Spirit Freed

In Defense of Food

For anyone who's ever wondered why it is that Americans are fatter, more obese and more prone to coronary disease, Michael Pollan's "In Defense of Food" provides stunning insight. In fact, whatever I say in this blog will fail to do justice to the amount of research and thought that went into this book. In his study of the American food culture (or lack thereof), Pollan explains how nutrition science and the food processing industries are equally responsible for the increasing rate of diseases s...