Hi David,
(Welcome back!) Yes, Jane was excited to see something so pro-vegetarian in such a mainstream publication. It was mostly a lift, so we can’t really take credit, but thanks anyway.
We’ll have to try your rice. It sounds delicious.

Hi Kate,
We just got our hands on some hemp seed, so we’ll be doing a side by side evaluation at some point. Thanks for sharing!

Hi Kim,
Thanks for pointing that out. Typically, when we are quoting a source, we don’t edit the quotes, but I’ve gone back and added a note to that item. You’re right, it is a serious issue and in phrasing it that way, there is the potential of “normalizing” the issue.

Hi Gary,
We’ve often wondered about the scientific data isolating one component of something… It would seem that the chemical interactions of all the various components of a food would play in together. Perhaps I should have paid more attention in chemistry or biology class
Agreed, that there is considerable data pointing to the fact that animal testing doesn’t translate smoothly to human testing. We’ll have to revisit that topic soon to make up for the error in not editing that!

Hi LaTara,
I remember reading in the recent past, that 120 wasn’t out of the question for humans, and something about kidney function being key to longevity. (But I’m not a physician…)
Anyway, sounds great!

- Probably everyone here know this but… Clinical and population studies suggest that it’s better to get beneficial compounds such as resveratrol and anthocyanins from food rather than supplements. Tastes better that way, too. The China Study and other sources emphasize that there’s no miracle chemical that is the fountain of youth; rather it is the variety of healthy foods that produces the healthful results. There seems to be a tendency among scientists (and perhaps supplement manufacturers) to reduce the healthiness of foods down to a rather small group of chemicals; but who knows that myriad ways in which all these elements (including perhaps hundreds yet to be discovered) work in synergy when consumed in a diet?

- I’d be wary of extrapolating lab animal data to humans. We probably all know there are countless instances where the effects of a given substance vary significantly between species . Furthermore, animal lab tests are typically done under highly artificial (and cruel) conditions and are often polluted with artifact errors, and the delivery of the substance being studied typically does not mimic the way humans would acquire it in real life. Fortunately, there’s considerable human-based evidence that the above foods (with one glaring exception) contribute to good health throughout life.

As for the fish, well, 8 out of 9 vegan items from Martha Stewart ain’t bad.

In our family we’ve been getting Omega-3s from flax meal added to other foods.

For example, we love having rice with Bragg’s aminos, nutritional yeast, and flax meal sprinkled on top.

My daughter has excema, and the flax does double duty by helping clear that up, too.

Who needs fish anyway? Not us!