Former President Bill Clinton no longer eats dairy! Check out the interview

• Veggie Libel Laws: Is Bill Clinton saying he doesn't eat meat or dairy?

WOW! Guess former president Bill Clinton is not concerned about the "veggie libel law's" that sued Oprah over "mad cow" beef.  This is serious stuff my friends.  Whether or not you agree with his politics he's basically saying, "the food I've been eating made me sick." 

From Wikipedia, "Food libel laws typically allow a food manufacturer or processor to sue a person or group who makes disparaging comments about their food products. In some states these laws also establish different standards of proof than are used in traditional American libel lawsuits, including the practice of placing the burden of proof on the party being sued.^[1]"

[1]Collins, Ronald (1998-03-23). "Veggie-Libel Law Still Poses a Threat". http://www.cspinet.org/foodspeak/oped/candm.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-28.

Excellent Post on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and Breast Cancer from The Ethical Nag

The haunting of medical journals: how ghostwriting sold hormone replacement therapy

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Carolyn Thomas

I’ve been writing about (and against) medical ghostwriting since I first learned about this Big Pharma marketing practice. In fact, my gobsmacked reaction to this very subject is largely why the Ethical Nag site was launched in the first place last year. I had just learned about lawsuits filed in the U.S. by thousands of women diagnosed with breast cancer – a diagnosis suspiciously linked to their hormone replacement therapy (HRT). And this week, the journal Public Library of Science Medicine (who with the New York Times originally broke the story) published an unprecedented analysis of the issue that caused the link.

The poster child of medical ghostwriting is Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. (now owned by Pfizer, the world’s biggest drug company) who were then the makers of the best-selling HRT drugs on earth, Premarin and Prempro. Wyeth’s ghostwritten medical journal articles attempted to:

• mitigate the perceived risks of breast cancer associated with HRT
• defend the unsupported cardiovascular “benefits” of HRT
• promote off-label, unproven uses of HRT such as the prevention of dementia, Parkinson’s disease, vision problems, and wrinkles.

But first, what exactly is medical ghostwriting? And why is it so bad?  

Is something seriously wrong with our food system?

Dear SuperMom101,

"We apologize to everyone who may have been sickened by eating our eggs" - Jack DeCoster, founder of Wright County egg empire, testifying yesterday to Congress. This time, we need more than an apology.

Kids served Cheetos with cheese for lunch, half a billion dangerous eggs recalled, obesity and diabetes at record levels - there is something seriously wrong with our food system.

But whenever factory farms ignore food safety, McDonalds crafts their next campaign to lure kids inside, or politicians write laws to keep school lunches frozen, they don't take into account one thing - a massive grassroots movement mobilized for the fight to make food good, clean and fair.

More Frankenfood coming to a shelf near you - Genetically Modified Salmon

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/200042.php

 "Genetically Modified Salmon As Safe To Eat As Normal Atlantic Salmon"

According to the article in Medical News Today,"it has been modified by adding a growth hormone regulating gene from another fish."  Since my breast cancer tumor was hormone receptive (and most are) I'll steer clear of this Frankenfood.

Coming soon to a table near you...and SuperMom was wondering what would happen to all the recalled eggs and sick hens

Troubled farms still selling their eggs

Anti-Cancer Breakfast (RECIPES)

Oh, I see what you mean...the thousands of clinical studies conducted by the food and beverage industry are not skewed and selective. And when someone (outside of industry that you don't agree with) compiles peer reviewed studies than these are "skewed and selective." So...whom to believe?

I find the following helpful when digesting very technical, scientific, clinical material (insert the words web page/blog for study):

1. Who funded the study?

2. And... what do they have to gain or loose by the study outcome?

Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food. -Hippocrates
About Health
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Tonight is the night! Ray LaMontagne & David Gray - Two favorite singer-song writers in the same venue...plus...

David Gray at The Bridge Recording Studio

Hosted by "The River" - 92.5

Cambridge, MA

(Updated to include footage from The Bridge): It's true!  Not only am I fortunate to hold two tickets to see David Gray & Ray LaMontagne (America's two best singer-song writers) tonight at the Bank of Boston Pavilion, I'm going to see David Gray at a private viewing at The Bridge Recording Studio hosted by the best radio station ever - The RIVER... 92.5FM! That's Independent Radio my friends.  (I called you the best radio station ever even before this event!)

I'll let you know how it all goes...need to blow dry my hair...

What does this have to do with diet and disease in America?  Absolutely nothing!

Lessons From the Egg Recall: Cheap Food Makes You Sick

I wager most Americans can't figure out why they have never been fatter or sicker. (YEP! National Cancer Institute research shows that as much as 50% of cancer risk may be related to diet.)

And, since when do I need a science degree or a PhD in molecular biology to know that a non GMO apple a day is better for me than a pop tart? It's really smart people that are telling us everything is fine with engineering our food supply and industrial farming ..and.... (See point #1 in sentence #1.)

Common sense is not so common - Voltaire
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

SuperMom101's husband finally realizes he's eating "organic non hydrogentated spread" instead of butter and (gasp) he likes it!

I'm often asked, "what do you eat if you don't eat dairy?  What do you use to cook for your family?"  So, the next few posts will share a few of the items I switched to at our home.  Let me know what you think!

"How long have I been eating it?

This is sort of an old story at our house .  When I completely stopped eating dairy (I still use organic eggs for cooking) over 9  years ago, I took a look in the fridge and threw out anything and everything that contained whey, cow's milk, casein, etc. (Yes, that included cheese, ice cream and yogurt.)  Now, what to do?  I mustered up the courage, walked in to Whole Foods and began reading every label up and down (and continue to do so).  I thought I'd give Earth Balance (at that time it was called Soy Garden) a try and brought it home. 

No one seemed to notice (or care) that I had substituted this product for ALL our cooking and baking needs.  I was using it to make brownies, shrimp scampi and spread on toast.  Almost a year latter my husband (who is notorious for digging his bread in the tub and not using a knife) glanced at the label and slowly turned the tub around.

"Is this one of those organic, soy things you've been eating?"
"Yep," I nonchalantly quipped over my shoulder. And, here it comes.
"How long have I been eating it?" he asked.
"Over a year."
"Humf.  I like it."

p.s. I'm often asked if my husband reads this blog.  I doubt it, but I'll find out...

p.s.s. About reading labels and figuring out what you are really putting in to your body. Google "ingredients for G2 Gatorade" and let me know what you find out.

What happens to 1,000,000 lbs of recalled beef?

California Firm Recalls Frozen Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination

WASHINGTON, DC - August 6, 2010 - Valley Meat Company, a Modesto, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately one million pounds of frozen ground beef patties and bulk ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

...agency was notified by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) of a small E. coli O157:H7 cluster of illnesses with a rare strain as determined by PFGE subtyping.

E. coli O157:H7 is a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause bloody diarrhea, dehydration, and in the most severe cases, kidney failure. The very young, seniors and persons with weak immune systems are the most susceptible to foodborne illness. Individuals concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider.