by David Gumpert | Oct 11, 2014 | Legal, Nutrition, Regulation |
Baseball has long been Americas 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. Weve got a new national pastime, and it is...
by David Gumpert | Sep 14, 2014 | Nutrition, Raw Milk, Regulation, Research, Safety |
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)...
by David Gumpert | Aug 4, 2014 | News Media, Nutrition, Raw Milk, Research |
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 didnt know...
by David Gumpert | Jun 24, 2014 | Legal, News Media, Nutrition, Raw Milk |
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...
by David Gumpert | Apr 29, 2014 | Food Safety, Nutrition, Raw Milk, Research |
What are we to make of an academic conference in Canadathe 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? Im not sure....
by David Gumpert | Apr 6, 2014 | Food Safety, Nutrition, Raw Milk, Regulation |
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...
by David Gumpert | Mar 25, 2014 | Nutrition, Raw Milk, Research |
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...
by David Gumpert | Sep 29, 2013 | Food Clubs, Nutrition |
In death, as in life, food rights advocate and nutritionist Aajonus Vonderplanitz continues to stir up controversy. Now, its 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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