Tag: organic

Caffeine – Coffee and Energy Drinks

Don’t be addicted.  Utilize it at times, but don’t be addicted.  It is interesting when we consider the argument has been running strong even among the alternative health leaders for years now. Coffee – is it good or is it bad. I believe there is good to be found in coffee.  To be found in small amounts of naturally occurring caffeine.  Which then leads me to believe that caffeine in general, at lower levels is good.  But as Dr. Ben Lerner once said, “you don’t want to have to drink a cup of coffee just to get back to tired”. […]

Eating Organic on a Budget – Pt. 1 “Food Babe”

The Food Babe’s New Article on Eating Organic on a Budget is a good read.  So I decided to share part of it here, and be sure to click the link above (or type it in from below – http://foodbabe.com/2013/05/20/how-to-eat-organic-on-a-budget/?sb ) to read the whole article. If you have read my reviews of Food Babe before, you know that I think she is a little over the top, and that probably seems impossible for many of you.  But her efforts and details are good, she sometimes tells a story that I believe is probably impossible to follow.  Nonetheless, this is  good one. […]

The Beautiful Song…

Today’s Daily Sprout is not for those sitting in the seats (unless you are sitting there with your iPhone, iPad, other smart phone or tablet… You need to come online and listen. It is a great story of how a teen, who has been nicknamed “Organic” by his friends, sings the blues of his existence with no real snacks in his house.  This is good stuff, as it portrays the strong cultural push to absolutely destroy health.  And though he sings from a point of comedy, we know there is something real about the kid being forced into health food. […]

Organic or Natural?

The dilemma should have part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 etc… but for now I will just focus on the poultry dilemma.  So first off, let’s consider chicken.  In our pursuit of the healthiest possible foods to eat, we should eat organic first whenever we can.  When it comes to produce, be sure to follow the dirty dozen guidelines as your first choice in organic.  So why is organic different than “All Natural”?  Well, sadly all natural really means nothing according to this Doctor’s research on the USDA, and the USDA guidelines are what matter.  If the term all natural […]