Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts

Monday, August 1, 2011

Avocados for the Body

Avocado: Botany, Production and Uses
Avocado: Botany
Production and Uses
Avocados: Good for the Body

Hello, Everyone!

Today, we are looking at the avocado and some of its benefits to the body, and therefore, the scalp's hair. The avocado tree (Persea americana) is native to Central Mexico, and is classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel. 'Avocado' or 'alligator pear' also refers to the fruit (botanically, a large drupe that contains a large seed) of the tree, which may be pear-shaped, egg-shaped or spherical.

Avocados are commercially valuable, and are cultivated in tropical and mediterranean climates throughout the world, producing a green-skinned, pear-shaped fruit that ripens after harvesting. Trees are partially self-pollinating and often are propagated through grafting to maintain a predictable quality and quantity of the fruit.

Culinary Uses
The avocado fruit of horticultural cultivars has a higher fat content than most other fruit, mostly monounsaturated fat, and, consequently, serves as an important staple in the diet of various groups where access to other fatty foods  such as high-fat meats and fish, dairy, etc. is limited.

When held in the palm of the hand and squeezed, a ripe avocado yields to gentle pressure. The flesh is prone to enzymatic browning which means it turns brown quickly after exposure to air. To prevent this, lime or lemon juice can be added to avocados after they are peeled.
Indonesian-style avocado
milkshake with chocolate
syrup

Avocado fruit is not sweet, but savory, yet subtly flavored with a smooth, almost creamy texture. However, It is used in savory dishes and sweet dishes, in many countries yet not for both. The avocado is very popular in vegetarian cuisine, as substitute for meats in sandwiches and salads because of its high fat content.


Generally, avocado is served raw, although some cultivars, including the common Hass, can be cooked for a short time without becoming bitter. Caution should be used when cooking with untested cultivars because the flesh of some avocados may be rendered inedible by heat. Prolonged cooking induces this chemical reaction in all cultivars. 

Around the globe avocado culinary use as a dessert is:


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Monday, August 9, 2010

Learn How to Make Raw Cow Butter in Minutes!

Milk Diet as a Remedy for Chronic Disease (Classic Reprint)
Learn how nourishing your body with fresh, raw/un-processed organic milk will tremendously improve a person's health!
Homemade RAW Butter!!

Hello, Everyone! Today's post features Organic Pastures and their quick, easy recipe for making raw (un-processed) cow butter. I learned about Organic Pastures (and a list of other organic dairy farmers) while searching for organic milk (and icecream)  brands on-line. During that search I discovered an article entitled, 'Best Brands of Organic Milk' and as I read the article I saw links for 'Maintaining the Integrity of Organic Milk', and 'milk brand scorecard'. I read the milk brand scorecard, saw that a score of '5' was the best score, then looked for brands that scored '5' and '4', in my area. Organic Pastures is one of the brands that scored '5'. It's not one of the brands in my area, however, it is a brand that had a score of '5' with a good website and a share-able, informational video that I could share with all of you.  I did find a full-line dairy, Organic Valley, that scored a '4', has a good website and a share-able video and milk available in my area, too. They distribute nationwide and I've included their video, as well.

This raw (un-processed) cow butter recipe should be a great 'find' for all (including me) who love cow butter and want a very healthy, excellent quality of butter. My paternal grandparents lived on their own farm estate and had a herd of grass-fed cows in their pastures. So, I probably was consuming organic, raw cow milk and raw cow butter each time I/we visited them, as children and teenagers, and didn't know it.

During some of the visits to my paternal granparents' farm estate, I used to stand at the fence surrounding one of their pastures as a child with my brother, one of my sisters, and a cousin and I'd make moo-ing sounds until I got a moo in response from one cow or more (the cow(s) wouldn't moo immediately. They'd stand in place, turn their head in the direction of the moo and then just look at me for awhile as if it/they were thinking, "That's the most unusual cow I've ever seen.") . It made me laugh with delight when a cow would respond with a moo and this memory makes me smile and chuckle to this day! I confess ... I'm a brainy, website designing, visual artist and blogger with a sense of humor  for the harmless, silly things like moo-ing at cows. When I have my own cows I may even moo at them, on ocassion, because it's kind of silly and it makes me laugh at myself. Not surprisingly, the moo-ing sound at the beginning of the Organic Valley video reminds me of those times.

As you all may know by now from previous posts, I'm a cow milk lover (whole milk) and have been since I was a child. As a matter of fact, water and milk were my top two beverages for all of my childhood, teenage years and twenties, with tea being the third highest. I had milk with cereal (a bowl for breakfast, or a bowl for a snack, or a bowl for dessert), I had milk with cookies, I had milk with cake, I had milk with chocolate syrup, and I had milk all by itself; just a plain/nothing-added glass of delicious milk! Oh yes, and, the milk we added to the batter of baked goods. That's a good bit of milk!

Well, I stopped consuming cow milk a few years ago, due to the bad reports of the abysmal treatment and health of cows. I'd been in very good health until then; without all of that extra protection of the milk, I experienced dental cavities in acceleration. I missed having cow milk in my daily nutrition/diet for its benefits and its deliciousness. However, I happily resumed drinking cow milk when I discovered organically-produced cow milk!

My consumption of milk isn't back to 100% yet, however when I do get to consume it, I discern the positive difference/effects almost immediately! So, I'm looking forward to gaining regular access to a locally-produced organic, raw cow milk real soon. Furthermore, as soon as I obtain my own dream house farm estate I plan to have my own organic farm (orchards and vineyard, included) and start off with a few organic: cows, chickens, rabbits and goats. Then, I can have truly local, organic, raw cow milk as often as I desire to. Of course, I plan to score/rate a '5' like all the farmers/dairies that scored/rated as '5' on the milk brand scorecard! It's good to be lactose-tolerant; the right cow milk really does do the body a whole lot of good!

Speaking of tolerance for lactose, three of the other members of my family are lactose-intolerant, therefore they didn't drink milk in the quantity I did and their health reflects that fact to this day, even though they eat as nutritiously as I do (regular consumption of fresh raw and cooked vegetables, fresh raw fruit, fresh nuts and quality meats)! Now, I'm learning of the vast health benefits of organic, raw (un-processed) cow milk and I'm sharing this knowledge with them (because raw cow milk is a milk that they can digest/handle) and those of you that didn't know of raw cow milk, yet. I always suspected that my regular consumption of cow milk was a crucial factor in my overall health and now I know for sure that it was.

Well, I hope that all of the information from this post and this blog is helpful to you, your family, friends and acquaintances. All of us deserve to be healthy.






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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Learn How to Make Your Own ESSIAC Tea! - @myhealthtea

20,000 Secrets of Tea: The Most Effective Ways to Benefit from Nature's Healing Herbs

Ever-helpful, Ever-beneficial Essiac Tea

Hello, Everyone! Today's post features Mali Klein teaching us how to combine the recipe ingredients for Essiac Tea. Also, Klein shares the origins of the tea that eventually became associated with Rene M. Caisse and known as Essiac ('C-a-i-s-s-e' spelled backwards) Tea. View My Health Tea's other Tea Recipe videos and Tea Health videos, too!


My Health Tea is the website of fellow @Chaella Tweeter, @myhealthtea whose goal is to help us learn about the health benefits and cures of tea, herbal tea and tea tree oil.

I've enjoyed green tea for years, long before I knew it was so beneficial to my body. Back then I drank it sweetened with white sugar (which is not good for us); now, I enjoy it without any sweetener/plain or with a bit of honey. It's delicious, either way!

Thank-you @myhealthtea for sharing with us!





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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Raw Food Nutrition Science, Health Educator, and Raw Culinary Arts Certification Course-Event

Uncooking with Jackie and Gideon Nuts About CoconutsThe Ultimate Raw Food Certification

Hello, Everyone!
Today's post is an 'F.Y.I' post to make you aware of an upcoming course-event which is the Raw Food Nutrition Science, Health Educator & Raw Culinary Arts Certification. This event will take place Monday, May 31, 2010 beginning at 9:00AM through June 19, 2010 at 5:00PM in Roswell, Georgia (USA).

During this three-week course-event you'll learn about developing a Raw Food Business with instruction from professionals that have over ten years experience educating students in raw food preparation and nutrition science, teaching on the road, catering raw food events and weddings, developing a delivery business and wholesale line of raw food, and opening one of the largest Raw Food restaurants in the country.

For more information about this course-event and/or to purchase tickets visit Raw Food Nutrition Science, Health Educator, and Raw Culinary Arts Certification



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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Genetically Modified Organisms will Genetically Modify Your Health

The Gmo Trilogy And Seeds of Deception SetThe Dangers of Genetically Modified Organisms

Hello, Everyone! In the video, below, Jeffrey Smith from SeedsOfDeception.com reveals the dangers of GMO foods during his interview with Mike Adams, the Health Ranger of NaturalNews.com. Other websites mentioned in this video are:

Become informed, stay informed and get or stay healthy! Be aware of what you're consuming through your mouth and your skin because it will impact your health, negatively or positively. Take care.



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Monday, May 10, 2010

Sham, Scam, Fake Organic Hair Care Products

The Green Beauty Guide: Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin Care, Hair Care, Makeup, and FragrancesOrganic "Cheater" Brands: Fake Organic Products
Hello, Everyone! The following April 2010 video features The Organic Consumers Association's staged protest of "sham-poo" products identified as organic "cheater" brands, at the Expo West trade show in Anaheim, CA. Mike Adams, the Health Ranger from NaturalNews.com covered the event. Read more about this event: OCA Exposes 'Organic Cheaters' at West Coast Trade Show.

Related Amazon.com link: The Green Beauty Guide: Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin Care, Hair Care, Makeup, and Fragrances



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Monday, April 19, 2010

Breasts: Things You Should Know

Total Breast Health: The Power Food Solution for Protection and Wellness15 Things You Should Know About Breasts

Hello, Everyone! The Online Schools' image-poster below features interesting facts about breasts.








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Raising Healthy Children in Our Toxic Environs

Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer HomeA Wake-up Story

Hello, Everyone! This must-see video, 'A Wake-Up Story', is for every parent and anyone else that cares about the health and development of children. Watch it. Share it. Join the movement. ~ Awakeupstory.org




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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Life-long Bone Health

Building Bone Vitality: A Revolutionary Diet Plan to Prevent Bone Loss and Reverse Osteoporosis--Without Dairy Foods, Calcium, Estrogen, or DrugsExcercises for Life-long Bone Health

Hello, Everyone! Leah Zerbe, Online Editor with Rodale.com, shares helpful details about why exercise is great for life-long bone health and which exercises are best.












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Trans Fats Truth

Trans Fats: the Hidden Killer in our FoodDr. Bob's Trans Fat Survival Guide The Truth About Trans Fats

Hello, Everyone! In this video Rick Chillot, Senior Online Editor with Rodale.com, shares tips we can use to avoid artificial fats, also known as, trans fats. Also, he tells us why we should avoid them.












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Plastic Bottles and Bisphenol A (BPA)

Phthalates and Bisphenol: A in Plastics and Possible Human Health Effects (Environmental Health Physical, Chemical and Biological Factors Series)
Hello, Everyone! David Kang, Editor at Large with Rodale.com, shares easy ways to protect ourselves from the negative health results caused from utilizing plastics that have harmful chemicals in them like Bisphenol A (BPA).

Note: BPA is an industrial chemical used to make polycarbonate plastic resins, epoxy resins, and other products.











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Sunday, April 4, 2010

Keep Your Picnics Healthy

Don't Let Your Picnic Make People Sick!

Hello, Everyone! When the weather is warm one of the things we enjoy doing is having picnics. We want people to enjoy the food so, let's be sure we keep it healthy and safe to eat. Emily Main and Leah Zerbe, Online Editors with Rodale.com, demonstrate safety tips for picnic food, with a bit of humor.








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Hooked on Refreshing Smoothies

The Ultimate Smoothie Book: 130 Delicious Recipes for Blender Drinks, Frozen Desserts, Shakes, and More!


Three Refreshing Smoothies You Can Make

Hello, Everyone! Here's a humorous video featuring Rick Chillot, Senior Online Editor with Rodale.com, 'hooked' on three refreshing smoothie recipes, which he shares with us.







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Do These Things If You Do Not Want a Tapeworm

Preventing Tapeworms and Other Parasites from Entering Your Body

Hello, Everyone! In this video you'll learn valuable tips to help you avoid getting tapeworms and other parasites into your body.








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Sunday, March 28, 2010

Beans: A Super-charging Food

The Simple Food that Will Supercharge You

Hello, Everyone! Watch, listen and learn interesting nutrition facts about beans (they're joking about the jelly beans), from Emily Main and Leah Zerbe, Online Editors with Rodale.com.










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Eat Healthy Food and Save Money

How to Save Money on Healthy Food.

Hello, Everyone! Watch, listen and learn as 'Organic' and 'Chemical Agriculture' discuss themselves and each other, in this humorous, yet informative video.










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Breakfast: The Best Foods

Best Foods for Breakfast

Hello, Everyone! Leah Zerbe, Online Editor with Rodale.com, shares details about what type of foods are best for breakfast, including low-glycemic index choices.









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Sunday, March 21, 2010

If You Love ... Demand ORGANIC!

Organic Manifesto: How Organic Farming Can Heal Our Planet, Feed the World, and Keep Us SafeOrganic Manifesto: Demand Organic!

Hello, Everyone! Maria Rodale, Author of 'Organic Manifesto', reminds us, as she shares enlightening details, that our kitchens are not only the heart of our homes, they are also the frontlines of the fight for our health. We want to serve our families foods that are free of chemicals, poisons and toxins (the causes of many diseases). 'Organic Manifesto' points out that we have a choice, and it reveals alarming realities big-businesses and lobbyists do not 'broadcast' to the public. Watch, listen and learn more as Maria shares in this video. Next, read her book: Organic Manifesto: How Organic Farming Can Heal Our Planet, Feed the World, and Keep Us Safe








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The First Certified Organic Online Retailer


Shop for all-natural products at MotherNature.com
MotherNature.com: The First Certified Organic Online Retailer

Hello, Everyone! MotherNature.com, Inc. is an online retail store and information source for vitamins, supplements, minerals, and other natural and healthy-living products. The company was formerly known as Mother Nature's General Store, Inc. and changed its name in June 1998. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Concord, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Acton, Massachusetts. As of December 4, 2001, MotherNature.com, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Naturalist.com, Inc. ~ BusinessWeek

'Online since 1995, MotherNature.com has been the place to shop for natural, cruelty-free and environmentally-friendly health and beauty products. MotherNature.com maintains over 8,000 natural and organic products in stock, each created using manufacturing techniques stressing the principles of conservation and safe-land use. To help individuals educate themselves in order to better manage their own health, MotherNature.com provides users with free access to one of the most comprehensive, authoritative and independent natural health libraries available.

MotherNature.com is the first and only Certified Organic online retailer, certified by Quality Assurance International (QAI), the leading organic certification agency, and is a member of the Organic Trade Association. It's, also, the first and only online retailer to have its operations run 100% using renewable sources of energy, derived entirely from the wind, water and sun.' ~ BNET

The benefits to consumers are:

  • When consumers see the USDA National Organics Program label on MotherNature.com, they are assured that the products have undergone a lengthy audit guaranteeing that the products' organic integrity is maintained throughout its full lifecycle.
  • While the benefits of organic have become common knowledge for most Americans, finding a wide variety of organic products in one place has not been easy. MotherNature.com now enables shoppers to find nearly 1,000 certified organic nutritional supplements and personal care items. Additionally, each organic product on the website is clearly identified by its organic certification level: '100% Organic', 'At least 95% Organic', 'At least 70% Organic'.

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Start an Organic Garden and Save Money

Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening


Save Money and Start an Organic Garden

Hello, Everyone! Emily Main, Online Editor with Rodale.com, shares how you can save more money if you start and maintain your own organic garden.


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