The importance of Organic Food and the small farms. Summer is a great time to check out the local farmer's markets or to grow your own food.
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Nutrition
This weekend we celebrate our fathers, without them we would not be here. They have taught us life lessons from the day we entered the world.
This video talks about the toxic chemcials that are being found inside the womb.
Darya Pino, a health blogger, posted on The Huffington Post on April 8th, 2010 talking about the amount of sugar in common food products. Sugar comes in many different shapes; sugar cane, high fructose sugar, white sugar, artificial sweeteners, honey, fruits and so on.
One cup of quinoa has more calcium than a quart of milk and has twice the protein of barley or rice.
BPA is in the news again! This time it seems as though the FDA is going to acknowledge BPAs and start regulating them. On Friday January 15th the FDA stated "it was concerned about the chemical's effect on fetuses, infants and children."
The beginning of October I went to the DAN conference in Dallas, TX. I went to learn ways of treating Autistic children, but walked away with a new respect for families dealing with children on the spectrum.
A concerning aspect of the promotion of the H1N1 Flu vaccine is that vaccine manufacturers are not fully listing ingredients in the inserts. However - here are some of the ingredients commonly found in vaccines:
From this recipe you will get the following nutritional items - protein, amino acids, vitamins C and B6, selenium, oleic acid and other fatty acids, vitamin E, antioxidants, alpha- and beta-carotene, vitamin A, fiber, B vitamins, carbohydrates and potassium.
Just think about what you ate yesterday. With your breakfast did you have any fruit? With your lunch did you have any veggies? And with your dinner did you have any fruits or veggies?