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Ebola Watching: Has Fearmongering Finally Become Our Official National Pastime?

by David Gumpert | Oct 11, 2014 | Legal, Nutrition, Regulation | 81 comments

Baseball has long been America’s national pastime. As baseball has declined in popularity, football was poised to replace it. But the violence that seems to enshroud football has made the transition difficult. No worries. We’ve got a new national pastime, and it is...

How CDC-Inspired Fearmongers Nearly Derailed a PBS Raw Milk Documentary

by David Gumpert | Sep 14, 2014 | Nutrition, Raw Milk, Regulation, Research, Safety | 7 comments

I like to think that some day in the not-too-distant future people will look back on the official hysteria surrounding raw milk and shake their heads in wonderment. One prime example of the hysteria would be found in a just-completed Public Broadcasting System (PBS)...

There IS Another Promising Option for Countering Autism

by David Gumpert | Aug 4, 2014 | News Media, Nutrition, Raw Milk, Research | 25 comments

The Sunday New York Times Magazine ran a lengthy article, “The Kids Who Beat Autism”.  The article is focused mainly on how intensive behavioral therapy has helped cure about 10% of autistic kids. The scientists interviewed basically said they didn’t know...

Of Golden Geese and Herding Cats: Life and Death of a Foodie Blogging Network

by David Gumpert | Jun 24, 2014 | Legal, News Media, Nutrition, Raw Milk | 58 comments

Over the last five years, Ann Marie Michaels has been a soaring natural food star. Or maybe a meteor would be more like it.  The savvy and charismatic entrepreneur rode exploding interest in artisanal raw milk cheese and other nutrient-dense foods, and built...

That Canadian Raw Milk Symposium: Seismic Shift, or a Blip on the Radar?

by David Gumpert | Apr 29, 2014 | Food Safety, Nutrition, Raw Milk, Research | 7 comments

What are we to make of an academic conference in Canada—the most anti-raw-milk country on the planet— that actually included serious and open discussion from a wide range of attendees about the benefits of raw milk and ways to make it legal? I’m not sure....

Why My Personal View of Health Risks Is Just My View….

by David Gumpert | Apr 6, 2014 | Food Safety, Nutrition, Raw Milk, Regulation | 26 comments

Some years ago, I took a vacation in Costa Rica, and while traveling back roads, I got to see lots of corporate banana plantations. What I noticed first and foremost about these vast agricultural preserves was that most of the banana bunches were covered with blue...

And Now, The Rest of the Story of the Stanford Raw Milk, Lactose Intolerance Study

by David Gumpert | Mar 25, 2014 | Nutrition, Raw Milk, Research | 42 comments

One of the things that always amazes me about the raw milk controversy is how public health and medical professionals come to definitive conclusions with little or no research basis.  A classic example involves the recent flap over whether raw milk helps...

Putting Vonderplanitz, and Conspiracies, to Rest; Comments Commentary

by David Gumpert | Sep 29, 2013 | Food Clubs, Nutrition | 39 comments

In death, as in life, food rights advocate and nutritionist Aajonus Vonderplanitz continues to stir up controversy. Now, it’s over his death, and whether he died as detailed by a number of witnesses, including his girlfriend in Thailand, in an accident. I spoke...
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