We’ve got some Dried Wild Organic Blueberries that are mighty delicious, but approaching their sell-by date.

They're terrifically tasty, but we can’t keep ‘em too much longer … and you can benefit from our dilemma!

Here’s the deal: You'll get a FREE 10 oz bag of Wild Organic Blueberries  – an $18 value – with any order that totals $120.00 or more. (And like all orders of $99 or more, it will ship Free.)

Just fill your cart with Vital Choice products worth $120 or more, and enter the Gift Code FREEBLUE.

You’ll receive a bag of Wild Organic Blueberries with your order, at no charge. To read more about them, click here.)

The offer is over when these naturally sweet treats run out, so don't wait!

Our wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon offers special appeal to those—like many of us here at Vital Choice—who like their wild salmon firm and flavorful.

These sustainably harvested fish are a super-healthy source of protein, rich in long-chain omega-3 essential fatty acids, and potent natural antioxidants.

And sockeye is a nearly unrivalled food source of bone-saving, cancer-curbing vitamin D, with a whopping 1,100 IU per 6-oz serving, or nearly triple the US RDA.

Our flash-frozen portions come vacuum-sealed for superior quality and convenience. Certified Kosher by EarthK

Vital Choice fresh-frozen organic blueberries, strawberries and red raspberries are rich in anti-aging antioxidants, and draw customer comments like this:
“OH MY GOODNESS! I cannot believe the flavor ... the taste reminds me of something from my childhood. Thanks for a great product!

Berries are incredibly healthful foods, and it's smart to seek out organic berries, grown without synthetic pesticides.

Our organic berries come in convenient one pound bags, each yielding about 3-1/2 cups. They freeze well, so you can keep plenty on hand!

The omega-6 fatty acids in which American diets are overloaded are used to make eicosanoids that prompt inflammation, while the eicosanoids made from omega-3s are either moderately inflammatory or anti-inflammatory.

And recent studies revealed a novel group of immune-system mediators made from omega-3s (resolvins, docosatrienes, and neuroprotectins), which exert independent anti-inflammatory effects.

In short, omega-3s tend to moderate inflammation in the body, while omega-6s tend to promote and extend inflammation.

What does this have to do with allergies?

Allergies are inappropriate, inflammatory immune responses to normal environmental and food chemicals. And researchers presume that the drop in omega-3 consumption in Western societies over the past century could be a food-related factor promoting allergies.

Yet, the results of clinical trials in which adults with established allergies or bronchial asthma took omega-3-rich fish oil have generally been disappointing.

However, the immature immune systems of fetuses and infants are highly influenced by environmental conditions, particularly just before and after ...

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Given the rapid rise in diabetes rates, anything that promises to reduce risk of the disease is welcome.

It comes as little surprise that the results of a joint US-Chinese study link beans to reduced risk of diabetes, because they are rich in “resistant” starch: a type that stabilizes blood sugar levels.

Earlier this decade, the European Union (EU) set a goal of increasing renewable energy use by 20 percent by 2020, compared to 1990 levels, with ethanol made from so-called "biofuels" making up 10 percent of all transport fuels.

Today, the EU announced that it would propose strict conditions to ensure that biofuels used to make ethanol for the European car market are produced in sustainable ways.

The main crops being used as biofuels are corn, soy, and sugarcane – to make ethanol for gasoline engines – and palm oil for diesel engines.

The EU announcement comes in reaction to growing, scientifically supported concerns about forests being cut to grow biofuels, and soaring food prices caused by farmland being used for energy crops.
 
Bio-fuels found unsustainable
Ethanol made from corn, soy, and sugarcane is touted as a part of the solution to global warming and US dependence on foreign oil.

There's no doubt that these so-called “biofuels” are renewable, and that the ethanol made from them is less polluting than petroleum products like diesel and gasoline.

But current commerical biofuels – especially corn, soy, and sugarcane – appear to be oversold. This is because petroleum-derived fertililzers, pesticides, herbicides, and energy are used to grow, harvest, and transport them, and to process them into ethanol.

By most calculations, their dependence on petroleum makes these biofuel crops net carbon contributors, and not as much help in halting global warming as they appear at first blush.

(And corn is a far less energy-efficient source of ethanol, compared with sugar cane.) 
 

Even bigger concerns relate to the negative environmental and global-warming impacts of converting valuable agricultural land to growing fuel crops, especially in the Amazon and Indonesia. The rush to biofuels is also raising food prices as corn and soy fields are dedicated to crops for making ethanol.

President Bush famously talked about switchgrass, trees, and other fibrous, non-food biofuels, which require no inputs, in a State of the Union address. But it is much harder to extract energy from fibrous plants, so they remain unexploited sources of ethanol.
  

Royal Society affirms prior studies that cast doubts about biofuels

As our article in this issue explains, beans, lentils, and other legumes are the richest sources of “resistant” starch, which stabilize blood sugar and insulin levels, and may help deter diabetes.

We love lentils for their flavors and texture, and because, unlike beans, they don't need to be soaked overnight. They're terrifically tasty and filling, and make perfect companions to Salmon.

This recipe, adapted from Martha Stewart Living, includes beets and an orange mustard sauce. As Martha – or more likely, one of her many minions – says, it makes for “a hearty, delectable Sunday dinner”.

Salmon with Lentils and Beets

Serves 4

3 fresh small beets, (about 10 ounces), trimmed and scrubbed

Sea salt and organic black pepper

1/2 cup dried lentils, rinsed

1 cup low-sodium chicken broth

1 clove garlic

2 fresh sprigs thyme

1 1/2 teaspoons organic extra virgin olive oil

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1/2 teaspoon ground coriander

4 (6-oz each) wild Alaskan Salmon fillets

1 large shallot, finely chopped

1/3 cup dry white wine

1 1/2 pounds fresh spinach, washed and ...