Interview with Author Lierre Keith, The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice and Sustainability

This week we look back on some past episodes and ask, “Where’s the beef?” Actually we talk about meat and if it deserves the entire negative press it gets. And then, in an almost perfect segue, we welcome, author, warrior and challenger of dogmatic thinking, Lierre Keith. Leirre is a former vegan who realized that … More Interview with Author Lierre Keith, The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice and Sustainability

Modern Eating Disorders Part Three: Beware the Evil Grains… Really?

In the previous installation of Modern Eating Disorders, we looked at how some people have become obsessed with the idea of clean food. Clean food being defined as any food that doesn’t come from an animal. On the opposite side of the spectrum, many people are equally passionate about banning all grains as well as … More Modern Eating Disorders Part Three: Beware the Evil Grains… Really?

Modern Eating Disorders – Part Two: The Clean Food Myth

Somewhere along the way, the War on Food took a turn towards anointing certain foods with the label “clean”. Unfortunately, while promoting the so-called clean foods, it left people thinking that other real and healthy foods were somehow unusually loaded with toxins and carcinogens. Some fanatics (yes, I went there!) even refer to the latter … More Modern Eating Disorders – Part Two: The Clean Food Myth