Outside Reading

Statin Drugs and Cholesterol

2010-03-12T07:05:00.000-08:00

The Statin Damage Crisis

Statin Drugs Side Effects and the Misguided War on Cholesterol

The Great Cholesterol Con: The Truth about what really causes heart disease and how to avoid it

Natural Approach to Autism treatment and prevention

2009-10-29T07:45:00.000-07:00

10 things you can do for your health

2009-08-20T06:53:00.000-07:00

Check out this slide show to improve your health and wellness

Health Documentaries and Media Outlets

2009-05-14T18:27:00.000-07:00

The Disappearing Male : Higher miscarriages, birth defects in males, exponential reduction in sperm count with a majority of remaining sperm being defective...in essence the extinction of the species.

The Drugging of Our Children: "In the early 90's there was a huge spike in children being diagnosed ADHD and subsequently being put on Ritalin. At that time, several things happened. The Federal Government awarded schools more money based upon more children being diagnosed ADHD. And also for low-income families, if a child is diagnosed ADHD and put on Ritalin, the family received a lot more money monthly." –Patti Johnson

interview with author of The Flouride Deception: "Fluoride science is corporate science. Fluouride science is DDT sicence. It's asbestos science. It's tobacco science. It's a racket."~Hailed as a harmless chemical that would prevent tooth decay, new evidence shows how fluoride could be linked to serious health problems. Christopher Bryson (former BBC correspondent in NYC)

Future of Food: THE FUTURE OF FOOD examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world's food system. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today. www.thefutureoffood.com

SICKO: Opening with profiles of several ordinary Americans whose lives have been disrupted, shattered, and—in some cases—ended by health care catastrophe, the film makes clear that the crisis doesn't only affect the 47 million uninsured citizens—millions of others who dutifully pay their premiums often get strangled by bureaucratic red tape as well.

After detailing just how the system got into such a mess (the short answer: profits and Nixon), we are whisked around the world, visiting countries including Canada, Great Britain and France, where all citizens receive free medical benefits. Finally, Moore gathers a group of 9/11 heroes – rescue workers now suffering from debilitating illnesses who have been denied medical attention in the US. He takes them to a most unexpected place, and in addition to finally receiving care, they also engage in some unexpected diplomacy. (Excerpt from main website)

Dispatches: Super Market Secrets: "Supermarkets are now so powerful, they've emerged as these incredible oligopolies who can dictate the price they pay and they've sort of wiped out any other outlets; there are no real whole time markets where farmers can say 'ok, if you're not going to pay me properly, I'll take my food somewhere else' because somewhere else doesn't actually exist anymore."

Vaccine Nation: "In the United States, the number of mandatory vaccine injections has risen to 36 per child. Each of these injections contains neurotoxins such as aluminum, formaldehyde, aborted fetal tissue, animal by-products, heavy metals, and many others. What happens to a child's fragile immune system when it's overloaded with these toxins?"

Wegman's Cruelty: "In battery cages, hens do not have sufficient space to walk around or fully spread their wings. On our visits to Wegmans Egg Farm, we witnessed up to nine hens living in a space as small as filing cabinet. They are forced to live on a wire mesh floor, and are unable to perch or stand on solid ground. The hens are so crowded that they sometimes stand on each other. These conditions do not preclude Wegmans from using the Animal Care Certified Logo on their egg cartons."

Natural Remedies

2009-02-03T10:53:00.000-08:00

Gut and Psychology Syndrome: Natural Treatment for Autism, Dyspraxia, A.D.D, Dyslexia, A.D.H.D, Depression and Schizophrenia. "...the link between learning disabilities, the food and drink that we take, and the condition of our digestive system is absolute..."
by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride MD, MMedSci(neurology), MMedSci (nutrition)

Basic Nutritional Guides and Resources

2008-02-12T13:05:00.000-08:00

Food Matters : Check out this video clip discussing this eye opening book. Check out the Authors blog Bitten
by Mark Bittman

The Omnivores Dilemma In this groundbreaking book, one of America’s most fascinating, original, and elegant writers turns his own omnivorous mind to the seemingly straightforward question of what we should have for dinner.
by Michael Pollan

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is! Guide to Healthy Food Shopping
By Stephanie Selene Anderson
Healthy food is not a luxury; healthy food is a necessity. And once you equip yourself with four ways to budget for healthy food, you'll turn your grocery money into the best investment you've ever made.

Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats
By Sally Fallon

Raw: The Uncook book
By Julian Brotman
***Remember that while we do promote a diet that incoorporates many raw foods we do not neccesarily promote a completely raw food diet for many reasons***this book contains a lot of very tasty and relatively easy raw recipes that are fun to make and eat!

Raw Energy: 125 Raw Food Recipes for Energy Bars, Smoothies, and other Snacks to Supercharge your Body
by Stephanie Tourles Authoer of Organic Body Care Recipes

Real Food on a Real Budget:
Real Food on a Real Budget is written as a primer for families who want to learn how to save an average of 20-30% on their food budget while serving better quality and more nutritionally dense foods.
Based on 6 years of hands-on experience and hundreds of hours of research, this book is packed with practical tips and suggestions to help you become a better a steward of both your finances and your health.
Available in paperback and digital copies

Nutritional Supplementation

2008-02-12T12:40:00.000-08:00

The Case Against Vitamins : shows how harmful conventional, bulk, and synthetic "vitamins" can actually be to our systems. Fails to address the benefits of whole food supplementation and herbs however.

From Soil to Supplement: A course in food, diet, and nutrition taught by Dr. Royal Lee

The Real Truth about Vitamins and Antioxidants:
By Judith De Cava
Learn about the highly toxic, drug-like effects synthetic supplements have on the body and why we have been led to believe these unnatural substances are identical substitutes for nutrients found in real, whole food.

The Food Industry

2008-02-12T12:24:00.000-08:00

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
By Michael Pollan
Real food--the kind of food your great-grandmother would recognize as food—is being undermined by science on one side and the food industry on the other, both of whom want us focus on nutrients, good and bad, rather than actual plants, animals and fungi. The rise of “nutritionism” has vastly complicated the lives of American eaters without doing anything for our health, except possibly to make it worse. This book explores what the industrialization of food and agriculture has meant for our health and happiness as eaters, and looks at the growing national movement to renovate the food system.

The 100 Year Lie: How Food and medicine are Destroying your Health
By Randall Fitzgerald

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All American Meal
by Eric Schlosser

Chew On This: Everything you Don't Want to Know About Fast Food
by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson

Empty Harvest
By Dr. Bernard Jensen and Mark Anderson
Shows how interconnected man is to the earth and how that interconnection and its exploitation is ultimately destructive beyond comprehension.

The End of Food: How the Food Industry is ruining our food supply--and what we can do about it.
By Thomas F. Pawlick

The Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry is Destroying our Brains and harming our Children
By Carol Simmontachi

Stress Reducing Literature

2008-02-05T15:42:00.000-08:00

Managing Stress: Principles and Strategies for Health and Well-Being By Brian Luke Seaward
A guide to Holistic Stress Management

Adrenal Fatigue: the 21st century stress syndrome. By James Wilson and Jonathon V. Wright
Discover if you are suffering from adrenal fatigue and learn steps to correct this affliction if you are. Excellent source.

Why Zebras don’t get Ulcers By Robert M. Sapolsky
Uses Research with a touch of humor to show how stress causes and intensifies a range of physical and mental illnesses.