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List of organic stores in chennai

                                    I am presenting you with the list of organic stores in Chennai.

Annai Organic and Naturals

Address:

No 8, 

Near By Telephone Exchange, 

1 St Avenue Sastri Nagar, 

Adyar, 

Chennai - 600020

Phone:

(044) 66425428

Bio Organic

One can get all the organic products under one roof here.

Address:

No 96, 

Opposite To Nilgiris Supermarket, 

Rajendra Prasad Road, 

Chrompet, 

Chennai - 600044

Phone:

(044) 66583043

Dhanyam organic store

Offers 100% organic produce that includes cereals, pulses, nuts, spices, processed foods, baby foods, essential oils, beauty products and more.

Address:

24, 

North Boag Road, 

T. Nagar 
Chennai 600017

Essenz Organic & natural Stores

Address:

No 112, 

Opp To Royal Hospital, 

Nehru Street, 

Alwarthirunagar, 

Chennai - 600087

Phone:

(044) 66590097

Organic Green Store

They are a retail outlet selling organic food products that include groceries,edible oil,vegetables, fruits, milk and milk products and bread and bakery items and children food products, tea and green tea and health drinks.They also sell organic detergents, soaps and creams.

Address:

No 30/2 Dr Cm Complex, 

Behind Ganesh Temple, 

I Block 1st Avenue, 

Anna Nagar East, 

Chennai - 600102

Phone:

(044) 66426400

PASUMAI ORGANIC & NATURALS

Address:

No 26 / 10, 

Near By Latha Super Market, 

Dhandeeswaram Main Road, 

Velacheri, 

Chennai - 600042

Phone:

(044) 66758067

Restore

Address:

150/3 East Coast Road, 

Kottivakkam, 

Chennai 600041

http://restore.org.in/

VAER ORGANIC

At Vaer organic store, you get wide varieties of organic grocery, fresh organic vegetables and home care organic products. Its easily available at your doorstep through online orders or phone orders. 

Address:

31, Mahalakshmi street, 

T.nagar, 

Chennai

http://www.vaerorganic.com

WELWIN ORGANIC

Address:

#3, 200 feet Link Road,
Near Toll Plaza Thuraipakkam,
Chennai 600097
Ph: 044 24567415

http://www.wellwinorganic.com/

You can order online from this website. 

If I have left any, kindly send details to the mail id: reesorganicedibles@gmail.com or leave a comment. It will be updated. Thanks. 

What is brown sugar?

Brown sugar

Brown sugar is unrefined or partially refined sugar. More precisely, its a sucrose sugar product with a distinctive brown colour due to the presence of molasses.

How is brown sugar produced?

By adding cane molasses to completely refined white sugar. It differs from light brown colour to dark brown colour based on the percentage of molasses added.

Light brown colour = Delicate flavour
Dark brown colour = Intense flavour

Nutritional value of brown sugar when compared with white sugar

Brown sugar has slightly fewer calories when compared with white sugar in mass due to the presence of water. Though by volume its greater in comparison because of its smaller crystal size.

For culinary preparations,

Add 1tsp of molasses for 1 cup of white sugar.

The batters brown while baking due to the presence of sugar, when sugar reacts with the protein or other ingredients.

Use of brown sugar in baked goods

Sugar reduces the amount of glutan formed in the batter which results in

1. Less glutan in the batter produces a baked good with a more tender crumb. 
2. It also makes the batter lighter, thus when baked it rises more adding more volume to the baked item.                                                                                                                                                                       The ability of sugar to hold moisture makes it a important ingredient as it gives more shelf life to the baked item. And Brown sugar holds much more moisture than the white sugar making it an alternative to sugar in baking goodies. 

I am now gonna bake an yummy chocolate cake using brown sugar for the evening.

Luv,
Ree

Traditional Knowledge natural growth

Traditional Knowledge natural growth

Ayurvedic medicine is world's oldest form of medicine. In India, it is still widely practised for every disease. Ayurvedic medicine is slowly gaining its popularity more these days because of new diseases and aliments. 

Mom's these days are very wise in choosing the right food for their kids. They research in every aspect to find the best for their child's growth and development. More and more people have started using ayurvedic medicine for permanent cure than conventional medicine which only provides temporary relief. 

"We are what we eat" So being a mom is not so easy especially when it comes to giving the kids a proper nutrition. When we talk aboutgetting proper nutrition, we surely have to reconsider the foods we consume. Vegetables and fruits are very healthy, of course they are. But not with the residual fertilizers and pesticides on the vegetable that we consume. These conventional practises of farming has brought in so many health issues on humans especially children. 

By going Organic, you take one of the best steps to ensure the quality of foods that you consume. It doesn't end with just giving you a healthy body and mind to your kid. It's not possible to find every product with an organic label in the market. As, being organic is slowly gaining its popularity. 

The next alternative is to find a substitute which compensates your child's health. The only way out is to balance your child's care with ayurvedic medicine. 

Ayurvedic massage oil is safe and easy way to give the child for their development. These Ayurvedic massage oil like DABUR LAL TAIL promotes the growth and development of babies.  These oil promotes strengthening of muscles and bones. It keeps the skin soft and supple. 

The massage oil is proven safe and effective for overall physical growth of babies. It also induces better sleep. Natural growth is possible with these ayurvedic combinations. 

Foods that age you faster

Foods that are very healthy, ages you faster? When you start the journey of weight loss, we stick to whole wheat breads , salads, corns and refined sugar. In reality, some foods age you faster.

What speeds up the ageing process in our body?

The " Glycation" in the body and substance called Advanced Glycation End Products( AGEs). These compounds are responsible for speeding up the process of ageing. 

What produces AGEs in our body?

High blood sugar levels overtime, produces AGEs. ( That's why people with diabetes look older) 

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Lets see the foods that produce AGEs overtime, 

Whole wheat breads

Whole wheat bread is very healthy but it contains a very unique carbohydrate compound called Amylopectin-A that is not found in other food products which spikes the blood sugar even more than sugar. 

Corn based foods:

Corn is a great snack. But these corn based snacks and desserts have high impact on your sugar levels and so accelerate your ageing process. 

Sugar:

Sugar and sugary foods is a must avoid. Well, we can call it as "White foods" as they are very prone to faster ageing. Instead of sugar, try choosing an alternative sweetener like honey or jaggery.

Controlling your sugar intake can control your blood sugar level and so your age. 

Vegetable oils :

The different kind of oils used in our daily routine for cooking are advertised as healthy and energetic by giant oil companies. But are they really healthy? Yes, they are in certain amount only. These oils mostly have undergone a highly refining process in heat with chemicals to attain this form. This oil that we consume has poly-saturated fats that have undergone lot of oxidation process, which is not healthy for our body as the oil is very inflammatory inside, producing free radicals and damaging our cell membranes, which automatically contributes to faster ageing and other health problems. 

Detoxifying and Healing the body by OIL PULLING THERAPY

A recent awareness to oil pulling therapy has been used by our ancestors years ago. It has been one of the easiest way for them to stay away from ills. Different types of bacteria and viral infects our mouth and is responsible for our bad breath. Pure oils are believed to pull out the harmful bacteria, fungal and other organisms out of the teeth,gums and even throat. As these oils are swished back and forth in the process of oil pulling, harmful bacteria and substances are washed out and the mouth is able to absorb the vital nutrients in the oil.

Thus, Oil pulling is an old age technique to detox and clean mouth using natural substances.  

Benefits of Oil Pulling:

1. Prevention of bad breath
2. Strengthening of teeth and gums
3. Prevention of diseases of the mouth 
4. Whitening of teeth
5. Clears up acne
6. Works up on hormonal imbalance
7. Glowing and healthy skin
8. Purifying and strengthening the body
9. Better sleep 

How to do Oil Pulling?

1. As soon as you wake up and before brushing, you must oil pull for 15 - 20 minutes daily.
2. Pour 2-3 spoon of oil into your mouth. Oil used for oil pulling can be your choice, highly preferred oil is sesame oil, then coconut oil and olive oil. Some say, they also use castor oil and keep changing oils often to get the maximum benefit from all oils. 
3. Swish the oil back and forth and around for about 15 - 20 minutes. Time is the key to oil pulling.

   

   how to do oil pulling?

4. Spit the oil out or in a trash can. Never swallow the oil as its full of toxins and plaque after oil pulling.
5. Next, Warm salt water gargle. 
6. Rinse mouth well and brush your teeth. 

Note:

• While oil pulling, the oil will get thicker and milky as its mixed with saliva. 
• It is creamy white when you spit out, it is believed to be an indicator that the toxins are pulled out.
• The membrane under the tongue absorbs the vital nutrients from the oil.
• Recommended oil for oil pulling is high quality cold pressed sesame oil or sunflower oil or extra virgin oil olive or castor oil. Alternating oils couple of days is said to highly beneficial. 

Yep, Oil pulling is a simple, easy and effective way to detox your body naturally. 

Do this regularly and post your results. 

Castor oil

Castor oil 

Castor oil is a vegetable oil obtained from castor bean seed in its purest form. Its known for its therapeutic properties. Its very popular home medicine, externally or internally for its anti inflammatory and anti bacterial properties.

Uses of castor oil in Haircare and Skincare:

Common use of castor oil is 

• For silkier and thick hair
• Excellent laxative properties
• Treating fungal infections on the skin
• Healthy and glowing skin
• Soothing to eyes
• Treating acne and wrinkles
• Thickens eyebrows
• Removes corns and stretch marks
• Body massage
• Relieves joint pains
• Acts as a disinfectant
• Induces labour
• Strengthens immune system

Castor oil is an emollient and humecants which helps to lock moisture into the hair to keep it soft and silky. 

The nutrients in the oil penetrates deep into the roots making the hair regrowth and thickening of the hair from the roots. Also, this oil has excellent anti bacterial and anti fungal properties to treat the skin. Its main constituents, ricinoleic acid is a great anti fungal agent. 

Castor oil was taken as a oral laxative. 

Benefits on Hair:

• Increases the lustre of hair, so hair is shiny
• Improves scalp circulation
• Solves dry scalp issues completely
• Moisturises scalp and seals the moisture in hair
• Thickens hair strands
• Noticeable hair growth 
• Prevents hair loss due to scalp infections
• Controls split ends

How to apply castor oil on hair? 

1. Wear a old t shirt, brush your hair thoroughly.
2. Warm required amount of castor oil for application. 
3. Partition the hair, immerse a small cotton ball onto the castor oil and apply it on the scalp. 
4. Cover the entire scalp by taking partitions. 
5. Apply the remaining oil generously on the hair.
6. Give a relaxing massage with your finger tips for five minutes.
7. Make a bun and wrap with a hair cap or warm towel.
8. Leave it for an hour.
9. Wash with your shampoo.
10. Let it dry out naturally.

Soft, silky and bouncy hair is shining bold. Repeating this procedure two to three times a week for maximum results. 

Benefits on skin:

The miraculous healing properties of castor oil works wonders on the skin,like

• Acts as a night moisturiser
• Relives from acne
• Stimulate eyebrow and eyelashes to grow
• Deep cleansing of the face
• Removes facial scars and tough marks
• Youthful skin
• Clears wrinkles

How to apply castor oil on face?

1. Wash your hands and face completely. Pat dry.
2. Take small quantity of castor oil in your palm. Rough gently. 
3. Now apply the oil in the face. Massage around eyes in circular motions. 
4. Wash your face after twenty minutes with warm water. 

The hidden secret to a glowing skin and healthy hair. 

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My Coorg Experience

Just back from the refreshing days at COORG!!! Coorg is called as The Scotland of India. No wonder it is, the lovely valley kodugu, the sparkling waterfalls, wildlife, the awesome coorg cuisine and its people. Coorg is famous for its adventure and outside activities.

We started early in the morning by car via Mysore route to coorg. Reached around 11.00 AM in Madikeri. We browsed a lot to find the best home stay or resorts and landed up with three. On checking the first home stay on list, we decided to confirm our booking with a Resort. I don't mean that the Home stays are bad but it depends on your duration of stay and purpose. Its best to prefer a home stay when you come in groups for a longer period. Resorts are best for people like me who wanted to have a place away the work and stress, just to ooze around the place enjoying the beauty, climate, cuisine and places.

We visited the Abbey falls first, which is located 8 Kms from the Madikeri Town. The waterfalls is a must see place there, enjoyed the heavy water drops and its gushing sound with drizzle.This white waterfalls joins the River cauvery. The road down to the town Medikeri from here has steep ups and downs, twists and turns with the coffee plantations aroma definitely making the drive memorable.

Abbey falls, Coorg

I goggled a lot in finding a traditional place to enjoy coorg cuisine and landed up with top five restaurants. We had a delicious lunch at Raintree, the place and ambiance was very good, at a reasonable price. Got fresh mountain honey from their organic farm and made Honey Amla. We loved their Chilli naan very much. Another place called The fort mercara opposite to the fort had a very fresh and delicious cuisine. Its got a pretty decent lodging too.

We returned back to our resort, just went for a evening walk around and ended the day in the resort sports club playing badminton.

The next day we visited Raja seat , this place is called so as coorg raja used to visit this place to enjoy the enchanting view of coorg during sunrise and sunset. We enjoyed the amazing beauty of coorg from here.

View from Raja seat

We then took the sowmarpet road, passing through the finest coffee estates of coorg, adding to the beauty was big tall trees of spices.

Dubare Elephant camp is were we headed then to go for Rafting. The current was slow on that day and rafting experience was not so thrill compared to our last rafting. We had to take an boat to cross the river to the camp. The camp offers Elephant rides. The fun part is that if you reach Dubare in the early morning, you get to watch the elephant bath and you can scrub them too. We went late afternoon so missed it. Its 18 Kms from Kushalnagar.

On way back to Bangalore, near kushalnagar is Golden Temple. Its called Bailkuppe, one of the largest Tibetan settlements in south India. It has monastery and large educational monastery. We found lots of monks and nuns there. There were big blocks of building for them to stay and had a small canteen. This golden temple depicts the rich cultural heritage of Tibetans. These golden plated statues are unique and colourful.

Golden Temple Front View

Golden Temple Inside

I have attached the pictures taken at Coorg on the Picasa link. Click Here.

We did not trek, but its a great spot for everyone who enjoys trekking and hiking. A must visit place for a relaxing weekend. 

Happy weekend

Nib Painting

Nib Painting

Painting is an art. Nib Painting is one form of it. 

Materials needed

1. Design as per your choice
2. Black Felt Cloth
3. Oil colours
4. Hard Board
5. Nibs

Nibs - Different types of nibs are used

• Rounded Tips- for circle designs
• Long Tip- for lines
• Short Pointed Tip- for sharp lines

Method

1. Stick the Black Felt Cloth on the Hard Board. Let it dry completely.
2. Trace the desired design on the Black Felt Cloth.
3. Now the design is ready for painting. First, you should always paint from top so that you have the flow correctly. Second, you have to move your hand evenly.
4. Concentrate on one part first, after doing the portion start with the next one. As shades of colours are very important.
5. After applying the paint on the design, use the tips as per the design and on flow of the pattern. Dont over stress on any place. make it uniform.
6.  The strokes have to be from top to bottom. Make it even.
7. Do it very patiently. 
8. The design takes a weeks time to dry completely.
9. Now its ready for framing. Enjoy the joy of gifting your loved ones.

Love,

Ree

Tanjore Painting

Tanjore Painting is an important form of classical South Indian painting whose origin goes back to a town Tanjavur, in Tamil Nadu,India. Tanjore paintings are very well known for their surface richness, vivid colours and compact composition. Tanjore paintings mostly serve as devotional icons. The theme of Tanjore paintings are Hindu gods and goddesses.

My first try - Lord Krishna 

Tanjore Paintings comes in different styles like classic, antique and embossed. They are highly valued and treasured. In recent times,these paintings have become pieces to decorate walls and collectors item for the art lovers. 

TECHNIQUE

The process of making a Tanjore painting involves many stages

• Initially we will have to make an sketch of the design on the base.The base consists of a cloth pasted on a wooden board. Its then coated with chalk power mixed with water soluble adhesive. 
• Decorate the Jewellery and apparels with the semiprecious Jaipur stones. Jaipur stones come in different colours, mostly used are red,green and white which is very attractive. 
• Now, the muck work of the design. For this, mix of chalk powder and Arabic gum is required. The liquid can be liquid or semi liquid as per your work on the design.

• On top of the muck work, gold foils are pasted. High Quality gold foil should be used for  paintings to last generations. Press the gold foil enough to make the impression on the muck works and it takes those shapes on the design.
• Remove the gold foil on the stones with blade/pin. Highlight these with black engineering pen. 
• Base colouring is done first, then as per our choice the shades. Background colours are mostly very striking like green,red or dark brown. Once the colouring is dried, the precious stones can be placed. 
• Frame it as per your choice. Its just so classic. 
• This is my first try on Tanjore painting, hope you like it.

My next Tanjore painting is Lord Siva and Family. Will Post it soon with the detailed steps of working on it. 

Hope you like it!!!!! 

Thanks,

Riya 

Do Post your comments.

The Home Herbalist

Herbs in the diet and herbal remedies have made a comeback as people have rediscovered its high medicinal values in day today's life. Many powerful drugs of today are derived from the herbs.

Many herbs are now available in dry form or tea bags in local supermarkets, which we can benefit from. These can be consumed in the form of Herbal teas or juices, making an healthy alternative.

Methods to consume herbs:

1. Use a spoon of dried herb leaves or two spoons of fresh herbs, pour hot water on it. Leave it covered for 5-10 mins. Now, strain and drink while its hot. Don't add sugar or milk. If desired add Honey.

2. Make decotions and use when required. Wash the herbs completely free from dirt and pesticide residues. Boil the herbs/roots/barks and store it. Use as above when required.

Its best to use the herbs in our diet to benefit from its therapeutic powers. Generally, Herbs have little nutritional/medicinal value because of the low quantity consumed. So its always best recommended to consume regularly for a longer period of time.

BASIL: An important ingredient in Italian cooking. Its a tonic believed to calm the nervous system. Aids in easy digestion and stomach cramps.

BAY: Used in herbal seasoning, which aids in digestion.

CORIANDER: The leaves are used in curries, salads and soups. The small bunch of fresh leaves when consumed relieves stomach problem. Both seeds and leaves are used for strengthening of urinary tract and treating urinary infections.

FENNEL: Both seeds and leaves can be used to aid digestion and helps prevent insomnia, nausea and vomiting.

MINT: The leaves are used for cooking, juices and crushers. It brings delicate flavours. It aids in cold.

OREGANO: Its mostly used in pizzas and stuffing's. I use a lot in soups, as it eases in symptoms of cold,flu and colds.

PARSLEY: This herb is one of the most nutritious garnishes, having lots of vitamin C and iron.

ROSEMARY: Relieves indigestion and flatulence. Drinking helps relieve nervous headaches and colds.

Are these Myth or Medicine?? Try these home herbalist and enjoy its nutritious value.  

National Standards for Organic Production

The demand for organic farm products have grown over years, everyone is now looking to eat chemical free food. More awareness has come on the conventional farming, which led to use of organic farm products. New business in support of Green is blooming. Lets know a little about the standards of organic production. This answers all your question of how healthy organic food is over the conventionally grown foods.

The national standards procedures to be followed and practised are given by NPOP for organic production. These standards are grouped under the following categories:

CONVERSION PERIOD: The time period between the farmlands being converted to the organic standards. It should meet all the requirements for organic growth and cultivation of crops or animal husbandry This is called as the Conversion Period. It depends on the past use of the land and ecological situations. It usually is long for a highly polluted land. Full conversion period is not required for lands already cultivating by organic means.

CROP PRODUCTION: 

• Choice of crops and varieties: All seeds and planting materials should be organic. By organic standards, only certified organic seeds must be use otherwise seeds which are not chemically treated, genetically modified. 
• Duration of conversion period: This depends on the seeds ,accordingly the production cycle. Prior to the start of production cycle, the land must have met the organic management standards. 
• Fertilization policy: The organic process should minimize the nutrient losses,avoid accumulation of heavy metals and maintain soil pH. Organic farmer should ensure he uses only organic fertilizer. Over manuring should be avoided. Manures from human sludge should strictly be not used on vegetation.
• Pest disease and weed management: It should be managed only by preventive cultural techniques. Botanical pesticides are allowed. Prohibited from synthetic chemicals and genetically engineered organisms.
• Soil and water conservation: Soil and water resources should be handled in a sustainable manner to avoid soil erosion, improper use of water and pollution of surface and ground water. Strictly restricted from burning soil and converting primary forests for agriculture.

COLLECTION OF NON CULTIVATED MATERIAL FOR PLANT ORIGIN: 

Wild harvested products shall be only certified "Organic" - Only if obtained from a stable and sustainable growth environment, harvesting should not exceed the sustainable level of our ecosystem. 

FOOD PROCESSING AND HANDLING:

While processing and handling organic farm products, proper care should be taken to avoid organic products from getting mingled with non organic farm products. Direct or indirect contact of organic food products with prohibited substances should be avoided. 

All the facilities adding to organic standards for decontamination, clearing or disinfection should be there. 

PACKAGING:

Organic food products should be packaged with ecofriendly materials, which can be recycled and reusable. Packaging material should not contaminate the food. 

LABELLING:

When full requirements are met, the package can be labelled "Organic". Based on the percentage of organic, logo can also be placed. Read detail on ORGANIC LABELLING here.

STORAGE AND TRANSPORT:

Products should be stored in a proper place which is free from prohibited substances and organic products should not be stored with non organic products. 

Go organic, Live healthy!!!

Organic logos

How do we identify organic food products over conventional food products? In supermarkets, we can see packed spices and foods with a label "Organic" , "100% Organic" and so on, claiming that its completely or partially organic.

We know that, food products can be labelled "Organic " only if it meets the standards of organic production by the government. Each country has its own standards and so its own logo, I have presented here a few countries organic logo in this post. 

                                                                            INDIA

                                                                             
                                                                                 US

                                                                                                                                                          EUROPEAN UNION 

AUSTRALIA

JAPAN

With these logos on the package, we can understand the product to be organically certified.

Go Organic!!! Live Healthy!!!

Organic Certification in India

We find lots of Organic products and its labelled differently with every brand. So, Its important to know about Organic certification and labelling.

Certification is a process which every farmer, seed supplier or any business directly associated with food production is supposed to get.

The general principles and special requirements vary from country to country.  Every country has a set of standards for growing, processing, storage, packaging and shipping. Only when these standards are met, the products are labelled "ORGANIC"

Some production standards of Organic which are to be met if grown or imported from other countries are:

• Prohibited from constant use of artificial fertilizers and any human sludge fertilizer on cultivation of plant/ animal . 
• Usage of only farmlands which is nutritious rich soil that is free from harmful fertilizer.
• No growth hormones or antibiotics should be given to the animals.
• Synthetic pesticides and radiation must strictly be not practised. 

Thus, According to Organic Certification " Organic Food is produced without using harmful pesticides, fertilizer made with artificial synthetics or human sludge, no usage of growth hormones" 

How is the farmlands certified?

A government approved body/ person inspects the farm where the food is grown to ensure that the farmer adheres to the organic standards for cultivating and processing foods. After which, the farm produce are certified ORGANIC. The companies that process the organic food produce also should follow the guidelines of ORGANIC CERTIFICATION before labelling and supplying to the supermarkets or wholesalers. 

Who certifies Organic foods in INDIA?

There are two accreditation systems for authorizing Certification and Inspection agencies for organic certification. APEDA ( Agriculture and processed food products export development authority) regulates the certification for organic agriculture as per National standards for Organic production. It is one of the APEDA function. The Government implemented program under this is NPOP which stands National Programme for Organic Production. And, National Accreditation Body (NAB) is the apex decision making body. 

NPOP was launched during 2001 under the Foreign Trade and Development Act (FTDR Act).
Scope of NPOP:

• Policies for development and certification of organic products
• national standards for organic products and processes 
• Accreditation of programmes to be operated by Inspection and Certification Agencies
• Certification of organic products

NPOP standards must be followed to be certified as Organic Food in India.The NPOP standards are recognized by European commission, Switzerland and USDA as equivalent to their country standards. So, with these regulations the certified Indian organic products are able to be imported to other countries. 

LIST OF ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION BODIES UNDER NPOP

1.      Bureau Veritas Certification India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

2.      ECOCERT India Pvt. Ltd., Aurangabad

3.      IMO Control Pvt. Ltd.

4.      Indian Organic Certification Agency

5.      Lacon Quality Certification Pvt. Ltd., Thiruvalla (Kerala)

6.      OneCert Asia Agri Certification (P) Ltd

7.      SGS India Pvt. Ltd.

8.      Control Union Certifications,Mumbai

9.      Uttarakhand State Organic Certification Agency(USOCA)

10.  APOF Organic Certification Agency

11.  Rajasthan Organic Certification Agency (ROCA)

12.  Vedic Organic Certification Agency

13.  ISCOP (Indian Society for Certification of Organic Products)

14.  Food Cert India Pvt. Ltd

15.  Aditi Organic Certifications Pvt. Ltd

16.  Chhattisgarh Certification Society, India (CGCERT), Raipur

17.  Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department (TNOCD), Coimbatore

Green Tea: The healthy skin secret

Don't we all love to live the healthy way...? Don't we wish to have an healthy skin with ages...? Well we are human beings and wants to have our skin radiant and glowing as long as we live. But with ageing and our food habits, its highly impossible.

Let me introduce you to The Healthy skin secret :  Organic Green Tea which is gaining popularity for its great benefits in weigh loss, skin care and maintenance.

Organic Green Tea is a type of tea which is harvested and quickly preserved. Green tea leaves are immediately heated to prevent OXIDATION. Oxidation is a natural process that happens when you slice an apple and it turns brown and sweet when its exposed with oxygen in the air.

Its that Anti Oxidants that keeps the Green Tea a much wanted drink. Green tea is packed with lots of anti oxidants which benefits the body in many ways.

BENEFITS:
1.Helps with weight loss
2.The diuretic effect of green tea gets rid of excess body fluids.
3.The trusty anti oxidants helps your skin outside in also by protecting from harmful sun rays, tones skin, hair and prevents wrinkles when applied topically.
4.Recent studies have shown promising effects of green tea in certain disease prevention like multiple sclerosis, cancer and Parkinson's disease.
5.It serves as a refreshing and stimulating drink.
6.Reduces stress, boost immunity and hydrates the body.
7.Reduces the risk of heart diseases, blood sugar and blood pressure.

In Later posts I shall write about the recipes and  face care with green tea.

I now guess, all that big fuss about this healthy secret is answered here. So stop wondering and start drinking. Check out the tasty Organic Green Tea Recipes below in the link.

Happy Reading!!
Ree

Starter Shopping guide to buy Organic veggies and fruits

We all have started hearing a lot these days about buying organic vegetables and fruits which saves us from the big dose chemicals and pesticides that we consume over conventional vegetables and fruits. We find big shelf's of organic pulses and stocks from different brands in our daily supermarkets claiming high health standards. Are they really worth the label is a question which arises in anyone mind for paying those extra rupees than the conventional produce.

Yes, they are worth more than what it claims. I am giving you a short starter guide to buy organic vegetables and fruits through which you can yourself benefit from buying organic.

Presenting you the list of dirtiest fruits and vegetables that's best only when brought organic

• Potatoes
• Spinach
• Grapes
• Celery
• Peaches
• Strawberry
• Apples
• Blueberries
• Bell peppers
• Cherries

By going organic in these veggies and fruits, we can see a considerable amount of difference in the food we consume. 

There are other vegetables and fruits that have natural defence against these toxins as we can peel the outer skin or heat. Buying regular way of these produce will save money and save yourself from harmful contaminants.

The list of foods we can buy regular

• Onion
• Sweet Corn
• Avocado
• Pineapples
• Mango
• Sweet Peas
• Cabbage
• Bananas
• Eggplant
• Broccoli
• Kiwi
• Asparagus

Hope this starter shopping guide is a path to start being organic. 

EAT ORGANIC,

Ree