October 2011
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You Are What You Eat. So Who’s Your Farmer?
Time and time again we always hear how there is no nutritional difference between organic and conventional foods. Why is one called organic and the other conventional? There MUST be some kind of difference, isn’t there?
Let us ask you question, “Who’s your farmer”? Do you know where his or her farm is located? Around the block? 15 miles from your job? Or maybe 5,000 miles from your home? Now...
December 2010
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The Principles of Holistic Medicine
Optimal Health is the primary goal of holistic medical practice. It is the conscious pursuit of the highest level of functioning and balance of the physical, environmental, mental, emotional, social and spiritual aspects of human experience, resulting in a dynamic state of being fully alive. This creates a condition of well-being regardless of the presence or absence of disease.
The Healing...
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FOOD THOUGHTS WITH SHERYL ESTRADA →
True friendships are organic — they come forth naturally.
November 2010
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August 2010
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Be Organic Healthy Lifestyle Merchandise →
Shop here for the Be Organic Lifestyle Merchandise. From grassroots to the streets and into the kitchen, it’s all about incorporating a healthier lifestyle to live a long and prosperous life. We dare to be organic, do you?
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What’s in Season? Your Fresh Fruit and Veggie...
Now we know how tough it can be to go grocery shopping let alone trying to read labels to decide whats good for you. But one thing we do like for you to keep in mind is; are you buying the freshest fruits and veggies that are is season? We wouldn’t want you to be buying quote unquote “fresh” green beans in the winter when they’re not even in season. Because that would mean that those green beans...
July 2010
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Power of the Kid or Parent: Appreciating Others
Top of the scorching hot summer day to you all!! Well this weekend was a great one for me personally. That’s Roosevelt “Cancer” talking. Did he just refer to himself in third person? Guess I did. In the T.V. show “Who’s Line Is This”; I’d like to ask you a question “Who’s blog is this?” Yes my blog…..at least for this post! Hopefully my third grade english teacher isn’t reading and...
Space, Art + Love
Space, Art and Love. What are they and are they connected? Niki Lopez is mounting a visual art exhibition and will attempted to explore the inter-connective relationship of the three.
The exhibition will showcase paintings, photographs and prints that embrace the elements of the theme “Space, Art, Love.” Many of Lopez’s work has ‘extra-terrestrial connotations as it is a...
June 2010
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Question: "How much activity do I need to improve...
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People who walk as little as one hour per week have about half the risk of developing heart disease than more sedentary individuals. In the ideal world, everyone would follow the physical activity guidelines and be active 30 to 60 minutes most days of the week. However, the real world often makes these recommendations difficult. Don’t give up if you can’t achieve the goals at...
May 2010
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Which Is Worst Red Meat or Processed Meat?
As we all know it Memorial Weekend is quickly approaching and most of you plan on doing some grilling. A friend of mine asked me a really good question; “Which is worst red meat or processed meat?” Hate to ruin it but the fact is that they are both bad. Now before you fire up that gas grill and throw those thick juicy Ball Park Franks or T-bone steak on; let’s take a look at which one of these is...
10 Ways to "Be Organic" on a Budget
During the tour we were asked a lot of questions. Questions like “what is organic”, “why are we doing this”, “how do you incorporate organic into a lifestyle”, “where can we find organic food”, “why aren’t you charging people for this information” are just a few that we were asked to us. When it was time for us to ask the number one question “why don’t you eat organic?” You can probably guess what...
Environmental Working Group "Dirty Dozen" List of...
This Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit environmental research organization based in Washington, DC, “Dirty Dozen” list, in order of most-to-least contaminated, offers a helpful way to prioritize which fruits and veggies to buy organic. EWG reports that you can lower your pesticide exposure by almost 90 percent by avoiding conventional versions of the top 12 most...
New York Times →
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This is a great article to read from the New York Times, it is on nutrition, what we all need to know when we are trying to eat right and live right. This movement is about increasing the mind and exploring the body (sh%t you only have one body, why not treat it right?).
“One can not learn to fly by flying but one as to learn how to crawl before he can walk”!
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Great Site to keep track of your daily Nutrition... →
Hey Guy’s
Foodie kirk, with a great website to help keep track of your daily Nutrition/calories in take with out breaking the bank. Remember its very important if your trying to keep off those winter pounds to make sure you exercise daily and keep track off what is going in side of your body.
Your Nutritionista: Work It: The Law of Averages →
Do you get bored on cardio machines? I DO. So incredibly bored. I’m happy to hop on the elliptical for half an hour if I have a good playlist, a good mag, or there’s a good TV show on, but otherwise? I’m more likely to fall asleep than I am to get a good workout. And that’s the thing — I’m…
Organic Blue-Mango Soy Shake (Vegan)
Good hot, scorching, burning, flaming, sizzling, blazing, blistering day all. It’s foodie Roosevelt and as of today my new AKA is “Roo”. Your probably asking why “Roo”? Well I feel like it is too hot for anyone to even try pronouncing my name in this radiating heat. Today is an unbelievable HOT day!! To make it worst, it’s not even summer yet!!! So that’s why I had to stop in and save my...
High-Fructose Corn Syrup: Name change to the... →
Are we missing something here? Now lets see….you mean to tell us that “high”-fructose corn syrup isn’t linked to making more money?!? Get out of here!!!!
April 2010
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Local Green Farmer's Markets In South Florida
Well we’re back and of course to help your make life a little easier. Most of the people we meet, if not all, ask us where we do most of our shopping? Today we are here to give you some local green/farmer’s markets that are located in theSouth Florida area where you might just find us, if your lucky, doing some shopping. And please don’t hesitate to stop us and say hello.
When you buy...
How Do I Start My Way To A Healthier Lifestyle?
Ok it’s foodie Roosevelt. Today I’m here to save a couple of people from falling into that dark center bottomless pit of hopelessness! First of all I would like to say if I can save you all I would. But I know for a fact that before I can do that you must have to want to save yourself first from whatever it is that is ailing you. My business partners Mr. Captain Kirk “Preventative”...
Labeled "Healthy" Foods That Aren't
Well it’s been awhile and we’re back with some real “low down dirty tricks” that companies play with labels! Ladies, gentlemen, boys, and girls from today on we have to, we mean NEED to be on the look out for what we call, “wait for it, wait for it, got em” words on food labels. Words such as “reduced-fat” products, such as yogurts, usually have less fat and...
March 2010
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Blacks Have the Highest Rates of Obesity
Blacks had 51 percent higher prevalence of obesity, and Hispanics had 21 percent higher obesity prevalence compared with whites.
Greater prevalences of obesity for blacks and whites were found in the South and Midwest than in the West and Northeast. Hispanics in the Northeast had lower obesity prevalence than Hispanics in the Midwest, South or West.
For this study analysis, CDC analyzed the...
Your Nutritionista: OTB Challenge #5: The SPRI... →
Welcome to Week #5 of the Outside the Box Challenge! I can’t believe we’ve reached the halfway point. We loved reading your brand research — some of you even emailed the companies to inquire about their practices! Investigative bloggers… love it.
This week, we have another fun challenge to get…
Cancer Prevention Coalition Comments on Obama's... →
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February 2010
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Be Organic work out corner
Be Organic 10-15 minute office working out plan easy and fun.
1.You can do it with a co-worker or on the phone speaking about what happen last night at you know whose house! Bring your walking sneaker and take a 10-15 min lap around your office building. You can power walk or slow walk you can even speed walk and guess what they also invent the regular walker. Whatever the case may be walking...
Holistic All Natural Remedies for Common Issues
APPLE CIDER VINEGAR FOR SINUS INFECTIONS AND MUSCLE ACHES
We pulled the plug on conventional medical “wisdom” and are treating ourselves naturally. Try taking 1 tsp ACV twice a day and your own your way to get some relief.
BEETS AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Drink beet juice to control high blood pressure.
BAKING SODA FOR COLDS
Do you have all the early signs of a cold / flu coming...
January 2010
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Water is the New Oil.... →
Nutrition's Corner
Organic Dried Fruit-the Perfect Healthy Snack?
Author: Chris Xavier
Is organic dried fruit the perfect healthy snack? It may well be. If you are trying to lose weight, feel better, eat more foods that are highly nutritious and rich in antioxidants, fruit is one of the keys. There are several reasons why eating dried fruit is a great idea. One thing many people don’t pay enough attention to...
New Years Resolution 2010
We know we are in the second week of the New Year but here it is anyway. A couple of New Years Resolutions to improve your health should include eating organic, adopting an eco-friendly lifestyle, getting regular exercise, eating more protein, reducing complex carbohydrates, removing caffeine, white flour and other refined foods from the diet as well as reducing stress and taking time to nurture...
With unemployment at an all time high, "Green... →
Here are some of the leading “green jobs” that are available, and you don’t even have to have a degree! Get them while they’re hot.
When the game is on the line what play does Be...
Be Organic LLC Global is back at it again. This time around it’s playoff time and we’re making the calls. It’s the fourth quarter with 20 minutes of time left for a great grilling and chilling meal with friends. The crowd is getting restless and it is 1st down and 12 stomachs to fill. “What play do you call”, you ask? The sirloin double decked dipper with cheese spread, sautéed onions,...
BE ORGANIC JAMAICAN CAYENNE CHICKEN WINGS.
BE ORGANIC JAMAICAN CAYENNE CHICKEN WINGS.
This is foodie Nelson with this week’s recipe of the week; spicy, caliente, hot, fire, whatever you want to call them, don’t call them boring. Everyone knows us for the perfect marinade/sauce, but in 2010 we are dropping our new line, “Dried Seasoning.” For those who don’t know what dried seasoning is here it goes: after you clean and wash your...
The Soul Parents Review of Be Organic Marinades →
Soul Parents Recipe: Marinades from “Be Organic”
A few weeks ago, I posted a recipe for Salmon that used a well-known company that I have no affiliation with to marinade and prepare the meal.In response to the article, I was approached to review some other, lesser known, marinades. First off, I am a fan of small business owners and I was a small business owner some years ago…
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December 2009
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