Food, Inc.

As Anita Wolff, a staff member of Britannica’s Advocacy for Animals, says: "I’m left feeling powerless by the huge economic and political forces that work to keep the profits rolling to enormous chemical, agricultural, and food-processing companies who benefit from having Americans eat a certain way. The frustration is made worse by knowing that those forces also work to keep us in the dark about the real costs involved and collude to keep people at all levels—such as farmers, consumers, slaughterhouse workers, union leaders (and, of course, these groups overlap)—from having any place to redress their grievances."

But please, PLEASE, don't NOT watch this because you feel that ignorance is bliss. It's not. This food crisis affects you already whether you choose to look it in it's face or not. There is not one single person that can say they haven't been affected by it somehow, either by themselves or someone they love. Whether its cancer, diabetes, or any of the onslaught of MAN MADE disease and sickness, no one is exempt.

There IS something we can do because we as consumers ARE the greatest decision makers. With each purchase, we are making a choice.

Watch the film, open your eyes, take action and visit www.takepart.com/foodinc

Exercise of the Week: Calf Raises

Calf Raises: Using a weight of your choice stand with your feet about hip width apart. Keeping your feet parallel, raise up onto the balls of your feet really squeezing that calf muscle. Lower and then repeat. On your next set, point the toes inward (pigeon-toed) to change the angle of the muscle worked. On your third set, point the toes out with the heels in. To make it extra hard, stand on a ledge or step or even a pile of sturdy books to give yourself a higher range or motion. To make it extra extra hard, performe this exercise one leg at a time!