Some Notes and Articles on Nutrition

This is an article from the San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, August 13, 2006. Though not directly related to back health, it seems important, nonetheless. Counter to conventional nutrition wisdom, it highlights the dangers of soy consumption. My Dr. has been telling me this for months.

From what I understand, Soy consumption should be avoided in infants and women who are prone to either breast cancer and low thyroid function.

On another note, I am currently reading The Omnivore's Dilemma by Micheal Pollan, which I think will be known as one of the most significant nutrition books to come out in our lifetime. He discusses the politics and history of the American diet. If you eat any food produced in the US, you should read it, if for anything, to know what you're really feeding yourself--and why.