It could be expensive having a new food habit eating raw foods. The suitable solution is to have your own garden. If you have a back yard you can grow a pretty decent sized one. Otherwise, get a few planters and grow a couple of tomato plants along the patio wall, and put a couple of eggplants inside the porch door with one large circular planter. Have each veggie plant its own design with surrounding works of art. I put a little garden here of one type of vegetables and then another one on the south side of the yard. The sky is the limit what you can do.
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February 8th, 2009Introduction to Some Super Foods
Wheatgrass is the tender leaves of wheat, taken shortly after growing. Wheatgrass is freshly pressed and dehydrated and powdered into powder for human consumption. Wigmore has prepared many articles related to wheatgrass since she regarded it is beneficial killing cancer. Majortiy of wheatgrass content is chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is the basis of all plant life, and is probably the most tonic elements. Researchers have found out that chlorophyll can stop growth and development of malicious microoganism. It does contains a long list of trace elements, a few thousands different enzymes not found in other foods. It is a great healthy powder for people lossing weight, for young women, and for people trying to maintain a strong immune mechanism.
Maca is an herbaceous biennial plant in Peru. Maca grows on tall altitude, and lives nicely just in very cold weather condition and in poor soil. It has been found that hypocotyls is one of the major constituents of wild and organic maca root on mountaineous area. Because hypocotyls can not build in greenhouses or in hot climates, human grown maca in other areas than South American mountains don’t have identical content of hypocotyles and different nutrients because the wild crafted and organic maca root. Maca root is commonly employed as vegetable or herbal medicine. In addition maca root contains uridine and glucosinolates and so on. Maca has been cultivated and eaten by people for long long time. It can improve their immune mechanism. It can also be used to treat women’s hormonal problems.
Spirulina are water living algae with cylindrical trichomes in left-hand helix. Spirulina grows wildly in warm ponds with high pH and high concentrations of carbonate and bicarbonate. Spirulina is commonly consumed as food ingredients. For centuries human beings have been consuming it. The earliest documentation indicates that spirulina present in Lake Superior, and was picked and traded as food. The first Spirulina plant was setup in 1972. During past few years it has become a popular supplements in the world, and has been approved by the FDA, WHO and other medical authourities as health food.
January 29th, 2009You Really Are What You Eat
Recent dietary research has uncovered 14 different nutrient-dense foods that time and again promote good overall health. Coined “superfoods,” they tend to have fewer calories, higher levels of vitamins and minerals, and many disease-fighting antioxidants.
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November 25th, 2008Don’t Eat Canned, Eat Fresh
Buying canned goods lack in nutritional value and are commonly loaded with salt and preservatives in today’s markets. The process of freshness goes from fresh fruits and vegetables, to frozen goods, and down to canned goods. Being last on the list, these canned items are slowly becoming obsolete.
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