(Isabelle Z.) If you follow health news, you’ve likely been inundated with a seemingly endless list of foods that are good for you. How many times have you told yourself you should start eating more of a particular food? And how many times have you actually followed through? Food Revolution’s Dr. Joel Fuhrman came up with a clever acronym to help you remember which foods you should be eating on a regular basis.
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Coconut Water on the Daily: Balances the Blood Sugar & Fights Off Oxidative Damage
(Best of Folk Medicine) Nowadays, coconut water is one of the most popular drinks because it is delicious, refreshing, and healthy. It contains several crucial nutrients, including some minerals which most of us do not get in sufficient amounts.
Atlanta to Transform 7 Acres of Vacant Land Into Country’s Largest Free Food Forest
(Emma Fiala) Atlanta’s City Council just voted in favor of transforming over 7 acres of vacant property into the state of Georgia’s first food forest. The measure, which paves the way for the largest food forest in the country according to Councilwoman Carla Smith, was approved last Monday after a unanimous vote.
Ukrainian Man Claims to “Eat” Only Sunshine and Lives by the Law of Flowers
(Guerman Grachev) He feeds only on prana and solar energy. After arriving in a village where he lives, I saw a barefooted man standing on the porch. He was wearing a bright orange dress with the sun embroidered on the chest.
New study confirms: Junk food takes YEARS off your life
(Isabelle Z.) It’s hard to keep track of all the ways that the wrong foods can compromise your health. For example, eating nitrates is linked to colorectal cancer, but how can you tell which foods contain these chemicals? Sugar is bad no matter how you look at it, but aren’t artificial sweeteners even worse? You can’t bring a stack of nutrition journals with you every time you head to the grocery store, so a recent study makes it very clear: junk food takes years off of your life, plain and simple.
Millennials Besieged by Chronic Illness — From Age 27, It’s All “Downhill”
(Children’s Health Defense) Millennials (the generation born between the early 1980s and approximately the mid-1990s) just got some bad news. Health insurance data from 2017 show that many of them, especially older millennials in their mid-30s, are facing unprecedented levels of mental and physical illness.
Federal Court: First Amendment Protects Sharing Food With Homeless People
(Nick Sibilla) In a colorful decision that managed to invoke the Boston Tea Party, Lady Macbeth and Jesus of Nazareth, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruledon Wednesday that feeding the homeless is “expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment.” The decision revives a challenge brought by a local chapter of Food Not Bombs, which sued Fort Lauderdale, Florida for requiring a permit to share food in public parks.
Weaponizing 5G and Nanotechnology: How Do We Protect Ourselves?
(John P. Thomas) Previously, I wrote about the weapon-like qualities of nanotechnology and terahertz frequency radiation. As was explained, these two technologies can be combined to weaken our health, create illness, and control our minds.
This Common Food Additive Harms Gut Health, Could Trigger Disease
(Natural Blaze) A food additive found in more than 900 food products such as chewing gum and mayonnaise has an impact on the gut microbiota which could trigger diseases. University of Sydney research provides new evidence that nanoparticles, which are present in many food items, may have a substantial and harmful influence on human health.
7 Veggie Burger Recipes to Enjoy for a Plant-Powered Cookout
(Liana Minassian) Moo-ove over hamburgers! These veggie burger recipes are perfect for summer BBQ gatherings or as a mouth-watering meal anytime.
2016 Flashback: FDA Declared Veggies ‘Unapproved Drugs’ after NYC Allowed Doctors to Prescribe Fresh Fruit and Vegetables as Treatment for Obesity
(D. Samuelson) There are a few theories proclaiming how man became a life form. They range from a superior race of space alien beings who tinkered with DNA, to a gradual process of chemical evolution from single cells to the vast complexity of our current taste bud system. Count me as a believer. We were handcrafted from the soil, so what grows in the soil is what feeds us and all living creatures.
Better Than Chocolate: 6 Foods That Can Boost Your Libido
(Evangelyn Rodriguez) Chocolate has always been associated with feelings of happiness and pleasure. It has been proven to reduce stress levels and alleviate pain by triggering the release of endorphins in the brain. It can also affect serotonin levels which dictate our mood. However, there is very little scientific evidence to back up the claim that chocolate is a true aphrodisiac. On the other hand, the foods listed below have been studied for their libido-enhancing properties.
5 Food-Medicines That Could Quite Possibly Save Your Life
(Sayer Ji) Some of the most powerful medicines on the planet are masquerading around as foods and spices. While they do not lend themselves to being patented, nor will multi-billion dollar human clinical trials ever be funded to prove them efficacious, they have been used since time immemorial to both nourish our bodies, and to prevent and treat disease.
6 Facts About the Food-Mood Connection
(Dr. Edward F. Group) Next to water and air, food is the most necessary thing in our lives. But beyond its status as a necessity, food can be comforting, nourishing, and supportive. It can bring people together and even provide a sense of community. I say “can” because the quality of your food matters and is what makes it either a potent, health-supportive tool or the slowest form of poison… not just for your physical health but your mental health, too.
The Cornucopia Institute Issued A Guide To Organic Certifiers: Information Consumers Ought To Know
(Catherine J. Frompovich) In March 2019, The Cornucopia Institute produced a 22-page online report “The Gatekeepers of Organic Integrity.”