How Do You End a Hunger Strike Short of Your Goal?

Ontario raw-milk farmer Michael Schmidt is into day 22 of his hunger strike to protest a government raid on his farm Nov. 21. And he is now trying to figure out how best to end the strike, short of his original goal of obtaining a promise from Canadian authorities...

Gritting My Teeth About a Dental Health Dilemma

In all the discussions and debates about healthcare, it seems somehow as if dental care rarely gets mentioned. I was reminded about this by Dr. Joseph Mercola, who just made an interesting video about the dangers of root canals, how they allow dangerous...

When Nutrition Education Becomes a Family Affair

There’s been lots of discussion here about the importance of education, such as the type Whole Foods provides, to change attitudes toward food and health. But what happens when those you’re trying to education are part of your own family?I’m actually...

Maintaining a Healthy Respect for Healthy Foods

I made my first-ever kefir from raw milk a couple days ago, and tried it out yesterday. It was delicious. It also was quite powerful–I could almost hear my intestines moving into overdrive. As Kramer might have put it on Seinfeld, that stuff has some...