What you’re REALLY eating (part 1) – What a “Certified Organic” logo represents
WHAT DOES ORGANIC MEAN? Standards for Organic Produce: The following criteria are generally consistent with all leading organic certification bodies, and are represented by an official Organic...
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CONVENTIONAL FOOD PRODUCTION The Obscene Truths of Industrial Food: After reading the standards of organic food, consumers may not be surprised by the quality conveyed by an organic logo. It would...
View ArticleWhat you’re REALLY eating (part 3) – Don’t be misguided by food labels
HOW TO INTERPRET A LABEL Common Labelling: Everyday products like cereal, potato chips and even canned soups can be produced organically. You’re likely to see these marketing labels on many processed...
View ArticleAll About Monsanto
All About Monsanto Maria Stevens, January 2010 Overview: The Monsanto Company is a U.S.-based multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation. It is the world’s leading producer of herbicide...
View ArticleExplaining The Whole Foods Diet
EXPLAINING THE WHOLE FOODS DIET by Maria Stevens, April 2010 I don’t like the term “whole foods diet.” It sounds like every other new-age fad diet that eventually flunks its adherents because of its...
View Article11 Ways To Boost Metabolism
by Maria Stevens, April 2019 >>>> METABOLISM – (simple definition) the rate at which your body burns/utilizes energy. About 70% of a human’s total energy expenditure is due to the basal...
View ArticleBalance, Stability, & Proprioception
by Maria Stevens, April 2009 >>>>> Balance – a state of bodily equilibrium Stability – firmness in position Proprioception – The unconscious perception of movement and spatial...
View ArticleShopping Guide To The Whole Foods Diet
Shopping Guide To The Whole Foods Diet “If I didn’t make it myself, I can’t eat it.” — Jane Perneel RED LIGHT! Most things found in the center aisles of the supermarket… Anything that contains...
View ArticleMaking A Transition To The Whole Foods Diet
by Maria Stevens, April 2010 “SAD” is the perfect acronym for that which it represents: the Standard American Diet. It is indeed sad. Sadder still is that this generation of young people is the first...
View ArticleAllowances In The Whole Foods Diet: the case for and against certain foods
by Maria Stevens, April 2010 The principle of the whole foods diet is simple: don’t eat processed foods. In practice, it’s a little more difficult. Most foods end up processed minimally. The line...
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