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Cancer Prevention Edu-ma-cation

August 10, 2009 | (7)

I recently went on an Amazon.com book buying binge in order to educate myself on cancer prevention. I know what you’re thinking. Dr. Miggy, don’t you already know this stuff? Nope. It’s like one of my prof’s kids said, “You’re a doctor but you don’t help people.” I know some things, common sense like smoking is bad and foods with antioxidants are good, but my “authority” on prevention ends with what most of us can get out of magazines. I do have the advantage of understanding the biochemistry behind the ideas that will be discussed in my new books. Couple that with my culinary ambitions and what you’ll get is the most cancer-ass-kicking recipes on the web. Or at least this is how I imagine it when I’m speaking in my fake French accent on my pretend cooking show that airs twice a week in my closet kitchen.

If you go to my shelfari virtual bookshelf, you’ll see what I’m up to. Nevermind “Walter the Farting Dog”, I want you to focus on the last four books I added. See? I’m going to read all of that info and distill it into domestic/scientific geekery the likes of which the internet has never seen!
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7 Responses to “Cancer Prevention Edu-ma-cation”

  1. brassfrog Says:

    August 10th, 2009 at 9:49 pm

    Where’s Pollan? Where’s Kingsolver? Where’s The Calm Technique? Where’s Mark Bittman? Where’s Deborah Madison? Where’s Moosewood? What’s Obama got to do with cancer prevention? :)

    Great recipes, but I am more and more convinced that it’s all (health- physical & mental) about being (organic) vegetarian

    Cheers,

    Da Frog

  2. brassfrog Says:

    August 10th, 2009 at 9:55 pm

    Try this, it’s cheap.

    http://www.amazon.com/calm-technique-Meditation-without-mysticism/dp/0760715246

  3. Dr. Ding Says:

    August 10th, 2009 at 10:29 pm

    Rock on, my sistah!

  4. drmiggy Says:

    August 11th, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    Pollan is on the shelf, just further down. Bittman is on my wish list, though I have several of Rozanne Gold’s minimalist cookbooks. I have two Moosewood collective books, and Obama, well, I can’t read ONLY cancer stuff.

    I’m convinced that health is maintained by a number of factors, including proper nutrition, stress management (<– yoga plug), exercise and a reduction of the ingestion of chemicals and preservatives. So organic, yes, vegetarian…the jury is still out for me.

  5. bunny Says:

    August 19th, 2009 at 11:32 pm

    Bittman’s “How To Cook Everything Vegetarian” is awesome, whether you’re vegetarian or not.

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    August 28th, 2009 at 6:53 pm

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  7. Carrie Says:

    September 30th, 2009 at 1:27 am

    Dang, you don’t mess around. Happy reading! *smile*

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