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Linda Baker
so, even though you don't approve of tofu, are you still comfortable with the Schwarzbein cookbook-===are very many of the recipes using it? thanks, Linda
Hi Linda,
Good catch. Unfortunately when the Schwarzbein books were written I was not as informed about soy as I am today. That is why I do not promote the vegetarian book on my website. There are lots of other recipes in that book that are healthy.
Be well,
Nancy Deville
Laura Thompson:
Really missed you on the Shape Shifting radio show yesterday! I read and loved your book and was really excited to hear the show. Your book inspired me to throw out my mock turkey and close the vegetarian chapter of my life. Thanks for writing it!
Laura, You are so welcome. We had some problems with phone connections so I was sorry about missing the show too. Please let me know if there are ever any questions you may have. I’m here for you and all my readers. Thank you again.
Stay well!
Nancy Deville
Peter Kulish:
Hi Nancy,
Going through a bunch of stuff from moving and ran across your Christmas card.
Looked up on Google and wow, looks like you have been busy. Neat really great stuff. Death by Super market...!
So just wanted to say hello. Operating as BiomagScience.com now - Have figured out a lot more stuff for helping people heal - regenerating tissue with simple applied circuits, etc. Take a look under research if you get a chance - some good microscopy. Also Foundation for Magnetic Science magnetfoundation.org.
If you need anything let me know.
All the best,
Peter
Hi Peter,
It was so very nice to hear from you. I have thought about you often and the fantastic research you’ve done on magnetic therapy. And I have given your book to many people. I will look up your website. Would you like to write a guest blog on my blogsite about magnetic therapy and your book? I would very much like to host you.
Very best regards,
Nancy
Nancy,
Just reading through more of your stuff. Absolutely great..!
Peter
Kris Graham:
I have been a vegetarian for almost a year now. I don't believe in eating animals for food. I believe it is cruel to raise an animal and then kill it just to feed yourself. I eat tofu and drink one to two glasses of low fat vanilla soy milk a day. I don't eat tofu everyday. I try to eat fruits and veggies and whole grains, but I do eat out a lot because I get tired of cooking. Cooking vegetarian requires a lot of prep time with cutting, chopping, mincing etc. Anyhow, since I don't want to drink milk and eat meat, how can I eat more healthfully without spending so much time in the kitchen prepping the veggies? By the way, my husband and daughter are not vegetarian. They eat what they want. We don't eat meat at home, but they will eat it when we eat out. I have also taken to buying organic skim milk for them to drink. I don't drink milk at all. Also, buying organic produce is expensive as all get out! I simply cannot afford to buy organic all the time. Please give me your thoughts on how to eat healthfully without eating meat and drinking milk. Thanks.
Hi Kris,
First, please consider eliminating all industrialized soy. It is filled with aluminum, fluoride, chemical solvents and other toxins. Historically humans ate tiny amounts (about 2 tsp per day) of naturally fermented soy. The fermentation process eliminated or at least dampened some of the naturally occuring toxic properties of the soybean. We already have a lot of estrogen in our environment in the form of plastics, VOCs, pesticides and so on. So we are exposed constantly to xenoestrogens, which put us at high risk of cancer and hypothyroidism. Clearly no one wants cancer but hypothyroidism is also a horrible condition that condemns people to a lifelong struggle with weight, hair loss, low sex drive, depression and numerous other unpleasant symptoms. A constant onslaught of estrogen depresses and can even permanently damage the thyroid. So if you are looking for other sources of protein then you must learn all the nut combinations and rice and bean combinations that give you a complete protein. These combos are generally high in carbohydrate so you then need to modulate your exercise accordingly. You might want to find a farm or ranch that raises and grazes happy chickens and cows and consume those eggs and milk—preferably raw milk foods. It is best for your husband and daughter to eat animal foods at home because generally speaking restaurants use the cheapest (i.e. cruelest) types of animal products. At home you have a say in how the animal you are eating was raised and slaughtered.
Now about the chopping and mincing. You can buy the Vitamix 5200 which is the best juicer on the market. It virtually pulverizes the entire plant and so you get the all the fiber as well as the juice. Because the nutrition in plants and fruits is locked behind hard cellular walls then you have to chew very well, cook your produce (which eliminates some of the nutrional value) or juice to release the nutrition. I choose juicing myself. The Vitamix 5200 is pricy but so worth it if you amortize the times you are going to use it. Clean up is like cleaning up a blender. If you can’t afford organic produce then fill up your kitchen sink with water (preferably you will have put a filter on your sink to filter out fluoride which kills cells). Add 2 tablespoons of CLOROX (not any other type of bleach because Clorox does not contain chlorine) and soak and swish for about 15 minutes. Rinse well. This will eliminate some, but not all, pesticides. Pesticides are xenoestrogens, and are the cause of our rise in breast and other cancers.
I hope that helps. Be well.
Nancy Deville
Beth DeSimone:
I've been reading Death by Supermarket, and while I'm only about 150 pages in, I just wanted to offer a few quick comments. First, I wanted to thank you for your very timely and thorough efforts. While the book is horrifying, it's already put me on the road reevaluating what I eat and to making more informed choices.
In addition to offering my thanks, I would like to offer one constructive comment. Throughout the book "empirical research" is continually equated to "anecdotal evidence" (e.g., pp. 52, 68, 106, 121, 129, 131). If I'm understanding correctly, I believe this is a miscategorization. While empirical research relies on observations of test subjects, it is actually methodologically rigorous research that forms the basis of the peer-reviewed, double-blind studies to which you separately refer. Anecdotal evidence is simply that -- evidence derived, essentially, from single observations (e.g., individual patient anecdotes). As an example of this usage in the book, page 106 refers to "empirical evidence" (which is actually anecdotal) from Dr. Daniel's patients that encouraged her to complete what appears to have been a controlled, empirical study.
Thanks very much for your time and, again, for your efforts!
You're welcome and point taken.
Take care,
Nancy Deville
Terry Brown-Coutts:
I am so glad to have found your blog & it has been fun to have re-connected with Nadine. I knew deep down that processed food could not be good for our bodies and dieting just never worked. "Whole foods" how simple! What have we been doing to ourselves? MSG has been my poison and I have finally convinced my husband (the cook) that I absolutely cannot tolerate it any longer. I just read your menus & recipes for two weeks and can hardly wait to get started on a better lifestyle.
Thank you and I hope to share my good story of success very soon.
Hi Terry,
So good to hear from you too. I’m really glad whenever I hear that Death by Supermarket made a difference. I’m here if you have any questions.
Be well.
Nancy
Georgia Melnyk:
First off I love your book Death by Supermarket and have been giving it to all my friends and family and recommending it to my personal chef clients. One of my friends who is located in Santa Barbara desparately needs the information in this book but is not much of a reader. Since you lived in Santa Barbara, I was hoping that you would know of a nutritionist who is Weston Price oreinted in that area that I could refer her to. Thanks again for this book as it renders a great service to many and hopefully will change the way America eats.
Dear Georgia,
Thank you for your support. Robin Marzi, R.D., M.A., a clinical nutritionist in private practice in Santa Barbara. Her number is 805 963-0330. She is Weston A. Price oriented and her practice is centered on balancing hormones through nutrition.
Best regards,
Nancy Deville
Jeannette Susor:
I ordered your book 2 days ago when I learned that Elaine Smitha was interviewing you today on Evolving Ideas. Great program! I've been dealing with sugar addiction, low thyroid, Hashimotos, and now low adrenal, for years. looking forward to learning more. Am working on Health Freedom Washington, which includes legislation to allow citizens to to use any CAM modalities we choose without undue state regulation. Thanks!
Dear Jeannette,
We need people like you working on the behalf of all of us who use alternative medicines. Good luck to you in your work and your health. Be well.
Nancy Deville
Gary Haun:
Hi Nancy, I heard you on @NTA this morning (Jan 21,2008). Very informative. My question is: Does your Death By Supermarket book come on audio CD? I am blind and would love to read your book. Thank you, Gary
Hi Gary,
Unfortunately it does not come in audio. Perhaps you can find someone else who is interested in the subject who can read it to you.
Take care,
Nancy Deville
Nancy Griffiths:
Hi! Not sure if you would even entertain emails from overseas, but I thought I'd give it a try. I have this passion about health issues which you and Diana Schwarzbein have precisely addressed in the "Principle". I am not a medical expert but I have done substantial research which I have tested on myself and being successful on my 'newfound' well-being.
The reason for this email is to ask a daft question: would you be able to help me write a book on this subject? The market I'm trying to reach is the 40's and above.
I hope to hear from you. Thank you.
Dear Nancy,
I am flattered that you would ask. My writing schedule is completely booked and doesn’t allow for collaborative writing anymore. I wish you luck and I hope you have fun on your quest to write your book.
Sincerely,
Nancy Deville
Deborah Schneider:
I am interested in having you present an author event in the Seattle area in spring 2008 for the King County Library System.
Hello, Deborah:
Nancy Deville told me you’re interested in booking her for a talk at the library in the spring and asked me to forward her press kit to you. I am delighted to do so.
I'm sending you the press release, bio, and other materials based on her book Death By Supermarket. The Fattening, Dumbing Down, and Poisoning of America (Barricade Books). She can speak on the overall concepts of the book, or if you look on the Interview Topics sheet you will see specific topics she can address. Thanks so much for your interest in having her speak this spring.
Kind regards,
Joanne McCall
Bob Brand:
I wish I had read your book 40 years ago. I'm 69 and have already had heart bypass surgery and am living on statins. Thank you... Although difficult, I'm finally trying to find "real food". Your book absolutely knocked me out and scared the living xxxx out of me.
CHARLES STUART PLATKIN J.D., M.P.H.:
We would be interested in doing an email interview/ profile of you. Below is a bit about the site.
DietDetective.com (the on-line companion to the nationally syndicated health column (more than 165 daily newspapers) audience that has more than 300,000 people visiting the site each month. Amongst many of the original features of DietDetective.com are personal profiles/interviews of leading health experts including athletes, chefs, food, nutrition and fitness authors, trainers and alternative medicine and health experts. Some of our featured interviewees include endurance marathon man, Dean Karnazes, professional soccer player, Josh Gros, healthy chef and author Carey Neff, Gold Medalist Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin, former talk show host and cookbook author Jenny Jones, personal trainer to the stars, Ashley Borden, executive chef of Cooking Light magazine, Billy Strynkowski, and many more. Please let us know.
Shannon Maxwell Maldonado:
I was sitting in my car about 1 month ago waiting to pick 2 of my 4 kids up from school when my husband called. He said " Shannon you have to turn on NPR right now, you have to hear what this woman is saying." I pushed number 1 on my preset stations and my life changed forever. That day I went home and purchased 5 copies of Death by Supermarket on Amazon. Not only have the lives of my family changed so have the lives of 4 of my friends and their families.
I have always believed that the North American population was apathetic toward just about everything, but I think when it comes to food, it is not apathy but ignorance. I am an educated well off 34 year old woman yet I had no real concept of what was happening in the U.S. food industry. Thank you. I would like to give this knowledge in some way to the teachers, children and parents of our local elementary school. I see what is happening to these beautiful young people...and it is true, every year the new class seems to be slightly smaller (in stature) than the last…and I want to help.
If there is anything you can do to aid me in this journey I would be so grateful. Thank you immensely from all of us.
Catey Shanahan, MD:
Books like yours are paving the way for better health, thank you. I am completing a related book, which explains how refining changes real food into a completely different animal and how, specifically, the new stuff interacts with our physiology and our genes to make us sick. I was actually going to approach your publisher with my proposal and if you aren't too swamped, I would very much appreciate a minute to chat with you about that.
Either way, I wish you continued success!!
Anthony Rynicke:
this is not an easy task. the deck is stacked against many of us. even to attempt a lifestyle change is a definite uphill battle.
i remember eating food ...god knows what it is anymore. money is king to all these outfits producing and prossessing what is known as food. and i am not too thrilled with the whole foods markets either...mainly becoz i am sketical if even they have the people best interest at heart.
i understand what you are saying we need a solution...but to befrank about it we are in the last days of the world (this world) and the test is all that matters at this point anymore. i truly believe that there is no "winning" anymore on this marble as a complete race of beings...
only the creme of the crop is going to be saved and the rest of us are so far in the pit of fire its just not funny to throw out life hoops now. a miracle is the only thing that stands between life and death anymore. there is garbage everywhere...what possibly can save us now? i'm sorry for what i said. i am not pessimistic ...i am just tired of pollyanna's ghost skulking around when i need more than what will ever happen and talk talk talk just doesn't cut it you know! god bless you but no one as a mass is ever going to give a dam about the slavery they find themselves in. the shame is not working. signed, the Go~between
Dear Anthony,
We do live in a toxic wasteland and we have to make our own choices. This is what I meant about the division of the classes occurring that has less to do with money than personal choice. That said, not everyone who chooses to live a healthy life will escape disease. We have our government, the American Heart Association, the FDA and other health agencies to blame for allowing toxins to permeate our environment and for giving us terrible advice. That said, we can do our best to eat real, historically eaten food and enjoy life.
Best regards,
Nancy Deville
Jeanne DeQuine:
Thanks for getting your ideas out there. I was curious about the magazines you wrote for and your academic background. Thanks.
Dear Jeanne,
I’ve been writing for 17 years and for 12 of those years I have been devoted to researching and writing health books. Magazine articles are currently being placed. My academic background was in the world of art many years before I began writing. I don’t claim any academic credentials in health or medicine, nor do I profess to give medical advice. “SEE MY BLOG POST “WHO IS NANCY DEVILLE”
Best,
Nancy Deville
Jeff Miller :
I enjoyed your talk on wrln 93.1. i missed most of it but i thought you sais soy milk wasn't any good is this right??? I think your on the right track but i wonder about eating cheese and fats when I have cholestrol problems.
Dear Jeff,
You are correct. Soy contains many anti-nutrients and natural toxins and then it is processed with chemicals. If you want to eat soy, eat it the way Asians ate it: 2 teaspoons per day of naturally fermented soy such as natto, tempeh, miso and shoyu.
The cholesterol/heart disease hypothesis was just a hypothesis (a base from which further study could take place). However, it has never been proven and in fact has been disproven over and over by researchers across the globe. Depriving an entire nation of cholesterol has resulted in mass decline of health. This is one subject Americans need to become educated about. You will be hearing more about this in the media in the near future and not just from me.
Best,
Nancy Deville
Joy Adams:
I’m interested in purchasing some of your books. I own an organic farm and practice natural health. I appreciate new information Thanks JOY
Dear Joy,
You can buy copies on Amazon. I would love to hear your comments once you’ve read the book. And feel free to ask further questions.
Best,
Nancy Deville
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