What is Community Supported Agriculture?... Community supported agriculture is a marketing method which unifies consumers and farmers for better and effective way to dispense produce. This marketing method proves to be very beneficial for both consumers and farmers in such a way that produce are delivered straight to the homes of consumers which guarantees there will be neither left-overs nor price devaluation in the farmers’ side. On the other hand, the consumers...

Profitable Forest Farming... In forest farming, a farmer is not only harvesting nature’s gift for his own good but also helps the forest maintain its natural health and balance. Actually, helping the existing ecosystem is the first and foremost concern of all forest farmers and forest farming communities, as well as those organizations assisting them in proper forest farming methods and concerns. Forest farming involves trimming down, albeit cautiously,...

How Microfarming Can Help You... Living in the suburbs has its own pros and cons; the same way when you are residing in the city where lots are limited and not too conducive for farming. This apparently is the problem for most city dwellers who crave farm life where you harvest your own crops and experience the joys of maintaining your own farm. The good news is, since the organic frenzy, consumers are scouring farms for fresh produce and they are willing...

Do We Really Need Health Supplements?... Everybody has taken some health supplement during the course of their life.  You take them, I take them.  But what are the benefits of health supplements and do they really work? First of all health supplements are your everyday, common vitamins.  These are easily available in most drug stores and can be brought with or without a doctor’s prescription. Probably the most important reason why we should take our vitamins...

The Macrobiotic Diet... The macrobiotic diet has been around for a long time now as it was popular back then during Hippocrates time. By the way, Hippocrates is the father of Western medicine. Macrobiotic diet was also popular during pre-historic times in China and Japan. Macrobiotic diet is included in the Traditional Chinese Medicine methods. TCM is a group of traditional medical practices developed in China a long time ago and is still recognized...

Food Borne Diseases... Millions of people around the world get sick because of the food they have eaten.  Most of these can be avoided by practicing sanitary and hygienic food preparation and handling.  These are the most common bacteria that cause people around the world to get sick. 1.    Campylobacter is found in the intestines of birds and most poultry.  Campylobacter can cause diarrhea, stomach cramps and fever.  It is the most...

Gluten Allergies... Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, barley and oats.  Gluten is what binds the dough together during baking.  Some people are sensitive to gluten which causes them to react in a different way.  These people may have gluten allergies. Gluten allergy is similar to Celiac disease which can be avoided when staying clear of gluten.  It is important to get tested in order to rule out the disease.  In gluten allergy...

Vitamin D intake, taking advantage of its cancer f... We all need Vitamin D.  It is vital for healthy bones and teeth, it reduces inflammations and prevents illnesses like heart disease, two types of diabetes, ovarian cancer, colon cancer and breast cancer. The Recommended Daily Allowance or the required amount of Vitamin D we need everyday vary according to age.  Young children up to age 18 can have as much as 200 IU per day.  Adults aged 18 up to 50 also need 200 IU. ...

Healthy Diet is Effective, not Nutritional Supplem... As the awareness of the importance of vitamins and minerals is on a rise, some scientific evidence denies the efficacy assigned to nutritional supplements, particularly vitamin pills in maintaining optimum health. In a few recent studies, taking healthy food has been proved to promise good health while vitamin and mineral pills fail to emulate the dietary role in maintaining health. Vitamin and mineral supplements have...

VEGAN 101... Start by orienting yourself with the “no-meat” policy but never announce it to everybody else. Keep this to yourself first so that when this policy didn’t quite pan out, nobody would know except you. Start by eliminating red meat first; try it for 2 weeks to give time for your stomach to adapt to its new lifestyle. After that, try to forego white meats; the last to bid goodbye are the eggs and dairies. Just wash,...