Nutrition
The Increased Availability Of Farm Grown Healthy Food And Sustainable Agriculture
Frank Dalotto asked:
Healthy food is the result of sustainable agriculture systems that are farming methods and processes geared to the growth, harvesting, and delivery of healthy food to the consumer while taking environmentally safe agriculture measures.
The new generation of Americans are more aware of the harmful chemical additives and environmental threats of traditional or commercial methods of factory farming and food production. Along with the need to feed themselves and their kids healthy food, this knowledge is bringing about change in the food buying habits and diet of Americans.
Much of the food we find at today’s supermarkets are grown, processed and sold with harmful chemical food additives. These additives change the way food tastes, looks, and increases the food’s shelf life.
To maximize profitability and production, large commercial farms feed animals low doses of antibiotics for faster growth. This contributes to a national health issue of the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in humans.
Large factory farms without sustainable systems often have harmful pesticides, fertilizers, and anti-biotic by products that finds it way into ground water, rivers, and streams. These harmful residues lead to the contamination of aquatic ecosystems and drinking water.
While there is an increasing awareness and corresponding increase in sustainable farming, there is also the need for large factory farms to maximize food production and profitability. In response to this demand by the large commercial factory farms, many of the world’s largest chemical corporations are shifting out of commodity petrochemicals into Agricultural Biotechnology. Since 1996, Monsanto and Hoechst (Germany) have changed their business plans by spinning off its industrial chemicals business and has since made huge investments in acquiring seed and agricultural biotechnology companies.
Sustainable Agriculture Systems are geared to the production of healthy and environmentally safe farming and food products.
It includes a number of requirements: The fertility of the soil being continuously maintained and improved; The availability and quality of water being protected and enhanced; The protection of bio diversity for farms, farm workers, and all other factors in food production chain; and programs to minimize the impact on the environment concerning the discharge of waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
While there is no widely recognized body for certification of Sustainable Food and Agriculture systems, the other components, Organic and Bio Dynamic Food and Agriculture systems have certification standards.
Certified Organic Food is the result farming without the application of harmful pesticides, artificial fertilizers, contamination by human or industrial waste, ionizing radiation, food additives, and not be genetically modified. Where livestock is grown, they must be free of antibiotics and without the use of growth hormones.
Bio Dynamic Food production is a more stringent level of food production than organic farming. It is both a philosophy and art form of agriculture.
The Demeter Association, with branches around the world, is the certification body for bio dynamic farming. Its certification standards are the highest level of sustainable farming achieving one of the smallest carbon footprints of any agricultural method.
Bio dynamics takes a systems approach to agriculture farming where each farm component or action is viewed in total as it affects the others. The systems approach includes the use of bio dynamic sprays, retention of nutrients, crop rotation designs, weed control, plant pests, and the recycling of organic wastes and composting. For livestock production, it includes animal nutrition, the disposition of animal wastes; the mix and rotation of animal species on pastures to maximize grazing patterns and minimize pasture borne parasites.
Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle
Healthy food is the result of sustainable agriculture systems that are farming methods and processes geared to the growth, harvesting, and delivery of healthy food to the consumer while taking environmentally safe agriculture measures.
The new generation of Americans are more aware of the harmful chemical additives and environmental threats of traditional or commercial methods of factory farming and food production. Along with the need to feed themselves and their kids healthy food, this knowledge is bringing about change in the food buying habits and diet of Americans.
Much of the food we find at today’s supermarkets are grown, processed and sold with harmful chemical food additives. These additives change the way food tastes, looks, and increases the food’s shelf life.
To maximize profitability and production, large commercial farms feed animals low doses of antibiotics for faster growth. This contributes to a national health issue of the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in humans.
Large factory farms without sustainable systems often have harmful pesticides, fertilizers, and anti-biotic by products that finds it way into ground water, rivers, and streams. These harmful residues lead to the contamination of aquatic ecosystems and drinking water.
While there is an increasing awareness and corresponding increase in sustainable farming, there is also the need for large factory farms to maximize food production and profitability. In response to this demand by the large commercial factory farms, many of the world’s largest chemical corporations are shifting out of commodity petrochemicals into Agricultural Biotechnology. Since 1996, Monsanto and Hoechst (Germany) have changed their business plans by spinning off its industrial chemicals business and has since made huge investments in acquiring seed and agricultural biotechnology companies.
Sustainable Agriculture Systems are geared to the production of healthy and environmentally safe farming and food products.
It includes a number of requirements: The fertility of the soil being continuously maintained and improved; The availability and quality of water being protected and enhanced; The protection of bio diversity for farms, farm workers, and all other factors in food production chain; and programs to minimize the impact on the environment concerning the discharge of waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
While there is no widely recognized body for certification of Sustainable Food and Agriculture systems, the other components, Organic and Bio Dynamic Food and Agriculture systems have certification standards.
Certified Organic Food is the result farming without the application of harmful pesticides, artificial fertilizers, contamination by human or industrial waste, ionizing radiation, food additives, and not be genetically modified. Where livestock is grown, they must be free of antibiotics and without the use of growth hormones.
Bio Dynamic Food production is a more stringent level of food production than organic farming. It is both a philosophy and art form of agriculture.
The Demeter Association, with branches around the world, is the certification body for bio dynamic farming. Its certification standards are the highest level of sustainable farming achieving one of the smallest carbon footprints of any agricultural method.
Bio dynamics takes a systems approach to agriculture farming where each farm component or action is viewed in total as it affects the others. The systems approach includes the use of bio dynamic sprays, retention of nutrients, crop rotation designs, weed control, plant pests, and the recycling of organic wastes and composting. For livestock production, it includes animal nutrition, the disposition of animal wastes; the mix and rotation of animal species on pastures to maximize grazing patterns and minimize pasture borne parasites.
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You Should Know How Your Diet Is Supposed To Work
Gary Vaughn asked:
The vast majority of people start dieting in order to lose weight. Losing weight can be accomplished in a number of ways. A diet is simply a specific method for accomplishing that task.
When one decides that they need to lose weight, the first thing that must be considered is the reason for wanting to lose weight. Is the weight loss going to be directed at a way to gain better health or is it more of a vanity reason? The reason for dieting is as important as the method used to lose the weight.
If attaining a more healthy lifestyle and striving for better health is the reason, it should not be of any concern how long the dieting takes to achieve the weight loss goal, if in fact there is a goal. If good health is the main objective, length of time should not be an issue because the diet should simply be a part of a life-style change in which the dieting change would be a long-term part of the life-style anyway.
If, on the other hand, vanity is the reason and the dieting person is hell bent on losing a significant amount of weight in a short period of time in order to fit into an object of clothing or simply to look great at the class reunion in a month, the method chosen for dieting will be completely different and, most likely, quite unhealthy.
Long term lifestyle type diets are usually of the type that occur in small increments of weight loss and continue as exercise is slowly increased and more healthy food, in smaller portions is consumed. These are usually quite simple diets that don’t cause a significant amount of suffering as long as the dieting person is committed to the long-term goals.
The vanity type diet is usually a quick but very self-denying diet in which the dieting person eats very little or eats foods that do not tempt the pallet as far as taste or attractiveness go. Often, very large amounts of water are incorporated into these diets and most people do not drink enough water to begin with. When they are confronted with the need to increase their water intake significantly, they hesitate or they are not very compliant. Water, when one is not thirsty, simply does not taste very good.
The vanity diet also usually requires a substantial increase in activity in the form of exercise and most people have a strong aversion to that form of activity.
There are also diets that are not in either the lifestyle change nor the vanity dieting lists but are really a forced lifestyle change that is completely necessary for the dieting person to continue to live. Once such diet is the diabetic diet. If one ignores their diabetes and continues to eat large amounts of carbohydrates, as most Americans do, they will eventually suffer serious health deterioration. So, the necessary-for-life diets are not the ones we are really concerned with in this article.
There are a number of different diets available for each of the non-necessity diets. The basic lifestyle change diet has already been described though some of the latter day fad diets are also appropriate for long-term dieting if the person doing the dieting is indeed dedicated to the lifestyle change. Some specific fad diets that would work for this person are the Atkins or low-carb diet, The Zone diet or the South Beach diet.
The extreme vanity diet person can also use the low carb diet for fast weight loss or they can try starvation or if they really want to lose weight fast and suffer a bit more but at least retain some type of decent health, they can attempt the Lemonade Diet.
The lemonade diet is highly effective but is more a fast than a diet and a special mixture of water, cayenne pepper, lemon juice and syrup are required. One must be highly dedicated to losing weight for this diet to work as no food is allowed for a period of at least ten days and the Lemonade dieter will feel worse before they feel like a million dollars. The diet is extremely effective for losing ten pounds or more in ten days though. The added benefit of this diet is that it does a thorough job of cleaning the colon.
Each one of the above mentioned diets should be highly suspect and not just accepted for it’s reputation or the current fad. One who is considering dieting should, at the very least, buy the book that is written about the diet in order to learn how the diet works with the body and effects the different body systems. Each of the authors has a lot of information included in their book about these concerns.
The main point of this article is to point out to anyone who is considering dieting that they should be very careful and choose a diet that meets their goals and health concerns. Don’t blindly go into any diet without knowing how it’s supposed to effect you, what you’re supposed to eat while on the diet, how much weight you are expected to lose in a specific period of time and what are the benefits and health concerns that attach to that diet.
In fact, it is a very good idea to discuss any diet plans with your health care professional prior to starting or even considering one of the above diets.
End Anxiety And Panic Attacks
The vast majority of people start dieting in order to lose weight. Losing weight can be accomplished in a number of ways. A diet is simply a specific method for accomplishing that task.
When one decides that they need to lose weight, the first thing that must be considered is the reason for wanting to lose weight. Is the weight loss going to be directed at a way to gain better health or is it more of a vanity reason? The reason for dieting is as important as the method used to lose the weight.
If attaining a more healthy lifestyle and striving for better health is the reason, it should not be of any concern how long the dieting takes to achieve the weight loss goal, if in fact there is a goal. If good health is the main objective, length of time should not be an issue because the diet should simply be a part of a life-style change in which the dieting change would be a long-term part of the life-style anyway.
If, on the other hand, vanity is the reason and the dieting person is hell bent on losing a significant amount of weight in a short period of time in order to fit into an object of clothing or simply to look great at the class reunion in a month, the method chosen for dieting will be completely different and, most likely, quite unhealthy.
Long term lifestyle type diets are usually of the type that occur in small increments of weight loss and continue as exercise is slowly increased and more healthy food, in smaller portions is consumed. These are usually quite simple diets that don’t cause a significant amount of suffering as long as the dieting person is committed to the long-term goals.
The vanity type diet is usually a quick but very self-denying diet in which the dieting person eats very little or eats foods that do not tempt the pallet as far as taste or attractiveness go. Often, very large amounts of water are incorporated into these diets and most people do not drink enough water to begin with. When they are confronted with the need to increase their water intake significantly, they hesitate or they are not very compliant. Water, when one is not thirsty, simply does not taste very good.
The vanity diet also usually requires a substantial increase in activity in the form of exercise and most people have a strong aversion to that form of activity.
There are also diets that are not in either the lifestyle change nor the vanity dieting lists but are really a forced lifestyle change that is completely necessary for the dieting person to continue to live. Once such diet is the diabetic diet. If one ignores their diabetes and continues to eat large amounts of carbohydrates, as most Americans do, they will eventually suffer serious health deterioration. So, the necessary-for-life diets are not the ones we are really concerned with in this article.
There are a number of different diets available for each of the non-necessity diets. The basic lifestyle change diet has already been described though some of the latter day fad diets are also appropriate for long-term dieting if the person doing the dieting is indeed dedicated to the lifestyle change. Some specific fad diets that would work for this person are the Atkins or low-carb diet, The Zone diet or the South Beach diet.
The extreme vanity diet person can also use the low carb diet for fast weight loss or they can try starvation or if they really want to lose weight fast and suffer a bit more but at least retain some type of decent health, they can attempt the Lemonade Diet.
The lemonade diet is highly effective but is more a fast than a diet and a special mixture of water, cayenne pepper, lemon juice and syrup are required. One must be highly dedicated to losing weight for this diet to work as no food is allowed for a period of at least ten days and the Lemonade dieter will feel worse before they feel like a million dollars. The diet is extremely effective for losing ten pounds or more in ten days though. The added benefit of this diet is that it does a thorough job of cleaning the colon.
Each one of the above mentioned diets should be highly suspect and not just accepted for it’s reputation or the current fad. One who is considering dieting should, at the very least, buy the book that is written about the diet in order to learn how the diet works with the body and effects the different body systems. Each of the authors has a lot of information included in their book about these concerns.
The main point of this article is to point out to anyone who is considering dieting that they should be very careful and choose a diet that meets their goals and health concerns. Don’t blindly go into any diet without knowing how it’s supposed to effect you, what you’re supposed to eat while on the diet, how much weight you are expected to lose in a specific period of time and what are the benefits and health concerns that attach to that diet.
In fact, it is a very good idea to discuss any diet plans with your health care professional prior to starting or even considering one of the above diets.
End Anxiety And Panic Attacks
Heart Healthy Foods
David Harm asked:
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute as well as the American Heart Association endorse a heart healthy diet called the DASH diet. D.A.S.H. stands for (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension). It’s also the basis for the new USDA MyPyramid. The foundation of the DASH diet is probably not news to you. It involves things like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low saturated fats. Like I said, “It’s not glamorous”! Read on for a more in depth look at the new and improved diet that’s heart healthy and did I mention it can help shed unwanted weight and protect against cancer?
The foundation of a heart healthy diet is:
Total fat: 27%
Saturated Fat: 6%
Protein: 18%
Carbohydrates: 55%
It also has no more than 2300 mg of sodium per day (1500mg is better), and at least 30 grams of fiber. If you’re like me, this means very little to you and you’d rather just know what foods to eat and which ones to avoid. So I’ll put the DASH diet on the bottom shelf for you.
Foods To Eat:
Oily fish and/or lean protein is important. Salmon, tuna and mackerel are abundant in omega-3 fatty acids, which have been proven to improve the elasticity of your blood vessels and can also thin the blood protecting against clots. Chicken and turkey breast are always good choices of protein if fish is not your forte’.
Fruits and Vegetables are high in antioxidants which protect against heart disease by neutralizing damaging free radicals in your blood vessels. It is a proven way to aid your body’s defenses against atherosclerotic heart disease. Fruits and vegetables are also naturally high in fiber, which have a cleansing effect.
Nuts and Seeds are rich in the good fats (unsaturated) and more importantly high in vitamin E, which protects against “bad” fats (saturated/trans). Nuts fill you up and are a great alternative for a healthy snack.
Foods To Avoid:
Fried Foods are among the worst foods for your heart. They are high in saturated fats, which raise cholesterol. Most people are aware of the health risks involved with fast food, but restaurant food can be just as bad for you.
Red Meat has gotten a bad reputation for a good reason. The marbled cuts are worse and carry with them a higher concentration of fat. Try limiting your intake to once a week or less if you can, and trim as much fat as possible before cooking.
I think most people are not surprised at the advice above, but have a hard time implementing these practices into their every day life. Here are some Superfood tips that make eating healthy easy.
Buy whole grain bread and cereals. Learn healthy recipes and try new things. Substitute olive oil for butter or shortening. Leave fresh fruit out on the counter. Buy 1% milk or skim
The research is conclusive. Cholesterol and hypertension have been linked to our diet. Heart healthy food is not rocket science, but it does require some discipline. You might be surprised how easy it is to start eating better and your heart will thank you. Arm yourself with the DASH diet for a comprehensive defense against heart disease.
End Anxiety And Panic Attacks
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute as well as the American Heart Association endorse a heart healthy diet called the DASH diet. D.A.S.H. stands for (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension). It’s also the basis for the new USDA MyPyramid. The foundation of the DASH diet is probably not news to you. It involves things like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low saturated fats. Like I said, “It’s not glamorous”! Read on for a more in depth look at the new and improved diet that’s heart healthy and did I mention it can help shed unwanted weight and protect against cancer?
The foundation of a heart healthy diet is:
Total fat: 27%
Saturated Fat: 6%
Protein: 18%
Carbohydrates: 55%
It also has no more than 2300 mg of sodium per day (1500mg is better), and at least 30 grams of fiber. If you’re like me, this means very little to you and you’d rather just know what foods to eat and which ones to avoid. So I’ll put the DASH diet on the bottom shelf for you.
Foods To Eat:
Oily fish and/or lean protein is important. Salmon, tuna and mackerel are abundant in omega-3 fatty acids, which have been proven to improve the elasticity of your blood vessels and can also thin the blood protecting against clots. Chicken and turkey breast are always good choices of protein if fish is not your forte’.
Fruits and Vegetables are high in antioxidants which protect against heart disease by neutralizing damaging free radicals in your blood vessels. It is a proven way to aid your body’s defenses against atherosclerotic heart disease. Fruits and vegetables are also naturally high in fiber, which have a cleansing effect.
Nuts and Seeds are rich in the good fats (unsaturated) and more importantly high in vitamin E, which protects against “bad” fats (saturated/trans). Nuts fill you up and are a great alternative for a healthy snack.
Foods To Avoid:
Fried Foods are among the worst foods for your heart. They are high in saturated fats, which raise cholesterol. Most people are aware of the health risks involved with fast food, but restaurant food can be just as bad for you.
Red Meat has gotten a bad reputation for a good reason. The marbled cuts are worse and carry with them a higher concentration of fat. Try limiting your intake to once a week or less if you can, and trim as much fat as possible before cooking.
I think most people are not surprised at the advice above, but have a hard time implementing these practices into their every day life. Here are some Superfood tips that make eating healthy easy.
Buy whole grain bread and cereals. Learn healthy recipes and try new things. Substitute olive oil for butter or shortening. Leave fresh fruit out on the counter. Buy 1% milk or skim
The research is conclusive. Cholesterol and hypertension have been linked to our diet. Heart healthy food is not rocket science, but it does require some discipline. You might be surprised how easy it is to start eating better and your heart will thank you. Arm yourself with the DASH diet for a comprehensive defense against heart disease.
End Anxiety And Panic Attacks
Healthy Food as Healthy Nourishment
kusum asked:
Food is a source of nourishment gives energy and builds tissues of body. And the healthy food is the one which gives you better nourishment along with good energy that helps to build the tissues of body and be healthy. In the modern mans hurried life it is important that one should have proper and planed diet to maintain his health. Proper diet means in which one can get an appropriate amount of all those nutrients which a human body needs for healthy growth and work. Healthy foods are many from which one can get a proper amount of nutrients; there are verities of natural as well as man made foods that give you the best amount of needed nutrients. Medically speaking nutrient is a chemical and substance that human body needs to grow properly, to build and repair the tissues, to give needed heat and energy to body, and to maintain the regular work of human body. Organic nutrients include carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, water and mineral also considered nutrients. Nutrients that need in bulk quantity called macronutrients and those that are needed in less quantity called micronutrients.
Healthy food is a need of everyone, but the quality of health depends on how much we eat and how many times in a day. Over eating causes irregularities of health. The healthy food is one that provides you the needed quantity of nutrients according to your body. And that is possible only by including variety of foods in your diet, like vegetables, meet, fruits, dairy products, poultry and a good quantity of water. Plan your diet including these foods is the best way to get proper nutrition and health. One should use the above mentioned foods in groups, like he can use vegetable along with dairy products in one group and meet with poultry in another; this is what we call a proper diet program or plan. Each nutrient that healthy food provides has its own particular functions in human body, for instance protein is needed for growth and repair of body, and fats are used to generate proper heat and energy needed to body along with the cell formation. So every nutrient is important for being healthy.
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Food is a source of nourishment gives energy and builds tissues of body. And the healthy food is the one which gives you better nourishment along with good energy that helps to build the tissues of body and be healthy. In the modern mans hurried life it is important that one should have proper and planed diet to maintain his health. Proper diet means in which one can get an appropriate amount of all those nutrients which a human body needs for healthy growth and work. Healthy foods are many from which one can get a proper amount of nutrients; there are verities of natural as well as man made foods that give you the best amount of needed nutrients. Medically speaking nutrient is a chemical and substance that human body needs to grow properly, to build and repair the tissues, to give needed heat and energy to body, and to maintain the regular work of human body. Organic nutrients include carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, water and mineral also considered nutrients. Nutrients that need in bulk quantity called macronutrients and those that are needed in less quantity called micronutrients.
Healthy food is a need of everyone, but the quality of health depends on how much we eat and how many times in a day. Over eating causes irregularities of health. The healthy food is one that provides you the needed quantity of nutrients according to your body. And that is possible only by including variety of foods in your diet, like vegetables, meet, fruits, dairy products, poultry and a good quantity of water. Plan your diet including these foods is the best way to get proper nutrition and health. One should use the above mentioned foods in groups, like he can use vegetable along with dairy products in one group and meet with poultry in another; this is what we call a proper diet program or plan. Each nutrient that healthy food provides has its own particular functions in human body, for instance protein is needed for growth and repair of body, and fats are used to generate proper heat and energy needed to body along with the cell formation. So every nutrient is important for being healthy.
Thanks alot for reading my article visit,2tastyfood.com for more tastyfood recipes and weight loss programs ,please subacribe youself with us for getting updates of posts via emails.
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