Year: 2013
Sauerkraut – next health trend?
While listening Rich Roll podcast with I think it was Jason Wachob from Mind Body Green, I heard that one of the trendy things in health movement will be sauerkraut… I immediately remembered my childhood. I was raised with strong …
Notes from life in a Northern country
Whenever outside temperature hit below zero Celsius and days becoming shorter than nights, I question if this is optimal weather for us as human species to thrive. Survive… sure, but thrive? We wear bunch of clothes, try to block Windows …
Brands in Japan that use GMO
Since I time by time visit Japan, I noticed that food product business is run by huge companies that produce various products. For example take Meiji. This company produces products starting from candies until dairy products. However Japan is still …
What do the Okinawan centenarians ate?
If we check the comparison data between Okinawa and Japanese diet in late 1940-ties, we can see some food intake patterns. I think the image of comparison by itself speaks a lot. High-carbohydrate diet has always been a Japanese and …
Grapefruits with TBZ
While strolling around fruit stands in Japanese supermarkets I noticed sign in Japanese that says that grapefruit is covered with TBZ. As later I found out, Japan has a labeling rule (Source: USDA) that if fruit is covered with TBZ …
Wastage
Some insight in behind the scenes of animals for entertainment businesses. Next time we choose to go circus, horse race or see other “animal performance” think what you VOTE for. “The horse racing industry’s best kept secret…”
The great way is simple, but people love the detours
Re-posting something that I red on the tea bag is bit a funny for me, however these words seems so straightforward “The great way is simple, but people love the detours”.
Food in the can
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to be aware that food that is packed in the can is not the optimal food for humans or even other species. Part of the food that I consumed used to come …