We all know cigarettes, coffee and crack are addictive. But did you know that chocolate, cheese, meat and sugar are addictive too? They actually release opiate-like substances in your brain that cause you to crave and eat more and more. Willpower is not to blame! Neal Barnard MD -- founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) -- shows just how this works, and how industry, aided by government, exploits these natural cravings, pushing us to eat more and more unhealthy foods. What is the solution? Watch Dr. Barnard's full 40-minute presentation and find out: http://vegsource.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/r/news/649858624054/ Peas & Love, Jeff and Sabrina P.S. Please share VegSource with friends and colleagues.
It's almost impossible to not come into contact with H1N1 in spite of all
precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation
is.
While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection,
in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of
secondary infections, some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in most
official communications, can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to
stock N95 or Tamiflu):
1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications) .
2. "Hands-off-the- face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part
of face (unless you want to eat, bathe or slap).
3. Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust
salt).H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/nasal cavity to
proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In
a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual
that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive
and powerful preventative method.
4. Similar to 3 above, clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm
salt water. Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga
asanas to clean nasal cavities), but blowing the nose hard once a day and
swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very
effective in bringing down viral population.
5. Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C. If you
have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to
boost absorption.
6. Drink as much of warm liquids as you can. Drinking warm liquids has the
same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off
proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or
do any harm.
All these are simple ways to prevent, within means of most households, and
certainly much less painful than to wait in long queues outside public
hospitals.
I had a wonderful day yesterday...
Pie In the Sky hosted a cooking class!
The theme :: Introduction to Alternative Cooking...And with a bang we were off!
I had 6 students in attendance and they were all so gracious! We discussed oils, fats, hydrogenation, genetic modification and much much more. I answered questions the best I could & fed them many different types of foods. They tried seitan, tofu, soysausage, Earth Balance, soups, hummus, cookies, what else?
Thank you to all of you who joined in the fun! Let's do it again soon!
By they way :: Here is a link to The Future Of Food
Thanks to my business partner, DeDe & Thanks to Stacy for taking photos and helping clear!
UPDATE :: I just received a very sweet note about the class!
hey! just wanted to tell you that i thought you did a great job today. it was informative and super fun and tastefully delicious, of course. we have already eaten just about all that we bought! loved it. my sister had a great time too, and it was really challenging to me personally about the food choices i am making for myself and my kids. thank you for putting it together and doing such a great job. you are excellent at it!
Great advice and information... Here is what I found on the Ellen Show website:
Tips from Nutritionist Dr. Neal Barnard and How You Can Win His Book! On Monday, Ellen had a candid discussion about diets with leading clinical researcher and nutritionist Dr. Neal Barnard. According to Dr. Barnard, each year the average American consumes 205 pounds of sugar, 10 pounds of chocolate and 32 pounds of cheese! Here are some of Dr. Barnard’s healthy alternatives to sugar, chocolate, cheese and even meat.
Alternatives to sugar:
Fresh fruit -- As a dessert, or as a snack; keep some sliced cantaloupe in your refrigerator, for example.
Maple syrup -- It’s sugary, but is so flavorful that people consume less.
Stevia
Alternatives to chocolate:
Cocoa powder -- Can be used for chocolate-dipped fruit, for example. Only the thin outer surface is chocolate.
Carob -- doesn’t cause migraines, as chocolate can.
Chocolate sorbet -- lower in fat and calories, compared with chocolate ice cream.
Alternatives to cheese:
Soy cheese -- widely available, but variable in quality.
Nutritional yeast -- makes a cheesy flavor in sauces and casseroles.
Avocado -- has the “mouth-feel” of cheese, without cholesterol or animal fat.
Alternatives to meat:
Veggie dogs, burgers, deli slices, etc.
Beans -- for burritos, tacos, and sauces.
Seitan -- a wheat derivative that tastes like meat.
TVP, tofu, and tempeh -- soy products that can simulate meat.
And from the PCRM website, here is more about Breaking the Food Seduction: linkback: PCRMBreaking the Food Seduction: Free Yourself from Unhealthy Foods
Order Breaking the Food Seduction Today
If you saw Neal Barnard, M.D., on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, you know that many people are hooked on unhealthy foods ranging from chocolate to cheese. Do you know that Ellen DeGeneres loves Oreo Sandwich Cookies? She's not alone. To some people, chocolate is an occasional treat. But for a true chocolate addict, it is a deep-seated need. It's even likely that someone you know has a food addiction that they are trying to break.
As Dr. Barnard discussed with Ellen and her audience, his research shows that diet and lifestyle changes can break these stubborn craving cycles. Evidence suggests that a hefty portion of our current epidemics of obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and other health problems are, in fact, nothing but the natural outcomes of food habits exerting their effects year after year.
In Dr. Barnard’s book, Breaking the Food Seduction: The Hidden Reasons Behind Food Cravings—and Seven Steps to End Them Naturally, he outlines a path for conquering those unhealthy food addictions. In addition to fascinating insights into the chemical reasons behind cravings and important advice on how to halt kids’ sugar cravings, Breaking the Food Seduction also offers these seven simple steps to break craving cycles:
Seven Steps to Breaking the Food Seduction
1. Start with a good breakfast. Cutting hunger is the first step in cutting cravings.
2. Choose foods that steady your blood sugar. Beans, green vegetables, fruit, and whole grains help prevent blood sugar dips that can lead to cravings.
3. Eat at least 10 calories each day per pound of your ideal body weight. This tip is directed at calorie-cutting dieters who do not realize that, if they eat too little, their bodies stop making an appetite-controlling hormone called leptin. A person whose ideal weight is 150 pounds needs at least 1,500 calories per day, and probably much more.
4. Break out of craving cycles, which can occur daily, monthly (with a woman’s cycle), or yearly (with the change in seasons). Monthly chocolate cravings, for example, can be reduced with a low-fat, vegetarian diet, which tends to reduce the hormone swings that lead to cravings.
5. Exercise and rest are keys to restoring your physical resilience.
6. Use social support. Enlisting the help of friends and family makes changing habits much easier.
7. Take advantage of other motivators. New parents, for example, may decide to eat healthy foods not just for themselves, but for the sake of their children.
Neal Barnard, M.D., to Appear on Ellen Today!
Monday, September 29th
How people get hooked on unhealthy food—
and how to get unhooked.
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine President Neal Barnard, M.D., will appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday, September 29, to discuss his three week “kick-start” program and other tips to help eliminate unhealthy food cravings and get you on the road to better health.
In his groundbreaking book, Breaking the Food Seduction: The Hidden Reasons Behind Food Cravings—and Seven Steps to End Them Naturally, Dr. Barnard discusses how our biochemistry, not our willpower may be sabotaging our efforts to get healthy. Based on extensive research, Breaking the Food Seduction outlines seven easy steps to stop the cycle of food cravings.
The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra makes music out of fresh produce - drilled, cut, peeled, and scraped into colorful instruments. Carrots are hollowed out and made into recorders, and big pumpkins become bongos. And, at the end of each show, the Orchestra cooks up a batch of veggie soup for the audience. watch video Warning about plastics and microwave, a cancer update from John Hopkins Hospital, USA - Use no plastic containers in microwave. No water bottles in freezer. No plastic wrap in microwave. Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic. The combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food & ultimately into the cells of the body. Use glass containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. Plastic wrap is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Try not use the microwave at all because it changes and destroys our food.
Veg-o-lution "Global demand for meat has multiplied in recent years, encouraged by growing affluence and nourished by the proliferation of huge, confined animal feeding operations. These assembly-line meat factories consume enormous amounts of energy, pollute water supplies, generate significant greenhouse gases and require ever-increasing amounts of corn, soy, and other grains, a dependency that has led to the destruction of vast swath of the world's tropical rain forest." - The New York Times
As a general rule of thumb, fruit should eaten alone. 1. Fruit digests very quickly, more quickly than other foods.2.
Fruit is so rich in nutrients and fiber, your body will be able to
utilize the power of fruit optimally when eaten alone and your
digestive system will be able to utilize the fiber best when not impeded
by other foods. Also, if impeded in the digestive tract, fruit will
ferment and that isn't so great for a tumtum. If you want fermented fruit, drink wine! The
best time for fresh [organic-goes without saying] fruit is for
breakfast. Eat one piece of fruit (or one serving), then wait until you
are hungry again and have another piece of fruit and then wait until
you are hungry and have one more piece/serving. The goal should be
three. And eat three different kinds of fruit if you can!
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