Comments on: Locavorism vs. Salmonella: A Physician’s Perspective

By: Sage

Sage — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:41:10 +0000

I am amazed when I talk to those friends and family who are in or have gone through medical school how little they learn about nutrition and diet. I have brought up many discussions with these folks hoping to get an expert opinion on such things as whole fats and microbes (inspired from Nourishing Traditions) only to find they know very little about digestion and dietary health. In fact they tell me that one of the first things they learned in med school is that many of what they will learn about nutrition and diet is wrong or incomplete.

Much of the work on health care reform will need to address the fact that many doctors may not know how to provide the best information about the cheapest form of preventative care; a diet of whole and active foods. If only all doctors spent more time in the jungle!

By: Dave Trowbridge

Dave Trowbridge — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:04:46 +0000

We, too, buy peanut butter (and almond butter) freshly milled at our local health food store. But I’ve been wondering at the trade-off between possible salmonella contamination in commercial peanut butter vs. the possibility of aflatoxin in the peanuts stored in the mill. My sense is that this is fairly unlikely, given how little time the peanuts spend in the mill, although one doesn’t know how long they’ve been stored elsewhere. Any comment?

By: Farm Foody Blog » Factory Food is a Health Issue

Farm Foody Blog » Factory Food is a Health Issue — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:48:55 +0000

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By: Another Reason to Go Local at Chiot’s Run

Another Reason to Go Local at Chiot’s Run — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:02:39 +0000

[...] a family physician and associate professor at the University of California San Francisco, she wrote this great article on Civil Eats. Give it a read, I’m sure you’ll be heading to the health food store for your next jar [...]

By: John

John — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:28:30 +0000

In the last year, we’ve moved our household over to as many local food sources as we can find. We now purchase local meats, we’re subscribed to a CSA for veggies, and use a local buying club for odds and ends wherever we can. We did this after reading things like The Omnivore’s Dilemma and seeing things like King Corn, but I’m happy to say that I fear no tomato or peanut butter that comes out of our kitchen.

As for the elitism argument, there is a green living magazine I came across this Christmas in Kansas City that published an article showing people how they can switch to all-organic groceries and use – wait for it – food stamps to buy every last crumb of it. Can’t remember the name of the mag, but there aren’t two that fit that description (green living +Kansas City) so it should be pretty easy to find if they’re online.

By: yann

yann — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:14:47 +0000

I wish my health professional would take into consideration other aspects of wellness. Thanks for the thoughtful post!