SO GMO?

Ah ha! Someone just sent me a link to some studies about GM (genetically modified) foods. As I said before I am less worried about pesticides than I am GMO's. I don't like how it's modified especially if you're using a virus to invade the cell of the plant to change its DNA!

I have not had a chance to read this yet, but I thought I would go ahead and pass this along anyway. It's called Scientific evidence documenting the Negative impacts of Genetically Modified (GM) Foods on Human and Animal Health and Environment.

Let me know what you think!

CHEMICAL ALERT

So after a bit of light searching it looks as though I was correct. From the sounds of it the body does have a hard time processing some chemicals. Those chemicals do get stored in our fat. Toxins are fat soluble. If it comes from food it can tend to gather around the waistline because it is the body's way of protecting the major organs from the amount of acid the body builds up.

You can read up on this fascinating information at this link: http://common-patient-ailments.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_liver_an_overview

That does not mean that I agree with all of the cleanses that are going on out there. A cleanse could be just as simple as eliminating all of the garbage in your diet! Keeping away from sugar, meat, simple carbohydrates......just eating clean with fish, fruit, veggies, etc for a week could do wonders without putting strain on your system.

Just some food for thought!

JAMIE'S FOOD REVOLUTION STARTS TONIGHT!

I'm very excited that tonight on ABC Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution will be airing.

Follow this link to get more information!!! http://tinyurl.com/yj4pwgk

LET'S GET NAKED!

I was in the middle of Harlem about to pass out from being tied up in an appointment for 5 hours with no food or water so I ducked into a bodega to try to see if there was anything that I could eat or drink that could be organic.

I ran across NAKED's new tropical smoothie with coconut juice. I knew they were known for not having anything artificial in them, but that wasn't good enough for me. What grabbed my attention was the fact that the label said that there were no GMO's in the bottle. That means none of the produce was genetically modified. Back to the Coconut....it is also a really good electrolyte which balances the body. The coconut also cuts the calories of the smoothies by 35%.

My real issue this entire time has been genetically modified foods. Something tells me our bodies may not be able to process our GMO foods. Sometimes the body has a very difficult time getting rid of chemicals, etc. Eventually the body stores those chemicals in our fat cells.

The funny thing is many doctors know that toxins are fat soluble. Is it possible that chemicals can make us fat? Hmmmmmmm? I'm going to have to look into this further.

In the meantime I am very happy to see Naked is not messing with their fruit. Worst case scenario I think I would take pesticides over GMO's!

IT'S A WRAP

Tonight I was pretty bummed. I grew to have more pain in my stomach from eating the vegan "chicken" quesadillas at Terri. As of right now their wraps are made of wheat. I have been tested to be Wheat Gluten intolerant. I was hoping that maybe my wheat issue was because of how wheat is usually grown and processed. I find it very interesting that I didn't have any wheat issues until a few years ago.

The stomach pain wasn't immediate at first. Typically when I have wheat in a muffin, etc I need to go take a serious nap!!! Wheat is like an instant tranquilizer for me. Last year it began to cause intestinal problems that caused me to see the doctor that eventually screwed up my stomach.

When I began to eat the wheat wraps at Terri I would only swell a little bit. It was definitely tolerable. Now I am going through some pretty heavy discomfort. Oh well. At least I was open and tried!!!!

Guess I'll have to keep on them about Gluten Free Wraps! I am sooooo addicted to those quesadillas!!!!!

EUROPEAN FANFARE

So ever since I posted something about how I can tell that the food is organic or fresh I have heard whispers about my confidence in this matter. Many don't understand how I could really tell if my food is organic or not.

I think it's very simple to tell if your food is fresh. You can see it deteriorate right in front of you unless it is naturally preserved with spices the way my Indian or Asian friends do. If you can't see your food turning right in front of you then you might have to reconsider the source. The taste is also a HUGE indicator for me. A spear of steamed broccoli with a light oil can be so fulfilling if it's organic...such intense flavor.

I remember when people used to talk about how europeans bought their food fresh every day from the butchers and bakers. Somehow our lives became busy here in the USA and required us to make food last a bit longer in order to save time. That's still no excuse. We do have the luxury of freezing our meals in this day and age!!!!

A LITTLE TLC

Ahhhh the weather in New York City is beginning to warm. Soon enough the aroma of garbage will be wafting through the streets. Just joking.

Spring in New York tends to remind me of one of my fave places I used to go to with friends: Pinkberry. It's time to find an organic alternative. Luckily only blocks away from my office there is a cafe that carries an organic soft serve ice cream called TLC short for The Lite Choice. I wasn't crazy about it at first, but now since I've had it a couple of times it has definitely grown on me. The other thing it is lacking is fresh fruit like pinkberry, but at least it's a nice frozen alternative.

What I like most is it goes to show we don't have to have corn syrup or chemicals in our products! Organic or not those things should be considered illegal don't you think?!!!