The Vaccine Dilemma–One View

The more I’ve learned about vaccination, the more I’ve shied away from it. So in answer to Rick Trim’s question from my previous posting, I’m not real keen on the Texas governor’s order to vaccinate school girls in the state. Like most...

Of Pigs, Chickens, People, and Superbugs

I was curious to read Miguel’s comment (on my Feb. 4 "From Nuts to Subversives" posting) that pigs are a major source of drug-resistant bacteria known as MRSA. I had just read an article in the Financial Times last week about MRSA, but that...

The Power of the Aha Moment

It’s interesting to read about people’s “aha” moments on my previous two posts—when they realized either the deficiencies of conventional medicine, or the power of alternative therapies or diet. These aren’t necessarily single...

From Nuts to Subversives

Two items, seemingly unrelated, but that I sense really are related.First, the Pork Association has gone after, of all things, a proponent of breast feeding. I tend to assume that large organizations have more important things to worry about than...

Who’s Nuts? The Etiquette of Eating Healthy

“Most of our family and friends think we are nuts” for eating healthy, states Lisa Imerman in her comment on my Jan. 29 posting about the New York Times Magazine article, “Unhappy Meals”. Since its publication last Sunday, Michael...