We are please to introduce our Hawaiian AlaeaTraditional Red Table Salt and our Sel Gris De Guerande,Stone Ground,Gourmet French Table Salt. Our California Sun Dried Mission Olives have returned after a long absence,we are pleased to reintroduce this perennial favorite.
We are pleased to offer a recipe by Master Live Food Chef Barbara Shevkun of Rawfully Tempting for a Hazelnut Cloud Smoothie.
We also offer a recipe by Master Live Food Chef Shelley Alexander, Meyer Lemon, Flax Hummus.
Our February Super Special is an 8 ounce jar of Alive, Organic Pecan Butter as a bonus on orders over $150; this is in addition to our usual John Muir Trail Mix bonus.
Our February sale includes Alive Almond Butter, Pecan Butter, Milk of Paradise, Macadamia Butter and Coconut Butter.
In the February issue of Scientific American the article appeared, The great prostate cancer debate:Evidence shows that screening does more harm than good. Now What? by Marc Garnick,MD
the prostate is situated close to the rectum, bladder and penis, making it difficult to remove surgically or to treat with radiation without long-lasting complications. Indeed, Dr. Mercola and Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, have been criticizing PSA tests as “bogus tests used to...recruit (men) into unnecessary and potentially harmful cancer treatments”. Importantly, we cannot know whether the discovered cancer is a true risk or whether it will not be bothersome. Dr.Garnick, Dr.Mercola, and Mike Adams all elucidate this. Studies have shown that over half of men in their 50s and over 75 percent of men in their 80s diagnosed with prostate cancer died of something else! (Garnick)
Surgery and radiation therapy are among the treatments that often follow a PSA test. Mike Adams notes that no serious studies exist to determine if either of these treatments is superior to the other or alternatives. Side effects include urinary leakage, impotency, rectal, bladder, and liver damage. “Hundred of thousands of men (screened with the PSA test) have likely suffered severe side effects as a result of” exactly this-- “unnecessary treatment” (Garnick).
This was based on a deeply flawed model. As Dr. Garnick admits, our recommendations were based not on strong clinical trials but on a mistaken idea of how prostate cancer behaves over time. We knew that some prostate tumors were slow-growing and others were very aggressive. Still, we assumed that most tumors eventually progressed from small cancerous growths to bigger ones to metastatic tumors that spread throughout the body and became incurable.Catching a cancer in its early stages and removing or destroying it would, therefore, nearly always mean that we had saved someone’s life. That seemingly logical assumption led us to advise our patients to undergo treatment whenever a cancer was caught in its earliest stages–and count themselves lucky that they had. Indeed, this logic is the support for all of our screening programs in cancer.
Dr.Garnick goes on to say, in fact, we now know that many prostate cancers do not progress at all. Their growth is slower than slow. It is stalled. Finally, after who knows what weight of suffering has been inflicted, a new approach has evolved, it consists of delaying therapy until a cancer more definitively shows itself to be indolent, slow-growing or potentially lethal.
Practices such as “watchful surveillance” and “active surveillance with delayed intention to treat” are gaining popularity for men with “low-risk prostate cancer” (Garnick). Future screenings and tests can help determine if and when conventional treatment should then be used. For years, Dr. Mercola has been advocating the “watchful waiting” approach. While Dr.Garnick isn’t quite ready to recommend lifestyle changes, Dr Mercola and Mike Adams don’t hesitate to do so; there are so many things one can do by way of diet,exercise and sound,restful sleep.
The point is that,at long last, conventional medicine is having misgivings as to the “one size fits all” approach of either surgery, radiation or chemotherapy. We urge you to investigate the contending views and come to conclusions that are right for you.
You might wish to begin with the sources listed below:
Adams, Mike. “Prostate cancer screening has zero benefit, concludes 20-year study.” April 2011. http://www.naturalnews.com/031950_prostate_cancer_screening.html
Garnick, Marc B., “The great prostrate cancer debate.” Scientific American. Feb 2012, 38-43.
Mercola, Dr. “Prostate cancer treatment choices.” August 2009. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/08/20/Prostate-Cancer-Treatment-Choices.aspx
Please accept our best wishes for good health and prosperity for you and family,
Jesse Schwartz, PhD
President
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Obesity Essay Contest
We had to laugh. In Saturday’s Wall St.Journal one of the sophists writes, Let’s also admit that neither McDonald’s nor Pepsi is responsible for our inbuilt Pleistocene craving for fat or the disappearance of exercise from American lifestyles, if these are in fact the reason for the rise in obesity. The science itself remains muddy: a problem with insulin regulation increasingly seems a more precise explanation of the obesity trend.
Teach brother, teach! Could you please explain how “our inbuilt Pleistocene craving” has all of a sudden manifested in the past 30 years so that the percentage of obese adults has more than doubled and the share of obese children has tripled. But then you mumble something about “a problem with insulin regulation”, as if this were not a result of obesity rather than a cause. Curious, isn’t it, how, in the same way, the pundits ascribe “mental illness” to “a chemical imbalance” or seeking love in all the wrong places to an “ excess of testosterone”. Yes! Ascribe the dramatic increase in obesity to “a Pleistocene craving” rather than to the profound angst of an individual, crushed in spirit by modernity,who feels he can do nothing but increase his bulk to compensate for his diminution of stature, while at the same time, reverting to the helplessness of infancy.
By way of reply to the soothsayers and apologists, we have launched an essay contest. We invite you to outline a national program to help heal our brothers and sisters who are obese. Such program would encompass a live food diet, exercise and counseling to rebuild self-esteem. It would be founded upon kindness and respect for the dignity of your fellow Americans. The contest will end on February 24. First prize will be four 16 ounce jars of our Living Tree Alive Almond Butter. Runners-up will receive a jar of Dream Of Paradise, Chocolate Ecstasy.
Please e-mail us a copy of your essay.
February Super Special Bonus- Alive Pecan Butter 8oz with Orders Over $150
This offer is good until February 27th.
We are happy to present a special offer to our esteemed customers! Purchase over $150 worth of Living Tree products and receive a complimentary 8oz jar of our Alive Pecan Butter. The pecan was the food of Native Americans for millennia. One of the most nutritious of nuts. Pecans are loaded with heart-healthy unsaturated fats. They are grown in Texas by family farmers.
New! Items For February
 Alaea Traditional Hawaiian Red Table Salt |
Alaea Traditional Hawaiian Red Table SaltTraditional Hawaiian table salt, Alaea sea salt is all natural and rich in the trace min- erals found in sea water. This salt is enriched with the iron oxide of purified red Alae clay. Alaea is wonderful for roasting or grilling meats. The red clay seals in the moisture and adds flavor. The authentic seasoning for native Hawaiian dishes, Alaea is also a great salt for spice blends and rubs, adding both flavor and color to your recipes. |
 Sel Gris De Guerande, Stone Ground Gourmet French Table Salt |
Sel Gris De Guerande, Stone Ground Gourmet French Table SaltThe French perfected the art of high quality, hand-harvested sea salt by using centuries old Celtic methods. It’s no coincidence they produce the finest grey sea salt in the world. Sel Gris is known for its color, minerals, and high moisture content. Sel Gris gets its beautiful grey color from the clay lining the salt ponds. The mineral content is extraordinary, with bonus nutrients not found in most sea salts. |
February Victory Garden Sale
10% off, Additional 20% discount for 3 jars
[or any multiple]
 Alive and Organic Almond Butter |
Alive and Organic Almond ButterWe began making almond butter over 25 years ago. At first our almond butter was roasted, but that has become a small part of what we do. Nowadays, our energy goes into making alive almond butter. We have developed, over the years, a proprietary process. We make it slowly, over several days. We slice, we do not grind. Furthermore, we make it frequently, in small batches so it's fresh and alive. Available in 16 oz and 8 oz. |
Alive Pecan Butter |
Alive Pecan ButterThe pecan was the food of Native Americans for millennia. One of the most nutritious of nuts. Pecans are loaded with heart-healthy unsaturated fats. Nowadays a substantial amount of organic pecans come from Peru. Ours are grown in Texas. |
 Milk of Paradise - Organic Macadamia, Cashew Spread |
Milk of Paradise - Organic Macadamia, Cashew SpreadA creamy blend of organic macadamias and cashews. You will be delighted! |
 Alive Organic Macadamia Butter |
Alive Organic Macadamia ButterA taste that will bring you back to a sun-filled world of times long past. Rich and flavorful. |
 Alive Organic Coconut Butter |
Alive Organic Coconut ButterOur alive coconut butter is created from alive coconut. Savor its fragrance. Ponder its texture. |
Recipe: Meyer Lemon Flax Hummus by Master Live Food Chef Shelley Alexander
Hi everyone! If you like hummus try this easy, nutrient-rich, gluten-free, nut-free recipe for hummus that uses Living Tree Community Foods yummy tahini along with flax seed oil and meyer lemon.
Meyer Lemon Flax Hummus
Vegan, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Dairy-Free
1 (15-ounce) can Eden Organic garbanzo beans packed in bisphenol-A (BPA)-free cans
1/4 cup raw tahini
1/4 cup fresh Meyer lemon juice
1 tablespoon filtered water
1/2 teaspoon Meyer lemon zest
1/3 cup Foods Alive Gold High Lignan Flax Oil
2 peeled grated garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon Foods Alive Himalayan sea salt
1/2 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika
Fresh ground black pepper to taste
Foods Alive organic Hemp Flax crackers—reserve to serve with Hummus
Directions:
Pour beans into a strainer and rinse thoroughly with water. Drain beans well and place in a food processor with S blade attachment. Add remaining ingredients except hemp flax crackers, place lid on food processor, and blend until hummus is smooth and creamy. Stop processor to scrape down sides if needed. Taste hummus and add more seasoning if needed to taste. If hummus is too thick, add small amount of purified water 1 tablespoon at a time to get the right consistency. Enjoy immediately, drizzled with flax oil or olive oil and the hemp flax crackers, or place in covered container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
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