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Organic
Food is Better for Your Health
Food Quality Issues
Genetic Engineering is not the answer
Raw Milk, a political issue
Soy, Dangers of
Other Views on supplements
Enzyme Information Organic Food is Better for Your Health!
10 Reasons to Eat Organic At www.WhyOrganic.org, Website of the Soil Association in the UK
Organic fruits and vegetables work harder for their nutrients
Produce has been losing vitamins and minerals over the past half-century
San Francisco Chronicle, March 2006
Organic Food is Better for Your Health
June 2003, Organic Consumers Asso
Vegetable without Vitamins LE Magazine, Life Extension Foundation, March 2001
Organic
Farming, Food Quality and Human Health
Shane Heaton/Soil Association (2001, 88pp, pb)
This comprehensive review of existing research reveals significant
differences between organically and non-organically grown food.
Is
Organically Grown Food More Nutritious?
by
by Virginia Worthington, ScD
Organic Foods Have Elevated Levels of
Antioxidants
01/26/2005 News Releases from the Organic Center
Organic foods in relation to nutrition and health key facts,
Is Organic Food More Nutritious?
Medical News Today, July
2004 -
An interesting article from a conventional medicine
Website, but I'm not recommending the rest of the Website.
By Marian Burros, July
16, 2003, The New York Times
Is Agribusiness Making Food Less Nutritious?
Mother Earth News, June/July 2004
Troubling Trends Chart
More on organic vegetables and fruits
Genetic EngineeringA Chapter from the Independent Science Report,
The Case for a GM-Free Sustainable World (See pages 89-91of the complete report)
Food Quality Issues
A comment from Kris: Growers who are experimenting with using a refractometer to measure the "brix" value of produce (a simple method of measure the sugar and minerals in plants) are discovering that organic methods are not the final answer to food quality. They are finding that by careful balancing of the soil nutrients and nurturing of the soil microorganisms, then monitoring the brix of the leaves of the plant and "touching up" the nutrients with specially prepared foliar sprays, they can improve the flavor and nutrient content of produce significantly. Unfortunately it is rare to find produce, either conventional and organic, that registers 'excellent' on a brix reading, since these sophisticated methods are not widely used or understood. Organic food may be better for our health, but we have a ways to go!
Food Quality & Digestion from www.HighBrixGardens.com
The Importance of Natural Mineral Sugars by Dr. A.F. Beddoe
Your
Health and the Current State
and Crisis in Our Global Food Chain!
Website unavailable -
"The
current state of food quality produced in our nation and globally is poor
to average..." - a
quote from a company that is working with growers to improve the quality
of their produce.
Soy
Alert - on the dangers of soy:
http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/soy_alert.html
Confused About Soy?
- "High levels of phytic acid in soy reduce assimilation of calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and zinc. Phytic acid in soy is not neutralized by ordinary preparation methods such as soaking, sprouting and long, slow cooking. High phytate diets have caused growth problems in children.
Soy-Free
Solutions
For You - When Your Health - or Your Life - Depends on Staying Soy-Free
Soy Supplements can
Decrease Sexual Behavior:
http://www.mercola.com/2003/dec/3/soy_supplements.htm
-
Lists 6 basic problems with soy with links to more details
Soy:
Is it Healthy or is it Harmful?
A good summary of the
problems with soy
The debate over soy is far ranging. I won't say I agree
with what is presented here, but thought some might be interested:
http://www.senselessplanet.com/soyhomo.htm
Canola
Oil - The Great Con-ola:
http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/conola.html
THE
CRIME AGAINST RAW MILK
by Alton Eliason
"Never in the annals of
health and nutrition has there been a food so maligned, lied about and
conspired against as raw milk. Once revered the world over as the most
perfect of all foods, its demise was planned in well organized steps to
create today’s store-shelf milk, a virtually lifeless product whose only
comparison to the original is its color."
A
Campaign for Real Milk Web site:
www.realmilk.com/
Why you don't want bovine growth hormone in your milk http://www.seedsofdeception.com/utility/showArticle/?objectID=193
A New Vision - Raw Milk as the engine of renewed farm prosperity.
Other info about the Raw Milk Issue
An excellent professionally produced brochure called "Raw Milk, Natures Nutrient-Rich Food" is available from Sandy Redemske, 413-773-5375, sandyr@shawsnet.com Contact her if you need copies to give to friends, legislators, or the general public.
Supplements
A truly healthy diet of raw milk,
grass-fed meat, organic vegetables and fruits, properly soaked whole
grains, fermented foods, and unprocessed healthy fats is not easy to come
by! It requires time in the kitchen and access to good food sources. You may
not have the time right now to tackle all that is involved. You may already
have acquired a serious health problem as the result of your SAD (Standard
American Diet) meals. In that case high quality supplements may be called
for.
A place to start for some information is:
Guide to Super Foods (from Weston Price Foundation)
Dietary Supplements - What the Industry Does Not Want You To Know by Ron Schmid, ND
The Truth about Minerals in Supplements
Comment from
John Marler:
"Bees are the most efficient collectors of chelated minerals in the world.
Bee pollen is loaded with primary, secondary, and trace minerals that have
already been chelated into an organic form that is readily taken up by plants
[and animals]. Most bee pollens are at a pH which is also an excellent
converter into soil acids. Bee pollen is probably the world's finest source of
chelated minerals for humans."
Patient,
Heal Thyself: A Remarkable Health Program Combining Ancient Wisdom With
Groundbreaking Clinical Research
by Jordan S. Rubin, NMD,
CNC, & Gary Gordon
The book tells the remarkable story of the author's bout with severe Crohn's Disease. It is amazing that he consulted with 70 regular and alternative medical practitioners before he found the secret to his cure, which included a primitive type of diet (documented in his newer book, The Maker's Diet) which follows the guidelines in Nourishing Traditions and included the use of homeostatic soil organisms. His dad is a naturopathic physician, so he went to the very best practitioners they could find - good evidence that a lot of alternative medicine hasn't quite got it right - stuck in the low fat paradigm!
He also has a newer, shorter, 'how-to' book - Restoring Your Digestive Health by Jordan S. Rubin NMD, CNC, & Joseph Brasco, MD, and has formed a supplement company, Garden of Life, offering a line of whole food supplements that sound good for the typical person who can't manage to eat properly and has significant health problems. Be forewarned that supplements can be an expensive substitute for real, whole, nourishing foods!
From Dr. Mercola, who is
conservative on supplements
http://www.mercola.com/nutritionplan/beginner_supplements.htm
http://www.mercola.com/nutritionplan/intermediate_supplements.htm
http://www.mercola.com/nutritionplan/advanced_supplements.htm
http://www.mercola.com/forms/vitamink.htm
Difference between natural & synthetic vitamins
http://www.galaxynutrients.com/Difference.html
www.HerbDoc.com - source of herbal & whole food supplements
www.BlessedHerbs.com - recommended by another chapter leader for cleansing
IntraMax, another excellent liquid supplement from DruckerLabs.com
Dr. Rath's Cellular Health Formulas - http://www.drrathvitamins.com/index.html
Enzyme nutrition in 10 easy lessons By Dr. Howard Loomis
Is Your Body Demanding Food Enzymes?, by Dr. Edward Howell
An interesting interview with Dr. Howell with comments by a raw foodist, but you may ignore those comments.
The Complete Book of Enzyme Therapy: A Complete and Up-to-Date Reference to Effective Remedies by Dr. Anthony Cichoke
Swedish bitters – www.swedishbitters.com
Quantum Digest “world class plant
enzymes
http://sterlingorganics.com/product_info.php?products_id=139
Vitalzym™
“whole body therapy”
http://www.energeticnutrition.com/vitalzym/vitalzym.html
also more info http://www.quackcenter.com/vitalzym.html
Wobenzym® - www.wobenzym.com
Serrapeptase
- a particularly powerful enzyme
Serrapeptase
digests non-living tissue, blood clots, cysts, and arterial plaque and
inflammation in all forms.
TheraBlend
products
www.enzymedica.com/products/therablend.php
- enzyme blends for specific purposes
See also Ultimate Digestion Support
All Roads Lead to Probiotics, by Donna Gates
The natural way to get your probiotics (populate your gut with healthy and essential microorganisms) is by eating cultured foods, such as yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, and kombucha.
Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods by Sandor Ellix Katz - www.wildfermentation.com
Truly Cultured by Nancy Lee Bentley - www.TrulyCultured.com
Natren's Healthy Trinity - considered the queen of
probiotics. Expensive, but since the goal is to repopulate the gut with living
healthy microorganisms, you don't need to take it every day, as long as you
are also cleaning up your diet and environment.
http://www.natren.com/index.asp
| Bio-Kult | Probiotic |
A Probiotic Solution to GAPS
|
Ageless Enterophilus - for large
bowel health (plus two other supplements to promote normal bowel function -
http://www.gutsense.com/ (about halfway down the page)
Megaflora http://www.megafood.com/products/dailyfoods/megaflora.php
A
report on Ultimate Digestion Support
by William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.
- "Ultimate
Digestion Support provides
my ideal combination of enzymes, probiotics and prebiotics--helping your gut
break down your supplements and speed them into your bloodstream, where they
can go to work."
See also Gut Health
Prebiotics
How to make your gut more inviting to probiotics
http://bodyecology.com/07/02/01/make_your_gut_inviting_to_probiotics.php
On
the other hand here is a caution against supplemental prebiotics (especially
Inulin), recommending instead getting them from natural foods.
http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/inulin.htm
and also http://www.healingcrow.com/ferfun/conspiracy/conspiracy.html
Sweeteners and other additives
Basic information on various sugars from the Happy Herbalist
- Aspartame - avoid
- Splenda (Sucralose) - avoid
- Xylitol - a sugar alcohol - okay in small amounts, but is refined and of little nutritional value
Natural unrefined sweeteners - contain all the natural vitamin and minerals
- Stevia - a better alternative for a very low calorie sweetener
- Panela, aka turbinado sugar or Jaggery - natural unrefined sugar
- Sucanat natural unrefined sugar
- Agave nectar
- Honey, raw
- Molasses
MSG - avoid - http://www.truthinlabeling.org/
The
true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for
expedients, and by parts.
Edmund Burke
(1729-1797)