Welcome to the November 5, 2007 edition of carnival of Nourishment.
Food Glorious Food.
Anmol Mehta presents Healthy Ayurvedic Diet To Burn Fat & Lose Weight posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga, saying, “Using the wisdom of Ayurveda, the ancient Eastern science of healing, to determine what to eat in order to reduce weight naturally and be healthy.” There are some interesting points in this post, for instance, eating pungent, spicy, bitter tastes will reduce Kapha dosha thus reducing Kapha imbalance which causes excess fat storage. However, Anmol says ” 30-40% of your diet should be whole grains, 20-30% protein..40-50% mostly vegetables and some fruit.” I’m supposing Anmol is unaware, as are most people, that Asian bodies are physically different to Caucasians, African’s and especially other Aboriginal peoples. Asian people have a pancreas 50% larger than other races. See Edward Howell “Enzyme Nutrition”. A high grain diet, even wholegrains, will only cause metabolic disturbance and thus weight increase in westerners and some Aboriginal peoples. This makes sense when you realise what Asian people have subsisted on for at least 15,000 years. Grains. The rest of us have not. Also I am left wondering, where is the fat? Fat, especially from animals (in Ayruvedic cuisine we use ghee), is vital to health as it carries fat soluble vitamins that are not found in any other food source, Vitamin A, E, D, K. Sally Fallon and Mary Enig have written an excellent book called “Eat Fat, Lose Fat”. It’s worth a look.
MichelleM presents Are Organics for the Granola Heads? posted at Redomestication - Money Family Home Food Simple, saying, “On organics, food, family and frugality.” Michelle has included a great list of foods that are heavily laden with chemicals and foods that are safer even if not organic. Speaking of Frugality, you may be interested in John Ikerd’s excellent article about the Cost of Cheap Food.
Ian Welsh presents Why Eating Healthy Food Costs More Than Eating Junk posted at The Agonist. Includes a great diagram representing subsidisation of big brother agribusiness. Also adding to John Ikerd’s article.
Green Living
Phil B. presents Recycle Christmas Trees « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, “It is almost that time of year again when we buy a new Christmas tree. Are you going to just throw it away when done with it?”
Natural Health
Amanda Rose presents Low Zinc and Depression: Shocking Discoveries posted at Rebuild from Depression Blog, saying, “Hi Joanne. I hope you’re not too bored with the kefir yet. Amanda”. Well yes Amanda I am. Your list of signs of zinc deficiency and food sources tells me my weak nails will improve if I eat heaps of raw oysters. Great news. I’m off to buy some this afternoon.
Doris Chua presents All Natural Safe Products for Babies, Kids & Sensitive Adults; posted at Doris Chua: Organics & Your Health.
Alvaro Fernandez presents 10 Highlights from the 2007 Aspen Health Forum posted at SharpBrains, saying, “Check out this overview of the Health and Science trends discussed in this recent policy event.”
Wenchypoo presents An Investment in Life and the Family Orchard posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket . This is a very interesting post about genetic potential and how we affect our children’s, children’s health with the choices we make today. The sins of the father…
Sohail Ismail presents Honey and Water: Is it Really that Good? posted at The HealthBlogger , saying, “Every morning, or just about every morning, the first thing I do after waking up and using the bathroom (I guess you don’t need to know that part) is to make a honey + water drink. This may sound like an old wives tale or something your grandmother might have told you, but there is some serious truth behind the benefits of such a practice…”
Davex presents Acne Acupuncture Is An Effective Natural Treatment posted at Mr. Clear’s Acne Blog. Great blog about acne another affliction that never haunted our ancestors. I wonder why?
Todd Goldfarb presents 25 Fun Ways to Pamper Your Body and Increase Vitality! posted at We The Change, saying, “here’s an excellent article on ways to increase energy and vitality…enjoy!”
Lynda Lippin presents Homeostasis: Why Moderation Is the Key to Health posted at Pilates & Reiki In Paradise Blog. Some good information here. The book Lynda refers to sounds excellent. I wonder though what moderation means to most of us. Colleen Huber’s article about the dangers of moderation calls a lot of what we think we know about moderation into question.
Nutrition
Todd Goldfarb presents The 5 Greatest Foods For Your Health posted at We The Change, saying, “here’s a great article about the most nutritious foods on the planet…enjoy!”. Cacao is one food that Todd recommends. It’s a bit of a fad at the moment so I did an experiment last winter. I will post about it soon but the results weren’t that promising. Suffice it to say that Mayan people only used the been unfermented and unroasted in shamanic ceremony with yage (Ayahuasca), a potent psychotropic drug. The toxic side effects of unprepared cocoa plant may negate the antioxidant content. Will elaborate in a later post. Meantime, check out this article by a raw foodie about toxic Cacao.
JoLynn Braley presents Fast Food, Heroin, and Food Addiction, What’s the Connection? posted at The Fit Shack, saying, “Fast food and addiction have more in common that you might think. This article describes their relationship and explains why “one is never enough”.” This is an excellent article. Food addiction is not a case of poor discipline as so many believe.
Rahul Bhambhani presents 7 Diet Changes to Improve your Overall Fitness posted at Personal Development Advice, Tools to Improve the Quality of your Life, saying, “Tasty food is certainly one of life’s greatest pleasures. The diet changes suggested below are not designed to turn you into a tasteless-food-eating-robot. Instead, they are viable changes you can make to your current diet to improve the quality of your overall health. The more of these changes you make, the better you will feel throughout the day (more energy, reduced illness, clarity of mind), and the better you will feel about yourself.”
Andrew Edgington presents Basics of Diet & Bodybuilding posted at Mick Hart Blog, saying, “It’s really back to the basics, but without the basics you just won’t get big muscle gains.” However, I can not agree that two of the recommendations are in any way Nourishing. Firstly animal protein without fat causes severe deficiencies in Vitamin A and other vital fat soluble vitamins. Secondly skim milk will make you fat. Ask any old farmer what they used to do to fatten the pigs before slaughter. They will tell you, feed them skim milk. The dried milk powder they have to put in that slop to make it taste decent is dried at such high temperatures, the proteins become toxic. Not good. Eating the way our ancestors did for thousand of years ensures we won’t fall for marketing hype and government dietary policies that pander to the needs of agribusiness. Thirdly, whole grains that are not prepared adequately damage the digestion. All grains and legumes should be soaked for at least 7 hours before cooking and eating.
Ted Reimers presents The Freshman 15 posted at CampusGrotto. A post about the first year out of home making us fatter.
Parenting
Doris Chua presents Tough Love
posted at Life..Passion..Travel & More…. Doris is trying to wean her little one. I’m not sure how old the bub is but good nutrition should keep you willing to feed for at least 2 years. Have a look at our recommendations for nutrition for the fertile years.
Tea Party Girl presents ‘Tis a Gift to be Simple–Wednesday’s Heart of Tea Reflection posted at Tea Party Girl. I hope that tea is green tea and not too often black tea. A great option for those who don’t want a caffeine habit, children especially, is roasted dandelion root brewed with fresh ginger and cardamom pods. serve with milk or cream. Kids love it with or without honey
Spiritual Nourishment
Tupelo Kenyon presents Choose the Companionship of Positive People Who Inspire You posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “If the people you spend the most time with are inspiring, supportive, encouraging, and they demonstrate qualities you want to emulate – great, you are on the right track. If not, it’s up to you to do something about it. Life is too short to put up with other people’s pity parties, bitch-and-moan marathons, and oh-woe-is-me clubs. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free.)” Excellent post Tupelo. Was it Buddha who said, “you are who you associate with?” Worth a read if you want to sack your draining friends.
Hueina Su presents The Gift of Receiving posted at Intensive Care for the Nurturer’s Soul, saying, “A bewildering encounter outside of Home Depot made me pause and ponder the importance of this gift.”
Charles H. Green presents Mummers, Trust, and the Threat of Violence posted at Trust Matters, saying, “Newfoundland’s mumming tradition nourishes the community by letting members prove their trust and commitment to each other.”
Carole G. McKay presents First Encounters posted at McKay Today, saying, “Vital lessons on the purpose of life, growth and creativity as learned from three cats.”
That concludes this edition. Thanks to all who entered. I hope I’ve added to your discussion and you will continue to Nourish yourself and your readers with more Nourishing posts.
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About the Author...
Joanne Hay, Editor of Nourished Magazine, Chief Nourisher and Mother of three is very grateful to live in Byron Bay and be able to share all she has learned about Nourishment. She has trained as an Acupuncturist (unfinished), Kinesiologist (finished) and parent (never finished). She serves the Weston A Price Foundation as a chapter leader. She loves sauerkraut, kangaroo tail stew, home made ice cream, her husband Wes and her kids Isaiah, Brynn and Ronin (in no particular order…well maybe ice cream first).
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