by Charles on August 14, 2009
Want to enjoy summer treats without the guilt? We’ve found some great ones that are made with REAL FOOD. Taste tested and enjoyed by the health-conscious (and hungry) team at Campaign for Real Health.
Have you been craving something “bad” this summer? Ice cream, cookies, yummy treats that you wish could satisfy your sweet tooth but wouldn’t make you compromise your healthy and holistic lifestyle? Here’s some ideas to curb those cravings without compromising your health and well-being. There can even be actual nourishing qualities this food provides because of the wholesome “real” ingredients used – with a healthy dose of enjoyment to go along with it!
Of course, what would summer be without ice cream? We were on a mission to find some healthy and tasty alternatives to the standards that are filled with chemicals and high in sugars and empty calories. Of course, our first foray into this exploration last summer lead us to the raw, organic goodness of Tomberlies (see the original article at Rheo H. Blair: The Book). The first ingredient is young thai coconut, which gives it some excellent high-quality fats, nutrition, and anti-microbial and -fungal properties. The company also asserts that their product is hand-made in their own raw, organic kitchen, which is certainly a plus. It’s an excellent product, even though the carb and sugar content is a bit higher than we would normally want to go (organic raw agave syrup is the sweetner as the third ingredient, but we can almost forgive the high numbers there with 18 grams of high quality fat and 5 grams of fiber). It’s a nice occasional treat, but at almost $7 for a small (8 oz.) portion, we wanted to find other options. Read more...
by Charles on August 13, 2009
In the first of two important updates on the Swine Flu Vaccine being hurried into production, Bill Lindner looks into what the government is doing to protect both itself and the manufacturers in case YOU are injured — or worse — by the vaccine.
At Campaign for Real Health, we believe that real immunity is conferred by a robust and balanced immune system. That is NOT exactly how the pharmaceutical giants and the government authorities see it. In the rush to produce a swine flu vaccine, several disturbing issues are coming to the fore. While we do not necessarily agree 100 percent with Bill Lindner’s views of the U.S. Government or his conclusions, we feel that the issues are serious enough and his documentation is thorough enough that what he has written deserves to be read, considered and discussed:
A new document, signed by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, reportedly immunizes Swine Flu vaccine manufacturers from lawsuits (many sources are reporting this) that result from any new swine flu vaccine — just in time for protecting Pharmaceutical companies, including one that patented a Swine Flu vaccine a year ago, rushing to make billions of dollars in profits from a suspiciously questionable Swine Flu Pandemic manufactured by the World Health Organization (WHO) when the Swine Flu appeared during President Obama’s visit to Mexico this past April. Read more...
by Charles on August 6, 2009
So says WFM boss John Mackey. “Basically, we used to think it was enough just to sell healthy food, but we know it is not enough. We sell all kinds of candy. We sell a bunch of junk.” But change is coming.
We spend a lot of both time and money at Whole Foods and we readily concur with John Mackey that WFM does, indeed, sell a lot of junk. That’s not why we go. They have a plethora of good with the bad and this is what keeps us going back. But we have remarked on several occasions how it is necessary to shop carefully at WFM and NOT assume that just because they carry it, it must be any combination of, healthy, organic, whole, or nutrient dense. That’s the danger. Especially given the atmosphere which is typically woodsy and wholesome feeling. You walk in and immediately feel as though you are nutritionally “safe” as it were. Surely such a place as this, you want to think, wouldn’t sell anything that isn’t safe or good for me. Think again. WFM’s boss called a spade a spade – “junk” – and junk does not belong in the human body. Read more...
by Charles on August 5, 2009
“Pop Tarts for breakfast? Think again. After reviewing the ingredient list and the overall nutritional content of these things (I will not even call them a food) I realized they are pure junk!”
In this post:
1. A mother says no to Pop Tarts;
2. Another mother fights junk food AND her child’s school;
3. A parents’ organization dedicated to fighting junk food;
4. Sadly (sigh…), Doctors that pass out candy
1. Lisa, whom we quoted above, is a former personal trainer who is discovering the connection between what goes into your body and how your body subsequently looks and functions (or fails to). As a parent, she has slipped away from the regular rigors of working out and writes a beautifully presented blog called Workout Mommy as a means of personal motivation and to motivate others. Cool, that!
She recently read the ingredients from a Pop Tarts box, and here is where it gets fun. She titles her post “Pop Tarts for Breakfast? Think Again!” Though both she and her son “like” Pop Tarts (confession, so do I, but have not touched them in 25 years) she has taken them off the menu of her home. She says: “These are not for breakfast nor are they for a snack! They are essentially a giant candy bar, filled with sugar and sodium. The only place these should go is in the trash! So repeat after me: No more Pop-Tarts!” Read more...
by Charles on August 3, 2009
A recent study turns conventional thinking on its head. Low carb diets can cut or eliminate the need for diabetic drugs. It associates healthy fats with decreases in cardiovascular disease. Good news for diabetics; bad news for big pharma and dietary dictocrats.
The study is called “Dietary carbohydrate restriction in type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome: time for a critical appraisal.” It’s a mouthful that carries several profound messages. The findings:
1. Carbohydrate restriction improves glycemic control, the primary target of nutritional therapy and reduces insulin fluctuations.
2. Carbohydrate-restricted diets are at least as effective for weight loss as low fat diets.
3. Substitution of fat for carbohydrate is generally beneficial for markers for and incidence of cardiovascular disease.
4. Carbohydrate restriction improves the features of metabolic syndrome.
5. Beneficial effects of carbohydrate restriction do not require weight loss.
So what led to this study in the first place? The intransigence of the American Diabetic Association and their like. The study authors explain: Read more...
