by David Gumpert | Jul 28, 2026 | What's New |
About once or twice a year, like clockwork, one or another mainstream media outlet will publish an “expose” suggesting that millions of ordinary people are recklessly putting their lives at risk by consuming a food that is deadly dangerous; on top of that, public...
by David Gumpert | Jul 18, 2026 | What's New |
For a long time, I went all-in on basic MAHA (make America healthy again) tenets, like avoiding statins that lower cholesterol. I rejected numerous recommendations from various physicians that I start in on a low-dose statin. I didn’t want to be part of a life-time...
by David Gumpert | Jul 4, 2026 | What's New |
So I’m reading this article last month in The Wall Street Journal with the heading: “Everyone in Trump’s cabinet is eating sauerkraut.” It starts: “A new diet is sweeping through President Trump’s cabinet—and it involves heaping portions of sauerkraut. Health...
by David Gumpert | Jun 12, 2026 | What's New |
One of the big challenges when I go food shopping has always been to find good eggs. By good eggs, I mean eggs with hard shells and rich orange yolks. The problem in the U.S. is that there are very few places where you can reliably find chicken eggs that meet these...
by David Gumpert | May 30, 2026 | What's New |
What was really going on with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s latest weird stunt, of wrestling garter snakes? It probably wouldn’t even be worth public comment, except RFK Jr. felt the need to post a video of his adventure on X, as if he was seeking attention and adulation. ...
by David Gumpert | May 18, 2026 | What's New |
I first met Thomas Massie twelve years ago, at a food-freedom conference hosted by Joel Salatin at his farm in Virginia. Even then, as a newbie Congressman, Massie showed a sharp sense of humor, as I wrote then: “U.S. Congressman Thomas Massie, who made headlines...
by David Gumpert | May 8, 2026 | What's New |
One of the first pieces of news to hit me when I returned from a trip to Germany last week was a report in the Washington Post that the quality of America’s food continues to decline. Nutritional value of various foods in terms of components like protein, iron, and...
by David Gumpert | Apr 25, 2026 | What's New |
One day in November 1936, my grandfather, Julius Joseph, was surprised by a group of food safety inspectors and police at his tallow factory in Darmstadt, Germany, a small city about a half hour south of Frankfurt. The inspectors berated him for accepting shipments of...
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