There are many ways people employ to help their bodies become stronger and capable of fighting diseases that are usually caused by the things that people enjoy these days. Most of the diseases that people experience are caused by the unhealthy eating practices and the unnatural food choices that people are exposed to. As children, [...]
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Becoming a vegetarian
Posted by admin on September 27th, 2010
Posted in Eating Healthy, Food Safety 
Tags: Eating Healthy, Food Safety, healthy lifestyle, vegetarian diets 
No Comments »The Importance of Fiber in Our Diets
Posted by admin on June 1st, 2010
Dietary fiber, also known as bulk or roughage, is a type of carbohydrate which cannot be digested by human alimentary enzymes. It only passes through the digestive system without breaking down into smaller nutrients, yet it gives numerous benefits to our body. Healthy eating is necessary in improving your health and eating foods rich in [...]
What are cage free and organic eggs
Posted by admin on May 3rd, 2010
People are now more conscious about their food. They are reading and are finding more and more about the things which they are eating. This has also changed the way companies are making the products. They are caring more about their customers. This has resulted in better quality and more variety of the eggs. Now [...]
Peanuts, good or bad?
Posted by admin on March 20th, 2010
Remember last year’s salmonella scare? Well, peanuts were big news that time, and it got people wondering, salmonella aside, are peanuts good or bad for you? farmcommunities.com
Which Cooking Oil Is Best For Health?
Posted by admin on December 31st, 2009
One of the most confusing issues to ever hit the health world is cooking oil—or edible oil in general. If you just rely on adverts for product information, then you must be one of the many souls who believe that ALL cooking oils are good for their health. Of course, what kind of manufacturer would [...]
Organic Milk VS Regular Milk
Posted by admin on December 21st, 2009
A lot of people are now looking into organic foods as more news of the harmful chemicals in the normal food we eat are getting linked to diseases like cancer, heart disease and other ailments. Milk is one of the most staple foods in the American diet and lately, the spotlight on regular milk versus [...]
MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) – The most common poison in your food.
Posted by admin on November 20th, 2009
The first thing most of us think of when we hear MSG is Chinese food. Monosodium Glutamate is a quite commonly used flavor enhancer and it is an additive in many different foods, including many condiments, snack foods, canned foods and processed meats. According to the FDA, MSG is “generally recognized as safe.” These food [...]
Posted in Eating Healthy, Featured Articles, Food Safety Tags: cancer prevention, Eating Healthy, Featured Articles, Food Safety, toxins No Comments »Amaranth Farming
Posted by admin on November 11th, 2009
An amaranth seed is considered as a healthy grain and it can be eaten in its whole grain form. In plant form, it is considered as a weed. In some parts of the country where amaranth is known to grow locally and abundantly, they are even considered as “pesky” due to its unrelenting nature but [...]
Going local makes more sense for your health and the environment
Posted by admin on October 25th, 2009
To eat well means avoiding “edible food-like substances” and sticking to real ingredient, especially more and more from the plant kingdom. Specialists state that if consumers would reduce their meat utilization by 20%, it would help the environment noticeably. There would be less need to raise herds of livestock for food production and therefore cut [...]
Posted in Eating Healthy, Food Safety Tags: Eating Healthy, Food Safety, localy grown foods, vegetarian diets No Comments »Buckwheat Farming
Posted by admin on October 19th, 2009
Buckwheat is a fast-growing crop best planted in summer since it is not frost tolerant. It has the uncanny ability to out-grow weeds which farmers have much to thank for. This is also why buckwheat makes the best organic crop as it will require only the littlest effort from the farmer when in comes to [...]
