Healthy Food News

May 18, THis kale salad recipe uses raw kale, avocado and lemon for a twist on kale.

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:21:49 GMT

a kale salad recipe to boost your greens and calcium intake.

May 18, How to cook vegetables, 10 cooking methods from salads to saute.

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:37:49 GMT

Learn how to cook vegetables, the basics for a healthy diet

May 17, Radiation protection with food and supplements

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:24:43 GMT

I heard Mike Adams interview Dr. Saputo on radiation and the Fukushima nuclear disasters in Japan. Some experts in radiation are saying the threat is not over, there could be more melt down and there is almost no clean up going on. Scary! If you want to know more about Fukushima, Arnie Gunnison is a radiation expert who has the details. We can be prepared. With nutrition, we can protect ourselves from radiation, be it from X rays, cancer treatments, or nuclear accidents. Dr. Saputo has a list of food and supplements that help. They include probiotics, foods rich in sulfur, such as garlic, onions, ginger, and brassica vegies, green and white tea, sea vegies, fermented foods like sauerkraut and miso. There's also a brown seaweed product called modifilian that is helpful. Also bee pollen and Siberian ginseng help. To learn more and see a list of supplements, check out Dr. Saputo's website.

May 14, food freedom in Minnesota

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:38:56 GMT

"Nowhere in the country at this time is state action against food freedom and consumer choice more oppressive than the State of Minnesota"--Pete Kennedy, Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund Minnesota Ddepartment of Agriculture is arresting, raiding and harassing farmers, mothers and co-op members for selling and distributing fresh farm food. Alvin Schlangen, a farm buying club member, has a trial set for May 14 at the Minnesota courthouse. His crime is connecting dairy farmers to consumers. It's the raw milk issue. The Farm Food Freedom Coalition will be there to protest. MDA has threatened several mothers for selling fresh food to friends and neighbors. The mothers refuse to stop and are willing to face criminal charges. We need to stop this here and now. If no one stands up, it could spread to other states! Send love, send prayers, stay informed.

May 10, THe hemp seed nutrition advantage: it's a complete protein, and great source of

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:35:56 GMT

Hemp seed nutrition supports your heart, your immunity, and your mood!

May 8, There's a new GMO corn crop! Will it ever end?

Tue, 08 May 2012 16:34:07 GMT

There's a new GMO corn crop that awaits approval by the FDA. It's made for ethanol. But snack and cereal makers who rely on corn for their products, are concerned that this particular GMO corn will escape the fields, crossbreed, and create mushy corn! GMO for crops started in l996, 16 years ago. And what has it brought us? Read below.

May 7, Dr. Neal Barnhard and the Cancer Project

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:37:34 GMT

I'm learning about Dr. Neal Barnhard, a doctor and researcher who treats chronic diseases with a low fat vegan diet. He was interviewed in the Food Revolution Summit and I have notes. Dr. Barnhard got a grant from the National Health Institute to study the effects of a low fat vegan diet on diabetes. The findings show the vegan diet improves glycemic and lipid control, more so than the diet recommended by the American Diabetes Association. He notes: In Japan and China, rice is a staple food and people are thin and healthy when they stick to a rice and vegie diet. I've noticed this, too. How can rice and carbs be fattening, when the Japanese and Chinese are thin and eat rice daily? Dr. Bernhard says he has seen people with a family history of diabetes, with neuropathy, and with 20 years in diabetes clear up the neuropathy and the diabetes with diet! And here's something interesting. When Dr Robert Atkins, the proponent of a high fat, high protein diet, died, the PCRM (Physicians for Responsible Medicine) obtained his medical report and found that he had quite severe cardiovascular disease! Dr. Bernhard is determined to educate people. He has trained instructors who teach classes on the food and cancer connection. See the link below for more on the Cancer Project. I love these enlightened doctors who treat disease with food. This is the doctor of the future, one who educates. How simple and inexpensive is dietary change compared to drugs and surgery. And you become self reliant and feel better! This could solve our health crisis.

May 6, Amish kids remarkably immune to allergies

Sun, 06 May 2012 17:45:04 GMT

There's new research that shows the Amish kids have very little allergies and asthma compared to Swiss farm kids and Swiss urban children. It's called the farm effect. Researchers gave children the skin prick test to see who was predisposed to allergies. 7% of Amish children, 25% of farm raised Swiss children, and 44% of Swiss urban children are predisposed to allergies. With asthma, 5% of Amish kids have the diagnosis, 6.8% of Swiss farm kids have asthma and 11.2% of Swiss urban kids have asthma. Researchers are looking for the causes of the farm effect. It could be exposure to diverse allergens on a farm, and they say drinking raw cows milk seems to be involved! Here's what I wonder. Do the Amish children avoid vaccinations which can stress the immune system? And do the Amish eat the fresh food grown in the community and avoid modern refined foods? Being in a rural area, is there less air pollution?

May 5, vegan seafood made with Konjac

Sat, 05 May 2012 18:40:16 GMT

I jut heard the last interview of the Food Revolution summit. John Robbins interviewed Kathy Keston, author of "The Veganist." Kathy slowly became a vegan, and she tells how meat substitute products helped her get there. She says it's too shocking to just switch to brown rice and beans! Dairy is creamy and comforting, meat has a hearty taste... how can brown rice compete with that? These meat substitutes can be a bridge to a more whole foods vegan diet. Yet, I have often seen meat substitutes made of isolated soy that is probably genetically modified. Not the best quality. But some companies are aware of the GMO issue. I found one, a brand called Sophie's kitchen. It is vegan, tran fats, GMO free, and gluten free. They are also enrolled in the non-GMO verification project. The products are made with konjac, a traditional Asian root. So if you want to try some meat substitutes, look for this brand and others that specifically say non - GMO. Read the ingredients label and make sure it's real food. If we demand it, these "natural" products may become better quality and avoid the GMO ingredients!

May 4, super seeds, chia, hemp flax and pumpkin

Fri, 04 May 2012 23:26:24 GMT

Hi! I'm enjoying the Food revolution Summit interviews and I'm learning some tips about whole foods nutrition. Dr. Joel Fuhrman says that seeds, nuts and avocados are nutrient dense whole foods. Seeds contain protein, zinc, iron and minerals. Olive oil has only fat, and it's not really a whole food. So he recommends less oil and more seeds and nuts. I think this makes sense. The seeds are superfoods, especially chia and hemp. Chia and hemp seeds are relatively new foods to me, and I have just relied on my same old olive oil for all my fat. I'm in a rut! So, I have started using chia and flax seeds in grain burgers. They make a great egg substitute. This is a nice way to use left over grain. For a grain patty, you add cooked grain, some flour or arrowroot, and ground flax or chia seeds (you don't need to grind chia) in a food processor. Blend up to earlobe consistency, and create patties. Then bake them 35 minutes or so. The chia or flax seeds binds well and slight leavening happens, too. The package of chia I have is the Nutiva brand, and the label says that 1 Tbsp has 8% calcium, 6% iron, 10% magnesium, and 20% fiber, for the daily value. Olive oil doesn't have that! So I'm having new kitchen adventures with chia and flax. You might like to eat more seeds. They are easier to digest than nuts and just as nutritious!

May 1, The Food Revolution Summit

Tue, 01 May 2012 22:21:14 GMT

I've been listening to the free Food Revolution Summit and I'm really inspired. I'm hearing from my heroes. I even bought the empowerment package so I could download the interviews, transcripts and bonuses. It's not too late to hear some of the interviews for free, see the link below. I am exploring becoming a vegan! I'm almost there. More than 32,000 people are listening in. We're learning from some of the most brilliant experts on food and transformation in the world today, each of whom is being interviewed by Food Revolution bestselling author John Robbins. John Robbins is a good interviewer. Each interview is about 35 minutes, with great questions, and I feel John's compassionate nature. And his son Ocean is sweet! I feel their caring. The Summit goes until Sunday May 6, so there are more free interviews coming up. There is also an Empowerment Package that includes transcripts and recordings of ALL the Summit interviews, as well as an inspiring collection of resources, on sale for half price through the end of the Summit.

May 1, chia jello pudding, a fun light dessert

Tue, 01 May 2012 18:41:35 GMT

Hi. I'm working on a healthy desserts page for this website. Desserts have been a challenge for me, since my body doesn't like flour, eggs, milk or sugar! So how can I eat desserts? I'm finding out and experimenting with fruits, nuts, seeds, agar, arrowroot and more. Here's one recipe I came up with. Chia jello pudding 1 cup pomegranate juice, 1/2 cup water, 1/3 cup chia seeds Soak seeds, water and juice in a bowl overnight in the frig. Then put it on the stove on a small pot. Add 1 1/2 Tbsp agar flakes. Mix in well with a whisk. Cook on low heat for 20 minutes. (I set a timer and go off to do other tasks while it cooks.) When it's done, put it in a bowl and put in the frig. It will set up in about 30 minutes. The chia fruit mix turns in a thick jello that can be broken into cubes and served over fresh fruits, or eaten as it is. Pomegranate is a healthy fruit high in antioxidants. I love its deep red color. This is a flourless, sugar free desert that works for a healing diet. I'm happy with it!

Apr 30, changing to a healthier diet

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:10:13 GMT

Here's some tips for a diet upgrade. Rather than labeling foods as good or bad or counting calories, it's easier to just include more real foods. You can add in the healthy foods, the vegies, fruits, nuts seeds, beans and whole grains, and slowly, the processed foods will be crowded out! If you eat healthy foods early in the day, you will have less room for unhealthy foods later on. If you drink water in the morning, you will have less room for coffee, tea and soda. So your strategy is to eat real foods and drink pure water, and the fake foods will slowly drop away. And to avoid overeating, start crowding out fast foods. I'm listening to the Food Revolution Summit Seminar and John Robbins interviewed Morgan Spurlock, creator of the movie "Super Size Me", where he ate only food from McDonalds for 30 days and documented his experience. Morgan says he was hungry 15 minutes after a McDonalds meal, and would go back to eat more and more. His body wasn't getting nutrition and so was looking for the missing nutrients. This doesn't happen with a balanced whole foods diet. We don't usually overeat broccoli or pig out on asparagus! So try it out. Crowd out the processed foods with real foods. You will be getting more nutrition and your taste buds will adjust. Then you will desire vegies over fake foods!

Apr 28, The non GMO project verification

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:22:27 GMT

Alan bought some Garden of Eatin blue corn chips and they have the Non GMO project seal on them. I have been researching this group. The non-GMO project is the only independent non-GMO verification program currently in existence. At their website you can find out the verification process and see what products are verified non-GMO. If we wait for the FDA to label GMO foods, it may never happen. It seems Monsanto controls the FDA! So this non profit group has stepped up to label the non-GMO foods. I hope to see more of these labels on my food!

Apr 27, free teleseminar on the food revolution

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:40:46 GMT

I just signed up for this free teleseminar called Food Revolution. It's hosted by best selling author John Robbins, and I love John's spirit! The line up of speakers looks inspiring, with food pioneers, nutritional doctors, food activists, healers, etc. My hero Vandana Shiva will be there. You may like to check it out. It runs from April 28 to May 6. It's the first-ever Food Revolution Virtual Summit. John Robbins is interviewing 21 people who are leaders for healthy, sustainable, food and agriculture. And you can join in at the link below. From April 28-May 6, there will be three interviews broadcast daily. You’ll get info on health and healing, sustainable agriculture, GMO issues, raw foods, how to deal with peer pressure and family issues,practical motivation tips, and more. I'll be there, taking notes! All of this is FREE.

Apr 27, Produce, the Clean 15 and the Dirty Dozen

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:38:16 GMT

I found this tip in my stack of stuff. It's 2 lists from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) that are useful for shopping for produce on a budget. The EWG is a Washington based nonprofit group that researches and reports on food quality issues. The good guy scientists. Here is produce with the lowest pesticide residue. The Clean 15: Onions

sweet corn

pineapples

avocado

asparagus

sweet peas

mangoes

eggplant

U.S. Cantaloupe

Kiwi

cabbage

watermelon

sweet potatoes

grapefruit

mushrooms So if money is tight, you could buy these conventional. The following list is produce with the most pesticide residues. It's best to buy these organic when you can! The Dirty Dozen: Apples Celery Strawberries Peaches Spinach Imported Nectarines Imported grapes Sweet bell peppers Potatoes U.S. Blueberries Lettuce Kale/Collard greens So these lists may help at the grocery store!

Apr 21, Celery recipes are simple and give you a good source of silicon

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:15:30 GMT

Celery recipes include juices, salads and soups and add silicon and natural sodium to your diet

Apr 20, gluten free on line supermarket

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:43:57 GMT

gluten causes so many problems, from fatigue, IBS, depression, brain fog, learning difficulties, bloating and weight gain, aches and pains, and more. So going gluten free is a way to heal many ailments. It's getting easier to eat gluten free. I found an on line gluten free supermarket! all products are gluten free and you can read the ingredients label and find the good stuff. Check it out here.

Apr 19, Nature is beautiful

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:35:33 GMT

Today is a beautiful spring day and I'm here working on my website and looking out the window at my garden. So here, at the link below, is my page on nature quotes with nature photos I have taken. I just want to share it with you on this beautiful day! Look outside enjoy nature, hear the birds and feel the wind. It will lift you up.

Apr 16, The body wisdom diet uses your inner wisdom for chooosing whole foods that suppo

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:56:08 GMT

THe body wisdom diet is based on balancing the energy in food and choosing high quality whole foods

Apr 12, book reviews, books to inspire you to heal with whole foods and natural living

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:25:59 GMT

Book reviews for helpful books on healing and natural living

Apr 12, Permaculture notes, observing nature

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:33:23 GMT

In the movie Back to Eden, Farmer Paul says to observe nature near you, and imitate it. So I observed trees on the lot next door, untouched by man. A small oak tree is growing in the caliche soil. I observed it's not alone. There are about 5 small junipers under the oak tree, then 2 smaller shrubs by the junipers, then a cactus by a some tall wildflowers, and then tiny white wildflowers under that. So I thought, its a tree guild. There's tall, medium and small plants, growing in layers. Diversity and different sizes, right under the tree. I think Alan is imitating this. In our garden, we have small shrubs, vegetables, herbs and wildflowers under the fruit trees. It's an explosion of joy, especially when the flowers are in bloom. Trees like company and variety. That's permaculture; learning from nature.

Apr 10, gluten sensitivity and brain fog

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:12:25 GMT

Have you heard of brain fog? It's not depression or dementia. It's being unable to focus or concentrate, or feeling "spacey" or forgetful. Brain fog is often caused by gluten sensitivity. The main gluten grains are wheat, rye and barley, found in breads, pasta and more. Gluten sensitivity leads to malabsorption in the intestines, which creates a deficiency of nutrients that the brain needs. Then, you have brain fog! I have had brain fog, so I avoid gluten. I eat quinoa, amaranth, corn, millet, wild rice and basmati rice. I read food labels and avoid products with gluten in them. And my thinking is clear again. If you have brain fog, try going without gluten for a while and see if it makes a difference. Most of the recipes on this site are gluten free. You can find millet and quinoa recipes under "whole grain recipes", the green bar on your left.

Apr 6, Vegan baking, and what is vegetable shortening?

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:41:37 GMT

Yesterday at the farmers market one of the booths was a vegan bakery. I looked at the ingredients list on some cookies, and saw "vegetable shortening". Hmm. Vegetable shortening is not healthy, right? I researched it and found that vegetable shortening is made of cottonseed, soy, and corn oil. That's GMO stuff. It's basically Crisco, and it contains tran fats. Bakers use it to create light, flaky pastries. For a healthier alternative, I found 2 organic, non GMO, 0 trans fats vegetable shortening: Spectrum Organic Vegetable Shortening, and Earth Balance baking sticks. My mom uses apple sauce in place of oil in some of her baked treats. That works, too. For sweet treats, You could just use fruit and fruit puddings, and avoid the cookies altogether. There's also raw food desserts, made with fruits and nuts, no flour, no unhealthy oils. Just some food for thought!

Apr 5, Fantastic Film: Back to Eden

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:05:16 GMT

I just watched a free 2 hour film called Back to Eden. It's about a gardener who conversed with God and co-created a permaculture method that heals the earth and brings forth fantastic produce. His vegetables and fruit are sweet, juicy, large and nutritious, and the gardening is easy with this method. He has developed a system that we can all do, and the website has instructions. It's a form of sheet mulching with wood chips, and he says with this method, you don't need to water, fertilize, till, or use pesticides. I'm going to try it! Every spring I get inspired to learn more about permaculture. You can watch the film at the link below, for free. Even if you don't garden, this movie will inspire you with hope for the future.

Apr 3, THe dill herb offers healing tea for babies and mothers and is yummy in recipes

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:19:12 GMT

THe dill herb is fun as a healing tea and in a marinated salad.

Mar 27, Healthy sauce recipes are full of vegies, oils and herbs

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:47:20 GMT

These healthy sauce recipes are simple, vegan and good for you

Mar 27, New paradigm in agriculture

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:40:22 GMT

A new paradigm, I'm always looking for that! So the article below (at the link) caught my eye. The old ways of greed and violence toward the soil, animals and our bodies does not work. How do we start over and create anew? Europe may lead the way. Europe has a slow food tradition and has less corporate control over food when compared to the US. Some nations in Europe outlaw GMO's and pesticides that kill bees. In the US, we are just waking up to these issues! Recently, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Ciolos spoke to an Italian University on holistic vision, sustainable agriculture, and small farm production. May Commissioner Ciolos inspire the youth to pursue new paradigms in agriculture. When leaders speak out in support of ideas, it has power.

Mar 23, 10 worst sources of aspartame

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:27:12 GMT

Mike Adams, health reporter and creator of the newsletter Natural News, created an infographic showing the 10 worse sources of aspartame (see at the link below). Aspartame has many dangers. It's an excitotoxin that kills brain cells, for one! And it does many more harmful things to your body. For a natural and safe sweetener, try stevia. I use SweetLeaf 100% natural stevia sweetener. Avoid the Truvia brand; it has dextrose added to it. Check out the aspartame graphic here:

Mar 22, Beekeepers ask EPA for pesticide ban

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:48:07 GMT

Beekeepers and environmental organizations filed a petition to ask the EPA to ban the insecticide clothianidin, which they say is harming the bees and contributing to colony collapse disease. France, Italy Germany and Slovenia have already suspended use of this pesticide. These chemicals treat millions of acres of corn and soy in the US, they build up over time in the soil, plants and trees. The EPA admit that clothianidin has not been adequately tested. Yet, it's in wide use. Beekeepers note that when corn and soy fields are treated, they see more bee die off. We had better get serious about saving the bees! Every year beekeepers lose about 30% of their bees to colony collapse disease. About a third of our food is pollinated by bees. If you pray, please pray for the bees and their protection. We are one!

Mar 22, celery for high blood pressure

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:28:12 GMT

I'm reading a wonderful book, Food your Miracle Medicine, by Jean Carper. She documents how food heals and prevents common illnesses and diseases. Food truly is amazing medicine! Here's one example. Celery is a folk remedy for high blood pressure in Asian cultures. A pharmacologist, William J. Elliot, learned that the father of one of his Vietnamese grad students was able to reduce his high blood pressure to normal, just by eating 2 stalks of celery a day for 1 week. Dr. Elliot isolated the part of celery he suspected was responsible for the healing, and gave it to rats. Sure enough, their blood pressure fell. The dose was comparable to 4 stalks of celery a day. Eating celery sounds much better than expensive drugs, being monitored by doctors and potential side effects. Ms. Carper cites more than 10,000 scientific studies to back up food cures. Take a look at the book on Amazon: Food: Your Miracle Medicine

Mar 16, 1000 Gardens in Africa Project

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:23:50 GMT

"Food sovereignty is the right of the people to define their own food and agriculture and to have access to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced using ecological and sustainable methods." So says the the Slow Food Movement. With their project "1,000 Gardens in Africa", they are promoting food sovereignty with food plots in schools and communities. Learn more in the video below, where the children tell you in their own words about their gardens. Heartwarming and hopeful! If you have 900 euros (I have no idea how much that is) you can adopt a garden.

Mar 15, Garden therapy

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:37:55 GMT

After playing in my Spring garden, I thought of all the ways it heals me. Sunlight: Vitamin D in its best form. Grounding: I am gardening barefoot! Grounding gives me the earth energy that is healing; it's a "new" discovery. Foot reflexology: when you garden barefoot, it can hurt! I step on small stones and mulch. It actually feels good in a "hurts so good" way. Bird song therapy: I have a theory that the cardinals are singing exactly the notes I need to hear for my soul to be happy. Yoga: ever try to weed underneath a fig tree? on all fours? then you know its like a downward dog pose. Weight bearing exercises: helps my bones be strong. Lifting rocks, pots and bags of soil. Herbal healing: There's lambsquarters everywhere and I munch on it as I work. Its organic and really local. Color therapy: bright red poppies cause mini explosions of inner joy! Who needs expensive gym memberships. I work out in Mother Earth Gym. Nature heals your body and soul.

Mar 14, holistic nutrition considers modern science, ancient wisdom, food quality and m

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:58:29 GMT

Holistic nutrition is about how food affects your mind, body, spirit, and more.

Mar 13, Learn about cooking whole grains with a useful cooking chart

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:43:22 GMT

Cooking whole grains is easy, learn how here, with a chart on time and amount

Mar 13, Campbells dropping BPA use in its canned soups

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:55:53 GMT

BPA, Bisphenol A, is used often in lining for canned foods. It has been linked to breast cancer, diabetes, hardening of the arteries and depression in research. Campbell's soups have been found to be high in BPA. And due to consumer demands, Campbells will soon be removing BPA from their canned soups. Yea! It's a start. Now if they would just remove MSG, aspartame and other toxins in canned foods. BPA is getting attention. The FDA is considering banning it in the US. They will decide on March 31, 2012. Already France, The European Union, Turkey and other nations have banned BPA. More in the article below:

Mar 12, These healthy casserole recipes are vegan, gluten free and easy to make

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:44:57 GMT

Healthy casserole recipes will fill you up with comfort and nutrition, too.

Mar 10, make your own herbal medicine

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:26:14 GMT

Here's some instruction to making herbal tinctures. It's simple and can same you money. It just takes a bottle, dried or fresh herbs, alcohol to extract the herbs, and time. Tinctures are convenient, they last a long time, many years. They are good for being prepared. You can carry them in your purse or backpack. I have made some vitex berry tinctures from my backyard vitex tree. I got many tincture bottles from a one pint jar of herbs and alcohol. Each tincture at the store is about 8-10$ or more, so I'm saving lots of money. And I get to commune with my vitex tree and harvest my own berries! So check out these instructions from Mountain Rose Herbs. Mountain Rose is a good source for lots of herbs and supplies, too. I love learning to be self sufficient!

Mar 9, E. coli outbreaks in produce

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:16:54 GMT

Perhaps you remember in 2006 when bagged spinach caused an outbreak of e. coli. People avoided spinach for a while. After that outbreak, A coalition of leafy green growers and processors have developed new Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) metrics, to prevent any future outbreaks. One of the metrics is to keep grazing cattle 30 feet from any leafy greens field. They suspect that manure was the cause of the e coli outbreak of 2006, though it's not proven. In the article below at the link, there are photos of greens planted in a monoculture. The organic fields I like to see are bio diverse, with many plants all around. Plant diversity gives plants better resistance to pests. Maybe bacteria, too? The article states that organic farms have less likelihood of e.coli outbreaks, due to microbial biodiversity and more. Also, when produce is shipped across the country it may not always be kept at the correct temperature. If bagged produce gets too warm, strange dangerous things start to grow. So to be safe, buy local, avoid bagged greens, and buy organic! You can read the details in this report from the Organic Center.

Mar 5, a simple blueberry dessert recipe with almond cream, yum!

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:04:30 GMT

This blueberry dessert recipe is light and easy to make.

Mar 5, Junk Food Kills

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:57:17 GMT

Junk food contains trans fats which hurt your heart, MSG and aspartame which hurts your brain, sugar which hurts your glands, antibiotics which hurt your immunity, and hormones which hurt your sexual function. Yes, it hurts every system of your body! Ouch. Not to mention additives, chemicals, and even heavy metals have been found in junk food. By junk food, I mean fast foods, packaged foods, and techno-foods, things that don't grow on the land or in the sea, but are created in a lab and assembled on a production line. This is a slow kill. You feel it later in life, or your children are weaker. Kids now get cancer, have more allergies and are obese. We are slowly poisoning them. I know it sounds strong but it's true! There is still good food available. Fresh food. Organic food. Local food. You can be an apron activist and save your health, your children and the planet with good food choices. It will change our whole society eventually. See what Ronnie Cummins, director of the Organic Consumers Association, has to say:

Mar 2, Doctrine of Signatures, the orange

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:36:33 GMT

The doctrine of signatures is an old healing method that says the food or herb resembles the part of the body it supports. It was considered God's signature in the food, in our more mystical past. What does the orange look like? The texture of the peel looks like your skin. In fact, when nurses learn to give shots, they practice on oranges because the look and feel similar to the human skin. Oranges contain Vitamin C, which supports collagen, a nutrient that keeps your skin soft and prevents wrinkles. Vitamin C and collagen are in many skin creams. Oranges also contain structured water, a type of water that penetrates the cells faster than regular water, helps you absorb nutrients more effectively, and carries off the toxins from your body. Oranges are high in sugar, so be careful if this is a concern for your body. Also, eat the peel! You can use a microplane and grate the peel into a salad, like you would lemon zest. The peel has healing properties, too. Spring is coming. How about a salad with spring greens, orange sections, and avocado slices? Yum!

Mar 1, healing spices added to food or taken in teas are simple and nutritious.

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:00:04 GMT

healing spices give you antioxidants, help with digestion and more.

Feb 27, Hawaii GMO labeling rally

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:44:47 GMT

The state of Hawaii just had its own GMO labeling rally on Feb 21, 2012. 5,000 field trails of GMO in the last 25 years have been on Hawaiian lands, and Hawaiians are concerned. Hawaiians are standing up to demand the labeling of GMO's. The rally, held at the state capitol, started as a chant, song and dance ritual to Halau Lokahi. Not sure who that is, but he/she seems to be a nature deity who is not pleased with GMO's! This you tube gives you an overview of Hawaii's situation. The people are resurrecting a statue of Halau to bring to the capitol, to help them in their activism. As one man said, "We bring Halau back in his fighting form."

Feb 23, Walnuts for your brain

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:12:11 GMT

I'm reading a wonderful book, Nature's Secret Messages, by Elaine Wilkes. She has many interesting ideas of how nature speaks to us. One is with the doctrine of signatures, where foods look like the part of the body they will help. Take, or instance, the walnut. The walnut is in a hard protective shell, just like the human brain is in a hard skull. When you open a walnut, you see 2 halves that look like the 2 hemispheres of the brain. And both the walnut and the brain have lines, or furrows in them. And the similarities go deeper. Both the walnut and the brain have the same amount of fat content! Your brain is about 67% fat, and the walnut is about 66% fat. And when your brain is off, you're called a nut-case! ha. Walnuts have Omega 3 fats that support the brain, increase memory and reduce hyperactivity. And walnuts have more Omega 3s than other nuts. I have wondered how the ancient cultures knew about healing. I think they could read the messages in their food, and "conversed" with the plants. Some herbalists dream of the herbs they need. Yes, it's happened to me. I hope we return to our connection to nature; we may find remedies to our health and societal problems in our plants and ecosystems. That's just some food for thought.

Feb 21, grain salad recipes are full of healthy vegies and make a good snack

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:29:51 GMT

grain salad recipes are simple, healthy and filling

Feb 21, Play with your food!

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:23:20 GMT

Kids like to play, so why not create art and fun with vegetables? My sister Amy has a young boy, Elias. He loves pirates right now, so kale from the garden is called "pirate food." It makes you strong for pirate adventures! And yes, he eats kale. Remember Popeye and spinach? And his girl friend was Olive Oil; they go together. Many companies are trying to get your kids to eat their products. McDonald's uses toys to sell its food. When I was a kid, toys were put into cereal boxes. So we natural foodies can take back our kids food! Let's make it fun. How about making a face shape on a white plate, with curly parsley for hair, bell pepper for a mouth, and carrot slices for eyes? And if you can bring your child to a farm and they see a carrot pulled from the ground, this seems like a miracle to them. Let's get our kids to love real food. Some fun ideas are here at this blog, Aupair.org

Feb 20, GE crops a solution to world hunger?

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:59:36 GMT

The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is promoting GE (genetically engineered) crops, saying they will help end world hunger. GE crops can be bred to survive adverse conditions, they say. But, GE depends on patented seeds, synthetic pesticide and fertilizers. GE crops are designed to be used with expensive herbicides, such as the Round Up Ready crops. GE seeds are patented, and The biotech companies own them. If you save their seeds, you can be criminally prosecuted. So farmers in India, for instance, must buy new seeds from biotech companies every year. And GE seed costs 2-6 times the price of conventional seeds. Plus they will need more herbicides and pesticides. The UN World Food programs says farmers can't afford this. The real solutions to world hunger are access to land and local, inexpensive regional sources of seeds, compost and mulch. The solutions to world hunger are permaculture, organics, and food sovereignty. We need to be able to save our seeds! Heirloom seeds and organic seeds are stronger seeds, too.

Feb 18, Vitamin D foods help you absorb calcium and increase your immunity.

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:25:04 GMT

Vitamin D foods help you to build strong bones and teeth, support your skin, brain and more.

Feb 18, Eggs may be good for you

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:06:00 GMT

I've been researching vitamin D, and found out it's in egg yolks. Yes, the yolk is good for you! The egg yolk has Vitamins A and D, and healer are saying that everyone needs more vitamin D. Eggs also contain choline, a precursor to acetylcholine, which is a neurotransmitter that is deficient in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. So we think choline boosts the brain. Eggs are a good source of protein and easy to digest. But they are also a common allergen. So listen to your body and see how you react to them. What about egg quality? You can buy Omega 3 eggs from range free hens, or commercial eggs from factory farms! The free range hens eat their natural diet of bugs, worms and grass, so they create a healthy egg for us. There are organic eggs available. What does it take to earn the organic seal? Read about it at the link below.