Posts Tagged ‘Vitamins’
The Miracle of Raw Milk and How it Cures
“Milk is one of the most easily digested and assimilated foods, containing ample amounts of substances required for the growth of tissues and organs and the repair of worn-out cells.” -Bernarr Macfadden The following is an exerpt from The Miracle of Milk published in 1924 by Bernarr Macfadden. The milk used was, in all cases,…
Read MoreThe Incredible, Edible Egg Yolk
Pastured, organic eggs are one of the most nutritious foods available, and contain all the protein, fat, vitamins and minerals that a baby bird needs in order to grow up strong enough to break out of its hard shell. “Egg consumption has been held up as one of the important factors we need to avoid…
Read MoreStudy: Sustainable Farming Proven to Increase Yield at Zero Cost
In potentially “the most important agricultural study this year,” researchers find that sustainable farming methods can help conventional agriculture “shed much of its chemical use,” according to New York Times writer and food author Mark Bittman. The Marsden Farm study, conducted by a team of government and university researchers, is a large-scale, long-term experiment that…
Read MoreWhy Ghee is a Delicious and Medicinal Food
An Ayurvedic text dating back more than a century called the Charaka Samhita, states that “Out of all the oils fit for human consumption, ghee is the best to eat.” Ghee is purified butter and is commonly consumed in India. While the modern western world has been convinced that fat is unhealthy and should be…
Read MoreSan Francisco Mom’s Itty Bitty Farm Grows Vegetables, Chickens and Goats
Tired of the confusing and misleading labels on food in the supermarket? San Francisco mom Heidi Kooy started her own backyard farm, growing a variety of organic vegetables, and raising chickens and goats for their nourishing eggs and dairy. Learning as they went along, Heidi and her daughter began with a 350 square foot garden…
Read MoreHydroponics: 90% Less Water Than Conventional Farming
As rising food costs become an increasing burden on people’s lives, more people are seeking ways to grow food for themselves in inexpensive and sustainable ways. Hydroponics is gardening without soil, where plants are placed in a growing medium and nutrients are fed to the roots directly from water. Not only can you save money…
Read MoreStudies Show Crops Enhanced with Ocean Minerals Superior in Every Way
Twentieth-century Scientist and medical doctor Maynard Murray was perplexed that although Americans were living longer than ever before, chronic illness, degenerative diseases and physiological suffering were steadily increasing. On his quest for the key to improve human health, Dr. Murray began by studying animal species that do not get cancer. Dr. Murray discovered that sea…
Read MoreA Raw Carrot a Day Keeps the Toxins Away
A raw carrot a day keeps the toxins away. Root vegetables such as carrots protect themselves from bacteria and fungus in the soil by creating their own antifungal and germicidal agents. Raw carrots are a medicinal, healing food because the long carrot fibers attach to Endotoxins, bacteria and estrogens (that have been detoxed by the…
Read MoreThe Benefits of Nutrient Dense Fish Roe
You’re about to find out why fish roe is one of the most nutrient dense foods in all of nature. Fish roe is a valuable source of nourishment for women before conception, while pregnant, while nursing and yes, for babies who are eating solids. One mother wrote in to nourishingourchildren.org and said, “My baby…
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