My recent post over at Green Options spurred a comment that organics are not affordable enough to be practical for average families. I find the comment extremely valuable because I used to think the exact same thing. It was a no brainer that organics were healthier for my family since they had no chemicals, pesticides, or dangerous additives but the price tag was hard to ignore. I wasn't ready to double my grocery bill at that point. Now several years later when my household food is 90% organic, … [Read more...]
Is Vegetarianism the Answer?
I just read an article yesterday that outlines the horrors and travesty of our current animal food product production system in this country. The article claims that vegetarianism is the answer to all of this. I am not at all convinced. I am not a vegetarian. I think this surprises many people because vegetarianism seems to be touted in recent years as the most "natural" way to eat. It surprises them even further to learn that I did in fact used to be a vegetarian (although not a vegan) but … [Read more...]
Untreated milk cuts children’s allergies
By PAT HAGAN, Daily Mail Drinking raw milk could reduce childrens risk of suffering allergy-related conditions such as eczema and hayfever, new research suggests. British academics investigating why farmers families suffer fewer allergies than others found that even occasional consumption of raw unpasteurised milk had a powerful effect. Just a couple of glasses a week reduced a childs chances of developing eczema by almost 40 per cent and hayfever by 10 per cent. Blood tests … [Read more...]
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