Author Archives for Erin Rosas

Men And Their Meat, Part 2: Less Buff Because of Broccoli?


Last month in Men And Their Meat, Part 1, I talked about Dioxin, a pervasive chemical substance that has been linked to hormonal disruption and low sperm counts in men. As promised, I’m continuing with the series on why our guys need that little blue pill more and more every year.
Can broccoli - more […]

Men And Their Meat, Part 1: The Virility Connection


As a medical research specialist and healthcare consultant my special area of interest has been hormones, largely in part to the birth defect I was born with. For the last fifteen years I’ve been mentally bathed in everything hormonal. There is not a day that goes by that I don’t say the word […]

Sugar Buzz


What’s Really In Your Box Of Chocolates?
It’s that time of year again. Valentine’s Day is coming. Boxes of chocolates everywhere, in every size and color imaginable. Women love Valentine’s Day for the most part, myself included - or at least the thought of it. Especially when you get the box you like the best. Part […]

Precocious Puberty or Parable?


What’s really going on?   Just about everyone has something to say about how “mature” our children are.   They’ve never been older at a younger age.  Along with that comes a whole host of new psychosocial problems that face our Nation’s children.  Too much sexual attention too soon, problems adjusting, problems in school, body image issues […]

Sustaining America


We all hear it, most of us ignore it.  Sustainable.  That WORD.  The triple bottom line.  It makes most of us cringe but for many different reasons.  What does “sustainable” mean?  Sustainable means “able to be maintained.”  Sustainability means maintaining our environment, economy and society while we continue to grow and develop.
I try to think of it […]

GE Free - Best for Me?


As a medical researcher and certified healthcare consultant, the last thing I used to think about when someone said genetics was food.  Dealing with rare disorders my entire life, having been born with one, I associated genetics with blood sampling and medical testing.  Times have changed, foods have changed and now […]

Grass is Good


With the recent outbreaks of the virulent strains of E-coli that have caused everything from tragic death to widespread illness, we can be assured that the E-coli contamination scare is not only not over, it’s only just begun.
Where do we turn? What does the consumer do to ensure the safety of food given to […]

Pragmatic Organics - What is the 80% Solution?


INTRODUCTION
pragmatic - Pronunciation Key: (prag-ma-tik), adj. Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical.
Given the choice, most people and nearly every parent we meet wants to live a cleaner life. They wrestle with their food decisions and even make attempts at living an organic lifestyle.
Many take to reading online or at […]

Erin and Al Rosas - Bio


Al and Erin Rosas raise all grass fed beef on their certified organic cattle farm located in Marion County, Florida. The Rosas also own and operate a specialty and organic food store.
Erin Rosas is a medical research specialist with research concentrated in the area of the cellular and physiological reaction to growth hormones and chemicals […]

Erin Rosas

Erin Rosas, a healthcare consultant, owns and operate a certified organic farm as well as a number of eco-businesses including an organic product procurement and specialty foods operation located in Florida. Erin Rosas and her husband Chef Al Rosas, The Organic Chef ( TM) are known for their award winning organically managed grass-fed meats and their Pragmatic Organics (SM) diet. Erin Rosas was voted Rodale Publishing's Organic Style Magazine's Woman with Organic Style and consults nationally on eco-issues. The Rosas' are recipients of Florida Best Sustainable Business Practice 2008!