MOFO Challenge 2010

A month-long challenge for :

eating organically
better health,
improved energy,
losing weight and
saving money.

You will be encouraged to:

walk or bike daily,
take 2 weekly fitness/yoga classes,
indulge into massages

Our fitness and health experts will support your efforts during the MOFO Challenge.
At the end of the month we will provide an organic feast celebration at a local [...]

Hey, there’s a bug on my Lettuce!

By Dr. Mary Lynn Wieber

I understand the value of nutrition, digestion, and healthy, organic eating.  Being a Flagler Organics member I feel good knowing my groceries are organic, fresh, local, and affordable.  I personally love when the greens in my basket have dirt and bugs nestled inside.  It reminds me of my parents’ farm in [...]

Food Rules

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I just read a sweet paperback book “Food Rules – An Eater’s Manual” by Michael Pollan.  I saw Michael Pollan on the “Daily Show” with John Stewart last week.  Food Rules is a simple to read delight with common sense advice about food.  It is a wake up call from your great-grand-mother about what we [...]

Cost of an Unhealthy Office

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The Unhealthy Office

Unfortunately, many people work in unhealthy environments. It has been estimated that most Americans spend up to 90% of their time indoors, often in synthetic environments filled with chemicals and poor lighting that compromise their health. For example, many of today’s furnishings and other office materials contain numerous toxins. The glues used to [...]

Avoid GMO

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Doctors Warn: Avoid Genetically Modified Food

By Jeffrey M. Smith

On May 19th, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) called on “Physicians to educate their patients, the medical community, and [...]

Food Choices Effect Aging

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Well,  we all age and any anti aging claim is unachievable.  We are on a one way street from birth.  But remember, not everyone gets to experience aging.  In our culture we worship youth.  We are bombarded via mass media with unrealistic images of youth. But as we age, we realize that youth as cherished [...]

Proper Combination for the Best Digestion

By Vicki

Tuesday Nov 10, 2009

Did you know that you can promote or inhibit good digestion with certain combination of foods? Were you aware that the way in which you ingest certain foods can actually waste nutrients and even affect your health in a negative way?

It is true, some commonly combined foods actually cause our bodies [...]

Food, Inc.

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Phytonutrients: Colors for Health

Many years ago, when I first got into food and before I had ever heard of phytonutrients I thought “ what if you could eat for nutrition by color?” Years later I realize you can and that the organic components of plants that indicate the color contain powerful antioxidants.

Phytonutrients are not vitamins you receive when [...]

Organic Food Healthier Choice

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Organic or ordinary?

Article from The Telegraph – Calcutta

A recent report suggests that the nutritional value of organic food is the same as that of conventionally grown produce. So should you still go organic, asks Shabina Akhtar

Just when the demand for organic food was increasing, comes a report that might force consumers to think twice before [...]