The health authorities are constantly whining about the state of our diets, the newspapers are telling us that everything gives us cancer and the media are producing TV shows to exhibit obese children and their terrible parents. However, while many are taking a negative stance on the man-against-cardiovascular disease campaign, there have been plenty of positive and encouraging reactions to our heavier society. TV chefs have made money promoting simple, healthy meals, a new wave of food branding has emerged with friendly, tongue-in-cheek comments on their pastel-colored cartons and McDonalds now sell bags of fruit. Among these positive reactions lie the ‘Superfoods’. (Read More.....)
***The following is a guest post for Organic Health by Jimmie Parr*** When I was very young, my mother told me about the nutritional value of oranges, and citrus fruits, in general. She said that English sailors had become known as “limeys,” because they carried limes, or other citrus fruits, on their vessels. They had discovered that citrus fruits helped prevent a condition called scurvy, which had, in past times, been linked to a deficiency of Vitamin C. I say that, “in past times,” scurvy had been linked to a deficiency of Vitamin C because that type of information may now be lost on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the March, 2006 edition of Life Extension magazine is an article entitled “Why Is the FDA Picking on Cherries?” The article has to do with the U.S. Department of Agriculture having given a grant of $150,000 to cherry growers in Michigan. Michigan cherry growers used the grant to do research about nutritional benefits of cherries. Among other discoveries, the research revealed a correlation between the consumption of tart cherries and a decrease in pain in joints of people with arthritis. The anthocyanin in tart cherries was said to be better at pain relief than an equal amount of aspirin. However, the Fools and Dumb As...oops...the FDA told cherry growers either to stop advertising that tart cherries may help with relief of pain, or to register their cherries as a “new drug,” and to pay the required fees. (Read More.....)
****The following is a guest post for Organic Health by author Jim Knapton**** Let us not kid ourselves anymore. America does not offer, in the main, healthcare but hugely expensive systems to support the care of the largely unnecessary sick. Is this not more aptly labeled sickcare? In contrast to any other developed nation, we lack a national health policy whose minimum qualification ensures at least adequate treatment for all, irrespective of economic standing. Socialized medical plans, no matter how abhorrent to American individualists who see them as an abomination only because they are seen to adversely affect their pocketbooks, guarantee that no one will ever have to forfeit their material lives for being ill. America states a contrary view: only if you can afford it can you get it. (Read More.....)
****Today we have a guest post by Barbara Fix. She is an outstanding writer and I think that you are really going to enjoy what she has to share with us below. We encourage everyone to visit Barbara at Survival Diva Blog http://www.survivaldiva.com/.**** Our food chain has been under attack for quite some time. The newest attack, Bill S.510, the Food Safety and Modernization Act, introduced by Senator Harry Reid, makes all the other grabs for our sovereignty pale in comparison. Bill S. 510 has the potential to control our food chain, taking away our ability to buy organically grown fruits and vegetables, and some warn, will open the family garden to scrutiny and complete control. If you’re willing to go down into the depths of darkness in search of the reason for this Bill, consider a day when we are not allowed to purchase heirloom or hybrid garden seed, and are instead allotted GMO seed (more on GMO in my next article). (Read More.....)
Check out this video which exposes the centrally planned "farmers market" where now you must submit a "crop plan" and have your Garden inspected by filling out a "farm schedule" After that's done you're more than welcome to sell your oranges once you fill out your various tax forms, sign the ten page 8000 word contract agreement with the city manager, pay your filing fees and attain your organic certification and proper permits. It has become harder than ever to grow and sell organic natural food. Support venders who sell organic who now have to jump through multiple hoops to make natural food available. (Read More.....)
If you have been diagnosed with cancer like mesothelioma, you may be faced with an overwhelming number of decisions. Choosing doctors, health care facilities, and even treatments can leave you feeling numb and exhausted, and that won’t even take into account your emotions and physical toll from the cancer itself. While conventional medicine may play a large role in treating mesothelioma you may be considering alternative treatments as well. For centuries, people have been turning to the world around us for medicinal plants and healing treatments. While herbs and other complementary treatments may not be able to cure your cancer or offer you an increased mesothelioma life expectancy, they can offer substantial relief from the uncomfortable symptoms related to the cancer or the treatments you’re undergoing and dramatically improve your quality of life. Complementary treatments can also help ease the stress of cancer and cancer treatments and help you take control during what is inarguably a very stressful time. (Read More.....)
Today it is becoming increasingly difficult to live an organic lifestyle. We are literally being bombarded with toxins in what we eat, what we drink and in what we breathe. There are so many serious health dangers all around us that it is hard to name them all. Aspartame, fluoride, genetically-modified food, pesticides, high fructose corn syrup, pharmaceutical drugs and toxic vaccines are just a few of the major health dangers that confront us each day that most Americans don't even know about. As Americans absorb increasingly higher levels of toxic substances each year, diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes are absolutely exploding. The truth is that what you don't know about what is on your grocery store shelves can hurt you. (Read More.....)
The health authorities are constantly whining about the state of our diets, the newspapers are telling us that everything gives us cancer and the media are producing TV shows to exhibit obese children and their terrible parents. However, while many are taking a negative stance on the man-against-cardiovascular disease campaign, there have been plenty of positive and encouraging reactions to our heavier society. TV chefs have made money promoting simple, healthy meals, a new wave of food branding has emerged with friendly, tongue-in-cheek comments on their pastel-colored cartons and McDonalds now sell bags of fruit. Among these positive reactions lie the ‘Superfoods’. (Read More.....)
