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The Phantom of the GMO By KFP Productions Available at http://kfpproductions.bandcamp.com/track/the-phantom-of-the-gmo-a-parodyof-the-phantom-of-the-opera Or on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EamEFdUz1E For those who enjoy dabbling with DNA for dollars by the dump-truckload, […]
Earthlings
Earthlings Written and directed by Shaun Monson Speciesism is defined in this movie as the human treatment of other species as mere objects. Animal abuse is documented in […]
Natural Beekeeping
Natural Beekeeping Jerry Dunbar Great Lakes Production Lab Jerry Dunbar demonstrates nearly every facet of beekeeping in this video. Beginning with the bare basics of bee biology, the […]
Cheese Nun
The Cheese Nun Produced and written by Pat Thompson PBS Home Video Sister Noella is one of a group of cloistered nuns in Connecticut who are very self-sufficient. […]
Vegucated
Vegucated Written and directed by Marisa Miller Wolfson Brian, Tesla and Ellen agree to try a vegan diet for six weeks. One of the first steps is to […]
Sweet Misery by Sound and Fury Prod
A Thumbs Up Media Review Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World (Video) An Industry Case Study of a Food Supply in Crisis By Sound and Fury Productions, Inc. Reviewed […]
In Organic We Trust
In Organic We Trust Produced and directed by Kip Pastor People have come to assume that organic certified food is the gold standard of real, uncontaminated, pure food. […]
Symphony of the Soil by Deborah Koons Garcia
Symphony of the Soil Deborah Koons Garcia Lily Films Soil is not just dirt nor is it merely a collection of minerals. Edible plants won’t grow in a […]
Diet for Human Beings by Beverly Meyer
The Diet for Human Beings: An Ancestral Paleo Approach to Health Beverly Meyer, MBA Holistic Nutritionist Producer/Director Laura Varela We must caution viewers that this video contains subversive […]
Resonance: Beings of Frequency
Resonance: Beings of Frequency Directed by James Russell and John K. Webster Patient Zero Productions Available for free viewing at http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/resonance-beings-frequency/ When you have a sphere within a […]
Back Pain by Esther Gokhale
Back Pain – The Primal Posture Solution Esther Gokhale Produced by Zamacona Productions Back pain is not only more common in industrialized countries but has become pandemic, affecting […]
Statin Nation by Justin Smith
Statin Nation: The Great Cholesterol Cover-Up RETHINK Productions Produced and directed by Justin Smith Statin drugs make a lot of money for their manufacturers. In order for that […]
Wise Traditions London 2012
Wise Traditions London 2012 Festival for Traditional Nutrition The Weston A. Price Foundation London Chapter Buy in USA & Worldwide at Amazon.com Buy in Europe at Amazon.co.uk Our […]
Why in the World are They Spraying? by Michael J. Murphy
Why in the World are They Spraying? Produced and Directed by Michael J. Murphy This is the sequel to “What in the World are They Spraying?” which introduced […]
Genetic Roulette by Jeffrey Smith
Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives Jeffrey Smith Since the mid 1990s Americans have taken part in a large experiment without their informed consent. During that time […]
Effects of Artificial Light and Other Environmental Factors on Human Health and Behavior by Dr. John Ott
Architectural Perspective: The Effects of Artificial Light and Other Environmental Factors on Human Health and Behavior Dr. John Ott Lawrence Technological University The late Dr. John Ott started […]
Dying to Have Known by Steve Kroschel
Dying to Have Known Written and produced by Steve Kroschel The Gerson therapy for cancer treatment has always been controversial and continues to be. In this video […]
In Search of the Perfect Human Diet by CJ Hunt
In Search of the Perfect Human Diet Written and directed by CJ Hunt Hunt Thompson Media, LLC We are inundated with contradictory information about nutrition. The cacophony of […]
Sweet Suicide by Nancy Appleton
Sweet Suicide – How Sugar is Destroying the Health of Our Society Nancy Appleton, PhD Handheld Productions with assistance from Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation Can be ordered from Price-Pottenger […]
Well Fed Family – Breads by Amy Knowles & Lee Burdett
Well Fed Family – Breads Presented & Produced by Amy Knowles & Lee Burdett One of the keys to making nutrient-dense bread is to soak the grains or […]
Greater Good by Leslie Manookian
The Greater Good Written by Leslie Manookian Produced by Leslie Manookian, Kendall Nelson, Chris Pilaro The Greater Good puts a very human face on the vaccine controversy by […]
Food Beware by Jean-Paul Jaud
Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution Film by Jean-Paul Jaud Richard Nixon declared war on cancer in the early 1970s. Increasingly, the experts are recognizing that the war […]
Overruled: Government Invasion of Your Parental Rights by Tiana Wiles
Overruled: Government Invasion of Your Parental Rights Written and produced by Tiana Wiles parentalrights.org Parents in America historically have had the right to rear their children as they […]
Real Food Symposium 2011 by Culture Club 101
Real Food Symposium 2011: The Skinny on “Real” Fats Culture Club 101 Culture Club 101 is a grassroots company inspired by the Nourishing Traditions cookbook which sponsors workshops, […]
Wise Traditions London 2011 by Weston A. Price Foundation London
Wise Traditions London 2011 Weston A. Price Foundation London Buy in USA & Worldwide at Amazon.com Buy in Europe at Amazon.co.uk One of the themes at this […]
Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead by Joe Cross
Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead Joe Cross Reboot Media Australian Joe Cross came to America for sixty days but didn’t eat the food while he was here. Instead […]
Pure Bread Sourdough by Gwen Lund
Pure Bread Sourdough by Gwen Lund purebreadsourdough.com Most sourdough bread in the U.S. is made with white flour, commercial yeast and vinegar. The vinegar gives it the sour […]
American Meat by Graham Meriwether
American Meat Directed by Graham Meriwether Leave It Better, LLC The contrasts between two different styles of farming are highlighted in “American Meat.” On one side, we see […]
Autism Now by Public Broadcasting System
Autism Now Public Broadcasting System http://www.pbs.org/newshour/news/autism/ Robert MacNeil was inspired to do a six-part PBS series on autism because his grandson Nick is autistic. In the first […]
Forks over Knives by Brian Wendel
Forks over Knives Executive Producer Brian Wendel Monica Beach Media “Forks over Knives” kicks off by looking at the statistical indicators of health, or lack thereof, in America […]
Farmageddon by Kristin Canty
Farmageddon, the Unseen War on American Family Farms Kristin Canty Productions In this thumb’s UP film we see a country where officials masquerade as inspectors to gain entry to […]
Burzynski: The Movie by Eric Merola
Burzynski: The Movie Written, directed, and produced by Eric Merola Dr. Burzynski is a medical doctor and PhD biochemist who has discovered the genetic mechanism that can cure […]
Some Like It Raw by Andrea Love
Some Like It Raw Directed by Andrea Love A. Love Production Available at http://aloveproduction.blogspot.com/2011/01/some-like-it-raw.html This animated, ten-minute documentary covers the history of milk in America and the circumstances that […]
What’s Organic About Organic by Shelley Rogers and Emily Triantaphylli
What’s Organic about Organic? Produced by Shelley Rogers and Emily Triantaphylli Available at http://whatsorganicmovie.com/store/ During World War II a lot of chemical weapons were produced. Then the war ended […]
Chow Down by Mark Weinstein
Chow Down Edited by Mark Weinstein Peanut Butter Productions We are told at the beginning of “Chow Down” that Americans are sick. Later on we see comedian Jon […]
What in the World Are They Spraying by Griffin, Murphy, & Wittenberger
What in the World Are They Spraying? Produced by G. Edward Griffin, Michael J. Murphy, Paul Wittenberger Truth Media Productions Geoengineering involves modifying the environment on a large […]
Garage Strength with Gary Taubes
Garage Strength: An Interview with Gary Taubes GarageStrength.com Gary Taubes, author of Good Calories, Bad Calories, speaks informally in this video interview about a range of nutrition and […]
My Big Fat Diet by Mary Bissell
My Big Fat Diet by Mary Bissell Produced by Bare Bones Productions in association with CBC Newsworld Alert Bay is a fishing village near Vancouver, British Columbia, […]
Find Out Your Nutritional Type by Joseph Mercola
Find Out Your Nutritional Type with This Simple Test! Dr. Joseph Mercola http://products.mercola.com/nutritional-typing/?source=nl The well-known and popular Dr. Joseph Mercola has produced a You-Tube video in which he […]
Allergy-Free Cooking
Allergy-Free Cooking Maureen Diaz available from www.nourishingtraditionalcook.com In this well done DVD, Maureen Diaz, busy mom and traditional homemaker, often referred to as “the mother of many,” invites […]
Liberation Wellness Home Cooking
The Liberation Wellness Home Cooking Maureen Diaz Available from www.liberationswellness This video makes a very good companion to the Liberation Diet book which was reviewed in these pages […]
Chore Time by Tim Wightman
Chore Time Tim Wightman Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund Available at https://www.farmtoconsumer.net/EducationalDVD-CD.asp Some of you may know about the Raw Milk Production Handbook by Tim Wightman produced for the […]
Leap of Faith by Mind-Made Media
Leap of Faith: Fast Lane to Farmstead Executive Producers: Alexandra Austin and Michael J. Walsh Mind-Made Media Corporate refugees from San Francisco abandon their cubicles for a farm […]
Super Natural Mom Interview with Dr. David Kessler by Progressive Radio Network
Super Natural Mom Interview with Dr. David Kessler Beth Greer Progressive Radio Network Dr. David Kessler was once the head of the FDA and has recently written a […]
Full Signal by Talal Jabari
Full Signal Written and directed by Talal Jabari There are billions of people in the world who have a lot of talking to do. Around 3.5 billion people […]
Dirt, The Movie by Common Ground Media
Dirt, The Movie Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow Common Ground Media Dirt starts off with a bang, literally. A large cosmic bang is not what I would expect […]
Cancer, Nutrition, and Healing by Jerry Brunetti
Cancer, Nutrition, and Healing: A Personal Odyssey by Jerry Brunetti Acres, USA Jerry Brunetti was diagnosed with non- Hodgkins lymphoma approximately ten years ago. He consulted several doctors […]
King Corn by Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney
King Corn By Curt Ellis & Ian Cheney Docuramafilms Two college grads are told that their hair analyses indicate that the carbon in their bodies comes from corn. […]
For a Few Pennies More by Journeyman Pictures
For a Few Pennies More—Indonesia Journeyman Pictures http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV4X5cXaf7Y Iodine deficiency in Indonesia is the subject of this Youtube video. Despite living on an island (Java) with very rich […]
Interview with Dr. Ray Peat
Interview with Dr. Ray Peat Ultrasounds Radio with Eluv http://eluv.podbean.com/2008/10/10/eluv-live-interview-with-dr-ray-peat/ If you have read Eat Fat, Lose Fat, or Wise Traditions journals and website, you know coconut oil […]
Healing Cancer From Inside Out by Mike Anderson
Healing Cancer From Inside Out by Mike Anderson RaveDiet.com “I will not give poison to anyone.” That is a quaint, old-fashioned idea put forth by Hippocrates, alas, no […]
Ingreedients by Sir Rebel Films
InGreedients – The Choice is Yours! Produced by J. Thomas Wenzel III Sir Rebel Films When the average pedestrian on the street is asked what hydrogenated oil is, […]
Killing Fields by Albert Villareal
Killing Fields: The Battle to Feed Factory Farms By Albert Villareal http://www.feedingfactoryfarms.org/ When you need more room for more crops, but don’t have it, what do you do? […]
Food, Inc. by Robert Kenner
Food, Inc. A Robert Kenner Film Magnolia Home Entertainment When you walk into a grocery store and look at the packaging on many food items, you will see […]
In Defense of Medical Heresy by James Biddle
In Defense of Medical Heresy James Biddle, MD Asheville Integrative Medicine Available at http://www.docbiddle.com/futuredocseries.htm In this audio CD, Dr. Biddle discusses the many ironies in the history of […]
Killer at Large by Shinebox Media Productions
Killer at Large Shinebox Media Productions Review by Tim Boyd “Killer at Large” is a clever name for a video about obesity. First, we get a front-row seat […]
Ripe for Change by Beyond the Dream
Ripe for Change Produced by Beyond the Dream LLC Broadcast on PBS Review by Tim Boyd Local food is promoted heavily in this video. Early on we see […]
How to Save the World by Cloud South Films
How to Save the World (One Man, One Cow, One Planet) Cloud South Films, Ltd. Narrated by Peter Coyote Review by Tim Boyd There are no pyrotechnics or […]
Blue Zones By Dan Buettner
A Thumbs Down Book Review The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest By Dan Buettner National Geographic, 2009 Review by Tim […]
Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money by Woody Tasch
A Thumbs Down Book Review Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered By Woody Tasch Chelsea Green Publishing, 2008 Review […]
We Become Silent by Kevin P. Miller
A Thumbs Up Media Review We Become Silent: The Last Days of Health Freedom Kevin P. Miller Narrated by Dame Judi Dench Copyright 2005, www.WellTV.com Review by Tim […]
Are Vaccines Safe? by Mary Tocco
A Thumbs Up Media Review Are Vaccines Safe? By Mary Tocco Review by Tim Boyd This is a two-DVD set with a running time of almost 2 1/2 […]
Quality of Calories By Gary Taubes
The Quality of Calories: What Makes Us Fat and Why Nobody Seems to Care By Gary Taubes http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=21216 Review by Tim Boyd Gary Taubes gave this presentation at […]
Fat Head by Tom Naughton
A Thumbs Up Media Review Fat Head Tom Naughton Produced by Susan Smiley/Vine Street Pictures Review by Tim Boyd Here we have a health video with a sense […]
Dr. Mercola’s Conference Call
A Thumbs Up Media Review Dr. Mercola’s Conference Call with Dr. John Cannell Review by Tim Boyd This audio recording (no longer posted on the internet) picks up […]
World According to Monsanto by Marie-Monique Robin
The World According to Monsanto by Marie-Monique Robin Available in segments on YouTube.com Monsanto’s motto is “to help farmers around the world be successful, produce healthier foods, better […]
Achieving Real Health by Pete Hilgartner
Achieving Real Health by Dr. Pete Hilgartner Dr. Hilgartner starts off this DVD by putting America’s health in perspective. The United States ranks 37th or lower, depending on […]
Cost of Corn-Fed Cattle by Matt Rivera
The Cost of Corn-Fed Cattle by Matt Rivera reporting for The Wall Street Journal Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_pLy7Gjlww This online video (just 3 1/3 minutes) starts off at the Nissley […]
Nutrient Deficiencies on a Vegetarian Diet by Chris Masterjohn
Nutrient Deficiencies on a Vegetarian Diet by Chris Masterjohn Audio recording available from Wolf River Naturals, www.wolfrivernaturals.com Those who have been with us for any length of time […]
Cholesterol: Villain or Hero? by Chris Masterjohn
Cholesterol: Villain or Hero? by Chris Masterjohn Audio recording available from Wolf River Naturals, www.wolfrivernaturals.com Anyone who knows the medical industry knows it considers cholesterol public enemy number […]
No MSG by CBS 60 Minutes
No MSG by CBS 60 Minutes Produced by Grace Diekhaus First Aired November, 1991 This is a Google Video that brings Ed Bradley back from the grave to […]
Raw Milk Controversy by Mark McAfee
A Thumbs Up Media Review Raw Milk: The Whole Truth by Chef Jem with Mark McAfee and Dr. Dale Jacobson, DC This is a recording of Mark […]
Michael Pollan on What’s Wrong With Environmentalism
A Thumbs Down Media Review Michael Pollan on What ’s Wrong with Environmentalism Reviewed by Tim Boyd This is not really a DVD but an audio along with […]
FoodMatters by Permacology Productions
A Thumbs Down Media Review Food Matters: You Are What You Eat by Permacology Productions Reviewed by Tim Boyd This DVD is very professionally and nicely done from […]
Making Food Storage a Lifestyle by Russ Silver
A Thumbs Up Media Review Making Food Storage a Lifestyle By Russ Silver Available at http://silverclass1.com/template003.html One of our Utah chapter leaders, Russ Silver, suffered a serious health […]
Urga (Close to Eden) by Nikita Mikhalkov
A Thumbs Up Media Review Urga (Close to Eden) (Video) By Nikita Mikhalkov Miramax, 1991 Reviewed by Katherine Czapp This French and Russian collaboration was filmed in 1989, […]
Future of Food by Deborah Koons Garcia
A Thumbs Up Media Review The Future of Food (Video) Written and directed by Deborah Koons Garcia ©2004 Lily Films Review by Jill Nienhiser Video can be viewed […]