Live Blogging from the Paleo Summit II: Diane Sanfilippo

Link:  Diane SanfilippoRating:  ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼Summary & Recommendation:  This is a short and sweet review/summary of Diane Sanfilippo's presentation.  I wanted to get this out there because it's not something I would recommend buying the Summit videos etc. for, but I think for most of my readers, even the anti-paleo types, there's probably something helpful in there.  What you won't find is a lot of information on what...

Three Facets of One Hospital: Coddling the Rich, Hounding the Poor, and Crooked Executives

Juxtaposing three news stories from the past few months raises disturbing questions about the priorities of the leaders of one of the US' more prestigious hospitals."Chefs, Butlers, Marble Baths: Hospitals Vie for the Affluent" This 21 January, 2012 article from the New York Times focused on the ritzy comforts now provided for wealthy (but perhaps not very sick) patients at the renowned New York Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell Hospital.  It...

Proposed new Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: Is It Too Late For Healthcare?

From the White House:http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/02/23/fact-sheet-plan-protect-privacy-internet-age-adopting-consumer-privacy-bThe White HouseOffice of the Press SecretaryFor Immediate ReleaseFebruary 23, 2012Plan to Protect Privacy in the Internet Age by Adopting a Consumer Privacy Bill of RightsCONSUMER PRIVACY BILL OF RIGHTS The Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights applies to personal data, which means any data, including aggregations...

Paleo Summit ~ FYI if you're gonna buy ~ Please read

Folks if you go to the affiliates link for the Paleo Summit you'll learn some information on how folks will be compensated:  http://paleosummit.com/affiliateinfo/The cost for this summit is not cheap, but if you purchase the "upgrade" for $67 during the summit, $99 afterwards.  If you click through a favorite presenter's link to purchase, they will receive 70% of the cost.  Clicking through from any other link will net the affiliate...

Live Blogging from the Paleo Summit I: Mark Sisson

Link:  Mark SissonRatings:☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼  Entertainment Value☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼  Content☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼  Informational Accuracy☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼  OverallSummary:It is fair to say that of all the paleo/LC folks with whom I have disagreements with on the substance of their message, Mark Sisson is probably the most enjoyable personality to listen to.  If you know nothing about paleo/primal, this is a good overview of the basics. ...