Genevieve Ashcom King MD

For those who eat dairy-free, here are the best cheese substitutes I've found as far as taste, texture and ingredients. It is really hard to find any without soy or canola in them. The Miyoko's comes in many flavors, is cashew based and works like a soft goat cheese. The Follow Your Heart sort of melts and is really nice on bread or pizza. I've actually put both on pizza at the same time.

I went camping with my family this weekend at Organic Pastures Dairy Co. this past weekend at the wonderful annual Camping With the Cows! So wonderful to see where our delicious raw dairy products come from. I was excited to learn about studies in Europe showing that drinking raw milk improved asthma symptoms. #CWTC #dodairydifferent

An excellent read on grains! This article helps me understand where we've been led astray by the food pyramid, and why Americans have been getting more and more obese. Want healthy fiber? Eat your veggies in a rainbow of colors: greens, pumpkin, tomatoes, avocado, summer squash, eggplant, carrots, sweet potatoes.

Please consider contacting your House representative and both Senators today to let them know your concerns on this piece of legislature and that they should not pass through the revised 21st Century Cures Act. How to do this is described at the bottom. This is a 996 page bill that contains both beneficial AND HARMFUL legislation which needs to be carefully read, understood, debated and amended by our legislators. Instead there are those trying to bypass this by putting it fo...r a vote on the "suspension calendar" which is meant for bills which are completely non-controversial. This is not the case with this one. This bill is very controversial and would allow pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers to bypass many important safety and regulatory steps. We need our drugs and medical devices to be properly tested for safety. Drugs and various medical procedures such as electroconvulsive therapy are all inherently risky. I don't think it is in the public's interest to rush into passing something that could harm people through unintended consequences and lack of proper testing and monitoring on some products. To contact your House Representative (they are scheduled to vote on this Wednesday 11/30!): go to www.congress.gov to find out who your Representative is and email and call them in Washington, and call their local district office. To contact your 2 Senators: go to www.senate.gov then follow the steps to email them, and call them in Washington D. C. and their local district office.