Jack Challem
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 Natural Food Grocers
Feed Your Genes Right recommends that you eat nutrient-dense fresh and natural foods. Your best bet for finding meat from range- or grass-fed animals and organic fruits and vegetables is a natural foods grocery store.
Trader Joe's
Trader Joe's is a chain of high-quality specialty retail grocery stores, with many organic, gluten-free, and wholesome products. For more information and the locations of Trader Joe's stores, go to www.traderjoes.com
Wild Oats
Wild Oats, a national chain, emphasizes natural and gourmet foods. Their meat departments offer free-range meats. |
Bottom Line Health
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| She is author of The Natural Kitchen: The Complete Guide to Buying and Using natural foods and Products. Berkley.
Many states require food manufacturers to put a date on perishable foods so that customers can gauge product freshness. However, because there are no federal regulations requiring products to be dated, there isn't a uniform system. Here is a guide to the most commonly used terms and what they really mean...
•"Sell-by" dates let stores know how long products can remain on the shelves. They also are used as guides for rotating stock. |
| She is author of The Natural Kitchen: The Complete Guide to Buying and Using natural foods and Products. Berkley.
If you are confused about the claims that manufacturers are now making on food labels, you are not alone.
"ORGANIC"
The term organic is hotly debated. The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) current definition states that organic foods are those plants produced without the use of pesticides, sewage sludge (for fertilization) or synthetic fertilizer. . .or those animals raised without hormones or antibiotics.
To read the complete definition, go to the USDA's Web site at www. |
Marshall Editions
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 Whole grains, raw vegetables, and nuts and seeds are rich in fiber and the fCi^^/5l essenna' nutrients important in relieving symptoms of indigestion and <&M^ should be staples in your diet. Some natural foods, however, such as wheat, citrus fruits, and corn can aggravate symptoms. Avoid overeating, and eat small meals throughout the day. Drink 8-10 glasses of water a day to maintain good digestive health and neutralize excess acidity in the stomach that can cause indigestion. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 He found only indigenous peoples who ate natural foods and had none of this processed stuff -- no toxic whatever -- those societies were extremely healthy. They had virtually no cavities in their mouths, and they were very happy people.
Then he found that within the first generation in places where the Western diet had moved in with jams and sugars and powdered milks and whatever, they started seeing all kinds of diseases happening. Many cavities. Dental arches falling. Dental arches changing. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 The lucky person who receives this gift gets a bounty of some of nature's most healthy natural foods like:
Chia Seeds: Rich in Omega Acids
They might be nature's perfect food with a rich supply of essential Omega-3 acids, protein and antioxidants. Easy to add to smoothies, baked goods or hot cereal.
Organic Goji Berries
Our Goji Berries are abundant in vital nutrients that strengthen the immune system, provide antioxidant protection and aid in weight loss programs. Eat by the handful or add to mixes or baked goods. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Consumers who still want to eat meat products should look for nitrite-free meats, which are often available in the frozen foods or natural foods section of a grocery store." Adams eats no meats other than wild salmon and follows a largely raw foods / living foods diet. His own health statistics are posted online at www.HealthRanger.org
See the processed meat photos at: http://www.newstarget.com/phototour_yardobeef_1.html
View the processed meat video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch? |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Those people who are educated and intelligent are increasingly ditching their medicines and shifting to natural foods, herbs, nutritional supplements and natural therapies to prevent disease and enhance health.
Drug companies can bypass doctors and pharmacists in whatever way they want. They can even set up Rx vending machines with voice interaction that claims to offer a "virtual pharmacist" to prescribe drugs! |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Look for words like "sprouted" or "raw" to indicate higher-quality natural foods. Sprouted grains and seeds are far healthier than non-sprouted. Raw ingredients are generally healthier than processed or cooked. Whole grains are healthier than "enriched" grains.
6. Don't be fooled by the word "wheat" when it comes to flour. All flour derived from wheat can be called "wheat flour," even if it is processed, bleached and stripped of its nutrition. Only "whole grain wheat flour" is a healthful form of wheat flour. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 It's in thousands of natural foods products, and many of them are sold at Whole Foods. The store describes itself as a "hydrogenated free zone" (meaning they don't carry products with hydrogenated oils, and that's a good thing), but there are plenty of other toxins found on its shelves.
That's just the beginning of the Whole Foods warnings. I recently purchased some potato salad from their deli and was later horrified to find myself chewing on a piece of bacon. Who puts bacon in the potato salad sold at a "healthy" grocery store anyway? |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 The very concept of natural cures or natural medicine or natural foods also implies that if something is found in nature it's good, and if it's manufactured, it's not. This is patently ridiculous. Poison ivy, crude oil, and toxic mushrooms are all quite "natural," but I wouldn't recommend eating them. And there's nothing natural about a manufactured tablet containing vitamin C, vitamin E, and selenium—but it's pretty darn good for you.
Truth is, the dividing line between what's natural and what's not is both a shifting target and a gray area, without a hint of black or white. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 If you are unfamiliar with natural foods, try to find a nutritional practitioner who can advise you and begin to make appropriate changes in your diet. Books on nutrition and cooking also can be of help as you incorporate healthy foods into your diet. If you already eat a very healthy diet, then it is important to ensure that you are eating adequate amounts of food. If you are on a restricted diet or follow a specific dietary system, I advise you to seek the advice of a health-care practitioner knowledgeable in the area of nutrition. |
Ron Garner
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 Paul Kouchakoff directed a study at the Institute of Clinical Chemistry in Lausanne, Switzerland, to determine the effects of cooked and processed foods versus raw and natural foods on the immune system of man, as evidenced in blood analysis after eating these foods. The research findings were remarkable. They found that eating food in its raw and natural state, or eating foods that were not overheated or refined, caused no changes in the blood composition of subjects tested. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 If you're a parent, I urge you to make an effort to introduce your children to a diet of unprocessed, natural foods. If they've been on a sugared-up diet of processed foods so far, they will of course whine about it. But your job as the parent is to give your children what's best for their health, not what they really really want because their taste buds tell them so.
Always breastfeed newborns and don't believe the B.S. about infant formula being just as good as mother's milk (nothing's as good for infants as the real thing). |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Organic Valley® Farms-Organic Milk, Dairy, natural foods www. organicvalley. coop 1 (888) 444-6455
SwissLand Cheese Co. www.swisslandcheese.com 1 (260) 589-2761
Why Real Milk? www.realmilk.com 1 (202) 363-4394
Yaoh Raw Hemp Milk Maker www.yaoh.co.uk/hemp-milkmaker.html
Natural Food Storage
Store food in non-toxic containers. Use glass Pyrex* containers with silicone lids to reduce contamination from common plastic containers and plastic wraps.
Pyrex® www.pyrexware.com
Salt
Replace table salt with natural Himalayan Crystal Salt or Celtic Sea Salt. |
| Jaffe Bros. natural foods www.organicfruitsandnuts.com 1 (760) 749-1133
Local Harvestsm www.localharvest.com
1 (831)475-8150
Bread (Organic)
Avoid all white, bleached, or enriched breads, pastas, rice, crackers, buns, tortillas, baking crusts, and cereals. Replace these items with whole grains or sprouted grain (wheat) flour. Healthful bread products can be purchased from natural food markets or ordered online.
Alive and Well www.yahwehsaliveandwell.com 1 (386) 437-0020
Diamond Organics www.diamondorganics.com 1 (888) 674-2642
Heartland Mill 328 www.heartlandmill. |
| Aunt Patty's® natural foods & Ingredients www.auntpattys.com
1 (800) 456-7923
Organic Maple Syrup www.maplevalleysyrup.com 1 (800) 760-1449
YS Organic Bee Farm www.ysorganic.com 1 (800)654-4593
Xylo-Sweet® All Natural Xylitol Sweetener www.xlear.com/xylosweet
1 (513) 898-1008
For more information on the toxic effects of artificial sweeteners, visit:
Sweet Poison www.sweetpoison.com
Truth About Splenda www.truthaboutsplenda.com
Tea (Organic Replacements)
Choice Organic Teas www.choiceorganicteas.com 1 (206) 525-0051
Numi Organic Tea www.numitea. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 People who contact the earth through gardening, outdoors activities or consuming natural foods are far healthier than those who don't. And almost everyone agrees that a lush, green forest, humming with life, is calming and healing to both the mind and body.
One explanation behind all this is that the Earth itself hums at a specific frequency, well below the audible detection range of human beings, called the Schumann frequency or Schumann resonance, which you can read about on Wikipedia. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Bad habits of some "natural" food companies
There's a lot about the natural foods industry that is dishonest, and it seems like the larger the companies get, the more dishonest they become. The small companies still offer genuinely natural foods without all the additives, preservatives and taste enhancers, but once they become large and successful or get purchased by a larger food company, it seems like all the formulas suddenly change and it's just another "natural" brand of junk food.
I doubt there is anything that food companies wouldn't put in their foods as long as it's legal. |
C. W. Randolph, M.D.
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 Prior to the merger, Wild Oats operated 110 natural foods stores in 24 states and British Columbia, Canada. The Company's markets also include: Wild Oats Marketplace, Henry's Farmers Market, Sun Harvest and Capers Community Markets. At the time of this printing, Wild Oats website was still operational: www.wildoats.com.
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Many people initially complain that buying organic is too expensive. Yes, organic foods can be pricey if you just shop in your supermarket, but you probably have a lot more choices for organic food in your community than you realize. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| I consider it the corporate invasion of the natural foods industry. And in the process of all the corporate takeovers, mergers and acquisitions, everybody forgot about the health of the consumer.
Bad habits of some "natural" food companies
There's a lot about the natural foods industry that is dishonest, and it seems like the larger the companies get, the more dishonest they become. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Men, especially in the United States, have been trained to be macho about everything, and the idea of eating natural foods sounds pretty sissy to many men. This is a result of training. It's nothing but propaganda by society, parents and by peers.
They think they're macho when they eat steak and drink beer. They subsist on animal products and trendy processed foods, and then one day, they discover they have prostate cancer -- a disease that's very simple to prevent using natural foods and herbs. |
Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH
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 A diet consisting of natural foods is inherently balanced, provided enough variety is introduced. In the animal world, monotonous foods are well balanced. An anteater eats a diet of live ants only and the koala bear eats only leaves from a few species of the eucalyptus tree. The term 'balanced' should apply only to combinations of natural foods - only to the naturopathic orthomolecular diet.
(Z) OPTIMUM ABSORPTION
Not only good food but also a healthy digestive system is essential for optimal health. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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| The first is that most retail natural foods stores have folic acid available only in capsules up to 800 meg (less than 1 mg, which is equal to 1,000 meg). Higher doses of folic acid are available only by prescription from your medical doctor or licensed alternative practitioner. A prescription liquid form is available for which one drop is equal to 5 mg, which is very cost effective. The second issue is that high doses of folic acid can mask a vitamin B12 anemia. To avoid this, take either a multiple vitamin-mineral, B-complex, or B12 supplement along with the daily folic acid.
Folic Acid
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Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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 Be sure to use black soybeans, not black beans, which are available at Whole Foods or any natural foods store. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 Hugh McEvoy Servings: 6 • Prep and cooking time: 35 minutes
To make this dish vegetarian, use "no-chicken" chicken stock by natural foods instead of regular chicken stock and omit the shrimp. This recipe features six powerhouse ingredients. |
David Steinman
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 Also flexing their economic patriotism is Newman's Own, the natural foods company the movie actor and race car driver Paul Newman began with his daughter Nell. The company is packaging its new perishable baby salad vegetables in corntainers, too. This should give them a big marketing advantage as they move from cookies and popcorn into perishable produce.
In January 2005, Biota Brands of America, which offers premium Colorado spring water, became the first U.S. water company to use bottles molded of a natural plastic from NatureWorks. |
| Chad Beyer of Healthy Horizons in Green Bay, Wisconsin, became a new friend, as did Scott Pace of Whole Health natural foods in Springfield, Missouri. I could tell that it was going to be a fun, eclectic group of travelers. Costa Rica seemed to offer a sense of so much possibility. I'd heard of its vibrant democracy and its nonmilitary ways. I'd heard so much about its rainforest. I wondered if it, too, was the real thing.
For the last hundred and fifty years, Costa Rica has suffered from deforestadon. By the late 1980s, the problem was really dramatic. |
Jack Challem
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 You'll have better luck at natural foods markets and specialty grocers, but even here you should never assume that a packaged food contains only healthy ingredients. For example, dried cranberries are usually sweetened, and some brands of "natural" yogurt contain trans fats. packages contain far too much in the way of sugars, refined carbohydrates, unhealthy fats, or chemicals that enhance their appearance or taste.
Examples: Microwave meals are designed by food technologists to survive cooking, freezing, and microwaving. They're more of a testament to technology than to good nutrition. |
| Whole Foods
At Whole Foods, the emphasis is on wholesome, natural foods, including free-range meats, organic produce, and a wide variety of other healthful food products. For more information, go to www.wholefoods.com.
Wild Oats
This national chain emphasizes natural and gourmet foods. Wild Oats' meat departments offer free-range meats. For more information, call (800) 494-WILD or go to www.wildoats.com.
Specialty Foods and Other Products
Blue Diamond Natural
This company makes "Nut-Thins," some of the best snack crackers you'll find all free of wheat and gluten products. |
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