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Altered Genes, Twisted Truth

by Steven M. Druker • 2012

The FDA buried its own scientists' warnings, covered up a lethal epidemic, and declared GMOs safe.

4.18

222

🧬 Gmo Controversy 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🔬 Scientific Fraud 🍽️ Food Regulation 📰 Media Censorship

Altered Genes, Twisted Truth

The FDA buried its own scientists' warnings, covered up a lethal epidemic, and declared GMOs safe.

by Steven M. Druker 2012 528 pages

4.18

222 ratings

🧬 Gmo Controversy 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🔬 Scientific Fraud 🍽️ Food Regulation 📰 Media Censorship

Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares

by Greg Marley • 2010

Why Russians worship the mushrooms Americans fear: a cultural history of the forest floor.

3.95

271

🧫 Mycology 🍄 Mushroom Hunting ⚠️ Foraging Safety 🌲 Fungal Ecology 🪵 Mushroom Cultivation

Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares

Why Russians worship the mushrooms Americans fear: a cultural history of the forest floor.

by Greg Marley 2010 288 pages

3.95

271 ratings

🧫 Mycology 🍄 Mushroom Hunting ⚠️ Foraging Safety 🌲 Fungal Ecology 🪵 Mushroom Cultivation

How to Thrive in the Next Economy

by John Thackara • 2015

A design movement is ditching ‘less harm’ for an economy that restores soil, water, and community.

3.78

246

🌱 Regenerative Economy 🏡 Ecological Design 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🪱 Soil Restoration 💧 Watershed Management

How to Thrive in the Next Economy

A design movement is ditching ‘less harm’ for an economy that restores soil, water, and community.

by John Thackara 2015 192 pages

3.78

246 ratings

🌱 Regenerative Economy 🏡 Ecological Design 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🪱 Soil Restoration 💧 Watershed Management

Comer sin miedo

by J.M. Mulet • 2014

Everything you call natural was invented by farmers. The real danger is invisible and alive.

4.02

500+

⚗️ Food Chemistry 🥗 Diet Debunking 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🧫 Chemophobia 🌿 Organic Myths

Comer sin miedo

Everything you call natural was invented by farmers. The real danger is invisible and alive.

by J.M. Mulet 2014 264 pages

4.02

500+ ratings

⚗️ Food Chemistry 🥗 Diet Debunking 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🧫 Chemophobia 🌿 Organic Myths

Simpel

by Yotam Ottolenghi • 2018

Bold Ottolenghi cooking for weeknights: clever shortcuts and your own definition of simple.

4.30

13k+

🧆 Middle Eastern Cuisine 🌙 Weeknight Cooking 🌶️ Flavor Building ⏳ Make Ahead Cooking 🥫 Pantry Cooking

Simpel

Bold Ottolenghi cooking for weeknights: clever shortcuts and your own definition of simple.

by Yotam Ottolenghi 2018 320 pages

4.30

13k+ ratings

🧆 Middle Eastern Cuisine 🌙 Weeknight Cooking 🌶️ Flavor Building ⏳ Make Ahead Cooking 🥫 Pantry Cooking

Feeding Dogs

by Conor Brady • 2020

Your dog is a carnivore, not an omnivore. Kibble is making them sick, and the science is clear.

4.44

🦴 Canine Nutrition 🥩 Raw Feeding 🏭 Pet Food Industry 🍪 Kibble Critique 🦌 Prey Model Feeding

Feeding Dogs

Your dog is a carnivore, not an omnivore. Kibble is making them sick, and the science is clear.

by Conor Brady 2020 540 pages

4.44

66 ratings

🦴 Canine Nutrition 🥩 Raw Feeding 🏭 Pet Food Industry 🍪 Kibble Critique 🦌 Prey Model Feeding

The Elephant in the Room

by Tommy Tomlinson • 2019

A journalist at 460 pounds reckons with the childhood meals that taught him food was love.

4.15

3k+

🏋️ Weight Loss Memoirs 🍽️ Emotional Eating 🧁 Food Addiction 🪞 Body Shame 🍗 Food Culture

The Elephant in the Room

A journalist at 460 pounds reckons with the childhood meals that taught him food was love.

by Tommy Tomlinson 2019 256 pages

4.15

3k+ ratings

🏋️ Weight Loss Memoirs 🍽️ Emotional Eating 🧁 Food Addiction 🪞 Body Shame 🍗 Food Culture

The Mayo Clinic Diet

by Merle Good • 2010

Eat until full and still lose weight: Mayo Clinic's food-volume approach to permanent weight loss.

3.67

1k+

🔄 Habit-Based Dieting 🍽️ Energy Density ✋ Portion Control 📋 Meal Planning 🌱 Sustainable Weight Loss

The Mayo Clinic Diet

Eat until full and still lose weight: Mayo Clinic's food-volume approach to permanent weight loss.

by Merle Good 2010 254 pages

3.67

1k+ ratings

🔄 Habit-Based Dieting 🍽️ Energy Density ✋ Portion Control 📋 Meal Planning 🌱 Sustainable Weight Loss

The Art of Fermentation

by Sandor Ellix Katz • 2012

Vegetable fermentation has zero documented illnesses. The science of why, and how to start yourself.

4.43

4k+

🫙 Fermentation 🧂 Food Preservation 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Spontaneous Fermentation 🧪 Food Science

The Art of Fermentation

Vegetable fermentation has zero documented illnesses. The science of why, and how to start yourself.

by Sandor Ellix Katz 2012 528 pages

4.43

4k+ ratings

🫙 Fermentation 🧂 Food Preservation 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Spontaneous Fermentation 🧪 Food Science

What Your Food Ate

by David R. Montgomery • 2022

A modern carrot has 40% fewer minerals. The missing nutrients are still in the dirt.

4.29

500+

🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture 🦠 Soil Microbiome 🥬 Nutrient Density 🔥 Inflammation And Diet 🌿 Food As Medicine

What Your Food Ate

A modern carrot has 40% fewer minerals. The missing nutrients are still in the dirt.

by David R. Montgomery 2022 394 pages

4.29

500+ ratings

🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture 🦠 Soil Microbiome 🥬 Nutrient Density 🔥 Inflammation And Diet 🌿 Food As Medicine

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