What is Organic Farming?... These days, we may have become concerned with the quality and safety of the food we eat. The production methods of the food reflect to our awareness with the outcomes of our consumption of food, especially when we think of pesticide and herbicide residues left in our food that are slowly poisoning us. Over the recent years, organic farming has become more and more popular in which organic food may resolve the problems...

The Importance of Fiber in Our Diets... 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 fiber is one of the most important steps. Fiber is a substance that is usually found...

What are cage free and organic eggs... 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 there are so many varieties that you may get confused when buying this nutritional food staple. The incredible...

Peanuts, good or bad?... 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? I have  always heard to stay away from peanuts since it can contribute to acne break outs.  While I have always dismissed this as “old wives tale”  I also noticed that I did have breakouts when I enjoy peanuts too much. This prompted me to do some research. ...

Which Cooking Oil Is Best For Health?... 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 tell people that their product is not good? With the right blend of half-truths and advertising magic, it’s easy to believe...

MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) – The most common poi... 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 labels may not indicate that they contain MSG; they might contain the words “hydrolyzed...

Going local makes more sense for your health and t... 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 down on the amount of gases released into the air. If your diet alteration...

Baby Steps to Urban Homesteading... These past few years, city life has become painfully stressful for humans that most of us suffering from the everyday hazards of it have started to look for healthier alternatives we can do right in the comfort of our homes. Some even went as far as purchasing a piece of land somewhere far from the city and adjusted well to the farm life by downgrading their lifestyle and making do without the comfort of the city life....

Eat Healthy, Go For Free Range Chickens... It was said that if the chicken you’re eating right now has had a cruel and stressful life, chances are, you’re eating a chicken that’s soaked in its own toxins and would then be passed to you causing diseases that are without cure. In other words, healthy meats produce quality proteins which prevent most lifestyle diseases. Organic farmers believe that a free range chicken is one happy chicken and therefore is...

Organic Fertilizers for Your Garden... Just by the sound of it, organic fertilizers must be good for our gardens especially now that we have become fully aware of the harmful effects of chemical pesticides to humans and what abnormal things it can induce to our plants and produce. Little by little, more farmers are beginning to apply alternative methods to a safer and better produce but naturally, organic fertilizers are expected to be met with a little resistance...