Showing posts with label Michael Pollan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael Pollan. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Food rules to live by


This is the most-emailed article on today's New York Times website--an article by health writer Jane Brody that summarizes Michael Pollan's most recent book, Food Rules.
Great advice for our personal, our society's and our planet's health.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

New "Food Rules" by Michael Pollan


From a prominent guru of healthy eating, this is Michael Pollan's new handbook of easy-to-remember tips for what he calls "simple ways to navigate the treacherous landscape of modern food and the often-confusing science of nutrition."
He wants us to eat more food rather than food products, processed, chemical and additive enhanced abominations that populate our grocery shelves and fast-food menus.
His really, really short version of how to have a healthy diet goes like this:
Eat real food, not too much of it, and more plants than meat.
In his new guidebook, he presents 64 straightforward guidelines, each with a short explanation.

This link takes you to an online essay he wrote this week, highlighting a few of the rules:
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/145012/michael_pollan%27s_new_%27food_rules%27:_64_easy_steps_to_better_health/