Modern Forager

Back in January, a friend sent me a copy of The Farmer and The Grill…A Guide to Grilling, Barbecuing and Spit-Roasting Grassfed Meat…and for saving the planet one bite at a time by Shannon Hayes. It got packed up in the shuffle of moving and I finally remembered to get it out and read [...]

Tags: beef, chicken, grass-fed, lamb, meat, pork, recipes, red meat

Recently, I was having a conversation with some random girl and when I mentioned that I was into nutrition, she asked me to give her my five rules of nutrition, the five things she needed to know to eat right. I managed to come up with three off the top of my head and [...]

Tags: fruit, grass-fed, Jack LaLanne, meat, michael pollan, olive oil, vegetables

A friend was describing my diet to his girlfriend and that quote in the subject was her retort. Now, considering that, unfortunately, I’m quite far from being a millionaire and I do practice what I preach, it’s quite obvious that you don’t have to be loaded to eat well. I can’t argue that [...]

Tags: CSA, Eating Locally, grass-fed, health, organic, Paleo

Yes, I know, I said Part 4 was The Final Word (for today). And I couldn’t even make it through a day without adding another post. I caught this article this morning after my previous post went out though and thought it would fit well. Rather than editing the previous post, I [...]

Tags: CLA, dairy, grass-fed, organic, raw milk

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A few weeks back, a friend told me that his better half called me a “Food Elitist”. Now, you may be thinking “What sort of awful transgression could you have committed?” Or you may be thinking “Well, you are.” Or you may not be thinking at all, a state that I often find [...]

Tags: grain-fed, grass-fed, organic

Photo courtesy of Bard of the Lake
I found this article a couple days ago: Omega-6 fatty acids found to be dietary cause of depression, heart disease
Six of the participants were found to meet the criteria for major depression. These six participants had a significantly higher ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids than the participants [...]

Tags: ALA, cod liver oil, depression, DHA, EPA, fish oil, grass-fed, omega 6, salmon

Who wants chimichurri?. Photo courtesy of Reluctant Gourmet
I finally got some time to sit down and write this next article in the Traditional Diets series. This week, we’re heading down to the land of meat, meat, and more meat, otherwise known as Argentina. This is going to be a delicious, carnivorous adventure.
History [...]

Tags: Argentina, chimichurri, grain-fed, grass-fed, red meat, South America

By now, you may have heard about or seen this video (look for “Cheap Meat” if it’s no longer the main video) showing workers at a California slaughterhouse trying to get diseased cows to walk so they can pass inspection. Watch as the cows are dragged, picked up with forklifts, poked with an electric [...]

Tags: grass-fed, red meat, Vegetarianism

Here’s a brief Q&A on World’s Healthiest Foods that is very similar to what I have to say about organic versus conventional: If I can’t afford to buy organic vegetables and fruits, can I still be healthy?
My take is that organic is better than conventional, but conventional produce is better than no produce at all. [...]

Tags: avocado, broccoli, grain-fed, grass-fed, organic, red meat, Whole Foods

Have you been taking your fish and cod liver oil? You should, as this study shows that omega-3s protect against Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative disease marked by the death of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain.
Parkinson’s disease is caused by the progressive death of the neurons responsible for producing dopamine, a neurotransmitter closely linked with [...]

Tags: fat, fish oil, grain, grain-fed, grass-fed, Obesity and Disease, omega 3, omega 6, Parkinson's, polyunsaturated, saturated, seafood, vegetable oil