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Interview with Robert Leventry of Inca organics on healthy, versatile quinoa Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

REPPED: Mike: We're here today with Robert Leventry of Inca organics, and that's www.IncaOrganics.com. You are an importer of whole grain quinoa? Leventry: Right, along with black amaranth, but, by far, the majority of our sales are the whole grain quinoa. Mike: I've been a big proponent of quinoa for a long time. It's something that I eat regularly. In your literature, you claim that your quinoa is the only truly whole grain quinoa. Can you explain that a bit more? Leventry: Sure. Quinoa that comes from Bolivia and Peru is polished quinoa.

In the United States, it's approaching 400 metric tons a year, the majority of which goes to food manufacturers like Bob's Red Mill, Seeds of Change and Oskri organics, like we already mentioned. We're going to do quite a bit more in Australia. Those are our three markets, with the U.S. being roughly twice the size of Great Britain. With Great Britain, the penetration is huge, because, relatively speaking, the populations are such that 200 tons is quite a bit. Mike: With the trends that you're seeing, what kind of annual growth rate are you seeing in the demand for quinoa?

Now, if it's an individual in a retail store, they have to look for products that carry our quinoa, such as Bob's Red Mill, Seeds of Change and Oskri organics. They can go to our website and from our website click on the supplier to the retail market's website or the retailer themselves and buy online if they wish. Or, they can find out where the nearest store is. Mike: Wonderful. Bob's Red Mill is a very popular brand. Is all of their quinoa your quinoa? Leventry: Yes, without exception. Mike: And Seeds of Change? Leventry: Yes, Seeds of Change.

NewsTarget Emerging as Key Gateway Between Health Product Companies and Natural Health Consumers Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

It's called Genesis organics (www.GenesisOrganics.com) and it's a great product. I just haven't been able to pull together a big feature article on it yet. (It would be great if this company could afford to do a big product sample giveaway of some sort.) 6) Don't bother sending junk products our way. I simply will not promote products made with isolated soy protein, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial sweeteners, refined grains or other garbage ingredients. That's why most of the big "health product" companies don't bother sending me samples: Because most of their products are crap!

Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry Stacy Malkan See book keywords and concepts

I found a booth for organic ingredients and asked the proprietor, "Do you get much interest in organics from the big companies?" He dropped into a trance-like sales pitch and told me that organic ingredients are proven to boost the natural anti-aging capabilities of the body. But the pitch didn't last long — he could tell I was not a buyer — so he shrugged and told me the big companies are interested in organics, all right, but they're mostly interested in the cheapest ingredients they can find.

Interview with David Bronner, president of all-natural, authentically organic Dr. Bronner's Soaps Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

You were just talking to me about the issues of honesty in organics, in terms of personal care products. Bronner: Or lack thereof. Mike: Or lack thereof. Can you tell the readers what this is all about? Bronner: Basically in the food world, a company that is making organic products, or putting organic into the brand name -- for instance, Maggie's organics or Albert's organics, which is the largest organic produce distributor in the U.S. -- actually makes, produces and sells organic products.

But at health food stores, consumers are motivated to support organics. They want organics. It's that much worse, then, to see this deceit, deception or fraud going on. A lot of people complain about the Clairol "Organic and Orgasm" ad, and yes, that's not great. However, the ad is more about selling sex than organics to a particular demographic or mass market, whereas in the natural world, when a company like Jason puts "pure natural organic" on the label, people believe it.

Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown David Steinman See book keywords and concepts

Green Circle organics launched its branded premium quality organic beef products, including Organic R-T-E beef entrees, based on recipes created by renowned organic chef and Washington, D.C., restaurateur Nora Pouillion. Be sure to visit Pouillion's next time you are in Washington, D.C. Visit www.nora.com and www.greencircleorganics.com.

The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith See book keywords and concepts

I'm a huge fan of Aubrey organics, which sells a great line of all natural shampoos, conditioners, body lotions, makeup, and even baby and pet products. By using natural preservatives such as vitamin E and grapefruit seed extract, they avoid the addition of chemical preservatives. The following are the top ten synthetic cosmetic ingredients to avoid. Aubrey Hampton calls them the "10 most wanted"; I recommend visiting the site at www.aubrey-organics.com for more information.

Health Begins in the Colon Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN See book keywords and concepts

Spectrum® organics Cooking Oils www.spectrumorganics.com/?id=6 VeganEssentials www.veganessentials.com 1-866-888-3426 c 0 Wilderness Family Naturals www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com 1 (866) 936-6457 List of Pesticides (to Avoid in Common Foods and Beverages) Environmental Working Group www.ewg.org 1 (510) 444-0973 Meat (Organic Sources) Always buy organic, range fed, hormone and antibiotic-free meat products. Applegate Farms www.applegatefarms.com 1(866)587-5858 Blackwing Quality Meats www.blackwing.com 330 1 (800) 326-7874 z o c u Z NorthStar Bison www.northstarbison.

Diamond organics www.diamondorganics.com 1 (888) 674-2642 Heartland Mill 328 www.heartlandmill.com 1(800)232-8533 z o H-l o u Carbonated and Caffeinated Drinks « e When you have a craving for sweets or soda, eat fresh fruit such as waif; termelon or citrus fruits instead. Try mixing equal parts fresh fruit juice z and club soda to create your own delicious soft drinks and punches. 2 Replace those beverages with organic coffee substitutes or herbal teas s (See Also "Coffee" and "Tea").

Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry Stacy Malkan See book keywords and concepts

Compact signers include big names such as Burt's Bees, Kiss My Face and Aubrey organics as well as many smaller natural product manufacturers.7 Notably absent are the world's largest cosmetics companies, the brands that fill the shelves in most drugstores and high-end specialty stores across the US and Canada — L'Oreal, Revlon, Estee Lauder (its subsidiary Aveda), Avon, Mary Kay, Procter & Gamble and their brands.

Behind the scenes at Natural Products Expo West - A "brutally honest" Health Ranger Review Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

But until there's a real solution, it's very difficult for quality companies to compete with the huckster companies who sell crap products at organics prices. And don't trust the advertising, either. It seems that the more money a company has for advertising, the crappier their products are. (Which makes sense, actually, because higher margins on crap products leave more money to spend on advertising and sponsorship.) Truly, some of the best companies I found at the show do no advertising at all and couldn't afford it anyway because they only have a 12% margin on their raw materials.

Interview with David Bronner, president of all-natural, authentically organic Dr. Bronner's Soaps Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

In personal care, companies think there is a loophole, such that they can put "organic" or "organics" into the brand name even if it's not an entirely organic product. So instead of doing the hard work of working with the manufacturers to build the real ingredients from organic material and certified organic farms, they just have just the same old formulations as always, add a little organic water and extract of this or that and then slap "organics" into the brand name.

Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century Alex Steffen See book keywords and concepts

While the regulations represented progress in terms of unifying the organic requirements and bringing organics closer to the forefront of consumers' minds, they also had negative implications for small farmers and food producers. The standards essentially boiled organics down to the lowest common denominator, making it difficult for farmers who already went above and beyond that level to demonstrate the superiority of their product. Even worse, the prohibitive costs associated with obtaining USDA certification made it impossible for many small organic farmers to label their goods "organic.

An overview of new health products, plant technology, superfoods and natural health research breakthroughs Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

On the new company front, there's also Lydia's organics which makes some outstanding dehydrated food bars that are simply the best I've ever found. I recently purchased around $60 worth of her food bars for some travel I had to do, and I couldn't have been happier. While everybody else on the airplane was suffering through foods loaded with sodium and additives, I was crunching away on Lydia's organics food bars. The healing power of natural sunlight I'm also excited about sunshine, and the increasing realization of just how important natural sunlight is to your health.

Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry Stacy Malkan See book keywords and concepts

America today," said Karen Ceisar, founder of Trillium organics. Special interests pushing their own agendas have stolen the word "organic" and rendered it meaningless, according to Diana Kaye, founder of Terressentials. Diana more than believes cosmetics should be safe enough to eat; she'll show you — one time she dumped body oil on a muffin and ate it in front of reporters at a press conference. "Organic food standards are being dumbed down. The public has no idea what's going on," Diana said.

Back to the Future "This is an industry that is in many ways a laboratory for social change," said Morris Shriftman, a natural products salesman for more than 30 years, and current vice president of marketing for Avalon organics.6 The industry has been through three waves of reform, according to Morris. "The first reform was food," and involved cleaning up food ingredients and shifting the way people think about meat. The second reform asked "Why does agriculture have to use so many toxic, synthetic, persistent, dangerous chemicals? Do we really need all that?

Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, 7th Edition Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron See book keywords and concepts

Aubrey organics, and harms skin more than it could possibly help. This is a classic example of why natural ingredients aren't inherently better for skin. © Natural Herbal Maintenance Oil Balancing Moisturizer, for Oily Skin ($13.48 for 2 ounces) cannot balance oil in the least but does subject skin to many irritating ingredients, including witch hazel, balsam oil, horsetail, balm mint, and coltsfoot, with the latter containing compounds that are carcinogenic (Source: Toxicology and Industrial Health, September 2006, pages 321-327).

AUBREY organics COMBINATION DRY SKIN 2 © Sea Buckthorn & Cucumber with Ester-C Facial Cleansing Cream, for Combination Dry Skin ($12.98 for 8 ounces) is similar to the Seaware with Rosa Mosqueta Facial Cleansing Cream, for Dry Skin, above, but with less alcohol. If you think that makes this a gentler cleansing option, think again: the geranium and lavender oils in this product are troublesome for skin and for use around the eyes. © Sea Buckthorn & Cucumber with Ester-C Facial Toner, for Combination Dry Skin ($9.

AUBREY organics NORMAL SKIN 3 © Green Tea & Ginkgo Facial Cleansing Lotion, for Normal Skin ($15-48for 8 ounces) is almost identical to the Seaware with Rosa Mosqueta Facial Cleansing Cream, for Dry Skin, above, only this one is in lotion form. The same concerns apply. © Green Tea & Ginkgo Facial Toner, for Normal Skin ($9.28 for 8 ounces) follows the pattern set by all of the toners in this line: it's an alcohol and witch hazel base coupled with several irritating plant extracts. The anti-irritant plant extracts in this product don't have a flower's chance in a blizzard of helping skin.

Aubrey Organics' other toners, but the witch hazel and lavender water still make it a poor choice for most skin types, particularly sensitive skin. © Vegecol with Aloe Moisturizing Cream, for Sensitive Skin ($13.48 for 2 ounces) contains several ingredients that are completely inappropriate for sensitive skin, or any skin type for that matter, including St. John's wort, coltsfoot, and lemon peel oil. © Vegecol with Aloe & Oatmeal Soothing Mask, for Sensitive Skin ($8.

This is a decent moisturizer for dry to very dry skin and, thankfully, lacks any of the problematic plant extracts found in most of Aubrey Organics' moisturizers. The amount of grain alcohol is too small to cause irritation. © Rosa Mosqueta Rose Hip Seed Oil ($12.98 for 0.36 ounce) contains nothing more than organic rose hip seed oil. It is a soothing, nonvolatile plant oil that is often touted for its vitamin C content. Although fresh rose hip seed oil is rich in this vitamin, most of this nutrient is destroyed during the drying and processing necessary to cteate products like this.

AUBREY organics SUN PRODUCTS © After Sun Body & Face Maintenance Moisturizer ($10.75for 8 ounces) contains too many problematic ingredients to make it worthwhile, whether skin is dealing with sun-induced dryness or not. © Pure Aloe Vera, Certified Organic ($7.78 for 4 ounces) consists of organic aloe vera and natural preservative. Aloe can be soothing to sun-exposed or reddened skin, but I disagree with the company's claim that it is the best ingredient for skin that has endured too much sun exposure.

Interview with Randall Fitzgerald, author of The Hundred-Year Lie, on the prevalence of toxic chemicals Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

The takeover of organics by chemical companies Mike: Even the term "organic" has now been somewhat re-appropriated. There's a lot of debate now about what is organic... Fitzgerald: "Organic" as a term to inform consumers has been diluted and the threat exists every year that it will be diluted more as a result of actions by the U.S. Congress and by the agriculture department, because, as you well know, the organics industry has been infiltrated and to some extent taken over by the large corporations that also produce synthetic chemicals in a wide range of products.

NewsTarget readers making waves across the natural health, natural living markets (opinion) Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

We don't take credit for it: we're merely one branch in a huge wave of positive transformation that started decades ago with the nutrition, organics and green living movements. But we're sure happy to be along for the ride and making a difference today! Suddenly, being "green" is popular. Huge corporations like Wal-Mart, GM and Costco are going green. People are figuring out that pharmaceuticals are dangerous and that eating fresh produce is actually good for you.

Interview: Organic Consumers Association's Ronnie Cummins tells the truth about organic milk that isn't Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Mike: Well, this seems like a clear case in which big business is now seeing dollar signs whenever the word "organic" appears, so they are doing the minimum necessary or even just blatantly violating the rules in order to put that word on their products, regardless of the spirit of the law or the original intent of organics. Is this just corporate greed? Ronnie: This is, and the sad thing is, how easy it would be to help 5,000 or 10,000 conventional family farmers make the transition in their dairies to organic. It would not be that hard.

Why health freedom will ultimately overcome Big Pharma mischief and FDA corruption (opinion) Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Things are trending in a positive direction on issues like natural health, sustainable living and organics. Sure, we have many skirmish battles to fight along the way, and we can never let our guard down against the corporate opposition, but overall, we are witnessing a time of tremendous change made possible by empowered consumers. And you know what's key to that? The Internet. Without the internet, nobody would know the truth about Big Pharma, the FDA, and the dangers of organized medicine.

Aurora Organic Dairy Corporation hit by class action lawsuits over "organic" milk labels Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Aurora was taking advantage of the consumer's good will in the marketplace toward organics, and the USDA has allowed this scofflaw-corporation to continue to operate," said Mark Kastel of the Cornucopia Institute, which has been following Aurora's activities for several years and first alerted the USDA to Aurora's practices in 2005. The lawsuits are the latest round in a battle of wills between Aurora Dairy, the Cornucopia Institute (www.Cornucopia.org) and the Organic Consumers Association (www.OrganicConsumers.org).

Interview with David Bronner, president of all-natural, authentically organic Dr. Bronner's Soaps Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

They want organics. It's that much worse, then, to see this deceit, deception or fraud going on. A lot of people complain about the Clairol "Organic and Orgasm" ad, and yes, that's not great. However, the ad is more about selling sex than organics to a particular demographic or mass market, whereas in the natural world, when a company like Jason puts "pure natural organic" on the label, people believe it.

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