Only THREE days and I’ll be hopping a plane to Philadelphia for the Wise Traditions Conference! While I’m gone I’ll try to keep the Tweets and Facebook updates coming so you can be there, virtually anyway, so if you want to come along, be sure to ‘follow’ and ‘like’ me!
- Maybe you’ve already read my rants about breast cancer fundraising: Politically incorrect thoughts on breast cancer, the KFC fiasco, and Hormone replacement and breast cancer risks. Well now a big thank you to Soli for sending me this latest article that says it well: Why the little pink ribbon has me seeing red. Here’s an excerpt from the article, which quotes Mike Adams:
“For most diseases, the race for the cure is really just a way for drug companies to shift Research & Development costs to suckers. You fund the R&D, and then you get to pay full price for the drug they drummed up thanks to your generous donation.”
- From the archives: Are Meat Eaters Ruining the Earth? (Vegans & vegetarians, I hope you’ll take a peek at the related links there.)
- Have you guys heard of this book, “Prescription for Nutritional Healing: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements”? They sent me one a few weeks ago, and as usual these days, I barely had time to pop it open, but when I turned to the fats section (always a good way to see if I’m going to agree with them on other things), I was bummed to see the same old stuff there:
“Many people use margarine or vegetable shortening as substitutes for butter because they contain no cholesterol. Now most products are free of harmful trans fatty acids. These are good alternatives to butter.”
Ahhhhh!!!!!
Now having said that, I will tell you that what I did like about my older edition of this book (which someone gave me), is that it’s a handy reference just to get new ideas on what to try for this or that. It’s a big book and jam-packed with information.
Just don’t pay attention to the section on fats, and don’t let it be your only reference on other issues. It’s always good to check a few different sources. The Weston Price Foundation is always my first stop.
- I liked this interesting post on Sarah’s blog the other day, “Cardio will not get you fit.” Now I know what I’ll be doing when I finally get my butt in gear again come December… OK, maybe January with the rest of the country. SOON for sure, because it’s been too many long days on my butt getting the content done for my Real Food for Rookies class!
Have a great week!
Betsy says
I just saw your comment about the post on Sarah’s blog. Are you going to take up CrossFit in the new year?? Outstanding if so. I started back in May and love it! It kicks my posterior most of the time, of course. 🙂
KitchenKop says
Hi Betsy,
No, I have other plans for the new year, and I’ll share them soon! 🙂
Heather says
I have two of the Prescriptions books–Nutritional Healing and Herbal Healing. They ARE great resources (with the exceptions Kelly noted). I’ve had them for several years, and have found valuable help there quite a few times.I would buy them again–but buy ’em used. They’re easy to find, so why buy brand new? I save buying brand-new for books that aren’t readily available used, or ones that I like enough to spend new-book money on.
Stanley Fishman says
No drug company is trying to cure cancer, or any other disease. After all, if there was a cure, billions of dollars in profits would disappear. They only invent procedures that treat some symptoms, often destroying the patients health in the process. When someone comes up with an effective alternative treatment, they get the FDA to put them out of business. But what about the “increase in the cure rate”?
Well, the medical profession decided to define anybody who lives 5 years after being diagnosed with cancer as “cured”. I knew several people who died 6 or 7 years after a cancer diagnosis. They were considered “cured”.
The non profits that live off a disease take a huge portion of the contributions for themselves, as Kelly pointed out, and typically give the rest to cancer research controlled by the drug companies.
The best non profit I am aware of are is Weston A Price Foundation. The priceless nutritional information they spread does so much to prevent cancer and almost every other disease. If you want to give, give to them.
Katie says
The comments section was the best part of the cardio article. I both agreed and disagreed with it as did many others, which made some good discussion.
Amy says
It’s great to wear a colored ribbon to bring awareness to a disease or cause, but we really need to watch where we’re giving our money.
Whether it’s the pharmaceutical companies contributing to the disease or a charitable foundation, we need to be vigilent in educating ourselves about who we are really supporting.
Susan Komen gives money to Planned Parenthood (see https://www.lifenews.com/nat6765.html)
Abortion is scientifically linked to breast cancer. This is a fact.
Thanks for posting this, Kelly.
Soli says
You’re welcome again. 🙂
I’ve actually been debating if I was the Prescriptions… book, and your comment has me still unsure if it’s worth having around.