Native diet = A great set of chompers

I recently heard about the Weston A. Price Foundation through a professor of mine who knows about my interest in food/ food advocacy. This foundation is interesting because it was started by a dentist, Mr. Weston A. Price, who was searching for an answer to dental decay found in many of his American patients. However, instead of running to the science lab, he turned "to unstudied evidence among human beings. Dr. Price sought the factors responsible for fine teeth among the people who had them--the isolated 'primitives'" (*please ignore the offensive wording...Dr. Price was alive in the late 1800's) AKA people in isolated cultures who feasted on a native diet--yum. In his travels around the globe to remote regions, time and time again he was met with "beautiful straight teeth, freedom from decay, stalwart bodies, resistance to disease and fine characters were typical of primitives on their traditional diets, rich in essential food factors." Hello teeth models!

So now how did these people come to have such a glorious set of chompers? Well, easy enough--through a diet of "calcium and other minerals, and at least TEN times the fat-soluble vitamins from animal foods such as butter, fish eggs, shellfish and organ meats." So, to save you and your future kids thousands of dollars on braces start eating more organ meats such a liver and stomach, along with tons of rich butter, and fish eggs (I'm not sure if this solely means caviar, but I wouldn't object). Sounds delectable, no? In reality, this diet is not feasible nor appetizing for many Americans; however, to actually improve your dental structure try to move away from overly processed foods such as white flour, white sugar, corn syrup, fast food, and anything that has an eternal shelf life and will survive the apocalypse. Basically, stick to nutrient dense foods that are perishable such as fruits and veggies, limit you meat intake, and balance your diet with nuts and whole grains. This will not only help your overall dental structure (...cavities from mass amounts of sugar...) but your body will start functioning better as a whole.

*The quotes were take from Dr. Price's bio.

Inaugural Post

Well, the day has finally come where I got my act together and whipped up my "food" blog. I have been lamenting for months about "How I MUST start a food blog" because I was dually inspired by all the ones I read everyday from July to October for my internship. I wanted to start a blog as a space to write in a creative fashion and constantly chat about food, even it is just to the silent echo of the internet. As I mentioned in the "About" section, this space will not be about all the cool recipes I make in my college apartment, because let's be real, I have no "cool" recipes (they all come from Ina Garten--this woman is a GENIUS...and I like to consider/talk about her like we are friends in real life because she is just the berries). Plus ain't nobody got time for that...I can barely make Ramen while simultaneously drawing two self-portraits I left to the last minute for my art class...which in turn made me look like a sexual offender due to my lack of artistic talent. That's a whole other story.

Basically, I am looking to post a little bit of everything relating to food and life that moves in the direction of embracing a lifestyle that takes the time to enjoy meals with friends and family. Because honestly, we spend so much time preparing a meal and then everybody wolfs it down in fifteen minutes. Ummm hello, I spent FOUR HOURS making this meal, please sit back, relax and enjoy.

To get things started here is an article from NPR (and the once threatening dangers of consuming tea--lookout!)
*Good thing these dangers are no longer a threat because I have recently been consuming copious amounts of tea thanks to no delicious coffee creamer in the apartment (*see note about lack of groceries in my life)