Doug Smith writes:

“So why are the very organizations that are here to serve the dairy business petitioning the FDA to help ‘poison’ milk?

Let me explain. Recently, the IDFA and NMPF have petitioned the FDA to allow Aspartame along with other non-nutritive chemical sweeteners in children’s milk supply.

Easily enough, as much as these organizations can advertise to you—for really no other reason other than the belief system that milk and dairy are healthy for you–they’re taking it upon themselves to say adding these chemical sweeteners will help children consume more milk. This is based on the belief that children are more apt to drink a milk that’s sweeter than normal milk. And more milk consumed, coupled with lower caloric milk (due to the replacement of high calorie sugar with chemical, no calorie, sweeteners) means healthier children, so they say.

On the surface all seems logical enough. More milk…

A new study of half a million people has found that eating too much processed meat can lead to an early death…

via New Study Links Processed Meats To Early Death.

Crap! I love hot dogs, brats and polish sausage. What’s worse? My wife has been telling me this for years, and I ignored her. I hate it when she’s right..

These are notes I took from last night’s session of  The Self-Acceptance Project presented by Sounds True. It’s not a word-for-word transcription, but it will give you the basics and a feel for Kristin’s warm tone. It’s still online and free, so check it out.

Session 1: Compassion for the Self-Critic

In this episode, Tami Simon speaks with Dr. Kristin Neff, an associate professor of Human Resources and Culture at the University of Texas at Austin. Kristin is the author of the book Self-Compassion and the creator of the Sounds True audio learning course Self-Compassion Step by Step. She and her family were also the subjects of the 2009 documentary and book The Horse Boy.

Why is self-compassion getting so much more attention these days?

1. Societal shifts – the false promise of the self-esteem movement.

2. A general shift – a recognition that the heart has to be an…

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