Marinated Vegetable Salad.

MMMmmmmm!  I want to try this!!

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Marinated-Vegetable-Salad

Decayed Meat Treated With Carbon Monoxide??

Did you know this???  I didn't until now.  Am I surprised??  Not at all.


http://preventdisease.com/news/12/031112_Decayed-Meat-Is-Treated-With-Carbon-Monoxide-To-Make-It-Look-Fresh-At-The-Grocery.shtml?utm_source=031112&utm_campaign=031112&utm_medium=email

The Importance of Vitamin D!!

http://www.naturalnews.com/036303_vitamin_D_outlawed_nutrition.html

Why Is Pasteurization Bad For Me?

Well, here is a simple explanation of that by Dr. Axe:

http://www.draxe.com/video/pasteurization-homogenization-raw-milk/

Like this infographic? Get more natural health tips from DrAxe.com.

As is stated in the article, it is not always easy to find raw milk, especially from a dairy farmer you can trust.  This site http://www.realmilk.com/where.html helps you track down someone in your area.

MMR Causes Autsim?

Proof of the link between vaccines (and specifically the MMR) and autism continues.  For me, personally, there is nothing that the drug companies could say or do that would convince me that vaccines 'really are safe'.  For me, the proof is in the thousands of parents who watch their children change overnight after having received their shots.  It's not coincidental.  I have read many reports by parents whose children suffer the exact same thing as mentioned below (loss of apetite, screaming from being in pain, etc).  It was enough to convince me.

http://www.naturalnews.com/036255_MMR_autism_court_case.html#ixzz1ydSgTJe9

Saying NO to Vaccines.

Another vaccine post!  I read this interview with Dr. Tenpenny on how to legally say NO to vaccines.  
I read it and am in total agreeance with everything she stated.  I also checked out her website DrTenpenny.com and, while I don't have time right now to really research everything on her site, just by glancing over it I can tell that this will be a great resource for me.  If you're a little curious about all the debate going on about vaccines, you'll want to check out this website.  Answers and proof that vaccines are ineffective are out there - and I am glad I came across this site that has so many of them in one place.

The Dark Side of Calorie Counting

A great article by Sheleana from Young and Raw called The Dark Side of Calorie Counting on why calorie counting isn't all it's cracked up to be.  For the longest time, I refused to calorie count.  I just made sure I was eating mostly 'healthy'.  And compared to most Americans living off the Standard American Diet (so SAD, indeed), I was.  But when I was in college, my health and my health knowledge isn't what it is today.  But even then, I still didn't calorie count.  The only time I did was a short period of time when I was working on getting into 'Bodybuilder Shape' and in that world macronutrient and calorie needs are monitored very closely.  It worked for me - I lost body fat and looked the best I had in my life....however, I wasn't quite where I wanted to be and knew that I could be.  But at that time, while I was eating milk or processed foods and the like, I was still eating meat, cottage cheese and the like.  I then became pregnant.  Fast forward 9 months, and my changes that I was making for the benefit of my baby, took my health to a whole new level.  I wasn't planning on cutting out meat, but it happened (and I love it!!).  I didn't make it a goal to be Vegan (well, mostly Vegan right now!) but suddenly it just happened.  And one of the many plus sides to that??  I don't have to count calories - I have never even bothered since I had my baby.  I don't count protein or carbs or sugar. I eat plants as much as I possibly can and the weight (more specifically the body fat) just rolls off.  I do lift weights three times a week and try to squeeze in some High Intensity Interval Training or a jog or a walk with my baby whenever I can.  But no calorie counting here for me - not again!

There are also some great tips on what to do and what NOT to do to lose weight! I agree with them!

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Top 10 Food Additives to Avoid

This is from Hungry For Change...I've just added it to my 'Free Resources' sidebar.   I hope it enlightens and helps keep us on the 'straight and narrow path' of whole foods!!!

http://www.hungryforchange.tv/top-10-food-additives-to-avoid

10 Ways to Us Apple Cider Vinegar

 

Real Food on a Budget

Thought I'd share the following article called Real Food on a Budget from Mommypotamus.  Some great advice and tips!

http://www.mommypotamus.com/real-food-on-a-budget-25-tips-to-make-healthy-eating-affordable/

Chemicals and Health Risks

Define Quality.

We hosted a surprise party a couple weekends ago and during clean up I happened to grab this container of macaroni salad somebody brought just to check out how super nasty the ingredients list would be.  It was super nasty indeed:

And then I read that is 'made from scratch every day using quality ingredients'.  Hmmm?  Since when is soybean oil, sodium benzoate, calcium chloride, etc considered quality ingredients?  And made from scratch?  I don't think so.

And yikes!  Check out those fat calories.  That alone would be enough to scare most people before they even got to the ingredients list.  This would probably take a week or ten for your body to digest! Just more proof we need to eat less of the processed, chemical-laden junk and more wonderfully raw and nutritious foods!

Say What?

Not surprising in the least.

In the following article, you can read and hear Merck vaccine scientist Dr. Maurice Hilleman admitting to the presence of SV40, AIDS and cancer viruses in vaccines.

Learn more:http://www.naturalnews.com/033584_Dr_Maurice_Hilleman_SV40.html#ixzz1y1UjmjH1

Detoxify Your Home

I love this article on Detoxifying Your Home by Dawn Lorenz over at Raising Natural Kids.   I plan on buying several glass drinking bottles, even one for my little one.  I have also been collecting and compiling recipes for homemade cleaners, soaps, etc.  When I can get it all organized, I'll pass it along.  Hopefully I will also have been able to put some to the test and can share that as well!

I love discovering new websites from the raw and natural health community - I'm all about the knowledge and I try my best to soak it up like a sponge.  Of course, new recipes are always great and I love to find new things to try.   Here are some new finds, some of which I have also added to my sidebar:

http://www.healthfulpursuit.com/

http://www.rawfoodrecipes.com/

http://blogilates.com/

10 Tips For A Healthy Pregnancy

Came across this today from Food Matters and wanted to share.  I wholly agree with everything listed here.

http://www.foodmatters.tv/articles-1/10-tips-to-prepare-you-for-a-healthy-pregnancy

My own little note about #2 - Folic Acid.  I would encourage pregnant women and those trying to conceive to EAT their folate as much as possible.  Here is a list of some sources high in folate from WH Foods.  I myself never took a prenatal vitamin.  I don't trust anything pharmaceutical and I would never trust anything off the shelf of Wal-mart or GNC, either.  I was given a couple samples from my OBGYN, I took them into my holistic health care provider (mostly out of curiosity) and he found, through Kinesiology, that they weren't effective at all and one of them my body rejected, which meant it was harmful.  I did take a Folic Acid supplement, which my body and my growing baby tested positive for, made by Standard Process.

Immunization Graphs

This Pdf called Immunization Graphs:

http://genesgreenbook.com/resources/Natural_Infectious_Disease_Declines_Immunization_Effectiveness.pdf

shows the decline of infectious disease LONG before vaccines were introduced.  I found it interesting and thought I would pass it along.

Dangers of Aluminum

Dr. Mercola interviews Dr. David Ayoub about the dangers of the aluminum in vaccines and their relation to several major illnesses including, but not limited to Alzheimer's, ADHD and, of course, Autism.   Aluminum is not only in our vaccines but deodorant, cookware, toothpaste and much more.  

You can click here to watch the whole thing in part  or watch it on YouTube broken down in five parts. 

Some key things that stood out to me (some of these notes were also displayed below the video so I copy and pasted them and colored them purple, because purple is cool) were the following:

You will find aluminum in the earth’s crust, and in air, soil and water. However, although aluminum is a common, “natural” substance, it’s important to realize that it has absolutely no biological role inside your body.

Mercury levels may have gone down in vaccines (I'm sure because of all of the bad rep) but Aluminum levels have basically skyrocketed.  

Based on the number of vaccines given, children today are receiving 17 shots that contain aluminum, compared to four vaccines in the 1970s into the mid-80s. According to Dr. Ayoub’s calculations, the milligram dose of aluminum received has more than doubled in that time.    So yes, 30 or 40 years ago, we were all administered vaccines and Autism wasn't as prevalent then  as it is now...but the amount of vaccines and the toxicity of each of those vaccines has drastically changed.

This can have significant implications, as aluminum is not only toxic in and of itself, but it also impairs your body’s ability to excrete mercury, and it impairs glutathione synthesis. As a consequence, aluminum will make whatever amount of mercury you have in your system even more toxic.   Dr. Ayoub then says that with the aluminum interfering with the body's ability to excrete mercury, enter the flu shot (full of mercury) and you have even more cause for concern.

Remember, you and your children are exposed to mercury from other sources as well, not just vaccines. Fish and amalgam dental fillings are two major sources of mercury exposure as well.

I really REALLY urge you to take the time to listen to this interview.   I listened to the whole thing, probably in 30-40 minutes while sitting at the computer taking care of some things so I could multi-task.  It's very eye-opening and as Dr. Mercola put it:  "just one more nail in the coffin" against vaccines.  I, too, believe that there are safer, more effective alternative ways to protect yourself against diseases than to load you or your precious infant with their tiny, tiny bodies up with dangerous toxins.