As someone who has studied microbiology and is “Serve Safe” certified, I have to admit that eating at other people’s homes makes me nervous. How did they thaw that meat? Did they wash their hands after they touched that raw poultry? Did their dog jump up and lick the food on the counter when nobody […]
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Back in September, I had the honor of presenting at the Icelandic Health Symposium along with some brilliant folks like Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, Dr. Bryan Walsh, Dr. Satchindanada Panda, Dr. Lilja Kjalarsdottir, Dr. Tommy Wood, Dr. Doug McGuff and Ben Greenfield. The theme was longevity. We heard a lot about how diet, food timing, sleep, movement, stress
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This is the best meal I’ve made in a long time. I just finished flipping through Real Food Heals, by Seamus Mullen. Everything in there looks delicious, and I was looking for a dish that I could make with what I had on hand. I decided to combine two of his recipes into one,
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My inbox has been inundated with people freaking out about recent papers and articles claiming that grass-fed beef is NOT going to save the planet. Basically, these scientists are ignoring important research and not looking at the full picture. While there’s still work to be done, many have proven that yes, in fact, grass-fed
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Those of you that follow me on Instagram probably saw a few dreamy photos of my recent trip to Belcampo’s Meat Camp. As promised, I wanted to share some more images and info on my experience. Being from the East Coast, I was unfamiliar with Belcampo until Michelle Tam connected me to Anya Fernald, the
I recently had dinner with my long time farmer friend Chris Yoder of Van Garden CSA in Dover, MA. We were talking about lab-produced meats and the recent explosion of vertical farming in the Boston area, and how ridiculous these “sustainable” solutions are. He told me his brother came up with a slogan: “Freight Farms:
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I needed some air after trying to record a podcast episode. My guest hung up on me. I spent some time pulling weeds in the carrot bed, including very nutritious and delicious purslane, which grows well in many parts of the world. I’m a big advocate of including more wild foods in the diet.
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There was an interesting story floating around the web a while back, about an octopus who was able to squeeze out a tube, scoot across the floor, and slither down a pipe, presumably out to the ocean. I think what made this video so viral was that folks were blown away by how smart this
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The following is a letter to the editor of the New York Times that was never published, so I’m posting it here: To the Editor: Re: Health Leaders Must Focus on the Threats From Factory Farms, May 21, 2017 There is growing scientific and public consensus that industrial agriculture, of plants and animals alike, is
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You may have seen news about the latest “Presidential Advisory” on dietary fats released from the American Heart Association (AHA) published online in Circulation. The part of this report that seems to be making the most news around the internet is that coconut oil is unhealthy. In the last few days I’ve seen titles like
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