Blog Entry: Wednesday, June 1, 2005 - Insulin Resistance and
Alzheimer's

Chris Masterjohn recently posted a couple of fascinating abstracts
that proposed a relationship between high-carbohydrate diets, insulin
resistance and Alzheimer's Disease...

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Recommended Reading - Hot Picks

Tuesday, May 31, 2005

The Milk Book: The Milk of Human Kindness Is Not Pasteurized. By
William Campbell Douglass II, MD

"Just finished up The Milk Book by Douglass--what an attitude!"
-Danelle in Native Nutrition

Book info: http://onibasu.com/books/milk-book-book-info.html




Friday, May 27, 2005

Classic Home Desserts: A Treasury of Heirloom and Contemporary Recipes
from Around the World. By Richard Sax

"It's the only dessert book you'll ever need."  -Heidi Schuppenhauer
in Native Nutrition

Book info:  http://onibasu.com/books/classic-home-desserts-book-info.html




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Blog Entry: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - Homemade Shampoo & Conditioner

Substitutes for commercial hair shampoo and conditioner have been
discussed over the last few weeks on Discussing NT...

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Recommended Reading - Hot Picks

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

1)  Healing With Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition.
By Paul Pitchford

"...It is my food bible." -Beau Barrett in Kefir Making

Book info:
http://onibasu.com/books/healing-with-whole-foods-book-info.html


2) The Tao of Healthy Eating. By Bob Flaws

"Over the years I have experimented with different diet principles -
e.g. Macrobiotics, vegetarian, vegan, etc. and I read Flaw's book The
Tao of Healthy Eating (originally Arisal of the Clear) many years ago.
I really like Flaws book for its basic commonsense."  -Rich in
Traditional Chinese Medicin

Book info: http://onibasu.com/books/tao-of-healthy-eating-book-info.html



Friday, May 13, 2005

1) Metabolic Man: Ten Thousand Years from Eden (The Long Search for a
Personal Nutrition From our Forest Origins to the Supermarkets of
Today). By Charles Heizer Wharton

"...it's a fascinating book! It's got my mind churning a mile a
minute."  -Suze Fisher in Native Nutrition

Book info:  http://onibasu.com/books/metabolic-man-book-info.html


2) The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from
Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition). By James Sears, Martha
Sears, Robert Sears, William Sears

"...it's the closest thing you'll ever get to a manual for a baby."
-Lynn Siprelle in Native Nutrition

Book info:  http://onibasu.com/books/baby-book-book-info.html



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Blog Entry: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - Liver Flush Debate

Liver flushing was debated recently on Native Nutrition, and one
participant went as far as getting one of the "stones" analyzed. The
results came back as "bile salt." This didn't help clarify the debate,
but Filippa posted the most interesting message in this thread.

Read more:  http://onibasu.com/blog/



Recommended Reading - Hot Picks

Tuesday, May 17, 2005

1)  Dangerous Grains: Why Gluten Cereal Grains May Be Hazardous to
Your Health. By James Braly M.D., Ron Hoggan M.A.

"Considering that it seems 30% of the US has problems with grains, I
think everyone should read it!"  -Heidi Schuppenhauer in Native
Nutrition

Book info: http://onibasu.com/books/dangerous-grains-book-info.html


2) The Complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Cat. By Juliette De
Bairacli Levy

"The entire modern movement of raw feeding and holistic care of our
dogs owes its existence to Juliette de Bairacli Levy and her keeping
alive of traditional and nature-based animal husbandry methods during
a long period when such things fell totally out of favor."  -Christie
Keith in K9 Nutrition

Book info:
http://onibasu.com/books/complete-herbal-handbook-book-info.html



Friday, May 13, 2005

1) Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. By Gloria Bley Miller

"This is my favorite Chinese cookbook. A really good one."  -Catherine
Novak in Chinese Healing

Book info:
http://onibasu.com/books/thousand-recipe-chinese-cookbook-book-info.html


2) Chinese Natural Cures: Traditional Methods for Remedies and
Prevention. By Henry C. Lu

"A very good book on food uses in medicine...Lu's book doesn't contain
meal recipes so I also picked up a copy of The Thousand Recipe Chinese
Cookbook by Gloria Bley Miller."  -Victoria in Chinese Healing

Book info:  http://onibasu.com/books/chinese-natural-cures-book-info.html



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Has anyone seen Onibasu's blogger?

It appears our blogger is taking a brief break from bloggin', and
while all is well, rest assured he will be back shortly with
interesting blogs to share with everyone.

In the interim, I've been busy digging into the archives and came
across some book titles I hope you'll find interesting.



Recommended Reading - Hot Picks

Tuesday, May 10, 2005

1)  The Cortisol Connection: Why Stress Makes You Fat and Ruins Your
Health - And What You Can Do About It. By Shawn M. Talbott, William
Kraemer

"The book really hit home to me when it mentioned that diet and
exercise do not have an effect if the weight gain is due to stress and
cortisol..."  -Cyndy in WAPF Chapter Leaders

Book info: http://onibasu.com/books/cortisol-connection-book-info.html


2) Facing Autism : Giving Parents Reasons for Hope and Guidance for
Help. By Lynn M. Hamilton

"...I think it's the best all-around book for parents of new
diagnosees."  -Cathy in Autism Mercury

Book info: http://onibasu.com/books/facing-autism-book-info.html



Friday, May 6, 2005

1) Keeping Food Fresh: Old World Techniques & Recipes. By Claude
Aubert (Editor)

"...it is a great book. Simple, but it gives a good overview of how
people actually do things.."  -Heidi Schuppenhauer in Native Nutrition

Book info:  http://onibasu.com/books/keeping-food-fresh-book-info.html


2) World Sourdoughs from Antiquity. By Ed Wood

"This book is only recipes made from sourdough, it has recipes for
many many different breads...plus things I've never heard of like
Mannaeesh, Khubz Saj (an Arab thin bread), etc."  -Mary Pellicer in
Native Nutrition

Book info:
http://onibasu.com/books/world-sourdoughs-from-antiquity-book-info.html



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Blog Entry: Thursday, April 28, 2005 - Can Kombucha Mold Cause Cancer?

A query about the risks of kombucha brought an interesting possibility
to light: A web page suggests that certain molds that can infect
kombucha may be a source of carcinogens...

Read more:  http://onibasu.com/blog/



Recommended Reading - Hot Picks

Tuesday, May 3, 2005

1)  The Continuum Concept: In Search of Happiness Lost. By Jean
Liedloff

"It changed my whole way of looking at children."  -Kelly Reynolds in
Native Nutrition

Book info: http://onibasu.com/books/continuum-concept-book-info.html


2) The Untold Story of Milk : Green Pastures, Contented Cows and Raw
Dairy Products. By Ron Schmid

"Wow! What an eye opener..."  -Kara in Raw Dairy

Book info:
http://onibasu.com/books/untold-story-of-milk-book-info.html



Friday, April 29, 2005

1) Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, Third Edition. By Dan
Bensky, Steven Clavey, Erich Stoger, Andrew Gamble (Compiler), Lilian
Lai Bensky (Illustrator)

"There are several different Chinese Materia Medicas in English
available, but the Bensky and Gamble one is perhaps the best known and
the most-used in the US."  -Victoria Dragon in Chinese Healing

Book info:
http://onibasu.com/books/chinese-herbal-medicine-book-info.html


2) Four Paws Five Directions: A Guide to Chinese Medicine for Cats and
Dogs. By Cheryl Schwartz, DVM

"......I own it and use it all the time. A great reference to have!"
-Cathy in K9 Nutrition

Book info:
http://onibasu.com/books/four-paws-five-directions-book-info.html



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Blog Entry: Sunday, April 24, 2005 - Survivalism for Everyone

Survivalism sometimes reminds me of people who run away from paying
taxes or are preparing for apocalypse. Fair or not, this preconception
was changed by a recent mention of Tom Brown Jr on the Native
Nutrition mailing list...

Read more:  http://onibasu.com/blog/



Recommended Reading - Hot Picks

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

1)  Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. By Jared
Diamond

"Jared strikes again!!!"  -Heidi Schuppenhauer in Native Nutrition

Book info: http://onibasu.com/books/collapse-book-info.html


2) It's All in Your Head: The Link Between Mercury Amalgams and
Illness. By Dr. Hal A. Huggins

"..this may well be 'the classic' book on the subject."  -Moria
Merriweather in Autism Mercury

Book info: http://onibasu.com/books/its-all-in-your-head-book-info.html



Friday, April 22, 2005

1) Grassfed Gourmet Cookbook. By Shannon Hayes

"It has nice information on how to handle and cooked pastured meats."
  -Carol Saunders in Discussing NT

Book info:
http://onibasu.com/books/grassfed-gourmet-cookbook-book-info.html


2) Keeping A Family Cow. By Joann S. Grohman

"...the perfect book for anyone who has never had a cow, is just
considering one, or has one and is floundering."  -Sara Rheault in Raw
Dairy

Book info:  http://onibasu.com/books/keeping-a-family-cow-book-info.html



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Saturday, April 16, 2005 - Cod Liver Oil: Murky Contents

Triggered by an allegation of deceptive labelling, cod liver oil (CLO)
has been the subject of several long running threads on a few mailing
lists recently. The root cause seems to be the lack of transparency in
labelling and production practices...

Read more:  http://onibasu.com/blog/



Recommended Reading - Hot Picks
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Tuesday, April 19, 2005

1)  The Modern Nutritional Diseases: And How to Prevent Them : Heart
Disease, Stroke, Type-2 Diabetes, Obesity, Cancer. By Fred Ottoboni,
M. Alice Ottoboni

"...a good book to give to doctors who want to push
cholesterol-lowering drugs..." - Kris Johnson in WAPF Chapter Leaders

Book info:
http://onibasu.com/books/modern-nutritional-diseases-book-info.html


2) Home-Prepared Dog & Cat Diets: the Healthful Alternative. By Donald
R. Strombeck

"...I have worn my book out, that's how many times I have read it or
consulted it!!!" -Kathy Rubino in K9 Nutrition

Book info:
http://onibasu.com/books/home-prepared-dog-cat-diets-book-info.html



Friday, April 15, 2003

1) What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children's Vaccinations. By
Stephanie Cave, Deborah Mitchell

"It is a FABULOUS introductory book for someone trying to understand
that there *could* be a connection between ASD and vaccinations..."
-Moria Merriweather in Autism Mercury

Book info:  http://onibasu.com/books/what-your-doctor-book-info.html


2) The Permaculture Book of Ferment & Human Nutrition. By Bill
Mollison

"He covers traditional ferments from mushrooms, grains, legumes,
roots, fruits, flowers, nuts fish, algae, meats, birds and insects to
wines, beers, condiments, and sauces (among others)..."  -Suze Fisher
in Native Nutrition

Book info:
http://onibasu.com/books/permaculture-book-ferment-book-info.html


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