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Originally published on The Conscious Consumers Network: ( 06/22/05 )

It seems aneurysms, (defined as an abnormal ballooning of a portion of an artery, related to weakness in the artery wall) have been a recurring news item lately as they have afflicted celebrities: (actor John Ritter [thoracic aortic aneurysm], singer Laura Branigan[brain aneurysm], & most recently legendary rocker Neil Young [brain aneurysm]). Thusly, it may seem this often debilitating & deadly condition is on the rise. Aneurysms are definitely on the rise with yours truly, as I survived a burst brain aneurysm just over a year ago, even after my emergency doctors called me for dead. (CLICK HERE to read that story).

Neil Young’s aneurysm may be found to be particularly ironic, as my researchreveals that aneurysm spikes may stem from roots in the American farmlands that Neil Young has fought hard to defend.. (i.e. Farm-AID & in his music.. see my Neil Young ‘musical editorial’). My struggle to recover from the brink of death via my burst aneurysm is one thing, but when something like this happens to Neil Young, I get mad & I demand answers! (more…)

Originally published on The Conscious Consumers Network: ( 07/12/04 )

“The earth is given as a common for men to labor and live in.”
- Thomas Jefferson

America could be the breadbasket to the world. Instead the Standard American Diet (acronymed as S.A.D.) which kills us with one of the world’s highest rates of heart disease is also contributing to planetary problems as it spreads to other parts of the world. The core of the problem is the vast amount of natural capital it takes to produce a meat-centric diet. According to the Worldwatch Institute, “Perhaps the greatest potential for increasing food use efficiency lies in reducing consumption of meat, a grain intensive food…[R]educing consumption of [livestock], especially beef, could free up massive quantities of grain and reduce pressure on land.

Nobel prize winner Dr. Alexis Carrel warned that soil is the basis for all human life. Indeed, the great civilizations of history have fallen when soil depletion took hold. Excessive Livestock farming contributes greatly to soil erosion and depletion. (more…)