The video below contains a wealth of knowledge from Jeffrey Smith who is the founder of the Institute for Responsible Technology. He takes us to a restaurant buffet and explains how you can try to stir clear of GMOs. There are essentially only nine products that are GMO at this time. Those are soy, corn, …
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The Dirty Dozen for 2013
Each year the EWG (The Environmental Working Group) puts out their list of the “dirty dozen” and the “clean fifteen.” The “dirty dozen” are the fruits and vegetables with the most pesticides. The Environmental Working Group developed this list based on 89,000 tests for pesticide residue in 48 of the most popular produce. It is also based on …
Getting Healthy with Quinoa
I discovered quinoa (pronounced keen-wa) about two years ago. It has been gaining popularity regularly and is now said to be the super food of 2013. Quinoa is full of protein, fiber, iron and other vitamins. It is easy to cook. Just toast it in a dry pan for a few minutes until it starts …
The Dangers of Food Dyes
There has been a lot of talk about artificial food dyes, but unfortunately, not enough. We can’t seem to make any headway in the USA on banning any of them. While most European countries have banned them or they have to put a warning label on products that contain them, we in America just go …
Food to Help Reduce Your Cholesterol Level
If you have been diagnosed with high cholesterol, you may want to take a look at your diet and see if you can change some of your eating habits. We need some fat in our diet, but we want to eat monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. There is never any benefit in eating saturated and trans …
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Want to eat healthier? Check out these three ingredients
Here are three ingredients you might want to consider if you are into healthy eating. The Ease of Freeze: Top 3 Healthy Ingredients Top 3 Healthy Ingredients. Print Friendly and PDF. In case you haven’t noticed, or if you are new to my site, you may see some ingredients that are new to you. I …
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