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Julian Bakery — Low Carb, Gluten Free, Wheat Free Bread. Walnuts - Awakening & Curing for 'Living Oil' Video. Paratha (Chapati) - Indian Flat Bread. What the Common Grocery Store Product Labels Mean and When They Matter. "According to the FDA, organic means the food meets the standards set by the Department of Agriculture meaning its grown without chemical fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, or growth hormones.

What the Common Grocery Store Product Labels Mean and When They Matter

Natural, however, only means the product doesn't include synthetic or artificial ingredients. " Organic has way more standards than just those though. Organic requires everything start to finish to be organic, so say it is an organic bacon sandwich, the bacon has to be organic which means the grains used to feed the animals also have to be organic, and for that you have to have chemically virgin land for like 5 years. Natural is the tough one with out a doubt. There isn't really a "regulation" on it but there are groups who try to certify. Antibiotic free means double the withdraw date, unfortunately.

Free range is only regulated in poultry, but again know your farmer to know your food. Kiwi Fruits Reduce Sore Throats By Over 60 Percent and Head Congestion By 80 Percent. Eating a couple of gold kiwifruit every day may reduce the severity of symptoms of the common cold, says new data from New Zealand.

Kiwi Fruits Reduce Sore Throats By Over 60 Percent and Head Congestion By 80 Percent

Kiwi is a powerhouse of vitamin C. It has 4-12 times more vitamin C than an orange, 3 times more than an apple and 60 times more than grapes. The numbers of days suffering from a sore throat were cut from 5.4 to 2 days as a result of eating kiwifruit, compared to bananas, while the numbers of days of suffering from head congestion fell from 4.7 to 0.9 days, researchers report in the British Journal of Nutrition. That is over 60 and 80 percent respectively in the speed of reduction of symptoms for each ailment. Consuming the kiwifruit led to increases in blood levels of vitamin C, but researchers from the New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research and Massey University. The study was funded by Zespri International Limited, and the company also provided the fresh and free-dried gold kiwifruit used in the study.

Organic kiwi is also key. Cold Stats. Medicinal Uses of Seaweeds. P O Box 25, Waldron, WA 98297-0025 Articles | 2014 Workshops | Island Herbs Order Form (pdf) | Contact Ryan Medicinal Uses of Seaweeds Updated from Gaia 2008 Conference Notes Seaweeds offer a wide range of therapeutic possibilities both internally and externally.

Medicinal Uses of Seaweeds

The term Seaweeds in this case refers only to macrophytic marine algae, both wild and cultivated, growing in saltwater. Life Outside The Box. EDIT: I have no idea why this post is so popular.

Life Outside The Box

People love to read about it and flip out because I said that I am "basically a vegan" even though I used to eat raw fish every couple weeks back when I was a raw foodist. A few things to make clear: I really couldn't care less whether you call me a vegan, omnivore, carnivore, or just a jerk. I'm actually embarrassed to call myself a vegan because most vegans have these insane attachments to labels, and most (not all) of them eat tons of processed junk. If you want an accurate label, go with "someone who eats as healthily as he knows how".I was partially wrong about B12 in this article. I love doing stuff that normal people don't do. Being a raw foodist, the only "meat" I eat is the occasional fish. "But what about the vegan animals?

" I was researching ways to get my B12 without taking a supplement (I've never swallowed a pill before in my life), and I found a site about eating raw eggs. That's right... Tonight was my first try. Red beets and beet juice top the list of healing antioxidants due to polyphenol and betalain concentration. How to Make Whole Flax Seed Oil (Mucilage) -Try It, Your Lungs Will Thank You. In 2005, my husband contracted West Nile Disease.

How to Make Whole Flax Seed Oil (Mucilage) -Try It, Your Lungs Will Thank You

So did several of our family friends. But whereas some of them recovered, without noticeable muscle tremors, lung problems, or noticeable residual viral infection(s) and weakened immune systems, my husband was completely out of work for 14 months. His hands shook, his vision blurred, he could hardly breathe. Flaxseed Oil Health Benefits. What is Flaxseed Oil?

Flaxseed Oil Health Benefits

Flaxseed oil is derived from flax seeds and is a cold pressed oil that can be used in salads, cooking, or simply taken alone as a supplement. It has become more popular in recent years, as more people are making the shift towards natural and whole food living. Eating a variety of foods, taking supplements, and eating more raw and natural foods is becoming more common than fad diets and extreme eating programs that eliminate important nutrients. Flaxseed and flaxseed oil are a valuable resource for Omega 3 essential fatty acids, and both provide quality protein, lignans, and natural fiber along with a generous serving of essential fatty acids. Flaxseed Oil can be ingested alone or mixed with other foods for balanced nutrition.

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