Category Archives: Big Picture

FISH…the natural diet for humans? A “big picture” view

After seeing a big article in USA Today this week all about why fish is so healthy for you, I figured it was about time that I wrote this post that I’ve been thinking about for some time. While millions … Continue reading

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My “blinding flash of the obvious” in 2003…

Thanks to John Robbins and Howard Lyman After studying about the health aspects of the optimal diet for humans for about five months in 2003, I read two books over the same weekend — one by each of these two … Continue reading

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What I choose to to eat is my own business. Well, not entirely.

The “second-hand smoke” of our meat-laden diet Back in the 40′s and 50′s, smoking was almost as common among adults as the consumption of the rich western diet is today.  It seemed that everyone was smoking back then — movie … Continue reading

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