Beginning in 2003, shortly after notorious former governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich took office, the Illinois prison system effected a change in the diet fed to their inmates. Hand-in-hand with agricultural giant Archers Daniel Midland – the illinois prison system converted the diet of prisoners to one with grossly high levels of soy – [...]
Hidden Dangers of Soy
September 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This week, I’m pleased to participate in the blog book tour of Dianne Gregg’s book The Hidden Dangers of Soy . The Hidden Dangers of Soy begins with personal stories of soy’s negative impacts on health before venturing into chapters addressing the soy industry, soy’s health effects, hidden sources of soy and debunking many [...]
Foods to Promote Thyroid Health
August 3, 2009 By 17 Comments
In the spring of 2004, I was diagnosed with Grave’s Disease – an autoimmune disease characterized by hyperthyroidism. I’d felt unwell for years before and it had finally come to a point. I was diagnosed as if by accident after having given up on finding a cause for my exhaustion, sleeplessness, tremors and general [...]
Food Wars: Governmental Programs & Industrial Food
July 14, 2009 By 20 Comments
More and more, it seems that money and corporate interests inextricably intertwine the giants of the food industry and politicians. One glaring example of just how politicians and corporations work together for their own mutual benefit rather than to support public interests currently centers around the Illinois prison and school systems. Industrial Soy-based [...]
Nourishing My Child
November 28, 2008 By 15 Comments
It should come as no doubt that I love food – good, wholesome, nourishing food. Indeed, I take great pleasure in cooking, but one of the greatest pleasures I’ve encountered is the gift of nourishing my family. There is an immense sense of satisfaction in knowing that I’ve fed my family well and [...]
Grass-finished Beef vs. CAFO Beef
August 20, 2008 By 25 Comments
We eat meat. It was with a heavy heart that I first started eating meat again after being a vegetarian. Yet, my health improved dramatically as my diet whole, veg*n foods was much impoverished without animal foods. Yet, with a better understanding of what animal foods meant for my health and a fuller understanding of [...]
Health News: Soy Linked to Low Sperm Count
August 19, 2008 By 3 Comments
A recent study published in Human Reproduction illustrates the effect that soy has on the fertility of men. Indeed, in a study that has drawn considerable criticism from veg*n communities, researchers discovered that men who ate the most soy each day were the same men to have the lowest sperm counts–lower by 41 million sperm [...]
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