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Biomimicry Part 2

Dear Friends, Last week I introduced you to Biomimicry and the work of Jamine Benyus. As you probably noticed, the link that I gave you last week, to her keynote speech, didn’t connect properly. So...

Jamie Oliver and Janine Benyus

Dear Friends, Over the last two weeks we have focused on the incredible work of Jamie Oliver and his Food Revolution. At the end of last week’s newsletter, in Green Facts, I linked Oliver’s TED awa...

Food Revolution Comes to America

Dear Friends, I am not one to watch Reality TV, but last Sunday night I checked out ABC’s new reality series: Jamie’s Food Revolution. It was the promos that made me very interested to watch this s...

Organic Seed Company goes to Mars

Dear Friends, Film Inc.’s chapter entitled Hidden Costs interviews Gary Hirshberg, CEO of Stonyfield Farm. The topic is the future of organic farming. Hirshberg points out numerous organic companie...

Food Inc. Oscar Nomination

Dear Friends, Have you seen the Academy Awards this past Sunday evening? Food Inc. was nominated for an Oscar in the category for best documentary. And, rightly so. Have you seen it yet? We truly n...

Fast Food Diet Killing Us

Dear Friends, Let me ask you a question—What is the factor most associated with developing diabetes? 23.7 million Americans had diabetes in 2009, costing the healthcare system $165 billion. But, a ...

Deep Time

Dear Friends, Last week I had the privelage of hearing Dr. Peter Ward, Astrobiologist and Paleontologist, lecture at the University of Washington. The lecture was entitled: Who is afraid of the big...

HMP: Reductionist verses Holistic Thinking in Medicine

Dear Friends, The announcement by the National Institute of Health (NIH) that the NIH Human Microbiome Project (HMP) provides “opportunities to improve human health through monitoring or manipulati...

Inside the Human Microbiome Project

Dear Friends, Today, I will be taking you with me on a journey into the inner workings of the world of the Human Microbiome Project. When one dives into any new content area there is the requisite ...

Densest Microbiome: the Human GI Tract

Dear Friends, Over the last three weeks we have been begun our journey into the human microbiome using the roadmap set out for us by the HMP—the Human Microbiome Project. As we discussed last week,...