One night, not long after Christmas, my pacifist friends Jay Levy and Su Zuniga quietly crept down to the basement with a hammer while their three-year-old daughter, Samantha, slept. There, they methodically banged on the belly of her new mechanical dog until it stopped yapping.Another friend's daughter received a Victorian ... MORE...
Archive for June, 2007
In days gone by, when the butcher sold meat on the bone rather than as individual fillets and whole chickens rather than boneless breasts, our thrifty ancestors made use of every part of the animal by preparing stock, broth or bouillon from the bony portions. Meat and fish stocks are used ... MORE...
Fats That Kill, Fats That Heal is one of the few books for the lay public on the subject of fats and oils. It has sold well and is ... MORE...
In a recent article Mark Sircus, Acupuncturist and director of the International Medical Veritas Association, introduced us to the dangers of Depleted Uranium and Mercury on vulnerable human cells causing a Diabetes epidemic set to destroy the health of countless humans. This month we offer ... MORE...
A favorite mantra is "everything in moderation." On the surface it sounds quite reasonable, avoiding fanatical or extreme activities by the very definition of moderation. Reasonable people are moderate. Good parents and teachers are moderate, aren't they? So ... MORE...
In the past, my husband and I noticed we had a rougher time in winter than in Summer. Influenza, depression, money troubles and relationship problems plagued us. The frequency of these issues increased when we both began to work from home, indoors and on computers. Summer on the other hand ... MORE...
Q: My boyfriend uses a protein powder made from soy. Will this harm him? Should I get him some dairy based protein powder instead? - Leigh A: Soy protein isolate is the soy protein isolated from the carbohydrate and fatty acid components that naturally occur in the bean. Soy beans are first ground and subjected to high-temperature and solvent extraction processes to remove the oils. The resultant de-fatted meal is then mixed with an alkaline solution and sugars in a separation process to remove fiber. Then it is precipitated and separated using an acid wash. Finally the resultant curds are neutralized in an alkaline solution and spray dried at high temperatures to produce high protein powder. MORE...
