With grocery store chains such as Whole Foods popping up all over the United States, the availability of healthy food has become much more widespread. Although one might assume that the terms “natural” and “organic” are interchangeable, it is important to know the difference between the descriptions so that you will know exactly what you are eating next time you decide to go with health food for dinner.
Natural and organic are not the same thing. In fact, “natural” is not even a legally regulated term, like “organic” is. In 2000, the U.S. Department of Agriculture established guidelines for companies wanting to put this label on their products. Organic food cannot be grown or processed with …

Otiz the Iceman froze in the Alps 5,300 years ago. The well preserved mummy was discovered in 1991 by hikers in the remote Alpine border between Austria and Italy. Along with Otiz were found a copper ax, a flint-tipped dagger, a bow and arrows, and a pouch that, upon examination, was the Iceman’s traveling medicine kit. Inside the kit were over a dozen different plants along with berries and birch fungus, known to possess antibacterial properties. The active ingredients of birch fungus act as a disinfectant and coagulant to stop bleeding. The fungus is also an edible mushroom when eaten can initiate diarrhea. The oil of the mushroom is toxic to certain parasitic bacteria. According …

These days it seems that all of us have more expenses to worry about. The cost of food, gas, and other necessities is climbing all the time. That often means having to cut back on things. One area you don’t want to have to give up though is your select of organic foods for your family. They do cost a bit more, but the fact that you aren’t consuming harmful chemicals from them should more than justify that cost.
You should be comparing prices as well. More grocery stores out there have a great selection of organic foods than many of us realize. By taking the time to find out what they charge for certain items …

There are many requirements that the USDA has in place when it comes to organic foods. Under these guidelines products have to be grown a certain way in order for them to get the right certification. It is illegal to label foods as organic in nature without that certification in place. The guidelines are quite strict and the cover many areas including how the food is grown, how it is processed, and all of the handling throughout those processes.
This is all in place because the term organic can be interpreted many different ways. By clarifying them the way the food industry is held to certain standards that they must abide by. The USDA continues to …

Monosodium glutamate, also known as MSG, is a common food additive. It`s toxic and physically addictive. Fast food companies and other food manufacturers use MSG as a “flavor enhancer,” so consumers will become “hooked” on their products and keep dishing out money for more. When people consume unhealthy foods containing MSG, they often gain weight and feel sluggish, and some also experience “MSG symptom complex.” The symptoms can include headaches, chest pain, heart palpitations, nausea, and other heath problems.
Although MSG is normally associated with Chinese food, processed meats, and salty snacks, it`s also frequently found in bouillon cubes, canned soups and vegetables, barbecue sauce, salad dressing, and virtually every other processed food you eat. “Monosodium …

Food additives tricks your tongue into thinking that it is getting something nutritious when it is getting nothing at all except some very toxic substances.
Following the Second World War food companies discovered monosodium glutamate (MSG), a food ingredient the Japanese had invented in 1908 to enhance food flavors.
Unfortunately, MSG is extremely toxic, especially to your nervous system!
The fast food industry could not exist without MSG and other artificial meat flavors to make their sauces and spice mixes. The sauces in processed foods are basically MSG, water, thickeners and some caramel coloring.
MSG tricks your tongue into thinking that it is getting something nutritious when it is getting nothing at all except some very toxic substances.
Almost all …

Is organic food good or not? This article will states some of the criticisms about organic foods.
While most people out there understand the value of organic foods there are plenty of issues that have brought criticism to that industry. You have plenty of people that find nothing wrong with the conventional methods that have been in place for so long. They feel that people aren’t suffering ill effects from that process so why make a big deal about it. While they do admit that pesticides and other chemicals can be harmful if in large quantities they are confident in the processing they have to get rid of residue.
Some research shows that many organic foods aren’t …

The well known saying ‘we become what we eat’ is generally true, as it has been established over and over again, that healthy people consume healthy foods. When we make the correction from eating meat to a vegetarian diet, our cholesterol levels drop, our body fat reading decreases, we are less likely to contract many types of cancers, the chances of having diabetes reduces, our blood pressure falls into a normal range and generally, our overall health and fitness improves. Moving towards a meat-free way of life has been shown statistically to decrease the occurrence of so many of the diseases of industrialized countries.
A great benefit of a meat-free lifestyle is the plentiful supply of …