Ian Cheney and his colleagues made two excellent documentary movies about the business of growing corn in America. You will be astonished to learn how corn has become so pervasive in our diet and in our economy.  The two movies are filled with commentaries from leading nutritional researchers, environmental scientists, [...]]]>

Ian Cheney and his colleagues made two excellent documentary movies about the business of growing corn in America. You will be astonished to learn how corn has become so pervasive in our diet and in our economy.  The two movies are filled with commentaries from leading nutritional researchers, environmental scientists, and the farmers who grow corn.

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This interview with Ian Cheney, and the two movies he made, will give you a lot to think about the next time you go grocery shopping or pull up to the drive-through window at a fast-food restaurant.  It will also give you a lot of insight into the discussion about using ethanol as an alternative fuel – which probably won’t help us conquer our dependence on fossil fuels.

References:

King Corn

Big River

Environmental issues like global warming, air pollution, water pollution, deforestation, and others have direct implications for your health and well-being.  Dr. Paul Auerbach of Stanford University Medical School addressed some of these issues in an editorial for the Journal of the American Medical Association.  I asked Dr. Auerbach to share some [...]]]>

Environmental issues like global warming, air pollution, water pollution, deforestation, and others have direct implications for your health and well-being.  Dr. Paul Auerbach of Stanford University Medical School addressed some of these issues in an editorial for the Journal of the American Medical Association.  I asked Dr. Auerbach to share some of his thoughts with us in this episode of Fitness Rocks.

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At the end of the podcast I present a wonderful piece of piano music composed and played by listener David Ianni from Luxembourg.  The piece is entitled “Morning.”

This podcast is one of a series of interviews I’ve done in the past few weeks about the issue of human evolution and health.  We evolved to thrive in a starkly different environment from the one we have created and this has had a measurable effect on our health and our planet.

You may think our biggest problem is the economy, or health care reform, or some other hot political issue, but if we can’t breathe the air or drink the water – what else matters after that?

References:

Physicians and the Environment

Monte