If you are visiting this blog, you already know that you are what you eat. I would suggest broadening that motto with, you also are what you drink… Soft drinks & juices When it comes to carbonated soft drinks, they should be completely eliminated from our menu. Contrary to common belief, even juices may be [...]
Image via Wikipedia Oregano can be used for many things other than just a kitchen herb, and its medicinal uses are well documented in both Chinese and Western medicine. Before looking at the medicinal uses, however, a quick review of the herb itself and the active ingredients, will provide some of the theoretical information needed [...]
Image via Wikipedia I will give you a quick rundown of what organic really means, and why I think people should only drink organic coffee. 1) No synthetic fertilizers or herbicides may be used to grow certified organic crops. 2) Certified organic foods may not contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). 3) To be labeled 100% [...]
Image via Wikipedia Just one 320-acre farm going organic equals 117 cars taken off of the road or 1,462,500 miles not driven!” That’s the conclusion of Chris Hill and Greg Bowman, contributors to the Rodale Institute’s NewFarm.org website which has been heavily involved in researching the impacts of conventional and organic farming. Seems that buying [...]
Organic fruits and vegetables are grown with natural fertilizers like mulch, and compost. The farmers rotate crops to reduce pests and disease and they also weed the fields by hand. This ensures that the food is all natural without any chemicals. Conventional food is grown using chemical pesticides, herbicides and insecticides. These chemicals are not [...]
