These are the notes I took while reading Good Energy and watching Dr. Casey Means discuss her new plan for optimally healthy meals.
She (and many other doctors and nutritionists) wants us to ditch the food pyramid, which pushed carbs as the staple food, and move to something like this 5-slice pie above.
If we could design each meal to include one element from each section, we would be healthier in terms of our mitochondrial function.
I put it on the fridge so I see it every day, at every meal.
Just heard this morning that Mexico is saying no to buying and importing the genetically modified, cancer-causing, glyphosate-drenched corn our country is selling. I could not be happier to hear it!!!!
I feel bad for the farmer. This mess will take some work to un-mess. But it’s critical that we stop using GMO corn and its glyphosate counterpart.
On Saturday, I do my errands and, more and more, I’m returning to a great little store called “What’s Good.”
They offer a variety of non-toxic or very low toxic products, which totally align with my goals now.
I’m regularly buying laundry detergent and dishwasher tablets from them, plus the bar shampoo and conditioner. Today I got some beeswax wraps to re-use rather than foil, saran, or waxpaper.
They’ve got great gifts for kids and adults, rings made from seaglass, composting books, native seeds, etc. They host events and speakers and keep the community informed on environmental topics.
They encourage people to bring glass jars and just refill them for items like hand soap, dishwasher soap, etc.
I encourage you to look in your own area for a shop like this, and then, of course, support them!
An election is right around the corner, but you know, voting is really an everyday thing.
Every day in this country, we vote with our dollars as we shop and purchase items.
The restaurant with crummy food gets voted out of office. The restaurant with great food and service grows and expands.
Every item at the store is competing for shelf space. So when it’s little barcode or UPC symbol gets beeped at the checkout, the stocking software is updated. New orders are electronically placed. It’s like magic.
Help me vote for healthy foods and products. Thank you!
Looked into various water filters today at Lowe’s. Found the small ones for one single faucet, but also found this whole home system for $339.
Ok, that’s more expensive than the single faucet systems, and it would need to be installed between the main water line and the hot water heater by a professional, which could cost a bit, BUT it filters for the entire house. And you change the charcoal only once for each 6 years (assuming a 4-person household).
Lowe’s also has some DIY water testing kits. Though neither the basic kit ($13) nor the ultimate kit ($29) includes a test for glyphosate, it does cover quite a few other types of chemicals and contaminants.
I like these tests because you don’t send them off to the lab. You actually just get the results immediately using a litmus-type strip.
I found this free app that really helps when shopping and searching for healthy products, not just foods but soaps, lotions, etc. It’s called Yuka.
You open the app, scan a product bar code, and up pops a little report on the product. If it gets a bad score, the app suggests a “cleaner” product, which is often in the same shelf area.
Let’s check out this Pantene shampoo…
Ok so… probably not going to buy that again. But Native looks great!
You can click the little “i” icon for information about each flagged ingredient.
Here’s another scan of a product I really thought was “clean” but wasn’t.
I love this app, as it makes shopping easier. Download it and give it a try.
Use it to clean out your pantry and bathroom cabinet first. Out with the old toxic stuff, in with the new!
Here’s a few of my favorite new products that I found using the Yuka app:
The Cancer Canary 