Advantages And Disadvantages Of Processed Food

Hypothesis: If 3 teaspoons of chopped cinnamon, cloves, mustard, ginger, and garlic steep in half a cup of boiling water for 15 hours and then placed in nutrient agar covered with Staphylococcus epidermis (gram positive) bacteria for 24 hours (in an incubator), garlic will have the strongest antimicrobial effect. This is because of allicin (an active principle of garlic homogenates), which has a chemical reaction with thiol groups of enzymes in the bacteria. Ginger will have the least antimicrobial

Aromatherapy is used as an alternative medicine which consists of essential oils extracted from a wide variety of components such as: trees, shrubs, grasses, herbs and flowers. Each component is stored in a specialised oil and on average an essential oil contains one hundred components including alcohols, ketones and aldehydes (Worwood, 1991). Essences are also used in general medicine they are used as flavouring agents and therapeutic ingredients, they are used in a number of medication including antiseptic creams and ointments. Aromatherapy aims to improve an individual’s health or mood through non-invasive and non-toxic treatment/therapies. The evaporation of essences from the components surface is known to be a defence mechanism against infection by bacteria and fungi which contribute towards stimulating the body’s own natural healing mechanisms. There are a combination of aromas which include: massage, aromatic baths and other treatments that all work to regulate, balance and heal (Tisserand, 1977).

Industrial agriculture is currently the predominant food production system in the United States. It is distinguished by large-scale monoculture, abundant use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and meat production in CAFOs. CAFOs are ‘Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations’, otherwise known as factory farms, which aim to cram as many animals in one space to boost efficiency and profit at the expense of animal suffering and environmental hazards.

As Gliessman, an agricultural researcher, says in Agroecology, “conventional agriculture is built around two related goals: the maximization of production and the maximization of profit. In pursuit of these goals, a host of practices have been developed without regard for their unintended, long-term consequences” (3). The industrial food industry has created a process to produce as many crops as possible in the quickest amount of time to put onto the market. The several ways utilized to achieve these goals are those that are harmful to the consumer. Two main threats are genetic modification, and chemicals. These issues are a spark of concern in addressing the health of consumers. Food industries often try to tantalize their audience with the promise of untouched, pristine produce when in reality these foods are heavily tainted by pesticides or are genetically modifieds. “One will find this obliviousness represented in virgin purity in the advertisements of the food industry, in which food wears as much makeup as the actors. If one’s whole knowledge of food from these advertisements, one would not know that the various edibles were ever living creatures, or that they all come from the soil… “ (Berry 147). People are informed little about the pesticides that we often ingest from products like these and little do people know the negative effects of GMOs.

-Raw garlic; garlic is widely used in cooking food as a spice but in the case of asthma use it when raw, cut into small pieces and add into your food, use mouth fresheners if you have an issue with the smell. Garlic is an antibiotic and also helps with body immunity. Garlic can be mixed with onions and eaten together. Garlic is rich in Manganese, vitamin B6 and B1, vitamin C, copper, Selenium, phosphorous and calcium. Again consumption of garlic is healthy to your body not only for asthma treatment.

Cinnamon is known for many things like being a spice with an irresistible smell, with anti-ageing properties, with anti-carcinogens, treat Alzheimer's disease, treat Parkinson's disease, with antifungal and antiviral properties and the list goes on. It is one spice that you need

There was another area of testing, in which we tested the effectiveness of common household spices on bacteria and yeast. My group tested Paprika, which showed to have no effect on the Serratia. There was a lab-malfunction, in which we tested Serratia twice, which inhibit the results of Paprika on yeast. However, other groups tested different spices/food which showed to be very effective; vinegar and honey (on Serratia), and garlic for both bacteria and yeast.

It is an enduring woody climbing liana. It is local to India, Indonesia, Malaysia, South America and West Indies but at the same time is generally developed in the tropical areas. Black pepper is a general table sauce used to flavor a wide range of foods around the world. It is dedicated as the 'Ruler of Spices' (Srinivasan, 2007; Mathew et al., 2001). The fiery taste is fundamentally because of the nearness of a compound Piperine. Piperine is an impactful alkaloid (Tripathi et al., 1996) that improves the bioavailability of different basically and remedially assorted medications. (Khajuria et al., 2002). It likewise contains little measures of safrol, pinene, sabinene, limonene, caryophyllene and linaonol compound.

Garlic also has amazing anti-inflammatory properties like garlic. Add more garlic in all your dishes and consider taking the cloves directly as a supplement. Four raw cloves every morning can go a long way to fight pain and boost your immune system. The benefits of garlic truly are astonishing.

We think that we know good food from bad, but do we truly know what is bad? Most of the food we consume is factory processed and some is genetically modified. After watching the movie Food Incorporation, you start to think about what you eat on everyday basis. In the 1930s, factory production of fast food became extremely popular in the United States, from there on restaurant owners began thinking of ways to save money on the food production. They wanted to pay the least possible for bigger amounts of food, not paying attention to the quality of it. That way, the companies were able to make more profit. From that point of history, processed food became more acceptable everywhere.

The three essential oils used in the trials were ginger, spearmint, and peppermint. All of the oils were extracted using steam distillation. In this meta-analysis, the results were inconclusive. Several studies found that there was no reliable evidence for the use of peppermint oil for the treatment of nausea. Conversely, there were studies that supported the efficacy of peppermint for reducing post-operative nausea. One randomized control trial ascertained that a blend of ginger, mints, and cardamom were effective in reducing nausea. Mint was found to reduce colonic spasms and slow peristalsis. Regarding the safety of essential oils, the possibility for reaction due to high concentration and lack of standardization resulting in the presence of differing substances poses potential risk for drug interaction or allergic response. In their review of available data, they found that there were 71 reported cases of adverse effects to aromatherapy, including one death. Topical application had the most adverse response with dermatitis being the primary reaction. With this in mind, it is important to spot test prior to liberal administration of topical essential

The methodology involved using the plant’s flower bud by washing it in sterile water, dried, and crushed into a powder. Eventually it was converted into an ethanol and methanol extract and observed for any effects on MRSA strains (Yadav et al., 2011). The results showed that both extracts had inhibitory effects on various MRSA strains and could have the potential for use as an antibacterial agent for multidrug resistant strains (Yadav et al., 2011). In some ways the study suggests that cloves can play a role in treating bacterial infections, but it is possible that converting it into an ethanol or methanol extract might have improved its effectiveness on MRSA strains. Using clove capsules to cleanse the body of microorganisms may or may not be as effective since the concentration of cloves per dose is different from the effectiveness of an ethanol or methanol extract used as an antibacterial

Allicin helps protect garlic and only becomes active when garlic is crushed or smashed. Allicin works as garlic immunes system acting to protecting the garlic from reacting with anything unwanted. Allicin works as both a competitive and noncompetitive inhibitor to protect garlic from outside influences. As seen in Fig 5 as a competitive inhibitor Allicin will beat the substrate to the active site and therefore stop the reactants to produce anything. Allicin also works a noncompetitive inhibitor, as seen in Fig 6 the Allicin inserts itself in the Allosteric site and therefore distorts the active site so the substrate cannot react with the

Essential oils have been shown to destroy all tested bacteria and viruses while simultaneously restoring balance to the body.

What do Americans really know about the different foods they eat? There are two types of foods, which are processed foods and unprocessed foods. Processed foods are foods that are packaged, canned, frozen, and put on shelves. Processed foods are unhealthy because they are high in calories, trans-fat, and saturated fat. Here are several different processed foods that many Americans eat quite often, sausage, hot dogs, ham, boxed cakes, bread, milk, and cheeses. Non-processed foods are fresh and natural foods. Non- Processed foods are foods that have not been altered. Examples of Non-Processed foods are fruit, vegetables, and nuts. Some processed food come from farm animals, but how many people know about some of