Michael Pollan's: "Don't Buy Any Food You've Ever Seen Advertised". Democracy Now 5/14/09 1 of 2

[losnegros88]

the movie contagion was based on this by pig infection ewww..

[iAREanthonyyy]

a simple and to-the-point solution. no advertised food.

[chria3886]

We are not designed to eat pork. God himself says not to eat pork.

Leviticus 11:7

And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.

Deuteronomy 14:8

The pig is also unclean; although it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. You are not to eat their meat or touch their carcasses.

Yes I feel for any pig confined in piggeries. The workers are also cruel to them AND the disgusting things they do to them in the name of science is despicable.

[averunks]

Poor piggies :(

[giddymoon]

WE AREN'T A DEMOCRACY...Democracies NEVER last long..democracies are a path to communism and they always have been!

[sallyamis]

Why do these disgusting people - Amy Goodman and Michael Pollen not care about the poor pigs who are kept in cages so small that they cannot even turn around? I thought that Amy Goodman was somebody who cared about suffering in the world. It seems that all that she and Mr Pollen care about are whether they and their fellow humans are going to get ill stuffing their fat faces with the diseases bodies of these poor tortured animals. Shame on both of you.

[brauntosaurus]

@sallyamis It's like you never even read any of his books. Hmmm...

[tradeeagle]

This is not news but always infuriates- veggie power ! Many of us have domestic animals can you look at them and think it's ok to treat the meat providing animals the way they are treated ? The treatment of these animals demeans those who do it and the one's who support them by buying what they sell.

[urbanagain]

The FDA are a Fascist organization...

[johnsvideochannel]

China's air pollution is really savage. Just go to a webcam or maps google street view and look at it. Or actually go there. It's disgusting.I have a friend who lives there. I've been to tokyo several times which is similar and i could feel the sun but couldn't see it.Also when it rained i was covered in black soot as i was used to wandering about in the rain in australia.

[theangelband]

@KripDrip any kind of produce and most meat that isn't associated with a restaurant. That's why the new ads for nuts seem so weird to me - nuts have been around. What's new about Emerald Nuts? Are they hiding something? Also, do you remember that "Beef: It's What's For Dinner" commercial that used to air in the 90s? I wonder if those had any effect on their brand's sales.

[rosiethebear300]

OMG those poor animals! What about animal rights abuses? New diseases, antibiotic resistant super bug , gmo non-food. mono agriculture, big pharma, vaccines - agenda 21?

[RawThc]

@luvintherawlife Right on! Sprouts Rock... So does Fasting, in a serious catastrophe, (pandemics WILL happen) when cooked humans start dropping like flies, best be prepared. This global economy dictates a time when all "food" stores will be empty. Only the immune systems of raw survivalists can weather the storm. Peace & Light~

[KripDrip]

What food ISNT advertised??

[rosiethebear300]

@KripDrip brocoli!

[Crymetyme54]

why doesnt he talk about seafood? Does america do the same to seafood?

[comzt]

@Crymetyme54 Yes. But actually, a lot of our seafood is taken from overseas, exploiting "developing" countries resources and people.

[xXStrWbrrYsToneXx]

How does she get through 0:05-0:30 without cracking up?

[davehutchinson67]

Amy Goodman is my hero....

[luv4knowledge]

it's cyclical: we have a poor/working majority who can only afford cheap food, rich corporations are in bed with our govt for corn and other farm subsidies, Hollywood elites say buying $4 coffee at Starbucks vs. $4 organic blueberries is about choices (which is not reality for the working poor who can't spend more than $10/day on food) and the human population grows more b/c there is more food and we keep making more food to support a growing population, and religion is against birth control!!

[polystrate1]

@luv4knowledge I agree with most of what you said but I don't agree with religion being the source of an ever growing population. If you haven't noticed, most of the loose legged hos who are creating so many kids are not too religious are they? Maybe the Catholics are against birth control, but thats to help feed their growing cult.

[luv4knowledge]

@polystrate1 those "loose legged hos" as you put it, are living under hopelessness and abject poverty.....when you live in such a circumstance you feel that the only thing the powerful haven't taken away from you are your reproductive rights....most of their children don't survive long enough to reproduce anyway, so their carbon foot print is much lower than well off Christians and Muslims of anti-woman sects which are having many kids....

[polystrate1]

@luv4knowledge Global Warming is a sham. Everyone should know that by now

[luv4knowledge]

@polystrate1 no that's a pile of horsecrap. Don't start a lecture on science with me. Global warming is real, go to China and take a deep breath of "fresh" air and then come back and tell me how you feel.

[polystrate1]

@luv4knowledge What would that prove? I know the air and environment is polluted but that doesn't mean that is what is causing the warming. Our entire solar system is heating up. Te me, how are we causing that to occur? Global warming is a political tool used to justify a whole host of evil deeds. Geo-engineering is the latest piece of crap science to come out. They justify spraying pollutants into our atmosphere be hiding behind the guise of helping global warming. Wake up everyone.

[jeff4bucks]

@luv4knowledge have you been to China? yes, global warming is real, but America isn't to only place that contributes to it....

[luv4knowledge]

@jeff4bucks um yes, did you actually read my comment? "fresh" air is sarcasm for the fact that you can't breathe the air in China so yes I was blaming China for being the major single contributor to global warming b/c they've surpassed the US in terms of burning of fossil fuels and coal.

[unsheepled]

@jeff4bucks

But yet Americans get now taxed for GW, whereas china is not.

You have  not heard of CLIMATE GATE have you?

[pilsnerperformance]

@luv4knowledge thats not smog..... thats communism

[Raybee]

Why is it so hard to understand that we evolved eating MEAT (not factory farmed, animal suffering meat) but ruminants and veggies and fruit.

[MrEarthWorker]

I grow my own food, Know where how it where it came from how it was made and eat most of it raw, the flavor is better. The last time I went to a Cafe, I was served a salad and sent it back the tomatoes and spinach were tasteless, once you grow your own food you learn what crap supermarkets and Big Arga try to get over on the public...

[colleen3217]

4:51



[Cacacos]

that lady should move her lips while talking!

[T0ASTYWAG1992]

He should read up more on High Fructose Corn Syrup. That shit goes into your body and is treated as a toxin. You're body tries to expel it ASAP and as it goes through your system it inflames every organ it touches.. DIFFERENT than sugar.

[dianapad]

@T0ASTYWAG1992 Cancer cells have demonstrated to strive better in that trash...scary...

[KripDrip]

hes trying to say that eating too much of both of them is not healthy. Its not healthy to pour a cup of sugar down your throat!

[DarthNihilus863]

very informative. Dont buy advertised food.

[Nicool333]

Awesome

[goldbelly]

@TheViolinPlayer89 Mmmm KimChi!

[erikacecchini]

I just can't stop watching Michael Pollan's interviews on Youtube!

[davidetoone]

What evidence do you have that eating uncooked foods is healthy? I will accept either anthropological or historical evidence. My research has pointed to careful preparation of grains and vegetables to make then suitable for human digestion and nutrient availability. Thanks.

[vidaripollen]

food for thought! bad karma to ill treat animals or others.

[vidaripollen]

food for thought!

[calberkeley01]

We can grow much of what we eat if only we are willing to do a little work but of course we want everything easy and ready to go. We are now paying for it.

[haynej]

@calberkeley01 i agree....some friends recently mentioned in conversation they grow their own vegetables and from June to october do not need to buy any which i think is great, i think you can taste the difference, it makes you feel good for putting in the effort and it's also very educational for the kids (and adults) and of course high nutrition.

[circlestream]

micheal is great! i love the botany of desire lecture! but i have to say he is wrong on one point, high fructose cornsyrup is NOT the same as sugar! your body Does process it in a different way, it stores as fat faster. Check out "sugar, the bitter truth" here on youtube if your interested :)

[herbal1971]

If it's made by a big corporation, don't eat it.

[DigitalPraise7]

Even non dairy ice cream is suspect in my mind.

[babybluesnowden]

Avoid the corporate crap and try to eat fresh, garden grown. Use great scrutiny when watching this the MSM. This network receives funding from Pacifica, through grants from the Ford foundation and Soros. Both are extremely corrupt and part of the control of the corporate media. They are the owners of the "free press" they are NOT to be trusted.

[babybluesnowden]

Avoid the corporate crap and try to eat fresh, garden grown. Use great scrutiny when watching this the MSM. This network recieves funding from Pacifica, through grants from the Ford foundation and Soros. Both are extremely corrupt and part of the control of the corporate media. They are the owners of the "free press" they are NOT to be trusted.

[whitetigering123]

im surprised this michael guy doesnt have a bigger head.... smart mother fucker

[strongness13]

This is a joke. Ignorance is bliss people. How many of you have butchered your own poultry, swine, cattle, venison, etc? I don't think many of you could stomach it. Sure there is corruption in the food production system. However, I'm sure many of you wouldn't dare give up your Big Mac, Whopper, Coke, Pepsi, etc. People don't be hypocrites, yet don't set a blanket standard on meat producers. Do your research. My grandfather was organic before it was cool, and he raised four children.

[DinaStrange]

I pity the animals that have to suffer so much cruelty from humans. We are despicable.

[ericneedsU]

government creates controversy, the only reason that processed foods are holding any debate is because the government is holding on by the skin on their teeth...bam

[lbcsleepyhead]

Jesus sighting at 4:49 :D

[0ly1]

@lbcsleepyhead I believe it's John Lennon

[lbcsleepyhead]

@0ly1 no...a guy has Jesus on his shirt..idk wtf you saw I see Asians afraid of SARS or sumthin...no John lennon

[demayonnaise]

I'd like to think anyone who watched Democracy Now is smart enough to know everything Michael Pollen is already talking about. Pollen is preaching to the crowd here...he needs to get on ESPN to get to most people who have no idea.

[AsSomedayItMayHappen]

The thing that bothers me the most is that if meat dissapeared over night, I wouldnt complain, and I think most people would be okay with it too.

[Dabali]

I watched "Earthlings" and I can't eat any meat ( red or white), cheap eggs, and animal's mik.......

[TheTopBloke]

I'm so close to becoming a vegetarian. I go to this body of water, oil. I go to that body of water, oil. I'm sick of cows. Venison sounds good, but it's so hard to find.

[MultiMeli123]

Nothings safe any more! Being anorexic seems safer!! EVERYTHING seems to be going GMO and that is dangerous!

[AsSomedayItMayHappen]

@MultiMeli123 Are you fucking kidding me? Anorexia is safer than eating corporate food? What an egregious thing to say.

[rawzone1]

The topic of food is now so controversial, it is (sadly) getting right up there with politics and religion. Obviuosly, its best to grow your own, or at least try to EAT only FRESH, RIPE, LOCAL, ORGANIC, UNCOOKED, plant foods.

[MichaelnChristine]

@rawzone1 Give me the next ten words on how to accomplish this. I'd like you to back up your opinion by explaining how anyone outside of a coastal zone can possibly survive winter on ONLY fresh, ripe, local, organic, uncooked, plant foods. I'll give you a hint, it is IMPOSSIBLE.

[frostinad]

@MichaelnChristine It's not impossible. Join a CSA. Anyway, I'ts about making the choices that are possible. You don't have to go to the extreme. I think it's enough to be educated and go from there.

[MichaelnChristine]

@frostinad It not impossible to survive winter on ONLY fresh, ripe, local, organic, uncooked, plant foods? Really? I live in PEI, trees are just budding out for the first time today. We will have freezing temp by Nov. How, pray tell, do you expect me to eat organic, local produce when we can't grown food crops locally half the year? I do ok with frozen veg, home canned stuff, meat, fish, whole grains etc. You could not eat locally and be a raw food vegan here. You'd die.

[aleterra]

@rawzone1 Don't forget food like beans, they do need to be cooked.

[dreadz2dreadz]

@rawzone1 HOW you do it is also incredibly important. And not at the level of fertilzers, remember its not what you add, its what you produce.

[Zorstor]

@rawzone1

Human beings have never have to, after discoverin the use of fire, eat raw food. We developed mostly because of our ability to cook our food. To make it more available to our digestive system. Eating vegan, raw, uncooked food is not healthy in a long perspective. Eating more fat and less carbs is very benifitial for your health.

[jakey4003]

@rawzone1 i agree, but i wouldn't call it "controversial", its more like... a lot of Americans are beginning to understand the importance of food on our quality of life... and a lot of people... still don't won't to understand that

[katteninutihatten]

@rawzone1 ; That wold not leave me (who live in northern part of sweden) very mutch to eat. The first 4 statments is fine, that would only be an improvment.....but not raw.....I could not survive on such a diet, raw on what can be grown in my area, is an stavation-diet.

[ToolsnFire]

@rawzone1 Also cooked animal foods are for our best most vital health, as well cooked plant foods. I know from experience in all these dietary extremisms since 1984. Your body gives response indicators. Your body responds to everything you consume and the balance of your diet. Get and be in tune. Your body can show you the way by desire and response/results. Cooking is uniquely human and goes back 'eons' in our history. Humans are very unique compared to other animals, fundamentally.

[sevntl]

@rawzone1 That's because The Devil, Demons, and Deviants who seeks to control the destiny of your soul must first control the destiny of your life. Cradle to Grave. Welcome to Hell, it's not what you thought it would be.

[MrsStephDuff]

Great advice Michael! Something hilarious though.... broccoli now has a series of commercials here in Canada. There's been 4 or 5 so far and they're airing a LOT.

[Youexposed1]

@MrsStephDuff REALLY!?!?! Wow i live in US and there is NO healthy food being advertised.

[MrsStephDuff]

@Youexposed1 Yep, there are two of the ads for broccoli on YouTube. They're funny. Just search for "The Miracle Food Broccoli" and they're among the top 5 results.

[hisblood27]

why Is youtube the only way to be informed about our food system??!! nevermind I know the answer..corporate driven government

[side1981]

Try reading books

[Dabali]

@hisblood27 soo true brow

[ericneedsU]

@hisblood27 I agree, its crazy, I feel like an archaeologist digging for valid information...and I happen to find it with links to squirrels on water skis

[hydrolito]

@hisblood27 Michael Pollan was also on the Oprah Winfrey show and she did more than one episode on natural food. Dr. Oz also talks about food and has different guess speak about it on his show also. You can eat some cooked food but have to be careful what and how you cook it. Sugar at extremely high temperture can be turned extremely hard, not something you should eat.

[hydrolito]

@hisblood27 Michael Pollan was also on the Oprah Winfrey show and she did more than one episode on natural food. Dr. Oz also talks about food and has different guess speak about it on his show also. You can eat some cooked food but have to be careful what and how you cook it. Sugar at extremely high temperture can be turned extremely hard, not something you should eat. Corn Syrup is in pantries it's used insteads of maple syrup because it is cheaper.

[dzudzica]

@hisblood27 and this is not only in th U.S. its like that all over the world....

[MindofaJedi]

Monocultures threaten our entire food supply and Monsanto is the most dangerous company that ever existed . Pesticide is only necesarry because of our dependance on monocultures . Monsantos genetically engineeredc plants actually produce their own natural poisons . If you see a bug bite a potatoe and then die , don't eat the potatoes . McDonalds actually got caught selling these poison potatoes to consumers .

[dreamtekeuphoric]

Dont forget. our government PAYS farmers to NOT grow food on their land.

[Dabali]

@dreamtekeuphoric really?

[dreamtekeuphoric]

Bullshit. what about the swineflu of 1976?

[zbijesse]

ppl didn't exactly eat health food back then either

[524ej]

Just because he came from a rich family and went to college is he better than the rest of us ?He eats meat. He likes junk food. He's says so on earlier videos. The best article he has ever written is My 2 Gardens. The May 13 1991 Forbes article is available on the internet. It talks about the conflict between his maternal grandfather and his father. It involved vegetable gardening and lawns.

He talks about the vegetables he grew and trying to win the approval of both of the families.

[alrightypewriter]

I thought nature was a better model for what happens in nature since it accounts for entire eco systems, not gross profits. Monsanto is out of their minds if they expect us to believe that their GMOs are an improvement upon a model that kept humanity fed for thousands of years. We need to get away from monocultures in order to get away from GMOs and tons of pesticides.

[DianeDi]

Imagine, all that land, that space and the feed.... wouldn't we eliminate these foul diseases they are discussing.... don't move it south of the border.... just stop it ! Stop animal production, factory farming and meat eating - and guess what, you will get well.. no diabetes,heart disease, strokes or obesity.... try it for ( no animal products ) for two weeks.... you will thank me, but I don''t want thanks... just humans being and feeling well. Don't support corporations and big business.

[zbijesse]

meat is very nutritious

[brollyjohn]

Everyone should kill their own meat. Otherwise, it's kind of like buying a stolen car radio. There's always some killing you got to do around the farm.

[italndiva]

you are scary. I bet you have dead bodies in your yard.

[zbijesse]

i would but i lost my ax...

what are you trying to prove?

[medskool101]

I have to admit, Häagen-Dazs "Five" Passionfruit flavor is by far the best ice-cream I have ever EVER tried. My personal rule is that if you are going to eat something "bad" for you, buy the highest quality you can afford, or bake/cook it yourself & share it with others so you don't over-indulge. I eat "healthy" ~80% of the time and "unhealthy" ~20% of the time. (My version of unhealty food does not include fast food or anything processed. Think more like a plate of eggs benedict).

[MichaelnChristine]

@medskool101 There is nothing unhealthy about a plate of eggs Benedict....

[eb352mm]

okay bitch you dont have to tell everyfucking station you broadcast on

[debonairlove]

I wasn't aware you had to listen to it.

[mdelcamp1]

Oh, please. Showing a bunch of pigs in a pen, is misleading. Swine flu has nothing to do with pig farming. It should not even be referred to as "swine flu" but rather, as H1N1 flu virus. If you have issues with pig farming, go discuss that. Addressing our food supply industry as the source of bugaboo infections is just more liberal scare tactics. Essentially, Liberals want to hem in human populations by limiting technologies that sustain Middle Class lifestyles. They do this in USA and Overseas.

[machngunjoe]

"more liberal scare tactics" ????

????? lol

well we know where you stand and have discredited yourself completely.

I find it hard to believe that you are smarter then Micheal Pollen

[mdelcamp1]

I work in a very busy, very successful grocery store. We sell lots of foods, some preprocessed, some fresh, all of it wholesome, good tasting and good for you. People use coupons from corporations to try their products. Meats, dairy, produce, cheeses, canned goods, snack foods, I find these kinds of ideology driven, elitist, academic and scaremongering public address tactics despicable. Obviously, food and H1N1 have very little if anything to do with one another.

[egnilk66]

You obviously haven't read Pollan. I suggest you start with Omnivore's Dilemma.

Then get on to

Everything I want to do is Illegal - Joel Salatin.

[mrktwn]

Do some research on the Spanish Influenza. It has been traced to human-swine interaction as well. This is hardly a liberal/conservative issue.

[zbijesse]

wow, that is an interesting point. when was that

[truthsabre7]

I have not eaten pork in 30 years.

[Rodney92]

Great video but hard to watch. Thanks for posting.

[soypolitico]

Michael Pollan is the jam! He is pragmatic, doesn't show passion when giving us clear information, doesn't make me feel guilty but inspired to change my habits and be another ripple in a pool spreading out on still waters (or whatever mixed metaphor I'm going for there). Really inspiring in his matter-of-fact delivery of important facts. Good for our times.

[oceanbound222]

brilliant

[auamoti]

yes, except the fda part.

[054runnerv8]

great interview