Posts Tagged ‘ markets ’
Don’t pass on poison
It’s startling what comes out of the mouths of some health professionals. A lecturer recently visiting Iowa City spoke of the importance of a healthy diet in preventing illness. Preston Maring, a doctor with 38 years of medical wisdom under his belt, prescribes healthy, organic eating for his patients, arguing that treating illness is the past. “Preventing illness is the future of health care,” he said. So far, so good. More →
To market, to market
Market stalls filled with rows of brightly coloured vegetables and baskets of perfectly ripe, deliciously scented fruit, lovingly tended by a crinkly-faced farmer or his rosy-cheeked wife. It’s a vision of Arcadian splendour from a simpler time; it is the way people shop in nursery rhymes and historic novels. It’s a very long way from More →
