What do you think of when you hear the word cavities? A dentist’s office? A drill? Pain?

Thanks to Rami Nagel, I think of cures. Author of Cure Tooth Decay: Heal and Prevent Cavities With Nutrition, Rami has helped thousands of people learn the truth about what causes cavities. People who follow his program watch their teeth re-mineralize, their cavities heal, and their gum disease vanish. The secret? (Here’s a hint: it’s not regular brushing and flossing.)

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Last week, Bob Comis from Stonybrook Farm contributed a piece to the Ethicurean on why he thinks prices for meat raised on small, local farms is too high.

The next day, I read Joel Salatin’s annual newsletter to his on farm customers. Then I sent Joel an email, asking him to do a guest post for me expanding on what he wrote. This is Joel’s take on why local food is more expensive:

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Nina Planck wrote the book on Real Food. Literally. Many people read Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma (a FoodRenegade Must Read) and wondered: now what?

They still didn’t know what to eat. They only knew that they wanted to opt out of the industrialized food system in favor of something more sustainable, ethical, and nutritious. Nina Planck’s book Real Food: What to Eat and Why answered those questions.

And tomorrow her newest book — Real Food For Mother And Baby — will officially go on sale. Nina graciously agreed to do an interview with me and give me the inside scoop.

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In case you missed it, two wonderful blogs welcomed Food Renegade posts into their homes this week.

Andrew at Go Healthy Go Fit invited me to share a couple of healthy real food recipes, and Kelly at Kelly The Kitchen Kop invited me to write a post about cooking grass-fed beef.

So, if you haven’t already, go check out their sites and leave a few comments to let them know how much we appreciate their hard work and generous hospitality.

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An eater, Real Food advocate, and co-author of The Real Food Revival, Sherri Brooks Vinton is the kind of woman who makes my heart happy.

And (wonder of wonders!) she actually agreed to let me interview her.

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