Added February 8, 2012, Under: Environment, Health, Nutrition
One of the biggest green trends for the coming year is urban farming and even those who have never lived or worked on a farm are taking to the concept of raising their own food – at least partially. Urban farms are becoming so popular all over America and elsewhere too. Often there are extra challenges as, with less space to work with, projects must be scaled down and efficiency becomes crucial ensuring that every inch of space is used.
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Added January 31, 2012, Under: Health, Nutrition
We all need friendly digestive flora as health-promoting probiotic, and fermented foods have been used by different civilizations for hundreds of years for this purpose. Today sauerkraut is one of the most popular probiotic foods, happily consumed by many different peoples around the world. The French eat choucroute, the Germans of course sauerkraut and the Koreans kimchi.
If you would like to make your own sauerkraut, here is the recipe from a friend. She is a mine of information for all ...
Added January 29, 2012, Under: Diets, Environment, Nutrition
Popular opinion has always carried a lot of weight and when combined with the fact that money talks, it should not be impossible for consumers to convince both themselves and their main food suppliers that a healthier diet is needed by everyone. A growing rate of a 70% overweight and obese population in the US just cannot continue – it is unsustainable. To become a healthier person while putting less strain on the environment can and should be the goal ...
Added January 26, 2012, Under: Diets, Environment, Health, Nutrition
One of the great standbys in the pantry or the store cupboard in your kitchen is a can or two of tomatoes - but now this convenience food has been declared one of the “7 foods even safety experts won't eat”.
The expert in the case of canned tomatoes is Fredrick vom Saal, PhD, an endocrinologist at the University of Missouri, who studies bisphenol-A. He quotes the problem as being that the resin linings of tin cans contain Bisphenol-A, a synthetic ...
Added January 23, 2012, Under: Children's Health, Nutrition, Parents
Most children love these juicy fruits that taste as good as sweets or candies - but are a thousand times more healthy for them to eat. Usually round or slightly egg shaped and the size of a walnut shell, the lychee has a thick textured skin that pops open to reveal a glistening, moist and translucent ball of almost jelly-like flesh covering a shiny brown seed. Children enjoy opening lychees and they make the perfect lunchbox accompaniment.
The lychee is a fruit ...
Added , Under: Children's Health, Health, Nutrition
The rough and spiky exterior conceals a deliciously sweet tropical fruit that is especially fascinating to children. We tend to think of the pineapple as typical to Hawaai but the pineapple industry was also very important to the local economy where I lived for many years in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Second only to the banana in the tropical fruit popularity stakes with Americans, the pineapple has many health benefits too making a bowl of fresh chunks of pineapple a ...
Added January 18, 2012, Under: Children's Health, Drugs, Environment, Nutrition, Parents
Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are baffling and frustrating conditions in children that are not helped by the fact that experts do not agree on their exact cause or causes. The American Psychiatric Association lists 14 signs, of which at least 8 must be present for a child to be officially classified as ADD/ADHD.
These 14 signs are:
1. Often fidgeting with hands or feet, or squirming while seated.
2. Having difficulty remaining seated when required to do so.
3. Being ...
Added January 15, 2012, Under: Children's Health, Diets, Health, Nutrition
Perhaps you, a member of your family or even your child has been found to have a milk intolerance. It has been estimated that over 7.5% of the USA population now live dairy-free. If you are one of the statistics, don't worry as there are lots of delicious alternatives to dairy that you can use instead although you should avoid soy as this is largely produced from GM sources. So look out for soy when checking ingredients on labels.
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Added January 14, 2012, Under: Health, Nutrition
Starting a new year off on the right foot could mean a change in diet and what better than adding more raw food either by having a higher component of raw food included in each and every meal or by making one meal every day wholly raw. There is a huge and growing movement towards eating raw with many Hollywood celebrities joining in.
On the rawfoodlife.com website, they explain the science of a raw food diet:
A raw foodist is someone that ...
Added January 9, 2012, Under: Children's Health, Diets, Health, Nutrition
If you are able to grow at least part of your own food supply, you will know what a bonus this can be in terms of freshness, taste and of course cost. But even if you are not able to grow your own, using some common sense and doing your own research can reap rewards when trying to cut the cost of feeding yourself and your family. Keep an eye out for suitable coupons and take advantage of store discounts ...
