Well, nothing like leaving this one till the last minute.

I have been meaning to blog about food for a while now, but (obviously), just haven’t gotten around to it.

Health and nutrition has always been something that I am interested in.  (To the point that I’m wondering whether or not I should be majoring in it.)  Lately, in between studying my Biology and Economics texts, I have been reading a couple of books on the subject – It Starts with Food, by Melissa and Dallas Hartwig, and Eat Right for Your Type, by Peter J. D’Adamo.

The approach that D’Adamo recommends for my type fits in well with the central themes in the Hartwig’s book, which is basically a Paleo diet approach.  The book itself is involves a fair amount of scientific reasoning, and is well explained.

However, after having read two books advocating the consumption of a fairly considerable quantity of meat, I am thinking that I had best balance out my readings with some vegan and raw-food arguments, to see what that side of the story is.  My sister has recently gotten into raw food, so perhaps I will ask her what she read that really changed her mind.

For the time being, I have found a website that seems to have a fair amount of information on the subject:

http://www.kristensraw.com/why_raw_details_benefits.php

And here is the opposing argument of the Paleo approach:

Why Paleo?

And Peter D’Adamo’s ideas about blood type and how it is related to what you should be eating:

http://www.dadamo.com/program.htm

Perhaps when I have read some of the other side of the story, I will blog a little bit about what I have concluded…

In the meantime, hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season eating all kinds of delicious holiday delights!

An article that a friend posted:

http://www.businessinsider.com/photos-destructive-canada-oil-sands-2012-10?op=1

A shocking and profoundly sad collection of images.   I had no idea that the area was so large.  It’s hard to fathom even with the pictures to prove it, and the size of the trucks shown in relation to their surroundings.

After reading this article and a couple others on the subject, I ended up chatting with a someone who is working in the industry.  An insider’s opinion was interesting to hear, and the explanation of how everything works, and just how much money is involved is astounding.

I suppose it is always a battle of economics vs environment, but it always leads me back to thinking about the Cree saying that is popular on posters, and is floating around the internet right now.  Upon searching it I came up with this article, which is an interesting background to the saying that often comes to mind these days:

http://moniyawlinguist.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/a-note-on-the-nebulous-cree-saying/