Newsletter - January 3, 2023 | Living Tree Community Foods

Video: The Bubble Economy and the Greatest Generation

Dear brothers and sisters,

The economy is a living thing. It breathes, it pulsates, it even convulses. One such convulsion was the 2007- 2008 financial crisis. It was the most severe meltdown since the Great Depression. The Federal Reserve lowered the interest rate to zero in the hope that the cheap cost of borrowing would stimulate the economy; it didn't work. So they came up with “quantitative easing” which is a fancy term for pumping trillions of freshly printed money into the economy.

The result was a bubble economy. One such bubble was the housing market, another was the stock market. A third is crypto currency.

These bubbles are deflating while prices are rising. Call it an inflation depression, if you will.

The Fed is caught in a trap-if it continues to fight inflation by raising interest rates the bubbles will pop and there will be a severe recession. Alternatively, it can try to reflate the bubble economy by printing more money which will send inflation soaring. Either way there will be a collapse.

Let's go deeper.

It was America that was at the forefront of the industrial revolution.. Coming out of the second world war the US was the king of production. But now we are witnessing something entirely new - the deindustrialization of America. The United States has lost a whopping 32 percent of its manufacturing jobs since the year 2000. That comes to about 5.5 million manufacturing jobs. We have shifted our manufacturing base to Asia to take advantage of cheap labor.

In summary, America has gone from a manufacturing economy to one based on finance, insurance and real estate.These are services.They are unproductive; they do not create value. Ask Adam Smith the father of economics, who's 300th anniversary is this year. He first distinguished between productive and unproductive labor.

So the problems run pretty deep.

But then you are the children and grand children of the Greatest Generation. They brought us out of the Great Depression and went on to fight and win the Second World War. With a heritage like that we know you will come through.Your good energy, perseverance and resilience tell me so.

We follow with a magnificent video by Ben with GrowVeg. He takes us on a ten step journey of planning our garden.

My Keto Kitchen then guides us in making scrumptious walnut butter cookies.

Steven Lome MD tells us why nearly 100% of heart disease is preventable.

Bob and Brad, the most famous physical therapists on the internet, take us along for a full body workout that you can do at home.

This week’s sale features roasted almond butter regularly $24.99 on sale for $19.99.

Our January sale includes Almond Cashew Brazil nut butter, Hazel Chocolate Almond Butter and Black Beluga Lentils.

We recommend our California grown Medjool dates, sun-dried and organic. What a healthful way to dispel the cold, wet drear.

Please accept our best wishes for good health, prosperity and success for you and your family,

Jesse Schwartz PhD
President
Living Tree Community Foods

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Recipe: Walnut Butter Cookies

by: My Keto Kitchen

Our Keto Cinnamon Walnut Butter Cookies have all the classic flavors along with crisp edges and a soft, chewy center.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup Almond Flour
1/2 cup Erythritol
1 tablespoon Cream of Tartar
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 tablespoon Cinnamon ground
14 ounces Walnut Butter
3 Eggs

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 180C/355F.
In a bowl add the almond flour, erythritol, cream of tartar, baking powder, and cinnamon and stir until combined.
Add the walnut butter and eggs to the dry ingredients and mix well. The dough will be very thick and sticky.