Columns
This is the Home Page for our quick-read nutritional health column for regional newspapers. If you have a local publication that might want to carry it, let us know or pass the link onto them.
White Supremacist
Column #404 May 26, 2023
We hear the phrase all the time these days. Let’s find out why. Merriam Webster states that “white supremacist” is a noun that means: “a person who believes that the white race is inherently superior to other races and that white people should have control over people of other races.” Interestingly, the supremacist label isn’t just for whites though. Blacks can think they’re inherently superior and they should have control over people of other races—and they’re called Black Supremacists.1 2
The Chinese view of themselves is labeled Sinocenrism which refers to the worldview that China is the cultural, political, or economic center of the world. Telling a Lie
Column #403 May 19, 2023
Often attributed to the Nazi Joseph Goebbels, the law of propaganda is “Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth.” To combat an evil government a country requires a powerful moral compass, properly informed and educated citizens, and a free investigatory press. That’s why the First Amendment in the Bill of Right states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to pettion the Government for a redress of grievances. Blackstone’s Real Problem
Column #402 May 12, 2023
Since January 2012 the price of housing has increased significantly. Back then the median home price was $169,686.97. The median home price peaked in June 2022 at $388,006.97 for a 128.67% increase in 10.5 years. Inflation accounted for 27.5% of that increase which means housing increased 79.3% more than consumer prices generally. In some locations, the market got so hot many homes saw their prices literally double between mid 2020 and mid 2022! Since the peak housing prices have plateaued or fallen slightly.1 2
The rapid rise in housing prices as fueled by cheap money and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) snapping up homes, as well as other properties, to turn them into income producing rentals. Nuclear War
Column #401 May 5, 2023
Donald Trump spent considerable time during the Tucker Carlson interview on April 11, 2023, discussing the threat and consequences of a nuclear war. His concern was caused by the “proxy” war the United States is fighting with Russia where nuclear war is discussed almost daily by both sides. Additionally, there have been many instances where Biden has made threatening nuclear-strike remarks to other countries which are also concerning because Biden is senile and his long history of foreign policy decisions is abhorrent.1 2
On October 11, 2023, Bidenused an exclusive CNN interview to send a careful, yet clear and chilling message to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the disastrous consequences of using nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine. Tucker Thoughts
Column #400 April 28, 2023
Everyone alive knows Tucker Carlson was unceremoniously shown the door by Fox Corporation (FOX) Monday morning, April 24, 2023. It was five days after the day FOX settled the Dominion lawsuit for $787 million and Tucker broadcast his Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. interview. That interview had a blistering introduction that tore into the unethical pharmaceutical industry. Then Kennedy’s straightforward, commonsense comments piled on and expanded to condemning our government which has become an evil “kleptocracy.” (Kleptocracy: a government characteized by rampant greed and corruption). Seymour Hersh
Column #399 April 21, 2023
If you don’t recognize his name, you’re not paying attention. Seymour Hersh was born April 8, 1937. He’s an American investigative journalist and political writer who, in 1969, exposed the Vietnam War My Lai massacre and cover-up. For that he received the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting. During the 1970s, Hersh covered the Watergate scandal, reported on the secret U.S. bombing of Cambodia, and the CIA's domestic spying program. In 2004, he wrote about the U.S. military's torture and abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib in Iraq.1
Obviously ersh has sources our government would love to capture and put behind bars forever without a trial. Election Day vs. Election Season
Column #398 April 14, 2023
From my own experience, and from what I hear from others, Americans know very little about the history of our country’s national elections. Many assume that the 2020 election was the most corrupt in our nation’s history. But some historians say, “Not so fast.” The title of most corrupt goes to the Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden “Stolen Election of 1876.”1
Many people want an Election Day rather than an Election Season. Yet in 1792, the 2nd Congress decided presidential electors would vote on the first Wednesday in December, and electos must be chosen in the 34 days leading up to that date. Fearing Power
Column #397 April 7, 2023
Our nation’s Founding Fathers purposely structured our government so that power would not be concentrated in any group, individual, or branches of government. It was an “American Dream” to have political power rest in the hands of citizens rather than in the hands of kings, dictators, elected leaders, or bureaucrats. What motivated them was that they had witnessed abuses at the hands of the British and were even FEARFUL OF GIVING POWER TO ONE ANOTHER!
Britain started building its empire in the 16th Century through a process called “imperialism. This dramatically impacted the societies, industries, cultures and the lives of people all around the world. Why Dictators Won’t Work
Column # 396 March 31, 2023
There was a time when humans rarely settled in one location. They lived temporarily in caves, thatched huts, or tents. People moved around depending on two things: When the game in their area was hunted out or to follow animal migrations. Their food was mostly meat.
For permanent towns and/or cities to exist, plentiful food was a requirement. And, of course, in the majority of cases, surplus food didn’t come about until after man mastered the art of growing crops, the domestication of livestock, and the storing of surpluses. This led to denser populaions and allowed people to specialize in skills other than those associated with basic survival. Teeth and Meat
Column # 395 March 24, 2023
For awhile now Dr. Kevin Stock has been running a series of short articles on how nutrition impacts teeth development in his “Saturday 7" weekly newsletter. Many of us don’t think about this topic often but Kevin does because his primary profession is dentistry. But he’s also a longtime student of nutrition and fitness. Consequently, every time he looks into a patient’s mouth he sees far more than most dentists.1
I would say that virtually everyone knows some youngsters and young mothers who are dining on the Standard American Diet (SAD). This s truly sad. 300+ Health/Nutrition Essays
To read more on nutrition, health and disease, go to:
There you will find short essays with substantiating links to scientific sources and additional commentary. Subscribers to the SGFM newsletter are notified about additional postings to the "Columns" section as they occur.
Questions or Help
903-732-4653 or 866-752-6537
