Today is a departure from a direct discussion of the medicine or the US medical system. We delve into food. Food, is medicine in a way since it has physiological effects on how our bodies function. Finally, what's the deal with eggplants?

If the food is locally sourced it has many inherent advantages like improved 'ripeness' at harvesting, decreased transit time and chance to spoil, and it supports a local food network.

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