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French fries have been around since the Middle Ages. They are said to have originated in Belgium in the 1600s. Known as pommes frites in France and chips in Great Britain, French fries are immensely popular all over Europe, as well as in America. Did you know French fries can actually be good for you? If cooked in the right kind of fat, French fries are nourishing, healthy and full of vitamins.

Who knew that eating French fries could help us prevent cavities and osteoporosis? Now you can tell your children they they can skip the salad, but they must finish all their French fries — so they can grow big and strong.

(Click here to see the chart close up) Is fat consumption causing obesity? According to a recent article in the NY Times, The Overflowing American Dinner Plate by Bill Marsh, Americans are eating 59% more fat today than we did 30 years ago. Stephan (last name unknown), a doctoral candidate in neurobiology and author of [...]

We had lunch at the snack bar at the pool yesterday. It struck me how impossible it is to avoid the bad fats that cause cancer and heart disease. Here’s what was on the menu: Burgers (cooked in corn/soybean oil) French fries (cooked in corn/soybean oil) Salads (with salad dressing made from soybean oil) Tunafish [...]

I have been reading “Gut and Psychology Syndrome” by Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride. She has had quite a lot of success treating children in her clinic in England, reversing autism, allergies, ADHD, and many other conditions. Her own son was diagnosed with autism. He is now in a regular school and is completely functional. Dr. [...]

I just read my friend the latest post on my friend Louisa’s blog: http://constantstateofflux.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/the-future-of-food-life-stuff-and-eveything-else/ After I read that, “coincidentally” (not), someone else on a newsgroup posted a link to this video about the history of genetically modified food: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNezTsrCY0Q&rel=1] This is just an intro; I want to buy the whole video. The scary thing is [...]

Everything good for you is bad for you. Everything bad for you is good for you. Butter is good. Butter is BAD! Margarine is good! Margarine is BAD! Butter is good again! Milk is good. Milk is BAD! Soy milk is good! Soy milk is BAD! Milk is good again! (raw milk, that is) Why [...]