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Contents Drug Stores Clear Shelves of PPA-Containing Products Hemp is Good Food Grape Juice May Promote Heart Health Herbal Profile: Elderberry Recipes: Sweet Potato Soup with Hemp Nut Book Recommendations Music Selections Chat Schedule Member's Corner Marketplace
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Drug Stores Clear Shelves of PPA-Containing Products According to the Consumer Healthcare Products Association
many cold, allergy and diet products contain phenylpropanolamine (PPA),
a chemical that the FDA is moving towards banning because it has been
associated with an increased risk of stroke in young women. Be aware
that PPA is also found in similar products marketed by many drug store and Examples of these products include: Hemp is Good Food
It took Americans more than a decade to get comfortable with soy products appearing at their tables, but another Asian staple may soon be turning a few western heads all over again. Hemp - not to be confused with the cannabis or marijuana plant - has been widely cultivated in much of the world for at least 5,000 years, particularly in Asian countries, where it is grown as a food staple and as an export crop for a variety of other purposes. Oil and fiber made from hemp is found in many food, household and cosmetic products, including nut butters, cooking oils, cereals, pretzels, cookies, chocolate and "veggie" cheese and burger alternatives, soap, shampoo, lip balm and skin conditioner, cloth, ropes and paper. Would you believe that hemp is also found in Armani designer clothing and BMW automobiles? Nutritionally speaking, hemp has a great deal to offer! Consider the following: - Hempseed cotains 31% protein, specifically, edestin protein, a protein that contains all 8 amino acids. Only soy comes close to offering as much protein. - Hemp is an abundant source of essential fatty acids (EFAs), with a 100-gram serving of hempseed oil offering more than 36 grams of EFAs. - Hemp is also rich in gamma linoleic acid (GLA), a substance that reduces LDL cholesterol. Hemp products have an earthy flavor that resembles macadamia nuts. Make sure you try the recipes in this month's newsletter! ___________________________________ Herbal Profile...
Common Names: Bore Tree History: A fragrant flowering tree, Elder gets its name form the Anglo-Saxon word aeld to mean "fire." The soft pith of young elder branches is easily removed, leaving a hollow tube or pipe. Presumably, these tubes were once used to blow on a fire in order to encourage the flames. But these pipes were also representative of early toys and musical instruments still popular today - pop-guns, flutes and whistles. Culpepper referenced the familiarity of elder when he wrote, "It is needless to write any description of this [Elder], since every boy that plays with a pop-gun will not mistake another tree for the Elder." Elder wood has long been revered for its quality and strength. The tree is also graced with mystical powers and many ancient superstitions are associated with it. Judas reputedly repented his traitorous acts by hanging from an elder. The Dutch believed that elder trees were home to Hylde-Moer, or the Elder Mother, who hid among the branches. It was considered unwise to cut the wood of elder without first securing permission from Hylde-Moer. To do so would result in the tree spirit haunting whatever object the wood was obtained to make, as well as the humans that harbored it. There is also a persistent belief that the Cross of Calvary was made of elder, as an old rhyme relates: Bour tree-Bour tree: crooked rong In the 1980s, virologist Madeline Mumcuoglu, Ph.D., set out to determine by what mechanism elderberry successfully defeats the flu. She found that the action of elderberry extract was to prevent viral hemagglutinin, or the process of the invading cells using their spike-like projections to introduce its enzyme into healthy cell membranes. She further noted that the viral enzyme is also neutralized in the presence of elderberry extract. Constituents: rutin and quercertin (flavonoids), vitamin C, anthocyanins
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