Cook Because You Care: Blog Name Change

I decided to officially change the name of my blog from "Cook Towards a Cure" to "Cook Because You Care" in order to shift the tone, focus, and scope of my blog.


Firstly, I felt that the blog took on a negative tone by using the word cure, as it assumes we are trying to fix something on the inside by using means from the outside.  By taking this view, we both assume that our bodies lack the ability to heal themselves and we also generate a negative representation of illness.   Instead of "curing" our bodies by using external forces, we can work cooperatively with our bodies to understand exactly what they need so that they can naturally restore harmony within.

Secondly cure creates a focus that is more in line with an allopathic system (the traditional medical frame of reference which focuses on the care of symptoms). I hope that my blog can provide information which has a tone of prevention and cooperation instead of eliciting paternalistic nuances.

Finally, I would like the scope of my blog to be more than just medically-minded.  In the choices we make about food, we have the power to choose health for our bodies, but we also have the power to create a more healthy family, community, and environment.

The Vision for "Cook Because you Care"

Cook Because You Care will provide information for choosing foods mindfully.  By respecting and loving your body as the vehicle that enables a happy, healthy life you can choose the fuel that optimizes your body's performance and longevity.  However, eating mindfully also means eating with your conscience.  Caring about where your food comes from and how it was produced is a big part of maintaining not only the health of your own body, but also the health and longevity of the soil, environment, and earth that produces the food we eat.

Likewise, food shopping and preparation are both integral in maintaining a healthy society.  For instance, it is easy to see that farmer's markets bring communities together while the declining family dinner can be rightly justified as a reason for the disintegration of the family unit.  Cooking is a timeless tradition and can aid in the restoration of friendships, families, and communities at large. It is imperative that our culture reestablishes a close relationship with our food and that each and every one of us starts to care about these important issues.

Cook because you care about your body, 
Cook because you care about your community,
Cook because you care about your environment.