Breezy Hill Update 2210
- I have a harvest date of Jun 1 for two steers One split half is already sold.
- The KC Food Circle Expo is scheduled for Mar 27 in Shawnee, Ks. and Apr 3 in Independence, Mo. Go to their web site for more information, www.kcfoodcircle.org . We will be there. It is a great place to meet producers and to buy items.
- We have lard and wheat available. The ground beef and hot dogs are sold. We have tried both and our only critique is the hot dogs need a little more fat. We are going to Remer's next time for the hot dogs. I inspected their process and smoker recently and if I provide the seasoning it should be better. As most of you know, fat helps in the digestion of the protein and if you have "good" fat, why not use it and help your health in the process.
- I finished two batchs of ponhaus, head cheese, and it is great. I am looking for a way to use the hog's squeal. I successfully cured and smoked my bacons. Weather was great for curing.
- Olly, my granddaughter, and I are planning for our Spring order for baby chickens. She can't wait for Spring and baby chicks. Hopefully, we will incubate some of the Redbro eggs for fryers.
We just received the latest issue of Wise Traditions, a quarterly publication of the Weston A. Price Foundation. It has a wealth of information. I especially liked the article, A Holistic Approach to Cancer, by Thomas Cohen, M. D.. Anyone who has someone suffering from cancer should read this article.
The following is from Mercola.com.
Artificial Sweeteners are Toxic
That’s right.
There are more reasons to avoid artificial sweeteners than just their impact on your brain and waistline. In fact, there’s enough evidence showing the dangers of consuming artificial sweeteners to fill an entire book -- which is exactly why I wrote Sweet Deception.
When I first started studying natural medicine I did not know which was worse, regular soda or diet soda, but after careful review the answer became very clear that although sugar, especially high fructose corn syrup needs to be avoided like the plague, it is still less damaging to your health than artificial sweeteners.
Take aspartame, for instance. The phenylalanine in aspartame dissociates from the ester bond and increases dopamine levels in your brain. This can lead to symptoms of depression because it distorts your serotonin/dopamine balance. It can also lead to migraine headaches and brain tumors through a similar mechanism.
Furthermore, the aspartic acid in aspartame is a well-documented excitotoxin. Excitotoxins are usually amino acids, such as glutamate and aspartate. These special amino acids cause particular brain cells to become excessively excited, to the point they will quickly die. Excitotoxins can also cause a loss of brain synapses and connecting fibers.
Then the ester bond in aspartame is broken down to formaldehyde and methanol, which have their own toxicities. So it is not surprising that this popular artificial sweetener has also been linked to cancer.
A recent study also found a two-fold increased risk of a decline in kidney function among women who drank two or more artificially sweetened beverages a day.
This just adds to the growing list of serious health risks from consuming these toxic substances, which are deceptively marketed as though they are safe and even healthy!
Unfortunately, most public health agencies and nutritionists in the United States recommend these toxic artificial sweeteners as an acceptable alternative to sugar, which is at best confusing and at worst harming the health of those who take their misguided advice.
Why Mercola has become the number one on line resource for medical information. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/19/Top-12-Mercola-Predictions-That-Came-True-Part-1-of-4.aspx
Have a problem with gout? http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/19/Five-Steps-to-Overcoming-Gout-Naturally.aspx
Good OCA information . http://www.organicconsumers.org/usda_watch.cfm
Here is an audio on the limitations on organics. http://www.zshare.net/audio/71608586998b4a03/
that's it from the hill. Art and Debra