Gigi at her book launch in January (Bellingham Washington) What do we believe? Can we borrow from history to see where our ideas on contagion come from, and how we act on them? Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, on respectable science, and highlights “ancient” beliefs about contagious disease, as here: ancient wine windows
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FoodWISE and honest science
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, on the science of food and diets, but asks questions about the nature of science, as well. So, does Stanford, here: could Stanford be Cornell?
FoodWISE and science
Gigi Berardi begins Section 2 of Part 2 of FoodWISE, on the role of science in our beliefs about food. And here, an interesting review of a new novel that takes a critical look at lying—and how lies are delivered. elena-ferrante-lying-life-of-adults
FoodWISE, food beliefs, and food security
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE—she concludes, “Believing Diets,” in FoodWISE, and offers some FoodWISE food security practices in the state of Washington.
FoodWISE and successful “diets”
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, continuing on with her section, “Believing Diets.” Provocative article from the Seattle Times: people living longer?
FoodWISE and yo-yo dieting
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, what happens when we “yo-yo” diet? Lose and regain the same 10# or 25# or 125#? Our bodies are complex, sophisticated and, at times, unpredictable. Read about all that in The Atlantic tonight: the pandemic’s central mystery.
FoodWISE and eating fat to lose fat?
Eat fat to lose fat? Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, on the body’s daily nutrient requirements and how it very cleverly adjusts when we practice caloric restriction (via ketosis and more). And, two articles tonight, what’s a clean wine after what’s a clean wine after all? AND food security issues, again. Image, my preferred…
FoodWISE, fat, sovereign nations
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE—what makes us fat? And one nation’s fight for WISE foods: one nation’s fight for WISE foods
FoodWISE, thinness, and re-indigenizing food
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, on our obsession with thinness, and questions around re-indigenizing food, see: Subject: [sjcfarmandfood] Webinar: Re-Indigenizing Food,” August 7th at 12:00 PM PT https://prescottcollege.lpages.co/webinar-series-food-systems/ We look forward to seeing you at our next “Food Systems Friday” Webinar on August 7th – Re-indigenizing Food. Re-indigenizing food is about culture. Colonization and the associated…
FoodWISE, making obesity a disease, and Donald Byrd a household name
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, critically looking at how we demonize and pathologize “obesity,” in the words ofJulie Guthman, and highlights a critically important artist—Donald Byrd. You can see some of his work here: Donald Byrd and Donald Byrd/on-view/. Donald-Byrd-Headshot-by-Gabriel-Bienczycki