November 21st, 2015- I'm fascinated with Judith Schwartz's book, Cows Save the Planet: And Other Improbable Ways of Restoring Soil to Heal the Earth. ...

November 21st,, 2015 If a Healthy by Nature listener learns a tidbit of information that helps turn their health around, I like to think the show might just save a life now and then. This week we might collectively have helped save life as we know it. I did not realize how profoundly what we eat affects global warming. I understood that it is tempting to believe scare tactics that blame ranching as a major cause of greenhouse gases. But, what if going back to more traditional farming methods could save the soil and thereby have as much impact on reducing atmospheric CO2 levels as shutting down power plants and junking all the SUV's? Even more unimaginable - what if properly raising animals for food could be an important part of the solution? And what if the "experts" are wrong and traditional farming methods can feed as many people as short-sighted money-driven factory farming? I'm fascinated with Judith Schwartz's book, Cows Save the Planet: And Other Improbable Ways of Restoring Soil to Heal the Earth.

We also started our annual holiday search for gifts that make the recipient healthier. Eva Navratil of Serenity 2000 offered some great ideas and a temporary 20% discount with the code hbnshow. At the end I suggested pillows from Naturepedic.