60 Minutes: Toxic Sugar (Updated)
Apr 02
Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of California, believes the high amount of sugar in the American diet, much of it in processed foods, is killing us. And as Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports, new scientific research seems to support his theory that sugar is toxic, including some linking the excess ingestion of sugars to heart disease. This post includes links to a variety of articles describing the harmful effects of refined sugar on the human body.
A Child’s School Project: The Importance Of ‘Organic’
Mar 01
A child's school experiment turns into a lesson on the toxins in our food supply...
‘Good Food’ Showing At Sedona Library On January 20th
Jan 13
Something remarkable is happening in the fields and orchards of the Pacific Northwest. After leaving the land for decades, family farmers are making a comeback. They are growing much healthier food, and more food per acre, while using less energy and water than factory farms. And most of this food is organic. For decades Northwest agriculture was focused on a few big crops for export. But climate change and the end of cheap energy mean that each region needs to produce more of its own food and to grow it more sustainably. Good Food visits farmers, farmers' markets, distributors, stores, restaurants and public officials who are developing a more sustainable food system for all...
The Rotten Truth Behind Egg McMuffins
Nov 18
Mercy For Animals, known for exposing instances of animal cruelty across the country, has just released its newest undercover footage. The video, which was shot at McDonald's egg supplier Sparboe Egg Farms, the fifth largest egg supplier in the country, shows various acts of animal cruelty...
Nevada Health Dept. Raids Local ‘Farm To Fork’ Picnic Dinner
Nov 11
It is the latest case of extreme government food tyranny, and one that is sure to have you reeling in anger and disgust. Health department officials recently conducted a raid of Quail Hollow Farm, an organic community supported agriculture (CSA) farm in southern Nevada, during its special "farm to fork" picnic dinner put on for guests -- and the agent who arrived on the scene ordered that all the fresh, local produce and pasture-based meat that was intended for the meal be destroyed with bleach...
Video: Supermarket Secrets
Aug 31How and what we eat has radically changed over the past few decades with the all-consuming rise of the supermarket. But what price are we paying for the homogenized, cheap and convenient food that supermarkets specialise in? In this two-part programme, UK TV Channel4 journalist Jane Moore investigates how supermarkets have affected the food on our plates and reveals the tell-tale signs that the...
