We are surrounded by low-fat foods.Nearly 10 billion dollars a year are spent advertising low-fat foods - Trying to convince us that we should buy them because they are "good for our health".It was in the early 1980's when our government suggested that we cut back on our fat intake. Since then food companies have been in "product-development overdrive" churning out low-fat … [Read more...] about Is it time to give up on Low-fat foods?
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The Doctrine of Signatures
It is an unpleasant fact that science will always become outdated.I am sure that a hundred years from now, schoolchildren will laugh at the principles we currently believe to be absolute scientific truths, just like how we now laugh at what was once "truth" centuries ago.Take for instance the doctrine of signatures, which states that resemblance is a good indicator of … [Read more...] about The Doctrine of Signatures
Fat Wars, and Why I Cook with Butter
I've been following some very interesting stories in the news lately.The first story concerns the City of New York. It seems that the Board of Health for New York City has recently voted to make New York the nation's first city to ban Trans fats at restaurants.I found this story to be very interesting because as little as two decades ago Trans fats were introduced into our diet … [Read more...] about Fat Wars, and Why I Cook with Butter