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Farmers Market vs Organic Aisle

Are all carrots created equally? 

The question has plagued philosophers and farmers alike for generations. 

We all know we’re supposed to be eating between 5-13 servings of vegetables and fruits every day, at least according to the USDA. And depending on your economic capabilities, your transportational mobility, the quality of your local stores, and myriad other facts, you’ve got several choices.

How Your Wake-Up Juice Affects Your Gut

When the American colonists met in Griffin’s Wharf in 1773 to dump tea into the Boston Harbor, they suspected that the repercussions of their actions would include liberty, and enraging King George III.

They had no idea it would infect the future United States of America with the coffee mania still felt today. 

At the time of writing, there are 24,000 coffee shops in America.

That number is expected to increase to 50,000 in the coming years.

Coconut Oil Vs. Coconut Milk: What Does your Gut Say?

Nobody could afford coconut oil during the war in the 1940s. Although it had been used in European and American, not to mention Caribbean and Filipino, cooking for centuries, Americans lost their access to it, except at exorbitant prices. (If you’re wondering, that’s how soy was able to get such a foothold in our eating practices.)

When coconut oil reentered the market, the national food and health authorities had turned on it – they claimed it was basically lard. Coconut oil is 93% saturated fat, and during the 1950s, there wasn’t a dirtier curse word in the medical community. 

We thought it clogged arteries and caused heart disease.

Alaska’s Tongass National Forest in Grave Logging Peril

Last week, the Trump Administration, prompted by a request from Alaskan state officials, proposed to roll back Clinton-era rules regarding construction and logging in nationally protected forests. 

The 2001 Roadless Rule prohibits:

Road construction

Road reconstruction

And timber harvesting

Within any of the 58.5 million acres of inventoried roadless areas in our National Forest System.

Dr. Pedram Shojai

NY Times Best Selling author and film maker. Taoist Abbot and Qigong master. Husband and dad. I’m here to help you find your way and be healthy and happy. I don’t want to be your guru…just someone who’ll help point the way. If you’re looking for a real person who’s done the work, I’m your guy. I can light the path and walk along it with you but can’t walk for you.