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Article: Monday, Jan. 25, 2010
On a farm in coastal Maine, a barn is going up. Right now it's little more than a concrete slab and some wooden beams, but when it's finished, the barn will provide winter shelter for up to six cows and a few head of sheep. None of this would be remarkable if it weren't for the fact that the people building the barn are two of the most highly regarded organic-vegetable farmers in the country: Eliot Coleman wrote the bible of organic farming, The New Organic Grower, and Barbara Damrosch is the Washington Post's gardening columnist. At a time when a growing number of environmental activists are calling for an end to eating meat, this veggie-centric power couple is beginning to raise it. "Why?" asks Coleman, tromping through the mud on his way toward a greenhouse bursting with December turnips. "Because I care about the fate of the planet."  Resources: Soy
Brochure: The Myths & Truths About
Soy as well as our summary of soy dangers are provided on our Soy
Alert! trifold brochure (PDF). You may print this at home or at
a copy store for mass distribution.
Resources: Pasteurized DairyWhy drink raw milk?"Back in the 1970s, a couple of blokes were sitting in an English pub, bemoaning the consolidation of the brewing industry in England and the decline of British beer and ale. A commodity that represented the soul of Britain--carefully brewed ales from countless small-scale manufacturers, each with a distinctive color and taste--had been edged out by the insipid canned beers of a few large monopolistic breweries. What was needed, they decided, was a return to traditional brewing methods. They launched A Campaign for Real Ale, which soon became the force that turned back the mega-brewers and reinstated varied and delicious ales to English tables and pubs. Back in the 20s, Americans could buy fresh raw whole milk, real clabber
and buttermilk, luscious naturally yellow butter, fresh farm cheeses and
cream in various colors and thicknesses. Today's milk is accused of causing
everything from allergies to heart
disease to cancer, but when Americans could buy Real Milk, these diseases
were rare. In fact, a supply of high-quality dairy products was considered
vital to American security and the economic well being of the nation." (Source: http://realmilk.com/) Raw Milk Vs. Pasteurized Milk From Armchair Science, London (April 1938) There is no substitute for clean, raw milk as a food, so far as children are concerned. Science has not yet succeeded in providing, in the pasteurized variety, those essential qualities that are the only real foundation for a healthy child. Unfortunately, many grossly distorted statements are current regarding
our milk supply. If we are to believe the protagonists of the Pasteurization-of-all-milk-at-all
costs Party, raw milk is as good, or rather as bad, as rat poison-although
as the Minister of Agriculture recently stated, "the human race existed
long before Pasteur was heard of." Resources: Wheat/GlutenDangerous Grains(Source: http://www.mercola.com) If you suffer from a condition such as osteoporosis, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis or depression, you're unlikely to blame your breakfast cereal. After all, intolerance of wheat, or celiac disease (CD), is a an allergic reaction to a protein called gluten, thought to affect only about one in 1,000 people. But now two American clinicians, James Braly and Ron Hoggan, have published a book, Dangerous Grains, claiming that what was thought to be a relatively rare condition may be more widespread than was previously thought. Braly and Hoggan suggest that gluten intolerance does not just affect a few people with CD, but as much as 2-3% of the population. They claim that
gluten sensitivity (GS) is at the root of a proportion of
cases of cancer, auto-immune disorders, neurological and psychiatric
conditions and liver disease. The implication is that the
heavily wheat-based western diet - bread, cereals, pastries,
pasta - is actually making millions of people ill. Click to read the full article >
Is Your Stomach Often Upset? You May Have Subclinical Celiac Disease By Dr. Joseph Mercola with Rachael Droege (Source: http://www.mercola.com) At least one out of every 250 people in the United States suffers from the inherited digestive disease known as celiac disease (CD), although studies have found that this number could actually be as high as 1 in 33 in at-risk populations. The condition is sometimes referred to as gluten intolerance because people with CD cannot tolerate gluten, a protein that is found in wheat, barley and rye. When people with CD eat gluten, an
immune reaction occurs that causes the villi, hair-like projections in
the small intestine that absorb nutrients, to become damaged, which
interferes with the body’s ability to absorb nutrients such as
proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, even water in some
cases. Click to read the full article > An index of great articles on Mercola.com covering the subject of wheat & gluten - click here to view > Resources: Sugar & Sugar SubstitutesSugar and Grains Increase Depression(Source: http://www.mercola.com) Depression may be the culprit behind both mental and physical health conditions. According to studies, more than normal rates of depression can be found in patients with clinically manifest type 2 diabetes. Type 2 is the most common form of diabetes and can be characterized by insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency--either of which can be present at its onset. More Evidence Sugar Feeds CancerClick to read the full article > (Source: http://www.mercola.com) Growing tumor cells can crowd out other cells and cut them off from oxygen-carrying blood vessels, necessary for their survival. When this happens, some cancer cells have developed the ability to bypass the need for oxygen and instead switch to the glycolytic pathway, which they use even when oxygen is restored. Researchers from the Harvard Medical School have now found that blocking one of the glycolytic pathway's enzymes, LDHA, may be an effective anti-cancer therapy. Click to read the full article > An index of great articles on Mercola.com covering the subject of sugar - click here to view >
Resources: Food Marketing News
Part 1 of 5 on Healthy Eating Trends and Myths
"Consumers in the U.S. might be trimming the fat from their budgets and diets, but contrary to predictions, Part 3 of 5 - Coming soon. Part 4 of 5 - Coming soon. Part 5 of 5 - Coming soon. |
  Easy, Not-So-Sweet Chocolate Walnut Truffles(I actually measured this time! Use all organic ingredients when possible.) Ingredients1/4 Cup unrefined, extra-virgin coconut oil 1 Cup Raw Walnuts 1/4 Cup Cocoa Powder (+ extra for rolling the truffles in when prepared) 3 Tbsp Honey (less if you can) Dash of Celtic/Sea Salt (Redmond's Real Salt is my favorite!), to taste Click here to see the full recipe on the Balanced Bites Blog!  Kale Salad with Sesame Tahini Dressing(all measurements are approximate, use all organic ingredients when possible) Click here to see the full recipe on the Balanced Bites Blog!
Click here to see the full recipe on the Balanced Bites Blog! |
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