legumes

Storage:Possible Neolithic Agent of Disease

Submitted by Melissa on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 15:55

When humans started transitioning towards agrarian ways of life around 10,000 years ago, it wasn't just the types of food that changed. It wasn't just about more reliance on grains and less on meat, but about a fundamental change in the food system. True hunter-gatherers literally live day to day, not storing any food for later use.

The Pima

Submitted by Melissa on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 21:51

 At AHS there was some drama about the Pima:

#beangate

Submitted by Melissa on Sun, 12/19/2010 - 15:28

Love trashy clipart.

Children and Food Allergies

Submitted by Melissa on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 11:28

IGe tests aren't very accurate, apparently. But I wonder if the presence of "benign" antibodies is really so benign. Maybe it means that the gut permeability is too high. Either way, I probably wouldn't feed my children peanut butter. I love love love peanut butter and it's one of the non-paleo foods I truly miss, but peanut production is rife with mold problems from farm to fork and peanut butter is very high probably rancid PUFAS.