What Does Your Freezer Look Like?
What does your freezer look like? This time of year, mine is loaded up with homemade bone broth. The picture above is the top shelf of my …
Healthy Living
2011: The Year of Opting Out En Masse
“We don’t need a law against McDonalds or a law against slaughterhouse abuse– we ask for too much salvation by legislation. All we …
The Healthy Home Economist Top Ten
When I set a goal just about a year ago to do something beyond just occasional writing with The Healthy Home Economist blog, I had not a clue what I …
Is the Tipping Point Near?
I first saw Sally Fallon Morell, President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, speak in person back in 2003. Â Â Sally gives a “can’t leave …
Dual Chemical Threat Lurks in Store Beverages
On my flight home from a conference recently, I took some time to flip through a health magazine that was included in the Conference packet of vendor …
Headaches? A Most Likely Cause
Americans are in a world of hurt. Use of store-bought painkillers primarily for headaches increased by nearly 90% between 1997 and 2005 according to …
Should Coconut Flour Be Soaked?
Examination of whether soaking coconut flour, one of the most popular baking ingredients for keto or low-carb eaters, is a necessary or beneficial …
“Happy” Meals No More
In recent days, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to ban restaurants from offering toys with calorie packed children’s meals. …
Hot Cosmetic Trend: Gap Teeth
Demand for specific cosmetic surgery procedures is typically associated with trends in fashion and beauty rather than health and …
1995 and Counting: Nondecomposing Supermarket Cupcakes
A story has been making its way around the Web the past couple of weeks regarding a nondecomposing McDonald’s Happy Meal. Sally Davies, a New …
Reformulated Kombucha Back in Stores
Attention all kombucha fans. After a 4 month wait, fans of GTs Kombucha and other kombucha brands can heave a sigh of relief as the product is slowly …
Antifreeze in Your Ice Cream
Unlabeled propylene glycol, a form of antifreeze, lurks in commercial ice cream, risking health issues for those that consume it. One thing I try to …