Saturday, July 11, 2009

Raw Food Delights....Pickles and other Fermented Raw Foods.

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When was the last time you had a really great Pickle?

Raw? Vinegar-Free? Fermented by a method that dates form the Great Wall of China?

Real Pickles is a small, independent business producing pickled products that are raw, vinegar-free, and 100% organic.

Sometimes you come across something that sounds so good you just have to try it.

But There is a small problem...

Dan Rosenberg won't sell you his "Real Pickles"
... or his sauerkraut, red cabbage, Asian-style cabbage, ginger carrots and tomatillo hot sauce. When Dan adds beets and garlic sauerkraut later this year, you can't get them unless you live in a few states in the Northeast

From his mission statement: "

We are committed to promoting human and ecological health by providing people with delicious, nourishing food and by working toward a regional, organic food system.
We aim to produce the highest quality, traditional pickled foods available, using natural fermentation. We buy our vegetables only from Northeast family farms and sell our products only within the Northeast. Our ingredients are 100% organic."


The more I read about Dan's pickles the more I wanted one...or two or three!

Dan Rosenberg started his Pickle Business for all the right reasons...

Benefits of a regional food system...

* Fresher, healthier food, raised with an emphasis on flavor and nutrition, rather than shelf life and transportability;

* Strong rural communities with profitable, sustainable family farms and plenty of green open space;

* Vast reductions in fossil fuel use for long-distance transport, resulting in less pollution and a more stable global climate;

* Strong local/regional economies, with more money circulating within our communities and regions, and more jobs created;

* A more democratic food system, in which people have more power to decide what food is available and how it is produced, resulting in a cleaner, safer, more diverse food supply.

Benefits of an organic food system...

* Cleaner, safer food, free of pesticide residues, growth hormones, and genetic engineering;

* Living, fertile soil, which leads to higher nutrient levels in our food and is essential to agricultural sustainability;

* Healthy ecosystems, rich in biodiversity and with clean waterways unpolluted by pesticide and fertilizer runoff.


Here I sit in Florida and I can't have one of Dan's Pickles! After reading about Dan's process for fermenting I wonder if I have EVER had a "Real Pickle" A Pickle that uses only basic ingredients, vegetables, herbs and spices, sea salt, and water. No additives and no chemical preservatives. 100% certified organic. What no Vinegar?

Real Pickles Naturally Fermented and Raw is the name of his business. "Real Pickles is one of a small handful of businesses in the United States producing raw, fermented (or naturally fermented) pickles. This traditional pickling process went out of favor with the advent of industrial food production. Modern pickling methods, including use of vinegar (usually in place of fermentation) and pasteurization, produce a uniform, shelf stable product suitable to the needs of the large food corporations. Unfortunately, modern pickles do not offer the authentic flavor or health-promoting qualities of traditional pickles."

More from The Real Pickles site "Dan Rosenberg started making traditional pickles in 1999, after attending a workshop at a Northeast Organic Farming Association conference. Fresh out of college, Dan was apprenticing at an organic vegetable farm and excited about the benefits of locally grown food. He started pickling cabbage, turnips, greens, and other vegetables as a way to keep eating local through the winter."

You may not want to visit The Real Pickles site if you love pickles and don't live in the Northeast. It made me want to sample all of the products...RIGHT NOW! I wonder if Dan is open to a bribe for a special shipment to Florida? Probably not. When I get up that way I will certainly be searching for one of Dan's Real Pickles!

Check Out Real Pickles http://www.realpickles.com

...ever had one of Dan's Real Pickles? How about a review?

 
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Raw Food Diet Equals High Energy

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a Raw Food Diet attracts many for weight loss and it is true that your body will tend to find its ideal weight very quickly. However there is another benefit that is very exciting...The Raw Food Diet is a High Energy Diet. No one describes it better than Yuri Elkaim in his Book Eating for Energy Yuri's sales page for his book is an education in itself and well worth the visit. Even if you don't buy the book sign up for his free 6-part e-course called the "Energy Secrets". Every day (over the next week) you will receive a new and mind-blowing lesson to keep your body energized, and as healthy as possible.

I like the pictures of the energy fields of Raw and Cooked Broccoli you can see them on his book offer site. Links are in his article below.

Yuri includes a 12 week meal planner to give you the structure and guidance to plan you meals so that you stay on track For the entire 12 weeks, you'll know what to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. No more thinking about what to eat. Raw Food meal planning seems to be where we could all use some help especially in the beginning.

All your meals are nicely organized showing you exactly what you need to do to build the body you want and attain the energy you need for the best life ever!

Eating for Energy can be downloaded instantly

Here is an article by Eating for Energy author Yuri Elkaim you might enjoy...


FOODS THAT GIVE US ENERGY

By Yuri Elkaim, BPHE, CK, RHN
URL: www.EatingforEnergy.ca

It's really unfortunate that the vast majority of the population turns to stimulants instead of looking to whole foods for a boost of invigorating energy. I guess part of the problem is that humans are generally lazy and would rather take the "magic pill" to fix all their problems.

But when it comes to having more energy the irony is that the stimulating foods such coffee, sugar, and energy drinks actually fatigue your body in the long run. Sure they give you a quick jolt of energy but then their real effects are felt as they wear down your adrenal glands, disrupt your blood sugar, and create a huge crash after the initial high. Essentially they are drugs. They are not foods that give us energy.

Ok, then, what are some natural foods that will give you long-lasting energy?

Well, you may want to consider that no single food will give you more energy than your overall diet. Sure you could add in some of the energy foods I describe below, but if your diet is horrific to begin with, then you will not see the sustained level of energy that you want.

Instead of searching for "miracle" energy foods your goal should be to eat a diet that consists of foods that are vibrating at higher energies. This means eating more raw living foods. When a food has not been cooked, it maintains its natural energy properties (not to mention all of its other nutrients). Thus, when you eat raw foods, you're giving your body direct energy from the ultimate source - the sun - as most of these foods will be plant-based, and the sun is where they get their energy.

The closer you eat to the bottom of the food chain, the more nutrition and energy will you acquire. Think about it - it takes more of your energy to digest animal meat than it does to digest a green vegetable, right? Plus, this green veggie will have the maximum amount of living energy versus a dead animal carcass.

Thus, to have more energy, you need to follow a high energy diet. After that, you can start to knit pick and see which specific foods give you more energy, if at all.

To help you get started, here is a list of some my favourite energizing foods:

- wheat grass - if you haven't tried wheat grass then you're missing out on some big time energy and nutrition. Growing it and juicing yourself can be a bit of a pain but you can easily get a "shot" at most health food stores or juice bars. 1 oz of wheat grass juice packs more nutrition than 2.5 lbs of green leafy veggies!

- raw cacao (nibs or powder) - incredible source of magnesium, antioxidants, and life force. These give me a natural high that can last for hours without the subsequent like you would get from coffee and caffeinated beverages.

- goji berries - another incredible source of antioxidants and polysaccharides that improve cell-to-cell communication. I actually combine these with my raw cacao nibs and complementary tastes work really well together.

Remember that although these foods provide incredible nutrition they are the like the healthier version of coffee and other quick fixes. The key still remains to follow a raw foods diet, as much as possible, that will provide you with tons of life force, alkalinity, and nutrients to help your body thrive.



About the Author

Yuri Elkaim is one of the world’s leading holistic nutrition and health experts. If you want to lose weight and live your healthiest and most energetic life ever, then you can learn more about his raw food diet book, Eating for Energy and get started with a FREE 6-part Energy Secrets e-course by visiting www.EatingforEnergy.ca today.



 
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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Raw Food Diet...Get Real

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Raw Food Diet...Get Real.

You might agree on an intellectual level that eating raw foods is a good idea. You know it is " Healthy" or at least you have heard it might be good for you. But does the thought of abandoning a lifetime of eating habits for the sake of what seems like a good idea seem like more than you can do?

For most of us it probably is too much...So Don't do it!

It's silly and the surest way to guarantee you won’t even give a raw foods diet a fighting chance. “Everything in moderation” and that applies to even the healthiest notions. It’s not healthy if you won’t do it!

Don’t think of trying a raw foods diet as taking anything AWAY. Try adding them in. If you add in things like raw vegetables, sprouts, fruits and juices, you won’t be as hungry and when you’re not hungry, you won’t give into impulsive eating. If you want that steak, or even a McDonald’s hamburger, plan for it and enjoy it. Once you start eating raw foods though, and notice how good you feel on them and how much more energy you have, that hamburger just won’t look as good to you.

You do want to be sure though, that you’re getting enough of the right kinds of nutrition. Eating raw foods doesn’t mean eating only the raw foods you like. As you progress and start enjoying you new eating adventure you will find many new favorites. Watermelon is good for you, but it’s not enough. The same with most foods. You’ll need to do a little research into which raw foods have the essential proteins, or what combinations of food you need to eat to get enough protein. Raw food eating is intended to nourish your body in a completely different way, but just being raw isn’t enough. You want to do this to be in balance, and you need to balance the raw foods you’re eating for proper nutrition.

One way to ensure that you are getting enough nutrients is to incorporate a new vegetable every week. Buy something you have never heard of, like a “leek”, or “swiss chard.” You will find a whole new world of tastes and textures open up to you. You will feel more and more deterred by fast food.

 
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Five Best Natural Anti-Viral Products to Combat Swine Flu H1N1

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Swine Flu (H1N1) What "They" don't want you to know.
Mike Adams "The Health Ranger" of http://www.naturalnews.com pulls no punches in his latest report on Natural ways to protect yourself should the H1N1 virus return (or surface) with a vengence.

Mike lists the top five ANTI-VIRAL natural remidies...it is unfortunate that he needs to make the following statement in his report.

Mike Adams in his report in NaturalNews.com leads off with...

"That's why this special report lists the top five anti-viral products I currently recommend. I have no financial relationships with any of these companies, nor do I earn any profits from the sale of these products. These are 100% independent recommendations offered under the Free Speech protections of the United States Constitution. I will not remove this article, and I will not be intimidated by health authorities wishing to see this information censored. The People have a right to know about natural medicine, and NaturalNews will continue to bring you this information regardless of the false authorities who attempt to deny the People the right to know this kind of information."

In this special report, are two lists:
First, five things that CAUSE susceptibility to influenza infections,
Second, FIVE products recommended as a defense against swine flu and other viral attacks.

Click on text below to read the report...

The Five Best Anti-Viral Products to Beat Influenza, Swine Flu, Bird Flu and SARS









 
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Friday, April 24, 2009

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Someone you know is Diabetic or will be and a Raw Food Diet can help them heal. The diet worked for the six people in this film. Click Here for more information







 
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Thursday, April 23, 2009

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The Ultimate Raw Food for Healing and Health

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Please take a look at the Health Revolution


A Raw Food Superstar. This former throw away is a must have for your Raw Food Diet

It took two farmers in North Dakota, Curtis Rangeloff, and Dennis Maw to develop a chemical free, mechanical process that turns a former waste product into one of the most potent, powerful healing Raw Foods in existence.


Caution you are not going to find this miracle raw food at your local health food store Yes, you can get flax seeds but this is a by product of flax seeds and much more powerful than the seeds or oil. Consuming Just 1/2 TBSP of this product daily is equivalent to consuming 12 pounds of whole flax seed or 121 pounds of broccoli.

The real Superhealer is CONCENTRATED FLAX SEED HULL

Flax seeds are a great addition to your Raw Food Diet, and the extracted oils have essential fatty acids but it is the hulls that contain a unique concentration of healing phytonutrients. There is no raw food that can match Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans for immune system support. A healthy "Supercharged" immune system can overcome many of the diseases that plague modern societies.

Beware of any Flax seed product, ground flax seeds or flax seed oil that claims to have high levels of lignans and SDG. SDG and lignans are not found in high quantity and quality in flax seeds.

The healing lignans and SDG are found in Flax Seed Hulls ( I will tell you how to contact the farmer to order later in this article)

Flax Seed Hulls? It turns out the hulls of the flax seed contain a group of "Lignans" and the major lignan the "Superhealer" is known as SDG (secoisolariciresinol diglucoside). Lignans are a group of plant based phytonutrients found in seeds and grains. Other sources of lignans are rye buckwheat millet soya and barley...pretty hard to eat without cooking and low in lignans anyway. However there is a raw barley product that will be the subject of the another Ultimate Raw Food report.

Farmer Curtis Rangeloff's Concentrated Flax Hull lignans are great tasting and are the only product with the high concentration of SDG using a proprietary method of mechanical separation of the hull from the seed. There have been attempts at chemical extraction using methanol, petroleum, ether, chloroform, sodium methoxide and sulfuric acid however these methods can allow trace chemicals to leech into the lignans. They do not produce the high levels of SDG that the mechanical extraction does.

Everyone seems to know someone who is suffering from some of the diseases mentioned in the next paragraph. Even if you are in perfect health this ultimate healing food is a perfect immune system enhancer. It tastes good too.

Concentrated Flax Hull lignans high in SDG have proven healing effects upon: Diabetes, Lupus, Kidney Disorder, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Heart Disease, Skin Cancer, Melanoma, Women's Health and Men's Health. For research digests click here

The most economical source for Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans is the farmer who supplies it to all other distributors, Curtis Rangelof has a website which will give you more information on his process and product. North Dakota Innovations. A hint when buying...place your order by phone you might get a further discount. NDI is the only source and supplies the product to three other distributors one in Canada and two in the US. These distributors sell it a much higher price so it is better to buy it from NDI However you might want to view their sites for more information. Global Light Network is a favorite for unusual alternative products. I am a customer of GLN but in the case of Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans their price is just too high. However the GLN site and newsletter is worth a visit.


Note: I am not associated with North Dakota Innovations and receive no compensation from them. I use Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans and I consider it one of the true Ultimate Raw Foods.

My first introduction to Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans came from a link to an article in Health Sciences International (HSI) published June 2008. HSI is a health newsletter and the report was for its members. HSI mentioned a source for more information and it has some very interesting anecdotal research with the use of Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans in the treatment children with Aids in Africa. The site mentioned in the HSI report is also one of the distributors I mentioned earlier. It is worth a visit for more information of the use of concentrated flax hull lignans in Aids/Hiv clinics and field work. Aids/Hiv Awareness

Concentrated Flax Hull Lignans are a true ultimate raw food for healing and health.

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