abstained from all things containing wheat and gluten. It was painful. Gluten is in everything. After about 6 weeks of being off the ever present wheat/guten, I slowly started re-introducing it to my diet again.
Now, keep in mind I never had any of the following to begin with, and the reason my Naturopath asked me to test my diet was because of my ever present adult acne (I have been plagued with acne since I was 13 years old and this was an attempt to get off the proactive and on to a chemical free regime)
abdominal pain
eczema or other rashes
headaches
a “foggy” mind
fatigue
diarrhea
depression
anemia
numbness (arms, legs or fingers)
joint pain
While I was wheat/gluten free I never noticed a change in my skin, not even the slightest. It simply stayed the same, no better no worse. When I started adding wheat/gluten back in, it again did not change, no better no worse.
So this little experiment makes me beg the question: How much of an "sensitivity/intolerance" must one have before symptoms start showing?
Clearly for me, my system was not all that fussed by wheat/gluten and I am happy to not have to aviod it any longer (though there will be no bread binges happening).
That being said, I do not discredit the gluten issues others may face and feel for them, as I would anyone who has to avoid anything for fear of pain and suffering.
Hopefully science will start to look at this issue a bit more seriously in the future and at some point a solution will be found.
The gluten debate: cutting the wheat from the chaff
I was told in January that I had a wheat sensitivity, so for over a month I abstained from all things containing wheat and gluten. It was painful. Gluten is in everything. After about 6 weeks of being off the ever present wheat/guten, I slowly started re-introducing it to my diet again.
Now, keep in mind I never had any of the following to begin with, and the reason my Naturopath asked me to test my diet was because of my ever present adult acne (I have been plagued with acne since I was 13 years old and this was an attempt to get off the proactive and on to a chemical free regime)
abdominal pain
eczema or other rashes
headaches
a “foggy” mind
fatigue
diarrhea
depression
anemia
numbness (arms, legs or fingers)
joint pain
While I was wheat/gluten free I never noticed a change in my skin, not even the slightest. It simply stayed the same, no better no worse. When I started adding wheat/gluten back in, it again did not change, no better no worse.
So this little experiment makes me beg the question: How much of an "sensitivity/intolerance" must one have before symptoms start showing?
Clearly for me, my system was not all that fussed by wheat/gluten and I am happy to not have to aviod it any longer (though there will be no bread binges happening).
That being said, I do not discredit the gluten issues others may face and feel for them, as I would anyone who has to avoid anything for fear of pain and suffering.
Hopefully science will start to look at this issue a bit more seriously in the future and at some point a solution will be found.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Farm to Fridge
These videos may be hard to watch, but if you are a meat and dairy, take some responsibilty and educate yourself on where your food comes from. Staying in the dark and continuing to be ignorant is no way to go through life. Take ownership of your choices and be informed.
For more info/videos, please visit this site: http://www.mercyforanimals.org/
Investigation Reveals Cruelty at Pig Factory Farm from Mercy For Animals on Vimeo.
For more info/videos, please visit this site: http://www.mercyforanimals.org/
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Idiots
Controversy erupted at Bowdoin College last week after the campus’s main dining facilities went completely meatless for dinner as part of “Meatless Monday,” a national nutritional awareness campaign started at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Dozens of students held an impromptu barbecue outside one facility in protest. Two other students sold McDonald’s cheeseburgers while simultaneously raising funds for a local humane society. Another group of students ate buckets of Kentucky Fried Chicken inside the dining hall. Opinion both for and against the awareness campaign has been published in The Orient, Bowdoin’s student newspaper.
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Dozens of students held an impromptu barbecue outside one facility in protest. Two other students sold McDonald’s cheeseburgers while simultaneously raising funds for a local humane society. Another group of students ate buckets of Kentucky Fried Chicken inside the dining hall. Opinion both for and against the awareness campaign has been published in The Orient, Bowdoin’s student newspaper.
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
BBC News - Global fish consumption hits record high
And on the heels of my last post ...
BBC News - Global fish consumption hits record high
BBC News - Global fish consumption hits record high
Findings published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) stressed that the status of global fish stocks had not improved.
It said that about 32% were overexploited, depleted or recovering.
They said that most stocks of the top 10 commercial species, which accounted for almost a third of global catches, were fully exploited.
"Of the 23 tuna stocks, most are more or less fully exploited (possibly up to 60%), some are overexploited or depleted (possibly up to 35%) and only a few appear to be underexploited (mainly skipjack)," they wrote.
"In the long-term, because of the substantial demand for tuna and the significant overcapacity of tuna fishing fleets, the status of tuna stocks may deteriorate further if there is no improvement in their management.
Greenpeace on Tuna
Shock of all shocks ... NOT
Greenpeace has just released the results of study of the tuna industry and applied their sustainability index in hopes that the public will attempt to get the major brands to change their tuna.
I say just stop eating tune all together. Stop depleting our waters of their natural ecosystems, stop forcing a species to the edge of extinction and stop killing millions of other sea animals in the process of tuna fishing.
Do you know how many other animals are caught up in tuna nets?? In the past 30 years, 6,000,000 dolphins have been killed alone. Not to mention turtles, sharks and sea birds. This makes my heart hurt.
CBC News - Consumer Life - Greenpeace Canada ranks canned tuna brands
Greenpeace has just released the results of study of the tuna industry and applied their sustainability index in hopes that the public will attempt to get the major brands to change their tuna.
I say just stop eating tune all together. Stop depleting our waters of their natural ecosystems, stop forcing a species to the edge of extinction and stop killing millions of other sea animals in the process of tuna fishing.
Do you know how many other animals are caught up in tuna nets?? In the past 30 years, 6,000,000 dolphins have been killed alone. Not to mention turtles, sharks and sea birds. This makes my heart hurt.
CBC News - Consumer Life - Greenpeace Canada ranks canned tuna brands
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