FOOD / BEVERAGES / ADDITIVES

We are in fact made of what we eat and drink. As you can see from my chart, History of Food, our diet has changed more in the past 100 years than in the previous 10,000. There is no question that is part of the reason for the rise in degenerative disease. We not only have to better understand what we should be consuming, but these days we also need to pay attention to how the food is engineered, grown, handled and processed.

News:
After becoming addicted to junk food, rats would rather starve than eat healthful food according to this report.
What is grosser than “pink slime” the meat glue?
Bellagio International Report on Healthy Agriculture, Healthy Nutrition, Healthy People

Radio Shows:
Tana Amen, First interview and Follow-up

The Nacho Effect by Mark Schatzker

Antioxidant-rich super fruit drink, Dr. Mark Pederson and Deborah Ray
The Good News about Foods “They” Tell You Not to Eat, Sally Fallon
Beauty from the inside out, Kat James
Tomatoland, Barry Estabrook

Books:

, by Sally Fallon
The Omni Diet: The Revolutionary 70% Plant + 30% Protein Program to Lose Weight, Reverse Disease, Fight Inflammation, and Change Your Life Forever, by Tana Amen
The Earthbound Cook: 250 Recipes for Delicious Food and a Healthy Planet Paperback, by Myra Goodman
Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit, by Barry Estabrook

DVD’s:
Food Inc.:  A Participant Guide: How Industrial Food is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer-And What You Can Do About It
Farmageddon: The True Cost of Cheap Meat
Fresh—New Thinking About What We’re Eating

RESOURCES:
What do label certifications mean?
Find fish that are the lowest in mercury.
Search for nutrient content of foods in the US Department of Agriculture database

Nutrition Data
Fiber calculator
Blood Type – Research foods by your type

Organic – If we could all eat organic all the time it would be best for our health and kinder to the farmers and the planet. However, that isn’t always possible because of budgets and availability. Some foods are more likely to be contaminated than others. The Environmental Working Group monitors the pesticide levels in foods and provides shopping guidance.
Check here to see which produce EWG currently finds as the most contaminated or clean.
Organic Consumers Group

GMO
Shopping Guide to GMO / Non-GMO Foods
Non GMO Project
Institute for Responsible Technology 
GMO Journal, Food Safety Politics
Just Label It movement
Union of Concerned Scientists

Food Additives
Guidance from Center for Science in the Public Interest on safety

Titanium dioxide:Europeans no longer consider it safe when used as a food additive

MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)
The Feingold Diet for ADD / ADHD

Just for fun. Link to video showing how food photographers make food look better than real life.

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