Sound Consumer
May 2013

The fire within

Chronic disease, inflammation & diet

by Tom Ballard, R.N., N.D.

What if there was only one disease? In a way, there is, and diet plays a role in its prevention and cure. According to a growing body of research over the last few decades, most chronic health problems are branches on a single disease tree.

Cool inflammation with diet

Eating healthy fats, limiting sugar, consuming plenty of colorful fruits and vegetables, and cooking with herbs and spices including ginger and turmeric can help fight inflammation.

Foods to fight inflammation

A cornerstone of an anti-inflammatory diet is that it's rich in fruits and vegetables — the more colorful, the better. Here's a rainbow of foods you'll find in our produce departments right now, and some simple, fun ways to enjoy them you may not have tried.

64 countries around the world label GE food

by Hudson B. Kingston

Since the commercialization of the first genetically engineered (GE) crops in the 1990s, countries have been trying to create policies that sufficiently regulate and oversee these new technologies.

Squeeze more food from a raindrop?

Biotech propoganda

by Joel Preston Smith

A few years ago, Monsanto, agriculture's industrious seed and pesticide giant, launched an aggressive advertising campaign on public radio and in high-brow, left-wing magazines.

Recipes from the May 2013 issue

Your favorites: gluten-free

Going gluten-free? We often hear from people making the transition that the foods they miss most are pizza, pancakes and other comfort foods usually made with white flour. PCC to the rescue!