More Reasons to Go Organic! More Nutrition and More Taste! Posted by Staff (09/03/2010 @ 10:03 pm) 
The debate rages on but a recent study in Science Daily analyzes conventional versus organic farming and the results went beyond environmental concerns. In the tug of war over whether organic farming is really better than conventional chemical-laden farming, a new study in the online peer-reviewed journal PLoS One comes out solidly in support of the benefits of organic. Self-described as the most comprehensive study of its kind, researchers from Washington State University found that commercial organic farms produce was more flavorful and nutritious strawberries, while leaving the soil healthier and genetically diverse. In coming to that conclusion, the scientists analyzed 31 chemical and biological soil properties, soil DNA, as well as the taste, nutrition and quality of three strawberry varieties on 13 organic farms and 13 chemical farms in California, where 90% of the US strawberry crop is grown.
Top 11 tips to look and feel better for the summer Posted by Mike Furci (05/03/2010 @ 9:25 am)  I know, I know — who makes an article with 11 tips and not 10? Well, I had a hard enough time getting down to the top 11. I felt there was absolutely nothing else to cut.
Anyway, summer is around the corner, and chances are you aren?t looking or feeling your best. You want to get in shape, but like most you?ve put it off again and again since January. The following are some changes you can make that will not only improve your look in a hurry, but your health as well. Everything on this list is designed to optimize your metabolism and turn you into a fat burning machine. Top 11 tips Here Posted in: Diets, Fatty acids, Foods products, General fitness, Men's Health and Wellness, Motivation, Nutrition, Xternal Fitness, Xternal Furci Tags: allergies to monosodium glutamate, benefits of coconut oil, coconut oil, coconut oil benefits, coconut oil diet, coconut oil thyroid, crystalline fructose, dangers of fast food, dangers of high fructose corn syrup, Detrimental effects of soy, does MSG cause obesity, effects of fast food, fast food, fast food and obesity, fast food coupons, fast food dangers, fast food nation, fast food nutritional information, fast food restaurants, fast foods, Fructose, Fructose and obesity, fructose corn syrup, fructose malabsorption, Headlines, health benefits of coconut oil, high fructose corn surup health issue, High fructose corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup dangers, how does organic food affect your body, how many people eat fast food, how to eat coconut oil, is fast food bad for you, Is MSG consumption detrimental to your health, is soy milk good for you, Monosodium glutamate, monosodium glutamate effects, monosodium glutamate side effects, MSG, MSG and brain damage, MSG side effects, MSG toxicity, obesity and MSG, organic, organic beef, organic coconut oil, organic farming, organic food, organic foods, organic garden, organic gardening, silk soy milk coupons, soy, soy allergy, soy formula, soy isoflavones, soy lecithin, soy milk, soy milk estrogen, soy oil, soy products, soy protein, tgi friday''s and trans fats, trans fat, virgin coconut oil, what are trans fats, what is high fructose corn syrup, what is monosodium glutamate, what is trans fat
Organic VS Non-organic Posted by Mike Furci (05/24/2009 @ 11:03 am)  Yes, there are people who actually argue that conventionally grown food is as nutritious as organically grown food.? And as the popularity of organic foods increases, so does the debate.? Well, the debate over whether organic food is healthier than conventionally grown food may be coming to an end, according to results from the largest study of it’s kind into organic food.
The four-year, European-Union-funded 25 million dollar study found that:
* Organic fruit and vegetables contain up to 40 percent more antioxidants
* Organic produce had higher levels of beneficial minerals like iron and zinc
* Milk from organic herds contained up to 90 percent more antioxidants The researchers obtained their results after growing fruit and vegetables, and raising cattle, on adjacent organic and non-organic sites. |
