Aquaponics from Portable Farms. Carrageenan: New Studies Reinforce Link to Inflammation, Cancer, and Diabetes. April 2016 Research links carrageenan to gastrointestinal inflammation, including higher rates of colon cancer, in laboratory animals. Yet it is still found in many foods, including some certified organic foods. Cornucopia’s report, Carrageenan: New Studies Reinforce Link to Inflammation, Cancer and Diabetes, compiles scientific studies pointing to harm from consuming food-grade carrageenan. Read The Cornucopia Institute’s updated full report on the dangers of carrageenan.Read the news release about the report.Protect yourself and your family with Cornucopia’s carrageenan buying guide.Many people report significant improvements in their gastrointestinal health after cutting carrageenan out of their diet.
If your health improved after eliminating carrageenan from your diet, please let us know about it by filling out this questionnaire developed in collaboration with medical researchers.Sign Cornucopia’s petition to the FDA to remove carrageenan from the food supply. More on Carrageenan. Can Extra-Virgin Coconut Oil Really Reduce Belly Fat? Some superfoods really do seem to have super powers; others just aren’t worth the hype. When it comes to extra-virgin coconut oil, claims have been floating around that it has the wonderful ability to reduce belly fat – and wouldn’t we all like a magic potion for that? But other experts say that it’s just another cooking fat, albeit a healthy one. So what’s the real answer? We went straight to the source: medical professionals.
Here’s what we found out. Coconut Oil Can Help Reduce Belly Fat Naturopathic doctor Serena Goldstein says that coconut oil can, in fact, help reduce belly fat. According to Goldstein, the consumption of coconut oil cannot successfully be the only tool used to reduce belly fat. Kristen Trukova, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC, CSO, Clinical Oncology Dietitian at Cancer Treatment Centers of America® at Midwestern Regional Medical Center, agrees. The secret of coconut oil’s success is multi-faceted. Coconut Oil Is Made Up of MCFAs Coconut Oil is Thermogenic A Great Moisturizer. Yogurt. November 19, 2014 New Report Criticizes Yogurt Industry Major Brands Accused of Turning Health Food into Junk Food Culture Wars – Executive SummaryCulture Wars – Full ReportYogurt Product Scorecard A new report, Culture Wars: How the Food Giants Turned Yogurt, a Health Food, into Junk Food,issued by The Cornucopia Institute, accuses Dannon, Yoplait, Chobani and other major marketers of misleading parents, who are looking for healthier foods for their families, into purchasing yogurts loaded with sugar and containing a myriad of questionably safe artificial sweeteners, colors and emulsifiers.
The group alleges that agribusiness, in their marketing approach, has capitalized on yogurt’s historic, well-deserved healthful reputation while simultaneously adulterating the product, sometimes illegally, to gain competitive advantage and popular appeal. “What is most egregious about our findings,” said Mark A. According to Dr. The Best Natural Energy Booster to Start Your Day (and Keep You Going All Day Long) - Organic Authority. When you’ve got a busy day ahead, one of the worst things you could possibly have to deal with (on top of everything else you already have to do) would probably have to be low energy and mental fog.
And unless you can find a way to get yourself back on your game, you’re likely going to have to push much harder than you really should to throughout the day. That is, if you want to get everything done. Everyone knows that caffeine is an obvious way to deal with this common problem, but it’s not exactly an ideal solution if you really want to avoid feeling jittery and anxious before crashing later on in the day. Moreover, caffeinated drinks definitely don’t do you any favours in terms of good nutrition, especially if you tend to choose fancy coffee drinks that are full of sugar and fat! For those who want a natural energy booster that’s caffeine-free, moringa powder could be the answer. Your Morning Smoothie Throw all ingredients together in a blender and mix until creamy. Stir Into Oatmeal. Frizzy Hair? This Soothing DIY Hair Mask Will Help.
The summer’s all about fun, sun… and frizz. To keep your tresses shiny and frizz-free during all of that hot weather you’re going to be enjoying, consider this lavender-infused coconut oil DIY hair mask to be your partner-in-crime. “Applied topically, coconut oil nourishes the hair shaft to create a vibrant sheen,” says Wendy Rose Gould, beauty expert for hair tutorial and advice site Latest-Hairstyles.com. “Also, when applied to the scalp, it can help reduce dandruff and sooth sensitive or itchy skin.” Meanwhile, the lavender “is antibacterial and therefore helps with dandruff. Once you try Gould’s ah-mazing DIY hair mask below, you’ll never go back to those pricey salon treatments (trust): What You’ll Need Small bowlMeasuring spoons2 tablespoons unrefined, virgin coconut oilFresh or dried lavender sprigs (or 2 drops essential oil) 1.
Measure out 2 tablespoons of coconut oil and add it to your bowl. 2. Remove the greens from your lavender and toss them into the bowl with your coconut oil. GUT WRENCHING! Tell FDA to remove toxin, making us sick, from food. Rates of digestive diseases are rising—ranging from widespread digestive discomfort (“belly bloat,” “spastic colon,” Irritable Bowel Syndrome) to serious and sometimes life-threatening diseases such as ulcerative colitis and colon cancer.
For decades, scientists conducting laboratory animal experiments using the common food additive carrageenan have found higher rates of gastrointestinal inflammation, colitis-like disease, and even colon cancer. Carrageenan is a convenient and unique food additive for the food industry, and selling carrageenan is a profitable enterprise for a handful of chemical corporations. For decades, these companies have spread misinformation—often, outright lies—about carrageenan’s safety. Carrageenan can be found in many foods, even foods labeled “natural” and “organic.” And who has been more than willing to listen to the corporate scientists rather than to the scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health? Organic Egg Report and Scorecard. September 22nd, 2010 The Cornucopia Institute’s report, Scrambled Eggs: Separating Factory Farm Egg Production from Authentic Organic Agriculture, will empower consumers and wholesale buyers who want to invest their food dollars to protect hard-working family farmers that are in danger of being forced off the land by a landslide of eggs from factory farms.
The accompanying organic egg scorecard rates companies that market name-brand and private-label organic “shell” eggs based on 22 criteria that are important to organic consumers. The scorecard showcases ethical family farms, and their brands, and exposes factory farm producers and brands in grocery store coolers that threaten to take over organic livestock agriculture. Some of the factory farm operators literally raise millions of birds (both conventional and organic) with as many as 85,000 “organic” hens in single buildings. Please mail back to Cornucopia — we will hand deliver to the USDA! P.O. Box 126, Cornucopia, WI 54827. Yogurt Scorecard FAQ. By Jason Cole In December of 2014, Cornucopia released its latest report, Culture Wars: How the Food Giants Turned Yogurt, a Health Food, into Junk Food. The report accuses marketers such as Dannon, Yoplait, and Chobani of misleading consumers into purchasing yogurts with very high levels of sugar and a wide variety of potentially unsafe additives.
Cornucopia also published an accompanying scorecard that rates yogurt brands on their usage of these additives and on other factors such as the amount of added sugar and whether the brands are certified organic. Due to the enormous size of the yogurt market, the scorecard rates brands of yogurt, rather than individual products. Since the publication of Culture Wars, Cornucopia has received a number of questions from the public.
Listed below are some of the most common ones, along with answers that will make the scorecard more useful. What elements are used in determining a brand’s score, and what do the numbers mean? 3 Reasons We're Glad Fermenting Pickles is Old News. It’s no surprise to us that you’re probably already loving fermenting pickles at home — making homemade pickles has quickly become one of the trendiest DIY movements. In fact, fermenting pickles at home has become so popular amongst foodies that it’s nearly mainstream… and we’re loving it. When fermenting pickles started to become old news, projects based on fermenting started to come into the limelight.
Today, fermenting 2.0 has taken the cooking world by storm — these aren’t your grandma’s pickles anymore. Here are just some of the fantastic initiatives we’ve uncovered that are taking advantage of newfound interest in fermenting at home. 1. We know all about fermenting and all about food trucks, but what about fermented food trucks? For nearly two years, she has been driving around the United States introducing fermented foods like sauerkraut, sourdough starter and more to citizens of different towns and cities.
For Ms. 2. Image: Nicholas Stevens 3. Related on Organic Authority. Benton County Oregon Community Bill of Rights Banning GMOs: Yes on 2-89. Make a Warm Wilted Greens Salad - Organic Authority. You know it’s good to eat fresh salads regularly, but some days it’s just so cold outside that the last thing you want is something cold to eat! When you need your salad fix but are avoiding the cold, try out a wilted greens salad made with a warm skillet-made vinaigrette. These simple salads can be done with as little as greens, olive oil, and basic fridge condiments, and they’re elegant enough to serve up for a dinner party or date night.
Read on to learn how to make a wilted greens salad without needing a formal recipe. Select the greens. First, select the greens you’ll use in your salad. Any leafy greens or lettuces will work, but keep in mind that you won’t actually be cooking them at all. Create the warm vinaigrette. Next it’s time to make the vinaigrette, only you’ll be building it one ingredient at a time over heat in a skillet. Once your ingredients are softened in the warm oil, consider adding chopped nuts to the skillet to gently toast with the rest of your ingredients. 5 Delicious Avocado Toast Topping Ideas - Organic Authority. Avocado toast has been making the rounds lately. It can be found in many trendy eateries and is praised by many home cooks for its simplicity and balanced taste and texture. However, avocado toast can go much further than the simple toppings of olive oil, lemon and sea salt. In fact, avocado toast is so versatile, you can eat it every day for the rest of your life and always have a new recipe to try!
The original avocado toast recipe generally involves mashing half an avocado and spreading it over a slice of toasted bread. But even perfect has to reinvent herself every once in awhile. To get started, here is how to prepare the toast and the avocado mashing. Avocado Toast Base Serves 2 Ingredients 1 ripe avocado2 slices of whole-wheat, whole-grain or sprouted bread, toasted Directions Scoop out the avocado flesh of half the avocado onto one toasted piece of bread.
Once you have the two avocado toast bases prepared, choose among the 5 following topping options: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ‘Big Meat’ and WTO Shut Down Country of Origin Labeling. Country of origin labeling (COOL) regulations that tell customers where animals raised for meat were born, raised and slaughtered, are being eliminated after pressure from the meat industry and the World Trade Organization claimed it was an unfair ruling and a hindrance to the industry.
Highly contentious for more than decade, the Country of Origin regulation was signed into law as part of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, better known as the Farm Bill. COOL regulations apply to beef, lamb and pork products, exempting processed meats. “The language is tucked into a paragraph on page 13 of Division A of the 1,600-page Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, better known as the federal budget,” the Star Tribune reports. “The paragraph’s inclusion in the budget is a testament to the lobbying power of the biggest players in the American meat industry, including Minnesota-based Cargill Inc. and Hormel Foods Corp,” says the Star Tribune. Image: Jason Lam. GUT WRENCHING! Tell FDA to remove toxin, making us sick, from food - Cornucopia Institute. Getting Back to the Basics of Real Mayonnaise.
There are many different mayonnaises on the market, ranging from the chemical, gel-like condiments to more natural sauces. And then, of course, there are certain vegan products that claim to be the real deal — an impossibility when the main ingredient of a real mayonnaise is egg. While there’s nothing wrong with an all-natural vegan spread, we wanted to see if anyone had taken on the challenge of creating a true mayonnaise that’s shelf-stable, delicious and organic. And we found two. In the wake of the great “mayo” debacle (and yes, in the organic foodie world, a condiment can cause this much strife), we’ve been considering what it is to get back to the basics of real mayonnaise.
After all, this condiment started out as a sauce made up of three simple ingredients, and we wanted to know if anyone out there was still making — and selling — real mayonnaise. Wilderness Family Naturals: An All-Natural Blend It was important to Annette to create this sort of product for the line. The 8 All-Time Worst Beauty Products Ingredients. Your beauty products may boost your outer beauty, but do they support your inner health? Most beauty products contain ingredients that harm your body more than they help it and in an alarmingly dangerous way.
Take the time to read the back of your beauty products and assess what really is going into your skin with every lather, rub and scrub. Think about this: Nary a day goes by when we don’t use beauty products – toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, moisturizer, deodorant, soap, shaving cream and perfume, among others.
The list could go on and on. The following 8 ingredients are among the most dangerous found in common beauty products. My rule of thumb is to never put a product on my skin or hair that has ingredients in it I cannot pronounce. 1. Triclosan is an antimicrobial agent that is one of the most common additives found in everyday consumer products, such as shampoo, toothpaste and soap. 2. 3. 4. 1,4 Dioxane This chemical is a known carcinogen. 5. 6. 7. 8. Yogurt - Cornucopia Institute. First Dirty Dozen Guide to Food Additives Released by EWG.
The Environmental Working Group has released a take on its popular ‘Dirty Dozen’ list, which identifies the fruits and vegetables most likely to contain pesticide residue. This new list identifies the top food additives that are harmful and why shoppers should avoid eating foods that contain these additives. According to the group, there are more than 10,000 food additives in use in the U.S. food system. Environmental Working Group claims its goal is to identify “the worst failures of the regulatory system.” Some of these ingredients are known carcinogens, while others can cause reproductive or developmental issues, yet they’re currently allowed in foods, many under the GRAS designation (generally recognized as safe). “The category has been controversial because it allows companies to determine whether a substance is GRAS without having to seek FDA approval,” reports Food Safety News. The Dirty Dozen Guide for Food Additives includes: Find Jill on Twitter @jillettinger.
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