Ten Healthiest Foods Under $1

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backyardbreederssuck — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:03:35 GMT

I eat most of these foods (with the substitution of Carlson's cod liver oil for the krill oil) on a regular basis. People whine about the cost of organic/whole food, but they would be amazed at how much money can be saved by cutting out junk!

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Julieanne — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:10:31 GMT

trini

You wondered if the locally-grown coconut milk is good quality. It is if it hasn't been refined, bleached or deodorised, and has been pressed from fresh coconut, not copra. Ask a few questions. I don't know what country you come from - I buy my coconut oil online from Fiji and it is organically-grown, as well as cheaper than buying from the health food shop.

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berry lee — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:42:49 GMT

If you are really trying to save money I think the good doctor has put a bit too much emphasis on ORGANIC!!!

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helgaline — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:24:40 GMT

Let me know, please, where you buy your milk and blueberries (organic).

I pay for raw milk (not available organic) $5.00 per quart and blueberries (not organic as I cannot find organic) $5.00 for 8 oz.

I live in So. Cal.

thank you for your info

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YeahWTF — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:59:09 GMT

I love how he added his infamous Krill Oil to the list try try and make a buck.

And I don't know about WHERE Mercola is from but for a pint of ORGANIC blueberries here, it's like $5. For $1, it would be what..10 blueberries?

Same thing with Organic Spinach from the LOCAL farms. Try $5 for 8 ounces...and of course it has to be in season. Whole Foods hasn't even had spinach in months.

Grains, Nuts and Seeds are cheap from the bulk bins. Personally, I hate bulk bins because some people stick their fingers in it..and the scoopers get on the floor and thrown back in the bin. What is the difference if someone goes to the bathroom without washing their hands and sticks their hand in the bin, or sticks their hand all over the scoop and their germs are on the scoop..IN the bin?

Flies and moths are also an issue.

Carrots and Bannanas are under $1lb. IT's disapointing to see him not at least recommend a glass of carrot juice..everyone knows carrots are the king of juices.

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jeffbazaar — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:23:06 GMT

I was a lover of spinach & nuts (seeds) for the past 30 years..Since I`ve had 4 kidney stone attacks over a period of 15 years, the doctor said no more spinach or nuts of any kind..The conclusion, spinach & nuts are two of many causes that helped produce tiny stones in my body. So if you are suffering with a body that produces kidney stones check with your doctor about your diet....................Jeff D

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Ed Kasprycki — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:34:55 GMT

You forgot about us Chicago residents who pay sales tax on groceries -- it's a three tiered tax structure! 3.25% on vitamins, etc, 10.25% on food, and don't dare go for the juice, milk, etc., 13.25%. You're liable to walk out of the grocery store paying more thna 20% in just sales tax!

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gentlebalance — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:47:12 GMT

xenia,

Good Info! Can you share more about curing your diabetes? I decided to go off meds since it was so hard to control the blood sugar and am looking into natural and nutritional ways to deal with type 2. I do take CLO but have not been very consistent. Thanks.

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ladybug — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:05:56 GMT

kris588,I hate to disagree with you,but I didn't get healthy until I gave up vitamins,Shaklee products did nothing for me,and they are very spendy.A friend of mine takes Shaklee,and eats pretty good,and she is always sickly,and stressed.Thats how I was too.Throw out the vitamins and start eating real food,and lots of herbs.I can now eat raw fruits after giving up vitamins,I had an unhealthy Gallbladder,and adding lots of herbs and dried veggies,such as red beet.mountanroseherbs.com has a great selection of herbs and spices.They give a great description of each product,and what it is used for.They also sell butters and oils.Great prices also

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ladybug — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:50:43 GMT

ReBEL,so am I to understand,you think the government is doing a great job? I tend to disagree,the politicians are running this country into the ground,they are trying to turn this country into socialism.The FDA is trying to make everyone sick.

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ladybug — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:34:30 GMT

carol m,I,again,checked the prices of wild aphanizomenon flos aquae.It's very,very exspensive,unless a person is very well off financially it would be pretty tough to add to the diet.I sure can't afford it .I already spend a small fortune on eating healthy.Thats the problem,everything is so expensive.Blueberries are 5.00 a pint for traditional grown,organic is almost twice that.There arent any organic cow farmers around us,so we are going to start milking one of our Scottish Highlanders this fall,she just had her first baby,I'm pretty excited,I'm finally well enough to be able to milk again.I have been listening to Sheila and Trevors Tibetan Bells,and I've been able to accomplish things that I haven't been able to do for years.It seems the only way to go is to raise your own,my blueberries will be producing next summer,YEA!I think everyone should plant a garden,even if it is in pots on your patio.Raise your own herbs,that you can do in your window.

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Friendly — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:02:55 GMT

The Truth About Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency

Reply to Ray Peat on Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency

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By Mary G. Enig, PhD, Wise Traditions Journal, Volume 6, Number 1, Spring 2005, Reprinted With Permission from Weston A. Price Foundation

Ray Peat, PhD, is an influential health writer who claims that there is no such thing as essential fatty acid (EFA) deficiency. According to Peat, the body can make its own EFAs; furthermore, he claims that EFAs in the body become rancid and therefore cause cancer.

Unfortunately, Peat does not understand the use of EFA by the human body. He is trained in hormone therapy and his training in fats and oils has been limited to misinformation as far as the polyunsaturated fats and oils are concerned.

Research on EFAs is voluminous and consistent: EFAs are types of fatty acids that the body cannot make, but must obtain from food. We do not make them because they exist in virtually all foods, and the body needs them only in small amounts. The body does make saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids because it needs these in large amounts and cannot count on getting all it needs from food.

There are two types of EFAs, those of the omega-6 family and those of the omega-3 family. The basic omega-6 fatty acid is called linoleic acid and it contains two double bonds. It is found in virtually all foods, but especially in nuts and seeds. The basic omega-3 fatty acid is called linolenic acid and it contains three double bonds. It is found in some grains (such as wheat) and nuts (such as walnuts) as well as in eggs, organ meats and fish if these animals are raised naturally, and in green vegetables if the plants are raised organically.

Essential fatty acids have two principal roles. The first is as a constituent of the cell membrane. Each cell in the body is surrounded by a membrane composed of billions of fatty acids. About half of these fatty acids are saturated or monounsaturated to provide stability to the membrane. The other half are polyunsaturated, mostly EFAs , which provide flexibility and participate in a number of biochemical processes. The other vital role for EFAs is as a precursor for prostaglandins or local tissue hormones, which control different physiological functions including inflammation and blood clotting.

Scientists have induced EFA deficiency in animals by feeding them fully hydrogenated coconut oil as their only fat. (Full hydrogenation gets rid of all the EFAs; coconut oil is used because it is the only fat that can be fully hydrogenated and still be soft enough to eat.) The animals developed dry coats and skin and slowly declined in health, dying prematurely. (Interestingly, representatives of the vegetable oil industry blame the health problems on coconut oil, not on fatty acid deficiency!)

In a situation of fatty acid deficiency, the body tries to compensate by producing a fatty acid called Mead acid out of the monounsaturated oleic acid. It is a 20-carbon fatty acid with three double bonds named after James Mead, a lipids researcher at the University of California at Los Angeles who first identified it. An elevated level of Mead acid in the body is a marker of EFA deficiency.

According to Peat, elevated levels of Mead acid constitute proof that your body can make EFAs. However, the Mead acid acts as a “filler” fatty acid that cannot serve the functions that the original EFA are needed for. Peat claims that Mead acid has a full spectrum of protective anti-inflammatory effects; however, the body cannot convert Mead acid into the elongated fatty acids that the body needs for making the various anti-inflammatory prostaglandins.

Peat also asserts that polyunsaturated fatty acids become rancid in our bodies. This is not true; the polyunsaturated fatty acids in our cell membranes go through different stages of controlled oxidation. To say that these fatty acids become “rancid” is misleading. Of course, EFAs can become rancid through high temperature processing and it is not healthy to consume these types of fats. But the EFAs that we take in through fresh, unprocessed food are not rancid and do not become rancid in the body. In small amounts, they are essential for good health. In large amounts, they can pose health problems which is why we need to avoid all the commercial vegetable oils containing high levels of polyunsaturates.

Peat’s reasoning has led him to claim that cod liver oil causes cancer because cod liver oil contains polyunsaturated fatty acids. Actually, the main fatty acid in cod liver oil is a monounsaturated fatty acid. The two main polyunsaturated fatty acids in cod liver oil are the elongated omega-3 fatty acids called EPA and DHA, which play many vital roles in the body and actually can help protect against cancer. Furthermore, cod liver oil is our best dietary source of vitamins A and D, which also protect us against cancer.

Actually, Peat’s argument that polyunsaturated fatty acids become harmful in the body and hence cause cancer simply does not make sense. It is impossible to avoid polyunsaturated fatty acids because they are in all foods.

EFAs are, however, harmful in large amounts and the many research papers cited by Peat showing immune problems, increased cancer and premature aging from feeding of polyunsaturates simply corroborate this fact. But Peat has taken studies indicating that large amounts of EFAs are bad for us (a now well-established fact) and used them to argue that we don’t need any at all.

Finally, it should be stressed that certain components of the diet actually reduce (but do not eliminate) our requirements for EFAs. The main one is saturated fatty acids which help us conserve EFAs and put them in the tissues where they belong. Some studies indicate that vitamin B6 can ameliorate the problems caused by EFA deficiency, possibly by helping us use them more efficiently.

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Ladyhawk777_7 — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:49:27 GMT

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sherry8034 — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:13:28 GMT

Some of you claim that illness from raw milk and eggs is not that common. So do you want to be the one statistic? Go ahead and enjoy. If you are so health conscious then why take a chance?

A lot of what I read here needs to be taken with a grain of salt. You act like this is the absolute truth and everyone else is wrong.

I guess you just do what you feel is right for you but that doesn't make everyone else wrong because they don't suck up everything this Dr. Mercola says as gospel.

I have read other so called "natural" doctors say things that conflict with this website. You just have to sort it all out for yourself.

I think people are way too much into food, exercise, living as long as possible and then treat other people like crap. Character is way more important than being a fanatic about what you eat.

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benjiyellow — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:36:27 GMT

Kriss588

There is something very nutritious about potatoes, or almost 1 million Irish would not have starved to death during the potato famine of the middle 1800's. They were warned by the English not to limit their crops to one food, but they did it anyway.