100% Fresh Fruit Ice Lollies | NOT From Concentrate
Posted by Ina Woolcott
As always when we went to Brighton today, I bought my daughter several fresh fruit ice lollies in the lanes from wai-kika-moo-kau. One when we got there and one when we left. Although they are not organic (as some of my regular visitors will know I only have organic sugar, sweetener, GM, additive etc free produce in the house), it’s a lovely treat whenever we are in Brighton, which is always at least once a week for my daughter to do yoga and then most Sundays to go for sushi. My daughter and I both love these delicious ice lollies, especially the apple and mango one. Oh, and the blackcurrant one, and the strawberry and banana one!
“Here at last, the HEALTHY Ice Lolly! A Yummy lolly is made from 100% Fresh Fruit with nothing added and absolutely not from concentrate. The healthy alternative that appeals to adults and children, a fun way to that all important 5-a-day..…”
World–renowned chef and restaurateur Raymond Blanc has joined forces with Garden Organic, the UK’s leading organic growing charity, to launch ‘Go Organic’ – an initiative designed to encourage more people to grow, cook and eat organic food, while at the same time supporting the work of Garden Organic’s Heritage Seed Library (HSL) in its battle to conserve rare vegetable varieties under threat of extinction.
People can Go Organic by hosting a sponsored dinner or lunch for friends and family where the menu is made up, in part, of organic ingredients. The guests will then be encouraged to make a donation that will be passed on to Garden Organic to fund the work of its Heritage Seed Library, a unique collection which aims to protect traditional varieties of vegetables that are disappearing rapidly. To date, Garden Organic’s Heritage Seed Library has saved 800 varieties of vegetable from the verge of extinction but more needs to be done to conserve threatened varieties from around the world. Earlier this year, experts from Garden Organic highlighted that 98 per cent of vegetable varieties have vanished over the last 100 years. They fear that if something isn’t done to stop this trend, then more varieties will disappear, threatening food security.
Anyone interested in taking part can register online at: www.gardenorganic.org.uk/goorganic or call 02476 303517. The registration pack contains everything needed to set up a Go Organic meal, with invitations, sponsorship forms, posters and special recipes and growing advice from Garden Organic and Raymond Blanc.
For more information contact James Ashe or Richard Postins at Prova PR on 01926 776900 or email: jamesa@provapr.co.uk
My daughter Aiyana and I love blueberries. Aiyana will eat a whole organic carton as a snack at least twice a week when they are in season. They are often on offer at Sainsburys or Tescos, and when we go shopping there I will often give her a carton to eat whilst she is sitting in the trolley. My mum just sent me an article about the countless health benefits of blueberries which I would like to share with you. Below are a few excerpts followed by the link. Happy reading!
‘Packed with antioxidant phytonutrients called anthocyanidins, blueberries neutralise free radical damage to the collagen matrix of cells and tissues that can lead to cataracts, glaucoma, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, peptic ulcers, heart disease and cancer. Anthocyanins, the blue-red pigments found in blueberries, improve the integrity of support structures in the veins and entire vascular system’.
They also offer cardio-protective action, promote gastrointestinal health, improve night-time vision, protect against macular degeneration, may reduce the effects of age-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, protect against colon and ovarian cancer and also can help relieve both diarrhoea and constipation.
It has been a huge success to bring back the wolves to the Rockies. But what happened? Why is it allowed to gun them down again????
Limpy is one of the most popular wolves in the valley, known to wildlife biologists as 253M, won the affectionate nickname Limpy, because of a pronounced limp from an injury.
This year, on Feb. 27, given the reintroduction’s success, the Bush administration removed the gray wolves of the northern Rockies from the federal Endangered Species List. It’s now legal to shoot a wolf in more than 85 percent of the state of Wyoming, even if the wolf being shot has no history of preying on livestock or domestic animals.
On March 28, the day that new state wolf policies went into effect, a hunter stationed near elk feeding grounds in Daniel, Wyo., shot and killed Limpy. In the parlance of wolf management, Limpy was a “clean” wolf who’d never been known to prey on livestock or domestic animals.
Limpy is one of the most popular wolves in the valley, known to wildlife biologists as 253M, won the affectionate nickname Limpy, because of a pronounced limp from an injury.
Dr. Günther Von Hagens - Anatomy and Physiology, and Being Sick
Posted by Ina Woolcott
Im sure a fair few of you have seen the live dissections done on corpses by Dr. Günther Von Hagens on TV, and perhaps a few of you have even seen them live. A brief rundown, if unfamiliar with him, Dr Von Hagens was born in Poland in 1945 and when 5 days old his parents left for Eastern Germany where he grew up. He is a controversial anatomist who invented the technique for preserving biological tissue specimens called plastination. He is heavily involved in its promotion and developed the Body Worlds exhibition of human bodies and body parts.
Von Hagens wears his trademark black fedora, even while performing public dissections. Well, if you are familiar with this amazing guy, you may think the title of my posting implies that I was sick whilst watching one of these dissections… not at all… in fact, although at first I felt a bit squeamish when he ‘skinned’ a corpse, I eventually became so fascinated that I wanted to keep watching!
It is the first time I have seen Dr. Von Hagens, at college, where I am learning Swedish Body Massage and as we are currently studying anatomy and physiology, my tutor found it fitting (and it was most definitely!) for us to watch this particular episode. Also, because it was the last lesson before we break up for half term, it was meant to be an ‘easy lesson’. Not for some, 3 people had to leave the room! I will now always remember where the ulna and radius are located! An excellent way to remember where all the bones, tendons, ligaments, organs, tissues etc are. Text books can only teach so much, but seeing a real life (although dead) but dissected is priceless learning.
Although he is met with controversy, I personally feel that he is one of a kind. Everyone is entitled to how they feel, but if you eat meat I bet you never spare a thought or care how the animals are cut up.
After viewing the DVD - unfortunately we didn’t have time to watch all of it - I had to rush back home as the one who is actually ill is my daughter, who is 3years in September. I rather reluctantly left her with my mum, as she has been up since 530am today being sick and I like to be ‘on call’ on the rare occasion when she is actually poorly. However, in spite of being sick she has still maintained her happy personality and as the frequency of being sick got less, I felt OK to leave her for an hour and a half just to go in to college and do some theory. If I wasn’t going to be missing 2 or 3 weeks of college due to going on holiday, I would not have gone in. Also, my daughter slept from practically the moment I left until I got back. Those of you who know me, know that I would never give my daughter suppressive conventional medication to make her ‘better’, which in the long run
= damage to natural stomach flora
= digestive system
= and also overall physical and even mental health
Of course, my daughter has been treated homoeopathically with Arsen Alb , a lot of TLC and a couple of breastfeeds, although she did chuck up a short while after…she is now asleep on the sofa.
If you like more info of the video I saw today, Anatomy and Physiology for Beginners, Episode 1, Movement - watch the video below
CDC Finds 97 Percent of Americans Contaminated by Sunscreens
Posted by Ina Woolcott
I never use sunscreen, I always want the sun straight on my skin. As for my daughter, only on really hot days I will use organic sunscreen. Generally I don’t bother. So when I came across this from Natural News, I felt relieved that I have always followed my instincts.
(NaturalNews) The Center for Disease Control (CDC) released a new study showing that nearly all Americans are contaminated with oxybenzone, a widely-used sunscreen ingredient. This chemical so far has been linked to allergies, hormone disruption, and cell damage, as well as low birth weight in baby girls whose mothers are exposed during pregnancy. Oxybenzone is also a penetration enhancer, a chemical that helps other chemicals penetrate the skin. So where has the FDA been on this?
In their online cosmetic safety database, EWG identifies nearly 600 sunscreens sold in the U.S. that contain oxybenzone, including leading brand names like Hawaiian Tropic, Coppertone, and Banana Boat, and many facial moisturizers as well. On top of that, they also show many of these so-called sunscreens offer inadequate protection from the sun. In fact, they found that sunlight also causes oxybenzone to form free radical chemicals that may be linked to cell damage, which is the exact opposite reason many women mistakenly use the sunscreen - to protect them from damaging free radicals which lead to premature aging
And interestingly, as sunscreen sales have risen, so has the rate of skin cancers.
Protecting one’s children is of utmost important to parents. Unfortunately, it is now necessary to educate ourselves about how to keep our children safe from potentially harmful chemicals in their toys.
In addition to phthalates, lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury, bromine, antimony, chromium, tin, xylene, toluene, and bisphenol-A should all be avoided in children’s toys.
One mistake parents make is assuming that products must be proven safe before they can be sold and they trust that the government wouldn’t allow unsafe toys to be sold. Government regulations are very outdated and ineffective when it comes to the ever-changing world of chemicals and their use in consumer products.
Amazing… this highly interesting video the Holographic Universe, and its second part, prove that the physical world we believe is real is in fact illusion. Energy fields are decoded by our brains into a 3D picture, to give the illusion of a physical world…
The world we know of consists of what our eyes see, what our 5 senses tell us. Our ears hear, our noses smell, our tongues taste, and our hands feel. Man is dependent on only those 5 senses since birth. That is why he only knows the external world, the way it is presented by these 5 senses. Yet scientific research carried out on our senses, has revealed very different facts about what we call the external world. And these facts have brought to light a very important secret about matter which makes up this physical world.
Holographic Universe (Part 1 of 2 ) its all illusion.
I also personally recommend this amazing book, I have read no less than 5 times since 2004 - Michael Talbot, The Holographic Universe.
Artificial Colouring in Food and Drinks Can Cause Cancer
By Ina Woolcott
As long as I can remember, my mum never bought anything containing artificial colourings, flavourings, sweeteners or E numbers. I remember her checking the ingredients every time we went shopping. I never really questioned her, just had an inherent trust that she knew what is best. THANKS MUM
… and I am now passing this same knowledge onto my daughter. I never really knew why artificial colours etc were so bad back then, and as I got older it made sense to me that you just don’t eat anything artificial, as this implies it is fake! Anyhow, I received this from the Natural News website I am subscribed to and would like to share it with others who are interested or who happen to come acroos this posting. Very interesting and educational…
Have you ever wondered why companies use artificial colors? You might think it’s because they want to make their food look good, but there’s another reason - a far deeper reason - why companies use artificial colorus to make their foods more appealing to consumers. Keep reading to learn what that is…
It saddens me that when it comes to making money people have no limits to what they will do, as if enough rainforest hasn’t been, and is being, destroyed already. What needs to happen for people to wake up? Its all well and good putting carbon taxes on things like flying, but what are they gonna do with all that extra tax money? Give it to mother earth and apologise? A funny analogy, but the scene in Titanic always springs to mind when the ‘bad guy’ tries to buy his way on to a boat to be rescued and is bluntly told that all the money in the world cant save him now…
The Achuar people are the natural custodians of over two million acres of the most beautiful, untouched rainforest on planet earth today. The Achuar need our help to protect their remote virgin rainforest the oil industry seeks to destroy. Just over 5,000 inhabitants (plus 4 other groups) in a land that is 5 Million acres in size. These people are asking YOU to help them. It’s urgent you respond right away. …read more here
Ina Woolcott ~ passionate about the Earth, about our Children and about creating a better world.