Hey there,
Well, it has been a mixed start to the year.
We have been busy trying to organise a number of projects, not least of which is a potentially huge fundraising activity. "Create Emergency Housing for the Chemically Sensitive" is three pronged project. Here is the link if you would like to join or spread the word about it to others:
http://www.causes.com/causes/647846-create-emergency-housing-for-the-chemically-sensitive/actions?recruiter_id=166139431
New Products seem to be going on to the website quite regularly at the moment. People are certainly more interested in being proactive about their health.
One of the exciting new products ranges we are offering is the Jack N' Jill Natural Calendula toothpaste range. The raspberry is my favourite ! They are xylitol based. Note - all the flavours and the calendula are certified organic and the packaging is BPA free.
http://betweenskyandearth.com.au/store/pc/Toothpaste-c209.htm
Summer has been a bit dodgy here but we have just had a 3 day heatwave - the rain is steadily falling as I type.
Keep well,
Peace to all,
KISS for Life,
Miriam.
Showing posts with label organic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label organic. Show all posts
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Food Security
We can EASILY feed the world. We DON'T NEED any GMOs or CHEMICAL laden farms. While vastly reducing our carbon footprints.
Today I saw this story about a fellow in America growing a monumental amount of organic food.
He's doing it on only 3 acres.
How can he do this? Well, he uses greenhouses and acquaponics, together with vertical plantings. The heat from compost is used to regulate the temperatures. Fish ponds incorporate a low carbon quality animal protein into the system. More specifically, the system :
* By producing 10,000 fish
* Using 300 to 500 yards of worm compost
* By utilizing vertical space
* Having 3 acres of land in green houses
* Using 1 simple aquaponic pump
* Food is grown all year by using heat from the compost piles
This can be copied. It would make a great community project.
Watch this video -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfScfxkmWw4&feature=player_embedded
Please share this great video around with family and friends.
KISS for Life,
Peace to all,
Miriam.
Today I saw this story about a fellow in America growing a monumental amount of organic food.
He's doing it on only 3 acres.
How can he do this? Well, he uses greenhouses and acquaponics, together with vertical plantings. The heat from compost is used to regulate the temperatures. Fish ponds incorporate a low carbon quality animal protein into the system. More specifically, the system :
* By producing 10,000 fish
* Using 300 to 500 yards of worm compost
* By utilizing vertical space
* Having 3 acres of land in green houses
* Using 1 simple aquaponic pump
* Food is grown all year by using heat from the compost piles
This can be copied. It would make a great community project.
Watch this video -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfScfxkmWw4&feature=player_embedded
Please share this great video around with family and friends.
KISS for Life,
Peace to all,
Miriam.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Give Me Some Sugar
There is a lot of mixed information about sugar and sugar substitutes. If you are diabetic or pre-diabetic you are told to use sugar substitutes if you wish to have "sweets" or sweet baked goods and the like. There is mounting evidence that artificial sweeteners are deleterious to health too.
This is not really surprising. It seems that anything that is a processed food is not good for our health and no matter how you sweeten it, our bodies are not designed to eat such things. (The same can be said for all other species. In fact, studies have been done with cats. Those kept on unnatural diets had increasing health problems with each subsequent generation. Each generation was given the same diet. It only took three generations for the cats to become sterile, amongst other problems. Do you see similarities with humans? We are far more adaptive, but eventually we suffer similar difficulties. )
If you can, I strongly recommend you read Sugar Blues by William Dufty. Unfortunately, it is out of print.
You may be wondering why I've chosen this topic. Well, it's due to, amongst other reasons (like being passionate about your health), an article in the current issue of Nexus (see http://www.nexusmagazine.com.au/ ) about high fructose corn and agave syrups. (One of the most frightening claims in this article is the ability of agave syrup to cause miscarraige.)
It is interesting that, in Japan, one of the most popular sugar substitutes is banned - aspartame. Diabetic products tend to use Stevia or Xylitol over there.
Beware of foods advertised as "low fat" as they often are loaded with sugar. Sugar will put weight on you more easily than fat (you've heard of "carb loading" haven't you? - increasing simple & complex carb food intake in order to gain body fat, usually for some sort of endurance physical activity - note that an endurance athlete doesn't "fat load" in order to put on weight).
Many fats are actually healthy to consume and some are essential fatty acids because our bodies cannot manufacture them. You probably have seen articles or tv reports on them - Omega 3 fatty acids. How do you get them? Wild fish, wild game, and Oganically/Biodynamically reared animals are your best sources. Some seeds are good sources too - hemp (in Australia, you cannot get the unprocessed seeds but the oil is widely available), flax, and chia are your best options.
Make certain not to consume trans fatty acids. This, togeher with genetically modified foods, is probably the worst thing to ask your body to process. If you are concerned about GMOs or want information, contact Gene-ethics and/or see http://www.madge.org.au/.
ALWAYS READ LABELS ON PROCESSED FOODS AND PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD HYGIENE PRODUCTS.
If you can't understand the words, it's a good bet, it may not be good for your health. Also, beware of the "greenwash" tactics that are widely used to market products as "natural" or "organic" or "degradeable" (as opposed to biodegradeable).
Firstly, look for organic certification on anything claiming to be organic - no certification number = not organic. (Some certifying bodies have much better criteria than others - OCA and BFA and NASAA are some of the better ones.) Also beware of organic junk food - it's not any better than other junk food in the long run. But in the short run, it doesn't have certain chemicals for preservation or pesticides.
Raw food, minimally processed foods, organic foods, wild/wildcrafted foods, simple personal care and household hygiene products are the best options for you, me, our families and the planet.
That's our specialty at Between Father Sky and Mother Earth - we care about you.
On a closing note, I'd like to recommend the film Dirt! the movie.
KISS for life,
Peace to all,
Miriam.
This is not really surprising. It seems that anything that is a processed food is not good for our health and no matter how you sweeten it, our bodies are not designed to eat such things. (The same can be said for all other species. In fact, studies have been done with cats. Those kept on unnatural diets had increasing health problems with each subsequent generation. Each generation was given the same diet. It only took three generations for the cats to become sterile, amongst other problems. Do you see similarities with humans? We are far more adaptive, but eventually we suffer similar difficulties. )
If you can, I strongly recommend you read Sugar Blues by William Dufty. Unfortunately, it is out of print.
You may be wondering why I've chosen this topic. Well, it's due to, amongst other reasons (like being passionate about your health), an article in the current issue of Nexus (see http://www.nexusmagazine.com.au/ ) about high fructose corn and agave syrups. (One of the most frightening claims in this article is the ability of agave syrup to cause miscarraige.)
It is interesting that, in Japan, one of the most popular sugar substitutes is banned - aspartame. Diabetic products tend to use Stevia or Xylitol over there.
Beware of foods advertised as "low fat" as they often are loaded with sugar. Sugar will put weight on you more easily than fat (you've heard of "carb loading" haven't you? - increasing simple & complex carb food intake in order to gain body fat, usually for some sort of endurance physical activity - note that an endurance athlete doesn't "fat load" in order to put on weight).
Many fats are actually healthy to consume and some are essential fatty acids because our bodies cannot manufacture them. You probably have seen articles or tv reports on them - Omega 3 fatty acids. How do you get them? Wild fish, wild game, and Oganically/Biodynamically reared animals are your best sources. Some seeds are good sources too - hemp (in Australia, you cannot get the unprocessed seeds but the oil is widely available), flax, and chia are your best options.
Make certain not to consume trans fatty acids. This, togeher with genetically modified foods, is probably the worst thing to ask your body to process. If you are concerned about GMOs or want information, contact Gene-ethics and/or see http://www.madge.org.au/.
ALWAYS READ LABELS ON PROCESSED FOODS AND PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD HYGIENE PRODUCTS.
If you can't understand the words, it's a good bet, it may not be good for your health. Also, beware of the "greenwash" tactics that are widely used to market products as "natural" or "organic" or "degradeable" (as opposed to biodegradeable).
Firstly, look for organic certification on anything claiming to be organic - no certification number = not organic. (Some certifying bodies have much better criteria than others - OCA and BFA and NASAA are some of the better ones.) Also beware of organic junk food - it's not any better than other junk food in the long run. But in the short run, it doesn't have certain chemicals for preservation or pesticides.
Raw food, minimally processed foods, organic foods, wild/wildcrafted foods, simple personal care and household hygiene products are the best options for you, me, our families and the planet.
That's our specialty at Between Father Sky and Mother Earth - we care about you.
On a closing note, I'd like to recommend the film Dirt! the movie.
KISS for life,
Peace to all,
Miriam.
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