Alimentary Tuesdays Blog Carnival #2

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Nov 012011
 


Welcome to the Alimentary Tuesdays Blog Carnival!

Well it is that time of week again. The week has past so quickly. We had 9 participants in our very 1st blog hop. Thank you so much to all of the participants. We look forward to seeing their new posts.

I want to take a moment to share part of my weekend. It was Jacobs 7th birthday celebration. His b-day is today 11-01 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACOB! One of Jacobs birthday wishes was to have a Shockwave (one of the Decepticons from the Transformers cartoon and movie) cake. We always bake our own cakes to be sure the ingredients are organic. So this was a fun task (Shockwave is one of my favorites too). I will share my personalized cake making experience in a future post but here are some images to give you an idea. Continue reading »

Listeria Outbreak Traced!

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Oct 202011
 

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Apparently the Listeria out break has been traces back to a packing shed. The unsanitary conditions were found at Jensen Farms in Granada, Colo. Government investigators tracked the bacteria to this shed and found the Listeria pathogen on a conveyor belt for carrying cantaloupes, a melon drying area and a floor drain, among other places.

“You’re rolling around cantaloupe on uncleanable equipment and you’re getting it wet and you’re not cooling it — it provides the perfect environment for listeria growth and spread,” said James Gorny, a senior food safety adviser at the Food and Drug Administration.

The is the deadliest foodborne outbreak since 1985. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a of 123 people in 26 states have fallen ill and 25 have died. Continue reading »

Michael Schmidt is my Hero: A General in the Raw Milk War

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Oct 182011
 


The Incredible Story of Michael Schmidt and Dorothea Schmidt and Real Milk in Canada

by Sally Fallon

The city of Toronto spreads out from its center as an inundation of asphalt and grey rooftops, punctuated by soul-numbing high-rise apartments. Gradually the city gives way to farmland, dotted with small towns and pleasant farms, a land of richness and variety. The farms are attractive and well ordered, with old-fashioned barns and silos in good repair. The only jarring note is the occasional pile of old tires cluttered against the outbuildings. Follow the road northeast through the town of Durham and eventually you arrive at Glencolton Farms with its stone farmhouse, compact farmyard and painterly vistas.

The owners are Michael and Dorothea Schmidt who purchased Glencolton when they came to Canada from Germany in 1983. Michael Schmidt is an innovator and an activist. He grew up in the Waldorf education system and has a master’s degree in farming. His entire practical training took place on certified organic farms in Germany.

In 1978 Schmidt started a biodynamic organic dairy farm in southern Germany. This farm became the first certified organic farm with cheese processing facilities and today cheese from this farm is distributed throughout Germany. Three years later, Schmidt helped establish the first biodynamic organic farm in Egypt, supplying breeding stock for dairy cows. Today this Egyptian experiment is a flourishing research center and community farm. In recent years he has helped train Russian farmers in the principles of biodynamic farming and has participated in a research project in China. Continue reading »

Report from the Food & Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE)

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Sep 272011
 

Below is an excerpt from a report on the Food & Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE) found at grist.org

It’s the second day of the Food & Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE), the annual conference of The American Dietetic Association (ADA) — often dubbed “the world’s largest meeting of food and nutrition experts.” One of the morning’s sessions — titled A Fresh Look At Processed Foods — is well attended by around 200-300 registered dietitians (RDs), researchers, policy makers, and health-care providers. Continue reading »

I don’t own a microwave. Do you?

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Sep 232011
 
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Microwave ovens cook food with waves that are kind of like radio waves (but these waves move faster). They do this by oscillating electromagnetic energy. Essentially, these waves speed up the molecules (which is what heating is). These quicker waves are believed to be selective,  only affecting molecules that are electrically asymmetrical. Water, is a perfect example. A microwave heats food mostly by heating the water in it.

The truth about the research around the”microwave effect” is that it is inconclusive. You can find lots of claims supporting both views. These two views being that Continue reading »

Detoxing? What, Why, and How

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Sep 182011
 

I was recently asked what my thoughts were on detoxing. I believe they were speaking about a healthy cleanse and not rehab. I assume this because I was asked to post an article about it here on our site.

Detoxing is often used to remove toxins out of your body. This can be done through cleansing the liver, the bowel, the blood, and other organs. It is sometimes used in conjunction with fasting. The liver regulates most chemical levels in the blood and excretes a product called bile, which helps to break down fats, preparing them for further digestion and absorption. All of the blood leaving the stomach and intestines passes through the liver. The liver processes this blood and breaks down the nutrients and drugs in the blood into forms that are easier to use for the rest of the body. More than 500 vital functions have been identified with the liver.When the liver has broken down harmful substances, they are excreted into the bile or blood. Bile by-products enter the intestine and ultimately leave the body in the feces. Blood by-products are filtered out by the kidneys and leave the body in the form of urine. When the liver is filled up with toxins, blood from the portal vein cannot enter, and it becomes swollen and enlarged, resulting in congestion of all glands, muscles, joints and body structures. This is due to the portal hypertension that blocks the return of blood on time, from the veins. Arteries carry blood away from the heart; veins carry blood back to the heart. Continue reading »

Dr. Richard Besser confronts Dr. Mehmet Oz over arsenic in apple juice

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Sep 162011
 

Dr. Richard Besser. confronts Dr. Mehmet Oz about his episode of “The Dr. Oz Show” about his concerns of arsenic levels in apple juice. This debate has gained national attention including that of the FDA. Media is a powerful thing! But who can we trust and what are the real issues at hand? Below is an article found on abcnews.go.com. If you are not familiar with this current event take the time to read the article. Below it you will find what I have to say on the ordeal. Continue reading »

Dump Monsanto super lobbyist and FDA Food Safety Czar Michael Taylor

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Sep 092011
 

I just took action, telling President Obama to dump Monsanto super lobbyist and FDA Food Safety Czar Michael Taylor.

Under President Obama, factory farm operators are getting away with serious food safety violations while raw milk dairy farmers and distributors across the country have been subjected to armed raids and hauled away in handcuffs.

When Barack Obama ran for President he promised to end the “revolving door” between agribusiness lobbyists and government and to “regulate” factory farms. Unfortunately his decision to break both these campaign promises has left America’s food supply more vulnerable to food safety outbreaks and allowed the highly consolidated industrial meat and factory farm industry off the hook despite growing problems. Continue reading »

Raw vs. Pasteurization

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Sep 092011
 
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Pasteurization is “a” way to prevent dangerous pathogens in milk; however it is not the only way. Raw milk producers are required to take several steps to ensure that the safety of the end product is equal to that of pasteurized milk. This is done without compromising the molecular structure or nutritional value of the milk.

pathogen is defined as a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease. Pasteurization is a cheap efficient way to make milk “safe” (in the short-term sense of the word). This allows farmers to mass-produce milk from 1000s of cows in unsanitary, inhumane conditions. It is done to lower the cost of production. Continue reading »

Dr. Mercola choosing his side in the war on raw milk

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Sep 062011
 

Here is a small excerpt from a GREAT article by Dr. Mercola. He is one of the leaders in natural health information and my idle. The full article offers great statics confirming what I already knew about raw milk to be true. find it at mercola.com

Story at-a-glance
According to the US government’s own data, you are about 35,000 times more likely to get sick from other foods than you are from raw milk.
Between 1999 and 2010, there were only an average of 42 cases of illness per year attributed to raw milk. Meanwhile, an estimated total of 48 million foodborne illnesses occur each year from all foods.
Pasteurization protects you from deadly pathogens contained in CAFO milk. However, milk from free-range grass-fed cows does not need to be pasteurized as it is inherently less prone to contamination to begin with. Continue reading »

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