Organic Food Info
The decision to purchase organic food over conventionally grown food is a personal one, and as you walk through the supermarket, many of which are now adding organic sections, you will likely ask the question: Is organic food really better?
The most health "Bang" for your $$s
When you search for a car, a home or even a vacation, chances are you look for a product that will give you the most benefits for the best price. However, when it comes to food many people overlook the benefits aspect and focus on getting the best price. The result is greasy fast-food, nutrient-deprived processed foods and wilted or overcooked vegetables that have long since passed their prime.
Change your diet and feel GREAT!
Generally speaking, eating a meal that is right for your metabolic type should produce marked and lasting improvement in your energy, your mental capacities, your emotional well-being, and leave you feeling well-satisfied for several hours.
Organic recommendations muzzled
Advice to "buy organic" was immediately attacked by agribusiness lobbyists as they worked behind the scenes to knock any mention of organic out of the EPA brochure. Dennis Stolte of the American Farm Bureau told the New York Times, "Our biggest concern is that there is an implication that organic foods are somehow safer than conventional foods, which is absolutely false."
Processed and chemically-loaded meat. Why Not!
Many don’t see the harm in eating a couple of hot dogs, French fries and big slice of chocolate cream pie. However, researchers discovered that eating these kinds of Western-style foods might increase one’s risk of stroke, colon caner, and heart disease. Moreover, they found such foods might also increase one’s chances of developing type 2 diabetes, the most common form of this disease that usually occurs in adulthood.
A cook explores the personal, environmental and global benefits of eating low on the food chain. But will he continue to eat hamburgers?
There are races of people who are all slim, who are stronger and faster than us. They all have straight teeth and perfect eyesight. Arthritis, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, depression, schizophrenia and cancer are absolute rarities for them. You are in for a few big surprises.
According to research, a transporter in the colon called SLC5A8 plays an important part in allowing the colon to get rid of the last bit of food before the unused portion is flushed away. It was discovered that the good bacteria in the colon produces a glucose-releasing enzyme found in plant cell walls, the broccoli, fruits and cereal left-overs, which cannot be digested in the small intestine.
Link to the Slow food ovement website. Slow down and enjoy.
Chocolate and coffee seem to go together perfectly. Think of a double-shot mocha at the corner coffee shop. Yet, the two ingredients appear to have opposite effects on a person's arteries, according to two new studies. Chocolate is good for them, whereas coffee—or at least its caffeine—does damage.
Back when the soil in which our food was grown was healthy and unpolluted, humans regularly consumed beneficial soil- and plant-based microorganisms along with their food. These organisms helped to digest the food and keep pathogenic substances in check. However, during the last five decades pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals have generally destroyed the richness of our country’s soil, including the beneficial microorganisms, commonly known as probiotics.
By Alan C. Logan, ND, FRSH
Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids that are considered essential because they cannot be synthesized by the human body. Dietary sources of omega-3 fatty acids include plants (particularly flax, canola, walnuts and hemp) and fish (particularly ocean fish such as sardines, anchovies, salmon and mackerel).