News regarding traditional wisdom and native diets regarding nutrition.
Dietary intake of saturated fat NOT associated with cardiovascular disease
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[Health Impact News] It’s amazing how analysis of scientific studies regarding saturated fats and heart disease changes when one does not start out with the presupposition that “saturated fat is evil and causes clogged arteries and heart disease,” which has been repeated so many times over the past couple of decades that it came […]
Judge who Ruled against Raw Milk in Wisconsin quits to work for Monsanto law firm
By Rady Ananda
Food Freedom
The Wisconsin judge who recently ruled that we have no right to own a cow or drink its milk resigned to join one of Monsanto’s law firms.
Judge Fiedler ruled that humans:
“Do not have a fundamental right to own and use a dairy cow or a dairy herd;”
“Do not have a fundamental […]
Why Are Federal Agencies Using Your Money to Fund Genetically Engineered Salmon?
By Rich Bindell
Food and Water Watch
The USDA recently granted $494,000 in funding to AquaBounty Technologies, the company behind AquAdvantage, or genetically engineered (GE) salmon. The money will fund the company’s research into sterilization techniques. GE salmon has been a rather controversial issue with the American public. In fact, most consumers have said they don’t […]
Soy protein present in egg yolks and chicken tissues
Health Impact News
There is a growing market today of consumers trying to avoid soy in their diet. Many people have developed soy allergies, and a number of people are concerned about the plant estrogen properties of soy protein. Soy protein is linked to the rise in hypothyroidism, early puberty in young girls, and lower […]
Farmers (and Consumers) Denied the Right to Consume Milk from Their Own Cows
Wisconsin judge goes further and rules that none of us—farmers or consumers—have the right to decide what we have for our own dinner. A state Action Alert!
Last week, Wisconsin judge Patrick J. Fiedler ruled against the property rights of cow owners and their right to consume raw milk from their own cows. […]
Study Finds Olive Oil Better than Medication for Heart Disease
By Elena Paravantes, RD
Olive Oil Times
According to preliminary results of a Spanish study part of PREDIMED, a long-term nutritional intervention study aimed to assess the efficacy of the Mediterranean diet in the primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases, virgin olive oil is more effective in reducing heart disease than drugs.
Researchers are reporting […]
USDA Secretary: Americans need to “adjust” their tastes so that they like the kind of food the government believes they should eat
Health Impact News Editor Comments: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, a former Monsanto executive, believes that the government knows best what Americans should be eating, and he told the National Restaurant Association to help make the transition to the government foods by forcing consumers to adjust their taste preferences. This includes a low fat diet regiment, […]
Labeling GMOs: The Right to Know What is in Your Food
LabelGMOs.org is a non profit organization that strives to bring awareness to the public regarding genetically modified (GMO) foods. There is an upcoming ballot initiative in California to require companies to label foods that contain GMO products.
Visit labelgmos.org for more information.
Filmed/Edited by Arthur Woo
Music: Agoria featuring Kid A – Kiss My […]
Raw milk is tied to lower risk of asthma, allergies in children
Health Impact News Editor Comments: The government and anti-raw milk crusaders keep stating the mantra that there is no difference between pasteurized milk and raw milk in terms of nutritional benefits. Here is the latest study refuting that false claim.
The protective effect of farm milk consumption on childhood asthma and atopy: The GABRIELA study
The Journal of […]
Not your grandma’s milk
by Kristin Wartman
Grist.org
Excerpts:
Milk is truly one of the oldest, simplest whole foods – and we certainly drink a lot of it. According to the USDA, Americans consumed an average of 1.8 cups of dairy per person, per day in 2005.
But is the milk Americans are drinking today the same milk our ancestors drank thousands of […]
Raw Milk Still Illegal in Wisconsin
by Wisconsin Campaign for Liberty
Right now raw milk, milk taken directly from cows, is illegal.
Farmers can be fined, taken to court and even jailed for selling a product to willing consumers.
Does that make any sense to you? Me neither.
Right now is the time for us to change this. Senate Bill 108 would legalize […]
The Top 10 Best Superfoods to Include in Your Diet
By Dr. Mercola
If optimal health is your goal, there’s no getting around your diet. Your physical health is a direct reflection of what you put into your body, and how you live your life in general. Pre-packaged processed foods may be convenient, […]
Chewing The Fat: Exposing the low-fat diet myth, by Dr. Joe
by Dr. Joe
drjoetoday.com
It has become “settled science” that fat is bad for us. We hear it all the time. Yet despite the push for low fat diets and low fat foods from health authorities, the same authorities keep telling us we are losing the “war” on obesity and that rates of illnesses associated with […]
Wisconsin Judge Rules Against Raw Milk Farmers
by David Gumpert
The Complete Patient
“Heads I win, tails you lose.”
I couldn’t help but think about that kids’ expression–the kind of everything-going-your-way fantasy all kids dream about at one time or another–as I read through Wisconsin judge Patrick Fiedler’s opinion in two cases challenging the state’s ban on raw milk sales and distribution.
The […]
Have Pediatricians Sold Out to Big Dairy?
Health Impact News Editor Comments: It has always puzzled me as to why pediatrician organizations spend so much effort opposing raw milk. Of all the problems facing our children today in regards to their health, the potential dangers of raw milk should not even be on the radar based on statistics. This blog post […]
A new food manifesto: It’s time to take back control of what and how we eat
Photo by Marko Matasic
by Carolyn Steel
Ode Magazine
From 100-mile diets to vertical farming, from green markets to organics, from obesity to genetically modified organisms, food is always in the news. The issues are political, social, emotional, psychological, ecological and economic. Take the current popularity of urban farming, for example. A renewed interest in […]
Local food advocates to protest in Santa Cruz a crackdown on herdshare programs for raw milk
by JASON HOPPIN — Santa Cruz Sentinel
KEVIN JOHNSON/SENTINEL
BONNY DOON – As far as goat farmers go, Mali McGee counts herself among the militants.
“We are out of the barn and willing to talk about it,” said McGee, who runs Milk Mama Goat Farm, a small goat and sheep farm in a remote corner of Bonny Doon.
With […]
FDA Raw Milk Hit Man has Ties to Big Dairy Industry – Little Experience
by David Gumpert
The Complete Patient
FDA You have to wonder: What has John Sheehan been trying so hard to hide in refusing to disclose information about himself?
When I was researching my book, The Raw Milk Revolution: Behind America’s Emerging Battle Over Food Rights, one of the items on my check list was to profile […]
Saturated Fats are Good for You
by Dr. Mercola
Conventional medical authorities say that consumption of saturated animal fats is bad for you and causes heart disease.
But a hundred years ago, fewer than than one in one hundred Americans were obese, and coronary heart disease was unknown. The Procter and Gamble started marketing Crisco as a new kind of […]
The Truth About Saturated Fats, from a Cardiologist
Dr. Miller is professor of surgery, cardiothoracic division, Univ. Washington, and writes frequently for http://www.Lewrockwell.com. See his article, based on this presentation, here: Enjoy Saturated Fats, They’re Good for You!