I’ve switchd to Blogger
Posted by: beinghealthywithme on: May 15, 2009
I think I like it better at the moment. So now I’m at http://beinghealthywithme.blogspot.com
I hope I see you there!
Where to find real eggs
Posted by: beinghealthywithme on: April 30, 2009
- In: Eggs
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The 'Real' Egg is darker because it has more Beta Carotene.
Real Eggs
Let me define real eggs first, in case you don’t know. Real eggs are eggs that were collected from hens who:
1 – Were free to roam around a pasture
2 – Ate what ever they could find, including bugs
3 – Had plenty of space
4 – Were happy, like chickens should be
Nutrition
According to Food Renegade These eggs contain:
* 1⁄3 less cholesterol
* 1⁄4 less saturated fat
* 2⁄3 more vitamin A
* 2 times more omega-3 fatty acids
* 3 times more vitamin E
* 7 times more beta carotene
* 4 to 6 times more vitamin D
Where do you find such novelties?
Well, you can try www.localharvest.org, www.craigslist.com, or www.eatwild.com for starters. None of those websites ended up working out for me. Where I found my eggs is from the classifieds section of www.ksl.com. That’s the most popular news station in Utah (where I live). But chances are you don’t live in Utah, so go to the Classifieds section of the most popular news station in your state/area. Or try your local chapter: www.westonaprice.org/localchapters/index.html#locallist. I contacted mine, and she was pretty helpful and nice. They can help you find real food.
Raw Eggs
If you do get your hands one real eggs, make sure they come from healthy hens! If they are from healthy hens, then they won’t have salmonella, and you can eat them raw! According to Dr. Mercola the chances of 
eating a contaminated egg are 1 in 30,000. And raw eggs are really good for you. They are still a ‘live’ food. Just throw them in a shake. Eat several a day if you have access to that many eggs. Eggs are so good for you.
You can also try keeping hens as pets, if you are permitted in your area. One day I will try this, but that is not this day.
Corn is Everywhere
Posted by: beinghealthywithme on: April 17, 2009
- In: Bad food| Corn
- 2 Comments
Corn converts quickly to sugar and so it is best avoided. It is also a grain, not a vegetable. Grains are harder to digest, in general. Avoid eating too much corn. Corn is everywhere!:
*High Fructose Corn Syrup (avoid is completely), even worse is crystallized fructose which is supposed to be healthy, but it has a higher concentration of fructose than HFCS!
* The obvious (corn, corn starch, corn meal, corn syrup, etc)
* Corn Derivatives (it’s a long, long list of chemicals, too long to reproduce here)
* Basically any ingredient that doesn’t specify it’s food source. (For example malt can be from corn or barley. Vinegar… guess what the cheapest source is.)
* Scented things like perfume, candles, air freshener, etc
* Cleaning supplies including laundry soap
* Fruits and vegetables (Many are coated with corn wax or oil or washed with water and citric acid. This includes many organic. It makes them shine.)
* Iodized salt (Corn is the glue that makes the iodine stick)
* Dairy products (Any milk with vitamins (most have A and D) use a corn derivative to help them “stick”. Plus most US milk is corn fed and it does pass through with the protein intact. Grass fed is best!)
* Meat (Most wrappers are dusted with corn to prevent them from sticking. Also any added colors or flavor solutions often contain corn.)
* Eggs (Corn oil rubbed on the shells, which are porous, so it can get through)
* Bread (Besides the obvious they can be cooked on corn meal so it sticks to the crust… and not labeled as containing corn)
* Medicine (Cornstarch is used as a filler in a lot of pills and capsules)
* Gasoline (A lot is now 10% or more ethanol.)
* I believe a lot is also GM
So, don’t over do it on corn.
Eating Too Much
Posted by: beinghealthywithme on: April 10, 2009
I’ve learned something very important over the past few months: If I’m bored, then I eat! Even if I’m full, I just kind of want to snack on something if I’m not doing anything else. Well, a lot of times the snacks available aren’t very healthy.
One day, I had just finished a good/nutritious meal, and about an hour later, I was still full, but I found myself snacking. I was snacking on things that weren’t that good for me.
How can I stop doing this?!
Well, I discovered the solution to my problem: DO SOMETHING!!!
If you are doing something, then you aren’t eating, and you don’t even think about your stomach. There are so many things to do. You can read a book, do laundry, go shopping, check your email, write a letter to somebody, call a friend or member of the family, go to the library, do homework, sew a blanket, learn something new, etc…
Don’t waste your time over-eating when you could be doing something productive!
