The average American consumed 75 lbs of sugar/year in 2016, which is actually down 15% since it peaked in 1999. As of 2017 an estimated 5.5 million Americans are living with Alzheimers, with 5.3 million of them over 65 years old. 10% of people over the age of 65 have Alzheimers. It is the 6th…
Category: Health
Converting tomatoes into Lycopene
Seagate grows and processes our own raw materials into finished products. Once each year, we grow Roma tomatoes on our farm for lycopene production. Although we can grow these tomatoes year-round in our location in Baja California, we prefer to do this during the warmer months, between April and October when the tomatoes will quickly…
Take a pill or should I change my lifestyle
A customer named Robert recently emailed us this series of questions below regarding Seagate Lycopene, other brands of lycopene, the stability of this product, shelf life, and scientific studies all for the purpose of maintaining his healthy blood pressure. The customer wrote: “I just ordered you lycopene supplement as an alternative to lycomato which for…
What are mycotoxins and how do they affect your health
A mycotoxin is a toxic (ie. poisonous) chemical product produced by fungus. Fungus is a natural living substance that performs an important function in Nature by consuming usually dead organic matter and turning it back into the basic elements and soil. It is believed that fungi produce mycotoxins in order to weaken the surrounding cells…
Is it a cold, flu or allergy .. and when to go to the doctor
Now that we are in the heart of the winter cold and flu season, and most of us tend to not go to a doctor but prefer self-diagnosis and treatment, it can be very confusing to guess whether it is a cold or a flu and if and when we should go to a doctor….
Feeding our dogs (Part III) a more natural diet
This is the third and final part of this series on feeding your dog and how to affect their health and longevity by the food that they eat. Part I – Feeding Commercial Dog Food vs. Real Food reviewed how the use of over-processed ingredients, GMO-based grains and fillers, and foreign-sourced low-grade ingredients (from China)…
All about Proanthocyanidins: Origins, Health Benefits & Food Sources
Perhaps you’ve heard the word “Proanthocyanidins” tossed around while talking about health foods or seen it printed on a supplement lately. So what exactly are proanthocyanidins?
A Lemon-a-day can keep the doctor away
Drinking a glass of lemon juice each day can give you a variety of benefits: *It is rich in antioxidants, neutralizing free-radicals. *It stimulates the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach to aid in digestion. *However, the alkalizing salts in the lemon will help cause the body to be more alkaline and less acidic….
Olive Oil cheating update
Seagate previously posted on this subject in a May 2016, Olive Oil Industry Growth & Cheating. That article detailed the flow of olive oil from Italy into the U.S., over 110,000 tons/year, and how most of it was adulterated either with other vegetable oils, oils from North African and Eastern European countries, or 2nd press…
Best Natural Remedies for Cold Sores
Although there’s no cure for cold sores, there are some effective ways to treat them and preventative measures to keep them away all season long.