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Why 😋 Extra Virgin Olive Oil Is the Healthiest Fat on Ea
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By: AGelbert Date: January 6, 2020, 3:14 pm
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Re: Plants Which are BOTH Nutritional and Medicinal
By: AGelbert Date: March 2, 2020, 1:30 pm
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[center]Moringa oleifera [/center]
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[quote]Common names include moringa, drumstick tree (from the
long, slender, triangular seed-pods), horseradish tree (from the
taste of the roots, which resembles horseradish), and ben oil
tree or benzolive tree (from the oil which is derived from the
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The taste is described as reminiscent of asparagus, with a hint
of green beans, though sweeter, from the immature seeds
contained inside. 😋
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As Dr. Mercola reports, moringa is one of the most nutritious
foods in the world, with a wide variety of firochemicals,
macronutrients and micronutrients.
One gram of Moringa contains more calcium than one milliliter of
milk, more potassium than one gram of banana, more vitamin A
than one carrot and more vitamin C than one gram of orange.
An analysis of fresh Moringa leaves contains 27 mg of total
carotene, 18 mg of beta-carotene and 143 mg of ascorbic acid per
100g.
Dehydration retains beta-carotene retention on 70%
beta-carotene.
Approximate iron content 0.3mg, calcium over 300 mg, phosphorus
133mg, ascorbic acid 139 mg, oxalic acid 218, calcium:
phosphorus ratio over 2.2: 1 and calcium ratio, oxalic acid over
1.2: 1.
Drumstick occupied the second and fourth place in classification
of the highest content of ascorbic acid and calcium.
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Another analysis on the result of the Moringa mineral
composition expressed in mg for 100 g of matter was: 847.1;
151.3; 549.6; 17.5; 1.3 and 111.5 for calcium, magnesium,
potassium, iron, zinc and phosphorus. in fresh matter,
respectively. The contents thereof the minerals analyzed for dry
matter are respectively 2098.1; 406.0; 1922.0; 28.3; 5.4 and
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Annatto Health Benefits and Surprising Cheese Food Coloring Hist
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By: AGelbert Date: June 5, 2021, 1:15 pm
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In cheese, the yellow and orange hues naturally vary throughout
the year as the cow's feed changed: in the summer, with fresh
grass and its natural carotene content, the milk produced would
have a natural orange tint, as would the cheese made from it,
while at other times of the year, the tint would be greatly
reduced. As the pigment is carried in the cream, skimming the
milk, which some farmers did to make butter or to sell it
separately, the lesser-quality cheese from such milk would be
white.
To fool the consumer
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intense colors of the finer summer cheese. Initially these
colors came from saffron, marigold, and carrot juice, but later
annatto began being used. ... ...
The earliest known documentation of annatto’s use in cheese is
in a 1743 Dutch volume Huishoudelyk Woordboek (Household Word
Book), according to American scientist Paul Kindstedt of the
University of Vermont. Other historical documents from the
period confirm that using annatto (then called "orleaan" or
"orleans") to color cheese was being done by the mid-18th
century.
England is another country that has used annatto to color their
cheeses; colorants had been added to Gloucester cheese as early
as the 16th century to allow inferior cheese to masquerade as
the best Double Gloucester, with annatto later being used for
that purpose. This usage was subsequently adopted in other parts
of the UK, for cheeses such as Cheshire and Red Leicester, as
well as colored Cheddar made in Scotland. Many cheddars are
produced in both white and red (orange) varieties, with the
latter being more popular despite the only difference between
the two being the presence of annatto as a coloring. That
practice has extended to many modern processed cheese products,
such as American cheese and Velveeta. Cheeses from other
countries also use annatto, including Mimolette from France and
Leyden from the Netherlands.
Cheeses that use annatto in at least some preparations include:
Colby (U.S.)
Muenster (U.S.)
Cheddar (UK)
Cheshire (UK)
Gloucester (UK)
Red Leicester (UK)
Shropshire Blue (UK)
Graskaas (Netherlands)
Leyden (Netherlands)
Livarot (France)
Mimolette (France)
Mont des Cats (France)
Saint Paulin (France)
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In Puerto Rico, annatto (known locally as achiote) is often
simmered with lard or olive oil to make annatto-oil or ground
with other spices to make sazón and used in several dishes.
Pasteles 😋, arroz con gandules 😋, and arroz
junto in Puerto Rico also contain annatto where its one of the
main ingredients. ... ...
Annatto is not among the "Big Eight" substances causing
hypersensitivity reactions (cow's milk, egg, peanuts, tree nuts,
fish, shellfish, soy, and wheat), which are responsible for more
than 90% of allergic food reactions.
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The yellow to orange color is produced by the chemical compounds
bixin and norbixin, which are classified as carotenoids. The
fat-soluble color in the crude extract is called bixin, which
can then be saponified into water-soluble norbixin. This dual
solubility property of annatto is rare for carotenoids. The
seeds contain 4.5–5.5% pigment, which consists of 70–80%
bixin.[29] Unlike beta-carotene, another well-known carotenoid,
annatto-based pigments are not vitamin A precursors. The more
norbixin in an annatto color, the more yellow it is; a higher
level of bixin gives it a more orange shade.
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Antioxidant Properties
Annatto contains numerous plant-based compounds with antioxidant
properties, including carotenoids, terpenoids, flavonoids, and
tocotrienols.
Antioxidants are compounds that can neutralize potentially
harmful molecules known as free radicals, which can damage your
cells if their levels rise too high.
Research has found that damage caused by high free radical
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Early research suggests annatto has cancer-fighting potential.
For example, test-tube studies have found that extracts of this
food coloring may suppress cancer cell growth and induce cell
death in human prostate, pancreas, liver, and skin cancer cells,
among other types of cancer.
The potential anticancer properties of annatto have been linked
to compounds it contains, including the carotenoids bixin and
norbixin, and tocotrienols, a type of vitamin E).
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Annatto is high in carotenoids, which may benefit eye health.
In an animal study, supplementing with norbixin for 3 months
reduced the accumulation of the compound
N-retinylidene-N-retinylethanolamine (A2E), which has been
linked to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is the
leading cause of irreversible blindness among older adults.
Antimicrobial properties
Research suggests that this food coloring may have antimicrobial
properties.
In test-tube studies, annatto extracts were shown to inhibit the
growth of various bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus and
Escherichia coli.
In another test-tube study, annatto killed various fungi,
including Aspergillus niger, Neurospora sitophila, and Rhizopus
stolonifer. Moreover, adding the dye to bread inhibited the
growth of fungi, extending the bread’s shelf life.
SUMMARY
Annatto has been linked to several potential health benefits,
such as healthy eyes, better heart health, and reduced
inflammation. It may also have antioxidant, anticancer, and
antimicrobial properties.
The bottom line
Annatto is a natural food additive that has been linked to
various benefits, including reduced inflammation, improved eye
and heart health, and antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer
properties.
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"I have a lot of experience with cannabis."
By: AGelbert Date: June 17, 2021, 10:58 am
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This commentary is by Kathryn Blume, communications director for
NurseGrown Organics CBD in Underhill.
Ican’t stop thinking about a recent statement from State Rep.
Arthur Peterson, R-Clarendon, spoken in the context of the
latest wave of legislation to create a legal cannabis
marketplace in Vermont. Rep. Peterson said, “As you all know,
cannabis has THC in it, which is a dangerous drug.”
This is the kind of misinformed remark, coming out of decades of
successful anti-cannabis propaganda and legislation, which would
be merely sad if it also weren’t historically rooted in systemic
racism, white supremacy, and the amassing of political power and
control.
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Cannabis is not a dangerous drug. In fact, over the decades,
there have been at least half a dozen government-commissioned
scientific studies (not just in the U.S.) to determine whether
or not cannabis is dangerous. One of the most recent was the
Shafer Commission, appointed by the Nixon administration.
Every single time, each study concluded that cannabis isn’t
dangerous — including the Shafer Commission’s report, which said
cannabis did not “cause widespread danger to society.” And every
single time, the relevant governmental body ignored the report
and declared cannabis dangerous anyway.
In the U.S., we even went so far as to declare cannabis a
Schedule 1 drug, meaning that it has “no currently accepted
medical use in the United States, a lack of accepted safety for
use under medical supervision, and a high potential for abuse.”
This means we consider cannabis to be more dangerous than
Dilaudid, OxyContin, morphine, opium, codeine and phenobarbital
— which are all Schedule 2. This is tragic, given that more than
81,000 Americans died from a drug overdose in 2020, and the
federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed
that synthetic opioids are primarily responsible for those
deaths, not cannabis.
Cannabis has been unfairly maligned and criminalized for
decades, and upwards of 40,000 Americans — mostly black and
brown people — have been imprisoned for cannabis-related
offenses, and entire communities decimated, as part of the
politically motivated War On Drugs.
I have a lot of experience with cannabis. For one thing I’m
allergic to alcohol, so it’s my recreational substance of
choice. But to be honest, that’s been the least important part
of my relationship to the plant. It’s also been an invaluable
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headaches, insomnia, muscular pain and mood elevation.
More significantly, though, five years ago I got hit with a
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/>I was hospitalized for two weeks, and have spent years in
recovery due to the immense impact from that experience, as well
as an undiagnosed — and only recently repaired — incisional
hernia.
During my hospitalization, and when I was released, I was given
a host of opioid pain meds, for which I got no instructions
other than how much to take and how frequently to take them. I
had all manner of unpleasant side effects and ended up spending
two solid weeks in withdrawal trying to get off them.
I was incredibly fortunate to be able to take the time to lie
there and suffer what I can only describe as nonstop,
whole-being pain. If I’d had kids or a job, I imagine I’d have
given up and gone back on the pain meds in the hopes of being
able to get off them later. I have no doubt that would have been
an even worse path.
Never once, in all my years of partaking in cannabis, have I had
the kind of side effects and withdrawal the way I did with
opioids.
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which is why over 5,000 Vermonters and over 5 million Americans
who suffer from everything from cancer to MS to chronic pain to
Parkinson’s to PTSD are legally registered medical cannabis
patients. Remember that during the pandemic, medical cannabis
was so important to the people who take it that dispensaries
were considered essential businesses.
And yes, it is possible to consume so much you don’t feel well
and get disoriented, confused and paranoid. It’s happened to me,
and many people, and the public definitely needs to be educated
about consumption, because it’s certainly not a fun experience,
and can be scary for the uninformed.
Also, some folks who have a propensity toward mental illness
should definitely not consume cannabis. But that’s a very small
percentage of the population, and it doesn’t make THC dangerous
across the board in the way that alcohol and opioids are
dangerous.
That’s because the neurological receptors for cannabinoids
aren’t located in the part of the brainstem (the medulla
oblongata) that controls breathing, heart rate, and blood
pressure. So, unlike with alcohol or heroin, you can’t consume
too much cannabis and have it stop your heart or your breathing.
Honestly, I don’t care whether or not someone wants to consume
cannabis. Each to their own. But it’s truly unfortunate that
anyone would think it’s dangerous. There are many things in the
world to genuinely fear, but THC isn’t one of them.
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