ALERT: USDA IGNORES PUBLIC REJECTION OF PROPOOSAL TO ALLOW 38 NON-ORGANIC INGREDIENTS & TOXIC FISH OIL IN FOODS LABELED AS “USDA ORGANIC”
Basically ignoring more than ten thousand emails and letters from consumers and farmers opposing the latest industry-sponsored attack on organic standards, the USDA has approved a proposal allowing 38 new non-organic ingredients to be […]
Archive for June, 2007
Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength;
mastering yourself is true power.
- Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu
Well, sort of.
According to the New York Times, “The Kellogg Company said yesterday that it would phase out advertising its products to children under age 12 unless the foods meet specific nutrition guidelines for calories, sugar, fat and sodium. Kellogg also announced that it would stop using licensed characters or branded toys to promote […]
Asthma Linked to Antiobiotic Use in the First Year
Published June 19th, 2007 in Nutrition. 0 CommentsWith the increase of asthma cases in small children, I’m not surprised to learn that there is a link between antibiotics and the onset of asthma.
As published today in the New York Times, “The use of antiobiotics in the first year of life is associated with an increased risk for asthma at age 7, a […]
Here’s a recipe that I tried out the other day, with stellar results. For those of you who are afraid of cooking with seaweed, this is an easy breezy recipe that makes enough salad for a week’s worth of lunches!! Hijiki can be purchased at the Dekalb Farmer’s Market, Whole Foods, Sevananda and Return to […]
I found a great quote today:
“Twill make old women young and fresh, Create new motions of the flesh. And cause them long […]
“The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now.”
From Touching Peace, Parallax Press, 1992, p. 1. Thich Nhat Hanh
So how many of you follow the five second rule?
I for one, have modified the five-second rule to suit my own purposes. Say for example, I drop a piece of my food on a public sidewalk. In this case, I definitely don’t follow the five-second rule. I just pick up the […]
Who doesn’t love olive oil?
As if we need another reason to love our EVOL, scientists have found extra virgin olive oil to contain a phenolic chemical, which they named oleocanthal. Oleocanthal is a natural counterpart to ibuprofen that has shown to be “even more effective than ibuprofen at inhibiting enzymes in the body that create […]
