You'll need a pretty high tolerance for research studies and medical lingo to get through Autoimmune: The Cause and The Cure. But then if you or someone you love is suffering from an autoimmune disease such as chronic pain, fibromyalgia, lupus or even type 2 diabetes, then you've probably already learned to deal with jargon-filled medical research and advice. You may have … [Read more...]
Factory farming a Communist plot?
When you really look at it, America's agriculture system, with its preference for big centrally managed factory operations over small locally run family farms, looks kind of, well, Communist. And I'm not thinking about the kind of "socialism" that Fox News warns will descend on America if Obamacare isn't repealed or if the rich have to pay more taxes. No, I mean real … [Read more...]
The independence diet
With July Fourth coming up, you can expect to hear lots of discussion on the left and in the green community about how bad "independence" really is -- no matter how cool you may think the Founding Fathers were. Instead of good old American values like independence, self-reliance and individualism, well meaning folks are sure to tell us that we should be embracing … [Read more...]