Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 But even mass market food stores are now offering a pretty impressive line of organic produce, meats, and other food items. Eat organic fruits and vegetables whenever possible to avoid the chemicals, pesticides, and herbicides generally found in produce. When you do buy conventionally grown produce, peel away the outer skin first. For produce you can't peel, like broccoli, boiling or cooking it will take care of removing most chemicals, but don't forget to discard the water. Choose organic meats and dairy to avoid the hormones and antibiotics. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 But what you have here is an industry making about one-fourth the amount of money as all the herbs and organic produce, all of the natural food stores and the vitamins and minerals that are sold, everything that we call the health movement. Electroconvulsive therapy makes that amount of money, and kills one in ten thousand people.
Here's something else to consider: 51 percent of all senior citizens in nursing homes are given antipsychotic medication and yet less than one half of 1 percent have ever been diagnosed as psychotic. The horrors continue. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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| If fresh organic produce is unavailable, select frozen over canned. It has more nutritional
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Avoid all processed foods made with refined cereal grains—commercial rolls, pasta, noodles, muffins, waffles, cookies, cake, doughnuts, pancakes, and crackers. value. Be sure to read labels, and avoid those foods that list chemical preservatives. |
David Steinman
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 Consumption of organic produce appears to provide a relatively simple way for parents to reduce their children's exposure to . . . pesticides."
What else can you do?
Buy local. Buy in season. Especially when in season, organic foods are best priced. Plus, in terms of greenhouse emissions, buying organically grown and local foods grown in season cuts down on transportation costs and is part of carbon-neutral living.
Visit www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/map.htm to find a farmers' market near you. |
| In Southern California, Pax Organica delivers certified organic produce once a week. Visit www.paxoorganica.com.
Nationally, Wild Oats is working with the online grocer Peapod to deliver about five hundred Wild Oats-brand foods to home delivery customers in the Chicago area. Visit www.peapod.com or www.wildoats.com.39
Participate in community-supported agriculture (CSA), and support local farms. Local farms in urban areas help stabilize the local environment and reduce greenhouse emissions, as well as save on transportation costs. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 By drinking 12-15 pounds of juiced organic produce each day, you significantly rebuild the body with the best food possible. As you move into eating a low-glycemic diet of living foods, your whole being will ask for more of this healing and nourishing food because you recognize it at every level as good. Juice Feasting is exciting in that it provides excellent training at the cellular and mental levels in what to eat—and how good you can feel when you eat and for hours afterwards The best part is, this training occurs while you are in the cleansing process. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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| I juice, use green powders, and eat organic produce. I work and feel stronger. My body movements are calmer today. I intend to remain on the protocol.
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I was a vegetarian who ate unhealthy foods: soda, sugar, dairy. I assumed I was healthy because I never was ill. I had listened to Natural Living since 1985 and felt I was ready to change with a program providing parameters. Now I have 3 percent body fat. I'm energetic. I sleep six hours a night, have thicker hair, and appear thinner. I uncluttered my apartment, discarding all nonfunctional items. |
Mark Sircus
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 John Barry of the Green Party said: "As a vegetarian, who eats mainly organic produce, I did not expect my results to indicate a high level of contamination, yet eighteen chemicals were detected in my body. Not a high level in comparison to other results but they are chemicals I did not ask for and certainly do not want." And Michelle Gildemew, Sinn Fein MP said, "Despite following a fairly healthy lifestyle, I was shocked to discover that my blood test revealed a number of chemicals which could be dangerous to health. |
Alex Steffen
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 And CSA farms located close to cities allow urban dwellers access to fresh or organic produce, as well as the invaluable opportunity to see and understand where their food actually comes from, as & sr
Buy Fair
Unfortunately, not everything you need grows on your local farm, or even within your state or country. You don't have to give up imported goods to be a responsible eater, but when you do buy them, be sure they are marked Fair Trade. |
| Many colleges have begun to introduce free-range meats, organic produce, and hormone-free dairy products. Some support local farmers by purchasing their products for dining halls and dorms. Among students who are offered a choice, colleges and universities have seen a rapid shift toward a healthier diet. Students who emerge from college already familiar with the advantages of fresh, local, organic food are bound to have an impact on the future of the food industry. In April 2006, the University of California at Berkeley opened the first certified organic kitchen in the nation. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 If you want your community to be made up of farmers who know the land, who can deliver fresh organic produce and who honor the earth, then that's what you need to buy because you support whatever you buy. On the other hand, if you want an earth that is scorched with pesticides, with polluted rivers, increasingly unlivable oceans, polluted produce and heavy metals in your soils, and if you want a system of corporate greed and exploitation, then go ahead and buy the non-organic fruits, vegetables and processed foods because that's what you're going to create by making that decision. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Bronner: Basically in the food world, a company that is making organic products, or putting organic into the brand name -- for instance, Maggie's Organics or Albert's Organics, which is the largest organic produce distributor in the U.S. -- actually makes, produces and sells organic products. In personal care, companies think there is a loophole, such that they can put "organic" or "organics" into the brand name even if it's not an entirely organic product. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Or, at the very least, we can say that the consumption of prescription drugs is strongly correlated with states of disease, while the consumption of health food store products (natural groceries, organic produce and nutritional supplements) is strongly correlated with the absence of disease. And this observation holds true through many levels: physical health, emotional health, mental health and spiritual health.
Speaking of experiments, we have a grand experiment going on right now across the population. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 To keep chemicals and pesticides out of your system, buy organic produce whenever possible.
Pumpkin seeds are a traditional remedy for prostate problems, and for good reason. They're full of zinc, a nutrient that's necessary for good prostate health. You can snack on raw pumpkin seeds throughout the day, but resist the urge to toast and salt them. You'll just add unwanted fat and sodium.
To reduce swelling, eat cold-water fish, flaxseeds (1 to 2 tablespoons daily, along with 10 ounces of water), and flaxseed oil. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Disconnect from cable and reconnect to books and informative Internet sites. Buy organic produce and avoid processed foods. Stop spending money on products made by unethical corporations. (Vote with your dollars.) Demand accountability from your elected officials and representatives (including Judges). Learn how to grow your own food, even if just a little. Get out of the city from time to time and reconnect with nature on a regular basis. |
Antoinette Saville and Antony J. Haynes
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 If you can buy organic produce and products whenever possible you will notice a great difference in the taste, texture, and quality of the finished recipe. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Fresh, organic produce is now being delivered to the North Pole, where Santa is using a Vita-Mix blender to make his own nutrient-rich smoothies from fruits, vegetables, nuts and superfoods.
NewsTarget and SugarShockBlog will continue to follow this story and bring you reports on Santa's progress.
Click here to read the previous story in the Santa Clause health series.
Click here to see the latest Santa Claus comic about his health challenges. |
Kelly Harford, M.C., C.N.C.
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 In other words, use only natural, additive-free brands, and organic produce and animal protein whenever possible.
Even the best-laid plans can fall apart, however. And it is for this reason that you will want to keep easy-to-prepare food around as back up for those times when you just can't bring yourself to cook up those vegetables, or roast that chicken, or whatever plans you may have had. |
Patrick Quillin, PhD,RD,CNS
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 Once you venture into the deep dark interior of the grocery store, nutritional quality of the foods goes way down and prices go way up. organic produce is raised without pesticides and may be valuable in helping cancer patients. However, organic produce is unavailable or unaffordable for many people. Don't get terribly concerned about having to consume organic produce. |
Brenda Davis and Tom Barnard
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 These stores also often carry organic produce, whole grain baked goods, tofu, soymilk, and other nondairy milks, refrigerated nuts, nut butters, and wholesome snacks such as fat-free tortilla chips and fruit bars. Many also carry organic animal products such as milk and eggs. For health-conscious consumers, locating a good natural food store can be like finding a treasure chest.
Farmers' Markets/Direct Purchase from Farmers If you live in an area surrounded by farms, you will also likely find farmers' markets. Most include a number of venders who grow and sell organic produce. |
Victoria Boutenko, M.A.
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 I will try to continue and experiment with different greens, adding more organic produce as well.
Thank you so much for exposing me to raw foods, greens and better nutrition! You're great!.
ž Al C.
1. Was it hard to drink one quart of Green Smoothie every day? No, 1 could do more easily.
2. Did the rest of your diet change as a result of the green smoothies? Yes. I've started to eat a lot more salads but I occasionally still get cravings.
3. Did you notice any changes in your health? I've lost about 5-6 pounds.
4. Did your cravings for unhealthy foods lessen? I seem to eat far less junk. |
Mike Adams
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 You don't get good karma or extra credit just by eating organic produce.
Food products to avoid
Now that you have the complete shopping list of healthy foods to purchase, let's talk about what food products you should avoid purchasing.
You should already be familiar with the ingredients to avoid, so if you make a habit of reading ingredient labels, you'll automatically avoid the foods discussed below. However, most people find this list to be very useful to help remind them of the food categories they should watch out for. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 There's no doubt you'll find, as have millions of others, that avoiding animal products, processed foods and manufactured foods, while consuming fresh, organic produce from nature, is the surest path to health, vitality, longevity and lucidity. |
Byron J. Richards
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 Freshly picked organic produce tastes far better than chemically-tainted and artificially-ripened food. Fresh herbs and spices can bring more taste pleasure to meals, thus reducing the desire to get taste pleasure from servings of fat and sugar. Many condiments contain significant health-promoting properties in and of themselves. Great choices for flavor enhancement include garlic, onions, scallions, cinnamon, ginger, turmeric, basil, ci-lantro, parsley, oregano, and cloves. Salt is fine in moderation, as long as it does not provoke fluid retention. Avoid MSG and aspartame. |
Gayle Reichler, M.S., R.D., C.D.N.
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 Although it's difficult to determine whether organic produce is more nutritious, certified organic produce should contain less pesticide residue. The effects of long-term ingestion of pesticide residue is inconclusive, but it is always advisable to minimize your exposure to it when you can. You can identify organic produce by the "certified organic" label, which verifies that the product was grown without pesticides. |
Jack Challem
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 The principal drawbacks to organic foods are availability and price, although many supermarkets now contain a small selection of organic produce. Still, organically produced foods often cost 10 to 20 percent more than conventional foods. The higher price is related to economies of scale. Organic foods are usually the result of small-scale farming activities, whereas conventional foods are grown using more efficient, large-scale methods. As interest in organic foods increases, and the numbers and sizes of organic farms increase as a result, pricing will likely become more competitive. |
| Whole Foods
Like Wild Oats, the emphasis at Whole Foods is on wholesome, natural foods, including free-range meats, organic produce, and a wide variety of other healthful food products. For more information go to www.wholefoods.com
Vitamin Cottage
Vitamin Cottage is a Colorado-based, family-owned group of nineteen natural food stores with markets in Denver and other cities in Colorado, as well as in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. For more information and the locations of Vitamin Cottage stores, call (877) 986-4600 or go to www.vitamincottage.com. |
Kelly Harford, M.C., C.N.C.
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| In addition, Stossel claimed that 20/20's own laboratory tests had found as many pesticide residues on organic produce as on the conventionally grown variety - a claim the network later retracted when its researchers admitted that no such tests had been conducted.
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A new fast-food restaurant opens somewhere in the world every two hours. McDonald's opens five new restaurants every day, four of them outside the United States.
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Overeating is skyrocketing in poorer nations. |
| The health food industry now provides a growing supply of organic produce that is grown without toxic pesticides and herbicides; free-range and organic meat, fish, poultry and dairy products without synthetic growth hormones and antibiotics; and processed foods that do not contain chemical preservatives, additives, or hydrogenated oils. They can be found at recognized natural foods stores, and at an increasing number of regular chain grocery stores usually placed in sections designated as "natural" foods. |
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