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Where to Buy Chia Seeds

The most convenient way to buy chia seeds or Salba is through the internet. (On Long Island and much of the northeast US, you can find chia in the Vitamin Shoppe.)

So we have signed up for Google AdSense, as a service to our readers. We hope that the chia ads that appear in this space will lead you to some good sources of seed. 

(BTW, every time you click an ad, Chia Power earns a few pennies. So far we've earned over $70. So thanks!!!)

What kind of fog is coming out of this Chia Pet Bunny?

Sherry Torkos introduced chia seed on CTV

Also, see her recipes and more information here.

Excellent time lapse of Homer chia!

Original Chia Pet Commercial

The pottery figure is quite primitive as were the original pottery made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

And did you notice? There's no Ch-ch-ch-Chia Jingle!


A MEAL IN A SPOON!

This is an excerpt from this amazing 4500 word blurb for Salba by Northstar Nutritionals.

 

It's amazing to me (as a scientist and a writer) that even though the text consists entirely of exaggeration,  hyperbole and pithy testimonials, there are no out-and-out lies or falsehoods! Great advertising copy!

My only complaint is that they actually don't tell you the size of the "one month supply" bottle of Salba that is going to cost you $37!


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"Salba gave me back
MY YOUTH!" -Heath B., Kansas

From your skin, to your joints and more -- you'll see and feel the Salba difference!

"When I first started Salba, I was skeptical," says Heath B. from Kansas. "But I have to honestly say that Salba gave me back my youth!"

Heath is just one of many older readers who tell me they look and feel transformed, thanks to Salba. And researchers say this makes great sense, because...

Each tiny Salba granule delivers
3 AGE-DEFYING MIRACLES

#1. Fights free-radical damage. Aging happens when damaged cells duplicate. But antioxidants neutralize free radicals that cause this damage. And, ounce for ounce, Salba contains 3 times more antioxidant capacity than fresh blueberries.

#2. Flushes out age-accelerating toxins. Toxins that accumulate in your colon can also attack your body. But Salba's super-rich payload of fiber moves those toxins out of your system, pronto.

#3. Helps build healthy new cells. Your cell walls crave Omega 3 fatty acids -- and if they don't get them, they'll use unhealthy fats as a substitute. Salba hands your cells the Omega 3 building-blocks they need.

White House releases photo of President Obama receiving a Chia Obama

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San Francisco, CA, 6/4/09 --- When Joseph Enterprises, Inc., the makers of the Chia® family of products first introduced the CHIA OBAMA, it created excitement and interest. 
During an event on May 17th, Joseph Pedott, founder and owner of Joseph Enterprises, had the opportunity to meet President Obama personally and present him with a Chia Obama Special Edition.
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Mr. Pedott was touched when The President accepted the Chia Obama with a big smile.
The moment was captured in a close-up by the official White House photographer Pete Souza, as seen below.
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This official White House photograph is being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way or used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.  <p>Slide 1</p>

 


Chia Pet Growers

A List of Online Chia Distributors: Updated


Mango Avocado Salad With Lime Chia Seed Dressing

See this terrific recipe at Foods For Long Life

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I really like her technique for making chia seed dressing:

1 teaspoon raw, chia seeds
2 tablespoons water
1 packed tablespoon of fresh, chopped, cilantro
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
A few shakes of black pepper

Early in the day, put 1 teaspoon of chia seeds into 2 tablespoons of water. Let sit for several hours until it forms a gel. Then combine this chia gel with the cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.


Of course, if you're like me, you already have a jar of chia gel in your fridge, so it's that much easier.

Chia Obama Will Come to New York...

...at least, according David Saltanstall, reporter for The Daily News.

... Chia Obama's maker says he won't cut and run, and he is in negotiations with drugstore chains in the New York market to bring Chia Obama here in the coming weeks.

"As quickly as they can take them, we will send them," said Joseph Pedott, 76, founder of the as-seen-on-TV Chia Pets empire.

In the meantime, Pedott added, Chia Obama is for sale online - in "Happy" or "Determined" poses - for the amazingly low price of just $19.99 (three seed packs included!).

It's already a top seller and "could be the biggest I have ever had," Pedott said.

Pedott said he was stung by suggestions that there was something racist about Chia Obama, which, if left untrimmed, appears to give the 44th President a healthy, if very green, Afro.

"Since when is an Afro racist?" asked Pedott, a Republican who voted for Obama. Owners can trim Chia Obama's "hair" to any length they want, he added.

The presidential bust is also emblazoned "Yes We Can," Obama's campaign slogan, as well as with the words "liberty," "opportunity," "prosperity" and "hope."

"We all need hope," said Pedott.