Category: Sustainable Agriculture
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Whole Earth Radio Episode 3
So you say you want a revolution? The battle for the heart and soul of natural living rages on. Which side are you on and which side will you choose? The ensuing battle isn’t just about how we SHOP, it is about how we LIVE – and in result about the fate of our PLANET. What…
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Study shows Moringa, Soy & Mushroom soup powder higher in nutrients than other soup powders
The journal Food Science & Nutrition recently published interesting study from India, as it shows the practical applications of three ‘super foods’ as a whole food soup mix. Cooked Moringa & Soy were combined with a few other ingredients (corn starch, salt and preservative). The study, entitled Formulation and nutritional evaluation of a healthy vegetable…
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Asian demand for Maca root disrupts international natural products trade
It really pains me to type that title, folks. I’m a big fan of Maca. It is one of the best ‘tonic’ super foods – meaning that it is safe enough to eat every day and provides continual body strengthening benefits. It is a member of the Cabbage family that only grows in the Andes…
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Alkalize 55 : the product formulation and importance of humic fulvate minerals
Sort of a long title for a blog entry isn’t it? Well, admittedly so, but I wanted to let you know specifically what this post is going to be about because it is so important. You see, Alkalize 55 is a dietary supplement I have been lucky enough to have a hand in developing. The…
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Moringa : Whole Leaf Super Food Nutrition
Moringa oleifera is a tree native to the southern foothills of the Himalayas in northwestern India and widely cultivated in Africa, Central and South America, Sri Lanka, India, Mexico, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. I’ve been really interested in Moringa for a number of years. It has quite a reputation internationally as one of the…
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The Food Movement to Release Plant-Based Vitamin D-3 to US Health Food Stores
Vitamin D is an essential nutrient which has become more and more popular in recent years as a nutritional supplement. However, those following a pure vegetarian (vegan) diet have been left out in the cold because all of the vitamin D-3 (cholecalciferol) on the U.S. market is derived from animal sources (either fish oil or…
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High Vibrational Foods
If you’ve been exploring natural health and healthy eating principles, you may have come across recommendations that you eat “high vibrational foods.” It is an interesting turn of phrase, causing one to wonder perhaps what frequency the REST of our diet is vibrating at? And what precisely does this mean? One thing we can infer…
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Red Maca : Physical Vitality and Hormonal Balance from a Natural Whole Food
People think I’m down on drugs. It is true, I have been critical of the medical industry, and of ‘big pharma’ hijacking science. But I know there are some pharmaceutical drugs which are important and life-saving; I would never dispute that. The contrast for me is between the mediocre results most folks get from their…
Botanical Nutrition 