Product

Food additive - Carrageenan - Causing cancer...

A number of studies have found that the widely used food additive carrageenan causes cancer in laboratory animals, and, its use in human food should be reconsidered.  Although the studies have been conducted only in animals, enough evidence exists about the cancer-causing effects of carrageenan to limit the use of the food additive.Carrageenan, an extract from red seaweed, is used in a variety of foods such as milk products and processed meat as a thickener, stabilizer and texturizer.   It can be found in products such as ice cream, whipped cream, pudding and yogurt.  The researchers reviewed 45 previously published animal studies and found that carrageenan is associated with the formation of ulcers in the intestines and cancerous tumors in the gut.  Both undegraded as well as degraded forms of carrageenan are associated with malignancies.  Carrageenan is taken up by intestinal cells rather easily, but the cells are unable to metabolize it.  As carrageenan accumulates in cells it may cause them to breakdown, and over time this process could lead to ulceration, she noted.  Ulceration seems to be associated with the development of malignancies.  In 1972, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed limiting the type of carrageenan that could be used in food. But the regulatory effort was rescinded in 1979.  There has been no substantive review by the FDA of carrageenan since the studies undertaken more than two decades ago. However, there has been increased evidence regarding the cancer-promotion activity of undegraded carrageenan and further confirmation of the potential of degraded carrageenan.  Environmental Health Perspectives October 2001;109:983-

Eat Wild - Basics

Eat Wild

Grass-Fed Basics

by Jo Robinson

Back to Pasture. Since the late 1990s, a growing number of ranchers have stopped sending their animals to the feedlots to be fattened on grain, soy and other supplements. Instead, they are keeping their animals home on the range where they forage on pasture, their native diet. These new-age ranchers do not treat their livestock with hormones or feed them growth-promoting additives. As a result, the animals grow at a natural pace. For these reasons and more, grass-fed animals live low-stress lives and are so healthy there is no reason to treat them with antibiotics or other drugs.

More Nutritious. A major benefit of raising animals on pasture is that their products are healthier for you. For example, compared with feedlot meat, meat from grass-fed beef, bison, lamb and goats has less total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and calories. It also has more vitamin E, beta-carotene, vitamin C, and a number of health-promoting fats, including omega-3 fatty acids and “conjugated linoleic acid,” or CLA. Read more about the nutritional benefits of raising animals on pasture.

The Art and Science of Grassfarming. Raising animals on pasture requires more knowledge and skill than sending them to a feedlot. For example, in order for grass-fed beef to be succulent and tender, the cattle need to forage on high-quality grasses and legumes, especially in the months prior to slaughter. Providing this nutritious and natural diet requires healthy soil and careful pasture management so that the plants are maintained at an optimal stage of growth. Because high-quality pasture is the key to high-quality animal products, many pasture-based ranchers refer to themselves as "grassfarmers" rather than “ranchers.” They raise great grass; the animals do all the rest.

Factory Farming. Raising animals on pasture is dramatically different from the status quo. Virtually all the meat, eggs, and dairy products that you find in the supermarket come from animals raised in confinement in large facilities called CAFOs or “Confined Animal Feeding Operations.” These highly mechanized operations provide a year-round supply of food at a reasonable price. Although the food is cheap and convenient, there is growing recognition that factory farming creates a host of problems, including:
• Animal stress and abuse
• Air, land, and water pollution
• The unnecessary use of hormones, antibiotics, and other drugs
• Low-paid, stressful farm work
• The loss of small family farms
• Food with less nutritional value.

Unnatural Diets. Animals raised in factory farms are given diets designed to boost their productivity and lower costs. The main ingredients are genetically modified grain and soy that are kept at artificially low prices by government subsidies. To further cut costs, the feed may also contain “by-product feedstuff” such as municipal garbage, stale pastry, chicken feathers, and candy. Until 1997, U.S. cattle were also being fed meat that had been trimmed from other cattle, in effect turning herbivores into carnivores. This unnatural practice is believed to be the underlying cause of BSE or “mad cow disease.”

Animal Stress. A high-grain diet can cause physical problems for ruminants—cud-chewing animals such as cattle, dairy cows, goats, bison, and sheep. Ruminants are designed to eat fibrous grasses, plants, and shrubs—not starchy, low-fiber grain. When they are switched from pasture to grain, they can become afflicted with a number of disorders, including a common but painful condition called “subacute acidosis.” Cattle with subacute acidosis kick at their bellies, go off their feed, and eat dirt. To prevent more serious and sometimes fatal reactions, the animals are given chemical additives along with a constant, low-level dose of antibiotics. Some of these antibiotics are the same ones used in human medicine. When medications are overused in the feedlots, bacteria become resistant to them. When people become infected with these new, disease-resistant bacteria, there are fewer medications available to treat them.

Caged Pigs, Chickens, Ducks and Geese. Most of the nation’s chickens, turkeys, and pigs are also being raised in confinement. Typically, they suffer an even worse fate than the grazing animals. Tightly packed into cages, sheds, or pens, they cannot practice their normal behaviors, such as rooting, grazing, and roosting. Laying hens are crowded into cages that are so small that there is not enough room for all of the birds to sit down at one time. An added insult is that they cannot escape the stench of their own manure. Meat and eggs from these animals are lower in a number of key vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids.

Environmental Degradation. When animals are raised in feedlots or cages, they deposit large amounts of manure in a small amount of space. The manure must be collected and transported away from the area, an expensive proposition. To cut costs, it is dumped as close to the feedlot as possible. As a result, the surrounding soil is overloaded with nutrients, which can cause ground and water pollution. When animals are raised outdoors on pasture, their manure is spread over a wide area of land, making it a welcome source of organic fertilizer, not a “waste management problem.” Read more about the environmental differences between factory farming and grass-based production.

The Healthiest Choice. When you choose to eat meat, eggs, and dairy products from animals raised on pasture, you are improving the welfare of the animals, helping to put an end to environmental degradation, helping small-scale ranchers and farmers make a living from the land, helping to sustain rural communities, and giving your family the healthiest possible food. It’s a win-win-win-win situation.

© 2010 by Jo Robinson

Explore these topics in greater detail. Read Pasture Perfect by Jo Robinson and continue to explore the wealth of science-based information on Eatwild.com. To find a local supplier of healthy, grass-fed products, visit http://www.eatwild.com/products/index.html

Eat Wild - Links

JOHN ROBISON #1 site for Grass-Fed Food & Facts
These are some great LINKS on this site : Eat Wild - Links

Meet Jo Robinson

Jo Robinson, an investigative journalist and New York Times best-selling writer, is the author of the book, Pasture Perfect, and the principal researcher and writer for the eatwild.com web site. Jo has spent the last nine years researching the many benefits of raising animals on pasture. Her interest grew out of a previous book, The Omega Diet, co-authored with Dr. Artemis Simopoulos, that explores the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet. While researching the book, Jo learned that meat from pasture-raised animals is very similar to meat from wild game and that both promote optimal health.

Starting with this insight, she began an exhaustive search of the scientific literature from the 1960s to the present. To date, she has identified hundreds of peer-reviewed studies showing that raising animals on pasture is good for the animals, the environment, farm families, and the health of consumers. She gives talks to ranchers, government agencies, sustainable agricultural groups, and the general public around the country. Jo has been interviewed by scores of journalists and reporters about the benefits of raising animals on pasture.

Jo's book, When Your Body Gets the Blues, extended her interest in natural health to human psychology. Working with Dr. Marie-Annette Brown from the University of Washington, she developed a clinically proven, all-natural program that boosts women's mood and energy level and tames their appetite. (The book was featured in an hour-long special on PBS throughout the summer of 2003.)

Jo lives on Vashon Island in Washington State. She is developing a test garden that features plants with exceptional nutritional value that are similar to plants growing in the wild. She is the author of Pasture Perfect and Why Grassfed Is Best! and the co-author of Unplug the Christmas Machine (with Jean Staeheli) Getting the Love You Want (with Dr. Harville Hendrix), Hot Monogamy and Emotional Incest (with Dr. Pat Love), The Omega Diet (with Dr. Artemis Simopoulos), and When Your Body gets the Blues (with Dr. Marie-Annette Brown.) Jo welcomes correspondence from the media. Media Link

KimMarie's Health Creations & Other's Recipes

KimMarie's Healthy Creations  -
And other friend's special recipes
Please use Certified Organic whenever possible and please
use whatever’s freshest at the market.
(Taking a solution of white vinegar as a good vegtable and fruit wash and soak is highly recommended.) 
There are times I try to cut down on dairy products and use alternatives in some places (optional)
depending on your needs.


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Arugula Salad and Coco/Nut

Use any fresh greens for this healthy salad many assorted mixed salad greens out there (Costco)
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
You can add any other veggies you would like in your salad

Add a little cooked chicken, salmon or sautéed tofu
Sometimes I add grated Parmesan cheese (Alternative - Rice grated Topping (Lactose,
Gluten and Soy free)
Toasted almonds - Saute' almonds in little coconut oil.
Add shredded coconut (you can toast this also, but i prefer it raw)
Sprinkle chia seeds


Coconut Lime Vinaigrette dressing

¼ Cup coconut oil
¼ Cup fresh lime juice
2 to 3 Tablespoons honey (to taste)
1 tablespoon stone ground mustard
1 tablespoon green onions (finely chopped)
1 Tablespoon *Bragg Liquid Aminos
Sea salt and pepper to taste
½ Cup toasted un-sweetened coconut (for serving)
½ Cup toasted walnut pieces (for serving)

In a medium large glass or stainless steel bowl mix all the ingredients together very well (except for the coconut and walnuts) Check to see if it needs more salt. In a large enough bowl to hold your salad greens and drizzle desired amount over salad greens and gently mix well to coat. Serve on a plate or salad bowl and sprinkle with coconut and walnuts. If you are serving as a main course top with cooked chicken, salmon, or tofu.

*Bragg Liquid Aminos and other organic products are available at Healthy Habit, Whole Foods, Sprouts.
Great over steamed veggies also.

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Watnut Co-co-nut Cookies


Preparation time: 15 minutes

* 1 cup salted butter, softened

* 1 cup coconut oil, melted

* 3/4 cup granulated sugar

* 3/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar

* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

* 1 egg

* 3 1/2 cups flour

* 1 teaspoon baking soda

* 1 cup dried, unsweetened flaked coconut

* 1 cup cornflakes cereal

* 1 cup chocolate chips chopped nuts of choice

* 1 cup rolled oats

*  3/4 cup walnuts

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy with an electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Slowly add oil and mix until oil is well incorporated. Beat vanilla extract and egg in until well incorporated.

Mix flour and baking soda together and stir into butter mixture just until combined. Combine remaining ingredients and add to dough, mixing just until incorporated.

Using a small cookie scoop drop tablespoonful sized cookie dough balls onto an ungreased cookie sheet spacing about 1 inch apart (they won't spread much). Bake in preheated oven for 7-12 minutes, just until lightly browned.

You can also freeze individual balls of cookie dough and freeze for later baking. To bake simply place frozen cookie dough onto sheet (there's no need to defrost) and bake as directed (adding a few minutes to cook time).

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Dessert Recipe

Lemon Dream Pudding

Authored By: Polly Pitchford, Full Spectrum Health™

Very dreamy!
Diet Types: Low Fat, Low Sodium, Macrobiotic, Vegan, Vegetarian

Ingredients:

•1 1/2 cup apple juice
•3 tablespoons agar flakes
•3 tablespoons Kuzu (kudzu)
•1 teaspoon vanilla
•18 ounces plain Amasake (rice drink)
•1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
•pinch of salt
•3 tablespoons lemon juice
•1 tablespoon rice syrup (optional)

Serves: 6
Cooking Time: Over one hour

Instructions:

Heat Amasake, juice, agar and lemon peel in a medium saucepan. Simmer 5 minutes until agar dissolves. In a seperate bowl, mix kuzu with lemon juice until it dissolves and add to saucepan and stir until it thickens. Add salt and vanilla. Cool briefly and pour into individual serving dishes or bowl. Let set for 1 hour in the fridge before serving.

Remedies - Good, bad for Your Health? They work or Old wise tale??

A Friend Sent me An Email These Remedies Have You Heard Of Any Of These In Your Time, Or Maybe You Have Used Them Yourself?? Who knew?

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Achy muscles from about of the flu? Mix 1 tablespoon horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil for instant relief for aching muscles.

Balm for broken blisters... to disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine, a powerful antiseptic.

Try Young Living Meleluca Oil check: www.NaturalHealthLiving.com and right site links, click on Essential oils.

Listerine Mouthwash therapy for toenail fungus: Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again. WARDS OFF MOSQUITO’S TOO!! DOUSE A SOFT CLOTH AND APPLY TO SURROUNDING WINDOW/DOOR FRAMES!

Meleluca Oil

Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria.

also: Warm sea salt gargles continually.

Vinegar to heal bruises... soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.

Honey remedy for skin blemishes... cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight.

Quaker Oats for fast pain relief... it's not for breakfast any more! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.

Hunt's Tomato Paste boil cure... cover the boil with Hunt's Tomato Paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head.

Did you know that Colgate Toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns?

Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints. They'll clear up your stuffed nose.

Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer. Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly-even though the product was never advertised for this use.
Did you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately-without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional pain relievers?
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Easy eyeglass protection... to prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear Nail Polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them.

Smart splinter remover: Just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.

Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer... if menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409. Insects drop to the ground instantly.

I PERSONALLY WOULDN’T RECOMMEND some of these because they have properties that I feel should be free of additives, the chemicals!