Julie Scott Nutrition

More lessons from these Corona virus times. Michael Pollen, offers a tour de force on what needs to change in our food supply. Things like underpaid workers who need to wear diapers due to lack of bathroom breaks. Workers with no sick leave. Abusive treatment of farm animals. A supply chain leaving us all in danger of severe food shortages. If you like eating, understanding what underlies our food system is worth knowing. None of us can afford to keep our heads in the sand any longer.

Your health is intertwined with the health of our planet. What can you do? If you have a lawn, its time to reconsider the chemicals you are using to maintain it.

Optimizing vitamin D levels is not only great for your immune system but seems to also be very effective at lessening the severity of Covid-19 infections.

Some good news - Very positive solutions are stemming from the disruptions we are witnessing during the pandemic. These are changes that will move us toward better practices for decades to come. Let's welcome the good changes that are coming. As consumers watch the news and see in savage detail the disrupted supply chain that has delivered their food to supermarket shelves, they’re turning in greater numbers to their neighbors for food and local farmers are seeing an upsurge in direct local buyers. Farmers markets and on-farm food stands with advance ordering and payment and distanced pickups are burgeoning. The Intervale Food Hub, drawing on the food resources of multiple Vermont farmers, has quadrupled in size since the pandemic began......

Thirsty? Water is a great idea. Sugar filled drinks are worse than you think. Check out this video.

Protecting our earth will always be the #1 way to protect our health.

The best protection from the Coronavirus is not wearing a mask! Read this for tips on staying healthy and not catching this or any other flu this season.

Here is a great opportunity to stand up for our health. If we care about our health we need to end the use of toxic chemicals on our land and food. Call Governor Cuomo in New York, even if you don't live there and let him know you support banning the use of glyphosate (Round-up) on New York State land.

Some decaffeinated coffees contain methylene chloride, a known carcinogen. Read this article and make sure you are not drinking one of those brands. I am grateful for non-profits like the Clean Label Project that investigate these issues on our behalf.

The future of our health and the earth is in our hands. Let this movie inspire you to see your own power in how to create a better tomorrow for you and the future generations that are counting on us.

The time has come where we can no longer allow politicians to decide how we protect our water and our earth. Caring for our planet and committing to sustainable agricultural practices that grow foods that nourish us, is now up to us as individuals. I encourage everyone to join some grassroots organization like Organic Consumers Association, Waterkeeper's Alliance, Environmental Working Group or any other upstanding organization and participate in creating the future we deserve.

If we really care about our health we have to be willing to look at a major cause of weakened immunity.....our food system. We deserve better.

Taking an interest in farming and are soils can transform our health. Dr. Zach Bush shares valuable insights and a plan for a better future for all of us.