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Peppers are an aphrodisiac for some and a major pain in the mouth and other extremities for others. While most people don’t want anything to do with them unless they are chili-heads, there are many useful uses for the main ingredient of hot peppers – an oleoresin called capsaicin. There are a number of medical [...]
Posted by William O'Dell on Friday, November 16, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under Food, Health, Nature · Tagged animal repellent, capsaicin, hot peppers, hot sauces, indigestion, Pesticide, spicy food, weight loss
Switching to organic produce is increasingly trendy as knowledge spreads about the lessened effects on the environment from sustainable farming and the human body from eliminating pesticide ingestion. Unfortunately, there may only be a slight nutritive advantage to organic produce from its heightened production of phytochemicals to naturally resist infestation. Although the general risk of [...]
Posted by Suzy Duvall on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Food · Tagged Agriculture, apples, B6, bell peppers, best foods to buy organic, California, celery, chemical, chemical barrier, chemical contamination, chemical exposure, chemicals, Chile, color printing, Conventionally grown, Environmental Working Group, food and drink, Food science, green, immune systems, imported grapes, imported nectarines, Leaf vegetables, nectarines, niacin, nutrition, organic apples, organic bell peppers, organic celery, Organic food, organic imported grapes, organic imported nectarines, organic peaches, organic pears, organic potatoes, organic spinach, organic strawberries, Peaches, pears, Pesticide, potatoes, Soil contamination, spinach, Staple foods, strawberries, United States, United States Department of Agriculture, Vitamin, vitamin A, why buy organic
