Is Good Eating Good Enough? Pollan, Supplements and Health
Maybe we missed the memo, or accidentally erased a voice mail, but somehow we never got the word that Americans eat so well that they don’t really need to supplement their diet with nutrients. Eating a well-balanced diet is all you need. Of course in theory we agree, yet in a nation of over processed […]
The Myth of Useless & Dangerous Vitamins
The renowned Mayo Clinic’s online efforts include a feature called NutritionWise. The idea is to help people improve their health with improved nutrition. In the piece, from March 5 the writer/nutritionist asked: “Multivitamins — Are they the best thing for you?” After slapping our forehead with disgust, www.mayoclinic.com/health/multivitamins/NU00651 NBN wonders if the clinic has lost […]
Ethics Schmethics from Profit Hungry Pfizer Pharmaceutical
NBN’s passions run deep but even we wondered why every time we saw the Lipitor television ad with Dr. Robert Jarvik, our blood started boiling. “When diet and exercise aren’t enough, adding Lipitor significantly lowers cholesterol,” Jarvik spins is his folksy, aw shucks kind of way, while touting his credentials as the inventor of the […]
It’s Time To Stop Worrying So G-D Much About Chinese Products
Lions and Tigers and Chinese Imports, OH MY! Grocery chains are lining up to state that they are examining their policies on importing foods from China, reassuring consumers that all is well. For example, as www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2008-02-10-trader-joes-china_N.htm , “by April 1, Trader Joe’s will phase out single-ingredient Chinese imports such as garlic, frozen organic spinach, ginger […]
BAM! Emeril Meets Whole Foods Marke
The Discovery Channel’s Planet Green announced that Emeril Lagasse and Whole Foods Market will be teaming up for a new cooking show, called Emeril Green. According to Discovery, the show promises to be “an innovative series that will redefine food shows for the new green culture.” We imagine the unpublished recipe for the show goes […]
Mackey’s Chat Room Escapades; Much Ado About Nothing
Death to Rahodeb We have a uniquely minority viewpoint in regards to John Mackey’s investor chat room fun. When company is raked over the coals for things like Mackey’s internet interludes, while others are routinely applauded for massive layoffs, perhaps the business media has been duped by too many fancy cocktail parties or lunches to […]
Hain Celestial Continues to Impress Wall Street
The Hain Celestial Group has become the darling of Wall Street even though its growth through acquisition strategy is making less and less sense (unless of course you think buying not one, not two but three natural body care companies is wise). Turns out the fusionists love the company too. Okay well maybe it’s just […]
It’s A Bird, It’s a Plane, No It’s SUPERWEED
Genetically Modified Crops Reportedly Create New Weed A report in the GuardianUK online edition today noted that researchers have identified a new weed that is pesticide resistant. The super weed, identified in fields where is genetically modified rapeseed was planted, is reported to be a cross between rapeseed (commonly sold as human vegetable oil as […]
What’s Not So Great About Costco? Or Anything Compared to Wal-Mart Seems Good
What’s Not So Great About Costco? Or Anything Compared to Wal-Mart Seems Good Recent stories about Costco have led some people, good and smart folks who care about creating a world that works for everyone to believe that Costco is an example of a large company that takes care of it’s employees. And while, yes […]