September 25, 2009 My inference reading brings to surface the prospect of a war breaking out over water! Sure, the earth has a lot of water, but most of it is oceanic salt water. Perhaps as little as 1% of the earth’s water is suitable for human consumption, and the more I read, the more […]

September 18, 2009 Back in the days when the buffalo roamed over vast grasslands, corn was wind-pollinated and self-fertilized. In order to maintain today’s corn- and antibiotic-stuffed feedlot cattle, farmers must buy new corn seeds every year. Today’s corn farmers are part of the industrial food chain. As Michael Pollan writes in his book The […]

September 11, 2009 Your key to a healthy heart is consuming a proper daily balance of the two families of essential fatty acids-omega-6s and omega-3s. Consuming regular servings of fatty fish, such as tuna, wild king salmon, and anchovy, is a start. I take two daily capsules of Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega, which contains fish […]

August 28, 2009 Free-range chickens are the way to go, right? Well, not exactly. You see, there are, on egg cartons, no laws or government standards regulating the use of the terms “free-range” or “free-walk”. Farmers can simply tack on a “free-range” designation at their discretion. The USDA plays real loose with its standards. All […]

August 21, 2009 Salmonella, E. Coli, and campylobacter, we now know, are found primarily in meat. James E. McWilliams tells us in his book Just Food that “most feed lot cattle today have E. Coli lining their intestines.” Mr. McWilliams further informs us that manure in feed lots “poses an especially messy problem for public […]

August 14, 2009 Conducted in 1962, project Starfish Prime may be the single most famous nuclear test shot in electromagnetic pulse (EMP) lore. Even though the EMP was detonated at high altitude, street lights were burned out in Hawaii, 800 miles from the test site. Fortunately, the electrical and electronic systems of the day were […]

August 7, 2009 A unique group of saturated fats known as medium-chain fatty acids, which are found in both mother’s milk and coconut oil, offer an array of potential health benefits. Monolaurin, the medium-chain fatty acid in coconut oil, is broken down in the body and mostly used for energy production. This means that it […]

July 24, 2009 The red meat myth is a travesty that all health-conscious Americans will want to hear about. I have found a number of websites to be especially useful. I will pass each along to you in coming months, so keep an eye out each Friday. Here is #1. Debbie and I recently visited […]

It’s believed that CLA’s (conjugated linoleic acids) suppress the formation of cancer cells and reduce vascular blockage. I boost my intake of CLA’s by eating the following… Meadowviewfarmmaine.com

July 10, 2009 1) “Carbs, not fat, are the cause of excess weight.” 2) “The more carbs we consume the more fat we will store.” 3) “If you actually look at the fat content of a piece of red meat (or eggs or bacon) you’ll find that the principal fat is not saturated fat- which […]