The new Norwalk juicer. It slow grinds and then uses an hydraulic press to make the juice. The Bentley of juicers. It can extract more enzymes, vitamins and minerals than any other juicer. And it’s so much quieter than the whirling centrifugal juicers. I’m drinking my first batch now and it is delicious. I highly recommend picking one up.

This is an interesting piece about abnormal immune systems in mice from Emory University in USAToday. The researchers noticed that with inflammation and weight issues they saw abnormal intestinal bacteria. Essentially realizing that the unhealthy bacteria made the mice eat more.

The researcher Gewirtz, transferred bacteria from the fat mice directly into the germ-free intestines of normal newborn mice — and those mice began eating more and developed inflammation and insulin problems.

“People are getting obese because they’re eating more, but it suggests the reason they’re eating more may not simply be that calories are cheap and available,” Gewirtz said. “The reason they’re eating more may be an increased appetite resulting from changes in intestinal bacteria.”

Purine-Rich Foods

Why would you want to avoid foods high in purine?  If your uric acid levels are a problem.  According to the American Medical Association, purine-containing foods include:

• Beer, other alcoholic beverages.
• Anchovies, sardines in oil, fish roes, herring.
• Yeast.
• Organ meat (liver, kidneys, sweetbreads)
• Legumes (dried beans, peas)
• Meat extracts, consomme, gravies.
• Mushrooms, spinach, asparagus, cauliflower.

Beneficial Foods

Foods which may be beneficial to people with gout include:

• Dark berries may contain chemicals that lower uric acid and reduce inflammation.
• Tofu which is made from soybeans may be a better choice than meats.
• Certain fatty acids found in certain fish such as salmon, flax or olive oil, or nuts may possess some anti-inflammatory benefits.

The health benefits of raw milk products are impressive. But no one can ever find these products. This link from RealMilk will help.