I absolutely LOVED Skinny Bitch. It goes outside the norm by using biting humor and profanity to get the point out. Whether you agree with its humor or not, you won’t be able to help but keep reading it. I must also warn, it is quite gruesome. There is an in-detail discussion about the cruel fate of big industry beef and poultry, enough to make you think twice before biting into that big steak that was once Betsy the Cow.

There are a couple points within Skinny Bitch that I have to disagree with. As a student who is currently working on becoming an N.D., the authors talk about different organic snacks that can be used to substitute for the toxic chemicals that are passed off as food these days. Though these organic snacks, such as cookies, are less processed and don’t contain artificial ingredients, they still contain a tremendous amounts of sugar and can be classified in the category of organic junk food. They will still spike your insulin levels creating havoc on your system. So, if after reading Skinny Bitch, you feel compelled to go out and replace your Nabisco Oreos with its organic counterpart and eat the whole box because of the fact it is organic be prepared to tip the scales because you WILL gain weight.

The other point I would like to dispute is the position that meat is bad for everyone. This book lays out the horrors of eating meat while trying to disgust its reader into becoming a vegan. I feel that meat is alright, given a few conditions. The first one is that it agrees with your body. Not everything is compatible with everyone. Some people say they feel healthier when giving up meat. Others feel worse. I am one of the ones that feel worse. My body doesn’t do well with wheat and grains, but i am not presumptuous enough to preach to everyone that grains are unhealthy. They are just unhealthy for me and a few select others. The second condition is the source of the meat needs to be from a known source such as a local farm. Grass fed beef has a lot more health benefits than grain fed. I would NEVER condone eating meat from your local grocery store without knowing where it came from. Factory farming is disgusting.

Overall, I recommend that the average American pick up a copy of Skinny Bitch. Especially the ones that are living on the standard American diet.

For cooking information you can also check out Skinny Bitch in the Kitch: Kick-Ass Recipes for Hungry Girls Who Want to Stop Cooking Crap (and Start Looking Hot!).

Welcome to the first ever edition of The Common Idiot. In each post, I’ll be giving a few examples of things you might see day to day that these ever-so-prevalent people do. Some of you may not agree with me. I don’t care. Maybe if enough people disagree with me I can add “disagreeing with All Organic” as something the common idiot does. Chances are if you disagree, you already fit the bill. Have a diet coke and relax.

So without further ado, let’s explore the habits of the common idiot.

1. The common idiot will whine about all the toxins polluting the earth while ingesting a twinkie and a diet soda
2. The common idiot will hold up a line of cars in a parking garage so that they can back into their parking spot
3. The common idiot wants to know where vegans get their calcium without stopping to wonder where the cows are getting their calcium.
4. The common idiot will circle a parking lot for 10 minutes to save themselves 2 minutes of walking
5. The common idiot believes the FDA and the poor, defenseless drug companies have their best interests at heart

That’s it for this week. Don’t worry, there’s plenty more with new cases of common idiocity showing up every day.