Tag: corn
Tortilla chips: Portion-temptation challenge
This snack food made from corn tortillas is a favorite crunch for many to consume, especially during football season. These wedges are pretty basic…. corn, vegetable oil, salt, and water, fried or baked. Yellow corn is the popular staple, but they can… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness Nutrition, Food, Nutrition
Have Diabetes? Use these 5 Remarkable Foods to Control It Today
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood glucose levels over prolonged period resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Uncontrolled blood glucose levels would typically lead to raised blood glucose levels, termed… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle, Medicine, News, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care, Recipes
Fascinating Health Benefits Of Purple Corn
In Peru, purple corn or maize has been eaten for at least 5000 years. This vegetable originates from South America. When eaten organically, it is a really healthy vegetable. Commercial corn has been too much modified and contains fewer nutrients… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
Have inflammatory diseases risen while GMO crops are the majority of food sources?
Have inflammatory diseases risen over time and are they related to eating more GMO crops or exposure to pesticides? The problem isn’t just the GMO crops themselves. But the pesticides that are sprayed on them, which then gets into the… 0 Shares | | Posted in Biotechnology, Chemicals, Farming, Food, Health, Nutrition
There’s What in My Baby’s Diaper?
No, we’re not talking about that — we’re talking about the stuff diapers are made of. The secret and shocking ingredient? It’s corn. Actually, it’s acrylic acid, a component derived from corn. Many of the very plants we put on… 0 Shares | | Posted in Environment, Health, Home, Lifestyle, Personal Care
Corn: yes, it is a proven health food, and here are 3 reasons why
Long considered a vegetable to eat only in moderation or even avoid (according to low-carbohydrate enthusiasts, for example), corn is actually very good for your health! Serving up a healthy dose of B vitamins, magnesium, phosphorus, and packed with antioxidants,… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Food, Health, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, News, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care
Three Sisters: Growing Beans, Corn, and Squash
As spring gets closer families are beginning gardening projects that not only bring them together but also provide nutritional balance. Such gardens include vegetables that complement one another also known as companion gardening. As of late indoor gardens, small gardens,… 0 Shares | | Posted in Aquaponics, Arts & Culture, Chemicals, Child Care, Entertainment, Environment, Farming, Fitness, Fitness Nutrition, Food, Food, Gardening, GMOs, Health, Health, Home, Lifestyle, News, Nutrition, Personal Care, Recipes, Water, Weird, World
Watermelon With Seeds
As I stood by an Amish farm stand in Pennsylvania, I found my thoughts going back to when I was a child eating watermelon in my grandparents big city backyard. “Grandma, what do I do with the pits?” I then… 0 Shares | | Posted in Chemicals, Environment, Farming, Food, Gardening, GMOs, Health
Remember The Alamo
Everyone in life usually encounters some sort of “Alamo”. For me, living in Hawaii and watching the biotech industry pay off the politicians, is totally disgusting. By now, we all know about the 47 million dollar Proposition 37 Alamo in… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
