Friday, June 6, 2014

Farm to Table with Chase's Daily


Meet Your Farmer

Hello, Everyone! Growing my own food has become a prominent goal for me as I continue to learn and hear about the vastly degraded quality of food in the USA, due to the way it is produced, handled, modified and otherwise altered from the form, content and quality Creator created it to be. Consequently, I like to learn from people that are already succeeding as farmers. My maternal and paternal grandparents farmed, however they aren't alive for me to learn from anymore. So, now, I am learning via other farmers' websites, blogs, videos, other media and content. The video, below, is one I discovered on Thursday, of this week. This video, about the Chase Farm, is one of eight in the Meet Your Farmer


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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

An Almond Tree Seed: A Nutrient-Powerhouse

ALMONDS



Pink almond blossoms
Image courtesy of LoggaWiggler
at Pixabay
Mature almond fruit
Image courtesy of dfespi48 at Pixabay
Almond shells
Image courtesy of dfespi48 at Pixabay

Hello, Everyone!
Almonds are one of my favorite nuts (seeds) and one of the healthiest of seeds in existence. Today, I refreshed my knowledge of details about the almond. The following are a few of the highlights that I read about this wonderful food, today.
  • Almonds are actually seeds of the almond tree's fruit.
  • The almond fruit tree is 'related' to the apricot tree, peach tree and cherry tree with their pit-like seeds.
  • Almonds are, either:
    • sweet almonds (prunus amygdalu var. dulcis), or
    • bitter almonds (prunus amygdalu var. amara)
  • Aaron's rod blossomed and generated almonds, as reported in Numbers(a book in the Holy Bible) around 1400 BC
  • Almond trees blossom in the colors pink or white 
  • Around 1900 AD, the almond industry of California (USA) was established


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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

What Are Avocados Good For?

by Dr. Joseph Mercola

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Hello, Everyone! The avocado is such a nutritious food, I am highlighting its benefits again!


Health Benefits of Avocado
When it comes to nutrition, avocados are in a class by themselves because of the unusually large number of benefits they offer - more than 20, last count. Loaded with fiber, one avocado contains 36% of the daily requirement of vitamin K, 30% of the folate, and 20% each of the daily requirements of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5, needed to break down carbohydrates), vitamin B6, vitamin C, and potassium - more than twice the potassium of a banana. Vitamin E, niacin, and riboflavin levels deserve honorable mention. Eaten with other foods, your body is better able to absorb the nutrients, such as alpha- and beta-carotene and lutein. Avocado is one of the few fruits that will provide you with "good" fats. That means it can help keep your cholesterol levels already in the healthy range, and help lower your risk for heart disease. Avocados are one of the best fruits for your health. See: The Best and Worst Vegetables to Eat


Studies Done on Avocado
Loosely described, lipids, their derivatives, and related substances are fatty acids. Scientists discovered only 40 years ago or so that they're not just simple building blocks, but perform complex, cell-regulating tasks on a molecular level, like messaging hormones, for example. One study was undertaken to see if avocados might have more lipids than other fruits and vegetables, which, while rich in carotenoids, are lipid challenged, impeding nutrient absorption. Researchers found that adding
avocados to salad and salsa (foods used in the study) can significantly enhance your body's ability to take up the benefits of carotenoids, due primarily to the lipids in the avocados1. The yellow-green color of avocados prompted another study, since color in other plant-based foods indicates carotenoid and other "bioactive" action, indicating possible cancer-fighting properties. The premise was that the monounsaturated fat in avocados might help your body absorb important bioactive carotenoids in combination with other fruits and vegetables, and therefore significantly reduce your risk of cancer2. Another study showed that the lipids extracted from avocados might prove photo-protective against harmful effects of radiation, such as sun damage, inflammation, and even skin cancer, if ingested before exposure3.


Read the entire article, 'What are Avocados Good For?'





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