All this week, I’m taking some time to talk about independence and how it relates to your health. And today, I’m focusing on Thomas Jefferson’s original idea of an agrarian democracy, where [...]
Category: Organic Foods
Four important rules of thumb about eating fiber
TIME magazine recently interviewed my colleague Walt Willet, Harvard professor of epidemiology and nutrition, about the best “high-fiber foods.” Of course, as I explained a few weeks ago, the [...]
Eating organic slashes risk of deadly cancer by 73 percent
I’ve been talking about the importance of eating organic produce, meat, and dairy for a long time. And now — a new study found that it slashes your risk of developing a particular deadly cancer [...]
Lower your breast cancer rates by eating more of this “condemned” food
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So, it’s the perfect time to talk about an important, new study that pinpoints one of the strongest factors affecting breast cancer risk. And it has [...]
How organic farming can save the planet — and your health
In 1820, Thomas Malthus predicted the world population would eventually outgrow its ability to grow enough food to feed itself. The big agro-giant Monsanto, which makes Roundup, uses this dire [...]
What’s going on with “organic”?
I find more and more people want to eat organic foods. They will seek out and pay more for the better quality, nutritional value, and safety represented by true, organically grown foods. From a [...]