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"We're White Rice People" The Beauty and History of Carolina Gold Rice
An exploration into Carolina Gold Rice, the Gullah Geechee, and What We Can Learn From The People That Came Before Us
Jun 9
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Lauren Bell
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"We're White Rice People" The Beauty and History of Carolina Gold Rice
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May 2025
Mean Girls and the Early 2000s Pop Culture Crucifixion of Carbs
The Early 2000s were a rough PR time for Carbohydrates - here's why you still need them.
May 8
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Lauren Bell
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Mean Girls and the Early 2000s Pop Culture Crucifixion of Carbs
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April 2025
"Bread Makes You Fat?!" A Short Essay on Language, Food Shame, and the Food Well-Being Model
How Our Attachment to Food Morality Impacts Our Food Choices
Apr 1
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Lauren Bell
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"Bread Makes You Fat?!" A Short Essay on Language, Food Shame, and the Food Well-Being Model
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February 2025
Loud and Misdirected Anger: Exploring the Focus on Ultra-Processed Foods, Fluoride, and Red Dye #3
The "enemy" is not our foods, the enemies are the systems.
Feb 7
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Lauren Bell
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Loud and Misdirected Anger: Exploring the Focus on Ultra-Processed Foods, Fluoride, and Red Dye #3
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January 2025
Astrology Chat: Mars Rx is Teaching Us a Lesson
on retrogrades, mars, and astrology as a tool of self-reflection
Jan 8
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Lauren Bell
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Astrology Chat: Mars Rx is Teaching Us a Lesson
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Going back for a Ph.D.? 5 Tips I'm Glad I Knew!
Demystifying the overly mystical Ph.D. application process
Jan 6
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Lauren Bell
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Going back for a Ph.D.? 5 Tips I'm Glad I Knew!
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December 2024
Exploring Food Access Work as a Harm Reduction Practice
An essay on integrating harm reduction ideologies into food access work
Dec 12, 2024
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Lauren Bell
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Exploring Food Access Work as a Harm Reduction Practice
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November 2024
What the @*/% is a cortisol face?
Debunking the diet culture buzzword and explaining cortisol's actual function in the body.
Nov 11, 2024
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Lauren Bell
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What the @*/% is a cortisol face?
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What's Going on With the Farm Bill?
The new Farm Bill should have been in place by now, so what's going on?
Nov 3, 2024
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Lauren Bell
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What's Going on With the Farm Bill?
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October 2024
Gluten Vs. Carbs - Understanding the Difference
Understanding language around the "gluten-free" craze
Oct 1, 2024
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Lauren Bell
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Gluten Vs. Carbs - Understanding the Difference
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September 2024
Reading, Seeing, Thinking, Listening - vol. 2
Late Summer - Early Fall Recommendations
Sep 28, 2024
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Lauren Bell
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Reading, Seeing, Thinking, Listening - vol. 2
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My Substack Summer
What I read in Summer 2024
Sep 19, 2024
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My Substack Summer
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