farmeric November 11th, 2008
Have you noticed, notes Kevin Trudeau in his bestselling book, Natural Cures They Don’t Want You To Know About, how more people get colds and flus today than ever before? How more people get cancer today than ever before?
Trudeau, whose book has sold more than three million copies after consistently standing out in The New York Times’ bestsellers list,goes on to enumerate more and more maladies, ailments,and diseases that have now become everyday occurrences to a great number of people worldwide in contrast to their low-level popularity decades ago.
He cites, among the more popular ones these days, diabetes, heart disease, multiple scelerosis, lupus, muscular dystrophy, asthma, migraine headaches ,back pain. More people he continues, have acid reflux, ulcers , and stomach problems than ever before. Continue Reading »
farmeric October 7th, 2008
Following the recent reported finding and confirmation of the presence of melamine in infant formula and milk products produced in China, the Bureau of Food and Drugs has since then been monitoring and collecting aforecited products in the market for testing/analyses in the Laboratory Services Division.
In the interest of protecting public health and welfare, the Bureau of Food and Drugs hereby issues the partial list of milk and milk products tested for the presence of melamine.
Milk and Milk Products Found Negative for Melamine
(as of 03 October 2008)
- Anchor Lite Milk
- Anlene High Calcium Low Fat Milk U.H.T (recombined)
- Bear Brand Instant
- Chikchok Milk Chocolate
- Farmland Skim Milk
- Jinwei Drink
- Jollycow Pure Fresh Milk
- Kiddie Soya Milk Egg Delight
- Lactogen 1 DHA Infant Formula Continue Reading »
Tags: banned milk, china scandal, melamine
farmeric September 29th, 2008
I repeat, this is an official but partial list of milk and other milk products collected by BFAD for testing for the presence of Melamine as of September 29, 2008.
These 52 products are not yet BANNED! but still for testing. I’ll be updating this page as soon as BFAD released a new advisory, so bookmark this page now.
- Anchor Wam Frootmilk Drink Mango Magic
- Anchor Wam Frootmilk Orange Chill
- Anchor Wam Frootmilk Strawberry Spin
Contaminated Milk courtesy of http://www1.whdh.com
- Dutch Lady Pure Milk
- Farmland Skim Milk
- Greenfood Yili Pure Milk
- Jinwei Drink
- Jollycow Pure fresh Milk
- Jollycow Slender Lowfat Milk
- KLIM Instant Full Cream Milk Powder (1.8 Kg) Continue Reading »
Tags: banned milk, china scandal, melamine
farmeric September 29th, 2008
What is Melamine?
An organic compound used in making plastic, fertilizer, foam products and tanning leather.
Why melamine is being added on milk?
Image courtesy of www.haydenpanettierefans.com
To give the false appearance of a higher level of protein. It is said that 1 liter of milk with melamine and water can produce 4 liters of milk!.
Aside from milk and milk products, are there more food products that contained melamine? Continue Reading »
Tags: banned milk, melamine, milk
farmeric September 12th, 2008
Coastal Cleanup Occular Visit c/o Vic Manlapaz
Join the 1st Coke Philippines International Coastal Clean-Up on Sept. 20, 2008 SAT 6AM, and help start a sea change.
The International Coastal Cleanup, organized by The Ocean Conservancy, is the world’s largest volunteer event of its kind. Last year, 378,000 volunteers from 76 countries and 45 states cleared six million pounds of trash from oceans and waterways and recorded every piece of trash collected.
This September 20, 2008, Saturday at 6AM, Coca-Cola Philippines invites you, your family & friends to be one with us and thousands of volunteers world-wide in a globally-coordinated event, as we clean up an area of the Manila Bay in San Dionisio, Paranaque located near the Continue Reading »
Tags: coastal cleanup, ocean, volunteer
farmeric September 4th, 2008
Nuts over Coconut by Nestor Cuartero
Coconut Tree of Life
WONDERS NEVER CEASE for the tree of life.
At the 7th National Coconut Festival held from August 7 to 10 at the Megatrade Hall of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City, guests were introduced to new coco health products, both edible and un, much to their amazement and celebration.
New health products that caught the eye of the festival-goers included coco sap beverages, skim milk beverages, gluten-free coconut flour, and fiber-rich low sugar food products.
Last year, in the same coco festival, we were won over by coco sugar, nutritious sugar made from coconut sap, which is supposed to be good for diabetes. Other previous revelations from the annual festival include Virgin Coconut Oil in its many variations, including VCO for massage therapy and well-being. In festivals past, also highlighted were other coco-based invetions like coco fiber geo textiles and coco biodiesel.
Continue Reading »
Tags: coco biodiesel, coconut, coconut oil, coconut tree, Food, Herbal, Plants, tree of life
farmeric August 28th, 2008
Can you cook a popcorn just by using a number of mobile phones?
Watch this amazing video and let me know if it’s for real.
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Tags: corn, Food, Health, mobile phone, popcorn
farmeric August 24th, 2008
Pastillas image from bulacan.gov.ph
Pastillas
Ingredients:
- 2 cups malunggay leaves (freshly boiled)
- 1 cup camote (cooked and mashed)
- 1 cup condensed milk
- 1 tbsp. vanilla (optional)
Procedure: Continue Reading »
Tags: dr. lorma valera, malunggay, malunggay recipe, pastillas, polvoron, sasmuan polvoron
farmeric August 19th, 2008
Michael Phelps courtesy of http://www.growthpop.com
Some people are commenting that it’s due to steroids or drugs, others says it’s because of his bizarre-eating lifestyle, while most are saying that Phelps is a mutant and one of the member of X-man team. Does he possessed a special power? Is he a human dolphin that loves to listen to music before he dives?
Did you know that Phelp’s battled ADHD as a kid?
Read on and find out the “secret” Continue Reading »
Tags: Food, Health, michael phelps, olympics, secrets, sports
farmeric August 12th, 2008
My family and I were on our way to the North (Philippines) over the weekend when we passed by a kilometer fields of Malunggay. While passing this fertile lands, it reminds me of Dr. Lorma Valera who hailed from that place (Ilocos Region) - who pioneered the processing of malunggay way back in 1993. She actually formulated her various malunggay recipes back in 1987.
This is very timely because some of the readers of EarthNews here at PinayMom.org are requesting about malunggay noodles’ recipe. Dr. Valera’s recipes have been introduced in Metro Manila (Philippines) through Continue Reading »
Tags: malunggay, malunggay noodles, malunggay recipe, moringa, uses of malunggay
