Easter will be here in a couple of days and hopefully you won’t be temped to eat to much (hopefully not any) of the artificially colored Easter candy that you see everywhere you go. Most of the candy ingredients usually start with sugar and corn syrup, followed by high fructose corn syrup or some other …
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The Dangers of Somer Herbal and Dietary Supplements
There are a lot of different views about taking supplements. Some physicians recommend that a multi-vitamin be added to your daily diet. Others say that if you are eating a healthy diet there is no need for vitamins. Depending on the vitamin, especially multi-vitamins, you may not be getting what you think you are. I …
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Why You Crave Processed Foods
A couple of weeks ago, I happened to be around to watch the Dr. Oz Show. I think Dr. Oz has some great information and I was really fascinated with this show. He had Michael Moss on who is the author of Salt Sugar Fat which has just recently been released. Michael Moss is a …
Is Your Pure Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Fake?
Is your extra-virgin olive oil fake? According to the book by Tom Mueller called Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil, it probably is. According to him, 70% of the extra virgin olive oil sold is adulterated. The most common form of adulteration comes from mixing extra virgin olive oil with cheaper, …
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The Dangers of BPA and Where It is Lurking
In 2011, Bisphenol A, also known as BPA was a big topic in the news about the risks connected with this product found in plastics and food packaging materials. Studies showed it could cause a wild range of diseases such as reproductive system abnormalities, cancer, behavioral disorders, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. In one study published …
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Why You Should Eat Asparagus
When I was growing up I hated asparagus. Probably because the only asparagus my mother ever made was from a can. Asparagus from a can is limp and mushy, or at least it was after it was cooked. The rule in our family was that we had to eat some of everything on the table …
Why We Should Eat Broccoli
Broccoli is one of those vegetables that is so easy to purchase and has more benefits than just about anything but that I don’t seem to eat enough of. I believe that if we could only eat one vegetable we should choose broccoli because of all the benefits. Broccoli contains iron, potassium, folic acid, Vitamin …
Health Benefits of Lemons
I am one of those people who always orders lemon with my water when I am dining at a restaurant. I like the little extra zing it gives to my water, but lemons also have a lot of health benefits. When we think of Vitamin C, the first thought that probably pops into your head …
Saw Dust in Shredded Cheese?
I was listening to the radio the other day and they were talking about the different fillers and liquids added to foods that we don’t know about. One of the things one caller said was that some shredded cheese has saw dust in it. I ran to the refrigerator to check and I didn’t see …
Avoid Blue Dye 1
The ingredient in foods and personal hygiene products that I dislike the most is artificial dyes and colorings. When you read the ingredient labels for foods and other products, you will generally find them at the end listed as FD&C Blue 1 (or whatever color it is). Most of these colors are made from petroleum …