Bottles ready for cultured foods and beverages

Bottles ready for cultured foods and beverages
Ten Green Bottles!!

Friday 31 May 2013

Healthy Jellies

I've been very busy lately using powdered gelatine which I purchased from www.iherb.com. Gelatine is very healing for the gut. Anyone with a chronic illness will have serious issues with their gut and gelatin is a simple solution for healing your gut.

"Nourishing Traditions" written by Sally Fallon who is influenced by the work of  Weston A Price (a dentist from Philadelphia who studied traditional diets) states the various health benefits of using gelatin:
  • Supports skin, hair and nail growth
  • Good for joints and can help joint recovery
  • Can help tighten loose skin
  • Can improve digestion since it naturally binds to water and helps food move more easily though the digestive track
  • Great source of dietary collagen (collagen is too large to be absorbed by the skin)
  • Minor source of protein but its specific amino acids can help build muscle.
Gelatin is a good source of protein (6 grams per tablespoon), collagen and amino acids (it has 18, 9 of which are essential). Of these amino acids, glycine is reported to help liver function and lysine is utilised in muscle building and calcium absorption. Because of this, gelatin is often included in recipes for homemade baby formula, as it also helps digest milk proteins.

Bone broth is the only genuine article for gelatin and though not particularly labour-intensive to prepare, requires many hours of slow simmering to become an almost magical, healing liquid. My beef bone broth is slowly simmered for 3 days - chicken stock needs less than 12 hours.

The gelatin-rich, complexly flavoured broth used as the base of a soup is made from the bones, feet, heads, tough cuts of meat, cartilage and so on from various animals. This broth is not only flavourful, but easy to digest, as gelatin attracts digestive fluids in the stomach.

A very informative article on Gelatin

YouTube video on gelatin

Pottenger, of cat study fame, found that the only way mammals can eat cooked foods is if they consume gelatin along with the cooked food. The gelatin particularly helps with digestion, making our stomach enzymes and acids more effective.

The darker coloured jelly was made with pomegranate juice (no added sugar), water kefir and lemon juice with a tiny 1/2 teaspoon of honey and 2 tablespoons of gelatin.


The lighter coloured jelly was made with Licorice Spice Tulsi tea and water kefir and 2 tablespoons gelatin. I dissolve the gelatin in some slightly warm water before I add to tea/juice.

You can also add a probiotic capsule to the mix along with kombucha (more cultured liquids). You can add to coconut milk to make marshmallows or fermented coconut water etc. Get the idea?

Do not add gelatin powder to things with fresh pineapple, kiwi or pawpaw (papaya), as it will inactivate the thickening properties and don’t boil gelatin, as it will lose its thickening ability.



Buchi Kombucha

Buchi Kombucha

At Northey Street Organic Markets every Sunday and selected health food stores. Get the good stuff, flood yourself with probiotic yummy tasty fluids.

Photo: Goodbye small cramped Buchi factory...you have helped us get this far. And what a fabulous journey it has been! But tomorrow we say 'HELLO BABY' to our new Buchi Brewery and all the vast possibilities that it holds for us.

Thursday 30 May 2013

Water Kefir - Primary and Secondary Ferments - Delish!!


Video from our local food master and coach - a very busy mum indeed willing to share the ins and outs of fermenting. Kehoe's Kitchen

https://www.facebook.com/KehoesKitchen?fref=ts

Loads of info and products that are very useful.


Pfizer-Funded Study Falsely Claims Fish Oil Useless | GreenMedInfo

Pfizer-Funded Study Falsely Claims Fish Oil Useless | GreenMedInfo

 

A study claiming that fish oil provides no benefit in heart disease is being hyped as the final word on the issue. But is it? No, it is not. In fact, the study is absurdly blatant pseudo science, with two errors so glaring it's hard to believe they were made. Why do the researchers do it? Why do they care so little about the truth and your health?

Kombucha at Northey Street Markets every Sunday

http://www.buchi.com.au/

Made locally here in Brisbane. Lots of interesting flavours. Read their story here

http://www.buchi.com.au/#!about-us/circ


Everything in your Buchi Kombucha is sourced from certified organic farmers, and lovingly handcrafted to create the best tasting, locally produced, wildly fermented, potent kombucha on the market. 100% raw nothing else! No artificial anything!



Pod Organics & Wholefoods

Pod Organics & Wholefoods
I finally tracked down Pod Organics today at Stafford. They carry an interesting range of organic foods including some fresh and have a small cafe where they serve some gluten free goodies. Had a lovely chat with owner - a great exchange of information. Look forward to enjoying some coffee there with friends soon.
They are a little tricky to find so check out their map on site.
Pod Organics & Wholefoods - Brisbane, QLD

Monday 27 May 2013

Selling food, not commodities says beef producer - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Selling food, not commodities says beef producer - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

You lucky people in NSW.  An easy way to access food directly from a farmer.

Beef producer says direct marketing adds sustainability

Do the Math: The Movie - International Trailer - YouTube

Do the Math: The Movie - International Trailer - YouTube

IN AUSTRALIA

SYDNEY                  June 4 - York Theatre, Seymour Centre

CANBERRA             June 5-6 - Manning Clark Centre - ANU
                                  National Press Club - Burton

MELBOURNE        June 7 - Athenaeum Theatre - Collins Street

BRISBANE              June 9 - Brisbane City Hall

Tickets and more info  maths.350.org/australia/




Breeding the Nutrition Out of Our Food - NYTimes.com

Breeding the Nutrition Out of Our Food - NYTimes.com


Good Food - Cultured: The glorious world of fermented food

Good Food - Cultured: The glorious world of fermented food

We're getting together next Sunday to ferment our mixed kraut!! Off to Northey St Markets early Sunday morning to purchase our organic ingredient. We'll share lunch first to get our energy up and running!!


Sauerkraut crocks, pictured, are better suited to fermenting foods than preserving jars but are far more expensive.

Our Small Hours: Meatloaf Cupcakes Great idea!!

Our Small Hours: Meatloaf Cupcakes

These are very do-able for me!! I'd use fresh garlic and onions





Marijuana cannabinoids slow brain degradation and aging, reverse dementia: here's how

Marijuana cannabinoids slow brain degradation and aging, reverse dementia: here's how


Hopefully, in life time, medical marijuana will be legal for all sorts of reasons particularly pain and anorexia in cancer patients.










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Illinois illegally seizes bees resistant to Monsanto’s Roundup; Kills remaining Queens | REALfarmacy.com | Healthy News and Information

Illinois illegally seizes bees resistant to Monsanto’s Roundup; Kills remaining Queens | REALfarmacy.com | Healthy News and Information

Hard to believe - it's all about the money honey!!

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Egg and Grain Free Desserts - Empowered Sustenance

Egg and Grain Free Desserts - Empowered Sustenance

Great share with all these wonderful recipes accessible on one page....


Bring THE MOO MAN to UK cinemas by Andy Heathcote & Heike Bachelier — Kickstarter

Bring THE MOO MAN to UK cinemas by Andy Heathcote & Heike Bachelier — Kickstarter

They need our help to get this released in the UK. Then hopefully into Australia!!





Oprah Winfrey's Latest Venture Is Farming In Hawaii : The Salt : NPR

Oprah Winfrey's Latest Venture Is Farming In Hawaii : The Salt : NPR


The June issue of The Oprah Magazine includes an article with details on Oprah Winfrey's new farm in Hawaii.






Thursday 23 May 2013

Children Of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance | Monsanto GMO Brands and Foods – Printable DO NOT BUY Shopping List

Children Of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance | Monsanto GMO Brands and Foods – Printable DO NOT BUY Shopping List

Monsanto GMO Brands and Foods – Printable DO NOT BUY Shopping List


Portland fluoride: For the fourth time since 1956, Portland voters reject fluoridation | OregonLive.com

Portland fluoride: For the fourth time since 1956, Portland voters reject fluoridation | OregonLive.com

Hopefully we'll see some changes here in Brisbane in the not too distant future??







Opponents successfully block move to fluoridate Portland's water

Scenic Rim Robotic Dairy: Why we're going out on our own





Let's give this farmer and his family all the support we can muster..  Buy local.....




Scenic Rim Robotic Dairy: Why we're going out on our own

The dietary advice on added sugar needs emergency surgery | BMJ

The dietary advice on added sugar needs emergency surgery | BMJ

"It’s time for the UK’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and the Department of Health to act swiftly as the dietary advice on added sugar is in desperate need of emergency surgery."

Bulletproof Coffee: Unleash the Health Benefits of Coffee! - YouTube



Bulletproof Coffee: Unleash the Health Benefits of Coffee! - YouTube

This is almost my breakfast!! I use 1 tablespoon coconut oil instead of MCT and Woolworths now carry Westgold unsalted butter from New Zealand. I don't use whey - ever. I do use 2 drops of liquid stevia + 1/2 teaspoon organic cinnamon (anti-inflammatory) and I buy a single origin coffee from DiBella which is literally down the road from me.
This coffee tastes great and keeps me going until early afternoon.

Wednesday 22 May 2013

Orawellness offers a great range of products for gum disease. All natural oils and originial toothbrush design

"If you’re over 30 years old, chances are better than 90% that you have some form of gum disease." -David Kennedy, DDS

In the Mouth Support


How To Freeze Greens (Spinach, Kale, Collards, Swiss Chard and More) | Traditional Foods

How To Freeze Greens (Spinach, Kale, Collards, Swiss Chard and More) | Traditional Foods

Great advice - save money by not throwing away excess food.

Dietary Fats and Health: Dietary Recommendations in the Context of Scientific Evidence

Dietary Fats and Health: Dietary Recommendations in the Context of Scientific Evidence

This is what recommendations for dietary fat look like when they're based on evidence and not dogma!!

Grain-Free Stuffed “Shells” | Food Renegade

Grain-Free Stuffed “Shells” | Food Renegade

On my menu for this week - looks yum?

grain free stuffed shells

5 Brain Nutrients Found Only in Meat, Fish and Eggs (NOT Plants)

5 Brain Nutrients Found Only in Meat, Fish and Eggs (NOT Plants)

Interesting reading here.....

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No Benefit Seen in Sharp Limits on Salt in Diet - NYTimes.com

No Benefit Seen in Sharp Limits on Salt in Diet - NYTimes.com



We already know this!!

Tuesday 21 May 2013

Humus - the essential ingredient: Graeme Sait at TEDxNoosa

Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation : Hardback : Michael Pollan : 9781846147500

Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation : Hardback : Michael Pollan : 9781846147500

Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation


Michael Pollan's latest work. If you loved Omnivore's Dilemma, you'll enjoy this book as well

ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES OF BLACK AND GREEN KOMBUCHA TEAS - BATTIKH - 2012 - Journal of Food Biochemistry - Wiley Online Library

ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES OF BLACK AND GREEN KOMBUCHA TEAS - BATTIKH - 2012 - Journal of Food Biochemistry - Wiley Online Library

Drinking kombucha will not ‘give you’ a yeast infection....

This recent research is very worth reading - Journal of Food Biochemisty (2012). Researchers, Battikh, Chaieb & Ammar, screened kombucha fermented black tea for antibacterial and anti-fungal activity against a range of human pathogenic bacteria and candida yeasts.

The results show that after 21 days of fermentation, kombucha exerted considerable antimicrobial activity. This was particularly evident against all the tested bacteria (ie.  Staphylococcus, E.Coli and Listeria). Kombucha also showed considerable antifungal activity against most of the pathogenic Candida yeasts tested (but some more than others). The tricky thing in relation to candida though, is that when tested for candida people get a diagnosis of ‘candida’ without knowing what range of stains they actually have. Hence, some people benefit more from kombucha than others. The research is really worth a read.

The Shop | Work. Craft.. The Cultured Pickle Shop

The Shop | Work. Craft.

Just look at what these people are producing - The Cultured Pickle Shop

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Should You Take a Probiotic? | Mother Jones

Should You Take a Probiotic? | Mother Jones

A very balanced discussion on probiotics - do they work? Also a mention of cultured foods and their role in your gut

A strain of Lactobacillus plantarum (with false color)

How to make kombucha, the mother of fermented drinks | The Splendid Table

How to make kombucha, the mother of fermented drinks | The Splendid Table

An interview with Sandor Katz (of  'Wild Fermentation' fame) on kombucha.

My First Year on the GAPS Diet for Ulcerative Colitis - Empowered Sustenance

My First Year on the GAPS Diet for Ulcerative Colitis - Empowered Sustenance

What an informative post.....

Are you interested in the GAPS Diet? Here's my first year on the GAPS diet for ulcerative colitis

Dietary Saturated Fat Has Undeserved Bad Reputation, Says Review

Dietary Saturated Fat Has Undeserved Bad Reputation, Says Review

Sunday 19 May 2013

Insanity: US Approves Bee Death Pesticide as EU Bans It

Insanity: US Approves Bee Death Pesticide as EU Bans It

Insanity - US Approves Bee Death Pesticide as EU Bans It

7-day Bone Broth : Real Food RN

7-day Bone Broth : Real Food RN

More motivation to get your beef and chicken stock in the slow cooker or on the stove. I've just cooked lamb's fry and bacon with glorious beef stock. Yum



bone-broth

Why I Don’t Diet – An Ode to My Father | More Cabaret

Why I Don’t Diet – An Ode to My Father | More Cabaret

This is so well written

Michael Pollen - Carrots v Twinkies

U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Monsanto, Rules Against Farmers – EcoWatch: Cutting Edge Environmental News Service

U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Monsanto, Rules Against Farmers – EcoWatch: Cutting Edge Environmental News Service

wow, how did this happen??

The Diet-Heart Myth: How to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Naturally

The Diet-Heart Myth: How to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Naturally

Senior couple on cycle ride

Scientist Proves DNA Can Be Reprogrammed by Words and Frequencies | Collective-Evolution

Scientist Proves DNA Can Be Reprogrammed by Words and Frequencies | Collective-Evolution

Friday 17 May 2013

Kehoe's Kitchen | Delicious recipes, ingredients and equipment for healing and nourishment

Kehoe's Kitchen | Delicious recipes, ingredients and equipment for healing and nourishment

Local lady with much knowledge and delicious recipes and how - to's

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Fermenting Vegetables with Sandor Katz - YouTube

 My favourite fermenter showing you how easy it is to make sauerkraut. Great any time of year.........




Bill Gates Dodges Questions on Why He Owns 500,000 Shares of Monsanto

Bill Gates Dodges Questions on Why He Owns 500,000 Shares of Monsanto

Bill Gates is primarily known as the multi-billionaire who created Microsoft, the company behind the most popular computer operating system known as Windows.

With this massive wealth, he has retired from leading Microsoft and now instead focuses his money and time on furthering genetically modified technology, geoengineering, experimental vaccinations, and preaching about how Monsanto is the answer to world hunger.





Bill Gates Dodges Questions on Why He Owns 500,000 Shares of Monsanto - Owns 500000 shares of Monsanto, the most evil company in the world - claims he wants to make the world a better place

Monsanto's Roundip Herbicide - Featuring the Darth Vader Chemical

Say Hello to the 100 Trillion Bacteria That Make Up Your Microbiome - NYTimes.com

Say Hello to the 100 Trillion Bacteria That Make Up Your Microbiome - NYTimes.com



Thursday 16 May 2013

Fermented & cultured foods: the surprising health benefits | PCC Natural Markets

Fermented & cultured foods: the surprising health benefits | PCC Natural Markets

Peace, Love and Vegetables from Byron Bay are supplying fermented krauts to Mrs Flannery's stores in Brisbane and Gold Coast. Do try them, they are fabulous!!


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Cancer | Pesticide Action Network

Cancer | Pesticide Action Network

"We have sprayed pesticides…throughout our shared environment. They are now in amniotic fluid. They’re in our blood. They’re in our urine. They’re in our exhaled breath. They are in mothers’ milk… What is the burden of cancer that we can attribute to this use of poisons in our agricultural system? ... We won’t really know the answer until we do the other experiment—which is to take the poisons out of our food chain, embrace a different kind of agriculture, and see what happens."

-Sandra Steingraber, ecologist, author, mother, and cancer survivor

http://www.panna.org/sites/default/files/user1/Danger-sign-pesticide-spraying.jpg