You have probably noticed that I use a lot of graphs on this site. I actually do a lot of reporting in my day job using data visualizations. If you have purchased either of the digital papers at the Rebuild Market you know they center around these same sorts of data visualizations. I programmed a…
Category Archives: Bad Foods
Chicken liver and arsenic: More than you bargained for?
So you are thinking about trying Mom’s chicken liver and rice casserole and have heard that your chicken liver may well have a whole lot of arsenic in it. What to do? First, I do like liver for its nutrient density. Chicken liver is high in B vitamins, iron, and zinc, all of which fight…
Is bologna healthy or a junk food?
Is bologna healthy or a junk food? Ohhh, who comes up with these questions? All I can picture when I think of bologna is the bologna sandwiches I used to eat at my grandma’s house on Wonderbread. Maybe it’s the Wonderbread but it is very hard to imagine that bologna is healthy. Let’s look at…
Phytic acid: The good and the bad
Phytic acid is a component in grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds most commonly known as an anti-nutrient. It binds the minerals in your food and keeps you from digesting it. For instance, quinoa which could be a reasonable source of iron, has phytic acid which binds to that iron and keeps you from digesting it….
Diets of school children, California vending machines
Diets of teenagers have likely never been particularly good. I remember leaving my junior high campus with my blue “off campus” pass to purchase the a soda and fried burrito at Elmer’s Drive-In. It cost a whole buck. A friend of mine didn’t have a pass, so I forged one for her and she spent…
Nebraska Beef: The End of Days?
It’s high in iron and B vitamins, but that is a small consideration if you find yourself in the ICU after eating an E. coli burger. I have deprived myself this summer of burgers from my favorite cowboy restaurant in the High Sierra’s Ponderosa. Granted, the restaurant is stronger on the cowboys than on the…
The World’s Food Temptations
I’m on the road this week and have the opportunity to do what I almost never do: shop for food. We keep a freezer stocked with meat, a hen house full of layers, and a pantry stocked with food co-op items. When we are really on the ball, we even have produce in our garden….
Hamburgers and E. coli 0157:H7: Pass the Steak
I am a lover of beef. It is rich in minerals and B vitamins. It is a depression buster food. However we haven’t even gotten through the first month of 2008 without a string of hamburger recalls due to the pathogenic bacteria E. coli 0157:H7. January is not even the peak month of E. coli….
Food Allergies: How To Know If You’ve Got Them
Food allergies can at least aggravate depression. I some people they can be the primary cause. Increasingly, people are finding out that they are sensitive to gluten, a component of wheat and some other related grains. In fact, I find that my body gets a bit puffy from wheat. I do not have serious gluten…
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Amanda Rose, Ph.D., is a political scientist and author of "Rebuild from Depression," on the link between nutrient deficiencies and depression. She has been depression-free for over four years, even during the recent pregnancy of her second child. Read her postpartum depression success story. Find Amanda on Google Plus.
Life After Depression
There really is life after depression. I am so excited by that point, in fact, that I neglect this blog and find fun/quirky projects to do with my family. We live in the Sequoia National Forest in a house (and former brothel) designed by Irving Gill. My 7-year-old son Frederick and I chronicle our adventures at Gill on the Hill when we're not exploring. Frederick posts some of his homeschool projects at "Frankly Frederick."