OpenFood.Biz
August, 2012
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RecipesSarah Freedman-Izquierdo Chef in Residence
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Wine reviewsCharlie ArturaolaSommelier in Residence
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EventsJaime IzquierdoPhotographer
and editor
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CARRAGEENAN, AN ADDITIVE PRESENT IN DAIRY PRODUCTS AND PRESERVED MEATS, AND THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF ULSERATIS COLATIS, IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME, AND OTHER RELATED GASTRIC ILLNESSES IS NOW PRESENT IN ORGANIC SUBSTITUTES
The Organic Food Production Act OFPA was established by congress with the objective of regulating and protecting the production of Organic products in the US. Since then, there have been over one hundred chemical additives approved as safe for the use in organic farming and food production that were never intended to be part of organic products. The inclusion of these chemicals as safe, under the USDA Organic label, has been associated with the growing influence of giant food corporations, as they have become a larger part of the board of the OFPA. Several of these chemicals have been controversial for years in conventional food. In reading a document relating to the present practices of the OFPA board, and the synthetic products approved for organic farming and production, one synthetic product caught my attention: CARRAGEENAN. It is present in dairy products. It is also used in dairy alternatives such as soy based beverages, desserts, and deli meats, as a thickening agent, stabilizer, or emulsifier. As a vegan individual, I do not use dairy products, and I felt safe when I read this, but then I checked on the alternatives I use and I realized I was still ingesting this nasty chemical. The controversy over the use of Carrageenan is based on a long history of research that associates it with inflammatory effects of the digestive system, and colon; and has been associated with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Ulcerates Colitis. A light went on for me, since I was diagnosed with Ulcerites Colitis over thirty years ago. I found out since then that several members of my family also suffer from the same condition. This connections sparked my interest to read further into the evolution and present situation of the OFPA, and I found disturbing information. The paper, written by The Cornucopia Institute (Cornucopia.org), is of interest to all of us desiring to return to organic food in order to avoid chemicals, toxins and genetically engineered foods associated with chronic illnesses and long term medication....Read report
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IS THE USDA ORGANIC LABLE RELIABLE?
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Organic Foods, Genetically Engineered Additives, and ChemicalsExcerpt From New York Times Article
Michael J. Potter is one of the last little big men left in organic food. More than 40 years ago, Mr. Potter bought into a hippie cafe and “whole earth” grocery here that has since morphed into a major organic foods producer and wholesaler, Eden Foods.
But one morning last May, he hopped on his motorcycle and took off across the Plains to challenge what organic food — or as he might have it, so-called organic food — has become since his tie-dye days in the Haight district of San Francisco.
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MEDITATION
Dear friends and business associates, I recently published a book on meditation that is now available for purchase. My objective is to sell 250 books in one week and become an Amazon "Best Seller". Email me if you purchase a copy, and I will send you a guided meditation MP3 for daily practice. If you want to learn how to meditate, this practice includes an energetic cleansing, chakra opening, a daily opportunity to ask the universe for anything you want in your life today, daily self-energy healing, and daily enlightenment. Email: organicmeditationpractice@yahoo.com
ORGANIC MEDITATION PRACTICE, Copyright 2012
Part of the proceeds of sales of this book are donated to OrganicMeditationPractice.Org to provide low-cost and free holistic therapy to underprivileged individuals; and for the promotion of holistic therapy as an alternative treatment in our health care system.
Just as an individual cell contributes to the well being of our physical body, we contribute to the well being of the universe.
Organic Meditation Practice is an energy based therapy. In Organic Meditation
we acknowledge that we are organic elements of the universe, and the universe as the larger organic element that is maintaining us alive. We use the mind to energetically merge our consciousness and physical energies into an enlightened element. For this purpose we visualize our physical environment, and all things within the universe as energetic bodies that depend on each other for survival.
Jaime Izquierdo, organic meditation Copyright 2012
Schedule private session or a meditation workshop at your location. Call 305.788.3093
Subscribe to our mailing list. email organicmeditationpractice@yahoo.com and receive a free MP3 guided meditation. This meditation makes self-energy-healing part of your daily life.
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BIGOLI AND PICI PASTA FROM PISSA
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Fondo Montebello Balsamic Vinegar, Italy
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Food photography by, Jaime Izquierdo
Madhur Jaffrey"s Dawat
Cacao, Coral Gables, Miami
Chez Lucienne, Haelem, NY
Emeril's Miami Beach
ICorsini Ristorante, Miami Beach
Stinky, Brooklyn. NY
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Events
Jaime Izquierdo
The Miami Beach Polo World Cup,
Introducing the First Ever South Beach Women's PoloCup
Men's Polo World Cup, Miami Beach FL
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