Jul 31 2010

An Approach You Can Enjoy More Nutritious Chocolate

If you ask someone what their favorite Guilty Pleasure, and the overwhelming answer is chocolate. You can not get enough of the stuff, milk, white, fruity, love everything. All we need now is a sound you can enjoy chocolate without the guilt.

Well guess what? There is one. Although we know that chocolate has beneficial effects as antioxidants and vitamins, there are things in there that are not so good for us.

This is dark chocolate, which is basically chocolate without all the solid ingredients for fattening as milk and cocoa butter and a bucket load of sugar! This is a low-fat, dark chocolate, which is still better for you, but one thing you should know about.

Chocolate is not really food as much as our bodies, they are stowed ignore all the bad things, and only the good bits. This makes them treat our debt for us worse than we thought!

The trick is chocolate with other foods, such as eating well, nuts and fruit are perfect. Eating together, ensures that your body than food and chocolate treats, you get the best of him.


Jul 25 2010

Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets

Paul Stamets' Mycelium Running is a must-have reference book for anyone working the land in Any Form, Whether it be farming, forest management or Environmental cleanup. But Also for people who, like me, enjoy growing things, Especially delectable edibles.

The book is a treasure trove of useful information on what Stamets Practical Refers to as mycofiltration (of water), mycoremediation (of toxic waste), and tips on how mushroom mycelium can help Improve soils and boost productivity in farming and forestry with less use of pesticides and fertilizers.

A Detailed description of Mycofiltration, the use of mushrooms to filter waste water, is Given in one section of the book. It lists recommended mushroom species and materials to use in creating the mycofiltration bed, as well as dimensions, depth, layers, etc.. Mycofiltration beds like this Can Be Effectively Used for Both industrial waste water and farm runoff.

Not only does it solve the problem of farm runoff and E. coli contamination of nearby streams, Also it can yield highly palatable food mushrooms, and the bed can be dug out Itself Every 2-3 years and then used as an excellent fertilizer for the farm.