Forks Over Knives is the latest documentary examining the role foods have in our lives. Movies like Super Size Me, Simply Raw, Food Matters, Food Inc., and Fast Food Nation have brought to light the devastating effects our eating habits have done to our health and to the planet. The answer most of these movies have to our dilemma? More plant-based foods. In the opening introduction when they assert that many of our most prevalent diseases could be prevented and even reversed by switching to a plant-based diet, Lee Fulkerson asks “is it too simple to be true?” Like many of the concepts we will be discussing...
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I was lying in bed the other night thinking about a Christmas article I was planning on writing when my thoughts strayed to the movie A Christmas Story. If you haven’t seen it, it’s about a young boy, Ralphie, and his quest to acquire an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle for Christmas. It’s funny (me and my kids quote it all year-round), heart-warming and just plain fun. At this time of year you can find it anywhere on T.V. or in stores or at Amazon. Spoiler alerts for those who haven’t seen it. You have been...
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