Archive for June, 2008
Vita-Mix or Grain Mill
Saturday, June 28th, 2008We often get asked the question, “If the Vita-Mix can do everything, why would you also want a grain mill?” And that is a good question. Before I had the WonderMill, I used our Vita-Mix for grinding grain (about two years). While this can be done, I found two things: first, it was difficult to [...]
Can the Soda
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008Informed consumers are the choir when it comes to preaching on the health hazards associated with soda consumption. However, not all buyers are as savvy. In the year 2000, Americans spent over $61 billion on soft drinks, many of those consumers were young children. To continue sales, the soft drink industry spends over 700 million dollars annually in advertising. Today, soft drinks [...]
Baking Soda
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008I have tried many natural, home cleaning products to clean sinks and tubs. By far, I have found that baking soda does the job better than anything else. Instead of using a bleach-based product that may be detrimental to your health, battle difficult grime with baking soda. Here’s how…wet the surface of the tub, sink [...]
Sprouted Wheat Bread Instructions
Monday, June 16th, 2008A reader recently inquired about making bread. To learn about making sourdough, click here. Below are instructions for making sprouted wheat bread. Before you begin, you may want to know that sprouted wheat berries can be ground wet in a Vita-Mix or you can dehydrate them. (FYI – dried, sprouted wheat berries, when coarsely ground, [...]
The Western Diet and the Diseases of Civilization
Saturday, June 7th, 2008This is the second of three articles summarizing and reviewing Michael Pollan’s book, In Defense of Food. If you have not already read the review of his first section, “The Age of Nutritionism“, you may want to do that first. Pollan’s premise here is that most of our health problems in society can be [...]
The Age of Nutritionism
Thursday, June 5th, 2008Michael Pollan’s new book, In Defense of Food, really hits the mark when it comes to assessing the state of eating in America today. He divides the book into three sections, the first two of which really define the problems we face in America, and the third covering how to best fix it. Michael Pollan [...]
