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The Benefits Of Slow Food Over Fast Food

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Fast food is a phenomenon that most people in the world are familiar with. However, slow food is less well known. The name slow food is slightly deceptive as it is much more than the opposite of fast food. The slow food movement advocates more than just care and attention to what we eat. It offers an alternative to fast-paced modern life by encompassing the philosophy behind why and how we should eat by providing information on sourcing produce, methods of cooking and the positive social aspects of eating and sharing a meal.

What is Fast Food?

To understand what slow food really is, we need to understand what it is the antidote to: fast food. Typically, the term fast food refers to quickly prepared food with low quality ingredients and preparation that is served in disposable packaging at franchised restaurant chains, independent outlets and kiosks. It is often over-priced, low in nutritional value, and eaten “on the run”.

It is frequently manufactured in an industrial environment, pre-packed, and then shipped to retailers where it can be reheated or cooked quickly. While some fast food is healthy, such as sushi, quick fried or grilled fresh meat and vegetables, baked potatoes, salads, fresh sandwiches, most is not. Common fast foods such as burgers, french fries, fish and chips, pizza and kebabs are often highly processed and contain large amounts of additives, are high in calories, trans fats, sugars and salts, and come in relatively small portions.

What is Slow Food?

Slow food is a system of values that is designed to combat the detrimental effects of fast food. Its whole ethos centres on the idea of “living an unhurried life, beginning at the table.” The Slow Food Movement was formed in Italy in 1986 and has grown to around 83,000 members in 122 countries.

Among the key values it promotes and encourages are the extensive use of regional and local produce, traditional farming and cooking methods, and sharing the enjoyment of carefully and slowly prepared and cooked foods in the company of others all of which nurtures a healthy mind and body.

However, its remit also extends to the preservation of regional and cultural foods and ingredients such as plants, seeds, and domestic animals through programmes such as taste education, and offers support to those who wish to source and promote traditional, local high quality food that is more nourishing and tastier than fast food.

Health Benefits

By eating and adopting the social attitude of slow food, both bodily and mental health can be improved much more so than a fast food diet. Fast food providers, especially in the US, urge consumers to buy “Supersize” which has contributed to the problem of obesity, which increases the risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, blood diseases joint problems.

Fast food is often eaten fast, which is often anti-social and bad for digestion. With slow food, a meal is made into a special event. During preparation of the food, people take time to relax and share a conversation, which extends well after the meal is finished. Because slow food is made from the freshest, local ingredients and produce (often organic, hence free from manmade chemicals), diners have peace of mind knowing where their food came from and that it provides high nutritional value.

Many people are surprised to learn that slower eating aids weight loss. The conditioned behaviour of eating until we are full is a complex process that depends on how many times we chew, how long we eat for and the amount of food we eat. If we chew and eat more slowly and spend more time at the table, most people find that it takes less food to feel full.

Lifestyle Benefits

In addition, eating is made more enjoyable because of the sharing. Mealtimes have traditionally been a time when people can come together and not just share a meal, but bond. This makes for closer relationships with friends and family members that are happier because of the sharing.

Eating more slowly enables us to taste more. Fast food is designed to be eaten quickly, which is why it has concentrated flavours. However, the taste doesn’t last long and is ultimately unsatisfying. Slow food on the other hand, is made with the best ingredients and produce which is packed full of natural flavours. When we eat slowly in relaxing surroundings, we experience more flavours, textures and aromas, and will gain new appreciation of our food.

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One semester of food service program leads to a career in long-term care

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Many programs take years to complete, some with no practical experience. One program is changing the way schools work, with one semester consisting of five major components and a 16-week field placement in a healthcare facility. It is the Food Service Worker (1620) program from Centennial College, which provides a high food service degree on nutrition, food quality, and cleanliness.

Under the School of Community and Health Studies, students train based on the food preparation guidelines from the Dietitians of Canada and the Ontario Society of Nutrition Management.The curriculum itself was developed alongside the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. The series of courses prepare students to enter the workplace with the skills and ethics of a professional:

Students can appreciate the role of a Food Service Worker by exploring the operations and management of the profession, including quality management, risk management, ethical issues, and laws and regulations.
Workers come into close contact with clients and have to coordinate meal plans and other services with colleagues. Communication and customer service are key to this role and a course has been created to focus on these skills as they are managed in the food service and healthcare sectors.
Another close encounter workers will have is with diseases, so health and safety is a big issue in the workplace. Safety and sanitation is declared an essential skill, which every student is required to understand proper food handling procedures and safe work habits to prevent food contamination and food borne illnesses.
Especially in healthcare, nutrition is vital to menu planning. Students will learn basic food preparation using based on Canada’s Food guide, but will also learn how to accommodate clients with strict diets. Nutrition for therapeutic and texture modificationwill also be explored.
Students will practice their food preparation skills with four hours of kitchen lab sessions per week. They will learn how to handle and maintain kitchen equipment, and how to implement menu planning on a large scale.

Open for enrollment twice a year, students attend the Morningside campus alongside other healthcare students, where they can connect with their peers and gain industry connections early on in their careers. Although this full-time program is offered within 15 weeks, students have the option to enroll through the School of Continuing Education for part-time, distance learning, accelerated, and fast-track program options.

-You will be able to apply at long-term care facilities, working within the dietary department, as well as acute care, which (includes) any hospitals or any community services that have healthcare components in the food service industry,- says Professor Karen Barnes.

Centennial graduates are living healthy careers in long-term care facilities, retirement homes, and hospitals. The Food Service Worker program equips students with the knowledge of kitchen tools and the care for nutrition and safety of food preparation sought out by many healthcare organizations. Graduates receive the Ontario College Certificate as well as a food handler’s certification called the TrainCanBasics.fst Food Safety Certificate. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE

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Soft Cat Food Choices

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Soft cat food

Cat food is specially made to meet the specific nutritional requirements of cats. One element that should be paid attention to in their diet is that cats need the amino acid taurine. Make sure your cat food has little or no grains and only a small amount of vegetables. The right cat food is critical in keeping your cat happy and healthy!

Adult

The ingredients in kitten, adult cat, and senior cat food is really all alike. Adult cats (1 year) may be given food once or twice a day. Most adult cats are lactose intolerant and drinking milk will give them diarrhea. Kittens and aging cats need more food than the adult cat. Also, kitten nutrient needs are greater than an adult cat’s because they are growing SO very fast!

Balance

There are many nutritionally balanced cat foods that you can get in both the canned and dry forms. August, 2007: The FDA recalled several foods under the Natural Balance Eatables product line due to botulism toxin contamination. It’s really simple to get the nutrients out of balance and seriously compromise your cats health. Try to use cat-treats that are nutritionally balanced so as to minimize any disruption in your cat’s overall diet.

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While the Menu Foods recall was the largest pet food recall in the history of commercial pet food, don’t think that this was the first time that many cats and dogs have died after eating commercial pet foods that have been contaminated with chemicals, bacteria, and bacterial or mold toxins. Foods like Science Diet, although more expensive than the average, are usually better for your cat.

Kittens

Kittens have other special food needs, so be sure to get a kitten formula for kittens. Give them food that’s dry as soon as the kittens teeth are strong enough to chew hard food (8 to 10 weeks). Kittens will need supplemental food as early as 2-1/2 weeks after birth and surely by 4 weeks because mom’s milk isn’t going to be an efficient nutrient food source. Kittens should only be given kitten replacement milk (like KMR), never cow’s milk.

Nutrition

Your cat’s nutritional needs will change as she grows from a kitten into an adult. Giving her a premium cat food formula for each stage of her life gives her nutrition that will help her stay fit and healthy. My cats are very special to me and I feel it is important for them to eat a diet that is equal in nutritional quality to what I would eat myself. Purina one cat foods are formulated with high-quality ingredients to give your cat all of the nutrition he needs. Nutro natural choice cat food contains the finest natural ingredients with essential vitamins and minerals for superior nutrition, taste and performance. Evo cat and kitten food was created to supply the key nutritional benefits of a raw food diet in a safe and convenient manner. Diamond cat food gives your pet high quality nutrition at an affordable price. This is important, since every pet is unique, and has different nutritional needs. Over the years we are glad to have witnessed an increasing trend of caregivers becoming more participatory in understanding their feline companions’ dietary/nutrition needs.

Owners

In reading the survey results, it seems that many cat and dog owners don’t know quite as much as they think they know about the food they are giving their pets to eat. Many cat owners are turning away from commercial pet foods and are feeding their cats homemade organic pet food. The quality of ingredients in cat food has become more vital than ever in many owners’ eyes, especially following the pet-food recalls of last recent yeras. Today cat owners are being tortured by the uncertainty of it all.

Problems

Even though bones are the most natural and optimal source of calcium, one of the most common problems that people run into in their cats when starting to feed a raw diet is them getting constipated. In theory, we should not need to remove any bone when using chicken thighs but if your cat is experiencing some problems with constipation, try removing 20% of the bones and see if that helps. Do not use canned fish as a protein source for cats that are prone to urinary tract problems. Did you know that wheat and corn can cause skin problems and diarrhea and vomiting in cats and dogs. Whole brown rice (not rice gluten) is about the only grain that provides some good nutrition for a cat or dog and doesn’t cause allergies or digestive problems for your pet. There are variations for cats with kidney problems (lower protein), cats with weight issues (more bulk like wheat bran and water-filled veggies), etc. Forget about buying anything for “Urinary Tract” problems because these are still the same old cheap pet foods with a fancy name so people will buy the product.

Soft

The three main types of cat foods are dry, soft-moist and canned products. Soft-moist cat foods generally offer higher palatability as compared to dry diets, are convenient to serve and store easily. Soft cat food is also sometimes the only alternative to feeding your cat because that’s all they really enjoy sometimes!

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Cure Uterine Fibroids By Reducing Estrogen And Balancing The Hormones

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Many women of childbearing age suffer with fibroids and fibrocystic breast disease. For many the condition will prohibit planning a pregnancy.

Many post-menopausal women are taking estrogen replacement drugs that help control hot flashes and mood. However there are so many research studies implicating estrogen replacement with an increased risk of cancer, it hardly seems worth it to use this treatment to control hot flashes.

Many post-menopausal women are surprised to learn that despite their wise refusal of estrogen replacement, they too are estrogen dominant, and this excess estrogen in fueling the growth of fibroids and fibroid cysts in the uterus and breasts.

So what do you do? It you are on oral contraception or any type of hormone contraception (i.e, DeproProvera, etc.), discontinue it and use an alternative that is hormone free. If you are currently on estrogen replacement, tell your doctor that you want to discontinue it. (Later you can explore bio-identical hormone replacement with a qualified practitioner.)

Avoid drugs that contain hormones such as cortisone and prednisone. Avoid hydrocortisone cream.

Avoid estrogen-rich foods such as: soy products (tofu, soy yogurt, soy milk, etc.), flax seeds and flax oil, canola oil (from the rapeseed) as well as all seeds, pods, and beans. Think of every seed, pod and bean as a mini uterus ready to reproduce and consequently high in estrogen. Yes, many of these foods are famous for their nutritional value. However, for the individual with fibroids these foods will fuel the growth of the tumors. Soy in particular is everywhere in processed food products.

Avoid the so-called womens herbs or herbal formulas as these contain herbs known to be high in phytoestrogens. This can be the ultimate in irony as many natural approaches to treating fibroids recommend herbs that will in the short term have a positive effect, but in the long term fuel the growth of fibroids due their high content of estrogens.

Avoid herbicides and pesticides. These chemicals are known as xenoestrogens since they mimic the activity of natural estrogen. Stay away from golf courses, commercial farms, pest control sprays, fuel and solvent fumes. Always soak fruits and vegetables in a sink of water and a tablespoon of 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide or a mixture of one half vinegar and water for 20 minutes, followed by a thorough rinse. Seek out my article on identifying estrogenic foods and herbs.

Metabolizing excessive estrogen is possible with a specific herbal formula developed by an oncologist with training in Chinese medicine (check below) and the use of a pure progesterone cream. Progesterone supplementation via a transdermal cream is an easy and powerful way to recover from the estrogen dominant condition that causes the growth of uterine fibroids, fibrocystic breasts and endometriosis. Progesterone quite simply puts excessive estrogen into balance. However, many formulas contain ingredients that are estrogenic in a misguided attempt to improve on pure progesterone. Read labels!

Estrogen is stored in body fat. Body fat is most often the result of a lower metabolism due to a sluggish and toxic liver. Excessive estrogens are contributing factors to weight gain. When the liver fails to eliminate estrogens efficiently, the excessive estrogens stimulate fat cell production from the lower abdominal area to the knees where estrogens are more concentrated.

Estrogens also bind to sodium which retains water and leads to weight gain. Chinese bitters can be helpful in detoxifying the liver and increasing the flow of bile. However, the fast track to a more functional liver can be realized by engaging in a series of liver-gallbladder flushes to remove the cholesterol pellets that clog the bilary ducts of the liver and impede the flow of bile. The easiest and most effective L-G flush uses an ozonated olive oil product, Olive Gold 03.

The best natural treatments for uterine fibroid tumors address the cause and the symptoms of the problem. Fibroid tumors develop due to excessive estrogen. The fibroid tumor is the symptom and product of the cause. Since fibroids are composed of fibrin, the same material of scar tissue, taking a professional strength systemic enzyme formula will dissolve the fibroid and remove this tissue altogether over time. When combined with the hormone balancing strategy this protocol offers the best natural approach to defeating uterine fibroids once and for all.

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HOMEMADE CARP BOILIES AND RECIPES – Mainline Cell And CC Moore Live System Boilie Recipes!

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I am a CC Moore bait consultant. This means that I have direct input into the creation and development of new products, inspiring ideas and innovations, pushing forward developments into new products that seriously work. It also means that I have privileged insight into make up of various baits and this builds upon the depth of existing knowledge and inside information I already know about how and why boilies work like Cell, Live System, and Odyssey etc that can help you improve your catches!

One experience I had in helping anglers involved a misconception that Mainline Cell is basically the same as Live System. All I can possibly give away regarding CC Moore Live System is that in my comparative analysis tests and input from contacts in the trade etc is that the primary live active component of Mainline Cell though highly stimulatory in its own right and the main food group enzyme active source, has its limitations compared to the entire processes and workings of CC Moore Live System.

By this I aim to refer to the base cost which infers that on comparison, the quality protein content of live System is superior in certain ways, regarding feed triggering potential. I will not go further than this as my speculative conclusions on differences in performance, but in my tests using very high levels of quality protein homemade baits with exceptionally high feed triggering potential, Mainline cell is massively easier to beat in terms of numbers of fish caught, compared to live system boilies, though live system boilies were defeated in my tests using my homemade baits too.

However, though both baits are highly digestible, they have certain limitations as with any readymade bait made for profit, which makes each a form of compromise to meet profitability requirements and also meet expectations of anglers’ perceptions.

Live System contains certain elements never before used in commercial baits in the UK. It has natural enzyme activity which enhances the natural digestibility of the milk protein, egg protein, and other protein elements included including various concentrated yeast products in generous levels, plus many other factors including addictive milk sugar enhanced with feed triggering enhancers.

Mainline cell contains a live yeast product which in effect seeds the bait so as to make the bait enzyme active, thus breaking down the various coconut oil, hydrolyzing it, and helping partially to digest the majority of the bait being carbohydrate products. Within Mainline Cell, the main yeast product used is very potent, so relatively little is required for fish to detect it, and also have it seed the bait and activate it to create an enzyme active bait.

However having used very similar formats of live yeast baits and yeast seeded baits in the past in testing and research using various yeast strains, multiple purpose enzyme products, peptide products, concentrated live yeast cattle feed conversion optimizers etc, I estimate from my examination of the baits and catch results that Mainline Cell appears in effect to contain far less yeast and milk derived actual protein in terms of true feeding trigger potential and its cost indicates it has to be primarily a carbohydrate based bait as opposed to being a protein based bait! Live system ingredients and additives appear to contain a higher capacity for true feeding trigger release containing a wide spectrum of very potent feeding trigger protein dense additives and ingredients. This bait is certainly not simply bulked out for maximum profits with maize and soya for instance!

Both baits work, are very highly digestible and each contain active yeast factors yet there are many profound differences in elements used and their combined effects on each other, their profiles of triggers and their densities, as well as how carp identify each bait and their elements individually and in combination. Both baits are improved by soaking in extra liquid products which in a way just demonstrates that they are not actually optimised for effect or such adding of liquids would make no difference to results!

I design my own homemade baits, and in what I teach one to one in person I never use maize, semolina or soya, and use totally different off the scale true feeding trigger dense materials; my homemade baits have zero need of any additional liquids or dips as they are truly profoundly optimised and maximised already!

So in my experience of actual comparative bait testing of each of these 2 readymade baits, and in making far more potent versions of these baits as homemade baits (completely redesigning making feed triggering capacity massively,) all I can say is that with the correct teaching, you too can defeat these 2 baits with great ease!

In contrast to readymade baits, my truly optimised for function and maximised for internal and external performance homemade baits are just off the normal scale in terms of potent feed triggering capacity, bioactive potency, and other profoundly powerful aspects. These extend not merely to intrinsic natural and induced and additionally augmented enzyme activity, but to far more profound probiotic and prebiotic aspects and many other much more effective cumulative and instant aspects, that really put such bait paradigms outside of profitable realms for a bait company to produce!

And this is where things get very interesting indeed for the angler needing and wanting to improve his catches using truly optimised and seriously maximised for effects and functions homemade baits!

Instead of using for example spending whatever cost amount on 10 kilograms of readymade baits, he really can achieve the same amount of catches using a tenth of that volume of bait using far more potent homemade bait. You just do not tend to even hear anything like this in the videos or magazines all in effect paid for by tackle and bait companies and their vested interests, because to say their products can be beaten is not something they like to admit to the masses!

But there are enough anglers reading independently outside of the vested interest world of big companies that really do know and appreciate from their own thinking and own experiences, that in going your own way, and doing your own thing, with sound guidance, produces better results than just copying the latest bait rig etc in the monthly magazines.

For some anglers an element of fear comes up when considering going their own way, and giving up on expensive readymade baits. But they need to see the bigger picture that actually there was a time when everyone made their own homemade baits and that very many of the guys that sell bait commercially today are still basically making baits to recipes and bait thinking and bait paradigms that are in effect 50 years old; which can be very drastically improved upon right now by using new thinking!

So this new thinking is a massive edge, but few anglers actually know about it because it cannot be exploited by bait companies and so does not get talked about in the magazines videos etc.

I did a comparison between one of my personal bait tuition clients and his homemade baits, fished against his brother who was a Mainline Cell typical weekend warrior type of angler. Half way through the day, despite hundreds of kilograms of Mainline Cell being introduced previously in to the lake which was Puma Lake on the Monk lakes complex in Kent, fished side by side, the Cell baits had only caught under half the number caught on the homemade baits.

Then I arrived and gave some more tips and my own personal baits to test against Cell, at which point the guy using my homemade baits had so many takes he could only get 1 rod out at a time, and meanwhile his brother using Cell blanked for the rest of the afternoon, until I gave him a couple of my baits, and 15 minutes later he caught the biggest fish of the day!

Now here is the question of the immediate response of the anglers actually experiencing this readymade bait versus truly optimised and maximised homemade bait paradigm test in action, first-hand!

The angler who had my bait tuition using one of my lesser refined paradigms of bait caught over twice as many fish in the morning as his brother did using Mainline Cell. Then in the afternoon it was just so hectic using my most refined paradigm of bait that the homemade bait guy could only get one rod out instead of three, and meanwhile his brother blanked for the rest of the afternoon using Cell.

At the end of the test day the comment that the Cell boilie fishing brother made about the results, (after being a totally and completely conditioned Cell and Korda angler,) was that he will never use another readymade bait again in his life!

He even asked me why I am not a millionaire knowing what I do know and knowing what I teach to my one to one clients. I replied that I never learned what I learned for money; I did it to learn the truth about what works and how and why it works and how to ask the really awkward questions that bait companies avoid all the time! I mean questions like how to defeat all of the most well known leading brand readymade baits!

I originally learned about bait (full time,) to help people improve their quality of life, internally, by becoming far more aware that they really are what they eat, and that directly effects their inner balance, health, disease resistance, this directly effects their energy levels, mood changes, enthusiasm, vitality, and ultimate effectiveness and happiness in life and of those close to them and who are influenced by them too! I went into research with a holistic approach, never imagining where it might lead!

I never went into bait research and bait testing on the normal basis of making maximum profits by selling readymade baits bulked out with cheap low protein ingredients! That is in fact a very certain and sure way to create seriously under optimised and under maximised ranges of baits for maximised profits, yet the bait industry is rammed with companies from the bottom to the top of the market doing this!

The vast majority of anglers buy their bait on a cost per kilogram basis because that is what they misguidedly think is what matters. But what matters are aspects of potency per kilogram that induce fish feeding instantly! And I am not referring to instant over loaded flavour type attractor baits or so-called food baits, but truly a new truly optimised paradigm of bait never ever seen by any readymade bait buying anglers!

The true value of a bait is how potently it changes fish feeding behaviours and most especially actual true feeding in many very profound ways and levels, instantly and cumulatively!

This true cost is a cost far higher than bait companies can afford to have in order to make a profit. So they compromise all the time! This is even more the case as raw materials have skyrocketed in recent years!

In fact I just went into bait research out of necessity from being forced out of my career as a professional commercial grower and horticulturalist, as a result of a back injury, just at the point the world depression was striking. So I simply went into this bait research and testing as a stop gap and I self published my first ebook on it on homemade bait optimising and on changing paradigms of food baits and beating readymade baits in my later ebooks some yet unpublished, and then I suddenly realised I have been in this work full time for 7 years now! How time flies!

How deep the rabbit hole goes! And the more I come to know the more I see a bigger picture of how readymade baits are simply under optimised and are certainly not maximised for success in so many ways, but are compromises of factors regarding actual constituents and formats and processes and operations and internal and external and water reactive and other impacts and effects!

As Frank Warwick and many other leading bait icons have told me, I have a unique perspective because I do not have any vested interest in running my own bait company. I simply write what I have studies and I and my 1-1 bait tuition clients and ebook and article readers world wide have reported and fed back to me in terms of actual results on effectiveness of what works!

Imagine being at the hub of many contacts in the bait trade and being able to condense that knowledge and insight into new bait paradigms, too costly to sell as readymade baits for maximum profits, but so potent that they can be taught to people one to one in intensive tuition, so they can use a tenth of the volume of bait they used to use, and still catch as many if not more big fish!

This paradigm has already proved to catch fish which are rarely caught on readymade baits. This is in part because this new homemade bait paradigm is so potently optimised for internal and external impacts, feeding trigger density and water reactivity, changing water column molecularly, changing fish feeding modes directly, and changing fish brain chemistry directly among so many other factors!

Thus far, the largest fish caught on this homemade bait paradigm by my bait tuition guys has been the Elphicks North Lake mirror at 62 pounds.

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