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Meet the Personal Chef of Pot | Fast Company
Jonesing for some gourmet tri-tip and a solid buzz? Check out Cannabis Catering, a San Francisco-based outfit that specializes in marijuana cuisine. The brainchild of Chef Frederick Nesbitt, a California Culinary Academy-trained chef who has worked as personal chef for Jerry Rice and John Madden, Cannabis Catering offers four and five-course meals laced with ganja.
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The Most Unhealthy Foods in Your Supermarket Part 2 at Good Health Naturally
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May 2, 2012 — A new study provides a long-sought explanation for the beneficial fat-fighting effects of black pepper. The research, published in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , pinpoints piperine -- the pungent-tasting substance that gives black pepper its characteristic taste, concluding that piperine also can block the formation of new fat cells. Soo-Jong Um, Ji-Cheon Jeong and colleagues describe previous studies indicating that piperine reduces fat levels in the bloodstream and has other beneficial health effects. Black pepper and the black pepper plant, they note, have been used for centuries in traditional Eastern medicine to treat gastrointestinal distress, pain, inflammation and other disorders. Despite that long medicinal history, scientists know little about how piperine works on the innermost molecular level. The scientists set out to get that information about piperine's anti-fat effects.
Unmasking black peppers secrets as a fat fighter
GMO Foods: What They Are and How You Can Avoid Them | The Non-GMO Project
Genetically Modified Foods are crop plants (fruits, vegetables and grains) that have been altered using molecular biology techniques that intentionally enhance certain properties of the plant that are seen as beneficial for the plants proliferation and growth. This includes things like resistance to toxic herbicides, or bettering the crop’s ability to resist rotting during transportation or producing internal pesticides within the plant itself. Geneticists achieve this by isolating genes from one plant and injecting them into new plants.
Method: Preheat oven to 350ºF. In a medium bowl, toss sunflower kernels with 1 teaspoon almondmilk and 1 teaspoon curry powder. Spread out on a small parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake, tossing once or twice, until toasted and fragrant, 6 to 8 minutes; set aside. Meanwhile, heat 1/2 cup almondmilk in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes.
Curried Cauliflower Soup | WholeFoodsMarket.com
Why does smoking marijuana produce the munchies? What does this peculiar response tell us about our brain ? It turns out, quite a lot; particularly with regard to our ability to experience happiness and joy and to avoid obesity and depression . The craving for food while smoking is likely due to the stimulation of marijuana receptors in the feeding centers of our brain. The munchies drew the attention of neuroscientists who then conducted a series of clinical trials using a novel drug, called rimonabant, that potently block the brain's marijuana receptors. Their hope was that blocking the action of the brain's marijuana neurotransmitter system in the feeding center would produce an "anti-munchies" effect, thereby reducing food consumption and providing help to overweight patients.
The Munchies, Marijuana and Happiness | Psychology Today
Image by dvs I remember visiting an Amish store with my mother-in-law about four years ago. My first baby was only a couple months old, and I was not yet into real food. I was literally like a kid in a candy store (there was candy ). Not to mention pretty reasonably priced.
10 Deceptive Food Labels | Modern Alternative Mama
Ever wonder what’s really in that hamburger or what makes those Oreos so scrumptious? Chances are that there is a long list of processed ingredients that you can’t even pronounce. Everywhere in the world, processed foods are being sold and consumed by almost everyone. Little do they know about their hidden dangers. Recent studies suggest that processed foods may be more harmful than anyone ever expected. As these studies show, processed foods are linked to many common diseases as well as health issues.
Dangers of Processed Foods & Charging LIFE
Popcorn contains more of the healthful antioxidant substances called “polyphenols” than fruits and vegetables, say scientists. Joe Vinson, PhD, a pioneer in analysing healthful components in chocolate, nuts and other common foods, explained that the polyphenols are more concentrated in popcorn, which averages only about 4% water, while polyphenols are diluted in the 90% water that makes up many fruits and vegetables. In another surprising finding, the researchers discovered that the hulls of the popcorn—the part that everyone hates for its tendency to get caught in the teeth—actually has the highest concentration of polyphenols and fibre. “Those hulls deserve more respect. They are nutritional gold nuggets,” said Vinson, who is with the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania.
Popcorn has higher antioxidant levels than fruits and vegetables - Health - DNA
Genetically modified foods slowly began to seep into the North American food supply in 1996. Shortly before this time, the American government – or more specifically the Food and Drug Administration – approved these foods as “safe” for consumption by the public. Shockingly, this approval was not based on any long-term safety studies proving these altered foods were appropriate for human consumption. In fact, no long-term human studies were ever conducted before these foods were approved for sale. 1
Pediatric Nutrition - Genetically Modified Foods and Your Child - Naturally Savvy
The Hidden Sodium in Chicken
Poultry has a salty little secret. One chicken breast could eat up 20% of your sodium limit—before you even start to cook. "As American as boneless, skinless chicken breast " doesn't have quite the same ring to it as "American as apple pie," but it's far more appropriate: We eat an average of 87 pounds of chicken per year, up 81% from 48 pounds in 1980. This makes the plumping practice in poultry processing even more troubling. About one-third of the fresh chicken found in supermarket meat cases has been synthetically saturated with a mix of water, salt, and other additives via needle injections and high-pressure vacuum tumbling. The process is designed to make naturally lean poultry meat juicier and more tender.Why are toxic trans fats in food still legal in the UK? - Food & Drink, Life & Style - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Cheap and greasy aside, it should be a reasonable assumption that the convenience food and snacks British teenagers might be inclined to eat – while not exactly coming top of the healthy eating list – won't contain any substances that are actually toxic. If you're raising your children in Denmark, for instance, or Switzerland, or even New York City, with its plethora of delis and fast-food outlets, you could be pretty sure that this was true: the law says so. But if they're eating food in the UK, it's best not to assume so. Within many shop-bought pastries, cakes, doughnuts, crisps, processed meats, soups, frozen food, biscuits, chocolate bars, breakfast cereals and takeaway food, exists an ingredient that the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared toxic in 2009.Colonialism and The American Diet | Disinformation
It is hardly news that the United States faces epidemic health problems linked to poor diets. Nearly two out of every five Americans are obese. But according to a press release from the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier de Schutter, “The West is now exporting diabetes and heart disease to developing countries, along with the processed foods that line the shelves of global supermarkets. By 2030, more than 5 million people will die each year before the age of 60 from non-communicable diseases linked to diets.” De Schutter, whose work usually focuses on ending hunger, just published a new report saying, “The right to food cannot be reduced to a right not to starve. It is an inclusive right to an adequate diet providing all the nutritional elements an individual requires to live a healthy and active life, and the means to access them.”In an increasingly globalized world, it’s still sometimes shocking to see just how disparate our lives are compared with other human beings around the world. A book of photographs by Peter Menzel called "Hungry Planet: What the World Eats" ("©Peter Menzel www.menzelphoto.com . Ten Speed Press, published in 2005) makes a relevant point with great irony: at a time when hundreds of millions of people don't have enough to eat, hundreds of millions more are eating too much and are overweight or obese. In observing what six billion eat for dinner the authors note, "Today, more people are overweight than underweight." It is these cultural differences, emphasized and reinforced by the author, which exemplifies the lifestyles and dietary habits of people around the world.