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Coconut oil exports highest since 1979 in Philippines – Local demand for coconuts from biodiesel mandate. Shortage ahead?

by Commodity Online

MANILA (Commodity Online) : World’s largest coconut producer and exporter Philippines said total exports of coconut products will likely reach $1.57 billion this year, up 78 percent from $884 million in 2009.

According to Philippine Coconut Authority, the volume of coconut exports will reach 2.356 million metric tons this year from 1.515 million MT last […]

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Cuban Urban Sustainable Agriculture creates 300,000 jobs – lessons for US?

by Livable Future
I’ve just returned from eight days in Cuba studying their sustainable agricultural system — especially their urban agriculture sector — and I have several key take-aways.

One of the biggest insights was the untapped potential of urban agriculture as a creator of good jobs. The Cuban system was reported to have […]

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Healthy School Food: Pay Now, Save Later

by Kari Hamerschlag

New school food standards proposed last week by the Obama administration could nearly double the amount of fruits and vegetables that more than 32 million kids eat every day.

WOW!

If these standards come into force, they could set American children on a healthier eating track that could last a lifetime.  The proposed rule, issued by […]

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Science under attack? Not exactly…

by GMWATCH

1.Science under attack? Not exactly…
2.Jonathan Jones – a profile

NOTE: Below’s an interesting critique by Dr Michael Brooks of last night’s BBC2 Horizon documentary “Science Under Attack” presented by the new President of the Royal Society, Sir Paul Nurse. Dr Michael Brooks notes the programme’s total failure to address the distorting influence on science and […]

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The Health Benefits of Virgin Coconut Oil

by Brian Shilhavy
Health Impact News
Marianita Shilhavy’s Story
I grew up in the Philippines during the 1960s and 1970s. My family lived in a small rural community of about 100 families. We lived on the side of a mountain, and everybody in our community earned their living from agriculture, primarily coconuts.
My father was a farmer, and […]

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As Organic Valley Begins Enforcing Its No-Raw-Milk-Sold-Here Policy, Here Are Lessons Raw Milk Producers Can Learn About Gaining and Using Clout

by The Complete Patient

No way around it, the issue of food rights, responsibilities, and standards is complicated when it comes to raw dairy. That helps explain why the discussion here sometimes exasperates.

It certainly helps to discuss the issue in terms of specific situations, because that is when the complexity becomes clearer. As one example–that […]

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Yeast Infections of the Skin – 3 Natural Cures For Yeast Infections

by Revitol Skin Care

Yeast infections of the skin can be cured naturally. First, we should know why we get infected with yeast. Candida is the most common yeast in our body. Our body can be its natural habitat without becoming infectious. Candida Albicans actually live on the surface of our body. Most of the time, […]

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New awareness about fats

by Cherie Calbom

Culinate editor’s note: This article was originally published in Sound Consumer, a publication of PCC Natural Markets.

We’ve survived the era of low-fat diets and learned about the health problems they create, but the media still attempts to guide our thinking that fats can make us fat and cholesterol causes heart disease.

The truth is that fats play […]

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Pepsi’s Answer to ‘Eat Natural’: Snackify Beverages and Drinkify Snacks

by Dr. Mercola

Pepsi has recently announced two changes to its products. First, half its Frito-Lay chips will now be made with “all natural” ingredients (bear in mind that “natural” has no regulatory meaning — companies largely define for themselves what the word means).

Second, Pepsi announced a new children’s product: Tropolis pouches of squeezable fruit. […]

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GMOs: Myths, Falsehoods, Superstitions

by Vandana Shiva

In February, the Minister of Environment Mr. Jairam Ramesh put a moratorium on Bt. Brinjal. He is now pushing trials of GM rubber on Kerala which is a GMO free State. The Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and Kerala Agriculture Minister, Mullakkara Ratnakaran have both reiterated their commitment to keep Kerala GMO […]

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Welcome to the United States of Diabetes – here’s your ticket to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines

by Alan Watson

On Thursday, January 27, 2011, the federal government will release the long-awaited revised low fat2010 Dietary Guidelines, 70-plus pages of bizarre nutritional advice that, in the midst of a diabetesepidemic, do not include the words, “elevated blood sugar.”

Elevated blood sugar is a marker for diabetes. Only carbs elevate blood sugar, particularly sugary, floury products and processed grains – […]

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Virgin Coconut Oil for Type 1 Diabetes – A Testimony of Reducing Dependency on Humalog

by The Coconut Diet Forums

Of virgin coconut oil.
From a skeptic’s point of view!

I first learned about virgin coconut oil when I was reading a book about giving massages. The author recommended VCO as a very good massage oil, so I went out and purchased some.

On the label of the VCO container medicinal uses were […]

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Protein choices targeting thermogenesis and metabolism

by The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Background: Dietary proteins stimulate thermogenesis and satiety more than does carbohydrate or fat; however, less is known about the differences between protein sources.
Objective: The objective was to determine the differential effects of 3 proteins on energy metabolism, satiety, and glucose control.
Design: Energy metabolism, satiety, and glucose control were measured […]

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Trial in a Vacuum: Study of Studies Shows Few Citations

by GINA KOLATA

Science, so the story goes, is a meticulously built edifice. Discoveries balance on ones that preceded them. Research is stimulated by studies that went on before.

But what, then, can explain the findings by two investigators atJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine? The researchers, Karen A. Robinson and Dr. Steven N. Goodman, looked at […]

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Athletic Performance Properties of Coconut Oil

by Maddy

In the past, coconut oil has been dismissed due to its saturated fat content. However, it’s gaining a new reputation as a way to prevent both heart and weight problems, as well as to boost athletic performance. Coconut oil, extracted from the “white meat” of matured coconut, is essentially the same as coconut […]

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Whole Foods Supports…GE Alfalfa?

by Sarah Parsons

Whole Foods boasts one of the most extensive selections of certified organic products, and the store earns many (many) of my hard-earned dollars by claiming to care about personal and environmental health. So you can imagine my surprise when I received an action alert e-mail from the grocer that actually supported the […]

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How Some Drugs for Mental Disorders Can Actually Destroy Your Brain

by Dr. Mercola

A study showed that neuroleptic drugs may cause problems far more serious than the ones they are meant to solve.  The research showed that both an older neuroleptic (Haldol, also known as haloperidol) and a newer atypical neuroleptic (Zyprexa, also known as olanzapine) caused significant shrinkage in the higher level parts of […]

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‘Bath Salts’ A Growing Drug Problem, Officials Say

by SHELIA BYRD

FULTON, Miss. — When Neil Brown got high on dangerous chemicals sold as bath salts, he took his skinning knife and slit his face and stomach repeatedly. Brown survived, but authorities say others haven’t been so lucky after snorting, injecting or smoking powders with such innocuous-sounding names as Ivory Wave, Red Dove and […]

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Magnesium Can Reduce Your Risk of Sudden Death

by Dr. Mercola

New research examined the association between magnesium, which has antiarrhythmic properties, and your risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD).  The study looked at more than 88,000 women, who were followed for 26 years.

The results showed that the relative risk of sudden cardiac death was significantly lower in women in the highest quartile […]

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Drug company links ‘may have compromised cancer study’

by Julia Medew

THREE Melbourne oncologists say cancer treatment research published in one of the world’s most prestigious medical journals may have been compromised by a drug company that funded the study.
Publication of the research in The Lancet may have boosted the drug’s perceived value to doctors and patients around the world, helping its manufacturer, […]

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