Can adding almonds to your diet improve your cardiovascular health?

According to a study conducted by researchers from Aston University and published in the journal Free Radical Research, eating a diet rich in almonds improves blood vessel health and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease.

"Our study confirms that almonds are a superfood," lead researcher Helen Griffiths said. "Previous studies have shown that they keep your heart healthy, but our research proves that it isn't too late to introduce them into your diet -- adding even a handful (around 50g) every day for a short period can help. You could replace a daytime snack with a bag of almonds or add them to your regular meals like porridge or muesli to help reduce your risk of heart problems."

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Video: American Spirit: We Visit the Urban Farm in Berkeley, California.

Dear brothers and sisters, We spent a Sunday afternoon at the Urban Farm in Berkeley. We were hosted by David Grafrath and Jon Hoffman. We felt as if we were stepping into another world. We saw kids and elders, moms and babies tending the extensive plantings. This was no ordinary community garden - it was a farm! It encompassed an acre and a half of fertile ground. It has been in existence for little more than a year and yet, even in such a brief span, they have accomplished so much! Here in the midst of the roar, the cacophony and drear of a city, your fellow Americans have created an ambiance devoted to living plants and living soil. A community effort in which all are welcomed, honored and respected. We were especially gratified to see a retiree leaving with a bundle of living, salad greens. People working in the garden simply share in the abundance. At the Farm stand in front, there were no prices. People pay what they can afford. We came away convinced that here is a prologue, an intimation. If this can be done in Berkeley, imagine, if you will, what can be accomplished with the vacant tracks, say, in Detroit or Pittsburgh? Most of all, we were impressed with the energy of the people, their good vibes and essential kindness and decency. Here were Americans working together to help themselves and benefit their community. We were witnessing, surely, a blossoming of the American spirit. I wonder. I wonder - is there anything, brothers and sisters, that you cannot accomplish? With appreciation and respect, Jesse Schwartz PhD President Living Tree Community Foods

Hetch Hetchy Restored

Thursday, May 1st, 2014 we held a celebration. We came together to celebrate an epochal moment in the history of this nation, namely the restoration of Hetch Hetchy. Maybe not tomorrow or the day after, but I see it coming. It will mark a turning point in the Life and spirit of this land. 

Here are some remarks I made:-

Situated inside Yosemite National Park, Hetch Hetchy Valley runs parallel to Yosemite Valley. It is a few miles to the north. It was said have been more beautiful.

It was described by John Muir as “one of nature’s rarest and most precious mountain temples.” The pristine Tuolumne River flowed along the valley floor boarded by flowering meadows and ancient forests which teemed with bears, bobcats,deer and eagles. Indeed, Hetch Hetchy Valley was considered one of the most unique and diverse ecosystems in the world.

Initially protected by the establishment of Yosemite National Park, in 1913 the city of San Francisco won congressional approval to build O’Shaughnessy Dam. This extraordinary wilderness valley was submerged under 300 feet of water.

The spokesmen of “progress and precision” asked, “Isn’t one Yosemite enough? Why do you need two?”. Quite right. After all, “if you've seen one redwood you've seen them all”.

It is my pleasure to introduce James Cogan, wilderness historian and master storyteller.

Jim came to California in 1962. He visited Yosemite after reading John Muir. He was converted forever to following in his footsteps. He became a Yosemite Park naturalist in 1972 .Upon visiting Hetch Hetchy, he was enthralled that there were two Yosemites.

One day as I was leafing through the Wall Street Journal I was much taken by an eloquent article in the Op-ed section. It inveighed about the way California was embarking on an enormously costly project to build a high speed rail system without first securing the necessary funding. They seem to be thinking that once they got started it would be deemed too big to fail and somehow the state would come up with the extra bucks.The taxpayer would ultimately bail them out.The author pointed out that history seemed to be repeating itself - the Hetch Hetchy dam project was financed on the same makeshift,dishonest basis.

I wrote to the author and invited him to come to Berkeley. He graciously assented.

The fight to preserve Hetch Hetchy was John Muir’s last struggle.Some say that when the battle was lost he died of a broken heart.
Jim is here to tell that story and by doing so will become a small part of the growing movement to complete John Muir’s work.

More stories:

http://www.livingtreecommunity.com/store2/cause.asp

Golden Turmeric Butter - Alive, Organic

Beginning with turmeric, we have added raisins, honey, sesame and spices to bring you a delightful spreadable.  We urge you to research what people are saying about the beneficial qualities of turmeric.

Ingredients: Organic Sesame Seeds, Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Raisins, Organic Honey, Organic Olive Oil, Organic Turmeric, Organic Ginger, Organic Black Pepper, Organic Cinnamon and Himalayan Pink Crystal Salt.

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For Educational Purposes Only:

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DISCLAIMER:- None of the products in this catalog and on our website are intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any illness or disease, nor is it our intention to prescribe any course of therapy.   The descriptions in our catalog and on our website are for educational purposes only.

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Intermittent Fasting, Green Drinks, Vigorous Exercise and Urban Gardening - Heal America Now!

Dear brothers and sisters, At Living Tree Community we have evolved a four-fold approach to healing and nutrition. It is based upon our attending international symposia, workshops and learning first-hand from leading teachers and educators. The elements are intermittent fasting, green drinks, vigorous excercise and bio-intensive gardening. First, world teacher Dr. Mercola tells us about intermittent fasting, then Sergai Boutenko, son of world teacher Victoria Boutenko, shows us how to prepare a green drink, then we have an uplifting exercise video and finally a video showing how even a small backyard space can be vivified into an abundance of vegetables and fruit. We are convinced these four elements taken together, constitute a powerful first step toward healing ourselves and renewing this great nation. With appreciation and respect, Jesse Schwartz PhD President Living Tree Community Foods Please click on the images to watch the videos. Intermittent Fasting How To Make a Green Smoothie Vigorous Excercise Grow it Yourself!

The Taste of the Cenozoic Gift Pack

We celebrate primordial California with this gift pack. We offer both Mission olives and Olio Nuovo, the wholebodied oil pressed from them. This is the only olive native to America, coeval with the sabre-toothed tiger and the wooly mammoth.

Toss the olives into a salad, dress it with Olio Nuovo... and ponder the Cenozoic!

Your family and friends will be awed by your sophistication and thoughtfulness in giving a gift so American.

This gift pack includes:
Olio Nuovo Olive Oil - Two 250ml Bottles
Sundried Mission Olives - One 11oz Jar

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We celebrate the farmer-heroes who bless our tables with abundance.

We offer gifts that celebrate the farmer-heroes who bless our tables with abundance. They grow our food. They practice caring animal husbandry. They steward the land. They restore the soil. They revitalize and restore the soul and spirit of America.

When farms and farm families are inseparable, farming becomes an intensely personal matter. Such farmers have a personal incentive to live and work in harmony with the nature of their particular farm – its soil, topography, climate... They develop the judgment and discretion needed to cope with the vagaries of nature, thus becoming independent entrepreneurs. Such farmers also have personal incentives to work hard and be honest in their dealing with other. They have strong sense of personal and spiritual connectedness with the land. They feel responsible for passing the farm on to the next generation as healthy and productive as when it was passed to them. They have the same commitment to permanence as those early pioneers of organic farming and those who started the natural foods movement. Such farmers have the human capacity for ecological and social integrity that corporate agribusinesses lack. They are real people that locavores can get to know personally and learn to trust. 

 John Ikerd in Why Sustainable Family Farms Are Critical to the Future of the World

Gifts That Celebrate Our Farmer - Heroes American Spirit Gift Pack - Alive Honey and Honeycomb Oregon Blueberry Blossom Honey 16oz Oregon Pumpkin Blossom Honey 16oz Pennsylvania Honeycomb 11oz Your family and friends will be much taken by your sophistication and thoughtfulness in giving a gift of aliveness. $49.00

American Family Farmer Gift Pack Alive, Organic Pistachio Butter 8oz Alive, Organic Hazelnut Cloud 8oz Alive, Organic Eight Fruit Olive Oil 250ml The pistachios and olives are by California family farmers. The hazelnuts by Oregon family farmers. A gift that bespeaks what truly matters, the vivacity and life of the plain people of this land. $44.00

John Muir Gift Pack Alive, Organic Almond Butter 16oz Alive, Organic Almond Oil 250ml Alive, Organic Eight Fruit Olive Oil 250ml With this gift pack of live, organic food grown in John Muir's beloved Central Valley of California, we honor one of America's great spiritual masters. This gift will convey your sense of stewardship for this north America earth and your dedication to a new birth of freedom. The Almond Oil makes food taste delicious. It is a senuous and aromatic massage oil. It will perfume your body and make your hair lustrous. Organic Almond Oil made from California almonds is rare. $60.00

Treasure of Hawaii Gift Pack  Organic Kona Gold Coffee 8oz Alive, Organic Kona Gold Wilelaiki Blossom Honey 8oz Organic Kona Gold Coffee Chocolate 2.4oz The coffee and the honey are from the Kona region of the Big Island, a region of wondrous fertility. We make the chocolate here in Berkeley using the incomparable coffee. A truly unique gift. Your friends will be astonished and thankful. $38.00

Off Duty Gifts Contemplative Interlude Gift Pack  Organic Chocolate Cherry Rooibos Tea 3.3oz Organic White Schizandra Tea 3.3oz Organic Rubeus Africana Tea 3.3oz Moroccan Mint Green Tea 3.3oz We invite you to take time our from turning that lunarscape into an edible schoolyard or that park into a fruit garden. Relax with these wonderful teas and meditate on bringing back thundering herds of buffalo and restoring Hetch Hetchy. $55.00

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